1933–34 French Division 2

The season 1933/34, was the first edition of the professional French football Division 2, which operated officially under the name Championnat de Division 2. Second-division champion was Red Star Olympique Saint- Ouen.

Were eligible to participate, the six teams that had finished the previous season in the two seasons of the newly created Division 1 no better than eighth place, as well as those 18 clubs who had accepted only at this season professional status. This second league was played in two compiled under regional aspects of groups, from which - after the U.S. Suisse Paris, FC Arménienne de Lyon and the FAC Nice had withdrawn their teams shortly before or after the start from the game and returned their licenses - a northern group with 13 and a southern group with eight participants showed. The U.S. Suisse turned their participation even until the beginning of March 1934, in the middle during the second half, a; all hitherto discharged games were disqualified. Thus, in this season, the following teams were represented:

  • Five clubs from the far north (Racing Roubaix, U.S. Valenciennes Anzin, AC Amiens, U.S. Tourcoing, Racing Calais )
  • Two from the capital region (the two relegated Red Star Olympique and Club Français )
  • Three from the Northeast (the two relegated FC Metz FC Mulhouse, to Racing Strasbourg )
  • Three from the northwest ( FC Rouen, Le Havre AC, U.S. Saint -Servan -Saint -Malo ).
  • Two clubs from Lyonnais (AS Saint- Étienne, FC Lyon )
  • Two from the Languedoc (SO Beziers, Olympique Alès relegated )
  • Two from Bordeaux ( CD Español and SC de la Bastidienne )
  • Two from the southeast ( relegated FC Hyères, AS Monaco).

A direct ascent and descent depending on the sporting result, there was obtained only between the first and second professional division. On the other hand could be a Zweitdivisionär only descend when he made his license or has been taken from him, and also could previous amateur teams from the Division d' Honneur only for the following season ascend to Division 2 when they were given permission by the Association, professional to accept status.

Results, tables and course of the season

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 specified when specifying the point ratio exclusively; Again, this is done in Germany in the days of the 2- point rule usual notation. In the tables, a (A) marks the relegated from Division 1

Group North

The games in the northern group held September 3 to May 13. A winter break did not exist; there were also played on Christmas and New Year's Eve point games. In the 156 matches 675 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 4.3 goals per game.

Red Star, Rouen and Mulhouse made ​​beginning of the season the race for the direct promotion place among themselves, with Rouen stood at the majority of game days on the first rank. The Elf had by far the most dangerous attack, in which the 20 -year-old Jean Nicolas alone 54 of the 85 gates of the "Red Devils " scored - more than the entire teams of eight of the twelve group opponents reach. However, Rouen had only an average defense and afforded the only one from the leading trio a home defeat. And when the team on the final day at the neighbor from Le Havre reached only a draw, Red Star fetched thanks to its clear home victory against Metz on the point behind Rouen and still occupied thanks to the slightly better goal difference at the end of rank one. Metz had always occupied during the entire Hinserie a two-digit place in the table, in the second half but still can fight far forward.

At the lower end of the table had also formed after a few weeks with Saint- Servan, Calais and the Club Français a trio that places 11 to 13 throughout " successfully " defended. The Club Français and the U.S. Saint -Servan -Saint -Malo gave at the end of the calendar year back their licenses. Racing Lens and Caen were included in the group of professional clubs for the following season for the first time.

Group South

The games in the southern group were held September 3 to April 8. A winter break did not exist; were also held on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve point games. In the 56 matches 229 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 4.1 goals per game.

Unlike in the North Season in the Southern group Alès put almost a start - to-finish victory, and took no longer be displaced from the first rank from November - not even by his only dangerous persecutor, AS Saint -Étienne, the least at home an immaculate record with seven victories achieved in as many games. Monaco, although eventually was only four points behind Alès, but had to advance to third place from second to last place only through a successful second half yet.

In the lower Tabellregion Bastidienne Bordeaux was a permanent guest, while Lyon and especially Béziers were at least temporarily placed in the upper midfield, before they crashed in the second half. Monaco, Hyeres, Beziers and Lyon gave after the season their licenses back, and the two clubs from Bordeaux entered into a merger with each other. The AS Villeurbanne was accepted into the circle of professional clubs for the following season for the first time.

Final game of the group winners and climb Relegation

The two group winners determined on May 20, 1934 at the Stade Bauer of Saint- Ouen the second division champions. In this final, Red Star Olympique sat against Olympique Alès with 3:2 ( 1:1) by.

To climb two more places in the Division 1 Relegation Round one was held from 13 May, for the two runners-up and third - and fourth-placed from the northern group were qualified. Before the start of Rouen decided not to participate. This Barrages between the three remaining teams produced the following results:

Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) 1932–33 French Division 1 US Suisse Paris Valenciennes FC Calais RUFC US Saint-Malo AS Monaco FC 1934–35 French Division 2 Stade Malherbe Caen Promotion and relegation 1933–34 French Division 1 1935–36 French Division 2 1936–37 French Division 2 1937–38 French Division 2 1938–39 French Division 2 1945–46 French Division 2 1946–47 French Division 2 1947–48 French Division 2 1948–49 French Division 2 1949–50 French Division 2 1950–51 French Division 2 1951–52 French Division 2 1952–53 French Division 2 1953–54 French Division 2 1954–55 French Division 2 1955–56 French Division 2 1956–57 French Division 2 1957–58 French Division 2 1958–59 French Division 2 1959–60 French Division 2 1960–61 French Division 2 1961–62 French Division 2 1962–63 French Division 2 1963–64 French Division 2 1964–65 French Division 2 1965–66 French Division 2 1966–67 French Division 2 1967–68 French Division 2 1968–69 French Division 2 1969–70 French Division 2 1970–71 French Division 2 1971–72 French Division 2 1972–73 French Division 2 1973–74 French Division 2 1974–75 French Division 2 1975–76 French Division 2 1976–77 French Division 2 1977–78 French Division 2 1978–79 French Division 2 1979–80 French Division 2 1980–81 French Division 2 1981–82 French Division 2 1982–83 French Division 2 1983–84 French Division 2 1984–85 French Division 2 1985–86 French Division 2 1986–87 French Division 2 1987–88 French Division 2 1988–89 French Division 2 1989–90 French Division 2 1990–91 French Division 2 1991–92 French Division 2 1992–93 French Division 2 1993–94 French Division 2 1994–95 French Division 2 1995–96 French Division 2 1996–97 French Division 2 1997–98 French Division 2 1998–99 French Division 2 1999–2000 French Division 2 2000–01 French Division 2 2001–02 French Division 2 2002–03 Ligue 2 2003–04 Ligue 2 2004–05 Ligue 2 2008–09 Ligue 2 2009–10 Ligue 2 2010–11 Ligue 2 2011–12 Ligue 2 2012–13 Ligue 2
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