2000–01 French Division 1
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July 2000 – 19 May 2001 |
| Champions | Nantes (8th title) |
| Relegated | Toulouse St-Étienne Strasbourg |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 764 (2.5 per match) |
| Best Player | Eric Carrière |
| Top goalscorer | Sonny Anderson (22 goals) |
2001–02 → | |
The 2000–01 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 63rd since its establishment. FC Nantes won the French Association Football League for the eighth time with 68 points.
Participating teams
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantes (C) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League first group stage |
| 2 | Lyon | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 64 | |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Sedan | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 52 | |
| 6 | Rennes | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 50 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 7 | Troyes | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 46 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 8 | Bastia | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 45 | |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 44 | |
| 10 | Guingamp | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 44 | |
| 11 | Monaco | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 43 | |
| 12 | Metz | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 42 | |
| 13 | Auxerre | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Lens | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 40 | |
| 15 | Marseille | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 40 | |
| 16 | Toulouse (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 37 | Administratively relegated to Championnat National[a] |
| 17 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 34 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
| 18 | Strasbourg (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 29 | UEFA Cup first round and relegation to French Division 2[b] |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Toulouse was administratively relegated to Championnat National by the DNCG due to financial difficulties.
- ^ Strasbourg was qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2000–01 Coupe de France.
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in the 2001–02 Division 1
- Sochaux: champions of Ligue 2
- Lorient: runners-up
- Montpellier: third place
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 22 | |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 20 | |
| 3 | Bastia | 16 | |
| 4 | Toulouse | 15 | |
| 5 | Metz | 14 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | |||
| 7 | Saint-Étienne | 13 | |
| 8 | Guingamp | 12 | |
| Lyon | |||
| Monaco | |||
| Nantes | |||
| Troyes |
Attendances
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique de Marseille | 17 | 50,755 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 17 | 42,717 |
| 3 | RC Lens | 17 | 39,520 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 34,565 |
| 5 | FC Nantes | 17 | 31,913 |
| 6 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 17 | 29,372 |
| 7 | AS Saint-Étienne | 17 | 26,487 |
| 8 | Toulouse FC | 17 | 19,926 |
| 9 | Stade Rennais | 17 | 19,454 |
| 10 | FC Metz | 17 | 18,389 |
| 11 | Lille OSC | 17 | 16,793 |
| 12 | ESTAC | 17 | 15,040 |
| 13 | CS Sedan | 17 | 14,267 |
| 14 | RC Strasbourg | 17 | 13,842 |
| 15 | EA Guingamp | 17 | 13,056 |
| 16 | AJ Auxerroise | 17 | 10,513 |
| 17 | AS Monaco | 17 | 8,897 |
| 18 | SC Bastia | 17 | 7,358 |
