The 2022–23 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is the 85th season of the

Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...

, France's premier football competition. It began on 5 August 2022 and will conclude on 4 June 2023. As the

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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 are to be relegated to

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at the end of the season as the number of clubs will be reduced to 18 starting from the 2023–24 season. As a result, no play-offs will be held at the end of the season. This is the last season played with 20 teams. Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of twenty teams are participating in the 2022–23 edition of the Ligue 1.

Changes

Toulouse (promoted after a two-year absence),

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(promoted to

after an eight-year absence), and AJ Auxerre (promoted after a ten-year absence) were promoted from the

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. Bordeaux (relegated after thirty years in the top flight), Metz (relegated after three years in the top flight) and

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(relegated after eighteen years in the top flight) were relegated to

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2022–23 Ligue 1

The official sponsors for League 1 for this period are as follows:

Stadiums and locations

Number of teams by regions

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Clean sheets

Hat-tricks

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 6 **

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(Ajaccio) ** Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) * Most red cards: 2 **

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(Reims) **

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(Marseille) **

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(Ajaccio) ** M'Baye Niang (Auxerre) ** Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice)

Team

* Most yellow cards: 37 **Lille **Reims * Most red cards: 5 **Montpellier **Reims * Fewest yellow cards: 15 **Auxerre * Fewest red cards: 0 **Clermont **Lorient **Toulouse