1986–87 French Division 1
| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Bordeaux (4th title) |
| Relegated |
Sochaux Nancy Rennes |
| European Cup | Bordeaux |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Marseille |
| UEFA Cup |
Toulouse Auxerre |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 796 (2.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bernard Zénier (18) |
|
← 1985–86 1987–88 → | |
Girondins de Bordeaux won Division 1 season 1986/1987 of the French Association Football League with 53 points.
Participating teams
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux (C) | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 53 | 1987–88 European Cup |
| 2 | Marseille | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 49 | 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup 1 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 48 | 1987–88 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Auxerre | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 47 | |
| 5 | Monaco | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 45 | |
| 6 | Metz | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 43 | |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Brest | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Laval | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 38 | |
| 10 | Lens | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 37 | |
| 11 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 37 | |
| 12 | Nantes | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Racing Paris | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 36 | |
| 14 | Lille | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 34 | |
| 15 | Toulon | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 34 | |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 33 | |
| 17 | Le Havre | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 32 | |
| 18 | Sochaux (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 31 | Relegation play-off 2 |
| 19 | Nancy (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 29 | 1987–88 French Division 2 |
| 20 | Rennes (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 17 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Marseille qualified for 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1986–87 Coupe de France.
2 Sochaux were relegated as losers of relegation play-off against Division 2 side Cannes.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1987/1988
- Montpellier HSC:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
- Chamois Niortais:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
- AS Cannes:Third place, winner of barrages against FC Sochaux
Top goalscorers
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Zénier | |
FC Metz | 18 |
| 2 | Philippe Fargeon | |
Bordeaux | 15 |
| - | Gérard Buscher | |
Stade Brest | 15 |
| 4 | Carmelo Micciche | |
FC Metz | 14 |
| - | Enzo Francescoli | |
RC Paris | 14 |
| - | Alberto Márcico | |
Toulouse FC | 14 |
| 7 | Eric Cantona | |
Auxerre | 13 |
| - | Philippe Desmet | |
Lille | 13 |
| - | Jean-Pierre Papin | |
Olympique Marseille | 13 |
| - | Chérif Oudjani | |
RC Paris | 13 |
| - | Victor Hugo Ramos | |
Sporting Toulon Var | 13 |
| 12 | Zlatko Vujović | |
Bordeaux | 12 |
| - | Gérald Passi | |
Toulouse FC | 12 |
| 14 | Robert Llorens | |
Le Havre AC | 11 |
| - | Yannick Stopyra | |
Toulouse FC | 11 |
| 16 | Richard Daddy Owobokiri | |
Stade Lavallois | 10 |
| - | Eric Black | |
FC Metz | 10 |
| - | Philippe Anziani | |
FC Nantes Atlantique | 10 |
| 19 | Thierno Youm | |
Stade Lavallois | 9 |
| - | Omar Da Fonseca | |
AS Monaco | 9 |
| - | Abdelkrim Merry Krimau | |
AS Saint-Etienne | 9 |