2021–22 Ligue 1

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Ligue 1
Season 2021–22
Champions Paris Saint-Germain
10th Ligue 1 title
10th French title
Relegated Saint-Étienne
Metz
Bordeaux
Champions League Paris Saint-Germain
Marseille
Monaco
Europa League Nantes
Rennes
Europa Conference League Nice
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1067 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer Kylian Mbappé
(28 goals)
Biggest home win Rennes 6–0 Clermont
(22 September 2021)
Rennes 6–0 Bordeaux
(16 January 2022)
Biggest away win Saint-Étienne 0–5 Rennes
(5 December 2021)
Clermont 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain
(9 April 2022)
Highest scoring Lorient 6–2 Saint-Étienne
(8 April 2022)
Nantes 5–3 Bordeaux
(24 April 2022)
Longest winning run Monaco
(9 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Paris Saint-Germain
(15 matches)
Longest winless run Lorient
(15 matches)
Longest losing run Angers
Lorient
Saint-Étienne
(7 matches)

The 2021–22 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 84th season since its establishment. It began on 6 August 2021 and concluded on 21 May 2022.[1] The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2][3] Lille were the defending champions.

On 23 April, Paris Saint-Germain won a record-equalling tenth title with four matches to spare following a 1–1 draw against Lens.[4]

Teams

A total of twenty teams participated in the 2021–22 edition of the Ligue 1.

Changes

Troyes (promoted after a three-year absence) and Clermont (promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time) were promoted from the 2020–21 Ligue 2. Dijon (relegated after five years in the top flight) and Nîmes (relegated after three years in the top flight) were relegated to 2021–22 Ligue 2.

Promoted to 2021–22 Ligue 1 Relegated from 2020–21 Ligue 1
Troyes
Clermont
Dijon
Nîmes

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity 2020–21 season
Angers Angers Stade Raymond Kopa 18,752 13th
Bordeaux Bordeaux Matmut Atlantique 42,115 12th
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 17th
Clermont Clermont-Ferrand Stade Gabriel Montpied 11,980 Ligue 2, 2nd
Lens Lens Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,705 7th
Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 1st
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 16th
Lyon Décines-Charpieu Groupama Stadium 59,186 4th
Marseille Marseille Orange Vélodrome 67,394 5th
Metz Longeville-lès-Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 10th
Monaco Monaco Monaco Stade Louis II 18,523 3rd
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 8th
Nantes Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 35,322 18th
Nice Nice Allianz Riviera 35,624 9th
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,583 2nd
Reims Reims Stade Auguste Delaune 21,029 14th
Rennes Rennes Roazhon Park 29,778 6th
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 41,965 11th
Strasbourg Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29,230 15th
Troyes Troyes Stade de l'Aube 20,400 Ligue 2, 1st

Number of teams by regions

Teams Region or country Team(s)
4 23x15px Grand Est Metz, Reims, Strasbourg and Troyes
3 23x15px Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Clermont, Lyon and Saint-Étienne
Brittany (administrative region) Brittany Brest, Lorient and Rennes
2 23x15px Hauts-de-France Lens and Lille
23x15px Pays de la Loire Angers and Nantes
 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille and Nice
1  Île-de-France Paris Saint-Germain
 Monaco Monaco
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux
 Occitanie Montpellier

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor Socks sponsor
Angers France Gérald Baticle Ivory Coast Ismaël Traoré Kappa Groupe Actual (H), Le Gaulois (A & 3), L'Atoll Angers, Angers Open Energie P2I Système U None
Bordeaux France David Guion France Benoît Costil Adidas Fonds de dotation Cœur Marine et Blanc, Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest Bistro Régent Cupra None None
Brest Armenia Michel Der Zakarian Benin Steve Mounié Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H), Yaourt Malo (A & 3), SILL (H), Breizh Cola (A & 3), GUYOT Environnement, Oceania Hotels Écomiam, Groupe Océanic None E.Leclerc, E.Leclerc Drive BSP Securité
Clermont France Pascal Gastien France Florent Ogier Patrick Crédit Mutuel, Clermont Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (H) Systèmes Solaires, Groupe Batipro Radio SCOOP Veolia None
Lens France Franck Haise France Yannick Cahuzac Puma Auchan, Groupe Lempereur, Smart Good Things Assifep, Winamax Aushopping Noyelles Pas-de-Calais, McDonald's None
Lille France Jocelyn Gourvennec Portugal José Fonte New Balance Boulanger, RIKA, Métropole Européenne de Lille (H), Hello Lille (A & 3) Carrosserie Essalmi Sibel Energie Winamax None
Lorient France Christophe Pélissier France Fabien Lemoine Kappa Jean Floc'h, Breizh Cola KarrGreen, Olmix Group Groupe Actual, Lorient Agglomération Virage Conseil, B&B Hotels None
Lyon Netherlands Peter Bosz France Léo Dubois Adidas Emirates OOGarden, Groupe ALILA MG Motor Teddy Smith None
Marseille Argentina Jorge Sampaoli France Steve Mandanda Puma Uber Eats, Parions Sport Boulanger None Hotels.com None
Metz France Frédéric Antonetti Tunisia Dylan Bronn Kappa Car Avenue (H), MOSL, Malezieux, Axia Interim technoit, Nacon Gaming (H), Forcepower (A & 3) Eurométropole de Metz E.Leclerc, LCR None
Monaco Belgium Philippe Clement France Wissam Ben Yedder Kappa eToro, Fedcom (UEFA matches only), Triangle Intérim Fedcom, Alain Afflelou None VBET None
Montpellier France Olivier Dall'Oglio France Téji Savanier Nike Partouche, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Smart Good Things NG Promotion, Sud de France NG Promotion Système U, Groupe Ilios, UP2IT None
Nantes New Caledonia Antoine Kombouaré France Alban Lafont Macron Synergie, Groupe AFD, Proginov Préservation du Patrimoine, Millet LNA Santé Univers City Immo, Flamino None
Nice France Christophe Galtier Brazil Dante Macron Ineos Ineos Grenadier Ineos Hygienics Ville de Nice None
Paris Saint-Germain Argentina Mauricio Pochettino Brazil Marquinhos Air Jordan, Nike (away) ALL - Accor Live Limitless Ooredoo QNB Group None None
Reims Spain Óscar García Morocco Yunis Abdelhamid Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Hexaom (A & 3), Transports Caillot, Crédit Agricole SOS Malus Triangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H), Reims (A & 3) Winamax None
Rennes France Bruno Génésio Mali Hamari Traoré Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELA PokerStars Sports, Blot Immobilier Ici Rennes Convivio None
Saint-Étienne France Pascal Dupraz Tunisia Wahbi Khazri Le Coq Sportif ZEbet, Loire, Groupe BYmyCAR, Groupe Atrium ASSE Cœur-Vert, Alain Afflelou Smart Good Things Aésio Mutuelle, Desjoyaux Piscines None
Strasbourg France Julien Stéphan France Dimitri Liénard Adidas ÉS Énergies (H), Winamax (A & 3), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H), Stoeffler (A & 3) Winamax (H), ÉS Énergies (A & 3), Boulanger Würth Eurométropole de Strasbourg, LCR, Atheo None
Troyes France Bruno Irles Vacant Le Coq Sportif Babeau Seguin, Lex Persona, norelem, Festilight Sinfin, Premium Automobiles Desimo Troyes, LCR None

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Angers France Stéphane Moulin Resigned 24 May 2021[5] Pre-season France Gérald Baticle 27 May 2021[6]
Lyon France Rudi Garcia Resigned 24 May 2021[7] Netherlands Peter Bosz 29 May 2021[8]
Nice Romania Adrian Ursea Mutual consent 24 May 2021[9] France Christophe Galtier 30 June 2021[10]
Lille France Christophe Galtier Resigned 25 May 2021[11] France Jocelyn Gourvennec 5 July 2021[12]
Reims France David Guion Resigned 30 June 2021[13] Spain Óscar García 1 July 2021[14]
Montpellier Armenia Michel Der Zakarian Mutual consent 30 June 2021[15] France Olivier Dall'Oglio 1 July 2021[16]
Strasbourg France Thierry Laurey End of contract 30 June 2021[17] France Julien Stéphan 1 July 2021[18]
Brest France Olivier Dall'Oglio Signed for Montpellier 30 June 2021[19] Armenia Michel Der Zakarian 1 July 2021[20]
Bordeaux France Jean-Louis Gasset Sacked 27 July 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Petković 27 July 2021[21]
Saint-Étienne France Claude Puel 5 December 2021[22] 20th France Pascal Dupraz 14 December 2021[23]
Troyes France Laurent Batlles Resigned 30 December 2021[24] 15th France Bruno Irles 3 January 2022[25]
Monaco Croatia Niko Kovač Sacked 1 January 2022[26] 6th Belgium Philippe Clement 3 January 2022[27]
Bordeaux Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Petković 12 February 2022[28] 19th France David Guion 17 February 2022[29]

League table

Template:2021–22 Ligue 1 table

Results

Home \ Away
Source: Ligue 1

Relegation play-offs

The 2021–22 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Saint-Étienne, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Auxerre, on a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

2nd leg

2–2 on aggregate. Auxerre won 5–4 on penalties and were promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 1; Saint-Étienne were relegated to 2022–23 Ligue 2.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[30]
1 France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 28
2 France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco 25
3 France Moussa Dembélé Lyon 21
France Martin Terrier Rennes
5 Algeria Andy Delort Montpellier/Nice[lower-alpha 1] 18
6 Canada Jonathan David Lille 15
France Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier/Rennes[lower-alpha 2]
8 Guinea Mohamed Bayo Clermont 14
9 Brazil Neymar Paris Saint-Germain 13
10 France Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg 12
France Arnaud Kalimuendo Lens
France Randal Kolo Muani Nantes
France Dimitri Payet Marseille
Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi Lyon
  1. Played for Montpellier until matchday 3, scoring 2 goals
  2. Played for Montpellier until matchday 4, scoring 3 goals

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Argentina Walter Benítez Nice 14
2 Belgium Matz Sels Strasbourg 13
3 Germany Alexander Nübel Monaco 11
Serbia Predrag Rajković Reims
5 Senegal Alfred Gomis Rennes 10
Spain Pau López Marseille
7 France Gauthier Gallon Troyes 8
Brazil Léo Jardim Lille
France Alban Lafont Nantes
Portugal Anthony Lopes Lyon
Switzerland Jonas Omlin Montpellier

Hat-tricks

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Player Club Against Result Date
France Martin Terrier Rennes Saint-Étienne 5–0 (A) 5 December 2021
South Korea Hwang Ui-jo Bordeaux Strasbourg 4–3 (H) 23 January 2022
Poland Arkadiusz Milik Marseille Angers 5–2 (H) 4 February 2022
Guinea Serhou Guirassy Rennes Metz 6–1 (H) 20 March 2022
France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain Clermont 6–1 (A) 9 April 2022
Brazil Neymar
France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco Brest 4–2 (H) 14 May 2022
France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain Metz 5–0 (H) 21 May 2022
Algeria Andy Delort Nice Reims 3–2 (A) 21 May 2022

Discipline

Player

Team

Awards

Monthly

Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
August France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain [31]
September Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Lens [32]
October Brazil Lucas Paquetá Lyon [33]
November France Gaëtan Laborde Rennes [34]
December France Téji Savanier Montpellier [35]
January France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco [36]
February France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain [37]
March France Martin Terrier Rennes [38]
April France Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes [39]

Annual

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Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain [40]
Young Player of the Season France William Saliba Marseille
Goalkeeper of the Season Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma Paris Saint-Germain
Goal of the Season Senegal Bamba Dieng Marseille
Manager of the Season France Bruno Génésio Rennes
Team of the Year[41]
Goalkeeper Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)
Defenders France Jonathan Clauss (Lens) Brazil Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) France William Saliba (Marseille) Portugal Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
Midfielders France Dimitri Payet (Marseille) France Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) Ivory Coast Seko Fofana (Lens) France Martin Terrier (Rennes)
Forwards

France Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco)

France Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)

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External links

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