1945–46 French Division 2

The season 1945/46, was the seventh staging of the professional French football Division 2 A second-division champion has not been determined.

Having no official championships were held during World War II, the competent federation FFF showed after the country's liberation flexible both in terms of eligibility as well as in relation to the competition format of Division 2. Of the 20 clubs who had qualified in the summer of 1939 for this league, two ( Stade Reims and Bordeaux ) were recorded along with the then rising stars Red Star and Stade Rennes UC in 1945 in addition to the first division; several others were entered into a merger, had dissolved, or the chapter professionalism, at least for the time being terminated. Thus came to this season only twelve signatories, including one of the two Erstligaabsteiger to; came to 16 new teams. These 28 were divided into two regional groups instead of the previous one-track ( poule unique):

  • 6 teams that had the season 1939/40, to deny: U.S. Valenciennes Anzin, FC Nancy, SR Colmar, FC Mulhouse, CA Paris, AS Troyes - Savinienne
  • 8 newcomers: SA Douai, Amiens AC, Stade Français Paris, Franc- Comtois Besançon Racing, American Le Mans, Nantes, Angers SCO, AS des Charentes Angoulême
  • 6 teams that had the season 1939/40, to deny: Toulouse FC, ​​SO Montpellier, Olympique Alès, Olympique Nimes, relegated Olympique Antibes-Juan- les -Pins, OGC Nice
  • 8 newcomers: FC Grenoble, SC Vichy, Stade Clermont, ES Aiglons Brive, USA Perpignan, AS Beziers, Avignon AS, SC Toulon

A direct ascent and descent depending on the sporting results achieved so far it had only been between 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 third- highest division only for the following season ascend to Division 2 when they were given permission by the Association to accept professional status. This changed in 1945/46, in so far as the respective group last had to dismount in the third league.

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 called when specifying the point ratio exclusively; Again, this is done in Germany in the days of the 2- point rule usual notation.

In two seasons had become relatively early emerged who would occupy the two promotion places at the end of the season. In particular, Nancy, who decreed in his group about the surest defense and by most powerful attack was outpaces its competitors in advance; but also the other three climbers reported at the end of seven points clear of third-placed teams each. Exciting it was going to last only been in the battle for first place in the southern group, for the only goal difference ultimately mean the difference between Montpellier ( best defense in both seasons ) and Toulouse (best attack both seasons ).

Yet they are different between the two groups, however, was the skill level of new professional teams. While these closed eight of the last nine league table occupied in the south - between they had only Erstligaabsteiger 1939, Antibes, pushed - ranked in the north four newcomers in the top half of the table, and with Stade Français one of them even rose directly in France " footballing upper house "on. In addition, there was also only in the southern group of two teams that ended very far behind in the fight against relegation, with Brive remained winless for the entire season. In the north, however, was made only after the penultimate game that Mulhouse was that of five teams that would have relegated to the third division.

In the 364 meetings of both groups 1,388 hits were achieved, which corresponds to an average of 3.8 goals per game; while the attackers from the South Season ( 3,96 Hits) were prolific than their competitors from the north country ( 3.67 ). The top scorer won Guy Campiglia from Angers with 27 goals.

After the season Grenoble and Vichy gave the professional status again. For the following season came from the Division 1 relegated FC Sochaux and Lyon OU added; new licenses to amateur clubs were not granted, so that the second division with 22 teams then - and that again in a group - played.

(A) = relegated from Division 1; (N) = newbies

1938–39 French Division 2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux Valenciennes FC CA Paris-Charenton FC Nantes Montpellier HSC FC Antibes Grenoble Foot 38 Clermont Foot ESA Brive Avenir Club Avignonnais 1946–47 French Division 2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1945–46 French Division 1 1933–34 French Division 2 1934–35 French Division 2 1935–36 French Division 2 1936–37 French Division 2 1937–38 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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