The following is a list of records attained in French Football Ligue 1 since the league foundation in 1932.

Club statistics

Titles and points

*Most titles: 11,

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

*Most consecutive titles: 7,

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

(2002–2008) *Most points in a single season: 96,

(2015–16)

Wins and unbeaten runs

*Most wins in a single season: **38-match season: 30,

(2015–16) and

Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

(2016–17) **34-match season: 25, Saint-Étienne (1969–70) *Most home victories in a single season: 19, Saint-Étienne (1974–75) *Most away victories in a single season: 15,

(2015–16) *Most consecutive victories: 16,

(between 25 February 2017 and 17 August 2017) *Most consecutive victories in a single season: 14,

(2018–19) *Most consecutive home victories: 28, Saint-Étienne (between 13 March 1974 and 27 August 1975) *Most consecutive away victories: 9,

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

(between 15 February 2009 and 8 August 2009) *Biggest win:

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy S ...

12–1

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...

(1 July 1935) *Biggest away win: Troyes 0–9

(13 March 2016) *Longest unbeaten run within a single season: 32 matches, Nantes (1994–95) *Longest home unbeaten run: 92 matches, Nantes (between 15 May 1976 and 7 April 1981) *Longest unbeaten run: 36 matches,

(between 15 March 2015 and 20 February 2016)

Losses

*Fewest losses in a single season: 1, Nantes (1994–95) *Fewest home losses in a single season: 0 (53 times) *Fewest away losses in a single season: 1,

(1934–35), Saint-Étienne (1969–70), Nantes (1994–95),

(2008–09) and

(2015–16)

Top flight appearances

*Most seasons in top flight: 72,

*Most consecutive seasons in top flight: 49,

(1974–present)

Goals

*Highest-scoring season: **38-match season: 1946–47 (134 goals; 3.51 average per match) **34-match season: 1948–49 (113 goals; 3.71 average per match) *Most goals scored by a team in a single season: **38-match season: 118,

RC Paris Racing Club de France Football (, also known as Racing Paris, RCF Paris, Matra Racing, Racing Club, or Racing) is a French association football club based in Colombes, a suburb of Paris. Racing was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline spor ...

(1959–60) **34-match season: 102,

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

(1948–49) *Most goals in a single match: 13 **

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(1 July 1935) **

3–10 Saint-Étienne (16 September 1951) **

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Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand ...

(19 November 1961) *Fewest goals conceded by a team in a single season: 19,

(2015–16) *Fewest home goals conceded by a team in a single season: 4, Saint-Étienne (2007–08) *Fewest away goals conceded by a team in a single season: 7,

(2015–16) *Best goal difference in a single season: **38-match season: +83,

(2015–16) **34-match season: +62,

(1948–49)

Disciplinary

*Most yellow cards in a season: 654 (2002–03) *Most red cards in a season: 131 (2002–03) *Most red cards by a team in a single season: 14, Montpellier (2013–14)

Manager

*Most matches managed: 894,

Guy Roux Guy Marcel Roux (; born 18 October 1938) is a French former football player and manager known for being in charge of AJ Auxerre for more than 40 years and for leading the team to national and worldwide prominence. Managerial career A native of C ...

(890 for

Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...

(1961–2000, 2001–2005) and 4 for

Lens A lens is a transmissive optical device which focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction. A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (''elements ...

(2007–2008))

Attendance

*Highest overall attendance in a season: 8,676,490 (2018–19; 38-match season) *Highest average attendance in a season: 23,154 per match (2000–01; 34-match season) *Highest overall attendance in a single matchday: 307,775 (2018–19 matchday 1; 30,778 average per match) *Highest attendance in a single match: 78,056,

at the Stade de France (7 March 2009)

Player statistics

Most appearances

Goalscorers

Most titles won

Nine titles

Marco Verratti Marco Verratti (; born 5 November 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Italy national team. He is often considered as one of the best midfielders in the wor ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

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2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...

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Eight titles

Marquinhos Marcos Aoás Corrêa (born 14 May 1994), known as Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, which he captains, and the Brazil national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can ...

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Seven titles

Sidney Govou Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou (born 27 July 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but was occasionally deployed as a striker. He holds the record for most Ligue 1 titles won (seven), along with Her ...

Grégory Coupet Grégory Coupet (born 31 December 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Throughout his playing career, he represented Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Atlético Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as the Franc ...

and Juninho (

) ( 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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Jean-Michel Larqué Jean-Michel Larqué (born 8 September 1947) is a French former professional footballer, and now a sports journalist. He has also been player-coach of RC Paris, his only experience as head-coach. Career Larqué was born in Bizanos, Pyrénées-Atl ...

and

Hervé Revelli Hervé Revelli (born 5 May 1946) is a French former footballer who played as a forward. He is well–known for having won the French Championship a joint–record seven times. Career Revelli scored 31 Ligue 1 goals during the calendar year of ...

( Saint-Étienne) (

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

, 1974,

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

and

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

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Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional Association Football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and captains the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team. Con ...

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Goalkeeping

*Most consecutive minutes without conceding at home: Jérémie Janot for Saint-Étienne, 1,534 minutes without conceding in 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons (17 games) * Most consecutive minutes without conceding:

Gaëtan Huard Gaëtan Huard (born 12 January 1962) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Football career Born in Montargis, Loiret, Huard played 357 Ligue 1 matches for RC Lens, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Olympique de Mar ...

for

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...

, 1,176 minutes without conceding in 1992–93 season (13 games)

Goalscoring

*Most goals in a single season:

Josip Skoblar Josip Skoblar (born 12 March 1941) is a Croatian former professional football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings. He played for Zadar, OFK Belgrade, Hannover 96, Marseille and NK Rijeka. Wh ...

, 44 **Each season: See

List of Ligue 1 top scorers The following is the list of French Ligue 1 top scorers by season, since the inception of the French First Division in 1932 until the present day. Josip Skoblar holds the record for most goals in a single season at 44. Carlos Bianchi, Delio Onni ...

*Most goals in a single match: 7,

Jean Nicolas Jean Édouard Marie Nicolas (9 June 1913 – 8 September 1978) was a French international footballer who played as a striker. Born in Nanterre, Nicolas played club football for FC Rouen, and appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cup squads ...

, for Rouen against

, 1938; André Abegglen, for

against Valenciennes, 1935 *Most games scored in a row:

Vahid Halilhodžić Vahid Halilhodžić (; born 15 October 1952) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the most controversially successful Bosnian football managers, due to his successful tenure in coaching various na ...

( Nantes), 9 matches in a row (1984–1985);

Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović (, ; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club AC Milan and the Sweden national team. Ibrahimović is renowned for his acrobatic strikes and volleys, powerful long-range sho ...

(

), 9 matches in a row (2015–2016)

Other records

*Most red cards received by a player: 19,

Cyril Rool Cyril Rool (born 15 April 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Rool was born in Pertuis, Vaucluse Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French ...

*Youngest player to appear in a match: Kalman Gerencseri, aged (for Lens against

on 21 August 1960) * Youngest player to score a hat-trick: Jérémy Ménez, aged (for Sochaux against

on 22 January 2005) * Fastest goal: 7.9 seconds,

Michel Rio Michel Rio (born 1945) is a French writer and novelist. Born in Brittany, he was raised in Madagascar and currently lives in Paris. He studied semiology and published his first novel in 1972. Although he was well-received by critics and has won ...

(for Caen against

Cannes Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. T ...

on 15 February 1992) * Fastest hat-trick: 4 minutes and 30 seconds,

Loïs Openda Ikoma-Loïs Openda (born 16 February 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Belgium national team. Club career Openda played as a youth for Patro Othee FC and RFC Liège before joining ...

(for Lens against Clermont Foot on 12 March 2023)

References

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