| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 August 1976 – 8 June 1977 |
| Champions | Nantes (4th title) |
| Relegated | Angers Lille Rennes |
| European Cup | Nantes |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| UEFA Cup | Lens Bastia |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,125 (2.96 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Bianchi (28 goals) |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1976/1977 of the French Association Football League with 58 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantes (C) | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 58 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Lens | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Bastia | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 47 | |
| 4 | Nancy | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 78 | 53 | +25 | 45 | |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 45 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
| 6 | Lyon | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 44 | |
| 7 | Nice | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 43 | |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 42 | |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 38 | |
| 11 | Reims | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 36 | |
| 12 | Marseille | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 36 | |
| 13 | Nîmes | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 34 | |
| 14 | Sochaux | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 34 | |
| 15 | Troyes | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | Laval | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 32 | |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 31 | |
| 18 | Angers (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 27 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
| 19 | Lille (R) | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 21 | |
| 20 | Rennes (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 79 | −36 | 21 |
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1977/1978
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Reims | 28 |
| 2 | | Nancy | 25 |
| 3 | | Metz | 23 |
| 4 | | Metz | 22 |
| | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 6 | | Bastia | 21 |
| | Bastia | ||
| | Lyon | ||
| 9 | | Laval | 19 |
| | Nice |
Source: [2]
| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 22,410 | 29.8% |
| 2 | RC Lens | 19,097 | 23.2% |
| 3 | FC Nantes | 17,969 | 38.0% |
| 4 | AS Saint-Étienne | 17,618 | -9.5% |
| 5 | Olympique lyonnais | 15,598 | 59.2% |
| 6 | AS Nancy | 13,435 | 43.7% |
| 7 | Olympique de Marseille | 13,292 | -23.8% |
| 8 | FC Metz | 13,065 | -8.8% |
| 9 | Stade lavallois | 10,753 | 63.5% |
| 10 | OGC Nice | 10,318 | -25.8% |
| 11 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 9,865 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Stade de Reims | 9,066 | -13.3% |
| 13 | Stade rennais | 8,843 | 13.4% |
| 14 | LOSC | 8,313 | -20.1% |
| 15 | Troyes AF | 8,241 | -5.3% |
| 16 | US Valenciennes | 7,201 | -21.7% |
| 17 | Angers SCO | 6,584 | 25.8% |
| 18 | Nîmes Olympique | 6,323 | -7.0% |
| 19 | SC Bastia | 5,118 | 4.6% |
| 20 | FC Sochaux | 4,981 | -37.9% |