France I Division

 France. I Division.

                       T O T A L               H O M E               A W A Y
  1 ST ETIENNE    34  25- 6- 3  56   88- 30   13- 2- 2  28  47-14   12- 4- 1  28  41-16
  2 MARSEILLE     34  18- 9- 7  45   75- 41   13- 3- 1  29  44-16    5- 6- 6  16  31-25
  3 SEDAN         34  17- 8- 9  42   54- 42   10- 5- 2  25  26-10    7- 3- 7  17  28-32
  4 ANGOULEME     34  12-14- 8  38   53- 43    9- 6- 2  24  36-18    3- 8- 6  14  17-25
  5 STRASBOURG    34  15- 6-13  36   65- 55   12- 3- 2  27  46-20    3- 3-11   9  19-35

  6 BORDEAUX      34  13-10-11  36   54- 48   11- 3- 3  25  33-16    2- 7- 8  11  21-32
  7 ANGERS        34  13- 9-12  35   53- 53    9- 5- 3  23  33-20    4- 4- 9  12  20-33
  8 METZ          34  13- 8-13  34   50- 44   12- 2- 3  26  37-17    1- 6-10   8  13-27
  9 SOCHAUX       34  12-10-12  34   48- 55    7- 6- 4  20  30-26    5- 4- 8  14  18-29
 10 NANTES        34  13- 7-14  33   62- 56    8- 5- 4  21  33-19    5- 2-10  12  29-37
 11 NIMES         34  13- 6-15  32   60- 55   11- 3- 3  25  46-24    2- 3-12   7  14-31
 12 ROUEN         34  10-12-12  32   41- 45    7- 7- 3  21  26-14    3- 5- 9  11  15-31
 13 RED STAR      34  11- 8-15  30   45- 67    8- 3- 6  19  30-32    3- 5- 9  11  15-35
 14 RENNES        34   9-11-14  29   52- 73    6- 7- 4  19  29-25    3- 4-10  10  23-48
 15 LYON          34  12- 4-18  28   57- 78    9- 2- 6  20  33-33    3- 2-12   8  24-45
 16 AJACCIO       34  11- 4-19  26   34- 51    9- 4- 4  22  23-15    2- 0-15   4  11-36
 17 BASTIA        34  10- 4-20  24   50- 74    9- 3- 5  21  36-27    1- 1-15   3  14-47
 18 VALENCIENNES  34   8- 6-20  22   32- 63    5- 2-10  12  14-25    3- 4-10  10  18-38
Due to changes for 1970-71 – extended top division and creation of three Second Division groups, no team was directly relegated this season. However, 12th placed Rouen gave up its professional status and was relegated. Three teams were promoted from Second Division.