Full Name: Ligue 1 Orange
Country: France
Level: 1
Number of Teams: 20

Official Website: lfp.fr

The official name of the league - Ligue 1 Orange - includes that of the title sponsor Orange, a French mobile phone company. The 20 clubs play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 38 games. The bottom three clubs are relegated. The season runs from July to May.

Clubs:
Auxerre
Bordeaux
Caen
Le Mans
Lens
Lille
Lorient
Lyon
Marseille
Metz
Monaco
Nancy
Nice
Paris Saint-Germain
Rennes
Saint-Etienne
Sochaux
Strasbourg
Toulouse
Valenciennes