1956–57 French Division 1
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1956/1957 of the French Association Football League with 49 points.
Participating teams
Final table
| Position | Club | Points | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | av. attendance | Europe, Division 2 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne | 49 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 88 | 45 | +43 | Champion of France European Cup | |
| 2 | RC Lens | 45 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 77 | 49 | +28 | ||
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 43 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 47 | +26 | ||
| 4 | RC Paris | 42 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 86 | 55 | +31 | ||
| 5 | AS Monaco | 40 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | ||
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 39 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 53 | +7 | ||
| 7 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 33 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 63 | 62 | +1 | ||
| 8 | Toulouse FC | 32 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 49 | +12 | (Winner of Coupe de France) | |
| 9 | UA Sedan-Torcy | 32 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 59 | -8 | ||
| 10 | Nîmes Olympique | 31 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 56 | -4 | ||
| 11 | Angers SCO | 31 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 51 | -9 | ||
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 53 | -8 | ||
| 13 | OGC Nice | 30 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 72 | -13 | ||
| 14 | US Valenciennes-Anzin | 29 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 72 | -29 | ||
| 15 | FC Metz | 28 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 58 | -7 | ||
| 16 | Stade Rennais UC | 27 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 63 | -27 | Relegated to Division 2 | |
| 17 | RC Strasbourg | 26 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 66 | -23 | Relegated to Division 2 | |
| 18 | FC Nancy | 25 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 76 | -33 | Relegated to Division 2 | 
(Victory:2 points, Draw:1 point, Defeat:0 points)
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
Top goalscorers
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thadée Cisowski |  France  Poland | RC Paris | 33 | 
| 2 | Just Fontaine |  France | Stade de Reims | 30 | 
| 3 | Egon Jonsson |  Sweden | RC Lens | 29 | 
| - | Eugène Njo-Léa |  France | AS Saint-Etienne | 29 | 
| 5 | Rachid Mekloufi |  France | AS Saint-Etienne | 25 | 
| 6 | Gunnar Andersson |  Sweden | Olympique de Marseille | 23 | 
| 7 | Hassan Akesbi |  Morocco | Nîmes Olympique | 20 | 
| 8 | Maryan Wisnieski |  France | RC Lens | 17 | 
| - | Pierre Grillet |  France | RC Paris | 17 | 
| - | René Gardien |  France | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 17 | 
| 11 | Eduardo Di Loreto |  Argentina | Toulouse | 16 | 
| 12 | Célestin Oliver |  France | UA Sedan-Torcy | 15 | 
| - | Ginès Liron |  France | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 15 | 
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