| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nantes (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Valenciennes Red Star Ajaccio |
| European Cup | Nantes |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Lyon |
| UEFA Cup | Nice Marseille |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 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.
| 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 | Relegation 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 |
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1973/1974
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Marseille | 26 |
| 2 | | Lyon | 23 |
| 3 | | Nice | 22 |
| 4 | | Nice | 20 |
| 5 | | Metz | 18 |
| 6 | | Ajaccio | 17 |
| | Bastia | ||
| | Lyon | ||
| | Reims | ||
| 10 | | Paris FC | 16 |
| | Nancy | ||
| | Saint-Étienne |
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 20,681 |
| 2 | Nantes | 16,467 |
| 3 | Nice | 14,367 |
| 4 | Paris FC | 13,202 |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 11,887 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 11,347 |
| 7 | Reims | 10,697 |
| 8 | Stade rennais | 10,222 |
| 9 | Nancy | 10,188 |
| 10 | Red Star | 8,815 |
| 11 | Metz | 8,108 |
| 12 | Nîmes | 8,072 |
| 13 | Olympique lyonnais | 7,980 |
| 14 | Girondins | 7,241 |
| 15 | Angers | 6,276 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 5,720 |
| 17 | Sedan | 5,548 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 4,642 |
| 19 | Bastia | 3,578 |
| 20 | Ajaccio | 2,241 |
Source: [2]