The 1995–96 Division 1 season was the 58th since its establishment.

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won their first league title in history with 72 points.

Participating teams

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* EA Guingamp *

Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club () is a French professional association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The football club was founded in 1894 as a section of the sports club of the same name, founded in 1884. Le Havre plays in Ligue 1, the ...

RC Lens Racing Club de Lens (), commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply as Lens, is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais. The club's nickname, ''Les Sang et Or'' (), comes from i ...

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League table

Promoted from

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, who will play in Division 1 season 1996/1997 * SM Caen : champion of

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: runners-up *

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: 3rd place

Results

Top goalscorers

References

External links

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