Ligue 1 2020-21 was the 83rd season since its establishment. The season started on 21 August 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021. The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.
Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time defending champions, after they were awarded the title for the previous season following the league’s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following a 2–1 win against Angers on the final day of the season, Lille secured a fourth French league title, and their first since 2011.
Champions:
Lille (4th title)
Top Goal Scorer:
Kylian Mbappé (
PSG), 27 goal
Annual Award
Award Winner Club
Player of the Season
Kylian Mbappé
PSG
Young Player of the Season
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Monaco
Goalkeeper of the Season
Keylor Navas
PSG
Goal of the Season
Burak Yılmaz
Lille
Manager of the Season
Christophe Galtier
Lille
Ligue 1 2020-21 Point Table and Standings
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification | Relegation
1
Lille38 24 11 3 64 23 +41 83 Qualify to UCL
2
PSG38 26 4 8 86 28 +58 82 Qualify to UCL
3
Monaco38 24 6 8 76 42 +34 78 Qualify to UCL third qualifying round
4
Lyon38 22 10 6 81 43 +38 76 Qualify to Europa League
5
Marseille38 16 12 10 54 47 +7 60 Qualify to Europa League
6
Rennes38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualify to Conference League
7
Lens38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
8
Montpellier38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 54
9
Nice38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
10
Metz38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 47
11
Saint-Étienne38 12 10 16 42 54 −12 46
12
Bordeaux38 13 6 19 42 56 −14 45
13
Angers38 12 8 18 40 58 −18 44
14
Reims FC38 9 15 14 42 50 −8 42
15
Strasbourg38 11 9 18 49 58 −9 42
16
Lorient38 11 9 18 50 68 −18 42
17
Brest38 11 8 19 50 66 −16 41
18
FC Nantes38 9 13 16 47 55 −8 40 Qualify for the relegation play-offs
19
Nîmes (R)38 9 8 21 40 71 −31 35 Relegated to Ligue 2
20
Dijon (R)38 4 9 25 25 73 −48 21 Relegated to Ligue 2
Note: Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.
Team Promoted to 2020-21 Ligue 1
Lorient
Lens
Team Relegated from 2019-20 Ligue 1
Amiens
Toulouse
Relegation play-offs
The 2020–21 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Nantes, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Toulouse, on a two-legged confrontation.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| 2 – 2 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 0 |
2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Top Goal Scorer List
Rank Player Club Goals
1
Kylian Mbappé
PSG27
2
Wissam Ben Yedder
Monaco20
3
Memphis Depay
Lyon20
4
Ludovic Ajorque
Strasbourg16
5
Gaëtan Laborde
Montpellier16
6
Kevin Volland
Monaco16
7
Burak Yılmaz
Lille16
8
Andy Delort
Montpellier15
9
Boulaye Dia
Reims FC14
10
Terem Moffi
Lorient14
11
Karl Toko Ekambi
Lyon14
Most Assist Provider List
Rank Player Club Assists
1
Kylian Mbappé
PSG17
2
Lionel Messi
PSG14
3
Benjamin Bourigeaud
Rennes12
4
Jonathan Clauss
Lens11
5
Dimitri Payet
Marseille10
6
Hamari Traoré
Rennes10
Most Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1
Mike Maignan
Lille21
2
Keylor Navas
PSG15
3
Benoît Costil
Bordeaux14
4
Benjamin Lecomte
Monaco13
5
Anthony Lopes
Lyon11
6
Predrag Rajković
Reims FC10
Ligue 1 2020-21 Team of the Year
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
PSG
Defender
Jonathan Clauss
Lens
Defender
Marquinhos
PSG
Defender
Kimpembe
PSG
Defender
Reinildo Mandava
Lille
Midfielder
Neymar
PSG
Midfielder
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Monaco
Midfielder
Lucas Paquetá
Lyon
Midfielder
Benjamin André
Lille
Midfielder
Kylian Mbappé
PSG
Forward
Memphis Depay
Lyon
Team information and Sponsor
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer
Angers
Stéphane Moulin
Ismaël TraoréKappa
Bordeaux
Jean-Louis Gasset
Laurent KoscielnyAdidas
Brest
Olivier Dall'Oglio
Jean-Kévin DuverneAdidas
Dijon
David Linarès
Bruno Ecuele MangaLotto
Lens
Franck Haise
Yannick CahuzacMacron
Lille
Christophe Galtier
José FonteNew Balance
Lorient
Christophe Pélissier
Fabien LemoineKappa
Lyon
Rudi Garcia
Memphis DepayAdidas
Marseille
Jorge Sampaoli
Steve MandandaPuma
Metz
Frédéric Antonetti
Dylan BronnKappa
Monaco
Niko Kovač
Wissam Ben YedderKappa
Montpellier
Michel Der Zakarian
HiltonNike
FC Nantes
Antoine Kombouaré
Abdoulaye TouréMacron
Nice
Adrian Ursea
DanteMacron
Nîmes
Pascal Plancque
Anthony BriançonPuma
PSG
Mauricio Pochettino
MarquinhosNike
Reims FC
David Guion
Yunis AbdelhamidUmbro
Rennes
Bruno Génésio
Damien Da SilvaPuma
Saint-Étienne
Claude Puel
Mathieu DebuchyLe Coq Sportif
Strasbourg
Thierry Laurey
Stefan MitrovićAdidas
