| Season | 1945–46 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lille 1st title |
| Relegated | Lyon Sochaux |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille (C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 89 | 44 | 2.023 | 45 | |
| 2 | Saint-Étienne | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 68 | 1.265 | 44 | |
| 3 | Roubaix-Tourcoing | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 38 | 1.579 | 41 | |
| 4 | Reims | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 48 | 1.417 | 40 | |
| 5 | Rennes | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 1.096 | 37 | |
| 6 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 57 | 1.263 | 36 | |
| 7 | Rouen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | 36 | |
| 8 | Racing Paris | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 35 | |
| 9 | Marseille | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 65 | 1.077 | 34 | |
| 10 | Cannes | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 55 | 0.927 | 34 | |
| 11 | Red Star | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 59 | 1.051 | 33 | |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 62 | 0.855 | 33 | |
| 13 | Sète | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 65 | 0.969 | 32 | |
| 14 | Bordeaux | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 31 | |
| 15 | Lyon OU (R) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 78 | 0.667 | 31 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
| 16 | Le Havre | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 0.706 | 30 | Spared from relegation [a] |
| 17 | Metz | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 77 | 0.519 | 25 | |
| 18 | Sochaux (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 79 | 0.443 | 15 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1946/1947
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Lille | 28 |
| 2 | | Reims | 26 |
| 3 | | Saint-Étienne | 22 |
| 4 | | Marseille | 21 |
| 5 | | Sète | 20 |
| 6 | | Lille | 19 |
| 7 | | Saint-Étienne | 18 |
| | Lens | ||
| | Red Star | ||
| | Rennes |