List of Ligue 1 clubs explained

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.

List

• As of end of 2022–23 season
• Clubs in bold indicate the 18 clubs participating in the 2023–24 Ligue 1 season

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Rank	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.	Marseille	74	9	1st	1932–33	2022–23	2616
2.	Bordeaux	69	6	1st	1945–46	2021–22	2506
–	Saint-Étienne	69	10	1st	1938–39	2021–22	2456
4.	Rennes	67	-	3rd	1932–33	2022–23	2374
5.	Sochaux	66	2	1st	1932–33	2013–14	2368
–	Lyon	66	7	1st	1945–46	2022–23	2400
7.	Monaco	65	8	1st	1953–54	2022–23	2370
–	Nice	65	4	1st	1932–33	2022–23	2342
9.	Lille	64	4	1st	1944–45	2022–23	2328
–	Metz	64	-	2nd	1932–33	2023–24	2184
11.	Strasbourg	63	1	1st	1934–35	2022–23	2233
12.	Lens	61	1	1st	1937–38	2022–23	2234
13.	Nantes	55	8	1st	1963–64	2022–23	2044
14.		51	11	1st	1971–72	2022–23	1869
15.		42	1	1st	1932–33	2022–23	1476
16.		40	6	1st	1945–46	2022–23	1382
–		40	-	2nd	1932–33	2020–21	1312
18.	Bastia	34	-	3rd	1968–69	2016–17	1264
–		34	-	3rd	1982–83	2022–23	1232
20.	Valenciennes	33	-	3rd	1935–36	2013–14	1214
–		33	1	1st	1980–81	2022–23	1234
22.		31	-	3rd	1956–57	2022–23	1128
23.		30	1	1st	1932–33	1989–90	1020
–		30	-	4th	1970–71	2016–17	1132
25.		24	-	3rd	1938–39	2023–24	872
–		23	-	3rd	1955–56	2006–07	834
27.		22	-	2nd	1932–33	1997–98	749
28.	Toulouse (1937)	19	-	2nd	1946–47	1966–67	678
–		19	-	4th	1936–37	1984–85	678
–		19	-	7th	1954–55	2022–23	702
31.		18	-	5th	1988–89	2018–19	684
–		18	-	8th	1979–80	2022–23	636
33.		17	-	7th	1998–99	2022–23	600
34.	Sète	16	2	1st	1932–33	1953–54	504
–		16	-	7th	1932–33	1974–75	560
36.		15	-	4th	1946–47	1962–63	530
–		15	-	5th	1946–47	1966–67	538
38.		14	-	6th	1967–68	2022–23	524
39.	Guingamp	13	-	7th	1995–96	2018–19	482
–		13	-	5th	1976–77	1988–89	494
41.		12	-	5th	1958–59	1992–93	452
42.		10	1	1st	1945–46	1954–55	344
43.	Olympique Lillois	7	1	1st	1932–33	1938–39	194
–		7	-	2nd	1932–33	1938–39	194
–		7	-	5th	1932–33	1938–39	194
–		7	-	7th	1932–33	1938–39	194
47.		6	-	6th	1932–33	1989–90	184
–		6	-	9th	2003–04	2009–10	208
–		6	-	10th	1932–33	1958–59	184
–		6	-	11th	2011–12	2020–21	180
51.		4	-	9th	2011–12	2014–15	148
–	Tours	4	-	11th	1980–81	1984–85	152
–		4	-	13th	1960–61	2009–10	152
54.		3	-	4th	1969–70	1971–72	110
–		3	-	8th	1936–37	1938–39	90
–		3	-	8th	2021–22	2022–23	76
–		3	-	10th	1958–59	1960–61	114
–		3	-	11th	1993–94	1995–96	114
–		3	-	12th	1972–73	1978–79	114
–		3	-	13th	2017–18	2019–20	104
61.		2	-	5th	1932–33	1933–34	44
62.		1	-	8th	1932–33	1932–33	18
–		1	-	9th	1932–33	1932–33	18
–		1	-	11th	1948–49	1948–49	34
–		1	-	17th	1997–98	1997–98	34
–		1	-	18th	1957–58	1957–58	34
–		1	-	18th	1987–88	1987–88	38
–		1	-	18th	1995–96	1995–96	38
–		1	-	19th	2009–10	2009–10	38
–		1	-	19th	2015–16	2015–16	38
–		1	-	20th	1967–68	1967–68	38
–		1	-	20th	2010–11	2010–11	38
–		1	-	20th	1975–76	1975–76	38
–		1	-	20th	2004–05	2004–05	38