The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 83rd season since its establishment. The season started on 21 August 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021. The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.
Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time defending champions, after they were awarded the title for the previous season following the league's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following a 2–1 win against Angers on the final day of the season, Lille secured a fourth French league title, and their first since 2011.
Teams Changes Lorient and Lens were promoted from the 2019–20 Ligue 2. After the French court had initially ruled that the season would proceed with 22 teams, the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse to the 2020–21 Ligue 2 was confirmed on 23 June 2020, following a vote by the LFP.
Promoted to 2020–21 Ligue 1 Relegated from 2019–20 Ligue 1 LorientLens AmiensToulouse
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity 2019–20 seasonAngersStade Raymond Kopa 18,752 BordeauxMatmut Atlantique 42,115 BrestStade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 DijonStade Gaston Gérard 15,995 LensStade Bollaert-Delelis37,705 Lille Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 LorientStade du Moustoir18,890 LyonGroupama Stadium 59,186 MarseilleOrange Vélodrome 67,394 MetzStade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 MonacoStade Louis II 18,523 MontpellierStade de la Mosson 32,900 NantesStade de la Beaujoire 35,322 NiceAllianz Riviera 35,624 NîmesStade des Costières 18,482 ParisParc des Princes 48,583 ReimsStade Auguste Delaune 21,684 RennesRoazhon Park 29,778 Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard 41,965 StrasbourgStade de la Meinau 29,230
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorSocks sponsor Angers Kappa Scania (H)/Le Gaulois (A & 3), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Actual Leader, AngersAlgimoussP2iSystème UNone Bordeaux Adidas Bistro RégentBetclicNoneNoneNone Brest Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourts Malo (A & 3), SILL (H)/Groupe Quéguiner (A & 3), Breizh Cola, GUYOT Environnement, Oceania HotelsGroupe OcéanicNoneE.Leclerc, E.Leclerc DriveBSP Securité Dijon Lotto Groupe Roger Martin, DVF Group, SuezDORASLCR, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'PouceDalkiaCaisse d'Épargne Lens Macron Auchan, Groupe Lempereur, SibelEnergieNoneAushopping NoyellesAÉSIO Mutuelle, McDonald'sNone Lille New Balance Boulanger, neosat, Métropole Européenne de Lille (H)/Hello Lille (A & 3)FlunchMidas TrendWinamaxNone Lorient Kappa Jean Floc'h, Che Freedom Spirit, Breizh ColaOlmix GroupGroupe ActualVirage Conseil, B&B HotelsNone Lyon Adidas EmiratesDeliveroo, Groupe ALILANoneTeddy SmithNone Marseille Puma Uber Eats, Parions SportBoulangerIqoniqHotels.comNone Metz Kappa Car Avenue (H), MOSL, Axia Interimtechnoit, Nacon Gaming (H), Forcepower (A & 3)Eurométropole de MetzE.Leclerc MoselleNone Monaco Kappa Fedcom, Triangle IntérimAlain AfflelouIqoniqVBETNone Montpellier Michel Der Zakarian Nike Pasinobet, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, GroupamaNG Promotion, Sud de FranceNG PromotionSystème U, Groupe IliosNone Nantes Macron Synergie, Manitou, ProginovPréservation du Patrimoine, Groupe MilletLNA SantéMaisons Pierre, FlaminoNone Nice Macron IneosIneos GrenadierBelstaffVille de NiceNone Nîmes Puma Bastide Médical, NîmesLa Région OccitanieNoneNoneNone Paris Saint-Germain Nike Accor Live LimitlessOoredooQNB GroupNoneNone Reims Umbro Maisons France Confort (H)/Hexaom (A & 3), Transports Caillot, ZEbetSOS MalusTriangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H), Reims (A & 3)Crédit Agricole, HexaomNone Rennes Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELAPokerStars Sports, Blot Immobilierrennes.frConvivioNone Saint-Étienne Le Coq Sportif AÉSIO, Loire, Groupe BYmyCAR, Groupe AtriumASSE Cœur-Vert, Alain AfflelouMARKALZEbet, Desjoyaux PiscinesNone Strasbourg Adidas ÉS Énergies (H)/Winamax (A & 3), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H), Stoeffler (A & 3)Winamax (H)/ÉS Énergies (A & 3), BoulangerWürthEurométropole de Strasbourg, LCR, Atheo
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Nîmes Mutual consent 23 June 2020 Pre-season 23 June 2020 Monaco Sacked 19 July 2020 19 July 2020 Bordeaux Resigned 10 August 2020 10 August 2020 Metz Mutual consent 12 October 2020 15th 12 October 2020 Dijon Sacked 5 November 2020 20th 5 November 2020 Nice 4 December 2020 11th 4 December 2020 Nantes 8 December 2020 14th 26 December 2020 Paris Saint-Germain 29 December 2020 3rd 2 January 2021 Marseille Resigned and then sacked 2 February 2021 9th 26 February 2021 Nîmes Jérôme Arpinon Sacked 5 February 2021 20th 5 February 2021 Nantes 10 February 2021 18th 11 February 2021 Rennes Resigned 1 March 2021 9th 4 March 2021
League table Following the discontinuation of the Coupe de la Ligue at the end of the 2019–20 season, its European qualification place was given to the team finishing fifth in Ligue 1.
Results
Relegation play-offs The 2020–21 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Nantes, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Toulouse, on a two-legged confrontation.
1st leg
2nd leg
2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Season statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Kylian MbappéParis Saint-Germain272 Wissam Ben YedderMonaco20 Memphis DepayLyon4 Ludovic AjorqueStrasbourg16 Gaëtan LabordeMontpellier Kevin VollandMonaco Burak YılmazLille8 Andy DelortMontpellier159 Boulaye DiaReims14 Terem MoffiLorient Karl Toko EkambiLyon
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Mike MaignanLille212 Keylor NavasParis Saint-Germain153 Benoît CostilBordeaux144 Benjamin LecomteMonaco135 Anthony LopesLyon116 Predrag RajkovićReims107 Walter BenítezNice9 Paul BernardoniAngers Jessy MoulinSaint-Étienne10 Eiji KawashimaStrasbourg8 Jean-Louis LecaLens Steve MandandaMarseille Alexandre OukidjaMetz Baptiste ReynetNîmes
Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainstResultDate Memphis DepayLyonDijon4–1 (H) Ibrahima NianeMetzLorient3–1 (H) Boulaye DiaReimsMontpellier4–0 (A) Aleksandr GolovinMonacoNîmes4–3 (A) Wahbi KhazriSaint-ÉtienneBordeaux4–1 (H) Terem MoffiLorientBordeaux4–1 (H) Arkadiusz MilikMarseilleAngers3–2 (H)
Scoring First goal of the season: Ismaël Traoré for Angers against Dijon Last goal of the season: Arkadiusz Milik for Marseille against Metz
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 14 Álvaro (Marseille) Most red cards: 3 Moreto Cassamá (Reims)
Team Most yellow cards: 94 Marseille Most red cards: 10 Lyon Fewest yellow cards: 56 Strasbourg Fewest red cards: 2 Angers Lille Saint-Étienne
Awards Monthly MonthPlayer of the MonthRef.PlayerClub September Ibrahima Niane Metz October Jonathan Bamba Lille November Andy Delort Montpellier December Yusuf Yazıcı Lille January Farid Boulaya Metz February Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain March Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain April Burak Yılmaz Lille
Annual
Award Winner Club Player of the Season Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain Young Player of the Season Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco Goalkeeper of the Season Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain Goal of the Season Burak Yılmaz Lille Manager of the Season Christophe Galtier Lille Team of the Year Goalkeeper Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) Defenders Jonathan Clauss (Lens) Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain) Reinildo Mandava (Lille) Midfielders Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) Benjamin André (Lille) Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain Forwards Memphis Depay (Lyon)
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