Division 2 1973/74

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Division 2 1973/74
master Lille OSC
Climbers Lille OSC
Red Star Paris Saint-Germain FC
Relegation ↑ US Valenciennes-Anzin
Paris Saint-Germain
Relegated Stade Poitiers PEP , US Le Mans ,
ES La Rochelle , AC Ajaccio ,
JGA Nevers , AC Arles , CS Vittel
Teams 36 (in 2 groups)
Games 612 + 2 relegation games
Gates 1,701  (ø 2.78 per game)
Top scorer Erwin Wilczek , ( Valenciennes )
← Division 2 1972/73
^ Division 1 1973/74

The Division 2 1973-74 was the 35th staging of the second highest French football league . It has been an open championship with professionals and amateurs since 1970. The second division champions were the Lille OSC .

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, mainly divided according to regional criteria (one with teams from the northwest and one with teams from the southeast). 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 should be the same - as this year between Mantes and Ajaccio or Gueugnon and Béziers - the higher number of hits made the decisive factor for the placement. Each team received an additional bonus point regardless of the outcome of the game for each game in which they had scored at least three goals, as well as for each victory with two or more goals difference. This should promote attacking football. 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 groups, the decision for the first two places had already been made several weeks before the end of the season, and the two direct promoters Red Star - who managed to return to Division 1 right away - and Lille no longer had to fear on the last matchday, then two more To have to play relegation matches. After they were held, Valenciennes-Anzin, the most dangerous team had to plan for another year in the second division. The third first division relegation of the preseason, Ajaccio, was even further away from an immediate promotion; The Corsicans only reached a midfield position in terms of sport and were financially in a desperate situation, so they will be relegated to the third division voluntarily for the coming season. At the bottom of the table, five of the six newcomers to the league fought against immediate relegation, which nevertheless overtook three of them at the end of the season, while the other two escaped it only thanks to their better goal difference. This was only a good season for the sixth climber, because the PSG club in the capital managed to "march through" from the third to the first division.

After a one-year attempt ( 1968/69 ) again this season - and this time in the top two divisions and for three years - the bonus point rule introduced had only minimal success with regard to the intention of promoting higher-scoring, more attractive and thus revenue-increasing games; the average number of hits per game only increased by 0.1. The regulation also only influenced one single decision regarding promotion or relegation: without bonus points, FC Gueugnon would have been third from last in Group B and would have been relegated, which instead hit the JGA Nevers.

1,701 hits were scored in the 612 encounters; this corresponds to an average of just under 2.8 goals per game. The most successful goal scorers were Erwin Wilczek (Valenciennes) in Group A with 26 goals and in Group B Nestor Combin from Red Star with 24 goals; thus Wilczek won the league top scorer's crown. For the following season came with the AS Nancy , the Paris FC and CS Sedan three relegated from Division 1 ; from the third highest league SC Amiens , Stade Quimper , FC Tours , AJ Auxerre , SAS Épinal and FC Martigues rose. The second division then played with 35 teams.

Closing tables

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points bonus total
 1. Lille OSC  34  24  8th  2 068:210 +47 56:12 11 67
 2. US Valenciennes-Anzin (A)  34  21st  7th  6th 078:290 +49 49:19 15th 64
 3. FC Rouen  34  18th  6th  10 059:310 +28 42:26 14th 56
 4th US Grand Boulogne  34  16  10  8th 058:390 +19 42:26 11 53
 5. Stade Laval  34  16  10  8th 054:400 +14 42:26  6th 48
 6th FC Lorient  34  14th  10  10 050:340 +16 38:30  7th 45
 7th Racing FC Besançon  34  14th  8th  12 053:500  +3 36:32  5 41
 8th. US Dunkerque  34  13  7th  14th 049:500  −1 33:35  7th 40
 9. Stade Brest  34  14th  8th  12 041:420  −1 36:32  2 38
10. EAC Chaumont  34  9  12  13 045:580 −13 30:38  4th 34
11. Bourges FC  34  10  10  14th 035:540 −19 30:38  4th 34
12. EDS Montluçon  34  11  5  18th 027:410 −14 27:41  6th 33
13. AC Cambrai  34  11  9  14th 042:550 −13 31:37  2 33
14th AAJ Blois  34  10  9  15th 029:390 −10 29:39  4th 33
15th SC Hazebrouck (N)  34  10  8th  16 028:400 −12 28:40  4th 32
16. Stade Poitiers PEP  34  10  7th  17th 027:410 −14 27:41  5 32
17th US Le Mans  34  5  8th  21st 029:630 −34 18:50  5 23
18th ES La Rochelle (N)  34  5  8th  21st 029:720 −43 18:50  0 18th

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1974/75
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 in 1972/73
    (N) Newcomers

    Group B

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points bonus total
     1. Red Star FC (A)  34  19th  12  3 071:290 +42 50:18 11 61
     2. Paris Saint-Germain (N)  34  19th  6th  9 044:240 +20 44:24 13 57
     3. US Toulouse  34  17th  5  12 039:290 +10 39:29  9 48
     4th Olympique Avignon  34  15th  10  9 040:280 +12 40:28  6th 46
     5. SC Toulon  34  15th  8th  11 038:300  +8 38:30  8th 46
     6th CA Mantes  34  14th  7th  13 047:450  +2 35:33  4th 39
     7th AC Ajaccio (A)  34  12  9  13 046:440  +2 33:35  6th 39
     8th. AS Cannes  34  11  12  11 039:420  −3 34:34  5 39
     9. AS Angoulême  34  13  8th  13 045:490  −4 34:34  5 39
    10. FC Mulhouse  34  12  7th  15th 049:560  −7 31:37  7th 38
    11. EB Fontainebleau-Nemours  34  11  9  14th 042:480  −6 31:37  5 36
    12. FC Sète  34  13  8th  13 030:490 −19 34:34  2 36
    13. LB Châteauroux  34  10  10  14th 043:470  −4 30:38  5 35
    14th FC Gueugnon  34  10  9  15th 046:560 −10 29:39  5 34
    15th AS Béziers (N)  34  11  8th  15th 036:460 −10 30:38  4th 34
    16. JGA Nevers (N)  34  10  10  14th 037:490 −12 30:38  4th 34
    17th AC Arles  34  9  8th  17th 044:670 −23 26:42  4th 30th
    18th CS Vittel (N)  34  8th  8th  18th 024:440 −20 24:44  2 26th

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 1974/75
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 in 1972/73
    (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. Lille OSC lost their home game against Red Star FC 2-0, but won the second game in Saint-Ouen 5-1 and thus secured the championship title.

    Group A total Group B First leg Return leg
    Lille OSC 5: 3 Red Star FC 0: 2 5: 1

    Relegation

    In the same mode, the two runners-up fought for another promotion place in the top division. Here two teams met, between which there was still a difference of two leagues in the previous season. Valenciennes-Anzin won the first game 2-1, in the second leg Paris Saint-Germain prevailed 4-2 and thus managed the second consecutive promotion.

    Group A total Group B First leg Return leg
    US Valenciennes-Anzin 4: 5 Paris Saint-Germain 2: 1 2: 4

    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