Division 3 : 1971-1972
Retrouvez le classement complet du championnat Division 3 pour la saison 1971-1972, avec les équipes engagées et les informations historiques.
Groupe Nord
| Rang | Équipe | Pts | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff |
| 1 | Lille OSC (B) | 41 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | AS Aulnoye-Aymeries | 38 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
| 3 | SC Abbeville | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 11 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims (B) | 32 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 11 |
| 5 | SC Hazebrouck | 32 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 7 |
| 6 | Excelsior AC Roubaix | 30 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 4 |
| 7 | US Noeux-les-Mines | 29 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 4 |
| 8 | CS Sedan (B) | 28 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 7 |
| 9 | Calais RUFC | 28 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 35 | -6 |
| 10 | Red Star Olympique (B) | 24 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 39 | -7 |
| 11 | Le Havre AC | 24 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 40 | -6 |
| 12 | US Chantilly | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 51 | -21 |
| 13 | Olympique Saint-Quentin | 23 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 28 | -6 |
| 14 | US Valenciennes (B) | 21 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 37 | -13 |
| 15 | US Éclaron | 13 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 60 | -36 |
Chantilly, Saint-Quentin et Éclaron sont relégués en Division d'Honneur.
Groupe Ouest
| Rang | Équipe | Pts | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff |
| 1 | FC Nantes (B) | 47 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 72 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Stade Rennais (B) | 42 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | CA Lisieux | 39 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | SO Châtellerault | 36 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 20 |
| 5 | US Concarneau | 29 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| 6 | SO Cholet | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 2 |
| 7 | Stade Briochin | 27 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 |
| 8 | Angers SCO (B) | 26 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| 9 | Chamois Niortais | 26 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 35 | -9 |
| 10 | UES Montmorillon | 25 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 49 | -8 |
| 11 | UCK Vannes | 23 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 35 | -13 |
| 12 | OFC Saumur | 21 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 47 | -19 |
| 13 | AS Brest | 20 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 34 | -10 |
| 14 | OC Châteaudun | 17 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 46 | -31 |
| 15 | US Granville | 14 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 48 | -35 |
Saumur, AS Brest, Châteaudun et Granville sont relégués en Division d'Honneur.
Groupe Est
| Rang | Équipe | Pts | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff |
| 1 | AS Nancy Lorraine (B) | 39 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | FC Metz (B) | 36 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 27 | 24 |
| 3 | AS Strasbourg | 36 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 |
| 4 | FC Sochaux (B) | 34 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 13 |
| 5 | SA Épinal | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 30 | 16 |
| 6 | RC Strasbourg (B) | 33 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 20 |
| 7 | AS Mutzig | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 11 |
| 8 | ASCA Wittelsheim | 32 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 30 | 23 |
| 9 | AS Talange | 31 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 46 | -3 |
| 10 | CS Vittel | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 42 | 3 |
| 11 | SR Saint-Dié | 21 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 48 | -12 |
| 12 | SR Delle | 20 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 59 | -31 |
| 13 | SO Merlebach | 18 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 63 | -30 |
| 14 | FC Saint-Louis | 16 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 60 | -33 |
| 15 | AS Mulhouse | 12 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 63 | -48 |
Delle, Merlebach, Saint-Louis et AS Mulhouse sont relégués en Division d'Honneur.
Groupe Sud-Est
| Rang | Équipe | Pts | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff |
| 1 | ROS Menton | 40 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | FC Villefranche-sur-Saône | 31 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 9 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille (B) | 30 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 12 |
| 4 | JGA Nevers | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 1 |
| 5 | AS Moulins | 28 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 7 |
| 6 | Olympique Alès | 28 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 23 | 15 |
| 7 | SC Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 27 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 3 |
| 8 | FC Annecy | 25 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 |
| 9 | AS Decize | 25 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 37 | -4 |
| 10 | OGC Nice (B) | 23 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 36 | -1 |
| 11 | US Marignane | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 32 | -5 |
| 12 | AS Monaco (B) | 22 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 33 | -5 |
| 13 | CA Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 17 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 40 | -18 |
| 14 | FC Grenoble | 15 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 46 | -26 |
Marignane, Monaco (B), Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne et Grenoble sont relégués en Division d'Honneur.
Groupe Centre
| Rang | Équipe | Pts | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff |
| 1 | ES Juvisy-sur-Orge | 34 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 13 |
| 2 | AS Saint-Étienne (B) | 32 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
| 3 | AJ Auxerre | 31 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 36 | 4 |
| 4 | Amicale Lucé | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 8 |
| 5 | AS Poissy | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 9 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais (B) | 27 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 2 |
| 7 | USM Malakoff | 26 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 4 |
| 8 | AS Orléans | 25 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 27 | -1 |
| 9 | US Tavaux-Damparis | 25 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 41 | -5 |
| 10 | US Baume-les-Dames | 25 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 39 | -2 |
| 11 | Paris SG (B) | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 38 | -5 |
| 12 | RC France | 23 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 37 | -2 |
| 13 | VS Chartres | 19 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -16 |
| 14 | FC Chalon-sur-Saône | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 42 | -20 |
RC France, Chartes et Chalon-sur-Saône sont relégués en Division d'Honneur.