1968–69 French Division 1

AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1968/1969 of the French Association Football League with 53 points.

Participating teams

• AC Ajaccio
• SEC Bastia
• Bordeaux
• Olympique Lyonnais
• Olympique de Marseille
• FC Metz
• AS Monaco
• FC Nantes
• OGC Nice
• Nîmes Olympique
• Red Star FC
• Stade Rennais UC
• FC Rouen
• AS Saint-Etienne
• RC Paris-Sedan
• FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
• RC Strasbourg
• US Valenciennes-Anzin

Ajaccio

Bastia

Bordeaux

Lyon

Marseille

Metz

AS Monaco

Nantes

Nice

Nîmes

Red Star

Rennes

Rouen

St-Étienne

RC Paris-Sedan

Sochaux

Strasbourg

Valenciennes

Location of teams in 1968–69 Division 1

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	AS Saint-Etienne (C)	34	24	5	5	70	26	+44	53	European Cup
2	Bordeaux	34	22	7	5	77	34	+43	51	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	FC Metz	34	16	10	8	41	27	+14	42
4	FC Rouen	34	16	8	10	44	43	+1	40
5	CS Sedan	34	15	9	10	49	35	+14	39
6	SEC Bastia	34	13	8	13	50	66	−16	34
7	Olympique de Marseille	34	12	9	13	51	48	+3	33	UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (Winner of Coupe de France)
8	US Valenciennes-Anzin	34	10	13	11	38	37	+1	33
9	Olympique Lyonnais	34	13	6	15	53	51	+2	32
10	FC Nantes	34	13	6	15	44	45	−1	32
11	Stade Rennais UC	34	12	7	15	50	57	−7	31
12	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	34	11	7	16	49	55	−6	29
13	RC Strasbourg	34	10	9	15	34	41	−7	29
14	Nîmes Olympique	34	8	13	13	32	39	−7	29
15	Red Star FC	34	8	13	13	35	48	−13	29
16	AC Ajaccio	34	10	8	16	36	53	−17	28
17	AS Monaco (R)	34	7	13	14	33	50	−17	27	Relegated to Division 2
18	OGC Nice (R)	34	6	9	19	30	61	−31	21

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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 1969/1970

• Angers SCO: Champion of Division 2
• AS Angoulême: runner-up of Division 2

Top goalscorers

Place	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	André Guy	France	Olympique Lyonnais	25
2	Hervé Revelli	France	AS Saint-Etienne	22
3	Joseph Yegba Maya	Cameroon	Olympique de Marseille	21
-	Salif Keita	Mali	AS Saint-Etienne	21
5	Philippe Levavasseur	France	RC Paris-Sedan	18
6	Guy Lassalette	France	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	15
7	Jean-Pierre Serra	France	SEC Bastia	14
-	Jacques Simon	France	Bordeaux	14
9	Étienne Sansonetti	France	AC Ajaccio	13
-	Rachid Mekloufi	Algeria	SEC Bastia	13
-	Didier Couécou	France	Bordeaux	13
-	Carlos de Oliveira Pontes Ruiter	Brazil	Bordeaux	13
-	Bernard Blanchet	France	FC Nantes	13
-	Silvester Takač	SFR Yugoslavia	Stade Rennais UC	13
-	Johny Leonard	Luxembourg	FC Metz	13
-	Dominique Rusticelli	France	FC Rouen	13

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References

1. (in French) Football: D1 le classement des buteurs SAISON 1968-69

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