Division 2 1972/73

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Division 2 1972/73
master Racing Lens
Climbers Racing Lens
Troyes Aube Football
AS Monaco
Relegation ↑ US Grand Boulogne
AS Monaco
Relegated US Montélimar , SC Amiens ,
FC Limoges , ESCN La Ciotat ,
CS Cuiseaux-Louhans , SM Caen
Teams 36 (in 2 groups)
Games 612 + 2 relegation games
Gates 1,660  (ø 2.71 per game)
Top scorer Gérard Tonnel , ( Troyes )
← Division 2 1971/72
^ Division 1 1972/73

The Division 2 1972-73 was the 34th of the second highest French football league . It was an open championship with professional and amateur clubs. Racing Lens became second division champions .

societies

Eligible were the 33 clubs that had not been promoted to the first division or relegated to the third division (national) after the previous season ; there were also three first division relegated teams, but no previous amateur third division team. These 36 participants played in two groups, mainly divided according to regional criteria (one with teams from the north and west and one with teams from the south and east). Thus, the following teams played for the division 2 championship this season :

The respective group winners and the winner of the play-offs between the two runners- up were eligible for promotion . This time, 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.

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 and, if this was also identical - as in this season at Poitiers and Angoulême - the larger number of hits made the decisive factors 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 both seasons there was an exciting head-to-head race for first place. In Group B, this was a duel between Troyes and Monaco, who had broken away from the field of pursuers early, fought for the best position until the end and finally - Monaco thanks to the play-offs - both made the promotion. In Group A, there were even four teams that had a chance of first place until the penultimate matchday. In the end, it was only the goal difference that tipped the balance in favor of Lens against Boulogne, and Lille was only one point behind these two competitors, even having the significantly better goal difference against Boulogne. At the bottom of the table, the three relegated teams in Group A and two in Group B were determined before the last match day; After the end of the season, however, things turned out differently, as with the withdrawal of FC Limoges from Division 2, the third from bottom of the northwest relay, Châteauroux, still remained in the league.

1,660 hits were scored in the 612 matches; this corresponds to an average of 2.71 goals per game. The most successful goal scorers in Group A were Eugeniusz Faber (Lens) with 21 and in Group B Gérard Tonnel (Troyes) with 31 goals; The latter won the league top scorer's crown. The following season came three relegated from Division 1 ( US Valenciennes-Anzin , Red Star FC and AC Ajaccio ); six teams rose directly from the third highest division, namely SC Hazebrouck , Paris Saint-Germain FC , ES La Rochelle , JGA Nevers , CS Vittel and AS Béziers .

Closing tables

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Racing Lens  34  18th  9  7th 067:280 +39 45:23
 2. US Grand Boulogne  34  21st  3  10 052:340 +18 45:23
 3. Lille OSC (A)  34  19th  6th  9 060:260 +34 44:24
 4th US Dunkerque  34  17th  8th  9 062:410 +21 42:26
 5. Stade Poitiers PEP  34  15th  9  10 054:480  +6 39:29
 6th AS Angoulême (A)  34  14th  11  9 040:340  +6 39:29
 7th Stade Brest  34  13  11  10 039:360  +3 37:31
 8th. US Le Mans  34  13  11  10 049:540  −5 37:31
 9. FC Rouen  34  16  4th  14th 062:490 +13 36:32
10. Stade Laval  34  12  10  12 032:300  +2 34:34
11. FC Lorient  34  14th  5  15th 038:360  +2 33:35
12. AC Cambrai  34  12  6th  16 039:570 −18 30:38
13. CA Mantes  34  8th  12  14th 040:510 −11 28:40
14th AAJ Blois  34  10  8th  16 042:580 −16 28:40
15th Bourges FC  34  9  9  16 039:560 −17 27:41
16. LB Châteauroux  34  9  6th  19th 037:660 −29 24:44
17th SM Caen  34  8th  7th  19th 037:650 −28 23:45
18th SC Amiens  34  7th  7th  20th 036:560 −20 21:47

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1973/74
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1971/72

    Group B

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Troyes Aube Football  34  23  7th  4th 071:160 +55 53:15
     2. AS Monaco (A)  34  23  5  6th 089:290 +60 51:17
     3. Olympique Avignon  34  17th  7th  10 053:490  +4 41:27
     4th EAC Chaumont  34  13  13  8th 055:390 +16 39:29
     5. SC Toulon  34  15th  9  10 050:410  +9 39:29
     6th FC Mulhouse  34  15th  8th  11 048:390  +9 38:30
     7th AS Cannes  34  15th  7th  12 056:550  +1 37:31
     8th. Racing FC Besançon  34  15th  7th  12 046:460  ± 0 37:31
     9. EDS Montluçon  34  13  8th  13 047:430  +4 34:34
    10. US Toulouse  34  10  13  11 041:420  −1 33:35
    11. FC Sète  34  12  8th  14th 033:440 −11 32:36
    12. Limoges FC  34  10  10  14th 045:560 −11 30:38
    13. AC Arles  34  10  10  14th 035:520 −17 30:38
    14th EB Fontainebleau-Nemours  34  8th  13  13 043:490  −6 29:39
    15th FC Gueugnon  34  9  9  16 048:590 −11 27:41
    16. ESCN La Ciotat  34  8th  9  17th 028:560 −28 25:43
    17th CS Cuiseaux-Louhans  34  6th  8th  20th 027:590 −32 20:48
    18th US Montélimar  34  3  11  20th 020:610 −41 17:51

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1973/74
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1971/72

    Determination of the master

    The two group winners met each other on a return game to determine this year's division 2 champion. Racing Lens secured the championship title.

    Group A total Group B First leg Return leg
    Racing Lens 4: 2 Troyes Aube Football 1-0 3: 2

    Relegation

    In the same mode, the two runners-up fought for another promotion place in the top division. In the first game, Boulogne and Monaco drew 2-2, in the second leg the Monegas had the upper hand with an 8-1 victory and returned to Division 1 after just one year .

    Group A total Group B First leg Return leg
    US Grand Boulogne 03:10 AS Monaco 2: 2 1: 8

    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