1945–46 French Division 1
8th season of French Division 1
Football league season
| Season | 1945–46 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lille 1st title |
| Relegated | Lyon Sochaux |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,080 (3.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | René Bihel (28) |
← 1938–39 1946–47 → | |
Lille OSC won Division 1 season 1945/1946, the first professional football season since the end of World War II, of the French Association Football League with 45 points.
Participating teams
- Bordeaux
- AS Cannes
- Le Havre AC
- RC Lens
- Lille OSC
- Lyon OU
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- RC Paris
- Red Star Olympique
- Stade de Reims
- Stade Rennais UC
- CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
- FC Rouen
- AS Saint-Étienne
- FC Sète
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
- RC Strasbourg
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille OSC (C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 89 | 44 | +45 | 45 | Winner of Coupe de France |
| 2 | AS Saint-Étienne | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 68 | +18 | 44 | |
| 3 | CO Roubaix-Tourcoing | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 41 | |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 40 | |
| 5 | Stade Rennais UC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 37 | |
| 6 | RC Lens | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 36 | |
| 7 | FC Rouen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 36 | |
| 8 | RC Paris | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Olympique de Marseille | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 34 | |
| 10 | AS Cannes | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Red Star Olympique | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 33 | |
| 12 | RC Strasbourg | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | FC Sète | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 32 | |
| 14 | Bordeaux | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 31 | |
| 15 | Lyon OU (R) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 31 | Relegated to Division 2 |
| 16 | Le Havre AC | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 30 | |
| 17 | FC Metz | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 25 | Readmitted (Alsace-Loraine) |
| 18 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 79 | −44 | 15 | Relegated to Division 2 |
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Club from Alsace-Loraine, annexed by Nazi Germany during WW2, could not be relegated.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1946/1947
- FC Nancy: Champion of Division 2, north group
- SO Montpellier: Champion of Division 2, south group
- Stade Français FC: Runner-up Division 2, north group
- Toulouse FC: Runner-up Division 2, south group
Results
| Home \ Away | BOR | CAN | LHA | RCL | LIL | LOU | OM | FCM | RCP | RSO | REI | REN | CRT | ROU | STE | SÉT | SOC | RCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| Cannes | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| Le Havre | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lens | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 9–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | |
| Lille | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 8–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Lyon OU | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | |
| Marseille | 3–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| Metz | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Racing Paris | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Red Star Olympique | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | |
| Reims | 2–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Rennes | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| Roubaix-Tourcoing | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Rouen | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sète | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sochaux | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 4–2 | |
| Strasbourg | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  René Bihel | Lille | 28 |
| 2 | Pierre Sinibaldi | Reims | 26 |
| 3 | Antoine Rodriguez | Saint-Étienne | 22 |
| 4 | Louis de Sainte de Maréville | Marseille | 21 |
| 5 |  Désiré Koranyi | Sète | 20 |
| 6 | Jean Baratte | Lille | 19 |
| 7 | René Alpsteg | Saint-Étienne | 18 |
 Stefan Dembicki | Lens | ||
| René Lozia | Red Star | ||
| Joseph Rabstejnek | Rennes |
References
- Division 1 season 1945-1946 at pari-et-gagne.com
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