Division 1 1978/1979: final table of First division
| # | Club | M | W | D | L | Goal | Pts | GD | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Strasbourg | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 68 - 28 | 56 | +40 |   Champion (Champions League) | |
| 2 | Nantes | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 85 - 33 | 54 | +52 |  Cup Winner Cup (cup winner) | |
| 3 | AS Saint-Etienne | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 77 - 34 | 54 | +43 | UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | AS Monaco | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 70 - 51 | 44 | +19 | UEFA Cup | |
| 5 | FC Metz | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 61 - 56 | 44 | +5 | ||
| 6 | Lille OSC | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 67 - 62 | 40 | +5 | ||
| 7 | Olympique Lyon | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 53 - 56 | 40 | -3 | ||
| 8 | Nimes Olympique | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 61 - 50 | 39 | +11 | ||
| 9 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 63 - 53 | 39 | +10 | ||
| 10 | Girondins Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 45 - 42 | 39 | +3 | ||
| 11 | AS Nancy | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 77 - 61 | 38 | +16 | ||
| 12 | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 50 - 55 | 37 | -5 | ||
| 13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 - 66 | 36 | -7 | ||
| 14 | SC Bastia | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 53 - 65 | 35 | -12 | ||
| 15 | OGC Nice | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 - 75 | 32 | -17 | ||
| 16 | Stade Lavallois | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 53 - 73 | 30 | -20 | ||
| 17 | Angers SCO | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 37 - 68 | 30 | -31 | ||
| 18 | US Valenciennes-Anzin | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 - 65 | 28 | -29 | ||
| 19 | Paris FC | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 42 - 77 | 28 | -35 |  Relegated | |
| 20 | Stade Reims | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 26 - 71 | 17 | -45 | Relegated | |
| Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; | ||||||||||
Notes:
- Champion
- national cup holder
- participation in European competition
 - promoted
- relegated
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1977/1978
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