List of Ligue 1 records and statistics#Goalscorers
{{short description|French Football Ligue 1 records}}
The following is a list of records attained in French Football Ligue 1 since the league foundation in 1932.
Club statistics
=Titles and points=
- Most titles: 13, Paris Saint-Germain
- Most consecutive titles: 7, Lyon (2002–2008)
- Most points in a single season: 96, Paris Saint-Germain (2015–16){{cite news |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/04/14/season-2015-16-official-statistics-guide |title=Season 2015-16: Official Statistics Guide |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=13 June 2016 |access-date=15 February 2021 }}
=Wins and unbeaten runs=
- Most wins in a single season:
- 38-match season: 30, Paris Saint-Germain (2015–16) and Monaco (2016–17)
- 34-match season: 26, Paris Saint-Germain (2024-25)
- Most home victories in a single season: 19, Saint-Étienne (1974–75)
- Most away victories in a single season: 15, Paris Saint-Germain (2015–16)
- Most consecutive victories: 16, Monaco (between 25 February 2017 and 17 August 2017){{cite web |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/LEGENDS/2020/04/21/as-monaco-record-run-reaps-title-mbappe-fabinho-falcao |title=AS Monaco: Record run reaps title |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=21 April 2020 |access-date=15 February 2021 }}
- Most consecutive victories in a single season: 14, Paris Saint-Germain (2018–19)
- Most consecutive home victories: 28, Saint-Étienne (between 13 March 1974 and 27 August 1975)
- Most consecutive away victories: 9, Marseille (between 15 February 2009 and 8 August 2009)
- Biggest win: Sochaux 12–1 Valenciennes (1 July 1935)
- Biggest away win: Troyes 0–9 Paris Saint-Germain (13 March 2016)
- Longest unbeaten run: 36 matches, Paris Saint-Germain (between 15 March 2015 and 20 February 2016)
- Longest unbeaten run within a single season: 32 matches, Nantes (1994–95)
- Longest home unbeaten run: 92 matches, Nantes (between 15 May 1976 and 7 April 1981)
- Longest away unbeaten run: 39 matches, Paris Saint-Germain (between 11 February 2023 – 03 May 2025)
=Losses=
- Fewest losses in a single season: 1, Nantes (1994–95)
- Fewest home losses in a single season: 0 (58 times)
- Angers (1971–72)
- Auxerre (1984–85, 1988–89, 1991–92)
- Bastia (1972–73, 1976–77)
- Bordeaux (1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1992–93, 2008–09)
- Cannes (1989–90)
- Laval (1985–86)
- Lens (1976–77, 2001–02)
- Lillois (1933–34)
- Lyon (1994–95, 2001–02)
- Marseille (1937–38, 1947–48, 1970–71, 1988–89, 1998–99)
- Monaco (1982–83, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1999–2000)
- Nancy (1977–78)
- Nantes (1965–66, 1966–67, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1994–95)
- Nîmes (1952–53, 1958–59)
- Paris Saint-Germain (1985–86, 1993–94, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22)
- Racing Club (1938–39)
- Saint-Étienne (1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77)
- Sète (1933–34, 1936–37)
- Sochaux (1936–37, 2002–03)
- Strasbourg (1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79)
- Toulouse (1953–54, 1986–87)
- Valenciennes (1964–65)
- Fewest away losses in a single season: 0, Paris Saint-Germain (2023–24)
=Top flight appearances=
- Most seasons in top flight: 72, Marseille
- Most consecutive seasons in top flight: 49, Paris Saint-Germain (1974–present)
=Goals=
- Highest-scoring season:
- 38-match season: 1946–47 (134 goals; 3.51 average per match)
- 34-match season: 1948–49 (113 goals; 3.71 average per match)
- Most goals scored by a team in a single season:
- 38-match season: 118, RC Paris (1959–60)
- 34-match season: 102, Lille (1948–49)
- Most goals in a single match: 13
- Sochaux 12–1 Valenciennes (1 July 1935)
- Marseille 3–10 Saint-Étienne (16 September 1951)
- RC Paris 11–2 Metz (19 November 1961)
- Fewest goals conceded by a team in a single season: 19, Paris Saint-Germain (2015–16)
- Fewest home goals conceded by a team in a single season: 4, Saint-Étienne (2007–08)
- Fewest away goals conceded by a team in a single season: 7, Paris Saint-Germain (2015–16)
- Best goal difference in a single season:
- 38-match season: +83, Paris Saint-Germain (2015–16)
- 34-match season: +62, Lille (1948–49)
=Disciplinary=
- Most yellow cards in a season: 654 (2002–03)
- Most red cards in a season: 131 (2002–03)
- Most red cards by a team in a single season: 14, Montpellier (2013–14)
=Manager=
=Attendance=
- Highest overall attendance in a season: 8,676,490 (2018–19; 38-match season){{cite news |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/01/09/record-attendances-in-ligue-1-conforama |title=Record attendances in Ligue 1 Conforama |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=30 May 2019 |access-date=15 February 2021 }}
- Highest average attendance in a season: 23,154 per match (2000–01; 34-match season)
- Highest overall attendance in a single matchday: 307,775 (2018–19 matchday 1; 30,778 average per match)
- Highest attendance in a single match: 78,056, Lille v. Lyon at the Stade de France (7 March 2009)
Player statistics
=Most appearances=
{{see also|List of Ligue 1 players}}
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! Rank ! Player ! Period ! Club(s)where player played Ligue 1 games. |
1
| align="center"| {{nowrap|1997–2014}} | align="center"| Nantes, Paris Saint-Germain, Lille, Bastia | align="center"| 618 |
2
| align="center"| 1975–1994 | align="center"| Monaco | align="center"| 602 |
3
| align="center"| 1971–1989 | align="center"| Valenciennes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux | align="center"| 596 |
4
| align="center"| 1967–1985 | align="center"| Ajaccio, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain | align="center"| 593 |
5
| align="center"| 1970–1988 | align="center"| Bordeaux, Marseille | align="center"| 586 |
6
| align="center"| 1982–2001 | align="center"| Metz, Saint-Étienne, Toulouse | align="center"| 577 |
7
| align="center"| 1973–1991 | align="center"| Bordeaux, Metz, Saint-Étienne, Monaco | align="center"| 558 |
8
| align="center"| 1964–1980 | align="center"| Marseille, Nîmes, Paris Saint-Germain, Strasbourg | align="center"| 545 |
9
| align="center"| 1944–1962 | align="center"| Stade Reims, RC Paris | align="center"| 542 |
10
| align="center"| 1969–1988 | align="center"| Nantes | align="center"| 532 |
=Goalscorers=
{{see also|List of Ligue 1 top scorers}}
class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank ! Player ! Period ! Club(s)where player scored Ligue 1 goals ! Goals[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/frantops-allt.html France - All-Time Topscorers]{{cite news |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/03/24/top-guns |title=Top guns! |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=24 March 2020 |access-date=15 February 2021 }} ! Games ! Ratio |
1
| align="center"| {{nowrap|1972–1986}} | align="center"| Monaco, Reims, Tours, Toulon | align="center"| 299 | 449 | {{#expr: 299/449 round 2}} |
2
| align="center"| 1969–1987 | align="center"| Lyon, Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux | align="center"| 255 | 497 | {{#expr: 255/497 round 2}} |
3
| align="center"| 1965–1978 | align="center"| Saint-Étienne, Nice | align="center"| 216 | 389 | {{#expr: 216/389 round 2}} |
4
| align="center"| 1932–1956 | align="center"| Sochaux, Troyes | align="center"| 210 | 288 | {{#expr: 210/288 round 2}} |
5
| align="center"| 1947–1961 | align="center"| Metz, RC Paris, Valenciennes | align="center"| 206 | 286 | {{#expr: 206/286 round 2}} |
6
| align="center"| 1950–1966 | align="center"| FC Nancy, Reims, Nice | align="center"| 203 | 394 | {{#expr: 203/394 round 2}} |
7
| align="center"| 2015–2024 | align="center"| Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain | align="center"| 191 | 246 | {{#expr: 191/246 round 2}} |
8
| align="center"| 1947–1964 | align="center"| Stade Français, Sète, Nîmes, Nice, RC Paris | align="center"| 190 | 438 | {{#expr: 190/438 round 2}} |
9
| align="center"| 1960–1975 | align="center"| Lyon, Red Star | align="center"| 187 | 425 | {{#expr: 187/425 round 2}} |
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| align="center"| 1973–1980 | align="center"| Reims, Paris Saint-Germain, Strasbourg | align="center"| 179 | 220 | {{#expr: 179/220 round 2}} |
Gunnar Andersson
| align="center"| 1950–1960 | align="center"| Marseille, Bordeaux | align="center"| 179 | 234 | {{#expr: 179/234 round 2}} |
=Most titles won=
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;Ten titles
;Nine titles
- Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023){{cite news
|url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/eight-french-championship-titles-verratti-breaks-the-record-l1-records-psg|title=Eight French championship titles, Verratti breaks the record! |publisher=Paris Saint-Germain |date=24 April 2022 |access-date=24 April 2022 }}
;Eight titles
- Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain) (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2025)
;Seven titles
- Sidney Govou, Grégory Coupet and Juninho (Lyon) (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008){{cite news |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/05/07/psg-thiago-silva-and-verratti-in-seventh-heaven |title=Thiago Silva and Verratti in seventh heaven |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=7 May 2020 |access-date=13 June 2020 }}
- Jean-Michel Larqué and Hervé Revelli (Saint-Étienne) (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975 and 1976)
- Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020)
- Kylian Mbappé (Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain) (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024)
=Goalkeeping=
- Most consecutive minutes without conceding at home: Jérémie Janot for Saint-Étienne, 1,534 minutes without conceding in 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons (17 games)
- Most consecutive minutes without conceding: Gaëtan Huard for Bordeaux, 1,176 minutes without conceding in 1992–93 season (13 games)
=Goalscoring=
- Most goals in a single season: Josip Skoblar, 44
- Each season: See List of Ligue 1 top scorers
- Most goals in a single match: 7, Jean Nicolas, for Rouen against Valenciennes, 1938; André Abegglen, for Sochaux against Valenciennes, 1935
- Most games scored in a row: Vahid Halilhodžić (Nantes), 9 matches in a row (1984–1985); Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain), 9 matches in a row (2015–2016)
=Other records=
- Most red cards received by a player: 19, Cyril Rool
- Youngest player to appear in a match: Kalman Gerencseri, aged {{Age in years and days|1945|1|9|1960|8|21}} (for Lens against Monaco on 21 August 1960){{cite news |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/01/12/precocious-ligue-1-conforama-s-young-talent-history-1-2 |title=Precocious! Ligue 1 Conforama's young talent history (1/2) |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=16 November 2019 |access-date=15 February 2021 }}
- Youngest player to score a hat-trick: Jérémy Ménez, aged {{Age in years and days|1987|5|7|2005|1|22}} (for Sochaux against Bordeaux on 22 January 2005)
- Fastest goal: 7.9 seconds, Michel Rio (for Caen against Cannes on 15 February 1992){{cite news |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2133 |title=MBAPPE AND LEWANDOWSKI BROKE RECORDS ! |publisher=IFFHS |date=22 August 2022}}
- Fastest hat-trick: 4 minutes and 30 seconds, Loïs Openda (for Lens against Clermont Foot on 12 March 2023){{cite web |last=le Coz |first=Yohann |url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2022-2023/ligue-1-lois-openda-inscrit-le-triple-le-plus-rapide-de-l-histoire-du-championnat_sto9506158/story.shtml |title=LIGUE 1 - Loïs Openda (RC Lens) inscrit le triplé le plus rapide de l'histoire du championnat face à Clermont |work=Eurosport |language=fr |date=12 March 2023 }}
- Most consecutive unbeaten matches: 51, Fabián Ruiz.{{cite news |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/4293 |title=Fabián Ruiz: the first to achieve 51-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 |publisher=IFFHS |date=6 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025 }}