1958–59 French Division 2

The season 1958/59 was the 20th anniversary of the professional French football Division 2 second-division champion was Le Havre AC.

Were eligible to the 18 clubs that were after the previous season went not into the first division have their license - voluntary or otherwise - had given up; this came two Erstligaabsteiger.

Thus, in this season following 20 teams played for the championship of Division 2:

  • A team from the far north (CO Roubaix - Tourcoing )
  • Four from Paris or Champagne (CA Paris, Stade Français Paris, Red Star Olympique, AS Troyes - Savinienne )
  • Three from the Northeast (U.S. Forbach, relegated FC Metz, Franc- Comtois Besançon Racing Club )
  • Four, from the west (Le Havre AC, FC Rouen, Nantes, Bordeaux )
  • Eight from the south (FC Grenoble, Perpignan FC, ​​relegated AS Béziers, Sète FC, ​​SO Montpellier, Aix AS, SC Toulon, AS Cannes).

The first match took place on August 17, 1958, the 38th and last on May 31, 1959 A winter break did not exist.; also for 21 and 28, December and January 4, each complete game days were scheduled.

A direct ascent and descent depending on the sporting result, there was obtained only between the first and second professional division; after the Second World War, a descent was introduced in the third- highest division for several years, in the meantime, however, was no longer in force. A Zweitdivisionär could descend into the case so alone, that 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. This season there was no relegation between the lowest ranked first division, the descent directly, and the best, not directly climb legitimate second division more.

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.

The rise of Le Havre and Stade Français was already in April 1959 determined by calculation. For the Normans, this had the advantage of being able to concentrate on their course in the National Cup, in which they claimed a repeat playoff the first second division ever even won the trophy in mid-May and were able to celebrate the second division championship 14 days later. Behind these two, a battle for the two remaining climb ranks, to which up to May half a dozen opponents was involved, including both Erstligaabsteiger (Metz and Béziers ), but with Grenonle, Besançon and Sète three of the four last placed developed from in the previous season of the second division. After the last game, it was then Toulon and Bordeaux, who had earned a two- point lead.

At the lower end of the final ranking were found with Aix and taillight CA Paris two teams again, which had been there regularly to find themselves in the past few years. Also, Red Star Olympique Saint- Ouen showed as Penultimate once more, which is why the 1950s, all financial efforts in spite deemed crisis decade of the club's history, the twelve- months later, even in the relegation to the regional amateur league ( Division d' Honneur ) open should.

In the 380 encounters 1,177 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 3.1 goals per game. The top scorer won for the third time since 1955 the Dutchman Peter van Rhijn, who played for Stade Français in the meantime, with 31 hits. After the season of FC Perpignan gave up his professional status. For the following season four relegated from Division 1 were added (FC Nancy, Lille, Olympique Alès and Olympique Marseille). In addition, the Football Association of the U.S. Boulogne gave again a professional license, the club had last / 39 possessed 1938.

(A) = relegated from Division 1

1957–58 French Division 2 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing CA Paris-Charenton US Forbach FC Nantes FC Girondins de Bordeaux Grenoble Foot 38 Perpignan Canet FC Montpellier HSC Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) 1954–55 French Division 2 1959–60 French Division 2 US Boulogne 1938–39 French Division 2 1958–59 French Division 1 1958–59 Coupe de France 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 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 1955–56 French Division 2 1956–57 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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