1987–88 French Division 1

AS Monaco won Division 1 season 1987-88 of the French Association Football League with 52 points.

Participating teams[]

Lens

Marseille

Metz

AS Monaco

Nantes

Niort

PSG

Matra Racing

Toulon

Toulouse

Location of teams in 1987–88 Division 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Monaco (C)	38	20	12	6	53	29	+24	52	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Bordeaux	38	18	10	10	46	30	+16	46	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Montpellier	38	18	9	11	68	38	+30	45	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Saint-Étienne	38	18	6	14	54	56	−2	42
5	Toulon	38	14	13	11	41	26	+15	41
6	Marseille	38	18	5	15	49	43	+6	41
7	Matra Racing	38	12	17	9	35	42	−7	41
8	Metz	38	16	8	14	46	40	+6	40	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
9	Auxerre	38	12	15	11	37	29	+8	39
10	Nantes	38	13	13	12	46	41	+5	39
11	Lille	38	14	9	15	45	39	+6	37
12	Cannes	38	13	11	14	42	52	−10	37
13	Toulouse	38	14	7	17	35	47	−12	35
14	Laval	38	12	10	16	38	38	0	34
15	Paris Saint-Germain	38	12	10	16	36	45	−9	34
16	Nice	38	15	3	20	42	47	−5	33
17	Lens	38	13	7	18	40	62	−22	33
18	Niort (R)	38	11	10	17	34	42	−8	32	Qualification to relegation play-off^[b]
19	Brest (R)	38	11	10	17	32	52	−20	32	Relegated to French Division 2
20	Le Havre (R)	38	8	11	19	35	56	−21	27	Relegated to French Division 2

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Metz qualified for 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1987–88 Coupe de France.
^ Niort were relegated as losers of relegation play-off against Division 2 side Caen.

Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1988/1989

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Jean-Pierre Papin	France	Marseille	19
2	Patrice Garande	France	Saint-Étienne	17
3	Mark Hateley	England	Monaco	14
4	Klaus Allofs	West Germany	Marseille	13
	Philippe Fargeon	France	Bordeaux	13
	Chérif Oudjani	Algeria	Lens	13
	Mo Johnston	Scotland	Nantes	13
8	Roger Milla	Cameroon	Montpellier	12
	Christian Perez	France	Montpellier	12
	Philippe Tibeuf	France	Saint-Étienne	12
11	François Omam-Biyik	Cameroon	Laval	11
	Dušan Savić	Yugoslavia	Cannes	11
	Erwin Vandenbergh	Belgium	Lille	11
14	Philippe Anziani	France	Nantes	10
	Mustafa El Haddaoui	Morocco	Saint-Étienne	10
	Thierry Laurey	France	Montpellier	10
	Gaston Mobati	Zaire	Lille	10
18	Bruno Bellone	France	Cannes	9
	José Touré	France	Bordeaux	9
	Pascal Vahirua	France	Auxerre	9

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