1977–78 French Division 2

The season 1977/78 was the 39th staging 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 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 Movers

  • Group A: relegated SCO Angers, Entente Bagneaux - Fontainebleau - Nemours, promoted U.S. Melun, Auxerre, EAC Chaumont, intermediate SR Haguenau, SAS Epinal, SR Saint -Dié, Racing Club Franc- Comtois Besancon, U.S. Toulouse, AS Béziers, intermediate Olympique Alès, AC Arles, Olympique Avignon, FC Martigues, SC Toulon, AS Cannes, FC Gazelec Ajaccio
  • Group B: U.S. Dunkerque, U.S. Grand Boulogne, U.S. Nœux -les -Mines, relegated OSC Lille, Amicale Lucé, Paris FC, ​​Red Star FC, newly promoted AS Poissy, FC Gueugnon, SM Caen, Stade Rennes relegated, promoted EA Guingamp, Stade Brest, Quimper Stade, FC Tours, LB Châteauroux, Limoges promoted FC, AS Angoulême

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. In case of equality the goal difference was the decisive factor for the placement, even this difference was still the same, it was - as in this season between Rennes and Quimper - according to the majority of goals scored. 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.

For the third time in a row included two relegated the season as group winners from now - which it seemed clear to both shortly before season's end - and went straight into the Division 1 back. In the lower table region, however, there remained only two of the six League newcomers a one-year " stint " with the prompt re descent with Haguenau and Poissy two teams met for the second league affiliation had shown a real premiere.

The Red Star FC, who had led the group B after the first round, was due to the fact that the club had failed to make payments into a pension fund liquidated by court order. This forced dissolution in the face of relatively low debt totaling over 46,000 francs (equivalent to about 30,000 D- Mark ) was in particular, interpreted within the club as "guinea interested Parisian circles, is a sports competitors in order to get rid of the periphery ". However the commune of Saint -Ouen was not willing to support the club financially in the summer of 1978. The club was disbanded, his successor AS Red Star began a fresh start in a lower class amateur and the U.S. benefited from Toulouse, because - although sporty descended - as the better tables - 16th retained their place in Division 2.

In the 612 games 1,536 goals were scored; corresponding to a mean of only 2.51 goals per game. Successful scorers were in group A Pierre Giudicelli from Alès with 19 and in group B Jean -Claude Garnier ( Dunkerque ) and Pierre -Antoine Dossevi (Tours ), each with 23 hits; the latter two thus shared the league top scorer. For the following season three relegated from Division 1 were added (Racing Lens, Troyes Aube Football and FC Rouen ); from the third-highest league topped with EDS Montlucon, Montpellier La Paillade SC, U.S. Orléans, FC Mulhouse, AAJ Blois Amiens SC and six teams directly.

(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. In this case, Angers sat in front of their home crowd by 2-1, defeated Lille but then with 3:5, whereby the Northern French secured the championship title.

According to the same mode, the two runners-up were fighting for another promotion place in the top flight. This won the Paris FC 3-1 and 3-2 both matches against Besançon and thus increased as a third team to the first division.

1976–77 French Division 2 Championnat National AJ Auxerre Toulouse FC Avenir Club Avignonnais USL Dunkerque US Boulogne Stade Malherbe Caen En Avant de Guingamp Stade Brestois 29 Tours FC Limoges FC Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) Pierre-Antoine Dossevi 1978–79 French Division 2 Montpellier HSC Blois Foot 41 1977–78 French Division 1 1977–78 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 1970–71 French Division 2 1971–72 French Division 2 1972–73 French Division 2 1973–74 French Division 2 1974–75 French Division 2 1975–76 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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