1976–77 French Division 2

The 1976/77 season was the 38th staging of the French football Division 2 It was since 1970 an open championship with professionals and amateurs. Second-division champion was the Racing Club Strasbourg.

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 north and west, as well as with teams from the South and East). Thus, in this season the following teams played for the championship of Division 2: Relegated

  • Group A: Paris FC, ​​Red Star FC, Entente Bagneaux - Fontainebleau - Nemours, AJ Auxerre, Bourges promoted FC, newly promoted U.S. Tavaux - Damparis, FC Gueugnon, AS Angoulême, U.S. Toulouse, AS Béziers, Sète FC, ​​newly promoted AC Arles, relegated Olympique Avignon, FC Martigues, SC Toulon, AS Cannes, AS Monaco relegated, Gazelec FC Ajaccio
  • Group B: U.S. Dunkerque, SC Hazebrouck, U.S. Grand Boulogne, promoted U.S. Nœux -les- Mines, SC Amiens, Chaumont EAC, SAS Epinal, SR Saint -Dié, relegated Racing Strasbourg, Franc- Comtois Besançon Racing Club, FC Rouen, SM Caen, intermediate Amicale Lucé, Stade Brest, Quimper promoted Stade, FC Lorient, FC Tours, LB Châteauroux

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 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. The bonus point system for the promotion of football attack had been abolished to this season. 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 Strasbourg and Monaco managed two of the three Erstligaabsteiger immediately the immediate return to Division 1, while able to calculate chances until the final matchday three teams ( Gueugnon, Toulon and Rouen ) to provide the third climber. This finally came in the Barrages the " Red Devils" from Rouen. Among the newcomers from the third division, the three teams joined in Group B ( Lucé, Quimper and Nœux ) the season in the top half of the table, while in the other group all three teams against the immediate re descent struggled to finally only Arles could avoid while Bourges and Tavaux - Damparis - were cut off at a relatively early stage - in common with the traditional FC Sète. In the 612 games 1,640 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of just 2.7 goals per game. Successful scorers were in group A Delio Onnis (Monaco ) with 30 and in Group B Albert Gemmrich (Strasbourg) with 24 goals; the league top scorer thus won the Argentine Onnis.

For the following season came with SCO Angers, Lille and Stade Rennes three relegated from Division 1 added; from the third-highest league of six teams went directly to, namely Olympique Alès, U.S. Melun, SR Haguenau, EA Guingamp, AS Poissy and FC Limoges.

(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. Here, Racing Strasbourg sat in front of their home crowd by 2-0 and reached the Principality of Monaco 1-1, making the Alsatian secured the championship title.

According to the same mode, the two runners-up were fighting for another promotion place in the top flight. Here, the FC Gueugnon won their home match 2-1, then defeated but in Rouen with 0:3, so that the Normans moved in as the third team in the premier league.

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