2020–21 Ligue 1


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 1Relegated from 2019–20 Ligue 1
Lorient
Lens		Amiens
Toulouse

Stadiums and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity2019–20 season
AngersStade Raymond Kopa18,752
BordeauxMatmut Atlantique42,115
BrestStade Francis-Le Blé15,931
DijonStade Gaston Gérard15,995
LensStade Bollaert-Delelis37,705
LilleStade Pierre-Mauroy50,186
LorientStade du Moustoir18,890
LyonGroupama Stadium59,186
MarseilleOrange Vélodrome67,394
MetzStade Saint-Symphorien25,636
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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.

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

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate

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

Team

Awards

Annual

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the Season