Division 2 1971/72

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Division 2 1971/72
master US Valenciennes-Anzin
Climbers US Valenciennes-Anzin
Racing-Pierrots Strasbourg
CS Sedan
Relegated US Quevilly , AC Mouzon ,
AC Évreux , AS Creil ,
ES La Rochelle , Stade Quimper ,
Racing Paris-Joinville , AS Béziers ,
Montpellier Littoral SC , AS Aix ,
FC Martigues , Gazélec FC Ajaccio
Teams 48 (in 3 groups)
Games 720
Gates 1,936  (ø 2.69 per game)
Top scorer Marc Molitor , Strasbourg
← Division 2 1970/71
^ Division 1 1971/72

The Division 2 1971/72 was the 33rd edition of the second highest French football league . It was an open championship with professional and amateur clubs. The US Valenciennes-Anzin became second division champions .

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The 39 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 teams and six previous amateur third division teams. These 48 participants played in three groups, mostly divided according to regional criteria. Only the respective group winners 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. 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 all three seasons, the relegated division from Division 1 dominated ; Strasbourg-Meinau succeeded particularly clearly in Group C, which was already leading the table two months before the end of the season. Sedan (with Troyes and Lens) and especially Valenciennes-Anzin (with Limoges and Brest), however, had to fight off stubborn competitors for a relatively long time. The fight against relegation, which threatened a particularly large group of teams due to the intended reduction of the second division to 36 participants for the following season , was also due to some early decisions - namely in groups A (Creil, Évreux) and C. (Martigues, GFC Ajaccio) - but also shaped by decisions that were actually made on matchday 30. In addition to the four relegated teams per season, the three group-twelfth players then had to contest the three best third division playoffs (barrages) to stay up. Of the six newcomers to Division 2 , four were immediately relegated, while the footballers from Mantes-la-Ville were the only ones able to place themselves on a secure position (6th in Group B).

In the 720 encounters 1,936 hits were scored; this corresponds to an average of 2.69 goals per game. The most successful strikers in Group A were Gérard Pleimelding (Troyes, 20), in Group B Joseph Yegba Maya (Valenciennes, 28 - that was almost 60% of all hits by his team) and in Group C Marc Molitor (Strasbourg, 40), who so that the league was the overall top scorer. For the 1972/73 season three relegated from Division 1 were added; No team rose directly from the third-highest division, because all the second division players involved prevailed in the relegation games against the lower-class teams ( CA Lisieux , AS Strasbourg and ES Juvisy ), with Poitiers even losing to Lisieux, but the third division team then renounced promotion . Subsequently, however, the football association transferred Montpellier and Quevilly to the third division for financial reasons. The teams from Cambrai and Bagneaux-Fontainebleau-Nemours, who had already been relegated to the sport, benefited from this.

Closing tables

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. CS Sedan (A)  30th  22nd  4th  4th 085:210 +64 48:12
 2. Troyes Auve Football  30th  16  12  2 050:240 +26 44:16
 3. Racing Lens  30th  18th  4th  8th 055:360 +19 40:20
 4th FC Rouen  30th  11  13  6th 044:380  +6 35:25
 5. US Grand Boulogne  30th  11  11  8th 035:310  +4 33:27
 6th SM Caen  30th  12  9  9 032:360  −4 33:27
 7th EAC Chaumont  30th  13  6th  11 049:330 +16 32:28
 8th. FC Mulhouse  30th  9  12  9 036:360  ± 0 30:30
 9. US Dunkerque  30th  9  9  12 041:350  +6 27:33
10. Racing FC Besançon  30th  11  5  14th 037:490 −12 27:33
11. SC Amiens  30th  10  6th  14th 034:560 −22 26:34
12. Stade Laval  30th  8th  9  13 034:490 −15 25:35
13. AC Cambrai  30th  8th  9  13 039:590 −20 25:35
14th AC Mouzon (N)  30th  6th  11  13 045:540  −9 23:37
15th AC Evreux (N)  30th  5  9  16 030:490 −19 19:41
16. AS Creil  30th  3  7th  20th 022:620 −40 13:47

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1972/73
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1970/71
    (N) Newcomers

    Group B

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. US Valenciennes-Anzin (A)  30th  19th  5  6th 048:210 +27 43:17
     2. Limoges FC  30th  17th  7th  6th 049:260 +23 41:19
     3. Stade Brest  30th  15th  7th  8th 050:330 +17 37:23
     4th US Le Mans  30th  13  7th  10 052:350 +17 33:27
     5. Bourges FC  30th  11  11  8th 040:440  −4 33:27
     6th CA Mantes (N)  30th  12  8th  10 042:420  ± 0 32:28
     7th EDS Montluçon  30th  12  8th  10 046:490  −3 32:28
     8th. Stade Laval  30th  13  6th  11 038:460  −8 32:28
     9. AAJ Blois  30th  9  10  11 041:400  +1 28:32
    10. LB Châteauroux  30th  10  8th  12 031:320  −1 28:32
    11. FC Lorient  30th  9  8th  13 054:570  −3 26:34
    12. Stade Poitiers PEP  30th  8th  10  12 035:390  −4 26:34
    13. EB Fontainebleau-Nemours  30th  9  6th  15th 031:440 −13 24:36
    14th ES La Rochelle (N)  30th  7th  9  14th 036:480 −12 23:37
    15th Racing Paris-Joinville  30th  6th  10  14th 027:420 −15 22:38
    16. Quimper Stadium  30th  7th  6th  17th 024:460 −22 20:40

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1972/73
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1970/71
    (N) Newcomers

    Group C

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Racing-Pierrots Strasbourg (A)  30th  24  4th  2 092:190 +73 52: 80
     2. Olympique Avignon  30th  13  13  4th 051:280 +23 39:21
     3. SC Toulon  30th  15th  6th  9 048:300 +18 36:24
     4th AS Cannes  30th  12  9  9 046:260 +20 33:27
     5. ESCN La Ciotat  30th  12  9  9 030:330  −3 33:27
     6th FC Gueugnon  30th  11  9  10 034:400  −6 31:29
     7th AC Arles  30th  13  5  12 028:390 −11 31:29
     8th. US Toulouse  30th  11  8th  11 037:340  +3 30:30
     9. Montpellier Littoral SC  30th  9  10  11 034:410  −7 28:32
    10. US Montélimar  30th  11  5  14th 036:420  −6 27:33
    11. FC Sète  30th  10  7th  13 037:450  −8 27:33
    12. CS Cuiseaux-Louhans (N)  30th  8th  10  12 037:460  −9 26:34
    13. AS Aix  30th  9  8th  13 026:350  −9 26:34
    14th AS Béziers  30th  9  8th  13 029:540 −25 26:34
    15th FC Martigues (N)  30th  6th  8th  16 039:530 −14 20:40
    16. Gazélec FC Ajaccio  30th  2  11  17th 020:590 −39 15:45

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1972/73
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1970/71
    (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. US Valenciennes-Anzin  2  2  0  0 003: 100  +2 04-00
     2. Racing-Pierrots Strasbourg  1  0  0  1 001: 200  −1 00: 20
     3. CS Sedan  1  0  0  1 000: 100  −1 00: 20
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
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    Results
    Result
    CS Sedan 0: 1 US Valenciennes-Anzin
    US Valenciennes-Anzin 2: 1 Racing-Pierrots Strasbourg
    Racing-Pierrots Strasbourg -: - a CS Sedan
    aThe game Strasbourg against Sedan was no longer played
    because the champions had already been determined.

    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