1956–57 French Division 1

AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1956/1957 of the Professional Football League with 49 points.

Participating teams

 * Angers SCO
 * RC Lens
 * Olympique Lyonnais
 * Olympique de Marseille
 * FC Metz
 * AS Monaco
 * FC Nancy
 * OGC Nice
 * Nîmes Olympique
 * RC Paris
 * Stade de Reims
 * Stade Rennais UC
 * AS Saint-Etienne
 * UA Sedan-Torcy
 * FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
 * RC Strasbourg
 * Toulouse FC
 * US Valenciennes-Anzin

Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1957/1958
 * Olympique Alès: Champion of Division 2
 * AS Béziers: runner-up
 * Lille OSC: Third place