| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 1965 – 12 June 1966 |
| Champions | Nantes (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Cannes Red Star |
| European Cup | Nantes |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Strasbourg |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Bordeaux Toulouse FC Nice |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,190 (3.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Philippe Gondet (36 goals) |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → | |
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1965/1966 of the French Association Football League with 60 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantes (C) | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 60 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 53 | Invited to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Valenciennes | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 52 | |
| 4 | Toulouse | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 46 | Invited to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 45 | |
| 6 | Rennes | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 70 | +10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 38 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
| 9 | Sedan | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 38 | |
| 10 | Nice | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 36 | Invited to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 11 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 66 | +2 | 36 | |
| 12 | Lens | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 36 | |
| 13 | Monaco | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 35 | |
| 14 | Rouen | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 34 | |
| 15 | Stade Français | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 33 | |
| 16 | Lyon | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 33 | |
| 17 | Nîmes (O) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 33 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Lille (O) | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 30 | |
| 19 | Cannes (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 86 | −49 | 21 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
| 20 | Red Star (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 100 | −56 | 20 |
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1966/1967
Merger at the end of the season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIL | NMS | BAS | LIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualification to French Division 1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Nîmes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 | — | 3–2 | 7–0 | |||
| 3 | Bastia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Qualification to French Division 2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Limoges | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Nantes | 36 |
| 2 | | Saint-Étienne | 26 |
| 3 | | Lille | 22 |
| | Sochaux | ||
| 5 | | Bordeaux | 21 |
| | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 7 | | Rennes | 20 |
| 8 | | Bordeaux | 18 |
| 9 | | Monaco | 17 |
| | Lens |