1980–81 French Division 1
1980–81 Division 1 was the 43rd season of the French top association football league, played from July 1980 to June 1981. The league was won by AS Saint-Etienne with 57 points, for whom this was their 10th title.
Participating teams
- Angers SCO
- Auxerre
- SEC Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Stade Lavallois
- RC Lens
- Lille
- Olympique Lyonnais
- FC Metz
- AS Monaco
- AS Nancy
- FC Nantes Atlantique
- OGC Nice
- Nîmes Olympique
- Paris Saint-Germain FC
- AS Saint-Etienne
- FC Sochaux
- RC Strasbourg
- FC Tours
- US Valenciennes-Anzin
League table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1981/1982
- Stade Brest:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
- Montpellier HSC:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
| 1 | PSG | 23,329 |
| 2 | Saint-Étienne | 18,524 |
| 3 | Lyon | 17,441 |
| 4 | Nantes | 15,241 |
| 5 | Tours | 11,676 |
| 6 | Girondins | 11,397 |
| 7 | Lens | 11,385 |
| 8 | LOSC | 10,104 |
| 9 | Metz | 9,460 |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 8,607 |
| 11 | AJA | 8,450 |
| 12 | Nice | 7,691 |
| 13 | Nancy | 7,614 |
| 14 | Stade lavallois | 7,590 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 5,788 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 5,558 |
| 17 | Nîmes | 5,183 |
| 18 | Angers | 4,664 |
| 19 | Monaco | 3,745 |
| 20 | Bastia | 2,971 |
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