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Ligue 1

Professional Leagues

Ligue 1 is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. It is administered by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and contested by 18 clubs, with promotion and relegation to and from Ligue 2. Seasons run from August to May, and most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays with a few on weekday evenings. The league was inaugurated on 11 September 1932 under the name National, switched to Division 1 after a year, and kept that name until 2002, when it adopted its current one. Paris Saint-Germain is the most successful club, with 14 league titles.

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Frequency
Frequency (category)
Annual 1
Classification
Scope
National 1
Founding Year
1932 1
Ligue 1
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Adil Rami

Ligue 1

Adrien Rabiot

Ligue 1

Alexandre Lacazette

Ligue 1

Almen Abdi

Ligue 1

André-Pierre Gignac

Ligue 1

Anthony Réveillère

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Bernard Lacombe

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Blaise Matuidi

Ligue 1

Corentin Martins

Ligue 1

David Bellion

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Édouard Cissé

Ligue 1

Emiliano Sala

Ligue 1

Gelson Fernandes

Ligue 1

Grégory Coupet

Ligue 1

Grégory Sertic

Ligue 1

Hatem Ben Arfa

Ligue 1

Jérémy Toulalan

Ligue 1

Johan Martial

Ligue 1

Johan Micoud

Ligue 1

Karim Benzema

Ligue 1

Mariano (footballer, born 1986)

Ligue 1

Marquinhos

Ligue 1

Mathieu Gorgelin

Ligue 1

Mathieu Valbuena

Ligue 1

M'Baye Niang

Ligue 1

Memphis Depay

Ligue 1

Mouhamadou Dabo

Ligue 1

Rémi Garde

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Rémy Vercoutre

Ligue 1

Sambou Yatabaré

Ligue 1

Samuel Umtiti

Ligue 1

Sylvain Marveaux

Ligue 1

Toifilou Maoulida

Ligue 1

Wahbi Khazri

Ligue 1

Yassine Benzia

Ligue 1

Yoan Gouffran

Ligue 1

Yohan Cabaye

Ligue 1
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Competitors Include

Adil Rami, Athletes
Source Adil Rami (Wikipedia)
Adrien Rabiot, Athletes
Source Adrien Rabiot (Wikipedia)
Alexandre Lacazette, Athletes
Source Alexandre Lacazette (Wikipedia)
Almen Abdi, Athletes
Source Almen Abdi (Wikipedia)
André-Pierre Gignac, Athletes
Source André-Pierre Gignac (Wikipedia)
Anthony Réveillère, Athletes

Stated in the cited Wikipedia article.

Source Anthony Réveillère (source article)
Bernard Lacombe, Athletes
Source Bernard Lacombe (Wikipedia)
Blaise Matuidi, Athletes
Source Blaise Matuidi (Wikipedia)
Corentin Martins, Athletes
Source Corentin Martins (Wikipedia)
David Bellion, Athletes
Source David Bellion (source article)
Édouard Cissé, Athletes
Source Édouard Cissé (source article)
Emiliano Sala, Athletes
Source Emiliano Sala (Wikipedia)
Gelson Fernandes, Athletes
Source Gelson Fernandes (Wikipedia)
Grégory Coupet, Athletes
Source Grégory Coupet (Wikipedia)
Grégory Sertic, Athletes
Source Grégory Sertic (Wikipedia)
Hatem Ben Arfa, Athletes
Source Hatem Ben Arfa (Wikipedia)
Jérémy Toulalan, Athletes
Source Jérémy Toulalan (Wikipedia)
Johan Martial, Athletes
Source Johan Martial (source article)
Johan Micoud, Athletes
Source Johan Micoud (Wikipedia)
Karim Benzema, Athletes
Source Karim Benzema (Wikipedia)
Mariano (footballer, born 1986), Athletes
Source Mariano (footballer, born 1986) (Wikipedia)
Marquinhos, Athletes
Source Marquinhos (Wikipedia)
Mathieu Gorgelin, Athletes
Source Mathieu Gorgelin (Wikipedia)
Mathieu Valbuena, Athletes
Source Mathieu Valbuena (Wikipedia)
M'Baye Niang, Athletes
Source M'Baye Niang (Wikipedia)
Memphis Depay, Athletes
Source Memphis Depay (Wikipedia)
Mouhamadou Dabo, Athletes
Source Mouhamadou Dabo (Wikipedia)
Rémi Garde, Athletes
Source Rémi Garde (source article)
Rémy Vercoutre, Athletes
Source Rémy Vercoutre (source article)
Sambou Yatabaré, Athletes
Source Sambou Yatabaré (source article)
Samuel Umtiti, Athletes
Source Samuel Umtiti (Wikipedia)
Sylvain Marveaux, Athletes
Source Sylvain Marveaux (source article)
Toifilou Maoulida, Athletes
Source Toifilou Maoulida (Wikipedia)
Wahbi Khazri, Athletes
Source Wahbi Khazri (Wikipedia)
Yassine Benzia, Athletes
Source Yassine Benzia (Wikipedia)
Yoan Gouffran, Athletes
Source Yoan Gouffran (Wikipedia)
Yohan Cabaye, Athletes
Source Yohan Cabaye (Wikipedia)

Features

Association Football, Sports
Source Ligue 1 (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Ligue 1 (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    inaugurated on 11 September 1932
  • Lead section [frequency-category]
    Seasons run from August to May
  • Lead section [scope]
    the highest level of the French football league system
  • Features: Association Football, Lead section [features]
    is a professional association football league in France
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Corentin Martins (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Corentin Martins, Club career
Quote, Competitors Include: Corentin Martins, Club career
He returned to France and its Ligue 1 in January 1998 by joining RC Strasbourg Alsace
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Karim Benzema (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Karim Benzema, Lead section, career summary
Quote, Competitors Include: Karim Benzema, Lead section, career summary
three Ligue 1 title wins
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Blaise Matuidi (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Blaise Matuidi, Lead section, career summary
Quote, Competitors Include: Blaise Matuidi, Lead section, career summary
four consecutive Ligue 1 titles
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Adil Rami (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Adil Rami, Lead paragraphs
Quote, Competitors Include: Adil Rami, Lead paragraphs
signing with Ligue 1 club Lille
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Adrien Rabiot (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Adrien Rabiot, Lead paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Adrien Rabiot, Lead paragraph
five Ligue 1 titles
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Marquinhos (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marquinhos, Lead, competitions
Quote, Competitors Include: Marquinhos, Lead, competitions
Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain
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Samuel Umtiti (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Samuel Umtiti, Lead, competitions
Quote, Competitors Include: Samuel Umtiti, Lead, competitions
Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais
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Emiliano Sala (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Emiliano Sala, Lead, club career
Quote, Competitors Include: Emiliano Sala, Lead, club career
made more than 100 appearances in Ligue 1
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Memphis Depay (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Memphis Depay, Lead section [competed-in 2]
Quote, Competitors Include: Memphis Depay, Lead section [competed-in 2]
awarded the Ligue 1 Goal of the Year
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Alexandre Lacazette (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alexandre Lacazette, Lead paragraph 2
Quote, Competitors Include: Alexandre Lacazette, Lead paragraph 2
finished as Ligue 1 top goalscorer
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André-Pierre Gignac (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: André-Pierre Gignac, Lead paragraph 3
Quote, Competitors Include: André-Pierre Gignac, Lead paragraph 3
finishing as the league's top scorer with 24 goals
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Mathieu Valbuena (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mathieu Valbuena, Lead, second paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Mathieu Valbuena, Lead, second paragraph [competed-in]
Ligue 1 club Marseille
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David Bellion (source article)
Competitors Include: David Bellion, Honours, Bordeaux
Quote, Competitors Include: David Bellion, Honours, Bordeaux
Ligue 1: 2008-09
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Jérémy Toulalan (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jérémy Toulalan, Lead section and career
Quote, Competitors Include: Jérémy Toulalan, Lead section and career
earned him the UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year award
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Yohan Cabaye (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Yohan Cabaye, Lead section [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Yohan Cabaye, Lead section [competed-in]
Newcastle accepted a £19 million offer for Cabaye from Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain
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Wahbi Khazri (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Wahbi Khazri, Lead paragraph 2, Bastia promotion
Quote, Competitors Include: Wahbi Khazri, Lead paragraph 2, Bastia promotion
then Ligue 1 in 2012
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Grégory Coupet (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Grégory Coupet, Lead section
Quote, Competitors Include: Grégory Coupet, Lead section
he won seven Ligue 1 titles
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Hatem Ben Arfa (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hatem Ben Arfa, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Hatem Ben Arfa, Lead
won four Ligue 1 titles
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Anthony Réveillère (source article)
Competitors Include: Anthony Réveillère, Career and international career sections [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Anthony Réveillère, Career and international career sections [competed-in]
amassing Ligue 1 totals of 426 matches and five goals during 16 seasons
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Rémy Vercoutre (source article)
Competitors Include: Rémy Vercoutre, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Rémy Vercoutre, Career section
avec lequel il remporte notamment cinq titres de champion de France
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Sambou Yatabaré (source article)
Competitors Include: Sambou Yatabaré, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Sambou Yatabaré, Career section
debütierte Yatabaré im Spiel gegen den OSC Lille in der französischen Ligue 1
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Toifilou Maoulida (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Toifilou Maoulida, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Toifilou Maoulida, Career section
at that time of the bottom three in Ligue 1
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Bernard Lacombe (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bernard Lacombe, Article text, club career
Quote, Competitors Include: Bernard Lacombe, Article text, club career
He won three French Ligue 1 championships.
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Johan Micoud (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Johan Micoud, Article text, club career
Quote, Competitors Include: Johan Micoud, Article text, club career
the club were crowned Ligue 1 champions in 1998-99
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Sylvain Marveaux (source article)
Competitors Include: Sylvain Marveaux, Career section, league or competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Sylvain Marveaux, Career section, league or competition
Marveaux had joined Ligue 1-club FC Lorient
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Rémi Garde (source article)
Competitors Include: Rémi Garde, Career section, league or competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Rémi Garde, Career section, league or competition
helping the club achieve promotion to Ligue 1 in 1989
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Johan Martial (source article)
Competitors Include: Johan Martial, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Johan Martial, Career section
Bastia loaned Martial to fellow Ligue 1 team Brest for the entire 2010-11 Ligue 1 season
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Mathieu Gorgelin (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mathieu Gorgelin, Club career
Quote, Competitors Include: Mathieu Gorgelin, Club career
He made his debut in Ligue 1 on 2 November 2013
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Yoan Gouffran (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Yoan Gouffran, Club career, Bordeaux
Quote, Competitors Include: Yoan Gouffran, Club career, Bordeaux
Gouffran opted to stay in Ligue 1, signing a four-year contract with Bordeaux
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Mariano (footballer, born 1986) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mariano (footballer, born 1986), Article text
Quote, Competitors Include: Mariano (footballer, born 1986), Article text
French Ligue 1 club Girondins de Bordeaux
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Yassine Benzia (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Yassine Benzia, Club career, Lyon
Quote, Competitors Include: Yassine Benzia, Club career, Lyon
On 16 August 2013, Benzia scored his first Ligue 1 goal, opening a 3-1 win at Sochaux on the first day of the season
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Gelson Fernandes (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gelson Fernandes, Club career, Saint-Étienne
Quote, Competitors Include: Gelson Fernandes, Club career, Saint-Étienne
On 9 July 2009, Fernandes passed a medical to complete a £2 million move to Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne and the move was confirmed the next day
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Almen Abdi (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Almen Abdi, Career, Le Mans
Quote, Competitors Include: Almen Abdi, Career, Le Mans
should the club remain in Ligue 1. However, Le Mans failed to avoid relegation to Ligue 2 at the end of the campaign, with Abdi making a total of 13 appearances.
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Grégory Sertic (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Grégory Sertic, Club career, Bordeaux
Quote, Competitors Include: Grégory Sertic, Club career, Bordeaux
Sertic made his debut in Ligue 1 on 29 April 2009, starting in a 3-2 away win against Stade Rennais FC.
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M'Baye Niang (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: M'Baye Niang, Club career, Caen
Quote, Competitors Include: M'Baye Niang, Club career, Caen
The goal made him the second youngest player to score a goal in Ligue 1 behind Laurent Roussey.
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Édouard Cissé (source article)
Competitors Include: Édouard Cissé, Honours, Marseille
Quote, Competitors Include: Édouard Cissé, Honours, Marseille
Ligue 1: 2009-10
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Mouhamadou Dabo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mouhamadou Dabo, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Mouhamadou Dabo, Career section
He made his Troyes debut on 25 October in an away match against Bordeaux in Ligue 1
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