| Season | 1975–76 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 August 1975 – 19 June 1976 | 
| Champions | Saint-Étienne (9th title) | 
| Relegated | Monaco Strasbourg Avignon | 
| European Cup | Saint-Étienne | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Marseille | 
| UEFA Cup | Nice Sochaux | 
| Matches | 380 | 
| Goals | 1,145 (3.01 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Bianchi (34 goals) | 
| ← 1974–75   1976–77 →  | |
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1975/1976 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Étienne (C) | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 6 | 57 | Qualification to European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Nice | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 7 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Sochaux | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 6 | 52 | |
| 4 | Nantes | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 6 | 50 | |
| 5 | Reims | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 5 | 47 | |
| 6 | Metz | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 7 | 47 | |
| 7 | Nancy | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 7 | 45 | |
| 8 | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 4 | 45 | |
| 9 | Marseille | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 42 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] | 
| 10 | Bordeaux | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 40 | |
| 11 | Nîmes | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 3 | 40 | |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 4 | 40 | |
| 13 | Lille | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 4 | 40 | |
| 14 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 2 | 39 | |
| 15 | Lens | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 2 | 38 | |
| 16 | Lyon | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 4 | 37 | |
| 17 | Troyes | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 3 | 37 | |
| 18 | Monaco (R) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 2 | 35 | Relegation to French Division 2 | 
| 19 | Strasbourg (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 3 | 32 | |
| 20 | Avignon (R) | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 0 | 20 | 
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1976/1977
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [1] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Bianchi | Reims | 34 | 
| 2 |  Delio Onnis | Monaco | 29 | 
| 3 |  Hugo Curioni | Metz | 25 | 
| 4 |  Michel Platini | Nancy | 22 | 
| 5 |  Robert Pintenat | Sochaux | 21 | 
| 6 |  Christian Coste | Lille | 19 | 
|  Hector Yazalde | Marseille | ||
| 8 |  Serge Chiesa | Lyon | 18 | 
| 9 |  Nico Braun | Metz | 16 | 
|  Gilles Rampillon | Nantes |