2000–01 French Division 1
The 2000–01 Ligue 1 season was the 63rd since its establishment. FC Nantes won the French Association Football League for the eighth time with 68 points.
Participating teams
- Auxerre
- Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Guingamp
- Lens
- Lille
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Metz
- Monaco
- Nantes
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Rennes
- Saint-Étienne
- Sedan
- Strasbourg
- Toulouse
- Troyes
League table
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in the 2001–02 Division 1
- Sochaux: champions of Ligue 2
- Lorient: runners-up
- Montpellier: third place