Ligue 1 is the top-most professional football league in France. It is currently referred as Ligue 1 Uber Eats because of the sponsorship deal. Ligue 1 has been one of the top 5 leagues in Europe based on the latest UEFA Co-efficient rankings.
Ligue 1 is contested by 18 teams. The teams play each other on a home-and-away basis with each team playing a total of 34 league games per season. The Ligue 1 season runs from August to May with a winter break between late December and early January. Teams are ranked based on points accumulated, goal difference, and goals scored in that order. At the end of the season, the bottom three teams are relegated and replaced by three teams promoted from Ligue 2.
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Ligue 1 has seen some of the best players in world football playing for its teams. Some of the most famous names that have played in the top French league over the years include; Jean-Pierre Papin, Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane, Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Ligue one currently boasts of some of the biggest names in world football. These include Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembélé (all PSG), Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), and Wissam Ben-Yedder (Monaco).
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Ligue 1 betting tips
Ligue 1 is one of the most popular leagues in the world and as such is also one of the most sought after betting markets. It enjoys massively following in Africa because it welcomes many players from Africa. Fans want to watch and bet on their favorite teams and players. At LiveTipsPortal (LTP), we provide free France Ligue 1 predictions in particular for our African betting customers.
Our Ligue 1 betting tips cover a wide range of betting markets including the popular ones such as 1X2, Over/Under, Both Teams To Score, Halftime/Fulltime, Draw No Bet, Double Chance, Odd/Even, Home/Away, Handicap, Goals, Corners, Bookings, Goal-scorers, Accumulators, and Specials.
Livetipsportal has a team of French football experts who understand Ligue 1 very well and are able to generate winning predictions. Every match is well-researched and analyzed before our experts give the bet tips today and football prediction for tomorrow that they think would most likely bring good winnings to our customers. Our tips have a high rate of success and have helped our customers enjoy more winnings from their betting activities at the most popular betting companies in Africa, like Parimatch, 1xBet and Cyberbet.
Ligue 1 betting strategies
If you want to enjoy maximum gains from your betting activities, you must know what you are doing. This means understanding the dynamics of betting and important things to consider when placing bets. You can follow the best football betting strategy page for a more comprehensive explanation of how to go about betting successfully. Here we just touch on some important areas.
First, you need to learn about the teams – details such as recent form, head-to-head record, team lineups, and overall performance. These are some of the information that we highlight in our tips for every match that we cover. The information will help you to determine the level of readiness of each team as they go into a match.
You also need to know how to pick the right type of bet that will help you balance between the risk and the reward. The aim is to win and get a good return on your investment. This will mainly be determined by the odds offered for each betting option.
Current Standing
| POS | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Paris Saint-Germain FC
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29 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 23 |
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2
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AS Monaco FC
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23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
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3
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Olympique Marseille
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20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
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4
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Lille OSC
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19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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5
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Olympique Lyon
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18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
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6
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OGC Nizza
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17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
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7
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Stade de Reims
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17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
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8
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RC Lens
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17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
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9
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AJ Auxerre
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16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
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10
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Toulouse FC
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15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
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11
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RC Strasbourg Alsace
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13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -2 |
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12
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Stade Brest 29
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13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
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13
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Stade Rennais
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11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
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14
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FC Nantes
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10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 |
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15
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Angers SCO
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10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -7 |
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16
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AS Saint-Étienne
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10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -15 |
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17
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Havre AC
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9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 |
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18
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Montpellier HSC
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7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 31 | -20 |
- Champions League
- Champions League Quali.
- Europa League
- Europa Conference League Quali.
- Relegation play-off
- Relegation
Ligue 1 teams
Some of the popular Ligue 1 teams that have played regularly in the top flight over the years include Paris St-Germain, Olympique Lyon, Olympique Marseille, Lille, St Etienne, Nantes, Nice, Lens, Girondins Bordeaux, and AS Monaco. These clubs enjoy considerable following beyond France and are quite popular across Africa.
Ligue 1 gets 4 slots in the UEFA Champions League competition. The top three teams qualify directly for the group stage of the Champions League while number four goes through the qualifying round. The team that finishes fifth in Ligue 1 gets to play in the UEFA Europa League. The slot for the newly introduced Europa Conference League goes to the sixth-placed team at the end of the season.
Ligue 1 teams have not enjoyed much success in the UEFA Champions League or even its old format the European Cup. Olympique Marseille won the inaugural Champions League format in 1992/93. This remains the only win by a French Club in Europe’s elite club competition. French teams have been runners-up in the European Cup/Champions League six times. Reims (1956, 1959), St Etienne (1976), Marseille (1991), Monaco (2004), PSG (2020).
French teams have not enjoyed any luck in the Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup) either. So far, there has been no winner from Ligue 1. Nevertheless, French teams have been runners-up five times – Bastia (1978), Bordeaux (1996), Marseille (1999, 2004, 2018).
History of Ligue 1
The French top professional league, known as the National back then, was first held in the 1932/33 season with a total of 20 teams participating. Some of the teams that participated and are still around today include Marseille, Metz, Nice, Nîmes, Rennes, Sochaux, and Montpellier. The inaugural winners in 1933 were Olympique Lillois, which later merged with SC Fives in 1944 to form Lille OSC.
The league’s name was changed from National to Division 1 starting in the 1933/34 season and the following year a proper promotion and relegation system was introduced. The league took a break during World War 2 and resumed after with 18 teams. The number of teams was increased to 20 during the 1965/66 season.
Ligue 1 format was officially launched in 2002 with 20 teams participating. The bottom 3 teams at the end of the season get relegated to Ligue 2 while 3 new ones are promoted. Marseille, Metz, Montpellier, Nice and Rennes remain the only founding clubs that are still playing in Ligue 1. Paris St Germain were promoted in 1974/75 and have remained in the top flight ever since.
Records and milestones of Ligue 1 Teams:
| Most titles | FC Paris Saint-Germain (11) |
| Most consecutive titles | Olympique Lyon (7 – from 2002 to 2008) |
| Most points in single season | 96 from PSG (2015/16) |
| Most wins in single season | 30 for PSG (2015/16) & AS Monaco (2016/17) |
| Longest unbeaten run within a single season | 32 from Nantes (1994/95) |
Records and milestones of Ligue 1 Players:
| Most games | Mickael Landreau (618 – for Nantes, PSG, Lille, Bastia) |
| Most goals | Delio Onnis (219) |
| Most goals in single season | Josip Skoblar (44 in 1970/71) |
| Most titles won | Sidney Govou, Grégory Coupet and Juninho (Lyon), Jean-Michel Larqué and Hervé Revelli (Saint-Étienne), Thiago Silva and Marco Verratti (PSG) |
All stats are from the 16th of August, 2023.
