1990–91 French Division 2

The season 1990/91 was the 52nd staging of the French football Division 2 It was since 1970 an open championship with professionals and amateurs. Second-division champion was the Le Havre AC.

Were eligible to the 29 clubs who were (National) or relegated to lower - even in the third division after the previous season, either in the first division; to come - after Racing Paris had one voluntarily chosen the most direct route from the first to the third tier - only a Erstligaabsteiger and six climbers 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, east and two from the North). Thus, in this season the following teams played for the championship of Division 2:

  • Group A: USL Dunkerque, U.S. Valenciennes Anzin, EAC Chaumont, intermediate SAS Epinal, Racing Strasbourg, relegated FC Mulhouse, CS Louhans - Cuiseaux, FC Gueugnon, CL Dijon, Annecy FC, ​​newly promoted Stade Rodez, Olympique Alès, Olympique Nîmes Olympique Avignon, the renamed FC Istres Ville Nouvelle, FC Martigues, SC Bastia, Ajaccio Up Gazelec FCO
  • Group B: Racing Lens, Olympique Movers Saint -Quentin, Beauvais, Stade Reims, AS Red Star, U.S. Créteil, U.S. Orléans, promoted FC Bourges, Le Havre AC, FC Rouen, Stade Laval, Le Mans UC climber, EA Guingamp, SCO Angers, Tours FC, Chamois Niort, La Roche VF, AS Saint -Seurin

Direct 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; also consisted nor an identity - as in this season between Angers and Rouen -, chose the higher number 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. It was played on 27 July 1990 to 10 May 1991 from December 21 to January 12 there was a time for a short winter break.

Sporty there was in group A one until the final day four decisive struggle for the advancement and the two relegation places in the then Alès missed out only on the basis of goal difference than in fourth. In group B, it remained similar to last exciting, although Le Havre had secured the victory in this season early; even here there were four clubs who are still opportunities in the second or third place had at kickoff of the 34th matchday. In contrast, the recently stricter licensing policy of the Association for five clubs resulted in a descent, the four of them were actually escaped after the table stand. Debt, declining attractiveness of Division 2 in the audience and in consequence an empty treasury made ​​himself in front of a traditional club as Stade Reims, three decades ago, yet the real showpiece of French football, do not stop. This benefited four teams whose score was not enough for the league, and it also meant that all six climbers from the National remained in the league.

In the 612 games 1,286 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 2.1 goals per game and meant the fourth installation of a corresponding negative League record in a row. Also 208 draw it had never happened before in the history of Division 2. Successful scorers were in group A Didier Monczuk (Strasbourg) with 23 and in group B Christophe Lagrange (Angers) with 19 goals; the league top scorer won thus, like last year, Monczuk. For the following season three forced relegated from Division 1 were added ( Girondins Bordeaux, Brest and FC Armorica OGC Nice); from the third- highest division increased to six teams: SC Amiens, CS Sedan, Racing Ancenis, LB Châteauroux, FC and FC Grenoble Perpignan.

(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 Le Havre won their home match 3-0 in Nîmes they parted 0:0, so that the Normans were able to secure this year's second division championship - already her fourth overall.

The runners-up and third - fought in a two-stage elimination to see who of them against the Premiership 19th Toulouse 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 translated Strasbourg against Laval 3-1 against Valenciennes and Lens - Anzin 1-0 and met then - now back in return game - each other. The Alsatians played at home to the Northern French only 1:1 and were subject to the court of the opponent with 1:3. After Toulouse Lens defeated 4-0, lost the return match with 0:1 and remained in Division 1 - the rise despite the defeat also Lens as a third Zweitdivisionär because with Bordeaux, Brest and Nice three clubs for economic reasons in the second division were forcibly displaced.

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