French Championship football - French Championship football, called
Ligue 1 since 2002; This league consists of the top twenty football clubs in France.
This top French league was named "National" during 1932-1933; later on, the championship
was called "Division 1" until 2002 when it was renamed "Ligue 1" during the summer
of 2002. Olympique Lyonnais is the title holder since 2002 which is a record (7
consecutive titles). The AS Saint-Etienne remains the club with the most winning
titles, with ten titles.
The trophy - Hexagoal
Olympique Lille and its captain Georges Beaucourt receive at the end of 14 May 1933,
from the hands of Undersecretary of State for Education Mr. Ducos, cutting rewarding
professional champion France. It is also more than a cup (no handle) as a cut. This
trophy is offered by the newspaper Le Petit Parisien. Lille definitely keep this
first trophy and Le Petit Parisien finance a new trophy, different from the first,
but always without handles, which remains in operation until 2002. It replaces the
plate just mentioning Le Petit Paris after the Second World War by another on behalf
of Parisien Libéré. However, there are only very rarely includes official
ceremonies. In the mid-1980s, yet the league is trying to restore that purpose.
We remember and the delivery of the trophy to Girondins Bordeaux at home against
AS Monaco in 1985. To reward AS Saint-Etienne the ten titles, a "super trophy being
called; This is the trophy awarded annually to the champion, but on a 1.5 scale.
With the change of name of the championship, a new trophy is created: the League
Trophy 1. A ceremony modeled on the English model is also established. Representative
stylized torso, it is first presented to the public on 6 May 2003. To honor Olympique
Lyonnais, champion five times consecutively, it was decided that the club would
retain the final after the title of 2006. The new trophy - dubbed Hexagoal - is
awarded for the first time at Olympique Lyonnais at the end of the 2006-2007 season.
Current France Ligue 1 (League 1) teams:
Lyon,
Rennes,
Marseille,
Nice,
Bordeaux,
Paris
SG,
Toulouse,
Lille,
Le Mans,
Monaco,
Caen,
Lorient,
Grenoble Foot,
Auxerre,
Nancy,
Nantes,
Saint Etienne,
Le Havre,
Sochaux,
Valenciennes nal after
the title of 2006. The new trophy - dubbed Hexagoal - is awarded for the first time
at Olympique Lyonnais at the end of the 2006-2007 season.
Current France Ligue 1 (League 1) teams:
Lyon,
Rennes,
Marseille,
Nice,
Bordeaux,
Paris
SG,
Toulouse,
Lille,
Le Mans,
Monaco,
Caen,
Lorient,
Grenoble Foot,
Auxerre,
Nancy,
Nantes,
Saint Etienne,
Le Havre,
Sochaux,
Valenciennes