List of Ligue 1 winning managers

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 twelfth title in the 2023–24 season under the management of Luis Enrique.

Winning managers

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Albert Batteux (1919–2003) is by far the most successful manager in the history of French club football, having won eight league and three French Cup titles coaching Reims and Saint-Étienne between 1953 and 1970.
 
Belgian Raymond Goethals won two titles with Marseille, in 1991 and 1992. His third consecutive title with Marseille in 1993 was later rescinded by the French Football Federation due to a match-fixing scandal.
 
Paul Le Guen won three consecutive titles with Lyon from 2003 to 2005 during the club's period of dominance in the 2000s.
 
Italy's Carlo Ancelotti won the Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain in 2013. It was his third different national championship title, having previously won league titles in Italy and England.
 
Laurent Blanc won four league titles, with Bordeaux (2009) and Paris Saint-Germain (2014, 2015, 2016).
 
Luis Enrique is the most recent manager to win Ligue 1, with Paris Saint-Germain in 2024.
Key
00 Winning manager also won Coupe de France in the same season, completing the French domestic Double.
Season Manager Club (Titles) Ref.
Name (Titles) Nationality
1932–33 (1st) Robert De Veen   BEL Olympique Lillois (1)
1933–34 (2nd) René Dedieu   FRA Sète (1)
1934–35 (3rd) Conrad Ross   URU Sochaux (1)
1935–36 (4th) Sid Kimpton   ENG RC Paris (1)
1936–37 (5th) József Eisenhoffer   HUN Marseille (1)
1937–38 (6th) Conrad Ross (2)   URU Sochaux (2)
1938–39 (7th) Jean Marmiès   FRA Sète (2)
1939–40 Championship suspended 1939–1945 due to World War II.[A]
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46 (8th) Bill Berry   ENG Lille (1) [1]
1946–47 (9th) Charles Demeillez   FRA Roubaix-Tourcoing (1)
1947–48 (10th) József Zilisy   HUN Marseille (2) [1]
1948–49 (11th) Henri Roessler   FRA Reims (1) [1]
1949–50 (12th) André Gérard   FRA Bordeaux (1) [1]
1950–51 (13th) Numa Andoire   FRA Nice (1) [1]
1951–52 (14th) Numa Andoire (2)   FRA Nice (2) [1]
1952–53 (15th) Albert Batteux   FRA Reims (2) [1]
1953–54 (16th) André Cheuva   FRA Lille (2) [1]
1954–55 (17th) Albert Batteux (2)   FRA Reims (3) [1]
1955–56 (18th) Luis Carniglia   ARG Nice (3) [1]
1956–57 (19th) Jean Snella   FRA Saint-Étienne (1) [1]
1957–58 (20th) Albert Batteux (3)   FRA Reims (4) [1]
1958–59 (21st) Jean Luciano   FRA Nice (4) [1]
1959–60 (22nd) Albert Batteux (4)   FRA Reims (5) [1]
1960–61 (23rd) Lucien Leduc   FRA Monaco (1) [1]
1961–62 (24th) Albert Batteux (5)   FRA Reims (6) [1]
1962–63 (25th) Lucien Leduc (2)   FRA Monaco (2) [1]
1963–64 (26th) Jean Snella (2)   FRA Saint-Étienne (2) [1]
1964–65 (27th) José Arribas   FRA Nantes (1) [1]
1965–66 (28th) José Arribas (2)   FRA Nantes (2) [1]
1966–67 (29th) Jean Snella (3)   FRA Saint-Étienne (3) [1]
1967–68 (30th) Albert Batteux (6)   FRA Saint-Étienne (4) [1]
1968–69 (31st) Albert Batteux (7)   FRA Saint-Étienne (5) [1]
1969–70 (32nd) Albert Batteux (8)   FRA Saint-Étienne (6) [1]
1970–71 (33rd) Lucien Leduc (3)   FRA Marseille (3) [1]
1971–72 (34th) Mario Zatelli   FRA Marseille (4) [1]
1972–73 (35th) José Arribas (3)   FRA Nantes (3) [1]
1973–74 (36th) Robert Herbin   FRA Saint-Étienne (7) [1]
1974–75 (37th) Robert Herbin (2)   FRA Saint-Étienne (8) [1]
1975–76 (38th) Robert Herbin (3)   FRA Saint-Étienne (9) [1]
1976–77 (39th) Jean Vincent   FRA Nantes (4) [1]
1977–78 (40th) Lucien Leduc (4)   FRA Monaco (3) [1]
1978–79 (41st) Gilbert Gress   FRA Strasbourg (1) [1]
1979–80 (42nd) Jean Vincent (2)   FRA Nantes (5) [1]
1980–81 (43rd) Robert Herbin (4)   FRA Saint-Étienne (10) [1]
1981–82 (44th) Gérard Banide   FRA Monaco (4) [1]
1982–83 (45th) Jean-Claude Suaudeau   FRA Nantes (6) [1]
1983–84 (46th) Aimé Jacquet   FRA Bordeaux (2) [1]
1984–85 (47th) Aimé Jacquet (2)   FRA Bordeaux (3) [1]
1985–86 (48th) Gérard Houllier   FRA Paris Saint-Germain (1) [1]
1986–87 (49th) Aimé Jacquet (3)   FRA Bordeaux (4) [1]
1987–88 (50th) Arsène Wenger   FRA Monaco (5) [1]
1988–89 (51st) Gérard Gili   FRA Marseille (5)
1989–90 (52nd) Gérard Gili (2)   FRA Marseille (6) [1]
1990–91 (53rd) Raymond Goethals   BEL Marseille (7)
1991–92 (54th) Raymond Goethals (2)   BEL Marseille (8)
1992–93 (55th) Title rescinded due to bribery scandal.[B]
1993–94 (56th) Artur Jorge   POR Paris Saint-Germain (2) [1]
1994–95 (57th) Jean-Claude Suaudeau (2)   FRA Nantes (7) [1]
1995–96 (58th) Guy Roux   FRA Auxerre (1) [1]
1996–97 (59th) Jean Tigana   FRA Monaco (6) [1]
1997–98 (60th) Daniel Leclercq   FRA Lens (1) [1]
1998–99 (61st) Élie Baup   FRA Bordeaux (5) [1]
1999–2000 (62nd) Claude Puel   FRA Monaco (7) [1]
2000–01 (63rd) Raynald Denoueix   FRA Nantes (8) [1]
2001–02 (64th) Jacques Santini   FRA Lyon (1) [1]
2002–03 (65th) Paul Le Guen   FRA Lyon (2) [1]
2003–04 (66th) Paul Le Guen (2)   FRA Lyon (3) [1]
2004–05 (67th) Paul Le Guen (3)   FRA Lyon (4) [1]
2005–06 (68th) Gérard Houllier (2)   FRA Lyon (5) [1]
2006–07 (69th) Gérard Houllier (3)   FRA Lyon (6) [1]
2007–08 (70th) Alain Perrin   FRA Lyon (7) [1]
2008–09 (71st) Laurent Blanc   FRA Bordeaux (6) [1]
2009–10 (72nd) Didier Deschamps   FRA Marseille (9) [1]
2010–11 (73rd) Rudi Garcia   FRA Lille (3) [1]
2011–12 (74th) René Girard   FRA Montpellier (1) [1]
2012–13 (75th) Carlo Ancelotti   ITA Paris Saint-Germain (3) [1]
2013–14 (76th) Laurent Blanc (2)   FRA Paris Saint-Germain (4) [1]
2014–15 (77th) Laurent Blanc (3)   FRA Paris Saint-Germain (5) [1]
2015–16 (78th) Laurent Blanc (4)   FRA Paris Saint-Germain (6) [1]
2016–17 (79th) Leonardo Jardim   POR Monaco (8) [1]
2017–18 (80th) Unai Emery   ESP Paris Saint-Germain (7) [1]
2018–19 (81st) Thomas Tuchel   GER Paris Saint-Germain (8) [1]
2019–20 (82nd) Thomas Tuchel (2)   GER Paris Saint-Germain (9) [1]
2020–21 (83rd) Christophe Galtier   FRA Lille (4) [1]
2021–22 (84th) Mauricio Pochettino   ARG Paris Saint-Germain (10) [1]
2022–23 (85th) Christophe Galtier (2)   FRA Paris Saint-Germain (11) [1]
2023–24 (86th) Luis Enrique   ESP Paris Saint-Germain (12) [1]

Multiple winners

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† 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

Winners by nationality

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Country Managers Titles
  France 36 67
  Belgium 2 3
  Argentina 2 2
  England 2 2
  Hungary 2 2
  Portugal 2 2
  Spain 2 2
  Germany 1 2
  Uruguay 1 2
  Italy 1 1
Total 51 85

Notes

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A. ^ During World War II, competitive football was suspended by the French government, although football clubs continued playing in regional competitions. During these so-called "war championships", professionalism was abolished by the Vichy regime and clubs were forced to participate in regional leagues, designated Zone Sud (South Zone) and Zone Nord (North Zone). The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) and the French Football Federation (FFF) do not recognise these championships played between 1939 and 1945.
B. ^ The 1992–93 season was originally won by Marseille, under the management of Jean Fernandez (August–November 1992) and Raymond Goethals (November 1992 – June 1993). The title was originally attributed to Goethals' as his third consecutive title with the club. However, in September 1993 the French Football Federation rescinded Marseille's championship title due to a match fixing scandal in which Marseille had allegedly offered bribes to several Valenciennes players so that they would lose their home fixture against Marseille played in May 1993. Although Paris Saint-Germain managed by Artur Jorge had finished the season as runners-up, with four points behind Marseille, the title eventually remained unattributed by the FFF and no winner was ever declared for the 1992–93 season.

See also

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References

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