1965–66 French Division 1

FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1965/1966 of the French Association Football League with 60 points.

Participating teams

 * Angers SCO
 * Bordeaux
 * AS Cannes
 * RC Lens
 * Lille OSC
 * Olympique Lyonnais
 * AS Monaco
 * FC Nantes
 * OGC Nice
 * Nîmes Olympique
 * Red Star Olympique
 * Stade Rennais UC
 * FC Rouen
 * AS Saint-Etienne
 * UA Sedan-Torcy
 * FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
 * Stade de Paris FC
 * RC Strasbourg
 * Toulouse FC (1937)
 * US Valenciennes-Anzin

League table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1966/1967
 * Stade de Reims: Champion of Division 2
 * Olympique de Marseille: runner-up of Division 2

Merger at the end of the season
 * UA Sedan-Torcy with RC Paris, become RC Paris-Sedan