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Club Football - France
*Ligue 1*
Most Appearances (Team)
This list features the clubs with the most match appearances in the history of the French Ligue 1.
RANK | CLUB | SEASONS | APPEARANCES |
1 | Marseille | 76 | 2718 |
2 | Saint-Étienne | 70 | 2566 |
3 | Bordeaux | 69 | 2544 |
4 | Rennes | 69 | 2476 |
5 | Monaco | 67 | 2472 |
6 | Lyon | 67 | 2468 |
7 | Nice | 67 | 2444 |
8 | Lille | 66 | 2430 |
9 | Sochaux | 66 | 2368 |
10 | Lens | 64 | 2336 |
11 | Strasbourg | 65 | 2335 |
12 | Metz | 65 | 2328 |
13 | Nantes | 58 | 2146 |
14 | Paris Saint-Germain | 53 | 1971 |
15 | Montpellier | 43 | 1544 |
16 | Reims | 40 | 1450 |
17 | Toulouse | 36 | 1334 |
18 | Nîmes Olympique | 36 | 1310 |
19 | Auxerre | 35 | 1302 |
20 | Bastia | 34 | 1264 |
References
Transfermarkt. (2025). Ligue 1 – All-time table. Available at: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ligue-1/ewigeTabelle/pokalwettbewerb/FR1/saison_id_von/1932/saison_id_bis/2025/plus/1 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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