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:
Top Goal Scorer:
Ligue 1 2021-22 Annual Award
Award Winner Club
Player of the Season
Young Player of the Season
Goalkeeper of the Season
Goal of the Season
Manager of the Season
Ligue 1 2021-22 Point Table and Standings
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification | Relegation
1 38 26 8 4 90 36 +54 86 Qualify to UCL
2 38 21 8 9 63 38 +25 71 Qualify to UCL
3 38 20 9 9 65 40 +25 69 Qualify to UCL third qualifying round
4 38 20 6 12 82 40 +42 66 Qualify to Europa League
5 38 20 7 11 52 36 +16 66 Qualify to Conference League
6 38 17 12 9 60 43 +17 63
7 38 17 11 10 62 48 +14 62
8 38 17 11 10 66 51 +15 61
9 38 15 10 13 55 48 +7 55 Qualify to Europa League
10 38 14 13 11 48 48 0 55
11 38 13 9 16 49 57 −8 48
12 38 11 13 14 43 44 −1 46
13 38 12 7 19 49 61 −12 43
14 38 10 11 17 44 55 −11 41
15 38 9 11 18 37 53 −16 38
16 38 8 12 18 35 63 −28 36
17 38 9 9 20 38 69 −31 36
18 38 7 11 20 42 77 −35 32 Qualify for the relegation play-offs
19 38 6 13 19 35 69 −34 31 Relegated to Ligue 2
20 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
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Team Relegated from 2020-21 Ligue 1
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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 |
2 – 2 5 – 4 (penalties) | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 5 – 4 (penalties) |
Top Goal Scorer List
Rank Player Club Goals
1 28
2 25
3 21
4 21
5
18
6 15
7
15
8 14
9 13
Most Assist Provider List
Rank Player Club Assists
1 17
2 14
3 12
4 11
5 10
6 10
Most Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 14
2 13
3 11
4 11
5 10
6 10
7 8
8 8
9 8
10 8
11 8
Discipline
Most yellow cards: 12
Most red cards: 3
Team of the Year
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper
Defender
Defender
Defender
Defender
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Forward
Forward
Ligue 1 Season 2021-22 Team information and Sponsor
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer
Kappa
Adidas
Adidas
Patrick
Puma
New Balance
Kappa
Adidas
Puma
Kappa
Kappa
Nike
Macron
Macron
Air Jordan, Nike (away)
Umbro
Puma
Le Coq Sportif
Adidas
Vacant Le Coq Sportif
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