Ligue 1 Winners List: Who is the Most Successful French Cub?

Ligue 1 is the premier top-flight professional football league in France. Ligue1 is one of the top five leagues of Europe. The French league features some of the best teams in the world like PSG, Marseille, Lyon, Monaco and many others. Lille is the current winners of Ligue1 after winning the 2024-21 season as their sixth title in French football.

List of All Ligue 1 Winners & Runner ups

Season

Winners

Runners-up

Third place

1932–33

Olympique Lillois 

Cannes

FC Antibes

1933–34

Sète 

Fives

Marseille

1934–35

Sochaux 

Strasbourg

RC Paris

1935–36

RC Paris 

Lille

Strasbourg

1936–37

Marseille 

Sochaux

RC Paris

1937–38

Sochaux 

Marseille

Sète

1938–39

Sète 

Marseille

RC Paris

1945–46

Lille 

Saint-Étienne

RC Roubaix

1946–47

Roubaix–Tourcoing 

Reims

Strasbourg

1947–48

Marseille 

Lille

Reims

1948–49

Reims 

Lille

Marseille

1949–50

Bordeaux 

Lille

Reims

1950–51

Nice 

Lille

Le Havre

1951–52

Nice 

Bordeaux

Lille

1952–53

Reims 

Sochaux

Bordeaux

1953–54

Lille 

Reims

Bordeaux

1954–55

Reims 

Toulouse (1937)

Lens

1955–56

Nice 

Lens

Monaco

1956–57

Saint-Étienne 

Lens

Reims

1957–58

Reims 

Nîmes

Monaco

1958–59

Nice 

Nîmes

RC Paris

1959–60

Reims 

Nîmes

RC Paris

1960–61

Monaco 

RC Paris

Reims

1961–62

Reims 

RC Paris

Nîmes

1962–63

Monaco 

Reims

Sedan

1963–64

Saint-Étienne 

Monaco

Lens

1964–65

Nantes 

Bordeaux

Valenciennes

1965–66

Nantes 

Bordeaux

Valenciennes

1966–67

Saint-Étienne 

Nantes

Anger

1967–68

Saint-Étienne 

Nice

Sochaux

1968–69

Saint-Étienne 

Bordeaux

Metz

1969–70

Saint-Étienne 

Marseille

Sedan

1970–71

Marseille 

Saint-Étienne

Nantes

1971–72

Marseille 

Nîmes

Sochaux

1972–73

Nantes 

Nice

Marseille

1973–74

Saint-Étienne 

Nantes

Lyon

1974–75

Saint-Étienne 

Marseille

Lyon

1975–76

Saint-Étienne 

Nice

Sochaux

1976–77

Nantes 

Lens

Bastia

1977–78

Monaco 

Nantes

Strasbourg

1978–79

Strasbourg 

Nantes

Saint-Étienne

1979–80

Nantes 

Sochaux

Saint-Étienne

1980–81

Saint-Étienne 

Nantes

Bordeaux

1981–82

Monaco 

Saint-Étienne

Sochaux

1982–83

Nantes 

Bordeaux

Paris Saint-Germain

1983–84

Bordeaux 

Monaco

Auxerre

1984–85

Bordeaux 

Nantes

Monaco

1985–86

Paris Saint-Germain 

Nantes

Bordeaux

1986–87

Bordeaux 

Marseille

Toulouse

1987–88

Monaco 

Bordeaux

Montpellier

1988–89

Marseille 

Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco

1989–90

Marseille 

Bordeaux

Monaco

1990–91

Marseille 

Monaco

Auxerre

1991–92

Marseille 

Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain

1992–93

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Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco

1993–94

Paris Saint-Germain 

Marseille

Auxerre

1994–95

Nantes 

Lyon

Paris Saint-Germain

1995–96

Auxerre 

Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco

1996–97

Monaco 

Paris Saint-Germain

Nantes

1997–98

Lens 

Metz

Monaco

1998–99

Bordeaux 

Marseille

Lyon

1999–2000

Monaco 

Paris Saint-Germain

Lyon

2000–01

Nantes 

Lyon

Lille

2001–02

Lyon 

Lens

Auxerre

2002–03

Lyon 

Monaco

Marseille

2003–04

Lyon 

Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco

2004–05

Lyon 

Lille

Monaco

2005–06

Lyon 

Bordeaux

Lille

2006–07

Lyon 

Marseille

Toulouse

2007–08

Lyon 

Bordeaux

Marseille

2008–09

Bordeaux 

Marseille

Lyon

2009–10

Marseille 

Lyon

Auxerre

2010–11

Lille 

Marseille

Lyon

2011–12

Montpellier 

Paris Saint-Germain

Lille

2012–13

Paris Saint-Germain 

Marseille

Lyon

2013–14

Paris Saint-Germain 

Monaco

Lille

2014–15

Paris Saint-Germain 

Lyon

Monaco

2015–16

Paris Saint-Germain 

Lyon

Monaco

2016–17

Monaco 

Paris Saint-Germain

Nice

2017–18

Paris Saint-Germain 

Monaco

Lyon

2018–19

Paris Saint-Germain 

Lille

Lyon

2019–20[nb 4]

Paris Saint-Germain 

Marseille

Rennes

2020–21

Lille 

Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco

Who is the most successful French Club?

Ligue 1 Winners

Marseille and St. Etienne are the two most successful clubs in the history of French football. Both the teams have emerged as Ligue 1 winners 10 times each.

READ: La Liga Winners and Runner Ups List

  • Marseille last won the Ligue 1 in the 2009/10 season. Marseille dominated in the late 80s and won back to back titles from 1988 to 1991.
  • St Etienne single was the most dominant French team during the 60s. St Etienne won 5 consecutive French League titles from 1963 -1969.
  • Paris Saint Germain is the second most successful French club. PSG Has won 9 Ligue 1 titles with the most recent trophy in 2019/20 season. PSG won consecutive titles from 2012 to 2016 and is the most dominant French team currently.
  • AS Monaco and Nantes are the third most successful French sides with 8 titles to their name. AS Monaco last won the Ligue 1 title in 2016/17 season.
  • Lyon  has won 7 Ligue1 Titles and is fourth successful French club
  • Bordeaux, Lille and Reims are the joint fifth successful clubs with 6 trophies to their name.
ClubTotal TitlesWinning seasons
Marseille101928–29, 1936–37, 1947–48, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2009–10
Saint-Étienne101956–57, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81
Paris Saint-Germain91985–86, 1993–94, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Monaco81960–61, 1962–63, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2016–17
Nantes81964–65, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1994–95, 2000–01
Lyon72001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
Bordeaux61949–50, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1998–99, 2008–09
Lille61913–14, 1932–33, 1945–46, 1953–54, 2010–11, 2024–21
Reims61948–49, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62

When does the next Ligue 1 season begin?

The new season of French football, Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2024-22, is set to begin from 7 August 2024.