| Season | 1978–79 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July 1978 – 1 June 1979 | 
| Champions | Strasbourg (1st title) | 
| Relegated | Paris FC Reims | 
| European Cup | Strasbourg | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Nantes | 
| UEFA Cup | Monaco Saint-Étienne | 
| Matches played | 380 | 
| Goals scored | 1,141 (3 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Bianchi (27 goals) | 
| ← 1977–78  1979–80 →  | |
RC Strasbourg won Division 1 season 1978/1979 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
Participating teams
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg (C) | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 56 | Qualification to European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Nantes | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 54 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 3 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 34 | +43 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 4 | Monaco | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 44 | |
| 5 | Metz | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 44 | |
| 6 | Lille | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Lyon | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Nîmes | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 39 | |
| 9 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 39 | |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 39 | |
| 11 | Nancy | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 38 | |
| 12 | Marseille | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 37 | |
| 13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 36 | |
| 14 | Bastia | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 35 | |
| 15 | Nice | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 32 | |
| 16 | Laval | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 30 | |
| 17 | Angers | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 30 | |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 28 | |
| 19 | Paris FC (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 28 | Qualification to relegation play-offs | 
| 20 | Reims (R) | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 71 | −45 | 17 | Relegation to French Division 2 | 
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ Nantes qualified for the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1978–79 Coupe de France.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1979/1980
- Stade Brest:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group B
- RC Lens:Third place, winner of barrages against Paris FC
- FC Gueugnon:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A, will not play in Division 1 season 1979/1980 because of its amateur status.
Results
Relegation play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Paris FC | 0–0 | 0–0 | 
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Bianchi | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | 
| 2 |  Delio Onnis | Monaco | 22 | 
|  Éric Pécout | Nantes | ||
| 4 |  Pierre Pleimelding | Lille | 21 | 
|  Gilbert Marguerite | Nîmes | ||
|  Dominique Rocheteau | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp) Nenad Bjeković | Nice | 17 | 
|  Albert Gemmrich | Strasbourg | ||
| 9 |  Roberto Cabral | Lille | 16 | 
| 10 |  Johnny Rep | Bastia | 15 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Žarko Olarević | Lille | ||
|  Bernard Zénier | Nancy | ||
| .svg.png.webp) Zvonko Ivezić | Sochaux | 
RC Strasbourg Winning Squad 1978-'79
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References
- Division 1 season 1978-1979 at pari-et-gagne.com
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