| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Paris Saint-Germain (1st title) |
| Relegated | Strasbourg Bastia |
| European Cup | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Bordeaux |
| UEFA Cup | Nantes Toulouse Lens |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 931 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jules Bocandé (23) |
1986–87 → | |
The1985-86 Division 1 season was the 48th since its establishment.Paris Saint-Germain became champions for the first time in their history with 56 points. During this season the "Boulogne Boys" and "Gavroche" emerged. They were groups of supporters located in theKop of Boulogne a stand in theParc des Princes. On 26 July 1985, Paris Saint-Germain took the top spot in the league for the first time in their history after defeatingToulouse 3-1. On 20 September,Les Parisiens recovered from a 2-0 score and claimed a 2-3 victory overLens. A victory that proved the strength of the current championship leader. On 29 November, Paris recorded a goalless draw againstGirondins de Bordeaux, setting a new record of 22 matches without defeat along the way (previously held bySaint-Étienne in the1957-58 season). The capital club would eventually lose againstLille in the 20th matchday after recording a run of 27 matches without a single defeat. On 11 April 1986,Oumar Sène gave PSG the victory overAS Monaco in stoppage time. Thanks to the victory, the club captained byLuis Fernández was virtually champion ofFrance, with four points ahead of the second and with a better goal difference. The club would become the first club fromParis to win the league since 1936. On 18 April, PSG lost 3-1 againstMetz with a surprising ending that saw Paris goalkeeperJoël Bats abandon the pitch injured, leaving his place to Luis Fernández. On 25 April, Paris SG claimed their first league title after easily defeatingBastia 3-1 at the Parc des Princes. After the match, fireworks blazed in the sky celebrating the first championship of the club. On 28 April, the Mayor of Paris,Jacques Chirac, received the champion of France at theParis City Hall.[1]
Teams promoted from1984–85 Division 2
Teams relegated to1985–86 Division 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain(C) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 56 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Nantes | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 53 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 49 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 4 | Toulouse | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 43 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 43 | |
| 6 | Metz | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 42 | |
| 7 | Auxerre | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 41 | |
| 8 | Nice | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 39 | |
| 9 | Monaco | 38 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 37 | |
| 10 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 | |
| 11 | Laval | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 35 | |
| 12 | Marseille | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 34 | |
| 13 | Rennes | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 34 | |
| 14 | Brest | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 34 | |
| 15 | Sochaux | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 34 | |
| 16 | Toulon | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 33 | |
| 17 | Le Havre | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 33 | |
| 18 | Nancy(O) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 33 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 19 | Strasbourg(R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 31 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
| 20 | Bastia(R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | AUX | BAS | BOR | BRS | LAV | LHA | RCL | LIL | OM | MET | ASM | NAL | FCN | NIC | PSG | REN | SOC | RCS | SCT | TFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bastia | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Bordeaux | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Brest | 1–3 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Laval | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Le Havre | 3–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | |
| Lens | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lille | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Marseille | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Metz | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Monaco | 1–0 | 2–1 | 9–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Nancy | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–1 | |
| Nantes | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Nice | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Paris SG | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Rennes | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sochaux | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Strasbourg | 1–3 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Toulon | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Toulouse | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy | 3–2 | Mulhouse | 3–0 | 0–2 |