1999–2000 French Division 2

The 1999/2000 season was the 61st staging of the French football Division 2 These were a league exclusively with professional teams. Second-division champion was the OSC Lille.

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; this came three Erstligaabsteiger and two climbers from the National. Thus, in this season following 20 teams played for the championship of Division 2:

  • Three from the north ( Lille, ES Wasquehal, SC Amiens )
  • One from the Greater Paris ( Up U.S. Créteil )
  • Five from the northwest ( Stade Malherbe Caen, Stade Laval, Le Mans UC, En Avant Guingamp, relegated FC Lorient)
  • Three from the Northeast ( relegated FC Sochaux, intermediate CS Louhans - Cuiseaux, FC Gueugnon )
  • Three from the southwest (La Berrichonne Châteauroux, Chamois Niort, relegated FC Toulouse)
  • Four from the southeast (AS d' Origine Arménienne Valence, Nîmes Olympique, AS Cannes, OGC Nice)
  • One from Corsica (AC Ajaccio )

Direct ascent entitled were the top three clubs. The three lowest ranked participants had to dismount and were replaced by an equal number of non- league 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; case of a tie, the goal difference was the decisive factor for the placement, also consisted of a tie, the higher number of goals scored decided. After this season between Châteauroux Le Mans and in this respect identity and it was not went up or down, both teams were put together to eighth place in the standings.

The northern French from Lille got off to almost a start - to-finish victory, but the team is at an early stage it was clear as a master and had at first Nichtaufstiegsplatz at the end even more than 20 points ahead. Things have went for it on between the two previous relegated Toulouse and Sochaux, between which finally decided one point in favor of the FCT on an immediate return to Division 1. The fifth-placed FC Gueugnon won for the first - and until well into the 21th century into a single - Zweitdivisionär the French League Cup.

Also in the relegation question the decisions had been made relatively early stage; during the last year's third division Creteil could compete in the second division, Mitaufsteiger Louhans - Cuiseaux finished the season far behind bringing up the rear. He was accompanied by Amiens and Valence; the latter were staying sporty in the previous year, but had subsequently benefited from the fact that a rise legitimate club from the National the license was refused.

In the 380 matches 835 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 2.2 goals per game. Goalscorer and thus winning the league's top scorer was Amara Traoré from FC Gueugnon with 17 hits. For the following season came three relegated from Division 1 - AS Nancy, Le Havre AC and HSC Montpellier - added; from the third-highest league topped with SCO Angers, Beauvais and FC Martigues equally for three teams.

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

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