# Jeux sans frontières season 15

The 15th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1979. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, Yugoslavia and, for the first time, Portugal participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Ascona (Switzerland), Saint-Gaudens (France), Donji Milanovac (Yugoslavia), Chioggia (Italy), Brussels (Belgium), Bonn (West Germany), St Albans (United Kingdom), and Cascais (Portugal). The grand final was held in Bordeaux (France). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].
The season was won by the team from Bar-le-Duc, France, the runner-up being the team from Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia.

## Participants

| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Orange |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red |
| West Germany | ARD | D | Light blue |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue |

## Heats
### Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by TSI on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 29 May 1979 in Ascona, Switzerland, presented by Mascia Cantoni [it] and Ezio Guidi [it].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Ascona | 45 |
| 2 | GB | Arun | 44 |
| 3 | I | Ancona | 40 |
| 4 | P | Braga | 38 |
| 5 | D | Unterschleißheim | 34 |
| 5 | YU | Tetovo | 34 |
| 7 | B | Tubize | 27 |
| 8 | F | Digne-les-Bains | 26 |

### Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 13 June 1979 in Saint-Gaudens, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier [fr].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | YU | Zrenjanin | 53 |
| 2 | I | Aosta | 47 |
| 3 | D | Mering | 45 |
| 4 | B | Beringen | 38 |
| 5 | CH | Romont | 33 |
| 5 | GB | Henley-on-Thames | 33 |
| 7 | P | Aveiro | 28 |
| 8 | F | Saint-Gaudens | 21 |

### Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by TV Belgrade on behalf of JRT on 27 June 1979 in Donji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, presented by Dunja Lango [sr], Dragan Nikitović [sr] and Minja Subota.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | YU | Donji Milanovac | 48 |
| 2 | CH | Weggis | 43 |
| 3 | GB | North Walsham | 35 |
| 4 | B | Theux | 34 |
| 5 | D | Starnberg | 32 |
| 6 | P | Horta | 29 |
| 7 | F | Saint-Chamond | 28 |
| 8 | I | Castel San Pietro Terme | 23 |

### Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by RAI on 11 July 1979 in Chioggia, Italy, presented by Michele Gammino and Milly Carlucci.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | I | Chioggia | 46 |
| 2 | GB | Dudley | 44 |
| 3 | F | Troyes | 43 |
| 4 | B | Izegem | 38 |
| 4 | D | Aurich | 38 |
| 6 | CH | Monthey | 29 |
| 7 | P | Évora | 26 |
| 8 | YU | Bar | 23 |

### Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by RTBF and BRT on 25 July 1979 in Brussels, Belgium, presented by Mike Verdrengh [nl] and Paule Herreman.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | YU | Belgrade | 51 |
| 2 | CH | Zürich | 46 |
| 3 | F | Paris | 40 |
| 4 | D | Neumünster | 38 |
| 5 | B | Brussels | 35 |
| 6 | I | Rome | 30 |
| 7 | GB | Kingston-upon-Thames | 27 |
| 8 | P | Lisbon | 26 |

### Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 8 August 1979 in Bonn, West Germany, presented by Manfred Erdenberger [de] and Heribert Faßbender.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Bonn | 47 |
| 2 | YU | Karlovac | 43 |
| 3 | I | Merano | 42 |
| 4 | GB | Douglas | 40 |
| 5 | F | Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 36 |
| 6 | P | Funchal | 32 |
| 7 | CH | Trélex | 28 |
| 8 | B | Mouscron | 20 |

### Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by the BBC on 21 August 1979 in St Albans, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | F | Bar-le-Duc | 52 |
| 2 | YU | Banja Luka | 49 |
| 3 | B | Lierde | 42 |
| 4 | GB | St Albans | 40 |
| 5 | D | Bad Segeberg | 39 |
| 6 | CH | Roveredo | 33 |
| 7 | I | Ragusa | 23 |
| 8 | P | Albufeira | 14 |

### Heat 8

Heat 8 was hosted by RTP on 5 September 1979 in Cascais, Portugal, presented by Eládio Clímaco and Fialho Gouveia.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | GB | Bury | 43 |
| 2 | CH | Rorschach | 41 |
| 2 | F | Rochefort-Samson | 41 |
| 4 | D | Aichach | 38 |
| 5 | YU | Nova Gorica | 35 |
| 6 | B | Eupen | 32 |
| 6 | P | Cascais-Estoril | 32 |
| 8 | I | Eboli | 26 |

### Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
| YU | Zrenjanin | 1 | 53 |
| F | Bar-le-Duc | 1 | 52 |
| D | Bonn | 1 | 47 |
| I | Chioggia | 1 | 46 |
| CH | Ascona | 1 | 45 |
| GB | Bury | 1 | 43 |
| B | Lierde | 3 | 42 |
| P | Braga | 4 | 38 |

## Final

The final was hosted by Antenne 2 on 19 September 1979 in Bordeaux, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | F | Bar-le-Duc | 50 |
| 2 | YU | Zrenjanin | 43 |
| 3 | B | Lierde | 40 |
| 4 | CH | Ascona | 37 |
| 5 | I | Chioggia | 33 |
| 6 | D | Bonn | 30 |
| 6 | GB | Bury | 30 |
| 8 | P | Braga | 27 |