1971–72 French Division 1
Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1971/1972 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
Participating teams
Final table
| Position | Club | Points | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | av. attendance | Europe, Ligue 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique de Marseille | 56 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 37 | +41 | Champion of France European Cup | |
| 2 | Nîmes Olympique | 51 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 37 | +39 | UEFA Cup | |
| 3 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 47 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | Angers SCO | 45 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 40 | +16 | UEFA Cup | |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 45 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | ||
| 6 | AS Saint-Etienne | 44 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 59 | +22 | ||
| 7 | FC Nantes | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 48 | +22 | ||
| 8 | OGC Nice | 42 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | ||
| 9 | SEC Bastia | 42 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 57 | +1 | UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (Runner-up of Coupe de France) | |
| 10 | AS Nancy | 40 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | ||
| 11 | Stade Rennais FC | 38 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 54 | -1 | ||
| 12 | Bordeaux | 35 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 52 | -13 | ||
| 13 | AC Ajaccio | 33 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 53 | -4 | ||
| 14 | FC Metz | 33 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 49 | -5 | ||
| 15 | Stade de Reims | 31 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 69 | -23 | ||
| 16 | Paris Saint-Germain Football Club | 30 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 67 | -16 | ||
| 17 | Red Star Paris | 30 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 64 | -30 | ||
| 18 | Lille OSC | 26 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 68 | -25 | Relegated to Division 2 | |
| 19 | AS Monaco | 26 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 68 | -27 | Relegated to Division 2 | |
| 20 | AS Angoulême | 23 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 85 | -46 | Relegated to Division 2 |
(Victory:2 points, Draw:1 point, Defeat:0 points)
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1972/1973
- US Valenciennes-Anzin:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
- CS Sedan:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
- RC Strasbourg:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group C
Top goalscorers
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josip Skoblar |  SFR Yugoslavia
|
Olympique de Marseille | 30 |
| 2 | Salif Keita |  Mali
|
AS Saint-Etienne | 29 |
| 3 | Jacques Vergnes |  France
|
Nîmes Olympique | 26 |
| 4 | Delio Onnis |  Argentina
|
Stade de Reims | 22 |
| 5 | Angel Marcos | Argentina
|
FC Nantes | 20 |
| 6 | Bernard Lacombe | France
|
Olympique Lyonnais | 19 |
| - | Hervé Revelli | France
|
OGC Nice | 19 |
| 8 | François M'Pelé |  Congo
|
AC Ajaccio | 17 |
| - | Fleury Di Nallo | France
|
Olympique Lyonnais | 17 |
| - | Jacques Bonnet | France
|
Nîmes Olympique | 17 |
| - | Philippe Piat | France
|
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 17 |
| 12 | Nestor Combin | France Argentina
|
FC Metz | 16 |
| - | Erich Maas |  West Germany
|
FC Nantes | 16 |
| - | Antoine Kuszowski | France
|
AS Nancy | 16 |
| - | Serge Lenoir | France
|
Stade Rennais | 16 |
| 16 | Patrick Revelli | France
|
AS Saint-Etienne | 14 |
| - | François Félix | France
|
SEC Bastia | 14 |