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The French football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in France, Ligue 1.Since the National Council of the French Football Federation voted in support of professionalism in French football in 1930, the professional football championship of France has been contested through Ligue 1, formerly known as Division 1 from 1933 to 2002.
Ligue 1, [A] officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] is the top-level association football league in France located at the top of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de Football Professionnel , Ligue 1 is contested by 18 clubs (as of the 2023–24 season) and operates on a system of ...
The motif of the England national football team has three lions passant guardant, the emblem of King Richard I, who reigned from 1189 to 1199. [105] In 1872, English players wore white jerseys emblazoned with the three lions crest of the Football Association. [106] The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance. [107]
The France national football team was created in 1904, around the time of FIFA's foundation. [18] The team competed in its first official international match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium in Brussels, ending in a 3–3 draw. [19] The following year, on 12 February 1905, France contested their first-ever home match against Switzerland.
Trophée des Champions. The Trophée des Champions (French pronunciation: [tʁɔ.fe de ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃], lit. 'Champions' Trophy') is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the super cups found in many other countries.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:17, 1 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:24, 8 September 2024 (UTC) Andréas William Edwin Hountondji (born 11 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Burnley .
Ligue de Football Professionnel. The Ligue de Football Professionnel (French pronunciation: [liɡ də futbol pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl], Professional Football League), commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France and Monaco. [3] It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of ...
Albert Batteux (1919–2003) is by far the most successful manager in the history of French club football, having won eight league and three French Cup titles coaching Reims and Saint-Étienne between 1953 and 1970. Belgian Raymond Goethals won two titles with Marseille, in 1991 and 1992. His third consecutive title with Marseille in 1993 was ...