
Ligue 1 2021-22 was the 84th season since its establishment. It began on 6 August 2021 and concluded on 21 May 2022. The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021. Lille were the defending champions.
On 23 April, Paris Saint-Germain won a record-equalling tenth title with four matches to spare following a 1–1 draw against Lens.
Champions: Paris Saint-Germain (10th title)
Top Goal Scorer: Kylian Mbappé (
PSG), 28 Goal
Ligue 1 2021-22 Annual Award
Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Kylian Mbappé
PSG
Young Player of the Season William Saliba
Marseille
Goalkeeper of the Season Gianluigi Donnarumma
PSG
Goal of the Season Bamba Dieng
Marseille
Manager of the Season Bruno Génésio
Rennes
Ligue 1 2021-22 Point Table and Standings
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification | Relegation
1 PSG
38 26 8 4 90 36 +54 86 Qualify to UCL
2 Marseille
38 21 8 9 63 38 +25 71 Qualify to UCL
3 Monaco
38 20 9 9 65 40 +25 69 Qualify to UCL third qualifying round
4 Rennes
38 20 6 12 82 40 +42 66 Qualify to Europa League
5 Nice
38 20 7 11 52 36 +16 66 Qualify to Conference League
6 Strasbourg
38 17 12 9 60 43 +17 63
7 Lens
38 17 11 10 62 48 +14 62
8 Lyon
38 17 11 10 66 51 +15 61
9 FC Nantes
38 15 10 13 55 48 +7 55 Qualify to Europa League
10 Lille
38 14 13 11 48 48 0 55
11 Brest
38 13 9 16 49 57 −8 48
12 Reims FC
38 11 13 14 43 44 −1 46
13 Montpellier
38 12 7 19 49 61 −12 43
14 Angers
38 10 11 17 44 55 −11 41
15 Troyes
38 9 11 18 37 53 −16 38
16 Lorient
38 8 12 18 35 63 −28 36
17 Clermont
38 9 9 20 38 69 −31 36
18 Saint-Étienne (R)
38 7 11 20 42 77 −35 32 Qualify for the relegation play-offs
19 Metz (R)
38 6 13 19 35 69 −34 31 Relegated to Ligue 2
20 Bordeaux (R)
38 6 13 19 52 91 −39 31 Relegated to Ligue 2
Note A: Nice were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.
Note B: Lyon were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.
Note C: Nantes qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2021–22 Coupe de France winners.
Note D: Bordeaux were initially relegated to Ligue 2. However, on 14 June it was decided by the DNCG to relegate Bordeaux administratively to the Championnat National for financial issues. On 27 July 2022, Bordeaux won its appeal and was officially maintained in Ligue 2 for the 2022–23 season.
Team Promoted to 2021-22 Ligue 1
1. Troyes
2. Clermont
Team Relegated from 2020-21 Ligue 1
1. Dijon
2. Nîmes
Relegation play-offs
The 2021–22 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Saint-Étienne, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Auxerre, on a two-legged confrontation.
Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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2 – 2 5 – 4 (penalties) |
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1 – 1 | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 5 – 4 (penalties) |
Top Goal Scorer List
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kylian Mbappé
PSG
28
2 Wissam Ben Yedder
Monaco
25
3 Moussa Dembélé
Lyon
21
4 Martin Terrier
Rennes
21
5 Andy Delort
Montpellier
Nice
18
6 Jonathan David
Lille
15
7 Gaëtan Laborde
Montpellier
Rennes
15
8 Mohamed Bayo
Clermont
14
9 Neymar Jr
PSG
13
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 Walter Benítez
Nice
14
2 Matz Sels
Strasbourg
13
3 Alexander Nübel
Monaco
11
4 Predrag Rajković
Reims FC
11
5 Alfred Gomis
Rennes
10
6 Pau López
Marseille
10
7 Gauthier Gallon
Troyes
8
8 Léo Jardim
Lille
8
9 Alban Lafont
FC Nantes
8
10 Anthony Lopes
Lyon
8
11 Jonas Omlin
Montpellier
8
Discipline
Most yellow cards: 12
Marco Verratti (
PSG)
Most red cards: 3
Dante (
Nice)
Team of the Year
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
PSG
Defender Jonathan Clauss
Lens
Defender Marquinhos
PSG
Defender William Saliba
Marseille
Defender Nuno Mendes
PSG
Midfielder Dimitri Payet
Marseille
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Monaco
Midfielder Seko Fofana
Lens
Midfielder Martin Terrier
Rennes
Forward Wissam Ben Yedder
Monaco
Forward Kylian Mbappé
PSG
Ligue 1 Season 2021-22 Team information and Sponsor
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer
Angers
Gérald Baticle
Ismaël Traoré
Kappa
Bordeaux
David Guion
Benoît Costil
Adidas
Brest
Michel Der Zakarian
Steve Mounié
Adidas
Clermont
Pascal Gastien
Florent Ogier
Patrick
Lens
Franck Haise
Yannick Cahuzac
Puma
Lille
Jocelyn Gourvennec
José Fonte
New Balance
Lorient
Christophe Pélissier
Fabien Lemoine
Kappa
Lyon
Peter Bosz
Léo Dubois
Adidas
Marseille
Jorge Sampaoli
Steve Mandanda
Puma
Metz
Frédéric Antonetti
Dylan Bronn
Kappa
Monaco
Philippe Clement
Wissam Ben Yedder
Kappa
Montpellier
Olivier Dall'Oglio
Téji Savanier
Nike
FC Nantes
Antoine Kombouaré
Alban Lafont
Macron
Nice
Christophe Galtier
Dante
Macron
PSG
Mauricio Pochettino
Marquinhos
Air Jordan, Nike (away)
Reims FC
Óscar García
Yunis Abdelhamid
Umbro
Rennes
Bruno Génésio
Hamari Traoré
Puma
Saint-Étienne
Pascal Dupraz
Wahbi Khazri
Le Coq Sportif
Strasbourg
Julien Stéphan
Dimitri Liénard
Adidas
Troyes
Bruno Irles
Vacant Le Coq Sportif