| Season | 1977–78 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 1977 – 2 May 1978 | 
| Champions | Monaco (3rd title) | 
| Relegated | Lens Troyes Rouen | 
| European Cup | Monaco | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Nancy | 
| UEFA Cup | Nantes Strasbourg | 
| Matches played | 380 | 
| Goals scored | 1,135 (2.99 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Bianchi (37 gols) | 
| ← 1976–77  1978–79 →  | |
AS Monaco won the 1977–78 Division 1 season of the French Association Football League with 53 points.
Participating teams
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco (C) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 53 | Qualification to European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Nantes | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Strasbourg | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 50 | |
| 4 | Marseille | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 47 | |
| 5 | Bastia | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 44 | |
| 6 | Nancy | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 43 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 7 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Nice | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 41 | |
| 9 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 40 | |
| 10 | Laval | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 37 | |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 36 | |
| 12 | Metz | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 35 | |
| 13 | Nîmes | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 33 | |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 32 | |
| 15 | Reims | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 32 | |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 32 | |
| 17 | Lyon | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 31 | |
| 18 | Lens (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 31 | Relegation to French Division 2 | 
| 19 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 31 | |
| 20 | Rouen (R) | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 40 | 91 | −51 | 18 | 
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:
- ↑ Nancy qualified for 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1977–78 Coupe de France.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1978/1979
- Lille: Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
- Angers SCO: Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
- Paris FC: Third place, winner of barrages against RC Lens
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Bianchi | Paris Saint-Germain | 37 | 
| 2 |  Delio Onnis | Monaco | 29 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Nenad Bjeković | Nice | ||
| 4 |  Bernard Lacombe | Lyon | 24 | 
| 5 |  Saar Boubacar | Marseille | 21 | 
|  Albert Gemmrich | Strasbourg | ||
| 7 |  Marc Berdoll | Marseille | 20 | 
| 8 |  Johnny Rep | Bastia | 18 | 
|  Christian Dalger | Monaco | ||
|  Michel Platini | Nancy | 
References
- Division 1 season 1977-1978 at pari-et-gagne.com
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