1972–73 French Division 1
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1972/1973 of the French Association Football League with 55 points.
Participating teams
- AC Ajaccio
- Angers SCO
- SEC Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- AS Nancy
- FC Nantes
- OGC Nice
- Nîmes Olympique
- Paris FC
- Red Star Paris
- Stade de Reims
- Stade Rennais FC
- AS Saint-Etienne
- CS Sedan
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
- RC Strasbourg
- US Valenciennes-Anzin
League table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1973/1974- RC Lens: Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A
- Troyes AF: Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group B
- AS Monaco: Third place, winner of barrages
Attendances
| # | 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 |
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