France closes the TOP-5 of the rating of European football countries. These indicators take into account the achievements of clubs in the international arena. The French football championship is considered one of the strongest. Ligue 1 teams regularly represent the country in the Champions League, Europa League and play for the national team.
French Ligue 1 format
20 teams take part in the tournament. They have to play 38 games. Half are played away and 19 matches at the home stadium. In some cases, teams may meet on a neutral field. For a victory, 3 rating points are awarded. 1 point is awarded for a draw.
The tournament table of the French Football Championship is formed by summing up the points earned by the teams during the season. The rating is formed on the basis of the total points, the difference between goals scored and goals conceded, and the total number of goals scored.
In case of equality on these indicators, the results of the games on the road and on the home arena will be taken into account. A year on the opponent's field is equal to two.
The team with the most points becomes the Champion. The first 4 clubs represent France in the Champions League. Two teams enter the LE zone. One team plays in the LC.
The clubs in the last 2 places are promoted to League 2. The third team from the bottom plays play-offs for the right to remain in League 1.
Interesting historical facts
1. French Ligue 1 was formed in 2002.
2. The French Football Championship was founded in 1932. 128 representatives of the National Council voted for its creation. The first season started this year (1932/33).
3. Founders: J. Beru, G. Ano and E. Gambardela.
4. Criteria by which clubs were selected for the championship:
• teams should have had positive results in the past;
• the team must have income (that is, make a profit), in this case, at least from the sale of tickets;
• the team must have at least 8 players with professional status.
Ultimately, 20 teams were selected to play in the top French football division.
5. The first name of the tournament: "National Championship". It was under this name that the first season was held. From 1933 to 2002 the championship was called: Division 1.
Club Achievements
Basically, several clubs are fighting for leadership: PSG, Olympique Marseille, Saint-Etienne, Monaaco and Nantes. At the same time, there are more than 10 clubs that can get into the fight for the championship.
The current champion is Paris Saint-Germain. In total, the team won the championship 9 times. At the same time, they took first place for 3 seasons in a row. This is only the 2nd figure in the ranking of French clubs. Moreover, the team shares the 2nd and 3rd places with Olympique Marseille, who won the tournament 9 times. The last championship dates back to 2010.
The leader in the ranking of achievements is Saint-Etienne. The team was able to achieve the championship title 10 times. True, the last time they took 1st place was in 1981.
8 titles for two teams: AS Monaco and Nantes.
7 times Olympic Lyon became the champion.
6 times Bordeaux and Reims.
"Nice" won the tournament 4 times.
Lille was able to celebrate "Victoria" 3 times.
Sochaux and Seth became champions twice.
7 teams won the French Football Championship 1 time: Lens, Racing, Strasbourg, Olympique Lille, Auxerre, Montpellier and Roubet-Tourcoing.
Season 2020/21
7 clubs are fighting for the leadership this season. These are: PSG, Lille, Monaco, Lyon, Lens, Marseille and Rennes. The rest of the clubs in the middle of the League 1 2020/2021 standings will no longer be able to catch up with the leader, even if Lille loses all the remaining matches, and Montpellier 8 can win 6 matches in a row.
Paris Saint-Germain has every chance of winning 4 titles in a row. At the same time, it will be on par with Saint-Etienne.
It is important to understand that PSG fights not only in the domestic league, but also in the Champions League. This season, the team was able to reach the semifinals of the most prestigious tournament in Europe. In the course of the draw, they were able to outplay such giants of world football as Barcelona and Bayern. That is, representatives of the TOP World Championships.
Interesting facts of France, Ligue 1
1. The record for points scored in season 1 belongs to Paris Saint-Germain. In 2013/14, the team was able to score 89 points.
2. The winning streak of 14 games in a row belongs to Bordeaux. This achievement dates back to 2009.
3. Throughout the history of France, Ligue 1 top scorer is Delio Onnis. He played for AS Monaco. He scored 299 goals.
4. Rossing Paris scored the most goals in 1 season. The team was able to set a record in the 1959/60 season. 118 goals were scored.
5. Biggest win for Sochaux: 12 - 1. They beat Valenciennes in 1935/36.
These are not all interesting facts about the French Championship. I'll come back to him
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