List of Ligue 1 clubs
Appearance
The following is a list of clubs who have played in Ligue 1 at any time since its foundation for the 1932–33 season to the current season. A total of 73 teams have played in Ligue 1.
- As end of 2016–17 season
- Clubs in bold indicate the 20 clubs participating in the 2017-18 Ligue 1 Season
Club | Seasons in D1/L1 |
Number of titles | Best result |
First season in D1/L1 |
Last season in D1/L1 |
Matches played in D1/L1 | |
1. | Marseille | 67 +17/18 | 9 | 1st | 1932–33 | 2016–17 | 2398 |
2. | Sochaux | 66 | 2 | 1st | 1932–33 | 2013–14 | 2368 |
3. | Bordeaux | 64 +17/18 | 6 | 1st | 1945–46 | 2016–17 | 2364 |
- | Saint-Étienne | 64 +17/18 | 10 | 1st | 1938–39 | 2016–17 | 2352 |
5. | Rennes | 60 +17/18 | - | 4th | 1932–33 | 2016–17 | 2156 |
6. | Lyon | 59 +17/18 | 7 | 1st | 1945–46 | 2016–17 | 2148 |
– | Metz | 59 +17/18 | - | 2nd | 1932–33 | 2016–17 | 2118 |
8. | Monaco | 58 +17/18 | 8 | 1st | 1953–54 | 2016–17 | 2152 |
– | Nice | 58 +17/18 | 4 | 1st | 1932–33 | 2016–17 | 2124 |
10. | Lille | 57 +17/18 | 3 | 1st | 1944–45 | 2016–17 | 2110 |
- | Lens | 58 | 1 | 1st | 1937–38 | 2014–15 | 2120 |
12. | Strasbourg | 56 +17/18 | 1 | 1st | 1935–36 | 2007–08 | 2016 |
13. | Nantes | 49 +17/18 | 8 | 1st | 1963–64 | 2016–17 | 1826 |
14. | Paris Saint-Germain | 44 +17/18 | 7 | 1st | 1971–72 | 2016–17 | 1614 |
15. | Montpellier | 35 +17/18 | 1 | 1st | 1932–33 | 2016–17 | 1258 |
- | Sporting Club Nimois/ Nimes Olympique |
36 | - | 2nd | 1932–33 | 1992–93 | 1246 |
17. | Bastia | 34 | - | 3rd | 1968–69 | 2016–17 | 1264 |
18. | Valenciennes | 33 | - | 3rd | 1935–36 | 2013–14 | 1214 |
- | Reims | 33 | 6 | 1st | 1945–46 | 2015–16 | 1202 |
20. | Auxerre | 32 | 1 | 1st | 1980–81 | 2011–12 | 1196 |
21. | Nancy | 30 | - | 4th | 1970–71 | 2016–17 | 1132 |
- | Racing Club de France | 30 | 1 | 1st | 1932–33 | 1989–90 | 1020 |
- | Toulouse | 29 +17/18 | - | 3rd | 1982–83 | 2016–17 | 1090 |
24. | Angers | 25 +17/18 | - | 3rd | 1956–57 | 2016–17 | 930 |
25. | Le Havre | 24 | - | 3rd | 1938–39 | 2008–09 | 872 |
- | Sedan | 23 | - | 3rd | 1955–56 | 2006–07 | 834 |
27. | Cannes | 22 | - | 2nd | 1932–33 | 1997–98 | 749 |
28. | Toulouse (1937) | 19 | - | 2nd | 1946–47 | 1966–67 | 678 |
– | Rouen | 19 | - | 4th | 1936–37 | 1984–85 | 678 |
30. | ESTAC Troyes | 16 +17/18 | - | 7th | 1954–55 | 2015–16 | 660 |
- | Caen | 16 +17/18 | - | 5th | 1988–89 | 2016–17 | 608 |
32. | Sète | 16 | 2 | 1st | 1932–33 | 1953–54 | 504 |
– | Red Star | 16 | - | 7th | 1932–33 | 1974–75 | 560 |
34. | FC Nancy | 15 | - | 4th | 1946–47 | 1962–63 | 530 |
- | Stade Français | 15 | - | 5th | 1946–47 | 1966–67 | 538 |
36. | Stade Brest | 13 | - | 8th | 1979–80 | 2012–13 | 494 |
- | Lorient | 13 | - | 7th | 1998–99 | 2016–17 | 496 |
- | Laval | 13 | - | 5th | 1976–77 | 1988–89 | 494 |
- | AC Ajaccio | 13 | - | 6th | 1967–68 | 2013–14 | 486 |
40. | Toulon | 12 | - | 5th | 1958–59 | 1992–93 | 452 |
41. | Guingamp | 11 +17/18 | - | 7th | 1995–96 | 2016–17 | 406 |
42. | Roubaix-Tourcoing | 10 | 1 | 1st | 1945–46 | 1954–55 | 344 |
43. | Olympique Lillois | 7 | 1 | 1st | 1932–33 | 1942–43 | 194 |
– | Fives | 7 | - | 2nd | 1932–33 | 1938–39 | 194 |
– | Excelsior Roubaix | 7 | - | 5th | 1932–33 | 1938–39 | 194 |
– | Antibes | 7 | - | 7th | 1932–33 | 1938–39 | 194 |
47. | Mulhouse | 6 | - | 6th | 1932–33 | 1989–90 | 184 |
- | Le Mans | 6 | - | 9th | 2003–04 | 2009–10 | 208 |
– | Alès | 6 | - | 10th | 1932–33 | 1958–59 | 184 |
50. | Evian | 4 | - | 9th | 2011–12 | 2014–15 | 148 |
– | Tours FC | 4 | - | 11th | 1980–81 | 1984–85 | 152 |
– | Grenoble | 4 | - | 13th | 1960–61 | 2009–10 | 152 |
53. | AS Angoulême | 3 | - | 4th | 1969–70 | 1971–72 | 110 |
– | Racing Club de Roubaix | 3 | - | 8th | 1936–37 | 1938–39 | 90 |
- | Limoges Foot | 3 | - | 10th | 1958–59 | 1960–61 | 114 |
– | Martigues | 3 | - | 11th | 1993–94 | 1995–96 | 114 |
– | Paris FC | 3 | - | 12th | 1972–73 | 1978–79 | 114 |
58. | Dijon | 2 +17/18 | - | 16th | 2011–12 | 2016–17 | 76 |
– | CA Paris | 2 | - | 5th | 1932–33 | 1933–34 | 44 |
60. | Club Français | 1 | - | 8th | 1932–33 | 1932–33 | 18 |
– | Hyères | 1 | - | 9th | 1932–33 | 1932–33 | 18 |
– | Colmar | 1 | - | 11th | 1948–49 | 1948–49 | 34 |
– | Châteauroux | 1 | - | 17th | 1997–98 | 1997–98 | 34 |
– | Béziers | 1 | - | 18th | 1957–58 | 1957–58 | 34 |
- | Niort | 1 | - | 18th | 1987–88 | 1987–88 | 38 |
– | Gueugnon | 1 | - | 18th | 1995–96 | 1995–96 | 38 |
- | Boulogne | 1 | - | 19th | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 38 |
– | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1 | - | 19th | 2015–16 | 2015–16 | 38 |
– | AS Aix | 1 | - | 20th | 1967–68 | 1967–68 | 38 |
– | Arles-Avignon | 1 | - | 20th | 2010–11 | 2010–11 | 38 |
– | Avignon Foot | 1 | - | 20th | 1975–76 | 1975–76 | 38 |
– | Istres | 1 | - | 20th | 2004–05 | 2004–05 | 38 |
73. | Amiens | 0 +17/18 | - | N/A | 2017–18 | 2017–18 | 0 |