1976–77 French Division 1
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1976/1977 of the French Association Football League with 58 points.
Participating teams
- Angers SCO
- SEC Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Stade Lavallois
- RC Lens
- Lille
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- AS Nancy
- FC Nantes
- OGC Nice
- Nîmes Olympique
- Paris Saint-Germain FC
- Stade de Reims
- Stade Rennais FC
- AS Saint-Étienne
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
- Troyes AF
- US Valenciennes-Anzin
League table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1977/1978
- RC Strasbourg: Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
- AS Monaco: Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
- FC Rouen: Third place, winner of barrages
Attendances
Source:| 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% |