1986–87 French Division 1
| Season | 1986–87 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | 
Bordeaux (4th title)  | 
| Relegated | 
Sochaux Nancy Rennes  | 
| European Cup | Bordeaux | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Marseille | 
| UEFA Cup | 
Toulouse Auxerre  | 
| Matches played | 380 | 
| Goals scored | 796 (2.09 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Bernard Zénier (18) | 
| 
 ← 1985–86  1987–88 →   | |
Girondins de Bordeaux won Division 1 season 1986/1987 of the French Association Football League with 53 points.
Participating teams
League table
| Pos | 
Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux (C) | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 53 | 1987–88 European Cup | 
| 2 | Marseille | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 49 | 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup 1 | 
| 3 | Toulouse | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 48 | 1987–88 UEFA Cup | 
| 4 | Auxerre | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 47 | |
| 5 | Monaco | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 45 | |
| 6 | Metz | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 43 | |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Brest | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Laval | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 38 | |
| 10 | Lens | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 37 | |
| 11 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 37 | |
| 12 | Nantes | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Racing Paris | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 36 | |
| 14 | Lille | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 34 | |
| 15 | Toulon | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 34 | |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 33 | |
| 17 | Le Havre | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 32 | |
| 18 | Sochaux (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 31 | Relegation play-off 2 | 
| 19 | Nancy (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 29 | 1987–88 French Division 2 | 
| 20 | Rennes (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 17 | 
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Marseille qualified for 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1986–87 Coupe de France.
2 Sochaux were relegated as losers of relegation play-off against Division 2 side Cannes.
(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.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1987/1988
- Montpellier HSC:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
 - Chamois Niortais:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
 - AS Cannes:Third place, winner of barrages against FC Sochaux
 
Top goalscorers
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Zénier |   | 
FC Metz | 18 | 
| 2 | Philippe Fargeon |   | 
Bordeaux | 15 | 
| - | Gérard Buscher |   | 
Stade Brest | 15 | 
| 4 | Carmelo Micciche |   | 
FC Metz | 14 | 
| - | Enzo Francescoli |   | 
RC Paris | 14 | 
| - | Alberto Márcico |   | 
Toulouse FC | 14 | 
| 7 | Eric Cantona |   | 
Auxerre | 13 | 
| - | Philippe Desmet |   | 
Lille | 13 | 
| - | Jean-Pierre Papin |   | 
Olympique Marseille | 13 | 
| - | Chérif Oudjani |   | 
RC Paris | 13 | 
| - | Victor Hugo Ramos |   | 
Sporting Toulon Var | 13 | 
| 12 | Zlatko Vujović |   | 
Bordeaux | 12 | 
| - | Gérald Passi |   | 
Toulouse FC | 12 | 
| 14 | Robert Llorens |   | 
Le Havre AC | 11 | 
| - | Yannick Stopyra |   | 
Toulouse FC | 11 | 
| 16 | Richard Daddy Owobokiri |   | 
Stade Lavallois | 10 | 
| - | Eric Black |   | 
FC Metz | 10 | 
| - | Philippe Anziani |   | 
FC Nantes Atlantique | 10 | 
| 19 | Thierno Youm |   | 
Stade Lavallois | 9 | 
| - | Omar Da Fonseca |   | 
AS Monaco | 9 | 
| - | Abdelkrim Merry Krimau |   | 
AS Saint-Etienne | 9 |