Ligue 1 1979-80
France · Champions: Nantes · 2.82 goals per game
League table
Final 1979-80 standings: 20 teams, sorted by points, then goal difference. Sochaux scored most, 77 goals.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | xGF | xGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantes | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 83 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | AS Monaco | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 71 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 56 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 54 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Nîmes Olympique | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | RC Lens | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nancy | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Stade Lavallois | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Angers | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lille | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 47 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Nice | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Metz | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Olympique Lyonnais | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 65 | -22 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Olympique de Marseille | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Stade Brestois | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 87 | -52 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The source has no scorer or assist lists for Ligue 1 in 1979-80 — only the final table. Player-level records begin in 2011.