[3][4] Paris Saint-Germain are the three-time defending champions.

[5] A total of eighteen teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Ligue 1.

Auxerre, Angers (who both return to the top flight after one year's absence) and Saint-Étienne (who return to the top flight after two year's absence) were promoted after finishing first and second in the 2023–24 Ligue 2, respectively.

They replaced Metz, Lorient and Clermont (relegated after one, four and three years in the top flight, respectively), who were relegated to 2024–25 Ligue 2.

The 2024–25 season will conclude with a relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Ligue 1 team and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off on a two-legged confrontation.