Division 1 1978/79
| Division 1 1978/79 | |
| master | Racing Strasbourg |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Racing Strasbourg |
| Uefa cup |
AS Saint-Étienne AS Monaco |
| Cup winners | FC Nantes |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
FC Nantes |
| Relegation ↓ | Paris FC |
| Relegated |
Racing Lens Paris FC |
| Teams | 20th |
| Games | 380 + 2 relegation games |
| Gates | 1,141 (ø 3 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Carlos Bianchi( Paris Saint-Germain ) |
| ← Division 1 1977/78 | |
The Division 1 1978/79 was the 41st competition of professional French football league. Racing Strasbourg became champion for the first time in its club history .
The first match day was July 19, 1978, the last match day was June 1, 1979. There was a winter break from December 18, 1978 to January 26, 1979.
societies
Eligible to participate were those clubs that had finished the previous season no worse than 17th, plus three promoted teams from the second division . Thus, the following teams played for the championship title this season:
- two clubs from the far north ( US Valenciennes-Anzin , newcomers OSC Lille ),
- three from Paris and Champagne ( Paris SG , newly promoted Paris FC , Stade Reims ),
- four from the northeast ( FC Metz , AS Nancy , Racing Strasbourg , FC Sochaux ),
- three from the northwest ( FC Nantes , Stade Laval , promoted SCO Angers ),
- one from the southwest ( Girondins Bordeaux ),
- six from the southeast ( AS Saint-Étienne , Olympique Lyon , Olympique Nîmes , Olympique Marseille , OGC Nice , defending champions AS Monaco ),
- one from Corsica ( SEC Bastia ).
Season course
The two-point rule applied ; in the event of a tie, the goal difference was decisive for the placement.
Strasbourg was in first place after the fifth match day, was not defeated for a long time and was three points ahead of defending champions Monaco and five over Saint-Étienne in November. Then the Alsatians lost at Paris SG, lost points against Laval in their home country Stade de la Meinau and got under the wheels in Nantes. While Monaco was slacking off, Nantes had developed into Strasbourg's main competitor, but after the short winter break, Strasbourg managed to keep the “yellow” and “green” - as Nantes and Saint-Étienne are called because of their dress colors into the 21st century - at a distance hold, which, however, was a maximum of two points in the second half of the season. Only a smooth victory in Lyon on matchday 38 did Racing finally secure the title. The three top teams each had an impressive home strength: Strasbourg (with four draws) and Nantes (even only two draws) remained unbeaten at home, and Saint-Étienne suffered a defeat but won his remaining 18 home games. Nantes continued their impressive streak - their last home defeat: on May 15, 1976 against Paris SG - and their only five goals conceded in 19 league games in front of their own audience constituted a new league record.
At the end of the table, the Reims team in the traditional red and white jerseys was not able to keep up early on - they were the only one who could score more than one goal in Strasbourg - and, far behind, they were the only direct relegation zone. Newcomer Paris FC had to go to the Barrages , where he was left behind against the better runners-up in Division 2 , Racing Lens , and Valenciennes even remained without a fight in the top division because second division champions FC Gueugnon decided not to advance: the amateur club was not ready to to accept the professional status that is mandatory in the “footballing upper house”. In addition to Lens, only Stade Brest was promoted to Division 1 for the following season .
Closing table
Division 1 venues 1978/79 |
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Racing Strasbourg | 38 | 22nd | 12 | 4th | 68:28 | +40 | 56:20 |
| 2. | FC Nantes | 38 | 23 | 8th | 7th | 85:33 | +52 | 54:22 |
| 3. | AS Saint-Etienne | 38 | 24 | 6th | 8th | 77:34 | +43 | 54:22 |
| 4th | AS Monaco (M) | 38 | 18th | 8th | 12 | 70:51 | +19 | 44:32 |
| 5. | FC Metz | 38 | 19th | 6th | 13 | 61:56 | +5 | 44:32 |
| 6th | Lille OSC (N) | 38 | 11 | 18th | 9 | 67:62 | +5 | 40:36 |
| 7th | Olympique Lyon | 38 | 15th | 10 | 13 | 53:56 | −3 | 40:36 |
| 8th. | Olympique Nîmes | 38 | 15th | 9 | 14th | 61:50 | +11 | 39:37 |
| 9. | FC Sochaux | 38 | 15th | 9 | 14th | 63:53 | +10 | 39:37 |
| 10. | Girondins Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 15th | 11 | 45:42 | +3 | 39:37 |
| 11. | AS Nancy (P) | 38 | 15th | 8th | 15th | 77:61 | +16 | 38:38 |
| 12. | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 50:55 | −5 | 37:39 |
| 13. | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14th | 8th | 16 | 59:66 | −7 | 36:40 |
| 14th | SEC Bastia | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 53:65 | −12 | 35:41 |
| 15th | OGC Nice | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17th | 58:75 | −17 | 32:44 |
| 16. | Stade Laval | 38 | 8th | 14th | 16 | 53:73 | −20 | 30:46 |
| 17th | SCO Angers (N) | 38 | 8th | 14th | 16 | 37:68 | −31 | 30:46 |
| 18th | US Valenciennes-Anzin | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19th | 36:65 | −29 | 28:48 |
| 19th | Paris FC (N) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19th | 42:77 | −35 | 28:48 |
| 20th | Stade Reims | 40 | 3 | 11 | 26th | 26:71 | −45 | 17:63 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| (M) | reigning French champion |
| (P) | reigning French cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers from Division 2 1977/78 |
Crosstab
| SCO Ang |
SEC Bas |
Gi. boron |
St. Lav |
OSC Lil |
Ol. Lyo |
Ol. Mar |
FC Met |
AS Mon |
AS Ncy |
FC Nts |
OGC Niz |
Ol. Nîm |
FC Par |
SG par |
St. Rei |
AS StÉ |
FC Soc |
RC Str |
US Val |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO Angers | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | |
| SEC Bastia | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Stade Laval | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 4 | 0: 5 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Lille OSC | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 3 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 4: 3 | 1: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| Olympique Lyon | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 3-0 | |
| Olympique Marseille | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| FC Metz | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 4: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | |
| AS Monaco | 3-0 | 6-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | |
| AS Nancy | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 4-0 | |
| FC Nantes | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | |
| OGC Nice | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 4: 2 | 5-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 5-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 4 | |
| Olympique Nîmes | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 5-0 | |
| Paris FC | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 7 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 5 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Stade Reims | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| AS Saint-Etienne | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| FC Sochaux | 4-0 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | |
| Racing Strasbourg | 6-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | |
| US Valenciennes-Anzin | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 |
Relegation
After FC Gueugnon was refused promotion as Division 2 champions due to amateur status , the 18th Division 1 (Valenciennes) was spared relegation. The playoff winner of the second division then played against the penultimate of the first division.
| Division 2 | total | Division 1 | First leg | Return leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Lens | 0: 0 (3: 2 on perk) | Paris FC | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Racing Strasbourg championship team
| 1. | Racing Strasbourg |
|
There were also two own goals.
Most successful goal scorers
| Pl. | player | society | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Carlos Bianchi
|
Paris Saint-Germain | 27 |
| 2 |
Delio Onnis
|
AS Monaco | 22nd |
| Eric Pécout | FC Nantes | 22nd | |
| 4th | Gilbert Marguerite | Olympique Nîmes | 21st |
| Pierre Pleimelding | Lille OSC | 21st | |
| Dominique Rocheteau | AS Saint-Etienne | 21st | |
| 7th |
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|
OGC Nice | 17th |
| Albert Gemmrich | Racing Strasbourg | 17th | |
| 9 |
Roberto Cabral
|
Lille OSC | 16 |
| 10 |
Zvonko Ivezić
|
FC Sochaux | 15th |
|
Zarko Olarevic
|
Lille OSC | 15th | |
 Johnny rep
|
SEC Bastia | 15th | |
| Bernard Zénier | AS Nancy | 15th | |
| 14th | Jean-François Beltramini | Paris FC | 14th |
| Bernard Lacombe | AS Saint-Etienne | 14th | |
| Francis Piasecki | Racing Strasbourg | 14th | |
| Roland Wagner | Racing Strasbourg | 14th |
See also
literature
- Hubert Beaudet: Le Championnat et ses champions. 70 ans de Football en France. Alan Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 2002, ISBN 2-84253-762-9
- Sophie Guillet / François Laforge: Le guide français et international du football éd. 2009. Vecchi, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-7328-9295-5
- Jean-Philippe Rethacker: La grande histoire des clubs de foot champions de France. Sélection du Reader's Digest, Paris / Bruxelles / Montréal / Zurich 2001, ISBN 2-7098-1238-X
Web links
- Statistics on lfp.fr
Notes and evidence
- ^ Pascal Grégoire-Boutreau / Tony Verbicaro: Stade de Reims - une histoire sans fin. Cahiers intempestifs, Saint-Étienne 2001, ISBN 2-911698-21-5 , pp. 326–328
- ↑ Rethacker, pp. 169f .; Beaudet, p. 127
- ↑ Rethacker, p. 170
- ↑ Beaudet, pp. 128/129
- ↑ Guillet / Laforge, p. 178
- ↑ Guillet / Laforge, p. 178, supplemented from Stéphane Boisson / Raoul Vian: Il était une fois le Championnat de France de Football. Tous les joueurs de la première division de 1948/49 à 2003/04. Neofoot, Saint-Thibault o. J.
- ↑ see the list of goalscorers at racingstub.com
- ↑ Kader 1978/79. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .