Division 2 1997/98

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Division 2 1997/98
master AS Nancy
Climbers AS Nancy
FC Lorient
FC Sochaux
Relegated CS Louhans-Cuiseaux ,
Sporting Toulon ,
FC Martigues ,
FC Mulhouse
Teams 22nd
Games 462
Gates 1,083  (ø 2.34 per game)
Top scorer Réginald Ray , ( Le Mans UC )
← Division 2 1996/97
^ Division 1 1997/98

The Division 2 1997/98 was the 59th staging of the second highest French football league . It was a league with only professional teams.

The game was played from August 2, 1997 to May 8, 1998. AS Nancy became second division champions .

societies

The 16 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 ; in addition there were four first division relegated and two promoted from the national . Thus, the following 22 teams played for the division 2 championship this season :

This time the top three clubs were directly eligible for promotion. In contrast, the four relegated teams were again replaced by only two third division promoters, because the second division should be reduced to 20 participants.

Season course

Each team played a return match against each group opponent, once in front of their own audience and once away. The three-point rule applied ; in the event of a tie, the goal difference was decisive for the placement.

Last year's relegated Nancy and - for the first time in its club's history - FC Lorient were established relatively early as promoted; for third place in the table, however, there was a race between four teams that was only decided on matchday 42, in which the Peugeot "works club" from Sochaux narrowly prevailed against relegated Lille. Also at the end of the season the final decision was made about who would have to accompany Mulhouse, Martigues and Toulon into the third division. It finally hit the "Dorfkicker" from Louhans and Cuiseaux , so that among others the French record champions AS Saint-Étienne was spared this lot. However, the main focus of the public interested in football was not so much on the decisions in Division 2 as on the World Cup finals in their own country, which began immediately after the end of the season .

In the 462 encounters 1,083 hits were scored; this corresponds to an average of 2.34 goals per game. The most successful goalscorer and thus the winner of the league top scorer was Réginald Ray from Le Mans with 20 goals. It should be mentioned that the "Armenians" from Valence set a new league record with their 22 undecided games. The following season came with En Avant Guingamp , La Berrichonne Châteauroux and AS Cannes three relegated from Division 1 ; from the third highest league two teams rose, namely AC Ajaccio and CS Sedan .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. AS Nancy (A)  42  20th  16  6th 064:370 +27 76
 2. FC Lorient  42  21st  12  9 068:380 +30 75
 3. FC Sochaux  42  18th  12  12 056:370 +19 66
 4th Lille OSC (A)  42  17th  14th  11 062:440 +18 65
 5. Association Troyes AC  42  16  15th  11 048:380 +10 63
 6th Le Mans UC  42  16  14th  12 054:460  +8 62
 7th USJOA Valence  42  12  22nd  8th 051:450  +6 58
 8th. AS Red Star  42  15th  12  15th 051:610 −10 57
 9. SM Caen (A)  42  15th  11  16 061:550  +6 56
10. Chamois Niort  42  12  19th  11 042:380  +4 55
11. FC Gueugnon  42  16  7th  19th 047:540  −7 55
12. SC Amiens  42  14th  13  15th 040:490  −9 55
13. Stade Laval  42  14th  12  16 050:480  +2 54
14th OGC Nice (A)  42  11  19th  12 040:400  ± 0 52
15th Olympique Nîmes (N)  42  13  13  16 041:510 −10 52
16. AS Beauvais  42  11  18th  13 040:470  −7 51
17th AS Saint-Etienne  42  12  15th  15th 047:600 −13 51
18th ES Wasquehal (N)  42  14th  9  19th 049:630 −14 51
19th CS Louhans-Cuiseaux  42  13  10  19th 041:510 −10 49
20th Sporting Toulon  42  12  10  20th 043:620 −19 46
21st FC Martigues  42  10  15th  17th 037:630 −26 45
22nd FC Mulhouse  42  9  14th  19th 051:560  −5 41

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

  • Promotion to Division 1 in 1998/99
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 in 1996/97
    (N) Newcomers

    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. 253