List of Ligue 1 clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in Ligue 1 at any time since its foundation for the 1932–33 season to the current season. A total of 74 teams have played in Ligue 1.

• As end of 2014–15 season
• Clubs in bold indicate the 20 clubs participating in the 2015-16 Ligue 1 Season

	Club	Seasons in D1/L1	Number of titles	Best result	First season in D1/L1	Last season in D1/L1	Matches played in D1/L1
1.	Sochaux	67	2	1st	1932–33	2013–14	2368
2.	Marseille	66 +15/16	9	1st	1932–33	2014–15	2322
3.	Bordeaux	63 +15/16	6	1st	1945–46	2014–15	2288
-	Saint-Étienne	63 +15/16	10	1st	1938–39	2014–15	2276
5.	Lens	58	1	1st	1937–38	2014–15	2120
-	Metz	58	-	2nd	1932–33	2014–15	2080
-	Rennes	58 +15/16	-	4th	1932–33	2014–15	2080
9.	AS Monaco	57 +15/16	7	1st	1953–54	2014–15	2076
–	Lyon	57 +15/16	7	1st	1945–46	2014–15	2072
–	Nice	57 +15/16	4	1st	1932–33	2014–15	2048
–	Strasbourg	56	1	1st	1935–36	2007–08	2016
12.	Lille	56 +15/16	3	1st	1944–45	2014–15	2034
13.	Nantes	47 +15/16	8	1st	1963–64	2014–15	1750
14.	Paris Saint-Germain	42 +15/16	5	1st	1971–72	2014–15	1538
15.	Sporting Club Nimois/ 0000Nimes Olympique	35	-	2nd	1932–33	1992–93	1246
16.	Valenciennes	34	-	3rd	1935–36	2013–14	1214
17.	Auxerre	33	1	1st	1980–81	2011–12	1196
–	Montpellier	34 +15/16	1	1st	1932–33	2014–15	1182
19.	Reims	32 +15/16	6	1st	1945–46	2014–15	1164
–	Bastia	32 +15/16	-	3rd	1968–69	2014–15	1188
21.	Racing Club de France	30	1	1st	1932–33	1989–90	1020
-	Nancy	30	-	4th	1970–71	2012–13	1094
23.	Toulouse	28 +15/16	-	3rd	1982–83	2014–15	1014
24.	Le Havre	24	-	3rd	1938–39	2008–09	872
25.	Angers	24 +15/16	-	3rd	1956–57	2015–16	854
-	Sedan	23	-	3rd	1955–56	2006–07	834
27.	Cannes	22	-	2nd	1932–33	1997–98	749
28.	Toulouse (1937)	19	-	2nd	1946–47	1966–67	678
–	Rouen	19	-	4th	1936–37	1984–85	678
–	Red Star	19	-	7th	1932–33	1974–75	642
31.	ESTAC Troyes	18 +15/16	-	7th	1954–55	2015–16	622
32.	Sète	16	2	1st	1932–33	1953–54	504
33.	FC Nancy	15	-	4th	1946–47	1962–63	530
34.	Caen	15 +15/16	-	5th	1988–89	2014–15	532
-	Stade Brest	14	-	8th	1979–80	2012–13	494
36.	Laval	13	-	5th	1976–77	1988–89	494
37.	Toulon	12	-	5th	1958–59	1992–93	452
-	Stade Français	12	-	5th	1946–47	1966–67	436
-	AC Ajaccio	13	-	6th	1967–68	2013–14	486
40.	Lorient	12 +15/16	-	7th	1998–99	2014–15	410
41.	Roubaix-Tourcoing	10	1	1st	1945–46	1954–55	344
42.	Guingamp	9 +15/16	-	7th	1995–96	2014–15	330
43.	Olympique Lillois	7	1	1st	1932–33	1942–43	194
–	Fives	7	-	2nd	1932–33	1938–39	194
–	Excelsior Roubaix	7	-	5th	1932–33	1938–39	194
–	Antibes	7	-	7th	1932–33	1938–39	194
47.	Mulhouse	6	-	6th	1932–33	1989–90	184
-	Le Mans	6	-	9th	2003–04	2009–10	208
–	Alès	6	-	10th	1932–33	1958–59	184
50.	Tours FC	4	-	11th	1980–81	1984–85	152
–	Grenoble	4	-	13th	1960–61	2009–10	152
52.	AS Angoulême	3	-	4th	1969–70	1971–72	110
–	Racing Club de Roubaix	3	-	8th	1936–37	1938–39	90
–	Evian	4	-	9th	2011–12	2014–15	148
-	Limoges Foot	3	-	10th	1958–59	1960–61	114
–	Martigues	3	-	11th	1993–94	1995–96	114
–	Paris FC	3	-	12th	1972–73	1978–79	114
58.	CA Paris	2	-	5th	1932–33	1933–34	44
59.	Club Français	1	-	8th	1932–33	1932–33	18
–	Hyères	1	-	9th	1932–33	1932–33	18
–	Colmar	1	-	11th	1948–49	1948–49	34
–	Châteauroux	1	-	17th	1997–98	1997–98	34
–	Béziers	1	-	18th	1957–58	1957–58	34
-	Niort	1	-	18th	1987–88	1987–88	38
–	Gueugnon	1	-	18th	1995–96	1995–96	38
-	Boulogne	1	-	19th	2009–10	2009–10	38
-	Dijon	1	-	19th	2011–12	2011–12	38
–	AS Aix	1	-	20th	1967–68	1967–68	38
–	Arles-Avignon	1	-	20th	2010–11	2010–11	38
–	Avignon Foot	1	-	20th	1975–76	1975–76	38
–	Istres	1	-	20th	2004–05	2004–05	38
–	Gazélec Ajaccio	1	-	N/A	2015-16	2015-16	N/A