1947–48 French Division 2

The season 1947/48 was the ninth staging of the professional French football Division 2 second-division champion was the OGC Nice.

Were eligible to participate, the 16 clubs that were after the previous season went not into the first division have their professional status - had given up - voluntarily or forced. There were also four Erstligaabsteiger. Newcomers who had accepted professional status, there was not this season.

Thus, in this season following 20 teams were represented:

  • Four teams from the far north (U.S. Valenciennes Anzin, SA Douai, AC Amiens, relegated Racing Lens )
  • Two from Paris and the Champagne (CA Paris, AS Troyes - Savinienne ).
  • Two from the Northeast (SR Colmar, Racing Club Franc- Comtois Besançon),
  • Seven from the West (U.S. Le Mans, Nantes, Angers SCO, AS des Charentes Angoulême, to which relegated Le Havre AC, FC Rouen and Bordeaux Girondins AS du Port ),
  • Five from the southeast (Lyon Olympique Universitaire, AS Béziers, Nîmes Olympique, AS Avignon, OGC Nice).

A direct ascent and descent depending on the sporting result achieved it had before the Second World War only given between first and second professional division; then a descent was introduced in the third- highest division permanently. In addition, a Zweitdivisionär could stay if he gave his license or has been taken from him. Existing amateur teams, however, could continue only for the following season ascend to Division 2 when they were given permission by the relevant association FFF to accept professional status.

Course of the season and Table

Each team wore against each group opponent a back and a leg off, even before a home crowd and once away. It was the two- point rule; case of a tie, the goal difference was the decisive factor for the placement. In France, the number of plus points is called when specifying the point ratio exclusively; Again, this is done in Germany in the days of the 2- point rule usual notation.

As in the previous FC Sochaux a team dominated this time the league season: OGC Nice finished at the end of the first promotion place and also had by far the most goals scored all 22 clubs and suffered the fewest goals. Significantly behind there had been a three-way battle for second place, in which the Alsatians from Colmar nearly opposite the two Norman Division -1 relegated Le Havre and Rouen had to enforce.

In the lower table region, six teams from rank 15 fought against having to take on the same significance with the descent " red lantern "; in this dispute Avignon had ultimately lose out, while the CA Paris one of the founding members of the professionalism of this 1932 Los escaped again. After the season was then additionally Angoulême his professional status voluntarily.

In the 380 games of the Division 2 1,363 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 3.6 goals per game. The top scorer won Henri Arnaudeau from Bordeaux with 28 goals. For the following season came from the first division only Olympique Alès this because the other designated relegated Red Star with Stade Français merged and so the class membership was factual. In addition, the FFF AS Monaco and the SC Toulon granted a professional license. The first FC Saarbrücken in the Saarland was also admitted to the second division, it could play as FC Sarrebruck but only out of competition.

(A) = relegated from Division 1

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