2000–01 French Division 1

The 2000–01 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 63rd since its establishment. FC Nantes won the French Association Football League for the eighth time with 68 points.

Participating teams

 * Auxerre
 * Bastia
 * Bordeaux
 * Guingamp
 * Lens
 * Lille
 * Lyon
 * Marseille
 * Metz
 * Monaco
 * Nantes
 * Paris Saint-Germain
 * Rennes
 * Saint-Étienne
 * Sedan
 * Strasbourg
 * Toulouse
 * Troyes

League table
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in the 2001–02 Division 1
 * Sochaux: champions of Ligue 2
 * Lorient: runners-up
 * Montpellier: third place