| Competition: | Ligue 1 |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Dates: | 21 August 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
| Winners: | Lille 4th Ligue 1 title 6th French title |
| Relegated: | Nîmes Dijon |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Lille Paris Saint-Germain Monaco |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Lyon Marseille |
| Continentalcup3: | Europa Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Rennes |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1049 |
| League Topscorer: | Kylian Mbappé (27 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Longest Wins: | Paris Saint-Germain (8 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Lyon (16 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Dijon Nantes (15 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Dijon (12 matches) |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 83rd season since its establishment. The season started on 21 August 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021.[1] The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[2]
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.[3]
Lorient and Lens were promoted from the 2019–20 Ligue 2. After the French court had initially ruled that the season would proceed with 22 teams,[4] the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse to the 2020–21 Ligue 2 was confirmed on 23 June 2020, following a vote by the LFP.[5]
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2019–20 season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers | Stade Raymond Kopa | 18,752 | |||
| Bordeaux | Matmut Atlantique | 42,115 | |||
| Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,931 | |||
| Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 15,995 | |||
| Lens | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 37,705 | |||
| Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 50,186 | ||||
| Lorient | Stade du Moustoir | 18,890 | |||
| Lyon | Groupama Stadium | 59,186 | |||
| Marseille | Orange Vélodrome | 67,394 | |||
| Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 25,636 | |||
 Monaco | Stade Louis II | 18,523 | |||
| Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 32,900 | |||
| Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | 35,322 | |||
| Nice | Allianz Riviera | 35,624 | |||
| Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | |||
| Paris | Parc des Princes | 48,583 | |||
| Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 21,684 | |||
| Rennes | Roazhon Park | 29,778 | |||
| Saint-Étienne | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 41,965 | |||
| Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor | Socks sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers |  |  | Kappa | Scania (H)/Le Gaulois (A & 3), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Actual Leader, Angers | Algimouss | P2i | Système U | None | |
| Bordeaux | | | Adidas | Bistro Régent | Betclic | None | None | None | |
| Brest | | | Adidas | Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourts Malo (A & 3), SILL (H)/Groupe Quéguiner (A & 3), Breizh Cola, GUYOT Environnement, Oceania Hotels | Groupe Océanic | None | E.Leclerc, E.Leclerc Drive | BSP Securité | |
| Dijon | |  | Lotto | Groupe Roger Martin, DVF Group, Suez | DORAS | LCR, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'Pouce | Dalkia | Caisse d'Épargne | |
| Lens | | | Macron | Auchan, Groupe Lempereur, SibelEnergie | None | Aushopping Noyelles | AÉSIO Mutuelle, McDonald's | None | |
| Lille | | New Balance | Boulanger, neosat, Métropole Européenne de Lille (H)/Hello Lille (A & 3) | Flunch | Midas Trend | Winamax | None | ||
| Lorient | | | Kappa | Jean Floc'h, Che Freedom Spirit, Breizh Cola | Olmix Group | Groupe Actual | Virage Conseil, B&B Hotels | None | |
| Lyon | | Adidas | Emirates | Deliveroo, Groupe ALILA | None | Teddy Smith | None | ||
| Marseille |  | | Puma | Uber Eats, Parions Sport | Boulanger | Iqoniq | Hotels.com | None | |
| Metz | |  | Kappa | Car Avenue (H), MOSL, Axia Interim | technoit, Nacon Gaming (H), Forcepower (A & 3) | Eurométropole de Metz | E.Leclerc Moselle | None | |
| Monaco | | Kappa | Fedcom, Triangle Intérim | Alain Afflelou | Iqoniq | VBET | None | ||
| Montpellier |  Michel Der Zakarian |  | Nike | Pasinobet, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Groupama | NG Promotion, Sud de France | NG Promotion | Système U, Groupe Ilios | None | |
| Nantes | | | Macron | Synergie, Manitou, Proginov | Préservation du Patrimoine, Groupe Millet | LNA Santé | Maisons Pierre, Flamino | None | |
| Nice | | Macron | Ineos | Ineos Grenadier | Belstaff | Ville de Nice | None | ||
| Nîmes | | | Puma | Bastide Médical, Nîmes | La Région Occitanie | None | None | None | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | | | Nike | Accor Live Limitless | Ooredoo | QNB Group | None | None | |
| Reims | |  | Umbro | Maisons France Confort (H)/Hexaom (A & 3), Transports Caillot, ZEbet | SOS Malus | Triangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H), Reims (A & 3) | Crédit Agricole, Hexaom | None | |
| Rennes | | | Puma | Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELA | PokerStars Sports, Blot Immobilier | rennes.fr | Convivio | None | |
| Saint-Étienne | | | Le Coq Sportif | AÉSIO, Loire, Groupe BYmyCAR, Groupe Atrium | ASSE Cœur-Vert, Alain Afflelou | MARKAL | ZEbet, Desjoyaux Piscines | None | |
| Strasbourg | |  | Adidas | ÉS Énergies (H)/Winamax (A & 3), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H), Stoeffler (A & 3) | Winamax (H)/ÉS Énergies (A & 3), Boulanger | Würth | Eurométropole de Strasbourg, LCR, Atheo |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes | | Mutual consent | 23 June 2020[6] | Pre-season | | 23 June 2020 | |
| Monaco | Sacked | 19 July 2020[7] | 19 July 2020[8] | ||||
| Bordeaux | Resigned | 10 August 2020[9] | | 10 August 2020 | |||
| Metz | | Mutual consent | 12 October 2020[10] | 15th | | 12 October 2020 | |
| Dijon | | Sacked | 5 November 2020[11] | 20th | | 5 November 2020 | |
| Nice | | 4 December 2020[12] | 11th | 4 December 2020[13] | |||
| Nantes | | 8 December 2020[14] | 14th | | 26 December 2020[15] | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 29 December 2020[16] | 3rd | | 2 January 2021[17] | |||
| Marseille | Resigned and then sacked | 2 February 2021[18] | 9th | | 26 February 2021[19] | ||
| Nîmes | Jérôme Arpinon | Sacked | 5 February 2021[20] | 20th | | 5 February 2021 | |
| Nantes | | 10 February 2021[21] | 18th | | 11 February 2021[22] | ||
| Rennes | | Resigned | 1 March 2021[23] | 9th | | 4 March 2021[24] |
Following the discontinuation of the Coupe de la Ligue at the end of the 2019–20 season, its European qualification place was given to the team finishing fifth in Ligue 1.
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.
1st leg2nd leg2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[25] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 |
| 2 | Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco | 20 |
| Memphis Depay | Lyon | ||
| 4 | Ludovic Ajorque | Strasbourg | 16 |
| Gaëtan Laborde | Montpellier | ||
| Kevin Volland | Monaco | ||
 Burak Yılmaz | Lille | ||
| 8 | Andy Delort | Montpellier | 15 |
| 9 |  Boulaye Dia | Reims | 14 |
 Terem Moffi | Lorient | ||
 Karl Toko Ekambi | Lyon |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Maignan | Lille | 21 |
| 2 | Keylor Navas | Paris Saint-Germain | 15 |
| 3 | Benoît Costil | Bordeaux | 14 |
| 4 | Benjamin Lecomte | Monaco | 13 |
| 5 | Anthony Lopes | Lyon | 11 |
| 6 | Predrag Rajković | Reims | 10 |
| 7 | Walter Benítez | Nice | 9 |
| Paul Bernardoni | Angers | ||
| Jessy Moulin | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 10 |  Eiji Kawashima | Strasbourg | 8 |
| Jean-Louis Leca | Lens | ||
| Steve Mandanda | Marseille | ||
| Alexandre Oukidja | Metz | ||
| Baptiste Reynet | Nîmes |
See main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks.
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Depay | Lyon | Dijon | 4–1 (H) | ||
| Ibrahima Niane | Metz | Lorient | 3–1 (H) | ||
| Boulaye Dia | Reims | Montpellier | 4–0 (A) | ||
 Aleksandr Golovin | Monaco | Nîmes | 4–3 (A) | ||
| Wahbi Khazri | Saint-Étienne | Bordeaux | 4–1 (H) | ||
| Terem Moffi | Lorient | Bordeaux | 4–1 (H) | ||
 Arkadiusz Milik | Marseille | Angers | 3–2 (H) |
Ismaël Traoré for Angers against Dijon Arkadiusz Milik for Marseille against Metz
Álvaro (Marseille)
Moreto Cassamá (Reims)| Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| September | Ibrahima Niane | Metz | [26] |
| October | Jonathan Bamba | Lille | |
| November | Andy Delort | Montpellier | |
| December | Yusuf Yazıcı | Lille | |
| January | Farid Boulaya | Metz | |
| February | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| March | Keylor Navas | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| April | Burak Yılmaz | Lille | |
See also: Trophées UNFP du football.
| Award | Winner | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Young Player of the Season | Aurélien Tchouaméni | Monaco | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Keylor Navas | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Goal of the Season | Burak Yılmaz | Lille | |
| Manager of the Season | Christophe Galtier | Lille |
| Team of the Year[27] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) | ||||||
| Defenders | Jonathan Clauss (Lens) | Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) | Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain) |  Reinildo Mandava (Lille) | |||
| Midfielders | Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) | Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) | Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) | Benjamin André (Lille) | Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Forwards | Memphis Depay (Lyon) | ||||||