| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Marseille (7th title) |
| Relegated | Bordeaux Brest Nice |
| European Cup | Marseille |
| UEFA Cup | Auxerre Cannes Lyon |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Monaco |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 805 (2.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jean-Pierre Papin (23) |
1991–92 → | |
The1990–91 Division 1 season was won byMarseille, with 55 points, for the third year in a row. A total of 20 clubs competed in the league. Bordeaux, Brest and Nice were all administratively relegated toDivision 2 due to financial difficulties at the end of the season despite all finishing above the relegation zone.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille(C) | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 77 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Monaco | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 71 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Auxerre | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 67 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Cannes | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 53 | |
| 5 | Lyon | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 56 | |
| 6 | Lille | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 50 | |
| 7 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 50 | |
| 8 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 51 | |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 51 | |
| 10 | Bordeaux(R) | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 48 | Administratively relegated toFrench Division 2[b] |
| 11 | Brest(R) | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 48 | |
| 12 | Metz | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 48 | |
| 13 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 48 | |
| 14 | Nice(R) | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 44 | Administratively relegated toFrench Division 2[b] |
| 15 | Nantes | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 43 | |
| 16 | Toulon | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 43 | |
| 17 | Nancy | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 44 | |
| 18 | Sochaux | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 40 | |
| 19 | Toulouse | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 39 | |
| 20 | Rennes | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 35 |
Promoted fromDivision 2, who will play in1991–92 French Division 1 season
| Home \ Away | AUX | BOR | BRE | CAE | CAN | LIL | OL | OM | MET | ASM | MHS | NAL | FCN | NIC | PSG | REN | STE | SOC | SCT | TFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bordeaux | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Brest | 1–3 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Caen | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Cannes | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Lille | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Lyon | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Marseille | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Metz | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Monaco | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Montpellier | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Nancy | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Nantes | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Nice | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Paris SG | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Rennes | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | |
| Sochaux | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Toulon | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Toulouse | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |