| Season | 1958–59 |
|---|---|
| Champions | OGC Nice |
| Relegated | FC Nancy Lille OSC Olympique Alès Olympique de Marseille |
| European Cup | OGC Nice |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Olympique Lyonnais |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,257 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thadée Cisowski (30 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Stade de Reims 7–1 FC Nancy RC Lens 6–0RC Strasbourg |
| Biggest away win | Lille OSC 1–6RC Paris |
| Highest scoring | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 4–5 Olympique Alès Olympique Alès 3–6 Stade de Reims FC Nancy 3–6 OGC Nice RC Paris 7–2 Lille OSC |
1959–60 → | |
OGC Nice wonDivision 1 season 1958–59 of theFrench Association Football League with 56 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice(C) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 38 | 2.105 | 56 | Qualification toEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Nîmes | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 40 | 1.875 | 53 | |
| 3 | Racing Paris | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 47 | 1.787 | 49 | |
| 4 | Reims | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 1.424 | 48 | |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 64 | 1.094 | 43 | |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 40 | |
| 7 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 58 | 1.138 | 39 | |
| 8 | Monaco | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 51 | 1.020 | 39 | |
| 9 | Lyon | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 39 | |
| 10 | Sedan | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 38 | |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 76 | 0.855 | 38 | |
| 12 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 1.000 | 36 | |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 63 | 0.841 | 36 | |
| 14 | Toulouse | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 1.000 | 35 | |
| 15 | Limoges | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 34 | |
| 16 | Lens | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 32 | |
| 17 | Nancy(R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 79 | 0.734 | 29 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
| 18 | Lille(R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 78 | 0.718 | 29 | |
| 19 | Alès(R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 83 | 0.542 | 24 | |
| 20 | Marseille(R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 84 | 0.595 | 23 |
Promoted fromDivision 2, who will play inDivision 1 season 1959/1960
| Home \ Away | ALÈ | ANG | RCL | LIL | LFC | OL | OM | ASM | FCN | NIC | NMS | RCP | REI | REN | STE | SED | SOC | RS | TOU | VAL |
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| Alès | 1–3 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Angers | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Lens | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lille | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 6–1 | |
| Limoges | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lyon | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Marseille | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Monaco | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Nancy | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Nice | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Nîmes | 3–0 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Racing Paris | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Reims | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Rennes | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Sedan | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Sochaux | 4–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Strasbourg | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Toulouse FC | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| Valenciennes | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
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