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 Lille 38 24 11 3 64 23 +41 83 Qualify to UCL
2 PSG 38 26 4 8 86 28 +58 82 Qualify to UCL
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 +34 78 Qualify to UCL third qualifying round
4 Lyon 38 22 10 6 81 43 +38 76 Qualify to Europa League
5 Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 +7 60 Qualify to Europa League
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualify to Conference League
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 47
11 Saint-Étienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 −12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 −14 45
13 Angers 38 12 8 18 40 58 −18 44
14 Reims FC 38 9 15 14 42 50 −8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 −9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 −18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 −16 41
18 FC Nantes 38 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 |
Toulouse | 2 – 2 | Nantes | 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 PSG 27
2 Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco 20
3 Memphis Depay Lyon 20
4 Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg 16
5 Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier 16
6 Kevin Volland Monaco 16
7 Burak Yılmaz Lille 16
8 Andy Delort Montpellier 15
9 Boulaye Dia Reims FC 14
10 Terem Moffi Lorient 14
11 Karl Toko Ekambi Lyon 14
Most Assist Provider List
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Kylian Mbappé PSG 17
2 Lionel Messi PSG 14
3 Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes 12
4 Jonathan Clauss Lens 11
5 Dimitri Payet Marseille 10
6 Hamari Traoré Rennes 10
Most Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Mike Maignan Lille 21
2 Keylor Navas PSG 15
3 Benoît Costil Bordeaux 14
4 Benjamin Lecomte Monaco 13
5 Anthony Lopes Lyon 11
6 Predrag Rajković Reims FC 10
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 Traoré Kappa
Bordeaux Jean-Louis Gasset Laurent Koscielny Adidas
Brest Olivier Dall'Oglio Jean-Kévin Duverne Adidas
Dijon David Linarès Bruno Ecuele Manga Lotto
Lens Franck Haise Yannick Cahuzac Macron
Lille Christophe Galtier José Fonte New Balance
Lorient Christophe Pélissier Fabien Lemoine Kappa
Lyon Rudi Garcia Memphis Depay Adidas
Marseille Jorge Sampaoli Steve Mandanda Puma
Metz Frédéric Antonetti Dylan Bronn Kappa
Monaco Niko Kovač Wissam Ben Yedder Kappa
Montpellier Michel Der Zakarian Hilton Nike
FC Nantes Antoine Kombouaré Abdoulaye Touré Macron
Nice Adrian Ursea Dante Macron
Nîmes Pascal Plancque Anthony Briançon Puma
PSG Mauricio Pochettino Marquinhos Nike
Reims FC David Guion Yunis Abdelhamid Umbro
Rennes Bruno Génésio Damien Da Silva Puma
Saint-Étienne Claude Puel Mathieu Debuchy Le Coq Sportif
Strasbourg Thierry Laurey Stefan Mitrović Adidas