Division 2 1953/54

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Division 2 1953/54
master Olympique Lyon
Climbers Olympique Lyon
AS Troyes-Savinienne
Racing Paris
Relegation ↑ Racing Paris
Teams 20th
Games 380 + 2 relegation games
Gates 1,259  (ø 3.31 per game)
Top scorer Jean Courteaux , (Racing Paris)
← Division 2 1952/53
^ Division 1 1953/54

The Division 2 1953/54 was the 15th staging of the second highest French football league . Olympique Lyon became second division champions .

societies

The 15 clubs that had not been promoted to the first division after the previous season and had given up their license - voluntarily or by force - were eligible to participate . There were also three first division relegated teams and two newcomers who had assumed professional status.

So this season the following 20 teams played for the championship of Division 2 :

Before the Second World War, there was only a direct promotion and relegation depending on the sporting result between the first and second professional division; after that, a descent into the third highest division had been introduced over a few years, but this was no longer in force in 1953/54. In addition, a second division could be relegated if he gave up his license or if it was revoked. Previous amateur teams, on the other hand, could only continue to move up to Division 2 for the following season if they received approval from the responsible association FFF to assume professional status.
In addition, this season there was a relegation between the worst-placed first division team who was not directly relegated and the best second division team who was not directly eligible for promotion.

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. 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.

Until well into the second half of the season, five opponents were able to work out serious chances of getting promoted or at least getting a relegation spot. In the last eight weeks, however, the new professionals from Sedan, often referred to at the time as “worker footballers ” (footballeurs-ouvriers) , fell back - almost all of the players continued to work in a local cloth factory - and FC Rouen fell back. Among the remaining three teams - all of them particularly attacking with over 100 goals this season - Lyon pulled away at the very end of the season, while between Troyes and Racing Paris only the goal quotient was decisive. However, the season also ended in a conciliatory manner for the capital club, because he also returned to Division 1 via relegation (see below). Another first division relegated fared it particularly badly: Montpellier wore the "red lantern" in the final table, clearly behind the penultimate, CA Paris.

In the 380 encounters 1,259 hits were scored; this corresponds to an average of 3.3 goals per game. Jean Courteaux (Racing Paris) won the top scorer's crown with 36 goals.

After the end of the season, all teams retained their professional status. For the following season the three Erstligaabsteiger supplemented FC Sète , Le Havre AC and Stade Français , the Division 2 ; The football association did not issue any new professional licenses .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Olympique Lyon  38  25th  8th  5 108: 440 2.45 58:18
 2. AS Troyes-Savinienne  38  24  7th  7th 101: 340 2.97 55:21
 3. Racing Paris (A)  38  25th  5  8th 107: 480 2.23 55:21
 4th FC Rouen  38  23  6th  9 081:470 1.72 52:24
 5. WP Sedan-Torcy (N)  38  19th  11  8th 077:410 1.88 49:27
 6th Stade Rennes UC (A)  38  19th  6th  13 086:530 1.62 44:32
 7th Red Star Olympique  38  20th  4th  14th 071:590 1.20 44:32
 8th. FC Perpignan  38  16  7th  15th 049:630 0.78 39:37
 9. FC Nantes  38  14th  8th  16 068:620 1.10 36:40
10. US Valenciennes-Anzin  38  16  4th  18th 056:620 0.90 36:40
11. SCO Angers  38  12  11  15th 053:580 0.91 35:41
12. AS Aix (N)  38  14th  7th  17th 053:670 0.79 35:41
13. AS Cannes  38  12  10  16 049:550 0.89 34:42
14th Racing FC Besançon  38  11  11  16 050:650 0.77 33:43
15th FC Grenoble  38  12  9  17th 054:800 0.68 33:43
16. AS Béziers  38  10  7th  21st 041:920 0.45 27:49
17th Olympique Alès  38  10  7th  21st 031:830 0.37 27:49
18th SC Toulon  38  11  4th  23 045:820 0.55 26:50
19th CA Paris  38  8th  7th  23 056:910 0.62 23:53
20th SO Montpellier (A)  38  5  9  24 023:730 0.32 19:57

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Promotion to Division 1 1954/55
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 in 1952/53
    (N) Newcomers

    Relegation round

    In the Paris local derby between the Racing Club and the first division 16. Stade Français retained the upper hand of the second division. After Racing won the first leg 2-1 with a goal in the penultimate minute, a draw (2-2) was enough for him in the second game for immediate promotion, with Racing's striker Jean Courteaux (2), Thadée Cisowski and Stanislas Curyl got the hits. These two encounters attracted a total of around 55,000 spectators.

    total First leg Return leg
    Racing Paris 4: 3 Stade Français Paris 2: 1 2: 2

    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. 252
    2. ↑ see the data sheets for the first and second leg at footballdatabase.eu