1982–83 French Division 1
# 1982–83 French Division 1

FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1982/1983 of the French Association Football League with 58 points.

## Participating teams

* Auxerre
* SEC Bastia
* Bordeaux
* Stade Brest
* Stade Lavallois
* RC Lens
* Lille
* Olympique Lyonnais
* FC Metz
* AS Monaco
* FC Mulhouse
* AS Nancy
* FC Nantes Atlantique
* Paris Saint-Germain FC
* FC Rouen
* AS Saint-Etienne
* FC Sochaux
* RC Strasbourg
* Toulouse FC
* FC Tours

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nantes (C) | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 77 | 29 | +48 | 58 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 47 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Lens | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Laval | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Monaco | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 43 | |
| 7 | Nancy | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 41 | |
| 8 | Auxerre | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 38 | |
| 9 | Metz | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 37 | |
| 11 | Toulouse | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 36 | |
| 12 | Sochaux | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 35 | |
| 13 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 34 | |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 33 | |
| 16 | Rouen | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 32 | |
| 17 | Bastia | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 32 | |
| 18 | Tours (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 31 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Lyon (R) | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 28 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
| 20 | Mulhouse (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 76 | −30 | 28 | Relegation to French Division 2 |

* ↑ Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1982–83 Coupe de France.

Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1983/1984

* Stade Rennais:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A
* Sporting Toulon Var:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group B
* Nîmes Olympique:Third place, winner of barrages against FC Tours

## Results

| Home \ Away | AUX | BAS | BOR | BRS | LVL | RCL | LIL | OL | MET | ASM | MUL | NAL | NAN | PSG | ROU | STE | SOC | RCS | TFC | TOU |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auxerre | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| Bastia | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Bordeaux | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Brest | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Laval | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Lens | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Lille | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Lyon | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Metz | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| Monaco | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Mulhouse | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Nancy | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Nantes | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Paris SG | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Rouen | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Sochaux | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Strasbourg | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Toulouse | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 3–1 | | 1–1 |
| Tours | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |

## Relegation play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Tours | 2–4 | Nîmes | 1–1 | 1–3 |
