OGC Nice won Division 1 season 1955/1956 of the French Association Football League with 43 points.
Participating teams
Bordeaux
RC Lens
Lille OSC
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique de Marseille
FC Metz
AS Monaco
FC Nancy
OGC Nice
Nîmes Olympique
RC Paris
Stade de Reims
AS Saint-Etienne
UA Sedan-Torcy
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
RC Strasbourg
Toulouse FC
AS Troyes-Savinienne
Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1956/1957
Stade Rennais UC:Champion of Division 2
Angers SCO:runner-up
US Valenciennes-Anzin: Third place
Results
Top goalscorers
OGC Nice Winning Squad 1955-'56
Goal
Dominique Colonna
Henri Hairabedian
Defence
Gilbert Bonvin
Rémy Fronzoni
César Hector Gonzales
Alphonse Martinez
Aleardo Nani
Guy Poitevin
Midfield
José Carlos Brandaozinho
Jean Luciano
François Milazzo
Attack
Jean-Pierre Alba
Mohammed Abderrazak
Ruben Bravo
Robert Brun
Just Fontaine
Victor Nuremberg
Joseph Ujlaki
Management
Luis Carniglia (Coach)