Division 2 1976/77

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Division 2 1976/77
master Racing Strasbourg
Climbers Racing Strasbourg
AS Monaco
FC Rouen
Relegation ↑ FC Gueugnon
FC Rouen
Relegated FC Sète , US Tavaux-Damparis ,
FC Bourges , FC Lorient ,
SC Amiens , SC Hazebrouck
Teams 36 (in 2 groups)
Games 612 + 2 relegation games
Gates 1,618  (ø 2.64 per game)
Top scorer Delio Onnis , ( AS Monaco )
← Division 2 1975/76
^ Division 1 1976/77

The Division 2 1976/77 was the 38th staging of the second highest French football league . It has been an open championship with professionals and amateurs since 1970. Racing Club Strasbourg became second division champion .

societies

The 27 clubs that had not been promoted to the first division or relegated to the third division (national) after the previous season were eligible to participate ; there were also three first division relegated and six promoted from the national . These 36 participants played in two groups, divided mainly according to regional criteria (one with teams from the north and west and one with teams from the south and east). So this season the following teams played for the division 2 championship : Relegated

The respective group winners and the winner of the play-offs between the two runners- up were eligible for promotion . There was no relegation between the worst-placed first division clubs who were not directly relegated and the best second division clubs who were not directly eligible for promotion this time either.

Season course

Each team played a return match against each group opponent, once in front of their own audience and once away. The two-point rule applied ; in the event of a tie, the goal difference was decisive for the placement. The bonus point regulation to promote attacking football had been abolished this season. In France, when specifying the point ratio, only the number of plus points is given; here this is done in the notation used in Germany at the time of the 2-point rule.

With Strasbourg and Monaco, two of the three first division relegated teams managed to immediately return to Division 1 , while three teams (Gueugnon, Toulon and Rouen) had a chance to make the third promoted team until the last day of the match. This was finally achieved in the Barrages by the “Red Devils” from Rouen . Among the newcomers from the third division, the three teams in Group B (Lucé, Quimper and Nœux) finished the season in the upper half of the table, while in the other group all three teams fought against immediate relegation, which ultimately only Arles could avoid , while Bourges and Tavaux-Damparis - together with traditional FC Sète - were beaten relatively early. 1,618 hits were scored in the 612 encounters; this corresponds to an average of 2.64 goals per game. The most successful goal scorers were Delio Onnis (Monaco) with 30 goals in Group A and Albert Gemmrich (Strasbourg) with 24 goals in Group B ; the league top scorer thus won the Argentine Onnis.

The following season came with SCO Angers , OSC Lille and Stade Rennes three relegated from Division 1 ; six teams were promoted directly from the third highest division, namely Olympique Alès , US Melun , SR Haguenau , EA Guingamp , AS Poissy and FC Limoges .

Closing tables

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. AS Monaco (A)  34  19th  10  5 064:350 +29 48:20
 2. FC Gueugnon  34  18th  9  7th 054:320 +22 45:23
 3. SC Toulon  34  16  12  6th 049:300 +19 44:24
 4th Olympique Avignon (A)  34  15th  10  9 053:310 +22 40:28
 5. AJ Auxerre  34  13  12  9 048:300 +18 38:30
 6th US Toulouse  34  15th  7th  12 072:600 +12 37:31
 7th AS Angoulême  34  16  5  13 050:460  +4 37:31
 8th. AS Béziers  34  14th  9  11 041:500  −9 37:31
 9. Red Star FC  34  14th  8th  12 038:320  +6 36:32
10. FC Martigues  34  14th  7th  13 051:470  +4 35:33
11. AS Cannes  34  14th  7th  13 048:460  +2 35:33
12. Paris FC  34  12  10  12 049:330 +16 34:34
13. EB Fontainebleau-Nemours  34  13  4th  17th 040:410  −1 30:38
14th AC Arles (N)  34  9  12  13 037:460  −9 30:38
15th Gazélec FC Ajaccio  34  9  11  14th 033:470 −14 29:39
16. FC Bourges (N)  34  6th  9  19th 029:560 −27 21:47
17th US Tavaux-Damparis (N)  34  7th  7th  20th 038:690 −31 21:47
18th FC Sète (N)  34  5  5  24 026:890 −63 15:53

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Promotion to Division 1 1977/78
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1975/76
    (N) Newcomers

    Group B

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Racing Strasbourg (A)  34  23  3  8th 084:260 +58 49:19
     2. FC Rouen  34  17th  10  7th 062:390 +23 44:24
     3. FC Tours  34  14th  11  9 058:440 +14 39:29
     4th Amicale Lucé (N)  34  14th  9  11 047:430  +4 37:31
     5. Stade Quimper (N)  34  15th  6th  13 048:440  +4 36:32
     6th Racing FC Besançon  34  14th  8th  12 045:430  +2 36:32
     7th SAS Épinal  34  13  9  12 044:500  −6 35:33
     8th. LB Châteauroux  34  13  8th  13 041:420  −1 34:34
     9. US Nœux-les-Mines (N)  34  11  11  12 031:310  ± 0 33:35
    10. Stade Brest  34  12  8th  14th 039:440  −5 32:36
    11. EAC Chaumont  34  13  6th  15th 044:650 −21 32:36
    12. US Dunkerque  34  9  13  12 042:470  −5 31:37
    13. SR Saint-Dié  34  8th  15th  11 027:450 −18 31:37
    14th US Grand Boulogne  34  11  8th  15th 036:400  −4 30:38
    15th SM Caen  34  11  8th  15th 043:510  −8 30:38
    16. FC Lorient  34  9  10  15th 036:460 −10 28:40
    17th SC Amiens  34  9  10  15th 036:500 −14 28:40
    18th SC Hazebrouck  34  9  9  16 035:480 −13 27:41

    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Promotion to Division 1 1977/78
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1975/76
    (N) Newcomers

    Determination of the master

    The two group winners met each other on a return game to determine this year's division 2 champion. Racing Strasbourg prevailed 2-0 in front of their own audience and achieved a 1: 1 in the Principality of Monaco , which meant that the Alsatians secured the championship title.

    Group B total Group A First leg Return leg
    Racing Strasbourg 3: 1 AS Monaco 2-0 1: 1

    Relegation

    In the same mode, the two runners-up fought for another promotion place in the top division. FC Gueugnon won their home game 2-1, but then lost 3-0 in Rouen, so that the Normans moved into the first division as the third team.

    Group A total Group B First leg Return leg
    FC Gueugnon 2: 4 FC Rouen 2: 1 0: 3

    See also

    Web links

    literature

    • Alex Graham: Football in France. A statistical record 1894-2005. Soccer Books, Cleethorpes 2005, ISBN 1-86223-138-9
    • Sophie Guillet / François Laforge: Le guide français et international du football éd. 2009. Vecchi, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-7328-9295-5

    Notes and evidence

    1. ↑ Guillet / Laforge, p. 253