2000–01 French Division 1

The 2000–01 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 63rd since its establishment. FC Nantes won the French Association Football League for the eighth time with 68 points.

Division 1
Season2000–01
Dates28 July 2000 –
19 May 2001
ChampionsNantes (8th title)
RelegatedToulouse
St-Étienne
Strasbourg
Matches played306
Goals scored764 (2.5 per match)
Best PlayerÉric Carrière
Top goalscorerSonny Anderson (22 goals)

Participating teams
Location of teams in 2000–01 Ligue 1

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nantes (C) 34 21 5 8 58 36 +22 68 Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2 Lyon 34 17 13 4 57 30 +27 64
3 Lille 34 16 11 7 43 27 +16 59 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Bordeaux 34 15 12 7 48 33 +15 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Sedan 34 14 10 10 47 40 +7 52
6 Rennes 34 15 5 14 46 37 +9 50 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7 Troyes 34 11 13 10 45 47 −2 46 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Bastia 34 13 6 15 45 41 +4 45
9 Paris Saint-Germain 34 12 8 14 44 45 −1 44
10 Guingamp 34 11 11 12 40 48 −8 44
11 Monaco 34 12 7 15 53 50 +3 43
12 Metz 34 11 9 14 35 44 −9 42
13 Auxerre 34 11 8 15 31 41 −10 41
14 Lens 34 9 13 12 37 39 −2 40
15 Marseille 34 11 7 16 31 40 −9 40
16 Toulouse (R) 34 9 10 15 34 49 −15 37 Administratively relegated to Championnat National[lower-alpha 1]
17 Saint-Étienne (R) 34 8 10 16 42 56 −14 34 Relegated to French Division 2
18 Strasbourg (R) 34 7 8 19 28 61 −33 29
Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
Relegated to French Division 2
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Toulouse was administratively relegated to Championnat National by the DNCG due to financial difficulties.
  2. Strasbourg was qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2000–01 Coupe de France.

Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in the 2001–02 Division 1

Top goalscorers
Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
1 Sonny Anderson  Brazil Lyon 22
2 Pauleta  Portugal Bordeaux 20
3 Frédéric Née  France Bastia 16
4 Victor Bonilla  Colombia Toulouse 15
5 Gérald Baticle  France Metz 14
5 Laurent Robert  France Paris Saint-Germain 14
7 Alex Dias  Brazil Saint-Étienne 13
8 Bruno Rodriguez  France Guingamp 12
8 Steve Marlet  France Lyon 12
8 Shabani Nonda DR Congo Monaco 12
8 Olivier Monterrubio  France Nantes 12
8 Slađan Đukić  FR Yugoslavia Troyes 12
13 Stéphane Guivarc'h  France Auxerre 11
13 Viorel Moldovan  Romania Nantes 11
15 Fabrice Fiorèse  France Guingamp 10
15 Pierre-Yves André  France Bastia 10
15 Cyril Chapuis  France Rennes 10
15 Cédric Mionnet  France Sedan 10
15 Pius Ndiefi  Cameroon Sedan 10

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