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 Results Top goalscorers References External links France 2000/01 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Ligue 1 seasons France 1