1972–73 French Division 1
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nantes (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Valenciennes Red Star Ajaccio |
| European Cup | Nantes |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Lyon |
| UEFA Cup | Nice Marseille |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,050 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Josip Skoblar (26) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1972/1973 of the French Association Football League with 55 points.
Participating teams[]
- AC Ajaccio
- Angers SCO
- SEC Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- AS Nancy
- FC Nantes
- OGC Nice
- Nîmes Olympique
- Paris FC
- Red Star Paris
- Stade de Reims
- Stade Rennais FC
- AS Saint-Etienne
- CS 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 | Nantes (C) | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 55 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Nice | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Marseille | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 48 | |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 46 | |
| 5 | Angers | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 43 | |
| 6 | Nancy | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 42 | |
| 7 | Nîmes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 42 | |
| 8 | Reims | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Bastia | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 38 | |
| 10 | Rennes | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Sochaux | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 37 | |
| 12 | Paris FC | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 36 | |
| 13 | Lyon | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 35 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 14 | Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 35 | |
| 15 | Metz | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 35 | |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 30 | |
| 17 | Sedan | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 30 | |
| 18 | Valenciennes (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 28 | Relegated to French Division 2 |
| 19 | Red Star (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |
| 20 | Ajaccio (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 89 | −49 | 23 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Lyon qualified for 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1972–73 Coupe de France.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1973/1974
- RC Lens: Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A
- Troyes AF: Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group B
- AS Monaco: Third place, winner of barrages
Top goalscorers[]
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josip Skoblar |  SFR Yugoslavia
|
Olympique de Marseille | 26 |
| 2 | Bernard Lacombe |  France
|
Olympique Lyonnais | 23 |
| 3 | Hervé Revelli | France
|
OGC Nice | 22 |
| 4 | Dick van Dijk |  Netherlands
|
OGC Nice | 20 |
| 5 | Nestor Combin | France
|
FC Metz | 18 |
| 6 | François M'Pelé |  Congo
|
AC Ajaccio | 17 |
| - | François Félix | France
|
SEC Bastia | 17 |
| - | Fleury Di Nallo | France
|
Olympique Lyonnais | 17 |
| - | Delio Onnis |  Argentina
|
Stade de Reims | 17 |
| 10 | Louis Floch | France
|
Paris FC | 16 |
| - | France
|
AS Nancy | 16 | |
| - | Patrick Revelli | France
|
AS Saint-Etienne | 16 |
| 13 | Eduardo Flores | Argentina
|
AS Nancy | 15 |
| - | Jacques Vergnes | France
|
Nîmes Olympique | 15 |
| 15 | France
|
Angers SCO | 14 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Ligue 1 seasons
- 1972–73 in European association football leagues
- 1972–73 in French football