1986–87 French Division 2

The 1986/87 season was the 48th staging of the French football Division 2 It was since 1970 an open championship with professionals and amateurs. Second division champion Montpellier La Paillade SC.

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) or lower; 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: relegated Movers

  • Group A: U.S. Dunkerque, U.S. Valenciennes Anzin, SC Abbeville, Beauvais - Marissel, intermediate SC Amiens, AS Red Star, Stade Reims, intermediate CO Saint-Dizier, relegated Racing Strasbourg, FC Mulhouse, SM Caen, Stade Quimper, EA Guingamp, SCO Angers, Tours FC, U.S. Orléans, Chamois Niort, intermediate AEPB La Roche -sur -Yon
  • Group B: FC Limoges, Bourges promoted FC, FC Montceau, FC Gueugnon, intermediate CS - Cuiseaux Louhans, CO Le Puy, Olympique Lyon, CS Thonon, AS Béziers, Sète FC, ​​Montpellier La Paillade SC, Olympique Alès, Olympique Nimes, FC Martigues, Istres Sports, AS Cannes, relegated SEC Bastia, Ajaccio Up Gazelec FCO

Direct climb 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. Played August 8, 1986 to May 23, 1987; from mid-December to mid-February, there was a particularly long winter break.

Both Division -1 relegated Strasbourg and Bastia, it was enough just to a place in mid-table; it had to Amiens - the SC had developed since the early 1970s into a veritable " lift team " between Division 2 and National - and Bourges take immediate way back to the third tier, only two of the six previous climbers. This lot fell for it with Red Star, though not for the first time in their history, one of the great French tradition of clubs as well as with the AS Béziers a club whose footballers had belonged for 40 seasons since the end of World War II the D2 and just like the the bankrupt Limoges FC for more than a quarter of a century no longer should play in this league. But with Chamois Niort succeeded another club from the central western France even the Erstligaaufstieg the end of his second year only at this level.

In the 612 games 1,495 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 2.44 goals per game. Successful scorers were in group A Zvonko "Tony" Kurbos from Mulhouse and 22 in group B Gaspard N'Gouete (Bastia) with 21 goals; the league top scorer thus won Kurbos. For the following season relegated from Division 1, FC Sochaux, Stade Rennes and Nancy, were added; from the third-highest league teams went directly to, namely FC Rouen, Entente Melun- Fontainebleau, FC Lorient, SO Chatellerault, CL Dijon and FC Grenoble- Dauphine.

(A) = relegated from Division 1; (N) = climbers from the National

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 Montpellier sat down in two games ( 3-1 and 1-0) against Niort by and so won this year's second division championship.

The runners-up and third - fought in a two-stage elimination to see who of them against the Premiership 18th FC Sochaux was allowed to play for another promotion place in the top flight. First, the two runners met in a single game each to the third party of the other group; this is Cannes against Caen 2-1 Lyon and sat against Mulhouse by 4-3 and met then - now back in return game - each other. The team won the Côte d' Azur their home game 1-0 and was able to settle for a 1-1 draw in Lyon. Then Sochaux won its home match 1-0, Cannes and won 2-0 on home soil, so that the latter rose as the third Zweitdivisionär in the Division 1.

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