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
Position by round
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club GoalsDivision 1 - Saison 2000-2001 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com 1 Sonny Anderson Lyon 22 2 Pauleta Bordeaux 20 3 Frédéric Née Bastia 16 4 Victor Bonilla Toulouse 15 5 Gérald Baticle Metz 14 Laurent Robert Paris Saint-Germain 7 Alex Dias Saint-Étienne 13 8 Bruno Rodriguez Guingamp 12 Steve Marlet Lyon Shabani Nonda Monaco Olivier Monterrubio Nantes Slađan Đukić Troyes Awards Individual awards Award Winner Club Ligue 1 Player of the Year Éric Carrière Nantes Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year Sidney Govou Lyon Ligue 1 Manager of the Year Raynald Denoueix Nantes Team of the YearGoalkeeper Lionel Letizi (Paris Saint-Germain)Defenders François Grenet (Bordeaux) Pascal Cygan (Lille) Edmílson (Lyon) Jérôme Bonnissel (Bordeaux)Midfielders Mathieu Berson (Nantes) Philippe Violeau (Lyon) Éric Carrière (Nantes) Olivier Quint (Sedan)Forwards Sonny Anderson (Lyon) Pauleta (Bordeaux)
Attendances
References
External links France 2000/01 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation