1978–79 Nationale A season

The 1978–79 Nationale A season was the 58th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. 10 teams participated in the league, and Chamonix Hockey Club won their 30th league title. CPM Croix was relegated to the Nationale B.

First round

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Chamonix Hockey Club	18	14	0	4	116	74	28
2.	Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais	18	11	1	6	105	82	23
3.	CSG Grenoble	18	11	0	7	99	86	22
4.	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey	18	9	3	6	116	83	21
5.	ASG Tours	18	10	0	8	115	84	20
6.	Club des Sports de Megève	18	9	0	9	94	89	18
7.	Ours de Villard-de-Lans	18	8	1	9	93	82	17
8.	Gap Hockey Club	18	8	1	9	82	106	17
9.	Français Volants	18	6	0	12	87	113	12
10.	CPM Croix	18	1	0	17	55	163	2

Final round

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Chamonix Hockey Club	10	4	3	3	53	44	50
2.	ASG Tours	10	6	2	2	72	55	48
3.	Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais	10	5	1	4	49	50	45
4.	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey	10	4	1	5	45	53	39
5.	Club des Sports de Megève	10	5	0	5	51	51	38
6.	CSG Grenoble	10	2	1	7	41	58	32

Relegation

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	Ours de Villard-de-Lans	10	8	0	2	84	54	20(4)
2.	Hockey Club de Caen	10	7	0	3	73	48	14(0)
3.	Gap Hockey Club	10	5	0	5	74	63	12(2)
4.	Français Volants	10	6	0	4	68	73	12(0)
5.	Club des patineurs lyonnais	10	4	0	6	51	71	8(0)
6.	CPM Croix	10	0	0	10	32	73	0(0)

External links

• Season on hockeyarchives.info

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