Competition format

General information

Ligue 1 McDonald's is France’s elite professional football championship. The top 18 French clubs compete each season, playing each other home and away.
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Since the 2023-24 season, there have been several changes, including the reduction to 18 clubs and UEFA's reform of the Champions League format. This reform has allowed 3 French clubs to qualify directly for the Champions League group stages.

Beginning of the season : Friday 21^st August 2026.
Final matchday : Saturday 29th May 2027.

At the end of the Ligue 1 McDonald's season, the first six clubs will be qualified for European competitions, and the bottom two will be relegated to Ligue 2 BKT. The first two Ligue 2 BKT teams will be promoted to Ligue 1 McDonald's. A relegation/promotion play-off between the 16th placed team of Ligue 1 McDonald's and the winner of the Ligue 2 BKT play-offs (between teams ranked 3 to 5) will be played on June 3^rd and 6^th 2027.

Ligue 1 Matchday schedule (CET time)

Ranking

TOP 10 (played on Sunday at 8:45PM CET)

Matchday 2

(30/08)

LOSC – Paris Saint-Germain

Matchday 5

(20/09)

Olympique de Marseille - Paris Saint-Germain

Matchday 8

(25/10)

Paris Saint-Germain - Olympique Lyonnais

Matchday 10

(7/11)

RC Lens – Olympique de Marseille

Matchday 14

(13/12)

Olympique Lyonnais - Olympique de Marseille

Matchday 15

(03/01)

RC Lens - Paris Saint-Germain

Matchday 19

(07/02)

Paris Saint-Germain - Olympique de Marseille

Matchday 22

(28/02)

Paris Saint-Germain – RC Lens

Matchday 25

(21/03)

Olympique de Marseille – Olympique Lyonnais

Matchday 31

(09/05)

Olympique Lyonnais – Paris Saint-Germain