1978–79 French Division 1

RC Strasbourg won Division 1 season 1978/1979 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.

Division 1
Season1978–79
Dates19 July 1978 –
1 June 1979
ChampionsStrasbourg (1st title)
RelegatedParis FC
Reims
European CupStrasbourg
Cup Winners' CupNantes
UEFA CupMonaco
Saint-Étienne
Matches played380
Goals scored1,141 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerCarlos Bianchi
(27 goals)

Participating teams
Location of teams in 1978–79 Division 1

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Strasbourg (C) 38 22 12 4 68 28 +40 56 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Nantes 38 23 8 7 85 33 +52 54 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Saint-Étienne 38 24 6 8 77 34 +43 54 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Monaco 38 18 8 12 70 51 +19 44
5 Metz 38 19 6 13 61 56 +5 44
6 Lille 38 11 18 9 67 62 +5 40
7 Lyon 38 15 10 13 53 56 −3 40
8 Nîmes 38 15 9 14 61 50 +11 39
9 Sochaux 38 15 9 14 63 53 +10 39
10 Bordeaux 38 12 15 11 45 42 +3 39
11 Nancy 38 15 8 15 77 61 +16 38
12 Marseille 38 12 13 13 50 55 −5 37
13 Paris Saint-Germain 38 14 8 16 59 66 −7 36
14 Bastia 38 13 9 16 53 65 −12 35
15 Nice 38 11 10 17 58 75 −17 32
16 Laval 38 8 14 16 53 73 −20 30
17 Angers 38 8 14 16 37 68 −31 30
18 Valenciennes 38 9 10 19 36 65 −29 28
19 Paris FC (R) 38 9 10 19 42 77 −35 28 Relegated to French Division 2
20 Reims (R) 38 3 11 24 26 71 −45 17
Source: Histoire du PSG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Nantes qualified for the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1978–79 Coupe de France.

Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1979/1980

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

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RC Strasbourg Winning Squad 1978-'79
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See also

References
  1. (in French) Football: D1 le classement des buteurs SAISON 1978-79
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