| Season | 1952–53 |
|---|---|
← 1951–52 1953–54 → | |
Stade de Reims won Division 1 season 1952/1953 of the French Association Football League with 48 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims (C) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 36 | 2.389 | 48 | |
| 2 | Sochaux | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 44 | |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 56 | 1.411 | 43 | |
| 4 | Lille | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 43 | 1.419 | 40 | |
| 5 | Nîmes | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 47 | 1.319 | 40 | |
| 6 | Marseille | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 53 | 1.170 | 37 | |
| 7 | Lens | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 34 | |
| 8 | Nancy | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 0.828 | 34 | |
| 9 | Stade Français | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 51 | 1.059 | 33 | |
| 10 | Sète | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 0.857 | 33 | |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 0.746 | 30 | |
| 12 | Metz | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 48 | 0.917 | 29 | |
| 13 | Nice | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 57 | 0.860 | 29 | |
| 14 | Le Havre | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 0.746 | 29 | |
| 15 | Roubaix-Tourcoing | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 49 | 0.857 | 28 | |
| 16 | Rennes (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 56 | 0.661 | 28 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Racing Paris (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 64 | 0.625 | 28 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
| 18 | Montpellier (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 67 | 0.642 | 25 |
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1953/1954
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 7–1 | Rennes | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Marseille | 35 |
| 2 | | Reims | 30 |
| 3 | | Bordeaux | 22 |
| 4 | | Le Havre | 19 |
| 5 | | Bordeaux | 18 |
| 6 | | Montpellier | 17 |
| | Sochaux | ||
| | Sochaux | ||
| 9 | | Nancy | 16 |
| 10 | | Stade Français | 14 |
| | Sète |