1981–82 French Division 1
won Division 1 season 1981/1982 of the French Association Football League with 55 points.Overview
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 | | 01010th |
| Bastia | Bastia | | 01212th |
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux | | 0033rd |
| Brest | Brest |  Brittany | 2011st in Division 2 |
| Laval | Laval | | 01616th |
| Lens | Lens | | 01313th |
| Lille | Lille | | 01717th |
| Lyon | Lyon | | 0066th |
| Metz | Metz | | 0099th |
| Monaco | Monaco | | 0044th |
| Montpellier | Montpellier | | 2022nd in Division 2 |
| Nancy | Nancy | | 0088th |
| Nantes | Nantes | | 0022nd |
| Nice | Nice | | 01515th |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | | 0055th |
| Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | | 0011st |
| Sochaux | Montbéliard | | 01414th |
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg | | 0077th |
| Tours | Tours | | 01818th |
| Valenciennes | Valenciennes | | 01111th |
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
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