1971–72 French Division 1
Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1971/1972 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
Teams
- AC Ajaccio
- Angers SCO
- AS Angoulême
- SEC Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Lille OSC
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- AS Monaco
- AS Nancy
- FC Nantes
- OGC Nice
- Nîmes Olympique
- Paris Saint-Germain Football Club
- Red Star Paris
- Stade de Reims
- Stade Rennais FC
- AS Saint-Etienne
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
League table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1972/1973
- US Valenciennes-Anzin: Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
- CS Sedan: Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
- RC Strasbourg: Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group C
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
| 1 | Marseille | 22,864 |
| 2 | Saint-Étienne | 13,440 |
| 3 | Nantes | 11,678 |
| 4 | Olympique lyonnais | 11,625 |
| 5 | Stade rennais | 10,652 |
| 6 | Nice | 10,188 |
| 7 | LOSC | 10,059 |
| 8 | Paris FC | 10,030 |
| 9 | Reims | 10,027 |
| 10 | Nancy | 9,888 |
| 11 | Nîmes | 9,887 |
| 12 | Metz | 9,424 |
| 13 | Red Star | 8,273 |
| 14 | Sochaux | 7,280 |
| 15 | Girondins | 7,167 |
| 16 | Angers | 6,020 |
| 17 | Bastia | 4,030 |
| 18 | Angoulême | 3,539 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 3,076 |
| 20 | Monaco | 2,534 |
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