List of Ligue 1 records and statistics
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The following is a list of records attained in French Football Ligue 1 since the league foundation in 1932.
Contents
Club
Titles and Points
- Most titles : Saint-Étienne, 10
- Most consecutive titles : Lyon (2002–2008), 7
- Highest number of points : 89 points for PSG (2013–14)
Wins
- Most wins in a season : 27 for PSG (2013–14) for a 20-team league; 25 for Saint-Étienne (1969–70) for an 18-team league
- Most home victories in a season : 19 for Saint-Étienne (1974–75)
- Most away victories in a season : 12 for Saint-Étienne (1969–70) Lyon (2005–2006 and 2006–07) Marseille (1971–72 and 2008–09) and PSG (2012–13 and 2013–14)
- Most consecutive victories : 14 for Bordeaux (between March 14, 2009 and August 23, 2009)
- Most consecutive victories in a season : 11 for Bordeaux (2008–09)
- Most home consecutive victories : 28 for Saint-Étienne (between March 13, 1974 and August 27, 1975)
- Most away consecutive victories : 9 for Marseille (between February 15, 2009 and August 8, 2009)
- Biggest win : 12–1, Sochaux v. Valenciennes, 1935–36
- Longest unbeaten record within a single season : Nantes, 32 matches (1994–1995)
- Longest unbeaten home record : Nantes, 92 matches, between May 15, 1976 and April 7, 1981
Losses
- Fewest losses in a season : 1 for Nantes (1994–95)
- Fewest home losses in a season : 0 (53 times)
- Fewest away losses in a season : 1 for Sochaux (1934–35) Saint-Étienne (1969–70) Nantes (1994–95) Olympique de Marseille (2008–09)
Top flight appearances
- Most seasons in top-flight : Sochaux, 66 seasons
- Most consecutive seasons in top-flight : Nantes, 44 seasons (1963–2007)
Goals
- Highest-scoring season : 1946–47 (1,344 goals, average: 3.51 per match) for a 20-team league; 1948–49 (1,138 goals, average: 3.71 per match) for an 18-team league
- Highest-scoring team in a season : 1959–60 RC Paris, 118 goals, in 20-team format; 1948–49 Lille, 102 goals, in 18-team format
- Best defense in a season : 1991–92 Marseille, 21 goals conceded
- Best home defense in a season : 2007–08 Saint-Étienne, 4 goals conceded
- Best away defense in a season : 1988–89 PSG, 11 goals conceded
- Best goal difference in a season : 1959–60 Reims, +63, 20-team format; 1948–49 Lille, +62, 18-team format
Disciplinary and Manager
- Season with most yellow cards : 2002–03 (1,654)
- Season with most red cards : 2002–2003 (131)
- Most red cards in a season : 2013-14 Montpellier, 14
- Most matches for a coach : Guy Roux, Auxerre (1961–2000,2001–2005) 890 matches and RC Lens (2007-2008) 4 matches : 894 matches
Attendance
- Highest overall attendance : 8, 290, 346 in 2006–2007 (20 clubs)
- Highest average attendance : 23,154 per match in 2000–2001 (18 clubs)
- Highest daily attendance for a single game day : 281,000, Day 33, 1997–1998 (28,100 per match)
- Highest single attendance : 78,056, Lille–Lyon, 2008–2009 (Match played at the Stade de France)
- Most draws in the season : 2004–05 Bordeaux, 20
Players
Most Appearances
Player | Period | Club[1] | Games[2] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mickaël Landreau | 1997–2014 | Nantes, Paris, Lille, Bastia | 618 |
2 | Jean-Luc Ettori | 1975–1994 | AS Monaco | 602 |
3 | Dominique Dropsy | 1972–1989 | Valenciennes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux | 596 |
4 | Dominique Baratelli | 1967–1985 | Ajaccio, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain | 593 |
5 | Alain Giresse | 1970–1988 | Bordeaux | 586 |
6 | Sylvain Kastendeuch | 1982–2001 | Metz | 577 |
7 | Patrick Battiston | 1973–1991 | Bordeaux | 558 |
8 | Jacky Novi | 1964–1980 | Marseille | 545 |
9 | Roger Marche | 1944–1962 | Stade Reims | 542 |
10 | Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes | 1969–1988 | Nantes | 532 |
Goalscorers
Player | Period | Club[3] | Goals[4] | Games | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delio Onnis | 1971–1986 | AS Monaco | 299 (Ø 0,66) | 449 |
2 | Bernard Lacombe | 1969–1987 | Lyon, Bordeaux | 255 (Ø 0,51) | 497 |
3 | Hervé Revelli | 1965–1978 | Saint-Étienne | 216 (Ø 0,55) | 389 |
4 | Thadée Cisowski | 1947–1961 | Paris | 206 (Ø 0,72) | 286 |
5 | Roger Piantoni | 1950–1966 | Stade Reims | 203 (Ø 0,52) | 394 |
6 | Roger Courtois | 1932–1956 | Sochaux | 193 (Ø 0,45) | 428 |
7 | Joseph Ujlaki | 1947–1964 | Paris | 189 (Ø 0,43) | 438 |
8 | Fleury Di Nallo | 1960–1975 | Lyon | 187 (Ø 0,44) | 425 |
9 | Carlos Bianchi | 1973–1980 | Stade Reims | 179 (Ø 0,81) | 220 |
- | Gunnar Andersson | 1950–1960 | Marseille | 179 (Ø 0,77) | 234 |
Most titles won

Juninho, among others, holds the record of most Ligue 1 titles for a player with 7
7 titles
- Sidney Govou, Grégory Coupet, Juninho, Matthieu Descartes (Lyon): (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008)
- Jean-Michel Larqué and Hervé Revelli of Saint-Étienne, 7 times champions (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976)
Goalkeeping
- Most consecutive home-game minutes without conceding : Jérémie Janot, Saint-Étienne, 1534 minutes without conceding in 2004-2005 & 2005–2006 (17 games)
- Most consecutive minutes without conceding: Gaëtan Huard, Girondins de Bordeaux, 1176 minutes without conceding in 1992-1993 (13 games)
Goalscoring
- Goals in single season : Josip Skoblar, Marseille, 44 (1970–1971)
- Each season: See Top goalscorers in Ligue 1
- Goals in single match : 7, Jean Nicolas, Rouen, 1938 against Valenciennes; André Abegglen (Sochaux) 1935 against Valenciennes
- Most games scored in a row : Vahid Halilhodzic (Nantes) 9 matches in a row – 1984–1985, Zlatan Ibrahimovic 9 matches in a row - 2015-2016
Other records
- Most red cards : Cyril Rool : 19 (as of end of 2005–2006)
- Youngest player : Laurent Paganelli, Saint-Étienne 15 years, 10 months and 3 days
- Youngest to score a hat trick : Jérémy Menez, Sochaux, 22 January 2005 against Bordeaux – Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
References
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- ↑ France - All-Time Most Goals in Ligue 1 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Position : Forward 75 Goals 2012- Matches Played in Division/League 1
- ↑ where player scored the most goals
- ↑ France - All-Time Topscorers