The French Ligue 1 is the top professional football division in France.
Established in 1932, the 2024-25 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, will be the 87th season of the tournament.
18 teams will participate in the competition and in this article we will have a look at their stadiums.
Stade Raymond Kopa – Angers SCO
The Stade Raymond Kopa is the home ground of Angers SCO and seats 18,700 people.
The club has played 31 seasons in the French top flight.
Stade Abbé-Deschamps – AJ Auxerre
The Stade Abbé-Deschamps is the home of AJ Auxerre football club in Auxerre, France. It has a capacity of 18,500.
The club has won the Ligue 1 title once, in the 1995–96 season.
Stade Francis-Le Blé – Brest FC
The smallest stadium in the League with a capacity of 16,000 is Stade Francis-Le Blé, the home of Brest.
The club has competed in Ligue 1 ever since their promotion to the top flight during the 2018–19 season. Their best achievement is reaching the 3rd place last year.
Stade Océane – Le Havre AC
The Stade Océane has a capacity of 25,000 and it is the home ground of Le Havre AC.
The club has 25 participations in the French top division and their best-ever position is the 3rd.
Stade Pierre-Mauroy – Lille OSC
The Stade Pierre-Mauroy has a seating capacity of 50,000 and is the home stadium of the 4 times French champions, Lille OSC.
The stadium was one of the venues of the Euro 2016 and the 2015 Eurobasket.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis – RC Lens
The Stade Bollaert-Delelis was built in 1933 and is the home of RC Lens. The stadium’s capacity is 38,000, about 7,000 more than the city’s population.
The stadium has hosted matches in 2 Euro finals and the 1998 World Cup.
Lens won the Division 1 title in 1998 and has finished as runner-up on five occasions.
Parc Olympique Lyonnais – Olympique Lyonnais
The second biggest stadium in the league with a capacity of 59,000 is Parc Olympique Lyonnais
It is the home of Lyon. The club has won the title 7 times.
The stadium was a host of Euro 2016 and the 2018 Europa League Final.
Stade Vélodrome – Olympique de Marseille
The Stade Vélodrome is home to the Olympique de Marseille since it opened in 1937, and has been a venue in 2 FIFA World Cups and in 3 editions of the UEFA Euro Championship.
It is the biggest stadium in Ligue 1 with a capacity of 67,000.
Marseille has won 9 league titles and is the only French club to have won a Champions League trophy.
Stade Louis II – AS Monaco FC
Stade de la Mosson – Montpellier HSC
The Stade de la Mosson is the home of Montpellier HSC and has a capacity of 32,900. It was one of the venues of the 1998 World Cup.
In the 2011–2012 season, Montpellier won its first and only Ligue 1 title.
Stade de la Beaujoire – FC Nantes
The Stade de la Beaujoire is the home of the 8 Ligue 1 title winners, FC Nantes.
It can hold 35,000 people and hosted games for the Euro 1984 and the 1998 World Cup.
Allianz Riviera – OGC Nice
Allianz Riviera is the home OGC Nice and has a capacity of 36,178 people.
The stadium was one of the venues of the UEFA Euro 2016.
Nice has won Ligue 1 four times.
Parc de Princes – Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
The Parc de Princes is the home of the French champions, Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
In its history, it has hosted 2 World Cups, 3 Euro Champions, and several finals in the European football competitions.
PSG have the most consecutive seasons playing in France’s top flight and they have won the title 11 times.
Stade Auguste-Delaun – Stade de Reims
The Stade Auguste-Delaune can hold 21,000 people and hosts the home matches of Stade Reims.
The stadium was the venue for one game in the 1938 World Cup.
Reims is one of the most successful clubs in French football history having won six Ligue 1 titles.
Roazhon Park – Stade Rennais F.C.
The Roazhon Park is able to seat 30,000 people and is currently the home of Stade Rennais.
Stade de la Meinau – RC Strasbourg
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard – AS Saint-Étienne
Stadium de Toulouse – Toulouse FC
