1992–93 French Division 2

The 1992/93 season was the 54th staging of the French football Division 2 It was since 1970 an open championship with professionals and amateurs. Second league champion FC Martigues.

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 three Erstligaabsteiger and five 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: CS Sedan, intermediate OFC Charleville, intermediates U.S. Créteil, relegated AS Nancy, Epinal SAS, FC Mulhouse, CS Louhans - Cuiseaux, Annecy FC, ​​Stade Rodez, intermediate ASOA Valence, FC Perpignan, Olympique Alès, FC Istres Ville Nouvelle, FC Martigues, relegated AS Cannes, OGC Nice, SC Bastia, Ajaccio Gazelec FCO
  • Group B: USL Dunkerque, SC Amiens, Beauvais, AS Red Star, Racing Ancenis, FC Bourges, FC Gueugnon, FC Rouen, Stade Laval, Le Mans UC, relegated Rennes, Guingamp, promoted FC Lorient, SCO Angers, FC Tours, LB Châteauroux, intermediate Chamois Niort, La Roche VF

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. After this season, a reform of Division 2 with the aim of a power concentration has been implemented (the return to one-track and participant reduction to 22 teams, D2 also again as a pure professional league, new 3 League as base ), resulting in a corresponding " race to the eleventh group space " had the consequence.

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. Inventory also is still a tie - as in this season between Istres and Charleville -, the higher number of goals scored decided. 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.

In each promotion battle of the two groups Angers sat down at the end of Martigues, which could thus make his debut in the top division, and each against a Erstligaabsteiger by. Of the five second division newcomers succeeded Valence, Charleville and Niort, to keep the class in spite of their considerable reduction, the product obtained from France 's traditionally strong population of exiled Armenians ASOAV was even only just failed to qualifying for the promotion relegation. The pressure caused by the leagues reform descent from the same 14 teams met for some clubs that had belonged for many years the second division, such as Châteauroux (17 seasons second division ), Guingamp and Gazelec Ajaccio ( of 16 ); among them were with Amiens ( 22) and Lorient ( 14), however, some " lift teams " in recent memory.

In the 612 games 1,457 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 2.4 goals per game. Successful scorers were in group A Franck Priou from Cannes and 21 in group B Jean -Pierre local (Rouen ) with 18 goals; the league top scorer thus won Priou. For the following season two relegated from Division 1 were added (U.S. Valenciennes Anzin and Olympique Nîmes); due to the fact that the third Erstligaabsteiger, SC Toulon, the most direct route to the third-highest league went, it was from this, other than fixed at the beginning of the season, with champions Stade Briochin exceptionally, sending up a team.

(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. This Martigues succeeded at his home only a draw ( 1:1); however, won the South of France in Angers 4-3 and secured so the second division championship.

The runners-up and third - fought in a two-stage elimination to see who of them against the Premiership 18th U.S. Valenciennes Anzin 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 Rennes against Nice and Cannes 1-0 against Rouen 2-1 and met then - now back in return game - each other. The team won the Côte d' Azur in Brittany 1-0 and 3-0 in front of their home crowd. After that Cannes also put in Valenciennes by ( 2-0 ), so that a 1:1 was sufficient to him in the return game for the prompt return ascent.

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