1937–38 French Division 2

The season 1937/38, was the fifth staging of the professional French football Division 2 second-division champion was Le Havre AC.

Were eligible to the 14 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. Furthermore, came to this season just nine newcomers who had accepted professional status, added. Due to the large field of participants with 25 teams of competent Association changed the discharge mode and allowed the league championship play out in two phases. In the first phase there were four put together on a regional basis groups of five, six or seven participants whose four best-placed teams in the subsequent second phase, played for the rise ( Poule de promotion), while for non-qualified teams a Relegation Round ( Poule de Relegation ) fought out.

The groups of the first phase consisted of the wiefolgt:

  • Group North (6): U.S. Boulogne, Calais Racing, Olympique Dunkerque and the three newcomers Racing Arras, AS Mont skin, U.S. Tourcoing
  • Group West (5): SM Caen, Le Havre AC, CA Paris, relegated Stade Rennais UC freshman FC Dieppe
  • Group East (7 ): FC Olympique Charleville, FC Nancy, Stade Reims, Troyes AS - Savinienne, relegated FC Mulhouse and the newcomers SR Colmar or U.S. du Bassin de Longwy
  • Group South (7): Olympique Alès, SO Montpellier, OGC Nice, AS Saint- Étienne and the newcomers FC Girondins Bordeaux, Olympique Nimes and Toulouse FC

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 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. In France, the number of plus points is given 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, a (N), the newcomers in professional football.

First Phase

Second phase

With Le Havre and Saint -Etienne last year's third or fourth - succeeded this time of ascension. It had Saint- Étienne until the final day to fear for his success this season, because the penultimate round the ASSE against Le Havre their first and only home defeat (2:3) had suffered in the Poule de promotion and was therefore - one point behind Rennes and only a counter in front of the surprisingly strong Neuprofis from Colmar - dropped back to third place. In the final away match in Rennes, the players sat around the towering attacker Yvan Beck, this season was the 35 competitive goal succeeded, but then 3-0.

The top scorer - it included only the goals scored in the second phase Championship - won by Argentine Hugo Lamanna CA Paris with 29 gates.

For the following season, Le Havre and Saint- Étienne were replaced by the Erstligaabsteiger Red Star Olympique and U.S. Valenciennes Anzin. Caen and Calais left the professional game operation of Division 2; new licenses were not awarded.

1936–37 French Division 2 US Boulogne Calais RUFC USL Dunkerque Arras Football Association Stade Malherbe Caen CA Paris-Charenton OFC Charleville Montpellier HSC FC Girondins de Bordeaux Ivan Bek 1938–39 French Division 2 Valenciennes FC 1937–38 French Division 1 1938 Coupe de France Final 1933–34 French Division 2 1934–35 French Division 2 1935–36 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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