Division 1 season 2000-01
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FC Nantes won Division 1 season 2000/2001 of the French Association Football League
Ligue de Football Professionnel
The Ligue de Football Professionnel , commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France. It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of the French Football Federation...

 with 68 points.

Participating teams

  • Auxerre
  • Bastia
    SC Bastia
    Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

  • Bordeaux
  • Guingamp
    En Avant Guingamp
    En Avant de Guingamp is a French association football club based in the commune of Guingamp. The club was founded in 1912 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football, having won promotion from the Championnat National following the 2010–11 season. Guingamp plays its home...

  • RC Lens
    RC Lens
    Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

  • Lille
  • Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

  • Olympique de Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

  • FC Metz
    FC Metz
    Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

 
  • AS Monaco FC
    AS Monaco FC
    Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...

  • FC Nantes Atlantique
    FC Nantes Atlantique
    Football Club de Nantes is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one big club. From 1992–2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes...

  • Paris Saint-Germain FC
  • Stade Rennais FC
    Stade Rennais FC
    Stade Rennais Football Club is a French association football club based in Rennes. The club was founded in 1901 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Rennes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Route de Lorient located within the city...

  • AS Saint-Étienne
    AS Saint-Étienne
    Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...

  • Sedan
  • RC Strasbourg
    RC Strasbourg
    Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...

  • Toulouse FC
    Toulouse FC
    Toulouse Football Club is a French association football club based in the city of Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium Municipal located within the city. The first team is managed by...

  • Troyes AC
    Troyes AC
    Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005–06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube...


  • Final table

    Position Club Points Played W D L GF GA GD av. attendance Europe, Ligue 2
    1 FC Nantes 68 34 21 5 8 58 36 +22 32058 Champion of France
    Champions League
    UEFA Champions League 2001-02
    The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the tenth season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title...

    2 Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

     
    64 34 17 13 4 57 30 +27 34565 Champions League
    UEFA Champions League 2001-02
    The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the tenth season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title...

     and winner of Coupe de la Ligue
    Coupe de la Ligue
    The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...

    3 Lille  59 34 16 11 7 43 27 +16 17069 Champions League
    UEFA Champions League 2001-02
    The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the tenth season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title...

     
    Third qualifying round
    4 Bordeaux  57 34 15 12 7 48 33 +15 29363 UEFA Cup
    5 CS Sedan-Ardennes  52 34 14 10 10 47 40 +7 14294 UEFA Cup
    6 Stade Rennais  50 34 15 5 14 46 37 +9 19457 Intertoto Cup
    7 Troyes AC
    Troyes AC
    Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005–06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube...

     
    46 34 11 13 10 45 47 -2 14940 Intertoto Cup
    8 SC Bastia
    SC Bastia
    Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

     
    45 34 13 6 15 45 41 +4 7358 Intertoto Cup
    9 Paris SG  44 34 12 8 14 44 45 -1 42759
    10 EA Guingamp  44 34 11 11 12 40 48 -8 13067
    11 AS Monaco  43 34 12 7 15 53 50 -3 9003 UEFA Cup (runner-up of Coupe de la Ligue
    Coupe de la Ligue
    The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...

    )
    12 FC Metz
    FC Metz
    Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

     
    42 34 11 9 14 35 44 -9 18388
    13 AJ Auxerre
    AJ Auxerre
    Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...

     
    41 34 11 8 15 31 41 -10 10514
    14 RC Lens
    RC Lens
    Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

     
    40 34 9 13 12 37 39 -2 39638
    15 Olympique Marseille  40 34 11 7 16 31 40 -9 50814
    16 Toulouse FC
    Toulouse FC
    Toulouse Football Club is a French association football club based in the city of Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium Municipal located within the city. The first team is managed by...

     
    37 34 9 10 15 34 49 -15 Administratively relegated to National
    Championnat National
    The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

     by the DNCG
    17 AS Saint-Étienne
    AS Saint-Étienne
    Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...

     
    34 34 8 10 16 42 56 -14 Relegated to Ligue 2
    Ligue 2
    Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

    18 RC Strasbourg
    RC Strasbourg
    Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...

     
    29 34 7 8 19 28 61 -33 Relegated to Ligue 2
    Ligue 2
    Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

     and UEFA Cup (winner of Coupe de France
    Coupe de France
    The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...

    )


    Promoted from Ligue 2
    Ligue 2
    Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

     , who will play in Division 1 season 2001/2002
      • FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
        FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
        Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

         : champion of Ligue 2
        Ligue 2
        Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

      • FC Lorient
        FC Lorient
        Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

         : runners-up
      • Montpellier HSC
        Montpellier HSC
        Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...

         : third place

    Top goalscorers

    Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
    1 Sonny Anderson
    Sonny Anderson
    Anderson da Silva Nilmar , known as Sonny or Anderson, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker....

    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

    22
    2 Pedro Pauleta Bordeaux 20
    3 Frédéric Née
    Frédéric Née
    Frédéric Née is a French football striker who last played for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2006/2007 season because of a recurrent injury. He played one game with the French national team on June 1, 2001 against Australia during the 2001...

    SC Bastia
    SC Bastia
    Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

    16
    4 Victor Bonilla
    Víctor Bonilla
    Víctor Manuel Bonilla Hinestroza is a retired Colombian striker.His extensive career includes defending the colors for Deportivo Cali, América de Cali, Deportes Tolima, Atlético Huila, Cortuluá and Atlético Quindio in Colombia, Real Sociedad and UD Salamanca in the Spanish La Liga, Toulouse FC,...

    Toulouse FC
    Toulouse FC
    Toulouse Football Club is a French association football club based in the city of Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium Municipal located within the city. The first team is managed by...

    15
    5 Gérald Baticle
    Gérald Baticle
    Gérald Baticle , is a former French football player and manager.-Playing career:Baticle started his pro-career in his native Picardie region at Amiens SC but quickly attracted the attention of Guy Roux who recruited him at AJ Auxerre. He played his first game in Ligue 1 on September 19, 1991...

    FC Metz
    FC Metz
    Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

    14
    5 Laurent Robert
    Laurent Robert
    Laurent Robert is a former French footballer. He was a left winger, and has played for the French national football team....

    Paris Saint-Germain 14
    7 Alex
    Alex Dias de Almeida
    Alex Dias de Almeida, or simply Alex Dias, is a former Brazilian football player.- Honours :*Winner of Pará State championship in 1993 and 1994 with Clube do Remo...

    AS Saint-Étienne
    AS Saint-Étienne
    Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...

    13
    8 Bruno Rodriguez
    Bruno Rodriguez
    Bruno Rodriguez is a retired French footballer. He played as a striker.Rodriguez spent most of his career in France except for two short, unsuccessful loan spells at Bradford City in 1999 and Rayo Vallecano in 2001....

    EA Guingamp 12
    8 Steve Marlet
    Steve Marlet
    Steve Marlet is a French footballer who is currently playing for amateur club CM Aubervilliers. The forward was capped 23 times and scored six goals for the French national team....

    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

    12
    8 Shabani Nonda
    Shabani Nonda
    Shabani Christophe Nonda is a DR Congolese international footballer who is currently a free agent. His last club Galatasaray released his contract on 28 January 2010.-Club career:...

     Democratic Republic of the CongoD.R. Congo  BurundiBurundi
    Burundi
    Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

    AS Monaco 12
    8 Olivier Monterrubio
    Olivier Monterrubio
    Olivier Monterrubio is a French footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for FC Nantes, Stade Rennais, RC Lens, FC Sion in Switzerland and FC Lorient.-Nantes:...

    FC Nantes 12
    8 Sladjan Djukic Troyes AC
    Troyes AC
    Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005–06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube...

    12
    13 Stéphane Guivarc'h
    Stéphane Guivarc'h
    Stéphane Guivarc'h is a retired French footballer that played as striker. He featured in the France squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil....

    AJ Auxerre
    AJ Auxerre
    Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...

    11
    13 Viorel Moldovan
    Viorel Moldovan
    Viorel Dinu Moldovan is a retired Romanian football forward, who was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s...

    FC Nantes 11
    15 Fabrice Fiorèse
    Fabrice Fiorèse
    Fabrice Fiorèse is a retired French footballer.-Paris Saint-Germain:*Coupe de France**Champions : 2003-04-External links:...

    EA Guingamp 10
    15 Pierre-Yves André
    Pierre-Yves André
    Pierre-Yves André is a retired French footballer. He spent most of his career playing for SC Bastia, and retired after the club suffered relegation to the French third tier following the 2009–10 season....

    SC Bastia
    SC Bastia
    Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

    10
    15 Cyril Chapuis
    Cyril Chapuis
    Cyril Chapuis is a French football player, he last plays for Metz after signing with them on January 9, 2008.-Football career:...

    Stade Rennais 10
    15 Cédric Mionnet CS Sedan-Ardennes 10
    15 Pius Ndiefi
    Pius Ndiefi
    Pius Ndiefi Sielenu is a Cameroonian football player who currently playing for JS Saint-Pierroise.-Career:Ndiefi learned that his father had died the day before Germinal Beerschot had to play the second leg of the 2005-06 UEFA Cup against Olympique de Marseille...

    CS Sedan-Ardennes 10
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