Ligue 1 1978-79

France · Champions: Saint-Étienne · 2.99 goals per game

League table

Final 1978-79 standings: 20 teams, sorted by points, then goal difference. Nantes scored most, 85 goals.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Saint-Étienne	38	24	6	8	77	34	+43	78
2	RC Strasbourg	38	22	12	4	68	28	+40	78
3	Nantes	38	23	8	7	85	33	+52	77
4	Metz	38	19	6	13	61	56	+5	63
5	AS Monaco	38	18	8	12	70	51	+19	62
6	Olympique Lyonnais	38	15	10	13	53	56	-3	55
7	Nîmes Olympique	38	15	9	14	61	50	+11	54
8	Sochaux	38	15	9	14	63	53	+10	54
9	Nancy	38	14	9	15	73	61	+12	51
10	Lille	38	11	18	9	67	62	+5	51
11	Bordeaux	38	12	15	11	45	42	+3	51
12	Paris Saint-Germain	38	14	8	16	59	66	-7	50
13	Olympique de Marseille	38	12	13	13	50	55	-5	49
14	Bastia	38	13	9	16	53	65	-12	48
15	Nice	38	11	10	17	58	75	-17	43
16	Angers	38	9	13	16	37	67	-30	40
17	Stade Lavallois	38	8	14	16	53	73	-20	38
18	Valenciennes	38	9	10	19	35	61	-26	37
19	Paris FC	38	9	10	19	42	77	-35	37
20	Stade de Reims	38	3	11	24	26	71	-45	20