1983–84 French Division 1
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bordeaux (2nd title) |
| Relegated |
Saint-Étienne Nîmes Rennes |
| European Cup | Bordeaux |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Metz |
| UEFA Cup |
Monaco Auxerre Paris Saint-Germain |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 911 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Patrice Garande (21) Delio Onnis (21) |
|
← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
Girondins de Bordeaux won Division 1 season 1983/1984 of the French Association Football League with 54 points.
Participating teams
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux (C) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 54 | 1984–85 European Cup |
| 2 | Monaco | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 54 | 1984–85 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Auxerre | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 49 | |
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 47 | |
| 5 | Toulouse | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 45 | |
| 6 | Nantes | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 45 | |
| 7 | Sochaux | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 41 | |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 37 | |
| 10 | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Laval | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36 | |
| 12 | Metz | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 35 | 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup 1 |
| 13 | Lens | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 35 | |
| 14 | Rouen | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 34 | |
| 15 | Nancy | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 32 | |
| 16 | Toulon | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 32 | |
| 17 | Brest | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 31 | |
| 18 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 30 | Relegation play-off 2 |
| 19 | Nîmes (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 25 | 1984–85 French Division 2 |
| 20 | Rennes (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 23 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Metz qualified for 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1983–84 Coupe de France.
2 Saint-Étienne were relegated as losers of relegation play-off against Division 2 side Racing Paris.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1984/1985
- Tours FC:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
- Olympique Marseille:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
- RC Paris:Third place
Top goalscorers
| Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrice Garande | |
Auxerre | 21 |
| - | Delio Onnis | |
Sporting Toulon Var | 21 |
| 3 | Andrzej Szarmach | |
Auxerre | 20 |
| 4 | Bernard Lacombe | |
Bordeaux | 18 |
| - | Bernard Genghini | |
AS Monaco | 18 |
| - | Philippe Anziani | |
FC Sochaux | 18 |
| 7 | Alain Giresse | |
Bordeaux | 16 |
| - | François Brisson | |
RC Lens | 16 |
| 9 | Tony Kurbos | |
FC Metz | 15 |
| 10 | Jean-François Beltramini | |
FC Rouen | 14 |
| - | Dieter Müller | |
Bordeaux | 14 |
| 12 | Vahid Halilhodžić | |
FC Nantes Atlantique | 13 |
| 13 | Mirosław Tłokiński | |
RC Lens | 12 |
| - | Dušan Savić | |
Lille | 12 |
| - | Uwe Krause | |
AS Monaco | 12 |
| 16 | Patrick Cubaynes | |
Nîmes Olympique | 11 |
| - | Gérard Soler | |
Toulouse FC | 11 |
| 18 | Thierry Fernier | |
FC Sochaux | 9 |
| - | Gérard Lanthier | |
Auxerre | 9 |
| - | Michel N'Gom | |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 9 |
| - | Dominique Rocheteau | |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 9 |
| - | Laurent Roussey | |
Toulouse FC | 9 |
| - | Yannick Stopyra | |
Stade Rennais | 9 |