The French football pyramid, 2015–16
Final tables for the top three tiers of French football in 2015–16, from Ligue 1 down to Championnat National. Promotion, relegation and play-off places are marked where they apply, from each league's records.
Final tables
Tier 1
Ligue 1
- 1–2 Champions League
- 3rd Champions League qualifiers
- 4th Europa League
- 18–20 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Champions League) | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 102 | 19 | +83 | WWWDW | 9613 |
| 2 (Champions League) | Lyon | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 43 | +24 | DWWWL | 6510 |
| 3 (Champions League qualifiers) | Monaco | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 50 | +7 | WDWLW | 6510 |
| 4 (Europa League) | Nice | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 41 | +17 | DWLWW | 6310 |
| 5 | Lille | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 27 | +12 | WDWDW | 6011 |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 37 | +5 | WWDLL | 587 |
| 7 | Caen | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | LDDWW | 548 |
| 8 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 54 | −2 | LDLLL | 521 |
| 9 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 38 | +2 | WDLLL | 504 |
| 10 | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 42 | −6 | LLDWW | 507 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | LWWDL | 507 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 47 | +2 | WWWWL | 4912 |
| 13 | Marseille | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | LDWWD | 488 |
| 14 | Nantes | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | LDWLL | 484 |
| 15 | Lorient | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 58 | −11 | DLLLW | 464 |
| 16 | Guingamp | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 56 | −9 | WDLDL | 445 |
| 17 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | DLDWW | 408 |
| 18 (Relegation) | Reims | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 57 | −13 | LLLLW | 393 |
| 19 (Relegation) | Gazelec FC Ajaccio | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 58 | −21 | LWLLL | 373 |
| 20 (Relegation) | Troyes | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 83 | −55 | WLLLD | 184 |
Tier 2
Ligue 2
- 1–3 Promotion
- 18–20 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Promotion) | Nancy | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 32 | +28 | WWLWW | 7412 |
| 2 (Promotion) | Dijon | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 36 | +26 | WLLLW | 706 |
| 3 (Promotion) | Metz | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | WWWWL | 6512 |
| 4 | LE Havre | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 37 | +15 | LDWWW | 6510 |
| 5 | Red Star | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 38 | +5 | LLWWW | 649 |
| 6 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | WLLLW | 586 |
| 7 | Clermont | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 53 | +3 | WLDWL | 587 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | LWWLD | 557 |
| 9 | Tours | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | LWLLL | 473 |
| 10 | Brest | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | LDLLD | 472 |
| 11 | Bourg-Péronnas | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | LDLWL | 474 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | LDWWD | 448 |
| 13 | Laval | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 42 | −7 | WDDDW | 449 |
| 14 | Nimes−8 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | WWLDL | 437 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | WLLWW | 429 |
| 16 | Niort | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | WDWWD | 4211 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | LDDLL | 422 |
| 18 (Relegation) | Evian TG | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 0 | LDWLW | 397 |
| 19 (Relegation) | Creteil | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 66 | −24 | WDDLL | 345 |
| 20 (Relegation) | Paris FC | 38 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 32 | 51 | −19 | LDWLL | 304 |
- Nimes: 8 points deducted.
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Tier 3
Championnat National
- 1–2 Promotion
- 17–18 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Promotion) | Strasbourg | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 19 | +16 | DWLDD | 586 |
| 2 (Promotion) | Orléans | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 50 | 37 | +13 | DWWDW | 5611 |
| 3 | Amiens | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 35 | +9 | DWWDW | 5511 |
| 4 | Athletico Marseille | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 43 | +7 | DLLLW | 544 |
| 5 | Chateauroux | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 45 | +7 | DWWWW | 5213 |
| 6 | Dunkerque | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | DWLDD | 476 |
| 7 | Avranches | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | DWWDD | 469 |
| 8 | Boulogne | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | DDDWD | 467 |
| 9 | Chambly Thelle FC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | WLWLL | 446 |
| 10 | Beziers | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | DLWWD | 448 |
| 11 | Luçon | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 50 | −5 | DLLLD | 442 |
| 12 | Sedan | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | LWDLL | 434 |
| 13 | CA Bastia | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | DLWDL | 435 |
| 14 | Belfort | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | DLLDL | 412 |
| 15 | Les Herbiers | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 44 | 51 | −7 | LDLWD | 395 |
| 16 | Colmar−2 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 46 | −7 | WDWDW | 3711 |
| 17 (Relegation) | Epinal | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 53 | −14 | LLLWD | 304 |
| 18 (Relegation) | Fréjus St-Raphaël | 34 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 44 | −22 | WDLLL | 274 |
- Colmar: 2 points deducted.