1978–79 French Division 1
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RC Strasbourg won Division 1 season 1978/1979 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
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Participating teams
Final table
| Position | Club | Points | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | av. attendance | Europe, Ligue 2 |
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| 1 | RC Strasbourg | 56 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 68 | 28 | +40 | Champion of France European Cup |
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| 2 | FC Nantes Atlantique | 54 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 85 | 33 | +52 | UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (Winner of Coupe de France) | |
| 3 | AS Saint-Etienne | 54 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 34 | +43 | UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | AS Monaco | 44 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 51 | +19 | UEFA Cup | |
| 5 | FC Metz | 44 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 56 | +5 | ||
| 6 | Lille | 40 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 67 | 62 | +5 | ||
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 40 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 56 | -3 | ||
| 8 | Nîmes Olympique | 39 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 50 | +11 | ||
| 9 | FC Sochaux | 39 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 53 | +10 | ||
| 10 | Bordeaux | 39 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | ||
| 11 | AS Nancy | 38 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 77 | 61 | +16 | ||
| 12 | Olympique de Marseille | 37 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 55 | -5 | ||
| 13 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 36 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 66 | -7 | ||
| 14 | SEC Bastia | 35 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 65 | -12 | ||
| 15 | OGC Nice | 32 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 75 | -17 | ||
| 16 | Stade Lavallois | 30 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 73 | -20 | ||
| 17 | Angers SCO | 30 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 68 | -31 | ||
| 18 | US Valenciennes-Anzin | 28 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 65 | -29 | ||
| 19 | Paris FC | 28 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 77 | -35 | Relegated to Division 2 | |
| 20 | Stade de Reims | 17 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 71 | -45 | Relegated to Division 2 |
(Victory:2 points, Draw:1 point, Defeat:0 points)
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1979/1980
- Stade Brest:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group B
- RC Lens:Third place, winner of barrages against Paris FC
- FC Gueugnon:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A, will not play in Division 1 season 1979/1980 because of its amateur status.
Top goalscorers
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Bianchi |  Argentina |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 27 |
| 2 | Delio Onnis | Argentina |
AS Monaco | 22 |
| - | Éric Pécout |  France |
FC Nantes Atlantique | 22 |
| 4 | Pierre Pleimelding | France |
Lille | 21 |
| - | Gilbert Marguerite | France |
Nîmes Olympique | 21 |
| - | Dominique Rocheteau | France |
AS Saint-Etienne | 21 |
| 7 | Nenad Bjekovic |  SFR Yugoslavia |
OGC Nice | 17 |
| - | Albert Gemmrich | France |
RC Strasbourg | 17 |
| 9 | Roberto Cabral | Argentina |
Lille | 16 |
| 10 | Johnny Rep |  Netherlands |
SEC Bastia | 15 |
| - | Zarko Olarevic | SFR Yugoslavia |
Lille | 15 |
| - | Bernard Zénier | France |
AS Nancy | 15 |
| - | Zvonko Ivezic | SFR Yugoslavia |
FC Sochaux | 15 |
| 14 | Jean-François Beltramini | France |
Paris FC | 14 |
| - | Bernard Lacombe | France |
AS Saint-Etienne | 14 |
| - | Francis Piasecki | France |
RC Strasbourg | 14 |
| - | Roland Wagner | France |
RC Strasbourg | 14 |
RC Strasbourg Winning Squad 1978-'79
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