Ligue 1 1979–80

Final order

Position and goals scored as recorded in Wikidata; points and full records are not available for this season.

#	Club	Goals scored	Note
1	FC Nantes	76	Champion
2	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	77
3	AS Saint-Étienne	73
4	AS Monaco	61
5	RC Strasbourg Alsace	58
6	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	64
7	Paris Saint-Germain	59
8	Valenciennes FC	47
9	RC Lens	51
10	Nîmes Olympique	45
11	AS Nancy-Lorraine	55
12	Stade Lavallois	57
13	Lille OSC	45
14	Angers SCO	45
15	OGC Nice	53
16	SC Bastia	39
17	FC Metz	45
18	Olympique Lyonnais	43
19	Olympique de Marseille	45	Relegated
20	Stade Brestois 29	35	Relegated