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won Division 1 season 1945/1946, the first professional football season since the end of

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, of the French Association Football League with 45 points.

Participating teams

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* Le Havre AC *

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* Lyon OU *

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* RC Paris * Red Star Olympique * Stade de Reims * Stade Rennais UC * CO Roubaix-Tourcoing * FC Rouen * AS Saint-Étienne *

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* RC Strasbourg

Final table

Club from Alsace-Loraine, annexed by

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during WW2, could not be relegated. Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1946/1947 * FC Nancy: Champion of Division 2, north group * SO Montpellier: Champion of Division 2, south group * Stade Français FC: Runner-up Division 2, north group *

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: Runner-up Division 2, south group

Results

Top goalscorers

References

Division 1 season 1945-1946
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