La Ligue 1 2015-16 fue la septuagésima octava edición de la Liga francesa de fútbol y la edición anterior a la Eurocopa que se disputó en Francia en 2016. Esta temporada cuenta con un debutante en la máxima categoría, el GFCO Ajaccio. El París Saint-Germain es el campeón vigente, revalidando su título en la temporada 2015-2016 consiguiendo así ganar las 4 últimas ediciones del torneo.
Para esta temporada, la LFP cambió el sistema de competición: solo descenderán dos equipos (en vez de los 3 habituales hasta ahora) a la Ligue 2, y en consecuencia, solo ascenderán dos equipos de la categoría de plata, donde se aplicará el mismo cambio en la normativa. Sin embargo, el 13 de agosto de 2015, el Consejo de Estado decidió, a solicitud de la Federación Francesa de Fútbol, mantener los 3 descensos en la Ligue 1 y los tres ascensos en la Ligue 2 hasta una próxima resolución. El calendario de partidos fue sorteado el 18 de junio.
Equipos Ascensos y descensos {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | PosDescendidos de Ligue 118.ºÉvian19.ºMetz20.ºRacing Lens </td>Pos.Ascendidos de Ligue 21.ºTroyes2.ºAjaccio3.ºAngers
Información de los equipos Equipo Ciudad Entrenador Estadio Aforo Marca PatrocinadorGFCO Ajaccio 20px Ajaccio Thierry Laurey Stade Ange Casanova <center>3 200 Macron Carrefour, Casino AjaccioAngers SCO 20px Angers Stéphane Moulin Stade Jean-Bouin <center>18 000 Kappa ScaniaSC Bastia 20px Bastia François Ciccolini Stade Armand Cesari <center>16 480 Kappa OscaroSM Caen 20px Caen Patrice Garande Stade Michel d'Ornano <center>21 215 Nike GDE RecyclageGirondins 20px Burdeos Ulrich Ramé Stade Matmut Atlantique <center>43 000 Puma KiaEA Guingamp 20px Guingamp Jocelyn Gourvennec Stade du Roudourou <center>18 126 Patrick CeltigelLille OSC 20px Lille Frédéric Antonetti Stade Pierre-Mauroy <center>50 186 Nike Groupe PartoucheFC Lorient 20px Lorient Sylvain Ripoll Stade du Moustoir <center>18 890 Adidas B&B HotelesOlympique de Lyon 20px Lyon Bruno Génésio Stade de Gerland y Parc OL <center>41 842 Adidas HyundaiOlympique de Marsella 20px Marsella Franck Passi Stade Vélodrome <center>67 000 Adidas IntersportAS Monaco Mónaco Leonardo Jardim Stade Louis II <center>18 500 Nike FedcomMontpellier Hérault SC 20px Montpellier Frédéric Hantz Stade de la Mosson <center>32 939 Nike Sud de FranceFC Nantes 20px Nantes Michel Der Zakarian Stade de la Beaujoire <center>38 285 Umbro SynergieOGC Niza 20px Niza Claude Puel Allianz Riviera <center>35 624 Burrda Mutuelles du SoleilParís Saint-Germain 20px París Laurent Blanc Parc des Princes <center>48 712 Nike Emirates, Qatar Investment FundStade Rennais 20px Rennes Rolland Courbis Roazhon Park <center>31 127 Puma SamsicAS Saint-Étienne 20px Saint-Étienne Christophe Galtier Stade Geoffroy-Guichard <center>38 458Adidas WinamaxStade de Reims 20px Reims David Guion Stade Auguste Delaune <center>21 684 Hummel Sanei AscenseursToulouse FC 20px Toulouse Pascal Dupraz Stadium Municipal <center>35 470 Kappa Triangle InterimES Troyes AC 20px Troyes Mohamed Bradja Stade de l'Aube <center>20 400 Kappa Afflelou
Cambios de entrenadores EquipoEntrenador (jornadas)Olympique de Marsella Marcelo Bielsa (1) Franck Passi (2, 35-38) Míchel González (3-34)Lille OSC Hervé Renard (1-13) Patrick Collot (14) Frédéric Antonetti (15-38)ES Troyes AC Jean-Marc Furlan (1-16) Mohamed Bradja (17, 25-38) Claude Robin (18-24)Montpellier HSC Rolland Courbis (1-19) Pascal Baills (20-22) Frédéric Hantz (23-38)Olympique de Lyon Hubert Fournier (1-19) Bruno Génésio (20-38)Stade Rennais Philippe Montanier (1-21) Rolland Courbis (22-38)SC Bastia Ghislain Printant (1-22) François Ciccolini (23-38)Toulouse FC Dominique Arribagé (1-28) Mickaël Debève (29) Pascal Dupraz (30-38)Girondins de Burdeos Willy Sagnol (1-30) Ulrich Ramé (31-38)Stade de Reims Olivier Guégan (1-35) David Guion (36-38)
Equipos por región {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | RegiónN.ºEquipos25px|border Bretaña3EA Guingamp, Lorient y Rennes25px|border Ródano-Alpes2Lyon y Saint-Étienne25px|border Córcega2GFCO Ajaccio y SC Bastia25px|border Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul2Marsella y Niza25px|border Champaña-Ardenas2Troyes y Stade de Reims25px|border Países del Loira2FC Nantes y Angers SCO25px|border Norte-Paso de Calais1Lille OSC25px|border Aquitania1Girondins25px|border Isla de Francia1París Saint-Germain25px|border Mónaco1AS Mónaco25px|border Languedoc-Rosellón1Montpellier HSC25px|border Mediodía-Pirineos1Toulouse FC25px|border Baja Normandía1SM Caen
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|-align="center" width=small |Lille1<small>19<small>16<small>16<small>12<small>13<small>14 <small>13<small>15<small>12<small>13<small>15<small>16<small>16<small>17<small>18<small>18<small>13<small>11<small>11<small>13<small>14<small>14<small>15<small>14<small>15<small>13<small>12<small>15<small>14<small>9<small>9<small>7<small>7<small>6<small>6<small>6<small>6<small>5Saint-Étienne<small>13<small>14<small>11<small>7<small>4<small>3<small>2<small>2<small>5<small>4<small>4<small>4<small>5<small>7<small>5<small>7<small>6<small>7<small>6<small>7<small>5<small>6<small>8<small>5<small>4<small>4<small>4<small>7<small>7<small>8<small>7<small>6<small>6<small>5<small>5<small>4<small>5<small>6Caen<small>6<small>3<small>6<small>9<small>5<small>4<small>7<small>6<small>3<small>3<small>3<small>5<small>3<small>3<small>2<small>2<small>3<small>4<small>4<small>5<small>7<small>7<small>5<small>6<small>8<small>10<small>7<small>4<small>6<small>7<small>6<small>8<small>9<small>9<small>9<small>10<small>8<small>7Stade Rennes<small>15<small>9<small>5<small>3<small>2<small>2<small>3<small>3<small>4<small>7<small>7<small>9<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>10<small>10<small>10<small>7<small>8<small>6<small>4<small>6<small>9<small>9<small>7<small>8<small>6<small>5<small>5<small>5<small>4<small>5<small>7<small>7<small>7<small>7<small>8Angers<small>1<small>4<small>3<small>4<small>7<small>6<small>6<small>5<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>3<small>4<small>5<small>3<small>3<small>2<small>2<small>3<small>2<small>3<small>5<small>3<small>4<small>5<small>8<small>9<small>9<small>9<small>12<small>10<small>9<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>99
|-align="center" width=small |Bastia3<small>4<small>5<small>2<small>6<small>9<small>15<small>15<small>11<small>13<small>15<small>16<small>15<small>15<small>18<small>17<small>16<small>18<small>17<small>16<small>16<small>15<small>15<small>13<small>15<small>14<small>12<small>14<small>11<small>11<small>13<small>11<small>11<small>11<small>12<small>14<small>14<small>1410
|-align="center" width=small |Bordeaux5<small>14<small>15<small>14<small>10<small>12<small>13<small>16<small>12<small>14<small>14<small>13<small>14<small>11<small>13<small>14<small>17<small>12<small>14<small>14<small>12<small>10<small>11<small>7<small>11<small>11<small>9<small>10<small>12<small>12<small>14<small>14<small>12<small>12<small>13<small>15<small>12<small>10<small>11Montpellier<small>20<small>20<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>20<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>14<small>13<small>15<small>16<small>13<small>15<small>15<small>16<small>18<small>17<small>18<small>18<small>16<small>15<small>14<small>15<small>15<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>11<small>11<small>1112
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|-align="center" width=small |Nantes1 2 3<small>7<small>8<small>4<small>8<small>10<small>16<small>17<small>17<small>15<small>12<small>10<small>10<small>10<small>11<small>10<small>11<small>11<small>12<small>13<small>10<small>11<small>10<small>9<small>7<small>7<small>6<small>6<small>8<small>8<small>6<small>8<small>10<small>10<small>10<small>10<small>9<small>12<small>14Lorient<small>11<small>12<small>15<small>18<small>17<small>10<small>9<small>10<small>9<small>9<small>9<small>8<small>7<small>9<small>9<small>9<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>9<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>14<small>13<small>10<small>10<small>11<small>13<small>14<small>13<small>11<small>13<small>16<small>16<small>15Guingamp<small>18<small>18<small>20<small>16<small>14<small>8<small>11<small>13<small>11<small>11<small>12<small>11<small>12<small>10<small>12<small>14<small>17<small>18<small>18<small>19<small>18<small>16<small>14<small>13<small>13<small>15<small>16<small>16<small>17<small>16<small>15<small>15<small>15<small>14<small>12<small>15<small>15<small>16Toulouse<small>5<small>10<small>10<small>14<small>16<small>17<small>14<small>16<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>18<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>17<small>17Stade de Reims<small>3<small>2<small>7<small>2<small>3<small>5<small>5<small>4<small>7<small>8<small>11<small>13<small>14<small>15<small>15<small>12<small>14<small>15<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>16<small>16<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>16<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>18<small>1918
|-align="center" width=small |Gazélec Ajaccio4<small>10<small>17<small>18<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>19<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>19<small>18<small>18<small>16<small>16<small>13<small>15<small>16<small>12<small>14<small>13<small>13<small>16<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>19Troyes<small>9<small>11<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20
Notas: <div id="1">1 Posiciones de Lille y Nantes de la fecha 7 a la 8 con un partido pendiente por el aplazamiento del partido correspondiente a la 7.ª jornada debido a la disputa del Eurobasket 2015 en el Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
<div id="2">2 Posiciones de Niza y Nantes de la fecha 9 a la 12 con un partido pendiente por el aplazamiento del partido correspondiente a la 9.ª jornada debido a condiciones climáticas adversas.