French football champion
This list names the French champions in men's football in chronological order. Only the annual champions of the top French league for professional clubs ( Division 1 , since 2002 Ligue 1 ) in the seasons 1932/33 to 1938/39 and again since 1945 count as official winners of the Championnat de France (occasionally with the addition "D1") / 46. The top scorer of these official championships can be found under Ligue 1 / Top Scorers .
In addition, the winners of the so-called "War Championships" during the Second World War and the occupation / division of the country as well as the winners of the only unofficial titles before 1933 are listed here. The championships of the different associations before 1919 complete the overview of this list with regard to the national leading clubs in the early days of French football .
The title holder
The clubs are only linked when they are mentioned for the first time (i.e. the oldest title win or the earliest participation in the final), and a second time when the club name differs significantly in the early years.
1894-1919 (championships of the various associations)
USFSA: Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques ( Championnat de France )
CFI: Comité Français Interfédéral (umbrella organization of the associations mentioned below; Trophée de France )
FGSPF: Fédération Gymnastique et Sportive des Patronages Français
FCAF: Fédération Cycliste et Athlétique de France
LFA: Ligue de Football Association
FAA: Fédération Athlétique Amateur
- 1894
- USFSA: Standard AC Paris (2-2 and 2-0 against White Rovers Paris )
- 1895
- USFSA: Standard AC Paris (3-1 against White Rovers Paris)
- 1896
- USFSA: Club Français Paris
- 1897
- USFSA: Standard AC Paris (league operation with 9 Paris teams); Burdiglia Bordeaux (not an officially recognized regional champion)
- 1898
- USFSA: Standard AC Paris (Paris 1st division with 6 teams); Iris Club Lillois (Northern League); Burdiglia Bordeaux (not an officially recognized regional champion)
- 1899 (1899–1914: determination of the USFSA national champion through the final round of the winners from Paris and the rest of the country)
- USFSA: Le Havre AC (without a fight because Club Français Paris refused to compete)
- 1900
- USFSA: Le Havre AC (1-0 against Club Français Paris)
- 1901
- USFSA: Standard AC Paris (1: 1 n.V. and 6: 1 against Le Havre AC)
- 1902
- USFSA: RC Roubaix ( 4-3 n.V. against RC de France )
- 1903
- USFSA: RC Roubaix (2-2 n.V. and 3-1 against RC de France)
- 1904
- USFSA: RC Roubaix (4-2 v United Sports Club Paris )
- 1905
- USFSA: Gallia Club Paris (1-0 aet against RC Roubaix)
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FGSPF: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris
- joint master (unofficial): Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris
- 1906
- USFSA: RC Roubaix (2: 1 n.V. against CA Paris )
- FGSPF: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris
- FCAF: SM Puteaux
- 1907 (1907–1913: determination of the common master of the associations except the USFSA for the CFI- Trophée de France )
- USFSA: RC de France (2-1 against RC Roubaix)
- FGSPF: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris
- FCAF: SM Puteaux
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FAA: FC Simiotin Bordeaux
- joint CFI champion: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris (8: 3 against Simiotin Bordeaux)
- 1908
- USFSA: RC Roubaix (2-1 against RC de France)
- FGSPF: Patronage Olier Paris-Arcueil
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FCAF: SM Puteaux
- joint CFI champion: Patronage Olier Paris-Arcueil (3-0 against SM Puteaux)
- 1909
- USFSA: Stade Helvétique Marseille (3-2 v CA Paris)
- FGSPF: Bons Gars Bordeaux
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FCAF: Star Club Caudrésien
- Joint CFI champion: JA Saint-Ouen (without a fight, although not qualified at all - the trips to Bordeaux and Caudry were too far)
- 1910
- USFSA: US Tourcoing (7-2 against Stade Helvétique Marseille)
- FGSPF: Patronage Olier Paris-Arcueil
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FCAF: CA Vitry
- joint CFI champion: Patronage Olier Paris-Arcueil (2-0 against CA Vitry)
- 1911
- USFSA: Stade Helvétique Marseille (3-2 against RC de France)
- FGSPF: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris
- FCAF: JA Saint-Ouen
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LFA: CA Paris
- Joint CFI champions: CA Paris (1-0 against Étoile des Deux Lacs)
- 1912
- USFSA: Stade Raphaëlois (2-1 aet against AS Française Paris)
- FGSPF: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris
- FCAF: VGA du Médoc Bordeaux
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LFA: Red Star AC Paris
- joint CFI champion: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris (3-1 against Red Star)
- 1913
- USFSA: Stade Helvétique Marseille (1-0 against FC Rouen )
- FGSPF: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris
- FCAF: VGA du Médoc Bordeaux
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LFA: CA Paris
- joint CFI champion: CA Paris (2-1 against VGA Médoc)
- 1914
- USFSA: Olympique Lillois (3-0 against Olympique de Cette )
- FGSPF: Patronage Olier Paris-Arcueil
- FCAF: VGA du Médoc Bordeaux
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LFA: FCE Levallois
- Joint CFI champion of all 4 associations: Olympique Lillois Lille (4-1 against VGA Médoc)
Championship operations were limited due to World War I (1915–1918):
- 1915
- no masters determined
- 1916
- USFSA: Stade Rennais UC (7-1 against CS Terreaux Lyon)
- FGSPF: Étoile des Deux Lacs Paris
- FCAF: VGA du Médoc Bordeaux
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LFA: Olympique Pantin
- joint CFI champion, again without USFSA: Olympique Pantin (2-0 against Étoile des Deux Lacs)
- 1917
- USFSA: CASG Paris (4-1 against FC Lyon )
- FGSPF: Bousbotte Association Besançon
- 1918
- no masters determined
- 1919
- USFSA: Le Havre AC (4-1 against Olympique Marseille )
1919 Founding of a uniform football association, the Fédération Française de Football Association (FFFA; "Association" disappeared from the name after a while), which however did not hold a national championship until 1932 (for a more detailed explanation see Ligue 1 # The late beginning: causes ).
1927–1930 ( Championnat de France par Catégories of the FFFA)
No nationwide competition; In addition to the supposedly strongest club mentioned below, there were two other clubs each year that were winners in their “category”
- 1927 CA Paris
- 1928 Stade Français Paris
- 1929 Olympique Marseille
- 1930 no master determined
1931–1932 ( Coupe Sochaux )
Competition approved by the FFFA, but privately organized
- 1931 FC Sochaux
- 1932 Mulhouse FC
1933–1939 ( Division 1 , professional league)
| season | master | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1932/33 | Olympique Lillois | AS Cannes |
| 1933/34 | FC Sète | SC Fives |
| 1934/35 | FC Sochaux | Racing Strasbourg |
| 1935/36 | Racing Club Paris | Olympique Lillois |
| 1936/37 | Olympique Marseille | FC Sochaux |
| 1937/38 | FC Sochaux | Olympique Marseille |
| 1938/39 | FC Sète | Olympique Marseille |
1940–1945 (" Division 1 War Championships" ; no official title)
Due to the war and occupation, only regional winners
- 1939/40 North: FC Rouen / Southeast: OGC Nice / Southwest: Girondins Bordeaux
- 1940/41 North: Red Star Paris / South: Olympique Marseille
- 1941/42 North: Stade Reims / South: FC Sète
- 1942/43 North: Racing Lens / South: Toulouse FC
- 1943/44 (only regional national teams) Équipe Fédérale Lens-Artois
- 1944/45 North: FC Rouen / South: Lyon OU (unofficial decider 4-0 for Rouen)
1946–2002 ( Division 1 )
| season | master | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1945/46 | Lille OSC | AS Saint-Etienne |
| 1946/47 | CO Roubaix-Tourcoing | Stade Reims |
| 1947/48 | Olympique Marseille | Lille OSC |
| 1948/49 | Stade Reims | Lille OSC |
| 1949/50 | Girondins Bordeaux | Lille OSC |
| 1950/51 | OGC Nice | Lille OSC |
| 1951/52 | OGC Nice | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 1952/53 | Stade Reims | FC Sochaux |
| 1953/54 | Lille OSC | Stade Reims |
| 1954/55 | Stade Reims | Toulouse FC |
| 1955/56 | OGC Nice | Racing Lens |
| 1956/57 | AS Saint-Etienne | Racing Lens |
| 1957/58 | Stade Reims | Olympique Nîmes |
| 1958/59 | OGC Nice | Olympique Nîmes |
| 1959/60 | Stade Reims | Olympique Nîmes |
| 1960/61 | AS Monaco | Racing Paris |
| 1961/62 | Stade Reims | Racing Paris |
| 1962/63 | AS Monaco | Stade Reims |
| 1963/64 | AS Saint-Etienne | AS Monaco |
| 1964/65 | FC Nantes | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 1965/66 | FC Nantes | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 1966/67 | AS Saint-Etienne | FC Nantes |
| 1967/68 | AS Saint-Etienne | OGC Nice |
| 1968/69 | AS Saint-Etienne | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 1969/70 | AS Saint-Etienne | Olympique Marseille |
| 1970/71 | Olympique Marseille | AS Saint-Etienne |
| 1971/72 | Olympique Marseille | Olympique Nîmes |
| 1972/73 | FC Nantes | OGC Nice |
| 1973/74 | AS Saint-Etienne | FC Nantes |
| 1974/75 | AS Saint-Etienne | Olympique Marseille |
| 1975/76 | AS Saint-Etienne | OGC Nice |
| 1976/77 | FC Nantes | Racing Lens |
| 1977/78 | AS Monaco | FC Nantes |
| 1978/79 | Racing Strasbourg | FC Nantes |
| 1979/80 | FC Nantes | FC Sochaux |
| 1980/81 | AS Saint-Etienne | FC Nantes |
| 1981/82 | AS Monaco | AS Saint-Etienne |
| 1982/83 | FC Nantes | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 1983/84 | Girondins Bordeaux | AS Monaco |
| 1984/85 | Girondins Bordeaux | FC Nantes |
| 1985/86 | Paris Saint-Germain | FC Nantes |
| 1986/87 | Girondins Bordeaux | Olympique Marseille |
| 1987/88 | AS Monaco | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 1988/89 | Olympique Marseille | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1989/90 | Olympique Marseille | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 1990/91 | Olympique Marseille | AS Monaco |
| 1991/92 | Olympique Marseille | AS Monaco |
| 1992/93 | no champions - league leaders Olympique Marseille the title was revoked ( "Affair OM-VA" ) |
Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1993/94 | Paris Saint-Germain | Olympique Marseille |
| 1994/95 | FC Nantes | Olympique Lyon |
| 1995/96 | AJ Auxerre | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1996/97 | AS Monaco | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1997/98 | Racing Lens | FC Metz |
| 1998/99 | Girondins Bordeaux | Olympique Marseille |
| 1999/2000 | AS Monaco | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2000/01 | FC Nantes | Olympique Lyon |
| 2001/02 | Olympique Lyon | Racing Lens |
Since 2003 ( Ligue 1 )
| season | master | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2002/03 | Olympique Lyon | AS Monaco |
| 2003/04 | Olympique Lyon | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2004/05 | Olympique Lyon | Lille OSC |
| 2005/06 | Olympique Lyon | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 2006/07 | Olympique Lyon | Olympique Marseille |
| 2007/08 | Olympique Lyon | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 2008/09 | Girondins Bordeaux | Olympique Marseille |
| 2009/10 | Olympique Marseille | Olympique Lyon |
| 2010/11 | Lille OSC | Olympique Marseille |
| 2011/12 | HSC Montpellier | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2012/13 | Paris Saint-Germain | Olympique Marseille |
| 2013/14 | Paris Saint-Germain | AS Monaco |
| 2014/15 | Paris Saint-Germain | Olympique Lyon |
| 2015/16 | Paris Saint-Germain | Olympique Lyon |
| 2016/17 | AS Monaco | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2017/18 | Paris Saint-Germain | AS Monaco |
| 2018/19 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lille OSC |