1945–46 French Division 1

Lille OSC won Division 1 season 1945/1946, the first professional football season since the end of World War II, of the French Association Football League with 45 points.

Participating teams

 * Bordeaux
 * AS Cannes
 * Le Havre AC
 * RC Lens
 * Lille OSC
 * Lyon OU
 * Olympique de Marseille
 * FC Metz
 * RC Paris
 * Red Star Olympique
 * Stade de Reims
 * Stade Rennais UC
 * CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
 * FC Rouen
 * AS Saint-Étienne
 * FC Sète
 * FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
 * RC Strasbourg

Final table
Club from Alsace-Loraine, annexed by Nazi Germany 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
 * Toulouse FC: Runner-up Division 2, south group