1971–72 French Division 2

The 1971/72 season was the 33rd edition of the French football Division 2 It was an open championship with professional and amateur clubs. Second-division champion was the U.S. Valenciennes Anzin.

Were eligible to the 39 clubs who were relegated after the previous season, either in the first division on - even in the third league (National); came to Erstligaabsteiger three and six former amateur third division. These 48 participants played in three predominantly by regional aspects banded groups. Ascent were entitled to only the group winners. A relegation between the lowest ranked first division, which does not directly descended, and the best, not directly climb legitimate second division there was not time.

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 all three seasons of the dominated relegated from Division 1; particularly clearly achieved this Strasbourg- Meinau in Group C, the uncatchable topped the table, two months before the season ends. Sedan ( with Troyes and Lens ) and especially Valenciennes Anzin ( with Limoges and Brest ), however, had relatively long stubborn competitors resist. The fight against relegation from the basis of the proposed for the following season reduction of the second division to 36 participants, a particularly large circle was threatened by teams, was by some early stationary decisions - especially in groups A ( Creil, Évreux ) and C ( Martigues, GFC Ajaccio ) - but also by decisions that were actually only on the 30th match day, influenced. In addition to the four relegated teams per season also then had the three groups - Twelfth nor against the three best third division playoffs ( Barrages ) deny to avoid relegation. Four of the six newcomers to the Division 2 went immediately off again while the soccer player from Mantes- la -Ville were able to place only one on a secured Rank ( 6 in group B ).

In the 720 encounters 1,915 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 2.66 goals per game. The top scorer in each case were in group A Pierre Pleimelding ( Troyes, 20) in group B Joseph Yegba Maya ( Valenciennes, 28 - these were almost 60 % of all matches of his team) and in group C Marc Molitor ( Strasbourg, 40), the so overall league scorer. For the 1972/73 season three relegated from Division 1 were added; from the third- highest division rose no team directly, because all involved Zweitdivisionäre in the relegation matches against the lower division teams ( CA Lisieux, AS Strasbourg and ES Juvisy ) interspersed, with Poitiers had even lost to Lisieux, the third division but then on the rise renounced. Subsequently, however, the Football Association staggered Montpellier and Quevilly for financial reasons as punishment even in the third division; that benefited from the athletic already relegated teams from Cambrai and Bagneaux - Fontainebleau - Nemours.

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

Determination of the Master

The three group winners were in a round robin on neutral courts against each other; the team that it achieved the best overall results, won this year's title of champion of the second division.

Valenciennes FC 1970–71 French Division 2 Championnat National 1972–73 French Division 2 Mantes-la-Ville CS Sedan Ardennes FC Rouen US Boulogne Stade Malherbe Caen USL Dunkerque US Quevilly AC Cambrai Limoges FC Stade Brestois 29 Stade Lavallois Blois Foot 41 FC Lorient Avenir Club Avignonnais AS Cannes FC Gueugnon Toulouse FC Montpellier HSC CS Louhans-Cuiseaux FC Martigues 1971–72 French Division 1 1971–72 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 1938–39 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 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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