1969–70 French Division 1
| Season | 1969–70 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 1969 – 23 June 1970 |
| Champions | Saint-Étienne (5th title) |
| Relegated | Rouen |
| European Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Nantes |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Marseille Sedan Angoulême |
| Goals scored | 973 |
| Top goalscorer | Hervé Revelli (28 goals) |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → | |
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1969/1970 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
Participating teams[]
- AC Ajaccio
- Angers SCO
- AS Angoulême
- SEC Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- FC Nantes
- Nîmes Olympique
- Red Star Paris
- Stade Rennais UC
- FC Rouen
- AS Saint-Etienne
- RC Paris-Sedan
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
- RC Strasbourg
- US Valenciennes-Anzin
Final table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne (C) | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 30 | +58 | 56 | European Cup |
| 2 | Olympique de Marseille | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 45 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | CS Sedan | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 42 | |
| 4 | AS Angoulême | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 38 | |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 36 | |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 36 | |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 35 | |
| 8 | FC Metz | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 34 | |
| 9 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | FC Nantes | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 33 | UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (Runner-up of Coupe de France) |
| 11 | Nîmes Olympique | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 32 | |
| 12 | FC Rouen (R) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 32 | Relegated to Division 2 (Gave up its professional status) |
| 13 | Red Star Paris | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 30 | |
| 14 | Stade Rennais UC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 29 | |
| 15 | Olympique Lyonnais | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 28 | |
| 16 | AC Ajaccio | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 26 | Will play in 1970–71 Division 1 due to expansion of the division 1 to 20 clubs |
| 17 | SEC Bastia | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 24 | |
| 18 | US Valenciennes-Anzin | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 22 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1970/1971
- OGC Nice: Champion of Division 2
- AS Nancy: runner-up of Division 2
- Stade de Reims: 4th place in Division 2, but Olympique Avignonnais (3rd) was not financially strong enough to play in Division 1
Top goalscorers[]
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hervé Revelli |  France
|
AS Saint-Etienne | 28 |
| 2 | Joseph Yegba Maya |  Cameroon
|
Olympique de Marseille | 24 |
| 3 | Salif Keita |  Mali
|
AS Saint-Etienne | 21 |
| 4 | France
|
RC Strasbourg | 20 | |
| 5 | Wolfgang Kaniber |  West Germany
|
RC Strasbourg | 19 |
| - | Adolf Scherer |  Czechoslovakia
|
Nîmes Olympique | 19 |
| 7 | André Guy | France
|
Olympique Lyonnais | 17 |
| - | Charly Loubet | France
|
Olympique de Marseille | 17 |
| - | Bernard Blanchet | France
|
FC Nantes | 17 |
| - | Marc Molitor | France
|
RC Strasbourg | 17 |
| 11 | Daniel Rodighiéro | France
|
Stade Rennais UC | 16 |
| 12 | France
|
AS Angoulême | 15 | |
| - | Marc-Kanyan Case | France
|
SEC Bastia | 15 |
| - | Jacques Bonnet | France
|
Nîmes Olympique | 15 |
| 15 | Philippe Gondet | France
|
FC Nantes | 14 |
| - | France
|
Sedan | 14 |
References[]
Categories:
- Ligue 1 seasons
- 1969–70 in European association football leagues
- 1969–70 in French football