List of Ligue 1 clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in Ligue 1 at any time since its foundation for the 1932–33 season to the current season. A total of 74 teams have played in Ligue 1.

List

  • As of end of 2024–25 season
  • Clubs in bold indicate the 18 clubs participating in the 2025–26 Ligue 1 season
Rank Club Seasons
in D1/L1
Number of titles Best
result
First season
in D1/L1
Last season
in D1/L1
Matches played
in D1/L1
1.Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille7691st1932–332024-252616
2.Aquitaine Bordeaux6961st1945–462021–222506
3.Rhône-Alpes Saint-Étienne70101st1938–392024-252456
4.Brittany Rennes69-3rd1932–332024/252374
5.Franche-Comté Sochaux6621st1932–332013–142368
6.Rhône-Alpes Lyon6871st1945–462024-252400
7.Monaco Monaco6781st1953–542024–252370
8.Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Nice6741st1932–332024–252342
9.Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lille6641st1944–452024–252328
10.Lorraine Metz64-2nd1932–332025–262184
11.Alsace Strasbourg6511st1934–352024–252233
12.Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lens6311st1937–382024–252234
13.Pays de la Loire Nantes5781st1963–642024–252044
14.Île-de-France Paris Saint-Germain53131st1971–722024–251869
15.Languedoc-Roussillon Montpellier4411st1932–332024–251476
16.Champagne-Ardenne Reims4261st1945–462024–251382
–Languedoc-Roussillon Nîmes40-2nd1932–332020–211312
18.Corsica Bastia34-3rd1968–692016–171264
–Midi-Pyrénées Toulouse36-3rd1982–832024–251232
20.Nord-Pas-de-Calais Valenciennes33-3rd1935–362013–141214
–Burgundy Auxerre3411st1980–812024–251234
22.Pays de la Loire Angers32-3rd1956–572022–231128
23.Île-de-France RC Paris3011st1932–331989–901020
–Lorraine Nancy30-4th1970–712016–171132
25.Upper Normandy Le Havre25-3rd1938–392024–25872
–Champagne-Ardenne Sedan23-3rd1955–562006–07834
27.Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Cannes22-2nd1932–331997–98749
28.Midi-Pyrénées Toulouse (1937)19-2nd1946–471966–67678
–Upper Normandy Rouen19-4th1936–371984–85678
–Champagne-Ardenne Troyes19-7th1954–552022–23702
31.Lower Normandy Caen18-5th1988–892018–19684
–Brittany Brest20-8th1979–802024–25636
33.Brittany Lorient18-7th1998–992025–26634
34.Languedoc-Roussillon Sète1621st1932–331953–54504
–Île-de-France Red Star16-7th1932–331974–75560
36.Lorraine FC Nancy15-4th1946–471962–63530
–Île-de-France Stade Français15-5th1946–471966–67538
38.Corsica Ajaccio14-6th1967–682022–23524
39.Brittany Guingamp13-7th1995–962018–19482
–Pays de la Loire Laval13-5th1976–771988–89494
41.Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Toulon12-5th1958–591992–93452
42.Nord-Pas-de-Calais Roubaix-Tourcoing1011st1945–461954–55344
43.Nord-Pas-de-Calais Olympique Lillois711st1932–331938–39194
–Nord-Pas-de-Calais Fives7-2nd1932–331938–39194
–Nord-Pas-de-Calais Excelsior Roubaix7-5th1932–331938–39194
–Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Antibes7-7th1932–331938–39194
47.Alsace Mulhouse6-6th1932–331989–90184
–Pays de la Loire Le Mans6-9th2003–042009–10208
–Languedoc-Roussillon Alès6-10th1932–331958–59184
–Burgundy Dijon6-11th2011–122020–21180
51.Rhône-Alpes Evian4-9th2011–122014–15148
–Île-de-France Paris FC4-12th1972–732025–26148
–Centre-Val de Loire Tours4-11th1980–811984–85152
–Rhône-Alpes Grenoble4-13th1960–612009–10152
55.Poitou-Charentes Angoulême3-4th1969–701971–72110
–Nord-Pas-de-Calais RC Roubaix3-8th1936–371938–3990
–Auvergne Clermont3-8th2021–222023–2476
–Limousin Limoges3-10th1958–591960–61114
–Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Martigues3-11th1993–941995–96114
–Nord-Pas-de-Calais Amiens3-13th2017–182019–20104
61.Île-de-France CA Paris2-5th1932–331933–3444
62.Île-de-France Club Français1-8th1932–331932–3318
–Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Hyères1-9th1932–331932–3318
–Alsace Colmar1-11th1948–491948–4934
–Centre-Val de Loire Châteauroux1-17th1997–981997–9834
–Languedoc-Roussillon Béziers1-18th1957–581957–5834
–Poitou-Charentes Niort1-18th1987–881987–8838
–Burgundy Gueugnon1-18th1995–961995–9638
–Nord-Pas-de-Calais Boulogne1-19th2009–102009–1038
–Corsica Gazélec Ajaccio1-19th2015–162015–1638
–Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Aix1-20th1967–681967–6838
–Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Arles-Avignon1-20th2010–112010–1138
–Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Avignon1-20th1975–761975–7638
–Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Istres1-20th2004–052004–0538

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