French football Division 1 1976-77
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FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1976/1977 of the French Association Football League
Ligue de Football Professionnel
The Ligue de Football Professionnel , commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France. It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of the French Football Federation...

 with 58 points.

Participating teams

  • Angers SCO
    Angers SCO
    Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

  • SEC Bastia
  • Bordeaux
  • Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

  • RC Lens
    RC Lens
    Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

  • Lille
  • Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

  • Olympique de Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

  • FC Metz
    FC Metz
    Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

  • AS Nancy
    AS Nancy
    Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

 
  • FC Nantes Atlantique
    FC Nantes Atlantique
    Football Club de Nantes is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one big club. From 1992–2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes...

  • OGC Nice
    OGC Nice
    Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...

  • Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

  • Paris Saint-Germain FC
  • Stade de Reims
  • Stade Rennais FC
    Stade Rennais FC
    Stade Rennais Football Club is a French association football club based in Rennes. The club was founded in 1901 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Rennes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Route de Lorient located within the city...

  • AS Saint-Etienne
    AS Saint-Étienne
    Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...

  • FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

  • Troyes AF
  • US Valenciennes-Anzin

  • Final table

    Position Club Points Played W D L GF GA GD av. attendance Europe, Ligue 2
    1 FC Nantes Atlantique
    FC Nantes Atlantique
    Football Club de Nantes is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one big club. From 1992–2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes...

    58 38 25 8 5 80 40 +40 Champion of France
    European Cup
    2 RC Lens
    RC Lens
    Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

    49 38 19 11 8 73 53 +20 UEFA Cup
    3 SEC Bastia 47 38 20 7 11 82 53 +29 UEFA Cup
    4 AS Nancy
    AS Nancy
    Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

    45 38 18 9 11 78 53 +25
    5 AS Saint-Etienne
    AS Saint-Étienne
    Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...

    45 38 17 11 10 55 36 +19 UEFA Cup Winner's Cup
    UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977-78
    The season 1977-78 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by RSC Anderlecht in the final comfortably against FK Austria Wien. It was Anderlecht's third consecutive final, the best record in the competition, of which they won two.-Qualifying match:...

     (Winner of Coupe de France
    Coupe de France
    The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...

    )
    6 Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

    44 38 17 10 11 54 47 +7
    7 OGC Nice
    OGC Nice
    Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...

    44 38 19 6 13 60 54 +6
    8 FC Metz
    FC Metz
    Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

    43 38 17 9 12 67 54 +13
    9 Paris Saint-Germain FC 42 38 17 8 13 65 55 +10
    10 Bordeaux 38 38 15 8 15 66 57 +9
    11 Stade de Reims 36 38 12 12 14 53 60 -7
    12 Olympique de Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

    36 38 14 8 16 48 63 -15
    13 Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

    34 38 12 10 16 45 56 -11
    14 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

    34 38 12 10 16 44 56 -12
    15 Troyes AF 33 38 13 7 18 41 59 -18
    16 Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

    32 38 11 10 17 46 62 -16
    17 US Valenciennes-Anzin 31 38 9 13 16 41 56 -15
    18 Angers SCO
    Angers SCO
    Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

    27 38 8 11 19 44 65 -21 Relegated to Division 2
    Ligue 2
    Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

    19 Lille 21 38 7 7 24 40 67 -27 Relegated to Division 2
    Ligue 2
    Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

    20 Stade Rennais FC
    Stade Rennais FC
    Stade Rennais Football Club is a French association football club based in Rennes. The club was founded in 1901 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Rennes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Route de Lorient located within the city...

    21 38 6 9 23 43 79 -36 Relegated to Division 2
    Ligue 2
    Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...


    (Victory:2 points, Draw:1 point, Defeat:0 points)

    Promoted from Division 2
    Ligue 2
    Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

     , who will play in Division 1 season 1977/1978
    • RC Strasbourg
      RC Strasbourg
      Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...

      :Champion of Division 2
      Ligue 2
      Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

      , winner of Division 2
      Ligue 2
      Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

       group B
    • AS Monaco FC
      AS Monaco FC
      Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...

      :Runner-up, winner of Division 2
      Ligue 2
      Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

       group A
    • FC Rouen
      FC Rouen
      Football Club de Rouen 1899 is a French association football club based in Rouen. The club was formed in 1899 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. Rouen plays its home matches at the Stade Robert Diochon; named after Robert Diochon, a historic player...

      :Third place, winner of barrages

    Top goalscorers

    Place Player Nationality Club Goals
    1 Carlos Bianchi
    Carlos Bianchi
    Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager...

    Stade de Reims 28
    2 Michel Platini
    Michel Platini
    Michel François Platini is a former French football player, manager and current president of UEFA. Platini was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. He participated in the 1978, 1982...

    AS Nancy
    AS Nancy
    Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

    25
    3 Nico Braun
    Nico Braun
    Nico Braun is a former footballer from Luxembourg.-Club career:He played for foreign clubs almost all of his career, predominantly in France, but also in Germany, before returning to his original club, Union Luxembourg....

    FC Metz
    FC Metz
    Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

    23
    4 Hugo Curioni
    Hugo Curioni
    Hugo Alberto Curioni is a retired Argentine football centre forward. He played professional football in Argentina, France and Mexico.-Argentina:...

    FC Metz
    FC Metz
    Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

    22
    - Mustapha Dahleb
    Mustapha Dahleb
    Mustapha Dahleb is a retired Algerian footballer. He was a talented player for Paris SG and the Algeria national football team.-Career:...

    Paris Saint-Germain FC 22
    6 Dragan Dzajic
    Dragan Džajic
    Dragan Džajić is widely considered to have been one of the best Serbian football players to emerge from former Yugoslavia. Regarded as a preeminent and very proficient left winger, he is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest European players of his generation...

      SFR Yugoslavia SEC Bastia 21
    - François Félix
    François Félix
    François Félix , nicknamed Fanfan, is a French retired professional football striker, currently managing FAIRM Ile-Rousse Monticello.He was part of SC Bastia team that reached 1978 UEFA Cup Final.-External links:*...

    SEC Bastia 21
    - Bernard Lacombe
    Bernard Lacombe
    Bernard Lacombe is a retired French football player. He played forward, mainly with Olympique Lyonnais, Girondins Bordeaux and the French national team.-Career:...

    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

    21
    9 Jacques Vergnes
    Jacques Vergnes
    Jacques Vergnes is a French former professional football player.-External links:**...

    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

    19
    - Nenad Bjekovic
    Nenad Bjekovic
    Nenad Bjeković is a Serbian footballer of the late 1960s, 1970s who was very successful with OGC Nice in French Division 1...

      SFR Yugoslavia OGC Nice
    OGC Nice
    Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...

    19
    11 André Barthélémy Angers SCO
    Angers SCO
    Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

    18
    12 Alain Giresse Bordeaux 16
    13 Jacques Zimako
    Jacques Zimako
    Jacques Zimako is a retired French professional footballer.Zimako played for SC Bastia, AS Saint-Étienne and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. He capped 13 times for France, scoring 2 goals.-References:...

    SEC Bastia 15
    - Gilbert Dussier
    Gilbert Dussier
    Gilbert Dussier was a footballer from Luxembourg.-Club career:He played overseas for almost all of his career, predominantly in France, but also in Germany....

    AS Nancy
    AS Nancy
    Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

    15
    - François M'Pelé
    François M'Pelé
    François M'Pelé is a former Congolese professional football player.In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.-External links:**...

      Congo
    Republic of the Congo
    The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...

    Paris Saint-Germain FC 15
    - Omar Sahnoun
    Omar Sahnoun
    Omar Sahnoun was a French professional footballer who played as a midfielder.-Football career:The son of a harki, Sahnoun's Algerian family settled in Beauvais, France in 1962. Ten years later, at only 17, he would make his professional debuts with FC Nantes, under Jean Vincent...

    FC Nantes Atlantique
    FC Nantes Atlantique
    Football Club de Nantes is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one big club. From 1992–2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes...

    15
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