1963–64 French Division 2

The season 1963/64, was the 25th staging of the professional French football Division 2 second-division champion was the OSC Lille.

Were eligible to the 14 clubs that were after the previous season went not into the first division have their license - voluntary or otherwise - had given up; this came four Erstligaabsteiger.

Thus, in this season, the following 18 teams played for the championship of Division 2:

  • Two teams from the far north ( Lille, U.S. Boulogne )
  • One from Paris ( Red Star Olympique )
  • Five from the Northeast (U.S. Forbach, FC Metz, Nancy relegated FC, ​​FC Sochaux, Racing Club Franc- Comtois Besançon),
  • Three from the West ( relegated Le Havre AC, AS Cherbourg, Limoges FC )
  • Seven from the south (AS Béziers, the three relegated FC Grenoble, SO Montpellier and Olympique Marseille, AS Aix, SC Toulon, AS Cannes).

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World War, a descent was introduced in the third- highest division for several years, in the meantime, however, was no longer in force.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 another relegation between the two lowest-ranked first division, which does not directly descended, and the two best, not directly climb legitimate second division.

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.

With Lille, which had a clear lead, and Sochaux two " founding members " of professional football in France in 1932 secured the two direct ascent courts, which then also Toulon managed indirectly via the Relegation Round. In contrast, the four year relegated did not even reach these Barrages, although Marseille and Grenoble she barely missing. In the lower table region surprised the team from Aix, which had finished by the four previous seasons three bringing up the rear, with a balanced account points and a place in midfield this time positively. For this took Béziers, in the previous year to finish tenth, the " red lantern " Division 2

In the 306 matches 916 goals were scored; (a) corresponds to an average of 3.0 goals per game. The top scorer won Abderrahmane Soukhane (Le Havre) with 21 goals. After the season Le Havre and Nancy gave up their professional status. For the following season came from the Division 1 with Racing Paris, Stade Reims and the OGC Nice three particularly notable teams added. New licenses for amateur clubs not granted the Football Association, so that the second division should then play with only 16 participants.

(A) = relegated from Division 1

Relegation round

The Zweitdivisionäre contributed each two Barrages against the two participants from the first division of; Matches between teams from the same league so there was not. The top two teams played the following season in Division 1

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