La Division 1 1971-72 fue la 34.ª temporada del fútbol francés profesional. Olympique de Marsella resultó campeón con 56 puntos, obteniendo su cuarto título.
| Pos. | Equipo | Pts. | PJ | G | E | P | GF | GC | Dif. | Clasificación |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique de Marseille (C) | 56 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 37 | +41 | Clasificado a la Copa de Campeones de Europa |
| 2 | Nîmes Olympique | 51 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 37 | +39 | Clasificado a la Copa de la UEFA |
| 3 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 47 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | |
| 4 | Angers SCO | 45 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 40 | +16 | |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 45 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | |
| 6 | AS Saint-Étienne | 44 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 59 | +22 | |
| 7 | FC Nantes | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 48 | +22 | |
| 8 | OGC Nice | 42 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | |
| 9 | SEC Bastia | 42 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 57 | +1 | Clasificado a la Recopa de Europa |
| 10 | AS Nancy | 40 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | |
| 11 | Stade Rennais UC | 38 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 54 | −1 | |
| 12 | FCG Bordeaux | 35 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | |
| 13 | AC Ajaccio | 33 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 53 | −4 | |
| 14 | FC Metz | 33 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 49 | −5 | |
| 15 | Stade de Reims | 31 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 69 | −23 | |
| 16 | Paris Saint-Germain FC (D) | 30 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | Descenso a Division 3 |
| 17 | Red Star FC | 30 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 64 | −30 | |
| 18 | Lille OSC (D) | 26 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 68 | −25 | Descenso a Division 2 |
| 19 | AS Monaco (D) | 26 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 68 | −27 | |
| 20 | AS Angoulême (D) | 23 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 85 | −46 |
| Local \ Visitante | AJA | ANG | ANU | BAS | BOR | LIL | LYO | MAR | MET | MOC | NAC | NAT | NIC | NIM | PSG | RED | REI | REN | STE | SOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Ajaccio | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Angers SCO | 2–1 | — | 8–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| AS Angoulême | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 |
| SEC Bastia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 |
| FCG Bordeaux | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Lille OSC | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Olympique de Marseille | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| FC Metz | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| AS Monaco | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| AS Nancy | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| FC Nantes | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| OGC Nice | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Nîmes Olympique | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain FC | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Red Star FC | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Stade de Reims | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Stade Rennais UC | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 4–2 | — | 0–1 |
| FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — |
Promovidos de la Division 2, quienes jugarán en la Division 1 1972/73:
| # | Jugador | Nacionalidad | Club | Goles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josip Skoblar | Olympique de Marsella | 30 | |
| 2 | Salif Keïta | AS Saint-Étienne | 29 | |
| 3 | Jacques Vergnes | Nîmes Olympique | 26 | |
| 4 | Delio Onnis | Stade de Reims | 22 | |
| 5 | Ángel Marcos | FC Nantes | 20 | |
| 6 | Bernard Lacombe | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | |
| - | Hervé Revelli | OGC Nice | 19 | |
| 8 | François M'Pelé | AC Ajaccio | 17 | |
| - | Fleury Di Nallo | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | |
| - | Jacques Bonnet | Nîmes Olympique | 17 | |
| - | Philippe Piat | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 17 | |
| 12 | Néstor Combin | FC Metz | 16 | |
| - | Erich Maas | FC Nantes | 16 | |
| - | Antoine Kuszowski | AS Nancy | 16 | |
| - | Serge Lenoir | Stade Rennais | 16 | |
| 16 | Patrick Revelli | AS Saint-Étienne | 14 | |
| - | François Félix | SEC Bastia | 14 |
| Predecesor: Division 1 1970-71 |
Division 1 1971-72 |
Sucesor: Division 1 1972-73 |