1945–46 French Division 1
Season | 1945–46 |
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Champions | Lille 1st title |
Relegated | Lyon Sochaux |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 1,080 (3.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | René Bihel (28) |
← 1938–39 1946–47 → |
Lille OSC won Division 1 season 1945/1946, the first professional football season since the end of World War II, of the French Association Football League with 45 points.
Participating teams
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 to French 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 to French Division 2 |
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Le Havre and Metz were spared from relegation as the clubs suffered massive damages from World War II, thus Lyon OU were relegated instead. This reprieve also applied to Strasbourg, however the club finished outside of the relegation zone.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1946/1947
- FC Nancy: Champion of Division 2, north group
- SO Montpellier: Champion of Division 2, south group
- Stade Français FC: Runner-up Division 2, north group
- Toulouse FC: Runner-up Division 2, south group
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Lille | 28 |
2 | ![]() |
Reims | 26 |
3 | ![]() |
Saint-Étienne | 22 |
4 | ![]() |
Marseille | 21 |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
Sète | 20 |
6 | ![]() |
Lille | 19 |
7 | ![]() |
Saint-Étienne | 18 |
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Lens | ||
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Red Star | ||
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Rennes |
References
- Division 1 season 1945-1946 at pari-et-gagne.com