RC Strasbourg won Division 1 season 1978/1979 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.

Participating teams

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* Stade Lavallois *

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* Olympique Lyonnais *

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* AS Monaco * AS Nancy * FC Nantes Atlantique *

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* Nîmes Olympique * Paris FC *

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* Stade de Reims * AS Saint-Etienne * FC Sochaux * RC Strasbourg * US Valenciennes-Anzin

League table

Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1979/1980 * Stade Brest:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group B *

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: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

Top goalscorers

RC Strasbourg Winning Squad 1978-'79

;Goal * Dominique Dropsy * Patrick Ottmann ;Defence * Raymond Domenech * Jacky Duguépéroux (Cap.) * Jacques Glassmann * Jean-Jacques Marx * Jacques Novi * Léonard Specht * Patrick Vincent ;Midfield * René Deutschmann * Yves Ehrlacher * Roger Jouve * Eric Mosser * Francis Piasecki * Bernard Tischner * Rémy Vogel * Arsène Wenger ;Attack * Albert Gemmrich * Remy Gentes * Pascal Greiner * Nabatingue Toko * Joël Tanter * Jacques Vergnes * Roland Wagner * André Wiss ;Management * Gilbert Gress (Coach)

References

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