1996–97 French Division 2

The 1996/97 season was the 58th edition of the French football Division 2 These were a league exclusively with professional teams. Second league champion La Berrichonne Châteauroux.

Were eligible to the 15 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 four climbers came from the National. Thus, in this season following 22 teams played for the championship of Division 2:

  • Two from the north ( climber AS Beauvais, Amiens SC )
  • Three from the Greater Paris and the Champagne- Ardenne ( AS Red Star, OFC Charleville, Movers Association Troyes AC)
  • Three from the Northeast (SAS Epinal, FC Mulhouse, Sochaux )
  • Four from the Pacific Northwest ( Stade Laval, Le Mans UC, promoted Stade Briochin, FC Lorient)
  • Three from the center (LB Châteauroux, CS Louhans - Cuiseaux, relegated FC Gueugnon )
  • One from the southwest ( Chamois Niort )
  • Six from the southeast ( relegated AS Saint -Étienne, USJOA Valence, Toulouse FC, ​​FC Perpignan, relegated FC Martigues, Movers Sporting Toulon)

Direct ascent were entitled to this time, only the top two clubs, because the first division should be reduced to 18 participants. The four losers were replaced by only two third division promoted.

Course of the season and Table

Each team wore against each group opponent a back and a leg off, even before a home crowd and once away. It was the three- point rule. In case of equality the goal difference was the decisive factor for the placement; also consisted nor an identity - as was the case this season between Mulhouse and Red Star - the higher number of goals scored over the better standings decided.

Châteauroux and Toulouse had been decisive, can the two Erstligaabsteigern Martigues and Gueugnon settle already several games before the end of the season by their main rivals, and also the surprisingly good getting on in games team from Niort were able to later movers ultimately no longer keep up. A good season also recorded the Movers Beauvais seventh of the final table, while Saint -Etienne, France " very strong team " of the 1960s and 1970s, only about the fate escaped directly from the first to the third tier " passed through" to become. However, the season was again marked by massive financial difficulties of some clubs; Therefore promoted Saint- Brieuc pulled his team before last season despite his district already gained 38 points even all the way back, while Perpignan and Charleville their games though fully completed, but were subsequently judicially declared insolvent and gave up their professional status. Benefited League newcomer ATAC from Troyes, which remained the only reason why in Division 2.

In the actually transmitted 451 matches 999 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of just over 2.2 goals per game. Goalscorer and thus winning the league's top scorer Samuel Michel FC Sochaux with 23 goals. For the following season four relegated from Division 1 were added (SM Caen, Nancy, Lille and OGC Nice); from the third-highest league topped with Olympique Nimes and ES Wasquehal this time to only two teams.

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

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