Valenciennes
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Best finishLigue 1 3rd
Valenciennes played in the Ligue 1. They have spent 33 seasons in the top flight, with a best finish of Ligue 1 3rd. Average home attendance was 6,310 in 2023/24, with a high of 15,345 in 2012/13.
Ligue 1 finishes over time
Gold dots mark title seasons. Area shade shows the division (darker is higher), and height within a band shows the finish. Gaps are seasons with no position data. All-time table
Season by season: finish, trophies, attendance
| Season | League | Finish | Trophies won | Average | Highest | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Ligue 2 | 20/ 20 | — | 9,315 | 19 | |
| 2022-23 | Ligue 2 | 16/ 20 | — | 21,790 | 19 | |
| 2021-22 | Ligue 2 | 16/ 20 | — | 22,250 | 17 | |
| 2020-21 | Ligue 2 | 11/ 20 | — | 4,500 | 4 | |
| 2019-20 | Ligue 2 | 7/ 20 | — | 17,415 | 13 | |
| 2018-19 | Ligue 2 | 13/ 20 | — | 17,967 | 17 | |
| 2017-18 | Ligue 2 | 13/ 20 | — | 15,182 | 18 | |
| 2016-17 | Ligue 2 | 14/ 20 | — | 15,323 | 17 | |
| 2015-16 | Ligue 2 | 12/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 2014-15 | Ligue 2 | 18/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 2013-14 | Ligue 1 | 19/ 20 | — | 20,330 | 18 | |
| 2012-13 | Ligue 1 | 11/ 20 | — | 23,021 | 17 | |
| 2011-12 | Ligue 1 | 12/ 20 | — | 21,641 | 14 | |
| 2010-11 | Ligue 1 | 12/ 20 | — | 15,640 | 19 | |
| 2009-10 | Ligue 1 | 10/ 20 | — | 16,208 | 19 | |
| 2008-09 | Ligue 1 | 12/ 20 | — | 16,191 | 19 | |
| 2007-08 | Ligue 1 | 13/ 20 | — | 16,500 | 7 | |
| 2006-07 | Ligue 1 | 17/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1992-93 | Ligue 1 | 18/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1981-82 | Ligue 1 | 18/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1980-81 | Ligue 1 | 11/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1979-80 | Ligue 1 | 8/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1978-79 | Ligue 1 | 18/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1977-78 | Ligue 1 | 14/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1976-77 | Ligue 1 | 17/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1975-76 | Ligue 1 | 12/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1972-73 | Ligue 1 | 18/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1970-71 | Ligue 1 | 19/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1969-70 | Ligue 1 | 18/ 18 | — | — | — | |
| 1968-69 | Ligue 1 | 8/ 18 | — | — | — | |
| 1967-68 | Ligue 1 | 5/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1966-67 | Ligue 1 | 7/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1965-66 | Ligue 1 | 3/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1964-65 | Ligue 1 | 3/ 18 | — | — | — | |
| 1963-64 | Ligue 1 | 6/ 18 | — | — | — | |
| 1962-63 | Ligue 1 | 9/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1960-61 | Ligue 1 | 19/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1959-60 | Ligue 1 | 8/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1958-59 | Ligue 1 | 13/ 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1957-58 | Ligue 1 | 15/ 18 | — | — | — | |
| 1956-57 | Ligue 1 | 14/ 18 | — | — | — | |
| 1937-38 | Ligue 1 | 16/ 16 | — | — | — | |
| 1935-36 | Ligue 1 | 15/ 16 | — | — | — |
Finishes are final league positions. Second-tier positions start in 2002 (2006 in some leagues) and a few seasons are missing. Trophies list competitions won, not how far the club went otherwise. Attendance covers league home matches. Full attendance page
Trophies
No major trophies on record.
Ligue 1 titles are counted from our all-time table (from 1935-36) and exclude earlier national championships. Years follow each competition's own labels. Cup data comes from each competition's English Wikipedia page.