| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Reims (6th title) |
| Relegated | Saint-Étienne Sochaux Le Havre Metz |
| European Cup | Reims |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,192 (3.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sékou Touré (25) |
1962–63 → | |
Stade de Reims wonDivision 1 season 1961/1962 of theFrench Association Football League with 48 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims(C) | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 60 | 1.383 | 48 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Racing Paris | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 86 | 63 | 1.365 | 48 | |
| 3 | Nîmes | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 47 | |
| 4 | Nancy | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 46 | 1.130 | 44 | |
| 5 | Sedan | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 49 | 1.286 | 43 | |
| 6 | Monaco | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 43 | |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | 42 | |
| 8 | Montpellier | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 39 | |
| 9 | Rouen | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 56 | 1.018 | 38 | |
| 10 | Stade Français | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | 38 | |
| 11 | Toulouse | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 38 | |
| 12 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 38 | |
| 13 | Nice | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 64 | 0.828 | 38 | |
| 14 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 0.949 | 36 | |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 54 | 0.833 | 34 | |
| 16 | Lyon | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 33 | |
| 17 | Saint-Étienne(R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | 30 | Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round and relegation toFrench Division 2 |
| 18 | Sochaux(R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 69 | 0.797 | 28 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
| 19 | Le Havre(R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 0.596 | 28 | |
| 20 | Metz(R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 79 | 0.620 | 27 |
Promoted fromDivision 2, who will play inDivision 1 season 1962/1963
| Home \ Away | ANG | LHA | RCL | OL | MET | ASM | SOM | FCN | NIC | NMS | RCP | REI | REN | ROU | STE | SED | SOC | SFF | RCS | TOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 8–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Le Havre | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Lens | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Lyon | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Metz | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Monaco | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | |
| Montpellier | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Nancy | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Nice | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Nîmes | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Racing Paris | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 11–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–6 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Reims | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
| Rennes | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–6 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rouen | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| Sedan | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sochaux | 5–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Stade Français | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | |
| Strasbourg | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Toulouse | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing | 18,618 |
| 2 | Strasbourg | 12,088 |
| 3 | Stade français | 11,722 |
| 4 | Stade rennais | 11,026 |
| 5 | MHSC | 10,824 |
| 6 | Reims | 9,856 |
| 7 | Saint-Étienne | 9,546 |
| 8 | Rouen | 8,712 |
| 9 | Lens | 8,647 |
| 10 | Nîmes | 8,586 |
| 11 | Nice | 8,131 |
| 12 | Olympique lyonnais | 8,014 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 7,376 |
| 14 | Nancy | 7,236 |
| 15 | Metz | 6,994 |
| 16 | Le Havre | 6,697 |
| 17 | Sochaux | 6,277 |
| 18 | Sedan | 6,023 |
| 19 | Angers | 5,825 |
| 20 | Monaco | 3,573 |
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