1979–80 French Division 1
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FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1979/1980 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.
Participating teams
Final table
| Position | Club | Points | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | av. attendance | Europe, Ligue 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Nantes Atlantique | 57 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 30 | +46 | Champion of France European Cup |
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| 2 | FC Sochaux | 54 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 36 | +40 | UEFA Cup | |
| 3 | AS Saint-Etienne | 54 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 50 | +23 | UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | AS Monaco | 50 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 30 | +31 | UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (Winner of Coupe de France) | |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | ||
| 6 | Bordeaux | 40 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 53 | +11 | ||
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 40 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 52 | +7 | ||
| 8 | US Valenciennes-Anzin | 40 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 9 | RC Lens | 38 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Nîmes Olympique | 38 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 50 | -5 | ||
| 11 | AS Nancy | 37 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 61 | -6 | ||
| 12 | Stade Lavallois | 35 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 55 | +2 | ||
| 13 | Lille | 35 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 49 | -4 | ||
| 14 | Angers SCO | 35 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 55 | -10 | ||
| 15 | OGC Nice | 32 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 62 | -9 | ||
| 16 | SEC Bastia | 32 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 51 | -12 | ||
| 17 | FC Metz | 32 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 60 | -15 | ||
| 18 | Olympique Lyonnais | 29 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 65 | -22 | Will play in Division 1 season 1980/1981 (Winner of barrages against Olympique Avignonais) |
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| 19 | Olympique de Marseille | 24 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 45 | 78 | -33 | Relegated to Division 2 | |
| 20 | Stade Brest | 15 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 87 | -52 | Relegated to Division 2 |
(Victory:2 points, Draw:1 point, Defeat:0 points)
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1980/1981
- Auxerre:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
- FC Tours:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
Top goalscorers
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erwin Kostedde |  West Germany |
Stade Lavallois | 21 |
| - | Delio Onnis |  Argentina |
AS Monaco | 21 |
| 3 | Pierre Pleimelding |  France |
Lille | 18 |
| 4 | Drago Vabec |  SFR Yugoslavia |
Stade Brest | 17 |
| 5 | Michel Platini | France |
AS Saint-Etienne | 16 |
| 6 | Yves Ehrlacher | France |
RC Lens | 15 |
| - | Nenad Bjekovic | SFR Yugoslavia |
OGC Nice | 15 |
| - | Johnny Rep |  Netherlands |
AS Saint-Etienne | 15 |
| - | Bernard Genghini | France |
FC Sochaux | 15 |
| 10 | Yannick Stopyra | France |
FC Sochaux | 14 |
| 11 | Éric Pécout | France |
FC Nantes Atlantique | 13 |
| - | Victor Trossero | Argentina |
FC Nantes Atlantique | 13 |
| - | Jean-François Beltramini | France |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 13 |
| 14 | Alain Giresse | France |
Bordeaux | 12 |
| - | Nabatingue Toko |  Chad |
US Valenciennes-Anzin | 12 |
| - | Albert Gemmrich | France |
Bordeaux | 12 |
| - | Gilbert Marguerite | France |
Nîmes Olympique | 12 |
| - | Saar Boubacar |  Senegal |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 12 |
| - | Jacques Zimako | France |
AS Saint-Etienne | 12 |
