2022–23 Ligue 1
The 2022–23 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition.
It began on 5 August 2022 and concluded on 3 June 2023.
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2022 – 3 June 2023 |
| Champions | Paris Saint-Germain 11th Ligue 1 title 11th French title |
| Relegated | Ajaccio Troyes Angers Auxerre |
| Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain Lens Marseille |
| Europa League | Toulouse Rennes |
| Europa Conference League | Lille |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,067 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kylian Mbappé (29 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Brice Samba (15 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Monaco 7–1 Ajaccio (15 January 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Brest 0–7 Montpellier (28 August 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Lyon 5–4 Montpellier (7 May 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Lens (7 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Reims (19 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Angers Troyes (21 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Angers (13 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 65,894 Marseille 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain (26 February 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,561 Monaco 3–2 Auxerre (1 February 2023) |
| Attendance | 8,997,104 (23,677 per match) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
As the 2022 FIFA World Cup began on 20 November, the last round before the break was held on 12–13 November. The league subsequently resumed on 27 December. Four clubs were relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the season as the number of clubs was reduced to 18 starting from the 2023–24 season. As a result, no play-offs were held at the end of the season, and this was the last season played with 20 teams.
Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, and they won a record-breaking eleventh title with one match to spare, following a 1–1 draw against Strasbourg on 27 May.
Summary
Lens returned to the Champions League group stage for the first time since the 2002–03. Reims went on a record-breaking 19-game unbeaten run under Will Still. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, and secured a record-breaking eleventh title following a 1–1 draw at Strasbourg on the penultimate matchday.
Teams
A total of twenty teams participated in the 2022–23 edition of the Ligue 1.
Changes
Toulouse (promoted to Ligue 1 after a two-year absence), Ajaccio (promoted after an eight-year absence), and Auxerre (promoted after a ten-year absence) were promoted from the 2021–22 Ligue 2. Bordeaux (relegated after thirty years in the top flight), Metz (relegated after three years in the top flight), and Saint-Étienne (relegated after eighteen years in the top flight) were relegated to 2022–23 Ligue 2.
 from 2021–22 Ligue 2 |  to 2022–23 Ligue 2 |
|---|---|
| Toulouse Ajaccio Auxerre | Saint-Étienne Metz Bordeaux |
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor | Socks sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio |  Olivier Pantaloni | Mathieu Coutadeur | Adidas | LMM, Cullettività di Corsica-Collectivité de Corse, AZ habitat | Gamm Vert/CG Plomberie/Résidence Castugna/Pierre Boulangerie Patisserie/D.L.M.C Anfriani/OC Invest/Teddy Smith/biddingsport.net/FL ELEC/Fromagerie Alta Cima/ScorePlay/A Casetta/Petras/BC Automobiles/Marbrerie Di Grazia/AMS Multiservices/Valdu di l'Alivi/Décor 2000/Traiteur Come Prima/Corsica Haché/Oxygo, Madewis, Hôtel Serenada/Fitness Park Ajaccio/Le Marché aux affaires Castellani/CG Plomberie/OC Invest/Suretec/By Migloo/Hotel U Catagnu/A Boxetta, Le Filosorma Galeria | Air Corsica, Provence Monte Cristo/BC Automobiles/Gamm Vert/Le Petit Cheval Blanc/Oxygo | Ajaccio, Europcar | None |
| Angers | Alexandre Dujeux | Pierrick Capelle | Kappa | Groupe Actual (H)/Le Gaulois (A & 3), Maison de l'Atoll, Angers | Open Energie | P2i | Système U | None |
| Auxerre | Christophe Pélissier |  Birama Touré | Macron | Acadomia, X1, SPPE, Servistores | LCR, X1 | Groupama | Auxerre, Actis Location | None |
| Brest | Eric Roy | Pierre Lees-Melou | Adidas | Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (A & 3)/Le Petit Basque (A & 3), SILL (H)/Breizh Cola (A & 3), GUYOT Environnement, Oceania Hotels, Autour des Williams | Écomiam, J.Bervas Automobiles | Charnel Fruits/Guindé/Eaux de Zilia/Caillarec/KOSTUM Maison Caidou/ITC Formation/Triangle Intérim | E.Leclerc, SOFT-Société d'Organisation Financière et Technique | BSP Sécurité |
| Clermont | Pascal Gastien | Florent Ogier | Uhlsport | Crédit Mutuel, Clermont Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (H) | Systèmes Solaires, Groupe Batipro | Radio SCOOP | Veolia | None |
| Lens | Franck Haise |  Seko Fofana | Puma | Auchan, Groupe Lempereur, Smart Good Things/Nexans | Randstad, Winamax | Aushopping Noyelles | Pas-de-Calais, McDonald's | None |
| Lille |  Paulo Fonseca | José Fonte | New Balance | Cazoo, RIKA, MEL (H)/Hello Lille (A & 3) | Essalmi, Teddy Smith | Aushopping V2 | Winamax, Blåkläder | None |
| Lorient | Régis Le Bris | Laurent Abergel | Umbro | Jean Floc'h, Acadomia, Breizh Cola | KarrGreen, Morbihan | Groupe Actual | BMW Lorient/Mousqueton, B&B Hotels | None |
| Lyon | Laurent Blanc | Alexandre Lacazette | Adidas | Emirates | OOGarden, Groupe ALILA | MG Motor | Teddy Smith | None |
| Marseille |  Igor Tudor | Dimitri Payet | Puma | Cazoo, Parions Sport | Boulanger | D'or et de platine | None | None |
| Monaco |  Philippe Clement | Wissam Ben Yedder | Kappa | eToro, Triangle Intérim | Peace and Sport | None | VBET | None |
| Montpellier |  Michel Der Zakarian | Téji Savanier | Nike | Partouche, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Smart Good Things | FAUN-Environnement, Sud de France | Loxam | Système U, Viwone | None |
| Nantes | Pierre Aristouy | Alban Lafont | Macron | Synergie/Groupe AFD (in UEFA matches), Groupe AFD, Proginov | Préservation du Patrimoine, Groupe Millet | LNA Santé/Groupe Millet (in UEFA matches) | ZEbet, Flamino | None |
| Nice | Didier Digard (caretaker) |  Dante | Macron | Ineos | Ineos Grenadier | Ineos Hygienics | Ville de Nice, VBET | None |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Christophe Galtier | Marquinhos | Nike | Qatar Airways | None | GOAT | None | None |
| Reims | Will Still |  Yunis Abdelhamid | Umbro | Hexaom, Transports Caillot, Crédit Agricole du Nord-Est | SOS Malus, Royaltiz | Triangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H)/Reims (A & 3) | Winamax, Würth MODYF | None |
| Rennes | Bruno Génésio | Hamari Traoré | Puma | Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELA | Blot Immobilier | Groupe ROSE | Convivio | None |
| Strasbourg | Frédéric Antonetti | Dimitri Liénard | Adidas | ÉS Énergies (H)/Winamax (A & 3), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H)/Stoeffler (A & 3) | Winamax (H)/ÉS Énergies (A & 3), Boulanger | Würth | Soprema, Eurométropole de Strasbourg, Atheo | None |
| Toulouse | Philippe Montanier | Brecht Dejaegere | Craft | LP Promotion Group, Betway | GLS | Newrest | Sud de France | None |
| Troyes |  Patrick Kisnorbo | Yoann Salmier | Le Coq Sportif | Winamax, Lex Persona, norelem, Festilight | Sinfin, Amplitude Groupe Automobile | Century 21 Groupe Martinot | Ville de Troyes, LCR | None |
Number of teams by regions
| Teams | Region or country | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Brittany | Brest, Lorient and Rennes |
 Grand Est | Reims, Strasbourg and Troyes | |
| 2 |  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Lyon and Clermont |
 Hauts-de-France | Lens and Lille | |
 Occitanie | Montpellier and Toulouse | |
 Pays de la Loire | Angers and Nantes | |
 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marseille and Nice | |
| 1 |  Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Auxerre |
 Corsica | Ajaccio | |
 Île-de-France | Paris Saint-Germain | |
 Monaco | Monaco |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | Jocelyn Gourvennec | Sacked | 16 June 2022 | Pre-season | Paulo Fonseca | 29 June 2022 |
| Lorient | Christophe Pélissier | 19 June 2022 | Régis Le Bris | 27 June 2022 | ||
| Nice | Christophe Galtier | Mutual consent | 27 June 2022 |  Lucien Favre | 27 June 2022 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain |  Mauricio Pochettino | 1 July 2022 | Christophe Galtier | 5 July 2022 | ||
| Marseille | Jorge Sampaoli | Resigned | 1 July 2022 | Igor Tudor | 4 July 2022 | |
| Lyon |  Peter Bosz | Sacked | 9 October 2022 | 7th | Laurent Blanc | 9 October 2022 |
| Auxerre | Jean-Marc Furlan | 11 October 2022 | 16th | Christophe Pélissier | 26 October 2022 | |
| Brest | Michel Der Zakarian | 11 October 2022 | 20th | Eric Roy | 3 January 2023 | |
| Reims |  Óscar García | 13 October 2022 | 20th | Will Still | 13 October 2022 | |
| Montpellier | Olivier Dall'Oglio | 17 October 2022 | 11th | Romain Pitau | 14 November 2022 | |
| Troyes | Bruno Irles | 8 November 2022 | 13th | Patrick Kisnorbo | 23 November 2022 | |
| Angers | Gérald Baticle | 22 December 2022 | 20th | Abdel Bouhazama | 5 January 2023 | |
| Strasbourg | Julien Stéphan | 9 January 2023 | 19th | Frédéric Antonetti | 21 January 2023 | |
| Nice | Lucien Favre | 9 January 2023 | 11th | Didier Digard (caretaker) | 9 January 2023 | |
| Montpellier | Romain Pitau | 7 February 2023 | 15th | Michel Der Zakarian | 8 February 2023 | |
| Angers | Abdel Bouhazama | Resigned | 7 March 2023 | 20th | Alexandre Dujeux | 7 March 2023 |
| Nantes | Antoine Kombouaré | Sacked | 9 May 2023 | 17th | Pierre Aristouy | 9 May 2023 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 40 | +49 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Lens | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 84 | |
| 3 | Marseille | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Rennes | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Lille | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 6 | Monaco | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 65 | |
| 7 | Lyon | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 62 | |
| 8 | Clermont | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 59 | |
| 9 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 58 | |
| 10 | Lorient | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 55 | |
| 11 | Reims | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 51 | |
| 12 | Montpellier | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 50 | |
| 13 | Toulouse | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 14 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 44 | |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 40 | |
| 16 | Nantes | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 36 | |
| 17 | Auxerre (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 35 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 18 | Ajaccio (R) | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 74 | −51 | 26 | |
| 19 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 81 | −36 | 24 | |
| 20 | Angers (R) | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 81 | −48 | 18 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 |
| 2 | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | 27 |
| 3 |  Jonathan David | Lille | 24 |
| 4 |  Folarin Balogun | Reims | 21 |
| Loïs Openda | Lens | ||
| 6 |  Habib Diallo | Strasbourg | 20 |
| 7 | Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco | 19 |
| Elye Wahi | Montpellier | ||
| 9 |  Terem Moffi | Lorient/Nice | 18 |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 |
