1981–82 French Division 1
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Monaco (4th title) |
| Relegated |
Valenciennes Nice Montpellier |
| European Cup | Monaco |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Paris Saint-Germain |
| UEFA Cup |
Saint-Étienne Sochaux Bordeaux |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 982 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Delio Onnis (29) |
|
← 1980–81 1982–83 → | |
AS Monaco 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 | 10th | |
| Bastia | Bastia | 12th | |
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 3rd | |
| Brest | Brest | 1st in Division 2 | |
| Laval | Laval | 16th | |
| Lens | Lens | 13th | |
| Lille | Lille | 17th | |
| Lyon | Lyon | 6th | |
| Metz | Metz | 9th | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 4th | |
| Montpellier | Montpellier | 2nd in Division 2 | |
| Nancy | Nancy | 8th | |
| Nantes | Nantes | 2nd | |
| Nice | Nice | 15th | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | 5th | |
| Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | 1st | |
| Sochaux | Montbéliard | 14th | |
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg | 7th | |
| Tours | Tours | 18th | |
| Valenciennes | Valenciennes | 11th | |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 55 | 1982–83 European Cup |
| 2 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 54 | 1982–83 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Sochaux | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 49 | |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 48 | |
| 5 | Laval | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 44 | |
| 6 | Nantes | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 43 | |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 43 | 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | Nancy | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Brest | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 38 | |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36 | |
| 11 | Tours | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Bastia | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 35 | |
| 13 | Lens | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 34 | |
| 14 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 34 | |
| 15 | Auxerre | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 34 | |
| 16 | Lyon | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | |
| 17 | Metz | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | |
| 18 | Valenciennes (R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 30 | Relegation play-off |
| 19 | Nice (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 23 | 1982–83 French Division 2 |
| 20 | Montpellier (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 22 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
(Victory:2 points, Draw:1 point, Defeat:0 points)
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
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Nat. | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delio Onnis | Tours | 29 | |
| 2 | Andrzej Szarmach | Auxerre | 24 | |
| 3 | Michel Platini | Saint-Étienne | 22 | |
| 4 | Teitur Thordarson | Lens | 19 | |
| 5= | Uwe Krause | Laval | 18 | |
| Drago Vabec | Brest | 18 | ||
| 7 | Bernard Lacombe | Bordeaux | 17 | |
| 8= | Ralf Edström | Monaco | 15 | |
| Yannick Stopyra | Sochaux | 15 | ||
| 10= | Alain Giresse | Bordeaux | 14 | |
| Simo Nikolić | Lyon | 14 | ||
| 12= | Bernard Genghini | Sochaux | 13 | |
| Jean-François Larios | Saint-Étienne | 13 | ||
| Vicky Peretz | Strasbourg | 13 | ||
| José Touré | Nantes | 13 | ||
| Engin Verel | Lille | 13 | ||
| Bernard Zénier | Nancy | 13 | ||
| 18 | Bruno Bellone | Monaco | 12 | |
| 19= | Umberto Barberis | Monaco | 11 | |
| Éric Pécout | Monaco | 11 | ||