| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 1977 – 2 May 1978 |
| Champions | Monaco (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Lens Troyes Rouen |
| European Cup | Monaco |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Nancy |
| UEFA Cup | Nantes Strasbourg |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,135 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Bianchi (37 goals) |
1978–79 → | |
AS Monaco won the1977–78 Division 1 season of theFrench Association Football League with 53 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco(C) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 53 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Nantes | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 52 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Strasbourg | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 50 | |
| 4 | Marseille | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 47 | |
| 5 | Bastia | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 44 | |
| 6 | Nancy | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 43 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 7 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Nice | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 41 | |
| 9 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 40 | |
| 10 | Laval | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 37 | |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 36 | |
| 12 | Metz | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 35 | |
| 13 | Nîmes | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 33 | |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 32 | |
| 15 | Reims | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 32 | |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 32 | |
| 17 | Lyon | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 31 | |
| 18 | Lens(R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 31 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
| 19 | Troyes(R) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 31 | |
| 20 | Rouen(R) | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 40 | 91 | −51 | 18 |
Promoted fromDivision 2, who will play inDivision 1 season 1978/1979
| Home \ Away | BAS | BOR | LVL | RCL | OL | OM | MET | ASM | NAL | NAN | NIC | NMS | PSG | REI | ROU | STE | SOC | RCS | TRO | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastia | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bordeaux | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Laval | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Lens | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Lyon | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Marseille | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Metz | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Monaco | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Nancy | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Nantes | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Nice | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–7 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Nîmes | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Paris SG | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 8–2 | 2–0 | |
| Reims | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| Rouen | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 0–4 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sochaux | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | |
| Strasbourg | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Troyes | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Valenciennes | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 |
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 21,754 |
| 2 | Marseille | 20,940 |
| 3 | Strasbourg | 20,419 |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | 18,147 |
| 5 | Nantes | 15,304 |
| 6 | Lens | 13,365 |
| 7 | Nancy | 12,762 |
| 8 | Metz | 10,545 |
| 9 | Rouen | 10,422 |
| 10 | Nice | 10,371 |
| 11 | Olympique lyonnais | 10,361 |
| 12 | Stade lavallois | 9,644 |
| 13 | Reims | 9,071 |
| 14 | Girondins | 8,688 |
| 15 | Nîmes | 6,661 |
| 16 | Troyes | 6,075 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 6,059 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 5,337 |
| 19 | Monaco | 4,171 |
| 20 | Bastia | 4,015 |
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