1936–37 French Division 2

The season 1936/37, was the fourth staging of the professional French football Division 2 second-division champion Racing Lens.

Were eligible to participate, the 15 clubs that were after the previous season went up neither in the first division still had abandoned their professional status. There were also two Erstligaabsteiger. Newcomers who had first adopted professional status, there was not this season.

Thus, in this season following 17 teams were represented:

  • Six clubs from the far north ( relegated U.S. Valenciennes Anzin, Racing Lens, Calais Racing, AC Amiens, U.S. Boulogne, Dunkerque Olympique )
  • Four from Paris and Champagne- Ardenne (CA Paris, Stade Reims, Troyes AS - Savinienne, FC Olympique Charleville )
  • One from the Northeast (FC Nancy),
  • Two from the Northwest (Le Havre AC, SM Caen )
  • Four from the southeast (AS Saint -Etienne, Olympique Alès relegated, SO Montpellier, OGC Nice).

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.

Course of the season, results and tables

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. There was also there a tie - as in this season between Troyes and Amiens, where the ratio was identical nor even in the eighth decimal place - the overall result of both direct encounters decided between these counterparties. 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 table ( A) marks the relegated from Division 1

The Games took place between August 30, 1936 and 16 May 1937. A winter break did not exist; there were also contribute to the Christmas holidays and New Year point games.

This season there were, this time for Lens, a start - to-finish victory. For the initial rise of the Northern French in particular contributed their home form, which meant that racing only had to concede a draw in front of their home crowd. The second climber came from the North, relegated Valenciennes Anzin managed an immediate return to Division 1 Unlike Lens was the USVA home rather weak, but put away the most successful team of Division 2, and they also took several weeks until it had worked its way to second place in the standings. Starting in November, but did not gave this again and also preserved a clear lead on the third Saint- Étienne. For the latter, this season was a disappointing one as the previous one: again had their attackers shot at the 100 goals, but as a third party failed to turn almost on ASSE climb because they away the dots in series are allowed.

Of the teams in the bottom quarter of the final ranking is Nancy and Paris in particular were well into the second half into it can make legitimate hopes for a place close to the top; Nancy was still in early December and Paris even in March to a single digit in the standings. But then tore both the success thread, and only the long-term weakness of Reims and Calais - the tail light had just won an away point, but at least at the Valenciennes - preventing that Paris or Nancy had to take the " Red Lantern".

For the following season, received 14 of the 15 clubs on the table three ranks to 17 their license renewed; simply Amiens had not asked for. Then there were the two Erstligaabsteiger Stade Rennes UC and FC Mulhouse. In addition, the same had nine teams from 1936/37, newly introduced, non-professional third division a professional license obtained ( Racing Club Arras, Girondins Bordeaux FC, ​​SR Colmar, FC Dieppe, AS skin Mont, U.S. du Bassin de Longwy, Olympique Nimes, Toulouse FC and U.S. Tourcoing ), so that the second division with 25 participants then went to the start.

Most successful goal scorers

In the 272 matches 962 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 3.54 goals per game. Thus, the worst record from the previous season was undercut.

1935–36 French Division 2 Valenciennes FC Calais RUFC US Boulogne USL Dunkerque Champagne-Ardenne CA Paris-Charenton OFC Charleville Stade Malherbe Caen Montpellier HSC 1937–38 French Division 2 Arras Football Association FC Girondins de Bordeaux Ivan Bek Stefan Dembicki 1936–37 French Division 1 1933–34 French Division 2 1934–35 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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