LFP: 10.87 million spectators across Ligue 1 & Ligue 2 in 2025-26, a record with 36 clubs
A total of 10.87 million spectators attended Ligue 1 McDonald's
Name of the top division of French football for the 2024-2027 cycle (€30m per season)
and Ligue 2 BKT
Name of the French Ligue 2 championship for the 2020-2024 cycle.
Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), an Indian tyre manufacturer, obtained the naming rights for Ligue 2 from 2020-21 for four seasons…
matches during the 2025-26 season, setting a record since both divisions simultaneously switched to 18 clubs in 2024-25 and representing an average attendance of 18,059 spectators per match, the Ligue de Football Professionnel
President: Vincent Labrune (elected on 10/09/2020, re-elected on 10/09/2024)
General secretary: David Terrier (UNFP) appointed on 29/10/2024
Treasurer: Pierre-Olivier Murat (Rodez Aveyron…
announced on 26 May 2026.
Regarding Ligue 1, which moved from 20 to 18 clubs in 2023-24:
• record average occupancy rate of 87.4% (86.7% in 2024-25);
• average attendance of 27,588 spectators per match (compared with 27,948 the previous season);
• total attendance of 8.39 million spectators (8.55 million in 2024-25).
"This momentum is reflected concretely by eight clubs above 90% occupancy (Paris Saint-Germain, RC Lens, RC Strasbourg Alsace, Stade Rennais FC, Stade Brestois 29, Olympique de Marseille, FC Lorient and AJ Auxerre), five clubs averaging more than 35,000 spectators (OM, Olympique Lyonnais, PSG, LOSC Lille and RC Lens), and 118 sold-out matches (out of 306), representing nearly 40% of fixtures," the LFP
President: Vincent Labrune (elected on 10/09/2020, re-elected on 10/09/2024)
General secretary: David Terrier (UNFP) appointed on 29/10/2024
Treasurer: Pierre-Olivier Murat (Rodez Aveyron…
said.
The highest attendance of the season was recorded during Olympique de Marseille - Stade Brestois (3-0), with 66,279 spectators at a sold-out Stade Orange Vélodrome on 08 November 2025.
Ligue 2, which also switched to 18 clubs in 2024-25, recorded a total attendance of 2.48 million spectators (+8%) and an average of 8,337 per match (+10%), "thus reaching the fifth-highest level in its history."
2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's: average attendance and fill rates for the 18 clubs
2025-26 Ligue 2 BKT: average attendance for the 18 clubs
Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP)
President: Vincent Labrune (elected on 10/09/2020, re-elected on 10/09/2024)
General secretary: David Terrier (UNFP) appointed on 29/10/2024
Treasurer: Pierre-Olivier Murat (Rodez Aveyron Football) appointed on 29/10/2024
CEO: Arnaud Rouger (appointed on 17/09/2020)
Board of Directors (2024-2028) elected at the General Assembly on 10/09/2024
Collège de Ligue 1 (7 members):
• Nasser al-Khelaïfi (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Waldemar Kita (FC Nantes), since 10/09/2025
• Olivier Létang (LOSC Lille)
• Loïc Féry (FC Lorient), since 10/09/2025
• Juan Sartori (AS Monaco FC)
• Pascal Robert (Stade Brestois)
• Shéhérazade Semsar-De Boisséson (Olympique de Marseille)
Collège de Ligue 2 (2 members):
• Bernard Joannin (Amiens SC)
• Pierre-Olivier Murat (Rodez Aveyron Football)
Representative of the FFF:
• Marc Keller
Representative of Foot Unis:
• Victoriano Melero, president
Representatives of the UNFP players' union (2):
• Philippe Piat
• David Terrier
Representatives of the managers (2):
• Jacky Bonnevay
Independent members (3):
• Vincent Labrune
• François Morinière (elected on 07/01/2025 to replace Cyril Linette, who has resigned)
• Karl Olive
Representative of the referees:
• Olivier Lamarre
Administrative representative:
• Lola Pierrès
• Éric Rolland
Ex officio members (advisory non-voting role):
• Philippe Diallo (president of the FFF)
• Arnaud Rouger (named CEO of the LFP on 17/09/2020, replacing Didier Quillot, who had been CEO since 15/03/2016)
• Vincent Labrune
• David Terrier (UNFP)
• Pierre-Olivier Murat (Rodez Aveyron Football)
• Marc Keller (RC Strasbourg Alsace)
• Nasser Al-Khelaïfi (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Olivier Létang (LOSC Lille)
• 2 positions available
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