The following is a list of association football managers who won Ligue 1 (French pronunciation: [liɡ œ̃], the top French professional league in the French football league system, since its establishment in 1932. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with second-tier Ligue 2. The league was inaugurated on 11 September 1932 under the name National before switching to Division 1 in 1933. The name lasted for almost seven decades before it was changed to its current name in 2002. The reigning champions are Paris Saint-Germain, who won their eleventh title in the 2022–23 season under the management of Christophe Galtier.
† | Winning manager also won Coupe de France in the same season, completing the French domestic Double. |
† denotes managers currently coaching in Ligue 1, as of September 2023.
Rank | Manager | Titles | Club(s) | Winning years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Albert Batteux | 8
|
Reims (5), Saint-Étienne (3) | 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
2 | Lucien Leduc | 4
|
Monaco (3), Marseille (1) | 1961, 1963, 1971, 1978 |
Robert Herbin | 4
|
Saint-Étienne (4) | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981 | |
Laurent Blanc | 4
|
Bordeaux (1), Paris Saint-Germain (3) | 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
5 | Jean Snella | 3
|
Saint-Étienne (3) | 1957, 1964, 1967 |
José Arribas | 3
|
Nantes (3) | 1965, 1966, 1973 | |
Aimé Jacquet | 3
|
Bordeaux (3) | 1984, 1985, 1987 | |
Gérard Houllier | 3
|
Paris Saint-Germain (1), Lyon (2) | 1986, 2006, 2007 | |
Paul Le Guen | 3
|
Lyon (3) | 2003, 2004, 2005 | |
10 | Conrad Ross | 2
|
Sochaux (2) | 1935, 1938 |
Numa Andoire | 2
|
Nice (2) | 1951, 1952 | |
Jean Vincent | 2
|
Nantes (2) | 1977, 1980 | |
Gérard Gili | 2
|
Marseille (2) | 1989, 1990 | |
Raymond Goethals | 2
|
Marseille (2) | 1991, 1992 | |
Jean-Claude Suaudeau | 2
|
Nantes (2) | 1983, 1995 | |
Thomas Tuchel | 2
|
Paris Saint-Germain (2) | 2019, 2020 | |
Christophe Galtier | 2
|
Lille (1), Paris Saint-Germain (1) | 2021, 2023 |
Country | Managers | Titles |
---|---|---|
France | 36 | 67 |
Belgium | 2 | 3 |
Argentina | 2 | 2 |
England | 2 | 2 |
Hungary | 2 | 2 |
Portugal | 2 | 2 |
Germany | 1 | 2 |
Uruguay | 1 | 2 |
Italy | 1 | 1 |
Spain | 1 | 1 |
Total | 50 | 84 |
The following is a list of association football managers who won Ligue 1 (French pronunciation: [liɡ œ̃], the top French professional league in the French football league system, since its establishment in 1932. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with second-tier Ligue 2. The league was inaugurated on 11 September 1932 under the name National before switching to Division 1 in 1933. The name lasted for almost seven decades before it was changed to its current name in 2002. The reigning champions are Paris Saint-Germain, who won their eleventh title in the 2022–23 season under the management of Christophe Galtier.
† | Winning manager also won Coupe de France in the same season, completing the French domestic Double. |
† denotes managers currently coaching in Ligue 1, as of September 2023.
Rank | Manager | Titles | Club(s) | Winning years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Albert Batteux | 8
|
Reims (5), Saint-Étienne (3) | 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
2 | Lucien Leduc | 4
|
Monaco (3), Marseille (1) | 1961, 1963, 1971, 1978 |
Robert Herbin | 4
|
Saint-Étienne (4) | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981 | |
Laurent Blanc | 4
|
Bordeaux (1), Paris Saint-Germain (3) | 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
5 | Jean Snella | 3
|
Saint-Étienne (3) | 1957, 1964, 1967 |
José Arribas | 3
|
Nantes (3) | 1965, 1966, 1973 | |
Aimé Jacquet | 3
|
Bordeaux (3) | 1984, 1985, 1987 | |
Gérard Houllier | 3
|
Paris Saint-Germain (1), Lyon (2) | 1986, 2006, 2007 | |
Paul Le Guen | 3
|
Lyon (3) | 2003, 2004, 2005 | |
10 | Conrad Ross | 2
|
Sochaux (2) | 1935, 1938 |
Numa Andoire | 2
|
Nice (2) | 1951, 1952 | |
Jean Vincent | 2
|
Nantes (2) | 1977, 1980 | |
Gérard Gili | 2
|
Marseille (2) | 1989, 1990 | |
Raymond Goethals | 2
|
Marseille (2) | 1991, 1992 | |
Jean-Claude Suaudeau | 2
|
Nantes (2) | 1983, 1995 | |
Thomas Tuchel | 2
|
Paris Saint-Germain (2) | 2019, 2020 | |
Christophe Galtier | 2
|
Lille (1), Paris Saint-Germain (1) | 2021, 2023 |
Country | Managers | Titles |
---|---|---|
France | 36 | 67 |
Belgium | 2 | 3 |
Argentina | 2 | 2 |
England | 2 | 2 |
Hungary | 2 | 2 |
Portugal | 2 | 2 |
Germany | 1 | 2 |
Uruguay | 1 | 2 |
Italy | 1 | 1 |
Spain | 1 | 1 |
Total | 50 | 84 |