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Ligue 1 Quiz

French football is the game's great production line — the league that gave the world Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin and Kylian Mbappé, and where Zinedine Zidane learned his trade at Cannes and Bordeaux — and this free Ligue 1 quiz covers all of it.

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Ligue 1 quiz — FAQ

Which club has won Ligue 1 the most times?

Paris Saint-Germain, with a record 14 titles as of the end of the 2025-26 season — including five in a row. Saint-Étienne and Marseille are next with ten each; Saint-Étienne's total stood as the record for decades before PSG's modern dominance.

Has a French club ever won the Champions League?

Yes — Marseille were the first, beating AC Milan 1-0 in the 1993 final. They remained the only French winner for over three decades, until PSG beat Inter 5-0 in the 2025 final and then retained the trophy against Arsenal in 2026.

Is the Ligue 1 quiz free to play?

Yes — play the sample free in your browser, or get the Ball IQ app for the full Ligue 1 question bank plus daily challenges.

How hard are the questions?

They build from easy — recent champions, famous names — to genuinely hard questions about specific seasons, transfers and the deeper corners of French football history, so every level of fan gets tested.

More about Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain's era of dominance and Le Classique, their ferocious rivalry with Marseille that splits the country between the capital and the south. The historic greens of Saint-Étienne. Lyon's dynasty, Monaco's golden generations, and the outsiders who gate-crashed the title race when nobody gave them a chance. Whether you follow the modern superclub or the deep history, this is the category that tests both.

It spans every defining era. Saint-Étienne ruled the 1960s and 70s, and their ten titles stood as the benchmark for decades — until PSG's Qatari-era machine swept past them; as of the end of the 2025-26 season, Paris hold a record 14, including five in a row. In between came Marseille's 1993 European Cup, the first won by any French club, Lyon's unprecedented seven consecutive titles from 2002 to 2008, Montpellier's fairy-tale 2012 crown, Monaco dethroning PSG in 2017 behind a teenage Kylian Mbappé, and Lille doing it again in 2021. And the PSG story kept growing: Zlatan Ibrahimović's swagger, Neymar's world-record €222m arrival, Lionel Messi's two seasons in Paris, Mbappé leaving for Real Madrid in 2024 as the club's all-time top scorer — and, at last, the Champions League in 2025, thrashing Inter 5-0 in Munich, then retained on penalties against Arsenal in 2026.

Questions cover champions and top scorers, famous Classiques, record transfers and the players who made the league a talent factory — from easy openers about which club has won Ligue 1 the most to hard ones about specific title races, European nights and where the legends began. Difficulty builds from casual to genuinely deep, so a new fan and a lifelong Ligue 1 obsessive both get a real test.

As with every Ball IQ quiz, each answer comes with a short explanation, so even the questions you miss teach you something about French football. Play the free sample below, then open the Ball IQ app for the full Ligue 1 bank plus daily challenges.

Ball IQ has 52 Ligue 1 questions — 15 easy, 22 medium and 15 hard.

Sample Ligue 1 questions & answers

20 sample questions. Tap “Show answer” to reveal the answer and the story behind it.

Which manager led PSG to the Ligue 1 title in both 2023-24 and 2024-25?
- Luis Enrique
- Christophe Galtier
- Mauricio Pochettino
- Thomas Tuchel
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Answer: Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique took charge of PSG in 2023 and won the league in each of his first two seasons.
Which club was the first French team to win the European Cup / Champions League?
- Olympique de Marseille
- Olympique Lyonnais
- AS Monaco
- Saint-Étienne
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Answer: Olympique de Marseille

Marseille beat AC Milan 1-0 in the 1993 final, remaining France's sole winner of Europe's top club trophy.
"Le Classique", the biggest rivalry in French football, is contested between PSG and which club?
- Marseille
- Lyon
- Monaco
- Lille
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Answer: Marseille

Le Classique pits Paris Saint-Germain against Olympique de Marseille.
Which club pulled off a surprise Ligue 1 title in 2011-12, holding off PSG on the final day?
- Montpellier
- Lille
- Saint-Étienne
- Rennes
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Answer: Montpellier

Montpellier, led by Olivier Giroud's goals, edged PSG to their first-ever French title in 2012.
Which club won Ligue 1 in the 2023-24 season, Kylian Mbappé's final campaign before leaving?
- Paris Saint-Germain
- AS Monaco
- Marseille
- Lille
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Answer: Paris Saint-Germain

PSG cruised to the 2023-24 title, Mbappé's last season before his 2024 move to Real Madrid.
Which French club is famously nicknamed "Les Verts" (The Greens)?
- Saint-Étienne
- Nantes
- Lens
- Rennes
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Answer: Saint-Étienne

AS Saint-Étienne have long been called "Les Verts" for their all-green home kit.
Which manager led Lille to their surprise Ligue 1 title in the 2020-21 season?
- Christophe Galtier
- Rudi Garcia
- Claude Puel
- Marcelo Bielsa
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Answer: Christophe Galtier

Christophe Galtier masterminded Lille's shock 2020-21 title ahead of PSG before leaving that summer.
Which club paid a world-record €222 million to sign Neymar from Barcelona in 2017?
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Real Madrid
- Manchester United
- Chelsea
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Answer: Paris Saint-Germain

PSG triggered Neymar's release clause in 2017 for €222m, still the largest transfer fee in football history.
Which Argentine coach managed PSG during the 2021-22 season?
- Mauricio Pochettino
- Diego Simeone
- Marcelo Gallardo
- Gerardo Martino
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Answer: Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino led PSG to the 2021-22 Ligue 1 title before being replaced by Galtier.
Roazhon Park is the home stadium of which Ligue 1 club?
- Rennes
- Nantes
- Lorient
- Brest
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Answer: Rennes

Stade Rennais play at Roazhon Park in Rennes, Brittany.
Which club, founded in 1872, is generally regarded as the oldest football club in France?
- Girondins de Bordeaux
- Le Havre AC
- Sochaux
- Marseille
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Answer: Le Havre AC

Le Havre Athletic Club dates to 1872, making it France's oldest football club.
Which forward did PSG sign from Barcelona in 2023?
- Ousmane Dembélé
- Raphinha
- Ferran Torres
- Ansu Fati
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Answer: Ousmane Dembélé

Ousmane Dembélé moved from Barcelona to PSG in the summer of 2023.
Jean-Pierre Papin won the 1991 Ballon d'Or while playing for which French club?
- Olympique de Marseille
- AS Monaco
- Olympique Lyon
- Girondins de Bordeaux
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Answer: Olympique de Marseille

Papin was Marseille's prolific striker and won the 1991 Ballon d'Or during his time at the club.
Dimitri Payet returned to which club in 2017, where he became a fan-favourite captain and free-kick specialist?
- Olympique de Marseille
- AS Saint-Étienne
- Lille
- Olympique Lyon
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Answer: Olympique de Marseille

Payet rejoined Marseille from West Ham in 2017 and led them to the 2018 Europa League final.
RC Lens play their home games at which famous stadium?
- Bollaert-Delelis
- Roazhon Park
- Geoffroy-Guichard
- Matmut Atlantique
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Answer: Bollaert-Delelis

Lens's Stade Bollaert-Delelis is renowned for its passionate "Sang et Or" crowd.
Which striker was Ligue 1's top scorer during Montpellier's 2011-12 title-winning season?
- Olivier Giroud
- Nenê
- Kevin Gameiro
- Bafétimbi Gomis
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Answer: Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud won the golden boot with 21 goals as Montpellier were crowned champions in 2012.
In QSI's first season in charge (2011-12), which surprise package pipped PSG to the Ligue 1 title by three points?
- Montpellier
- Lille
- Lyon
- Bordeaux
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Answer: Montpellier

Olivier Giroud's Montpellier stunned the newly rich PSG to win their only French title in 2012.
In 2024-25 Luis Enrique's PSG completed a historic season by winning their first-ever which trophy?
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- FIFA Club World Cup
- UEFA Super Cup
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Answer: UEFA Champions League

PSG lifted their first-ever Champions League in 2025, thrashing Inter 5-0 in the final.
Who is the all-time leading goalscorer in French Ligue 1 history, with 299 goals?
- Bernard Lacombe
- Jean-Pierre Papin
- Delio Onnis
- Hervé Revelli
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Answer: Delio Onnis

Argentine-Italian striker Delio Onnis netted 299 Ligue 1 goals in the 1970s and 80s, a record that still stands.
Which club, managed by Laurent Blanc, won the 2008-09 Ligue 1 title to end Lyon's run of dominance?
- Bordeaux
- Lille
- Montpellier
- Marseille
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Answer: Bordeaux

Laurent Blanc led Girondins de Bordeaux to the 2008-09 Ligue 1 championship.