1977–78 Nationale A season

The 1977–78 Nationle A season was the 57th season of the Nationale A, the top level of ice hockey in France. 10 teams participated in the league, and Gap Hockey Club won their second league title. Hockey Club de Caen was relegated to the Nationale B.

Regular season

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Gap Hockey Club	18	16	0	2	123	69	32
2.	Ours de Villard-de-Lans	18	12	2	4	92	66	26
3.	ASG Tours	18	10	1	7	98	84	21
4.	CSG Grenoble	18	10	0	8	97	83	20
5.	Club des Sports de Megève	18	8	2	8	78	80	18
6.	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey	18	8	0	10	81	101	16
7.	Chamonix Hockey Club	18	6	3	9	91	88	15
8.	CPM Croix	18	6	3	9	64	97	15
9.	Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais	18	5	0	13	84	100	10
10.	Hockey Club de Caen	18	3	1	14	65	105	7

Relegation

• Club des patineurs lyonnais - Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais 5:13/3:13

Critérium

A cup, the "Dauphin d'or" awarded by the Dauphiné Libéré, was at stake in this year-end competition featuring the top six teams from the regular season, with Chamonix replacing Viry due to geographic convenience.

This competition garnered little interest from the clubs and fans alike, and it was not repeated.

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Chamonix Hockey Club	10	7	0	3	63	50	14
2.	ASG Tours	10	6	1	3	56	36	13
3.	Club des Sports de Megève	10	6	0	4	39	28	12
4.	Gap Hockey Club	10	6	0	4	52	47	12
5.	CSG Grenoble	10	3	1	6	34	51	7
6.	Ours de Villard-de-Lans	10	1	0	9	26	58	2

Challenge national

This was another year-end competition for teams not participating in the Critérium.

• CPM Croix - Hockey Club de Caen 7:3, 4:3
• Français Volants 10 - CPM Croix 3

It is unknown if other matches were played.

External links

• Season on hockeyarchives.info

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