| Season | 1945–46 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lille 1st title |
| Relegated | Lyon Sochaux |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 1,080 (3.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | René Bihel (28) |
1946–47 → | |
Lille OSC wonDivision 1 season 1945/1946, the first professional football season since the end ofWorld War II, of theFrench Association Football League with 45 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille(C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 89 | 44 | 2.023 | 45 | |
| 2 | Saint-Étienne | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 68 | 1.265 | 44 | |
| 3 | Roubaix-Tourcoing | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 38 | 1.579 | 41 | |
| 4 | Reims | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 48 | 1.417 | 40 | |
| 5 | Rennes | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 1.096 | 37 | |
| 6 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 57 | 1.263 | 36 | |
| 7 | Rouen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | 36 | |
| 8 | Racing Paris | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 35 | |
| 9 | Marseille | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 65 | 1.077 | 34 | |
| 10 | Cannes | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 55 | 0.927 | 34 | |
| 11 | Red Star | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 59 | 1.051 | 33 | |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 62 | 0.855 | 33 | |
| 13 | Sète | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 65 | 0.969 | 32 | |
| 14 | Bordeaux | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 31 | |
| 15 | Lyon OU(R) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 78 | 0.667 | 31 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
| 16 | Le Havre | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 0.706 | 30 | Spared from relegation[a] |
| 17 | Metz | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 77 | 0.519 | 25 | |
| 18 | Sochaux(R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 79 | 0.443 | 15 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
Promoted fromDivision 2, who will play inDivision 1 season 1946/1947
| Home \ Away | BOR | CAN | LHA | RCL | LIL | LOU | OM | FCM | RCP | RSO | REI | REN | CRT | ROU | STE | SÉT | SOC | RCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| Cannes | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| Le Havre | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lens | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 9–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | |
| Lille | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 8–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Lyon OU | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | |
| Marseille | 3–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| Metz | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Racing Paris | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Red Star Olympique | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | |
| Reims | 2–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Rennes | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| Roubaix-Tourcoing | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Rouen | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sète | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sochaux | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 4–2 | |
| Strasbourg | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |