
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 |
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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
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