1979–80 French Division 2

The 1979/80 season was the 41st staging of the French football Division 2 It was since 1970 an open championship with professionals and amateurs. Second division champion AJ Auxerre.

Were eligible to the 28 clubs who were relegated after the previous season, either in the first division on - even in the third league (National); to two 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:

  • Group A: U.S. Dunkerque, intermediates U.S. Nœux -les- Mines, relegated Stade Reims, EAC Chaumont, Racing Club Franc- Comtois Besancon, Movers Le Havre AC, FC Rouen, Amicale Lucé, U.S. Orléans, Blois AAJ, intermediate UES Montmorillon, Stade Rennes, Guingamp, Stade Quimper, FC Tours, LB Châteauroux, Limoges FC, ​​AS Angoulême
  • Group B: EDS Montlucon, promoted FC Thionville, FC Mulhouse, relegated Paris FC, ​​AJ Auxerre, SR Saint -Dié, intermediates U.S. Tavaux - Damparis, FC Gueugnon, intermediate CS Thonon, who renamed Toulouse FC, ​​AS Béziers, Olympique Alès, Montpellier La Paillade SC, Olympique Avignon, FC Martigues, SC Toulon, AS Cannes, FC Gazelec Ajaccio

Ascent were entitled to only the teams first. Then there was a relegation between the lowest ranked first division, the descent directly, and the best, not directly climb legitimate second division.

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. It was played 10 August 1979 to 21 May 1980 from mid-December to mid-January, there was a winter break.

With FC Tours and AJ Auxerre two teams prevailed in their respective group so that both ascended for the first time in their history in the highest French league. While Tours was able to keep his Breton main competitors from Rennes and Guingamp relatively clearly at a distance, stood Auxerre's success only after the 34th Round finalized. For Olympique Avignon output in Group B so far was particularly bitter, as graduating its football players for the second consecutive season as a runner-up - and again on points failed with the first and then again as in the promotion relegation team. While the two Erstligaabsteiger the preceding game time this season reached in each case only an upper midfield place in the final table, made ​​the six newly promoted again positive talking point: Thonon, Nœux and Le Havre played a long time even to move up with, and had in the end none of the newcomers descend, although in the case Montmorillons only thanks to a waiver: the AS Pierrot Vauban Strasbourg, though, athletic qualified, refused to rise, thereby Montmorillon retained his place in the second division. Remained statistically of this season 's record to undecided game outputs that in more than half of its point games reached Angoulême ( 18 times ).

In the 612 games 1,535 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 2.51 goals per game. Successful scorers were in Group A together with 16 hits Bernard Ferrigno from Tours and Alain Polaniok from Reims. In group B there was with Robert Pintenat (Toulouse ) and Jacques Vergnes (Montpellier) two players with the same number of hits; these two ever achieved 19 goals and thus won the league top scorer. For the following season came with Olympique Marseille and Stade Brest two relegated from Division 1 added. From the third highest league five teams went directly to: FC AS Grenoble, AS Libourne, AS Corbeil -Essonnes, SC Abbeville and SM Caen.

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

Determination of the master and rise Relegation

The two group winners met each other in return game to determine this year's champion of Division 2. Here, Auxerre sat in front of their home crowd by 4-0, so that the subsequent 0-1 defeat at Tours did not change the profits of the league title for the Burgundians.

According to the same mode, the two runners fought about who of them against the Premiership 18th Olympique Lyon was allowed to play for another promotion place in the top flight. Here, Avignon sat with 3:2 and 0:0 through against Rennes. Even against Lyon won Avignon their home match (4-2 ), but had lost the first game with 0:6 and remained so in the second division.

1978–79 French Division 2 Championnat National USL Dunkerque Blois Foot 41 En Avant de Guingamp Tours FC Thionville FC Montpellier HSC Avenir Club Avignonnais 1980–81 French Division 2 Stade Brestois 29 Grenoble Foot 38 Football Club Libourne Stade Malherbe Caen Burgundy Olympique Lyonnais 1979–80 French Division 1 1979–80 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 1976–77 French Division 2 1977–78 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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