| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 July 1979 – 27 May 1980 |
| Champions | Nantes (5th title) |
| Relegated | Marseille Brest |
| European Cup | Nantes |
| UEFA Cup | Sochaux Saint-Étienne |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Monaco |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,073 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Erwin Kostedde (21) Delio Onnis (21) |
1980–81 → | |
FC Nantes wonDivision 1 season 1979/1980 of theFrench Association Football League with 57 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantes(C) | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 57 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Sochaux | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 54 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 54 | |
| 4 | Monaco | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 50 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 43 | |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 40 | |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 40 | |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 40 | |
| 9 | Lens | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 | Nîmes | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 38 | |
| 11 | Nancy | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 37 | |
| 12 | Laval | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 35 | |
| 13 | Lille | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 35 | |
| 14 | Angers | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 35 | |
| 15 | Nice | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 32 | |
| 16 | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 32 | |
| 17 | Metz | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 32 | |
| 18 | Lyon(O) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 29 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 19 | Marseille(R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 24 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
| 20 | Brest(R) | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 87 | −52 | 15 |
Promoted fromDivision 2, who will play inDivision 1 season 1980/1981
| Home \ Away | ANG | BAS | BOR | BRS | LVL | RCL | LIL | OL | OM | MET | ASM | NAL | NAN | NIC | NMS | PSG | STE | SOC | RCS | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bastia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Bordeaux | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 7–0 | |
| Brest | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 7–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–5 | |
| Laval | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lens | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Lille | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lyon | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Marseille | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| Metz | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Monaco | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Nancy | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | |
| Nantes | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Nice | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | |
| Nîmes | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Paris SG | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sochaux | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Strasbourg | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Valenciennes | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 8–4 | Avignon | 6–0 | 2–4 |