Ligue 1 1980-81

France · Champions: Saint-Étienne · 2.80 goals per game

League table

Final 1980-81 standings: 20 teams, sorted by points, then goal difference. Nantes scored most, 74 goals.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Saint-Étienne	38	23	11	4	68	26	+42	80
2	Nantes	38	22	11	5	74	36	+38	77
3	AS Monaco	38	19	11	8	58	41	+17	68
4	Bordeaux	38	18	13	7	57	34	+23	67
5	Paris Saint-Germain	38	17	12	9	62	50	+12	63
6	Olympique Lyonnais	38	14	13	11	70	54	+16	55
7	RC Strasbourg	38	14	12	12	44	47	-3	54
8	Nancy	38	15	7	16	55	49	+6	52
9	Bastia	38	13	9	16	50	55	-5	48
10	Valenciennes	38	12	12	14	51	70	-19	48
11	Metz	38	10	16	12	48	53	-5	46
12	Auxerre	38	10	16	12	46	52	-6	46
13	RC Lens	38	10	14	14	46	48	-2	44
14	Sochaux	38	10	14	14	51	59	-8	44
15	Nice	38	10	12	16	47	61	-14	42
16	Stade Lavallois	38	10	11	17	49	55	-6	41
17	Lille	38	10	11	17	55	71	-16	41
18	Tours FC	38	9	13	16	54	71	-17	40
19	Nîmes Olympique	38	6	14	18	46	66	-20	32
20	Angers	38	5	14	19	33	66	-33	29