The top clubs are quite close as there isn't historically the dominance of a few compared to what other competitions have in Europe. In a world where success is driven by money, could it last? That has changed in the last decade and a half. Once a club has more money than others, it has a greater chance to take control and that is the case here.
The first chart above shows domestic points and the 'Tot' figure includes European success. For domestic competitions, the Ligue 1 (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Coupe de France 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. The Coupe de la Ligue 3 and 1. In Europe, the Champions League (European Cup) 8 , 4 and two from the semi finals forward. The Europa League (UEFA Cup) got 6, 3 and 1. The new Conference League I added to the long defunct Cup Winner's Cup. They get 4 and 2 for the finalists.
France had a very even league competition until 2013 when Paris St-Germain took over. It has won the league title for ten of the last twelve years. For the two it missed out on in that time they came second.
Saint-Étienne was the most successful club in the 1970's and early 80's. Others took over for brief periods until PSG as mentioned above.
The Coupe de France has been won by so many clubs with no one dominating...until Paris St-Germain did. They have won seven cups since 2015. That puts them well ahead on the chart to the right. The evenness is otherwise shown with the rest of the list, with only two points separating the next four clubs.
The The Coupe de la Ligue was held between the 1993-94 season to 2019/20 when it ceased. I don't see the point of this competition in what is now a too busy schedule for players in Europe. In France they were smart enough to end it. PSG won six of the last seven editions and is therefore the permanent top side of this competition.
Europe isn't a happy hunting ground for French clubs of the three competitions they enter. Olympique de Marseille is the leader as the chart to the right shows. The 1990's was the most successful period, before PSG emerged as the leading French club.
Below is the club honours board, divided up into regions, which are quite even. A ranking number (RK) gives their place against all the other clubs.
The North is the most successful at 29.6% of all points. The South has accumulated 28.2%, Central/East 22.6% and the West 19.6%. The South was the top region but PSG has been the driving force in taking the North to the top.
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