| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 August 1973 – 25 May 1974 |
| Champions | Saint-Étienne (7th title) |
| Relegated | Nancy Paris FC Sedan |
| European Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Monaco |
| UEFA Cup | Nantes Lyon |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,151 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Bianchi (30 goals) |
1974–75 → | |
AS Saint-Etienne won the1973–74 edition of theFrench Association Football League Division 1 season with 66 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Étienne(C) | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 11 | 66 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Nantes | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 11 | 58 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Lyon | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 8 | 55 | |
| 4 | Angers | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 11 | 54 | |
| 5 | Nice | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 12 | 54 | |
| 6 | Reims | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 11 | 50 | |
| 7 | Sochaux | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 7 | 49 | |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 8 | 45 | |
| 9 | Nîmes | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 3 | 44 | |
| 10 | Lens | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 8 | 44 | |
| 11 | Metz | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 43 | |
| 12 | Marseille | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 8 | 43 | |
| 13 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 3 | 43 | |
| 14 | Bordeaux | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 8 | 42 | |
| 15 | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 5 | 41 | |
| 16 | Monaco | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 8 | 41 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 17 | Troyes | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 8 | 41 | |
| 18 | Nancy(R) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 8 | 41 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
| 19 | Paris FC(R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 9 | 36 | |
| 20 | Sedan(R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 3 | 28 |
Promoted fromDivision 2, who will play inDivision 1 season 1974/1975
| Home \ Away | ANG | BAS | BOR | RCL | OL | OM | MET | ASM | NAL | NAN | NIC | NMS | PFC | REI | REN | STE | SED | SOC | RCS | TRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–1 | |
| Bastia | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bordeaux | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Lens | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Lyon | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Marseille | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–3 | |
| Metz | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Monaco | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Nancy | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Nantes | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Nice | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Nîmes | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Paris FC | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Reims | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 8–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| Rennes | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Sedan | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| Sochaux | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Strasbourg | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Troyes | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 |