The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within

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. It was the 83rd season since its establishment. The season started on 21 August 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021. The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.

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were the three-time defending champions, after they were awarded the title for the previous season following the league's cancellation due to the

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. Following a 2–1 win against

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on the final day of the season,

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secured a fourth French league title, and their first since

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Teams

Changes

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and

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were promoted from the 2019–20 Ligue 2. After the French court had initially ruled that the season would proceed with 22 teams, the relegation of

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and

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

to the 2020–21 Ligue 2 was confirmed on 23 June 2020, following a vote by the LFP.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Following the discontinuation of the

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at the end of the 2019–20 season, its European qualification place was given to the team finishing fifth in Ligue 1.

Results

Relegation play-offs

The 2020–21 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team,

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, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Toulouse, on a two-legged confrontation. 1st leg 2nd leg ''2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.''

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Clean sheets

Hat-tricks

Scoring

*First goal of the season:
Ismaël Traoré for Angers against Dijon *Last goal of the season:
Arkadiusz Milik for Marseille against Metz

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 14 **

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(Marseille) * Most red cards: 3 ** Moreto Cassamá (Reims)

Team

* Most yellow cards: 94 **

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* Most red cards: 10 **

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* Fewest yellow cards: 56 **

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* Fewest red cards: 2 **

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Awards

Monthly

Annual

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Ligue 1 Ligue 1 seasons 1

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