FRANCE 1950-51
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 OGC Nice 34 18 5 11 73 46 1,587 41
2 Lille OSC 34 17 7 10 57 43 1,326 41
3 Le Havre AC FA 34 18 4 12 59 43 1,372 40
4 Stade de Reims 34 15 10 9 61 50 1,220 40
5 Nìmes Olympique 34 16 8 10 64 53 1,208 40
6 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 34 14 9 11 58 49 1,184 37
7 AS Saint-Étienne 34 15 7 12 63 59 1,068 37
8 Olympique de Marseille 34 11 14 9 60 46 1,304 36
9 Racing Club de Strasbourg 34 14 6 14 49 58 0,845 34
10 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 34 12 8 14 55 53 1,038 32
11 FC de Nancy 34 13 6 15 66 66 1,000 32
12 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 34 13 6 15 52 56 0,929 32
13 Racing Club Paris 34 12 8 14 53 59 0,898 32
14 Stade Rennais UC 34 13 5 16 63 69 0,913 31
15 FC Sète 34 12 6 16 47 53 0,887 30
16 Racing Club de Lens 34 10 9 15 59 77 0,766 29
17 Toulouse FC (1937) 34 10 7 17 39 64 0,609 27
18 Stade Français FC Paris 34 7 7 20 38 72 0,528 21
  612 240 132 240 1016 1016   612
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
PROMOTION-RELEGATION POOL
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 Racing Club de Lens 3 2 0 1 9 5 1,800 4
2 FC Sète 3 2 0 1 7 4 1,750 4
3 RCFC Besançon 3 1 0 2 4 6 0,667 2
4 FC Rouen 3 1 0 2 3 8 0,375 2
  12 6 0 6 23 23   12
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promoted Olympique Lyonnais, FC Metz 
OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club AS = Association Sportive
OSC = Olympique Sporting Club CO= =Club Olympique
AC = Athletic Club UC = Université Club
FA = Football Association RCFC = Racing Club Franc-Comtois
FC = Football Club
CUP
Semifinals Racing Club de Strasbourg - FC de Nancy 3-1
US Valenciennes-Anzin - AS Saint-Étienne 3-1
Final (Colombes 06.05.1951) Racing Club de Strasbourg - US Valenciennes-Anzin 3-0
US = Union Sportive
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing dissolved in 1990 Toulouse FC (1937) dissolved in 1967
FC de Nancy dissolved in 1968
FRANCE 1951-52
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 OGC Nice 34 21 4 9 65 42 1,548 46
2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 34 20 5 9 88 49 1,796 45
3 Lille OSC 34 19 6 9 85 50 1,700 44
4 Stade de Reims 34 16 6 12 64 48 1,333 38
5 FC Metz 34 14 10 10 48 45 1,067 38
6 Nìmes Olympique 34 16 5 13 63 47 1,340 37
7 Le Havre AC FA 34 15 7 12 55 44 1,250 37
8 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 34 14 8 12 57 44 1,295 36
9 AS Saint-Étienne 34 15 6 13 69 68 1,015 36
10 FC Sète 34 14 8 12 54 56 0,964 36
11 FC de Nancy 34 12 11 11 59 53 1,113 35
12 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 34 12 7 15 51 54 0,944 31
13 Racing Club de Lens 34 12 7 15 54 61 0,885 31
14 Racing Club de Paris 34 13 5 16 60 71 0,845 31
15 Stade Rennais UC 34 10 8 16 51 85 0,600 28
16 Olympique de Marseille 34 9 9 16 52 76 0,684 27
17 Olympique Lyonnais 34 7 6 21 38 78 0,487 20
18 Racing Club de Strasbourg 34 4 8 22 38 80 0,475 16
  612 243 126 243 1051 1051   612
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promotion/relegation play-off US Valenciennes-Anzin - Olympique de Marseille 3-1 0-4
Promoted SO Montpelliérais, Stade Français FC Paris 
OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club CO =Club Olympique
FC = Football Club AS = Association Sportive
OSC = Olympique Sporting Club UC = Université Club
AC = Athletic Club US = Union Sportive
FA = Football Association
CUP
Semifinals FC Girondins de Bordeaux - Lille OSC 2-1 aet
OGC Nice - FC Rouen 3-1
Final (Colombes 04.05.1952) OGC Nice - FC Girondins de Bordeaux 5-3
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing dissolved in 1990 FC de Nancy dissolved in 1968
FRANCE 1952-53
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 Stade de Reims 34 22 4 8 86 36 2,389 48
2 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 34 18 8 8 72 58 1,241 44
3 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 34 19 5 10 79 56 1,411 43
4 Lille OSC 34 15 10 9 61 43 1,419 40
5 Nìmes Olympique 34 17 6 11 62 47 1,319 40
6 Olympique de Marseille 34 15 7 12 62 53 1,170 37
7 Racing Club de Lens 34 13 8 13 50 48 1,042 34
8 FC de Nancy 34 16 2 16 48 58 0,828 34
9 Stade Français FC Paris 34 12 9 13 54 51 1,059 33
10 FC Sète 34 13 7 14 42 49 0,857 33
11 AS Saint-Étienne 34 11 8 15 44 59 0,746 30
12 FC Metz 34 11 7 16 44 48 0,917 29
13 OGC Nice 34 12 5 17 49 57 0,860 29
14 Le Havre AC FA 34 11 7 16 47 63 0,746 29
15 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 34 9 10 15 42 49 0,857 28
16 Stade Rennais UC 34 10 8 16 37 56 0,661 28
17 Racing Club de Paris 34 11 6 17 40 64 0,625 28
18 SO Montpelliérais 34 8 9 17 43 67 0,642 25
  612 243 126 243 962 962   612
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promotion/relegation play-off Racing Club de Strasbourg - Stade Rennais UC 4-0 3-1
Promoted AS Monaco FC, Racing Club Strasbourg, Toulouse FC (1937)
FC = Football Club FA = Football Association
OSC = Olympique Sporting Club CO =Club Olympique
AS = Association Sportive UC = Université Club
OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club SO = Stade Olympique
AC = Athletic Club
CUP
Semifinals Lille OSC - AS Saint-Étienne 1-0
FC Nancy - AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes 1-0
Final (Colombes 31.05.1953) Lille OSC - FC Nancy  2-1
FC de Nancy dissolved in 1968 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing dissolved in 1990
FRANCE 1953-54
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 Lille OSC 34 17 13 4 49 22 2,227 47
2 Stade de Reims 34 18 10 6 62 36 1,722 46
3 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 34 20 6 8 69 44 1,568 46
4 Toulouse FC (1937) 34 15 14 5 55 39 1,410 44
5 AS Saint-Étienne 34 16 6 12 48 47 1,021 38
6 Racing Club de Strasbourg 34 15 6 13 60 61 0,984 36
7 Racing Club de Lens 34 13 9 12 58 56 1,036 35
8 OGC Nice 34 12 10 12 73 59 1,237 34
9 Nìmes Olympique  34 14 5 15 49 46 1,065 33
10 AS Monaco FC 34 11 9 14 44 48 0,917 31
11 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 34 9 12 13 55 57 0,965 30
12 FC de Nancy 34 12 6 16 50 65 0,769 30
13 FC Metz 34 10 10 14 45 59 0,763 30
14 Olympique de Marseille 34 10 9 15 49 56 0,875 29
15 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 34 11 6 17 47 65 0,723 28
16 Stade Français FC Paris 34 8 11 15 44 49 0,898 27
17 Le Havre AC FA 34 10 6 18 54 69 0,783 26
18 FC Sète 34 6 10 18 38 71 0,535 22
  612 227 158 227 949 949   612
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promotion/relegation play-off Stade Français FC Paris - Racing Club de Paris 1-2 2-2
Promoted AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes, Olympique Lyonnais, Racing Club Paris
OSC = Olympique Sporting Club CO =Club Olympique
FC = Football Club AC = Athletic Club
AS = Association Sportive FA = Football Association
OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club
CUP
Semifinals OGC Nice - AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes 2-1
Olympique de Marseille - UA Sedan-Torcy 2-1
Final (Colombes 23.05.1954) OGC Nice - Olympique de Marseille 2-1
UA = Union Athlétique
Toulouse FC (1937) dissolved in 1967 FC de Nancy dissolved in 1968
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing dissolved in 1990 AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes dissolved in 1979
FRANCE 1954-55
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 Stade de Reims 34 19 6 9 78 53 1,472 44
2 Toulouse FC (1937) 34 15 10 9 57 45 1,267 40
3 Racing Club de Lens 34 13 12 9 56 55 1,018 38
4 Racing Club de Strasbourg 34 15 7 12 74 55 1,345 37
5 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 34 15 6 13 64 53 1,208 36
6 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 34 14 7 13 63 51 1,235 35
7 AS Saint-Étienne 34 15 5 14 58 51 1,137 35
8 Racing Club de Paris 34 13 8 13 62 57 1,088 34
9 OGC Nice 34 13 8 13 75 81 0,926 34
10 Olympique de Marseille 34 13 7 14 58 51 1,137 33
11 Nìmes Olympique  34 14 5 15 48 52 0,923 33
12 Olympique Lyonnais 34 12 9 13 54 63 0,857 33
13 FC de Nancy 34 12 8 14 59 54 1,093 32
14 AS Monaco FC 34 10 11 13 43 45 0,956 31
15 FC Metz 34 12 7 15 42 72 0,583 31
16 Lille OSC 34 11 8 15 61 58 1,052 30
17 AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes 34 12 6 16 48 66 0,727 30
18 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 34 10 6 18 52 90 0,578 26
  612 238 136 238 1052 1052   612
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes escaped relegation due to disqualification of the promoted team Red Star Olympique Audonienne
Promotion/relegation play-off Lille OSC - Stade Rennais UC 1-0 6-1
Promoted UA Sedan-Torcy
FC = Football Club OSC = Olympique Sporting Club
AS = Association Sportive CO =Club Olympique
OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club
CUP
Semifinals Lille OSC - Racing Club de Strasbourg 4-0
FC Girondins de Bordeaux - OGC Nice 3-2
Final (Colombes 29.05.1955) Lille OSC - FC Girondins de Bordeaux 5-2
Toulouse FC (1937) dissolved in 1967 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing dissolved in 1990
FC de Nancy dissolved in 1968 AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes dissolved in 1979
FRANCE 1955-56
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 OGC Nice 34 18 7 9 60 43 1,395 43
2 Racing Club Lens 34 19 4 11 65 49 1,327 42
3 AS Monaco FC 34 17 7 10 63 45 1,400 41
4 AS Saint-Étienne 34 15 11 8 68 53 1,283 41
5 Olympique de Marseille 34 16 8 10 54 49 1,102 40
6 Racing Club de Paris 34 17 5 12 74 58 1,276 39
7 Toulouse FC (1937) 34 14 10 10 51 46 1,109 38
8 Olympique Lyonnais 34 15 7 12 50 49 1,020 37
9 UA Sedan-Torcy 34 14 8 12 53 56 0,946 36
10 Stade de Reims 34 13 8 13 61 50 1,220 34
11 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 34 12 8 14 47 50 0,940 32
12 FC de Nancy 34 13 6 15 51 60 0,850 32
13 Nìmes Olympique 34 11 9 14 64 56 1,143 31
14 Racing Club de Strasbourg 34 12 6 16 54 66 0,818 30
15 FC Metz 34 11 7 16 49 68 0,721 29
16 Lille OSC 34 10 4 20 58 65 0,892 24
17 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 34 9 6 19 45 69 0,652 24
18 AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes 34 5 9 20 43 78 0,551 19
  612 241 130 241 1010 1010   612
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promotion/relegation play-off US Valenciennes-Anzin - Lille OSC 1-0 1-2 4-0
Promoted US Valenciennes-Anzin, Stade Rennais UC, Angers SCO
OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club UA = Union Athlétique
AS = Association Sportive OSC = Olympique Sporting Club
FC = Football Club US = Union Sportive
CUP
Semifinals AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes - FC de Nancy 3-2
UA Sedan-Torcy - Olympique Lyonnais 1-0
Final (Colombes 27.05.1956) UA Sedan-Torcy - AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes 3-1
Toulouse FC (1937) dissolved in 1967 AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes dissolved in 1979
FC de Nancy dissolved in 1968
FRANCE 1956-57
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 AS Saint-Étienne 34 20 9 5 88 45 1,956 49
2 Racing Club de Lens 34 21 3 10 77 49 1,571 45
3 Stade de Reims 34 18 7 9 73 47 1,553 43
4 Racing Club de Paris 34 17 8 9 86 55 1,564 42
5 AS Monaco FC 34 17 6 11 57 44 1,295 40
6 Olympique de Marseille 34 16 7 11 60 53 1,132 39
7 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 34 14 5 15 63 62 1,016 33
8 Toulouse FC (1937) 34 12 8 14 61 49 1,245 32
9 UA Sedan-Torcy 34 9 14 11 51 59 0,864 32
10 Nìmes Olympique 34 13 5 16 52 56 0,929 31
11 Angers SCO 34 10 11 13 42 51 0,824 31
12 Olympique Lyonnais 34 13 4 17 45 53 0,849 30
13 OGC Nice 34 11 8 15 59 72 0,819 30
14 US Valenciennes-Anzin 34 10 9 15 43 72 0,597 29
15 FC Metz 34 9 10 15 51 58 0,879 28
16 Stade Rennais UC 34 11 5 18 36 63 0,571 27
17 Racing Club de Strasbourg 34 9 8 17 43 66 0,652 26
18 FC de Nancy 34 8 9 17 43 76 0,566 25
  612 238 136 238 1030 1030   612
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promotion/relegation play-off Stade Rennais UC - Lille OSC 2-0 1-3 1-2
Promoted Lille OSC, Olympique Alésien, AS de Béziers
AS = Association Sportive OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club
FC = Football Club US = Union Sportive
UA = Union Athlétique UC = Université Club
SCO = Sporting Club de l'Ouest
CUP
Semifinals Toulouse FC (1937) - OGC Nice 3-2
Angers SCO - FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1-0
Final (Colombes 26.05.1957) Toulouse FC (1937) - Angers SCO 6-3
Toulouse FC (1937) dissolved in 1967 FC de Nancy dissolved in 1968
FRANCE 1957-58
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 Stade de Reims 34 22 4 8 89 42 2,119 48
2 Nìmes Olympique  34 16 9 9 61 39 1,564 41
3 AS Monaco FC 34 15 11 8 50 35 1,429 41
4 Angers SCO 34 16 9 9 65 46 1,413 41
5 UA Sedan-Torcy 34 16 6 12 74 70 1,057 38
6 Lille OSC 34 17 3 14 71 59 1,203 37
7 AS Saint-Étienne 34 10 17 7 55 52 1,058 37
8 Olympique Lyonnais 34 13 9 12 51 53 0,962 35
9 Racing Club de Paris 34 13 7 14 61 62 0,984 33
10 Toulouse FC (1937) 34 13 7 14 53 57 0,930 33
11 Racing Club de Lens 34 13 7 14 55 62 0,887 33
12 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 34 13 6 15 61 61 1,000 32
13 OGC Nice 34 10 11 13 71 53 1,340 31
14 Olympique Alésien 34 10 8 16 41 59 0,695 28
15 US Valenciennes-Anzin 34 8 12 14 37 64 0,578 28
16 Olympique de Marseille 34 8 10 16 46 65 0,708 26
17 FC Metz 34 9 8 17 45 68 0,662 26
18 AS de Béziers 34 9 6 19 38 77 0,494 24
  612 231 150 231 1024 1024   612
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promoted FC Nancy, Limoges FC, Stade Rennais UC, Racing Club de Strasbourg
AS = Association Sportive OSC = Olympique Sporting Club
FC = Football Club OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club
SCO = Sporting Club de l'Ouest US = Union Sportive
UA = Union Athlétique
CUP
Semifinals Stade de Reims - Racing Club de Lens 2-1
Nìmes Olympique - AS Monaco FC 2-1
Final (Colombes 18.05.1958) Stade de Reims - Nìmes Olympique 3-1
Toulouse FC (1937) dissolved in 1967 AS de Béziers dissolved in 1990
FRANCE 1958-59
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 OGC Nice 38 24 8 6 80 38 2,105 56
2 Nìmes Olympique 38 21 11 6 75 40 1,875 53
3 Racing Club de Paris 38 18 13 7 84 47 1,787 49
4 Stade de Reims 38 19 10 9 84 59 1,424 48
5 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 38 17 9 12 72 66 1,091 43
6 AS Saint-Étienne 38 16 8 14 68 73 0,932 40
7 Angers SCO 38 13 13 12 66 58 1,138 39
8 AS Monaco FC 38 14 11 13 52 51 1,020 39
9 Olympique Lyonnais 38 16 7 15 62 68 0,912 39
10 UA Sedan-Torcy 38 12 14 12 65 53 1,226 38
11 Racing Club de Strasbourg 38 14 10 14 65 76 0,855 38
12 Stade Rennais UC 38 13 10 15 63 63 1,000 36
13 US Valenciennes-Anzin 38 13 10 15 53 63 0,841 36
14 Toulouse FC (1937) 38 12 11 15 59 59 1,000 35
15 Limoges FC 38 12 10 16 48 57 0,842 34
16 Racing Club de Lens 38 12 8 18 56 66 0,848 32
17 FC Nancy 38 10 9 19 58 79 0,734 29
18 Lille OSC 38 9 11 18 56 78 0,718 29
19 Olympique Alésien 38 8 8 22 45 83 0,542 24
20 Olympique de Marseille 38 6 11 21 50 84 0,595 23
  760 279 202 279 1261 1261   760
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promoted FC Girondins de Bordeaux, SC Toulon, Stade Français FC Paris, Le Havre AC FA
OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club UA = Union Athlétique
FC = Football Club UC = Université Club
AS = Association Sportive US = Union Sportive
SCO = Sporting Club de l'Ouest OSC = Olympique Sporting Club
CUP
Semifinals Le Havre AC FA - Nìmes Olympique 1-0
FC Sochaux-Montbèliard - Stade Rennais UC 2-1
Final (Colombes 03.05.1959 and 18.05.1959) Le Havre AC FA - FC Sochaux-Montbèliard  2-2 aet 3-0
AC = Athletic Club FA = Football Association
Toulouse FC (1937) dissolved in 1967
FRANCE 1959-60
Division 1
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against G/Av Points
1 Stade de Reims 38 26 8 4 109 46 2,370 60
2 Nìmes Olympique 38 22 9 7 78 43 1,814 53
3 Racing Club de Paris 38 19 11 8 118 56 2,107 49
4 AS Monaco FC 38 19 7 12 70 45 1,556 45
5 Toulouse FC (1937) 38 19 6 13 74 61 1,213 44
6 Racing Club de Lens 38 18 8 12 55 57 0,965 44
7 Le Havre AC FA 38 15 12 11 63 68 0,926 42
8 US Valenciennes-Anzin 38 16 8 14 65 60 1,083 40
9 OGC Nice 38 17 6 15 71 74 0,959 40
10 Limoges FC 38 14 10 14 46 46 1,000 38
11 UA Sedan-Torcy 38 12 13 13 62 62 1,000 37
12 AS Saint-Étienne 38 12 12 14 62 65 0,954 36
13 Angers SCO 38 13 10 15 60 67 0,896 36
14 Stade Français FC Paris 38 14 6 18 59 70 0,843 34
15 Stade Rennais UC 38 13 7 18 47 59 0,797 33
16 Olympique Lyonnais 38 10 11 17 41 52 0,788 31
17 FC Sochaux-Montbèliard 38 8 11 19 40 67 0,597 27
18 Racing Club de Strasbourg 38 9 7 22 55 92 0,598 25
19 SC Toulon 38 9 7 22 50 85 0,588 25
20 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 38 7 7 24 52 102 0,510 21
  760 292 176 292 1277 1277   760
Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal average
Promoted AS Troyenne et Savinienne Troyes, FC Grenoble, FC de Nancy, FC Rouen
AS = Association Sportive OGC = Olympique Gymnaste Club
FC = Football Club UA = Union Athlétique
AC = Athletic Club SCO = Sporting Club de l'Ouest
FA = Football Association UC = Université Club
US = Union Sportive SC = Sporting Club
CUP
Semifinals AS Monaco FC - Stade de Reims 2-1
AS Saint-Étienne - Le Havre AC FA 3-2
Final (Colombes 15.05.1960) AS Monaco FC - AS Saint-Étienne 4-2 aet
Toulouse FC (1937) dissolved in 1967