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 |
Auxerre | 2 – 2 5 – 4 (penalties) |
Saint-Étienne | 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
Nice18
6 Jonathan David Lille 15
7 Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier
Rennes15
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