1973–74 French Division 2

The 1973/74 season was the 35th running of the French football Division 2 It was since 1970 an open championship with professionals and amateurs. Second-division champion was the OSC Lille.

Were eligible to the 27 clubs who were relegated after the previous season, either in the first division on - even in the third league (National); to three Erstligaabsteiger and six climbers came from the National. These 36 participants played in two scheduled primarily on a regional basis groups (one with teams from the Pacific Northwest and with teams from the southeast ). Thus, in this season the following teams played for the championship of Division 2:

  • Group A: U.S. Dunkerque, intermediate SC Hazebrouck, U.S. Grand Boulogne, OSC Lille, Valenciennes relegated US - Anzin, AC Cambrai, EAC Chaumont, FC Rouen, Stade Laval, U.S. Le Mans, Stade Brest, Lorient, AAJ Blois, Bourges FC EDS Montlucon, Racing Club Franc- Comtois Besancon, Stade Poitiers PEP, intermediate ES La Rochelle
  • Group B: relegated Red Star FC, newly promoted Paris Saint- Germain FC, ​​CA Mantes, Entente Bagneaux - Fontainebleau - Nemours, intermediate JGA Nevers, FC Mulhouse, intermediate CS Vittel, FC Gueugnon, LB Châteauroux, AS Angoulême, U.S. Toulouse, intermediate AS Béziers, Sète FC, ​​Olympique Avignon, Arles, SC Toulon, AS Cannes, relegated AC Ajaccio

Ascent were entitled to teams first and the winner of the play-offs between the two runners-up. A relegation between the lowest ranked first division, which does not directly descended, and the best, not directly climb legitimate second division did not exist at this 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 was the goal difference and if these should be the same - as this year between Mantes and Ajaccio or Gueugnon and Béziers -, the higher number of goals scored the decisive factor for the placement. An additional bonus point awarded each team regardless of the outcome of the game for each game in which they had scored at least three goals, as well as for each win with two or more hits difference. Thus, the attacking football should be encouraged. 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 both groups, the decision was made at the first two places several weeks before the season ends, and the two direct- Up Red Star - the return to the Division 1 succeeded at first - and Lille had on the last day not have to worry anymore, then two more having to complete relegation matches. After their discharge had to plan in the second division with Valenciennes Anzin the most prolific team for another year. Still more was the third Erstligaabsteiger the preseason, Ajaccio, from an immediate resurgence; the Corsicans arrived sporting only a mid-table and were financially in a desolate situation, so that they voluntarily descended to the coming season in the third division. At the lower end of the table fought five of the six League newcomers against the immediate re descent, the end of the season but suffered three of them, while the other two which only escaped thanks to their superior goal difference. Only in the sixth climber this was a good season because the capital club PSG of the " walkthrough " of the third succeeded in the first division.

The after a one-year pilot (1968 /69) this season again - and this time on the top two divisions and for three years - introduced bonus point scheme had regarding the intent, torreichere to promote more attractive and thus revenue enhancing games, yielded only minimal success; of hits per game average increased by only 0.1. The scheme also influenced only a single decision as to the up- or descent: no bonus points would have occupied the third- last place in Group B of the FC Gueugnon and would be staying, so instead what the JGA Nevers met.

In the 612 games 1,699 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of just 2.8 goals per game. Successful scorers were in group A Erwin Wilczek ( Valenciennes ) with 26, and in group B Nestor Combin Red Star with 24 goals; thus Wilczek won the league top scorer. For the following season came with the AS Nancy, the Paris FC and CS Sedan three relegated from Division 1 added; from the third- highest division rose SC Amiens, Stade Quimper, Tours FC, AJ Auxerre, SAS Epinal and FC Martigues on. The second division then played with 35 teams.

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

Determination of the master and the third climber

The two group winners met each other in return game to determine this year's champion of Division 2. The OSC Lille lost its home game against Red Star FC 0-2, but the second meeting in Saint- Ouen won 5-1 and thus secured the championship title.

According to the same mode, the two runners-up were fighting for another promotion place in the top flight. This clashed two teams had still existed a difference of two leagues in the previous season between them. The first batch won Valenciennes Anzin 2-1 in the return leg to Paris Saint- Germain sat with 4-2 and so made ​​the second ascent after another.

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