1966–67 French Division 2

The season 1966/67, was the 28th staging of the professional French football Division 2 second-division champion AC Ajaccio.

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 submitted; this came two Erstligaabsteiger and two clubs, who received a new Professional license for this season.

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

  • Two teams from the far north (U.S. Boulogne, freshman U.S. Dunkerque )
  • Two from Paris or Champagne ( relegated Red Star Olympique, freshman Entente AC Chaumont )
  • Two from the Northeast (FC Metz, Franc- Comtois Besançon Racing Club )
  • Three from the West (AS Cherbourg, FC Limoges, Angoulême AS )
  • Seven from the South (FC Grenoble, AS Béziers, SO Montpellier, Olympique Avignon, Aix AS, SC Toulon, relegated AS Cannes )
  • Two from Corsica (AC Ajaccio, Bastia SEC ).

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World War, a descent was introduced in the third- highest division for several years, in the meantime, however, was no longer in force.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

To the ascent played with two teams of Corsica - Ajaccio which was also successful, while Bastia as already failed in the Barrages in the previous year - which had both introduced to professional football until twelve months before the season starts. With Metz a former, long-time top-flight club returned to Division 1, while the other two teams that mitstritten to the second division championship long, namely Aix and Beziers, had heard in the past few years rather to the " cellar children " the second division. At the end of this year's final ranking, there were the two previous losers and the two professional newcomers combines profitable.

In the 306 matches 795 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of just 2.6 goals per game, making a new negative record was set in league history. The top scorer won Étienne Sansonetti from Bastia with 23 goals. After the season Cherbourg gave up his professional status. Red Star Olympique, the traditional club from the northern Paris suburbs, merged with the Toulouse FC; virtually took over Red Star, the Southern French, ranked also some of their players in your own team squad a, wore its home games continue from the Stade Bauer of Saint- Ouen and acquired particular Toulouse place in the top flight, while the " Téfécé " - as in France common short name for the club - disbanded. For the following season were added three relegated from Division 1 with Olympique Nimes, Stade Reims Stade and Paris FC. In addition, the Football Association issued three amateur clubs - FC Lorient, AS Nancy and battalion Joinville, the team based in Joinville- le -Pont French army units that had there maintain a battalion specially for professional footballers, especially in the 1950s - a new professional license, so that the second division should be discharged with 19 participants. However, Stade Paris drew at the end of the summer break, but even back in the amateur stock.

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

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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