1981–82 French Division 1
| Season | 1981–82 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Monaco (4th title) | 
| Relegated | Valenciennes Nice Montpellier | 
| European Cup | Monaco | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Paris Saint-Germain | 
| UEFA Cup | Saint-Étienne Sochaux Bordeaux | 
| Matches played | 380 | 
| Goals scored | 982 (2.58 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Delio Onnis (29) | 
| ← 1980–81  1982–83 →  | |
AS Monaco won Division 1 season 1981/1982 of the French Association Football League with 55 points.
Overview

Location of teams in 1981–82 Division 1
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top eighteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from 1980–81 French Division 2. The competition was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 38 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
| Team | Town | Region | Position in 1980–81 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | Auxerre |  Burgundy | 10th | 
| Bastia | Bastia |  Corsica | 12th | 
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux |  Aquitaine | 3rd | 
| Brest | Brest | .svg.png) Brittany | 1st in Division 2 | 
| Laval | Laval |  Pays de la Loire | 16th | 
| Lens | Lens |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 13th | 
| Lille | Lille |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 17th | 
| Lyon | Lyon |  Rhône-Alpes | 6th | 
| Metz | Metz |  Lorraine | 9th | 
| Monaco | Monaco |  Monaco | 4th | 
| Montpellier | Montpellier |  Languedoc-Roussillon | 2nd in Division 2 | 
| Nancy | Nancy |  Lorraine | 8th | 
| Nantes | Nantes |  Pays de la Loire | 2nd | 
| Nice | Nice |  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15th | 
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | .svg.png) Île-de-France | 5th | 
| Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne |  Rhône-Alpes | 1st | 
| Sochaux | Montbéliard |  Franche-Comté | 14th | 
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg |  Alsace | 7th | 
| Tours | Tours |  Centre-Val de Loire | 18th | 
| Valenciennes | Valenciennes |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 11th | 
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 55 | Qualification to European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Sochaux | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 49 | |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 48 | |
| 5 | Laval | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 44 | |
| 6 | Nantes | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 43 | |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 43 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round | 
| 8 | Nancy | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Brest | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 38 | |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36 | |
| 11 | Tours | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Bastia | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 35 | |
| 13 | Lens | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 34 | |
| 14 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 34 | |
| 15 | Auxerre | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 34 | |
| 16 | Lyon | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | |
| 17 | Metz | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | |
| 18 | Valenciennes (R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 30 | Qualification to relegation play-offs | 
| 19 | Nice (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to French Division 2 | 
| 20 | Montpellier (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 22 | 
Source: Histoire du PSG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1982/1983
- Toulouse FC:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A
- FC Rouen:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group B
- FC Mulhouse:Third place, winner of barrages against US Valenciennes-Anzin
Results
Relegation play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulhouse | 6–3 | Valenciennes | 5–2 | 1–1 | 
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delio Onnis | Tours | 29 | 
| 2 |  Andrzej Szarmach | Auxerre | 24 | 
| 3 |  Michel Platini | Saint-Étienne | 22 | 
| 4 |  Teitur Thordarson | Lens | 19 | 
| 5 |  Uwe Krause | Laval | 18 | 
| .svg.png) Drago Vabec | Brest | ||
| 7 |  Bernard Lacombe | Bordeaux | 17 | 
| 8 |  Ralf Edström | Monaco | 15 | 
|  Yannick Stopyra | Sochaux | ||
| 10 |  Alain Giresse | Bordeaux | 14 | 
| .svg.png) Simo Nikolić | Lyon | 
References
- Division 1 season 1981-1982 at pari-et-gagne.com
