# 1992–93 French Division 1

The 1992–93 Division 1 season was the 55th since its establishment. Marseille finished in first with 53 points, but were stripped of their title due to a bribery scandal. Paris Saint-Germain, who had finished second, refused to accept the title, resulting in no team being crowned champions for the season.

## Affaire VA-OM

The European Cup was renamed the Champions League in 1992–93, and Marseille reached the final for the second time in three years. They defeated Milan to become the first French side to win a European trophy and the only one to win the Champions League. Didier Deschamps and Fabien Barthez became the youngest captain and goalkeeper, respectively, to capture the title.
A corruption scandal involving a league match against Valenciennes emerged a few days before the Champions League final. It was alleged that club president Bernard Tapie had bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Olympique de Marseille would win the French League earlier, giving them more time to prepare for the Champions League final. Valenciennes players Christophe Robert, Jorge Burruchaga and Jacques Glassmann claimed that Marseille midfielder Jean-Jacques Eydelie offered them ₣250,000 to "take the foot off of the gas" in the May 20 match. Marseille were later stripped of their league title and relegated to Division 2 by the French Football Federation, while Tapie was forced to step down as the club's president. Marseille were not stripped of the Champions League, as the match in question was not in the competition, but were excluded from the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, as well as regular reigning European champions match in 1993 Intercontinental Cup and 1993 European Super Cup.
No winner was declared for the 1992–1993 season. The LFP allotted the title to Paris Saint-Germain but owners Canal+ refused it. The TV chain feared the reactions of their subscribers in Provence and threatened to withdraw from football completely if the title was awarded to PSG. Ultimately the LFP decided that the 1993 title would remain unattributed. Canal+ refused to allow the club to participate in the following season's Champions League after Marseille's exclusion by UEFA.

## Participating teams

* Auxerre
* Bordeaux
* SM Caen
* Le Havre AC
* Lens
* Lille
* Olympique Lyonnais
* Olympique de Marseille
* FC Metz
* AS Monaco
* Montpellier HSC
* FC Nantes Atlantique
* Nîmes Olympique
* Paris Saint-Germain
* AS Saint-Étienne
* FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
* RC Strasbourg
* Sporting Toulon Var
* Toulouse FC
* US Valenciennes Anzin

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Marseille (D) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 53 | Disqualified from the Champions League |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain (N) | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 51 | Qualification to the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 51 | Qualification to the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 48 | Qualification to the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Nantes | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 45 | Qualification to the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Auxerre | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 43 | Qualification to the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 43 | |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Lens | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 40 | |
| 10 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 36 | |
| 11 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 35 | |
| 12 | Metz | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 35 | |
| 13 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 34 | |
| 14 | Lyon | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 33 | |
| 15 | Le Havre | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 33 | |
| 16 | Sochaux | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 32 | |
| 17 | Lille | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 30 | |
| 18 | Valenciennes (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Toulon (D, R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 25 | Administratively relegated to Championnat National |
| 20 | Nîmes (R) | 38 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 22 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
* 1 2 Marseille and Valenciennes were deducted one point for their involvement in the French football bribery scandal.
* ↑ Marseille were stripped of the title and barred from 1993–94 UEFA Champions League due to their involvement in the bribery scandal. Retained league status.
* ↑ Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1992–93 Coupe de France.
* ↑ Monaco qualified for the Champions League as league champions Marseille were disqualified and runners-up Paris Saint-Germain declined to participate.
* ↑ Toulon was administratively relegated to Championnat National due to financial difficulties.
Promoted from 1992–93 French Division 2, who will play in 1993–94 French Division 1
* FC Martigues: Champions of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A
* Angers SCO: Runners-up, winners of Division 2 group B
* AS Cannes: Winners of playoffs against Valenciennes

## Results

| Home \ Away | AUX | BOR | CAE | LHA | RCL | LIL | OL | OM | MET | ASM | MHS | FCN | NMS | PSG | STE | SOC | RCS | SCT | TFC | VFC |
| Auxerre | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Bordeaux | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Caen | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Le Havre | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Lens | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Lille | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Lyon | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Marseille | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Metz | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Monaco | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Montpellier | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Nantes | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Nîmes | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Paris SG | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| Sochaux | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Strasbourg | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 6–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Toulon | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Toulouse | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| Valenciennes | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
* ↑ The match Valenciennes-Marseille, initially concluded with the score 0–1, was declared a defeat for both teams with the score 0–0.

## Relegation play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Valenciennes | 1–3 | Cannes | 0–2 | 1–1 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alen Bokšić | Marseille | 23 |
| 2 | Xavier Gravelaine | Caen | 20 |
| 3 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Monaco | 19 |
| 4 | Rudi Völler | Marseille | 18 |
| 5 | Joël Tiéhi | Le Havre | 14 |
| 5 | George Weah | Paris Saint-Germain | 14 |
| 7 | Nicolas Ouédec | Nantes | 13 |
| 7 | Bernard Ferrer | Toulouse | 13 |
| 9 | Franck Sauzée | Marseille | 12 |
| 9 | Youri Djorkaeff | Monaco | 12 |
| 9 | Franck Leboeuf | Strasbourg | 12 |