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