Football in France

League system

Ligue de Football Professionnel

Championnat National

Championnat National 2

Championnat National 3

Lower divisions

Women's football

Première Ligue

Lower divisions

Overseas leagues

Cup competitions

• The Coupe de France is the premier knockout cup competition in French football. It is open to all amateur and professional football clubs in France, including clubs based in the overseas departments and territories. The final is played at the Stade de France and, during the 2016–17 season, celebrated its 100th anniversary.
• The Coupe de la Ligue was the second major cup competition in France. It was known outside France as the French League Cup and was a knockout league cup competition organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. Unlike the Coupe de France, it was only open to professional clubs who were members of the LFP. The competition was discontinued in 2020 to prevent fixture congestion.
• The Trophée des Champions is played each July or January as a one-off match between the Coupe de France winners and the Ligue 1 champions.
• Regional amateur leagues of France organise their own cup competitions that are run by the French Football Federation. For example, the Coupe Bourgogne only features amateur clubs that are based in the region of Burgundy.
• Men's youth cups include the Coupe Gambardella, Coupe Nationale, and the Coupe Fédérale. The Coupe Gambardella cup competition held between the under-19s of the French football clubs. The Coupe Nationale holds dual competitions for the under-13 and under-15 teams of football clubs, while the Coupe Fédérale holds a national cup competition for under-16 teams.
• The Coupe de l'Outre-Mer is a football cup competition that was created in 2008. It was designed to have the national football teams of the overseas territories compete against each other

  Women's

• The Coupe de France féminine, a premier cup competition reserved exclusively for French football clubs. The competition is open to all professional and non-professional teams in the country.
• Trophée des Championnes, an annual match between the league champions of Division 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. The league runners-up play if the same team won the league and the cup.
• Coupe Nationale
• Coupe Fédérale
• The Coupe National holds a youth cup competition for the under-14 teams, while the Coupe Fédérale holds cup competitions for the under-13 and under-16 teams.

  Competition records

UEFA Champions League

• Marseille
• Monaco
• Saint-Étienne
• Lyon
• Reims
• Bordeaux
• Paris Saint-Germain
• Nantes
• Auxerre

  UEFA Women's Champions League

• Lyon
• Paris Saint-Germain
• Paris FC
• Montpellier

  National teams

Overseas departments national teams

National team	Elo Ranking	Manager	Stadium	Member Association
French Guiana	159	sortname|Ghislain|Zulémaro French football stadiums Stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or higher are included. List of club owners Ligue 1 Club Owner Estimated combined net worth Source of wealth Brest Ligue 2 National Support Public image of clubs Attendances The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance: Season League average Best club Best club average 2024–25 27,937 Olympique de Marseille 63,553 2023–24 26,879 Olympique de Marseille 60,799 2022–23 23,803 Olympique de Marseille 62,739 2021–22 — — — 2020–21 — — — 2019–20 22,526 Olympique de Marseille 52,804 2018–19 22,836 Olympique de Marseille 50,361 2017–18 22,548 Paris Saint-Germain 46,929 2016–17 20,963 Paris Saint-Germain 45,160 2015–16 20,896 Paris Saint-Germain 46,160 2014–15 22,250 Olympique de Marseille 53,130 2013–14 20,953 Paris Saint-Germain 45,420 2012–13 19,211 Paris Saint-Germain 43,239 2011–12 18,870 Paris Saint-Germain 42,892 2010–11 19,742 Olympique de Marseille 51,081 2009–10 20,089 Olympique de Marseille 50,045 2008–09 21,050 Olympique de Marseille 52,276 2007–08 21,841 Olympique de Marseille 52,601 2006–07 21,940 Olympique de Marseille 51,604 2005–06 21,552 Olympique de Marseille 49,625 2004–05 21,294 Olympique de Marseille 52,996 2003–04 20,178 Olympique de Marseille 51,795 2002–03 19,846 Olympique de Marseille 50,813 2001–02 21,755 Olympique de Marseille 50,072 2000–01 23,160 Olympique de Marseille 50,785 1999–2000 22,314 Olympique de Marseille 51,918 1998–99 19,941 Olympique de Marseille 51,409 1997–98 16,572 Paris Saint-Germain 36,723 1996–97 14,163 Paris Saint-Germain 35,582 1995–96 13,230 Paris Saint-Germain 37,353 1994–95 13,156 Paris Saint-Germain 34,700 1993–94 12,556 Paris Saint-Germain 28,370 1992–93 13,276 Olympique de Marseille 27,010 1991–92 11,493 Olympique de Marseille 28,995 1990–91 10,610 Olympique de Marseille 31,025 1989–90 11,798 Olympique de Marseille 31,727 1988–89 10,285 Olympique de Marseille 26,530 1987–88 11,467 Olympique de Marseille 25,233 1986–87 11,425 Olympique de Marseille 31,544 1985–86 10,156 Paris Saint-Germain 24,572 1984–85 9,906 Girondins de Bordeaux 19,621 1983–84 10,084 Paris Saint-Germain 23,840 1982–83 10,886 Paris Saint-Germain 23,928 1981–82 10,146 Paris Saint-Germain 24,082 1980–81 9,821 Paris Saint-Germain 23,329 1979–80 10,625 Paris Saint-Germain 21,361 1978–79 11,145 RC Strasbourg 21,086 1977–78 11,206 Paris Saint-Germain 21,754 1976–77 11,405 Paris Saint-Germain 22,410 1975–76 10,627 AS Saint-Étienne 19,469 1974–75 10,936 Olympique de Marseille 24,033 1973–74 10,325 RC Lens 17,731 1972–73 9,364 Olympique de Marseille 20,681 1971–72 9,084 Olympique de Marseille 22,864 1970–71 8,742 Olympique de Marseille 26,559 1969–70 7,636 Olympique de Marseille 17,451 1968–69 7,161 Olympique de Marseille 12,917 1967–68 7,798 AS Saint-Étienne 14,537 1966–67 8,558 FC Nantes 16,747 1965–66 7,877 FC Nantes 16,707 1964–65 8,668 FC Nantes 12,793 1963–64 9,569 Racing 16,508 1962–63 8,835 Racing 14,867 1961–62 8,789 Racing 18,618 1960–61 8,218 Racing 20,734 1959–60 8,638 Racing 16,804 1958–59 8,727 Racing 20,455 1957–58 9,642 Racing 19,803 1956–57 10,014 Racing 19,186 1955–56 10,514 Racing 19,687 1954–55 10,777 Olympique de Marseille 20,455 1953–54 9,928 Olympique de Marseille 16,792 1952–53 11,209 Racing 20,695 1951–52 11,041 Racing 21,131 1950–51 11,408 Racing 21,621 1949–50 9,220 Racing 15,857 1948–49 9,346 Racing 19,108 1947–48 9,738 Olympique de Marseille 18,799 Source: