| Season | 1969–70 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 1969 – 23 June 1970 |
| Champions | Saint-Étienne (6th title) |
| Relegated | Rouen |
| European Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Nantes |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Marseille RC Paris-Sedan Angoulême |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 973 (3.18 per match) |
| 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Étienne (C) | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 30 | +58 | 56 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Marseille | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 45 | Invited to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | RC Paris-Sedan | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 42 | |
| 4 | Angoulême | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 38 | |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 36 | |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 36 | |
| 7 | Angers | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 35 | |
| 8 | Metz | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 34 | |
| 9 | Sochaux | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | Nantes | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 33 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
| 11 | Nîmes | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 32 | |
| 12 | Rouen (R) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 32 | Relegation to French Division 2 [b] |
| 13 | Red Star | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 30 | |
| 14 | Rennes | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 29 | |
| 15 | Lyon | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 28 | |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 26 | Qualification to relegation play-offs, then spared from relegation [c] |
| 17 | Bastia (O) | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 24 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 22 | Spared from relegation [c] |
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1970/1971
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAS | NAN | ACA | OAV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | Qualification to French Division 1 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | ||
| 2 | Nancy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | Ajaccio | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | Qualification to French Division 2 [a] | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Avignon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Saint-Étienne | 28 |
| 2 | | Marseille | 24 |
| 3 | | Saint-Étienne | 21 |
| 4 | | Strasbourg | 20 |
| 5 | | Strasbourg | 19 |
| | Nîmes | ||
| 7 | | Lyon | 17 |
| | Marseille | ||
| | Nantes | ||
| | Strasbourg |