Division 2 1987/88

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Division 2 1987/88
master Racing Strasbourg
Climbers Racing Strasbourg
FC Sochaux
SM Caen
Relegation ↑ Olympique Lyon , Olympique Alès ,
SM Caen, FC Mulhouse
Relegated Gazélec FCO Ajaccio , FC Tours ,
SO Châtellerault , FC Lorient ,
Entente Melun-Fontainebleau ,
SO Saint-Dizier
Teams 36 (in 2 groups)
Games 612 + 6 relegation games
Gates 1,446  (ø 2.36 per game)
Top scorer Patrick Martet , (FC Rouen)
← Division 2 1986/87
^ Division 1 1987/88

The Division 2 1987/88 was the 49th staging of the second highest French football league . It has been an open championship with professionals and amateurs since 1970. The game was played from July 18, 1987 to May 21, 1988; From mid-December to mid-February there was a two-month winter break this time.

Racing Strasbourg became second division champion .

societies

The 27 clubs that had not been promoted to the first division or relegated to the third division (national) or lower 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, divided mainly 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 :

Only the first in the group were eligible for direct promotion. In addition, 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; if this was still identical - as was the case with Ajaccio and Tours this season - the greater number of goals scored counted. 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 Group A, the solo effort of the first division relegated FC Sochaux-Montbéliard made headlines; the " Peugeot -Werkself" dominated the league, had won 29 of their 34 league games, had a 17 point lead over the second in the table at the end of the season and also reached the final in the national cup competition . However, the champions of the second division were the winners of Group B from Strasbourg . In the southeast group A, however, the fight against relegation was particularly tight; two game days before the end of the game, seven teams were still at risk, and in the end only two points separated the twelfth team from the bottom. Overall, only half of the third division promoted teams managed to stay in the league this season, with the "Red Devils" from Rouen as fourth in their group even coming very close to a place in the promotion relegation.

In the 612 matches, 1,446 hits were scored; this corresponds to a mean of 2.36 gates per game and set a new negative record in the league history is. scorers were in group A Stéphane Paille (Sochaux) and Jean-Pierre location (Lyon) with 18, in group B Patrick Martet from Rouen with 25 hits; The latter also won the league top scorer's crown. For the following season came with Chamois Niort , Brest Armorique and Le Havre AC three relegated from Division 1 ; Six teams rose from the third highest division: US Créteil , AC Le Touquet , Le Mans UC , FC Annecy , Stade Rodez , FC Clermont-Ferrand  - with the exception of Le Mans and Clermont all debutants in the second division.

Closing tables

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FC Sochaux (A)  34  29  3  2 097:170 +80 61: 70
 2. Olympique Lyon  34  18th  8th  8th 065:440 +21 44:24
 3. Olympique Alès  34  15th  11  8th 039:300  +9 41:27
 4th FC Montceau  34  16  8th  10 044:420  +2 40:28
 5. US Orléans  34  13  10  11 042:390  +3 36:32
 6th Olympique Nîmes  34  15th  6th  13 040:400  ± 0 36:32
 7th CS Cuiseaux-Louhans  34  12  9  13 035:340  +1 33:35
 8th. SEC Bastia  34  15th  3  16 041:520 −11 33:35
 9. FC Grenoble-Dauphiné (N)  34  11  10  13 048:610 −13 32:36
10. FC Gueugnon  34  11  9  14th 032:280  +4 31:37
11. FC Martigues  34  9  13  12 041:420  −1 31:37
12. FC Sète  34  8th  13  13 034:460 −12 29:39
13. CO Le Puy  34  10  8th  16 039:460  −7 28:40
14th Istres Sports  34  10  8th  16 039:480  −9 28:40
15th CL Dijon (N)  34  9  10  15th 026:400 −14 28:40
16. Gazélec FCO Ajaccio  34  9  9  16 029:440 −15 27:41
17th FC Tours  34  10  7th  17th 025:400 −15 27:41
18th SO Châtellerault (N)  34  10  7th  17th 026:490 −23 27:41

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 in 1988/89
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1986/87
    (N) Newcomers

    Group B

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Racing Strasbourg  34  20th  9  5 056:220 +34 49:19
     2. SM Caen  34  20th  9  5 054:220 +32 49:19
     3. FC Mulhouse  34  19th  7th  8th 049:310 +18 45:23
     4th FC Rouen (N)  34  16  8th  10 065:460 +19 40:28
     5. AS Nancy (A)  34  13  12  9 044:310 +13 38:30
     6th SCO Angers  34  14th  10  10 039:380  +1 38:30
     7th Stade Reims  34  12  11  11 042:400  +2 35:33
     8th. USL Dunkerque  34  11  12  11 034:340  ± 0 34:34
     9. US Valenciennes-Anzin  34  10  13  11 035:430  −8 33:35
    10. Rennes Stadium (A)  34  11  10  13 033:330  ± 0 32:36
    11. SC Abbeville  34  11  9  14th 031:360  −5 31:37
    12. EA Guingamp  34  9  13  12 042:550 −13 31:37
    13. AS Beauvais-Marissel  34  9  13  12 023:370 −14 31:37
    14th Quimper Cornouaille FC  34  10  9  15th 042:430  −1 29:39
    15th AEPB La Roche-sur-Yon  34  9  8th  17th 033:400  −7 26:42
    16. CO Saint-Dizier  34  9  7th  18th 025:400 −15 25:43
    17th Entente Melun-Fontainebleau (N)  34  7th  9  18th 023:460 −23 23:45
    18th FC Lorient (N)  34  6th  11  17th 034:670 −33 23:45

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 in 1988/89
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 1986/87
    (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. Strasbourg prevailed in both games (1-0 and 2-1) against Sochaux and won this year's second division championship.

    Group A total Group B First leg Return leg
    FC Sochaux 1: 3 Racing Strasbourg 1: 2 0: 1

    Relegation

    The group second and third fought in a two-stage elimination which of them against the first division 18. Chamois Niort was allowed to play for another promotion place in the top division. First, the two runners-up in a single game each met the third of the other group; Caen prevailed against Alès, albeit only on penalties (1-1 after extra time, 3-2 in penalties), as well as Lyon against Mulhouse 4-0 and then met - now again in the first and second leg . The Normans lost 1: 2 in Lyon, but prevailed 2: 0 in front of their own audience.

    After that, Niort and Caen initially parted with 1: 1, the second leg saw a clear 3-0 win for Caen, who thus rose to Division 1 as the third second division .

    Result
    Olympique Lyon  (2nd Group A) 4-0 FC Mulhouse  (3rd Group B)
    SM Caen  (2nd group B) 1: 1 a.d.
    3: 2 i. E.     		Olympique Alès  (3rd Group A)
    Winner game 1 total Winner game 2 First leg Return leg
    Olympique Lyon 2: 3 SM Caen 2: 1 0: 2
    Division 1 total Division 2 First leg Return leg
    Chamois Niort 1: 2 SM Caen 1: 1 0: 3

    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. ^ Pascal Grégoire-Boutreau / Tony Verbicaro: Stade de Reims - une histoire sans fin. Cahiers intempestifs, Saint-Étienne 2001, ISBN 2-911698-21-5 , pp. 346-348
    2. ↑ Guillet / Laforge, p. 253