1960–61 French Division 1
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Monaco (1st title) |
| Relegated | Grenoble Limoges Valenciennes Troyes |
| European Cup | Monaco |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Sedan |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Lyon |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,196 (3.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Roger Piantoni (28) |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → | |
AS Monaco won Division 1 season 1960/1961 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.
Participating teams
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco (C) | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 57 | 1961–62 European Cup |
| 2 | Racing Paris | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 93 | 57 | +36 | 56 | |
| 3 | Reims | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 50 | |
| 4 | Rouen | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 46 | |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 43 | |
| 6 | Nîmes | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Angers | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 40 | |
| 8 | Nancy | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 39 | |
| 9 | Sedan | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 38 | 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup[a] |
| 10 | Lens | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Le Havre | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Toulouse | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 36 | |
| 13 | Nice | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 34 | |
| 14 | Rennes | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 34 | |
| 15 | Lyon | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 34 | 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 16 | Stade Français | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 32 | |
| 17 | Grenoble (R) | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 31 | 1961–62 French Division 2 |
| 18 | Limoges (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 30 | |
| 19 | Valenciennes (R) | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 30 | |
| 20 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 52 | 108 | −56 | 15 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Sedan qualified for the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1960–61 Coupe de France.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1961/1962
- SO Montpellier:Champion of Division 2
- FC Metz:runner-up of Division 2
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard: Third place
- RC Strasbourg: Fourth place, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Top goalscorers
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Piantoni |  France
|
Stade de Reims | 28 |
| 2 | Antoine Keller | France
|
AS Troyes-Savinienne | 23 |
| 3 | Hassan Akesbi |  Morocco
|
Nîmes Olympique | 21 |
| - | Joseph Ujlaki | France  Hungary
|
RC Paris | 21 |
| 5 | Hector De Bourgoing | France  Argentina
|
OGC Nice | 20 |
| - | Jacques Faivre | France
|
Stade Rennais UC | 20 |
| 7 | Lucien Cossou | France
|
AS Monaco | 18 |
| 8 | Yvon Douis | France
|
Le Havre AC | 17 |
| 9 | Mohamed Salem |  Algeria
|
UA Sedan-Torcy | 16 |
| 10 | Nestor Combin | France Argentina
|
Olympique Lyonnais | 15 |
| - | Alberto Muro | Argentina
|
FC Nancy | 15 |
| - | Jean-Jacques Marcel | France
|
RC Paris | 15 |
| - | Norbert Eschmann |  Switzerland
|
Stade Français | 15 |