Division 2 1970/71

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Division 2 1970/71
master Paris Saint-Germain
Climbers Paris Saint-Germain
OSC Lille
AS Monaco
Relegated Racing-Pierrots Strasbourg II
FC Sochaux II
SO Merlebach
Le Havre AC
FC Grenoble
Olympique Alès-en-Cévennes
Teams 48 (in 3 groups)
Games 720
Gates 1,879  (ø 2.61 per game)
Top scorer Yves Triantafilos ( US Boulogne ) - North
Robert Blanc ( FC Limoges ) - Center
Emmanuel Koum ( AS Monaco ) - South
← Division 2 1969/70
^ Division 1 1970/71

The Division 2 1970/71 was the 32nd the second highest French football league . It was the first season in which the participating clubs no longer had to accept professional status; rather, from 1970 it was an open championship with professionals and amateurs.

societies

The 13 clubs that had not been promoted to the first division after the previous season or had given up their license - voluntarily or by force - were eligible to participate ; In addition, FC Rouen was a voluntary first division relegated team whose team consisted only of amateurs. In addition, due to a reorganization of the second division, a total of 32 previous amateur and two reserve teams have been added.

These 48 participants played in three groups divided according to regional criteria. Only the respective group winners were eligible for promotion. What was also new was that an automatic descent into the highest amateur league, the National Championship , which was also newly formed for this season , was introduced, which affected the 16th place in each group as well as the 15th placed worst on points. Until then, there had only been direct promotion and relegation depending on the sporting result between the first and second professional division; a regular relegation to the third highest division existed only for a few years immediately after the Second World War . This time there was no promotion 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.

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.

In two of the three league seasons , newcomers secured group victory and thus promotion, but only Paris SG actually deserved this designation, while Lille was not represented in the professional field for very few seasons since 1932 . In the northern group in particular, Chaumont and Lens, two other returnees from the second division, still had a chance of first place by the end of the season. In the south, however, Monaco prevailed sovereignly, and with US Toulouse - successor to Toulouse FC - the best-placed newcomer followed in sixth place, a long way behind. Also at the bottom of the table were three newcomers: Merlebach, Le Havre and Alès, but the latter two had also spent many years in professional play. They were accompanied by Grenoble as the poorest fifteenth in the third division; In addition, the association ended the experiment to allow reserve teams to participate in Division 2 after just one season; Strasbourg's runner-up should have left the league anyway because the first team was relegated from the top division in the summer of 1971.

1,879 goals were scored in the 720 encounters; this corresponds to an average of 2.6 goals per game and was the second lowest value in league history after 1966/67 . The most successful goalscorers of the three groups were Yves Triantafilos (Boulogne) in the north , Robert Blanc (Limoges) in the center and in the South Emmanuel Koum (Monaco), who scored all 20 hits - a new negative record. The following season came with Racing-Pierrots Strasbourg-Meinau , US Valenciennes-Anzin and CS Sedan three relegated from Division 1 . In addition, AC Mouzon , AC Evreux , CA Mantes , ES La Rochelle , CS Cuiseaux-Louhans and FC Martigues rose from the third-highest league , so that three groups of 16 could continue to be formed.

Closing tables

Group north

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Lille OSC (N)  30th  19th  6th  5 056:250 +31 44:16
 2. EAC Chaumont (N)  30th  17th  8th  5 042:190 +23 42:18
 3. Racing Lens (N)  30th  18th  5  7th 052:340 +18 41:19
 4th US Grand Boulogne  30th  15th  9  6th 054:400 +14 39:21
 5. EB Fontainebleau-Nemours (N)  30th  9  14th  7th 043:310 +12 32:28
 6th US Dunkerque  30th  11  10  9 042:360  +6 32:28
 7th Racing-Pierrots Strasbourg II (N)  30th  12  7th  11 043:450  −2 31:29
 8th. FC Mulhouse (N)  30th  9  11  10 032:370  −5 29:31
 9. Racing Franc-Comtois Besançon  30th  9  10  11 040:410  −1 28:32
10. SC Amiens (N)  30th  9  10  11 039:500 −11 28:32
11. Troyes Aube Football (N)  30th  8th  11  11 031:330  −2 27:33
12. Racing Paris-Joinville  30th  9  9  12 036:510 −15 27:33
13. FC Sochaux II (N)  30th  8th  7th  15th 033:480 −15 23:37
14th AC Cambrai (N)  30th  6th  10  14th 044:520  −8 22:38
15th AS Creil (N)  30th  8th  5  17th 032:470 −15 21:39
16. SO Merlebach (N)  30th  2  10  18th 027:570 −30 14:46

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1971/72
  • Relegation to the National (D3) after license return
    • (N) Newcomers

    Group center

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Paris Saint-Germain (N)0000000  30th  17th  11  2 052:230 +29 45:15
     2. FC Rouen (A)  30th  16  9  5 053:250 +28 41:19
     3. Limoges FC  30th  13  10  7th 050:350 +15 36:24
     4th EDS Montluçon (N)  30th  13  9  8th 056:390 +17 35:25
     5. Stade Brest (N)  30th  11  13  6th 049:390 +10 35:25
     6th FC Lorient  30th  13  8th  9 044:310 +13 34:26
     7th US Quevilly (N)  30th  11  12  7th 044:360  +8 34:26
     8th. AAJ Blois (N)  30th  13  8th  9 033:350  −2 34:26
     9. US Le Mans (N)  30th  9  11  10 036:400  −4 29:31
    10. LB Châteauroux (N)  30th  6th  12  12 032:400  −8 24:36
    11. Stade Quimper (N)  30th  4th  16  10 024:450 −21 24:36
    12. Stade Laval (N)  30th  7th  9  14th 030:490 −19 23:37
    13. FC Bourges (N)  30th  7th  9  14th 028:460 −18 23:37
    14th SM Caen (N)  30th  8th  6th  16 029:460 −17 22:38
    15th Poitiers Stadium PEP (N)  30th  4th  14th  12 025:440 −19 22:38
    16. Le Havre AC  30th  6th  7th  17th 037:490 −12 19:41

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1971/72
  • Relegation to the National (D3) after license return
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 in 1969/70
    (N) Newcomers

    Group south

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. AS Monaco  30th  22nd  3  5 071:230 +48 47:13
     2. Olympique Avignon  30th  17th  6th  7th 053:250 +28 40:20
     3. AS Aix  30th  17th  4th  9 050:320 +18 38:22
     4th AS Cannes  30th  14th  10  6th 043:280 +15 38:22
     5. SC Toulon  30th  13  5  12 037:370  ± 0 31:29
     6th US Toulouse (N)  30th  12  6th  12 037:330  +4 30:30
     7th FC Gueugnon (N)  30th  12  6th  12 040:450  −5 30:30
     8th. Gazélec FC Ajaccio  30th  9  10  11 026:260  ± 0 28:32
     9. FC Sète (N)  30th  11  6th  13 034:430  −9 28:32
    10. Montpellier Littoral FC (N)  30th  11  6th  13 033:440 −11 28:32
    11. ESCN La Ciotat (N)  30th  9  9  12 035:450 −10 27:33
    12. US Montélimar (N)  30th  10  7th  13 031:430 −12 27:33
    13. AC Arles (N)  30th  9  8th  13 033:380  −5 26:34
    14th AS Béziers (N)  30th  10  6th  14th 034:440 −10 26:34
    15th FC Grenoble  30th  7th  6th  17th 025:450 −20 20:40
    16. Olympique Alès-en-Cévennes (N)  30th  5  6th  19th 029:600 −31 16:44

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1971/72
  • Relegation to the National (D3) after license return
    • (N) Newcomers

    Determination of the master

    The three group winners competed against each other in a simple round of points on neutral places; the team that achieved the best overall result won this year's title of second division champion.

    table
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Paris Saint-Germain  2  1  1  0 006: 400  +2 03: 10
     2. AS Monaco  2  0  2  0 004: 400  ± 0 02: 20
     3. Lille OSC  2  0  1  1 004: 600  −2 01: 30
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
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    Results
    Result
    AS Monaco 2: 2 Paris Saint-Germain
    Lille OSC 2: 2 AS Monaco
    Paris Saint-Germain 4: 2 Lille OSC

    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