2002–03 Ligue 2

The 2002/03 season was the 64th staging of the previously mentioned French Division 2 Football Ligue 2 These were a league exclusively with professional teams. Second league champion FC Toulouse.

Were eligible to the 14 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 four climbers came from the National. Thus, in this season following 20 teams played for the championship of Division 2: relegated Movers

  • Three from the north ( Entente Sportive Wasquehal, SC Amiens, Beauvais )
  • Two from Ile- de -France and Champagne ( U.S. Créteil, promoted Stade Reims )
  • Four from the Pacific Northwest ( Stade Malherbe Caen, Stade Laval, Le Mans UC, relegated FC Lorient)
  • Three from the Northeast ( relegated FC Metz, AS Nancy, FC Gueugnon )
  • Three from the southwest (La Berrichonne Châteauroux, Chamois Niort, promoted FC Toulouse)
  • Five from the south-east ( climber Clermont Foot Auvergne, AS Saint- Étienne, Grenoble Football, intermediate AS d' Origine Arménienne Valence, FC Istres -Ville Nouvelle )

Direct climb right 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.

Toulouse succeeded with the second rise in a row, a walkover from the third in the Ligue 1, wherein behind closely approached because four - and even before the final day three - Counterparty of chances fought for the other two climb ranks. It had to end up with Lorient also one of the two previous relegated almost at a disadvantage, while the Lorraine immediately returned from Metz in third place back in the top flight. The descent met with Beauvais, Wasquehal and - after just one season - six times the ex- champion of Reims three teams from northern France. In contrast, reached the other two climbers, Valence and Clermont, a place in midfield secured the ranking and thereby reversing the league.

In the 380 matches 757 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 1.99 goals per game - the lowest value in the 64- year history of the second division; until then, had the worst record from the 1990 season / 91 ( an average of 2.1 hits per game ) inventory. Goalscorer and thus winning the league's top scorer was Cédric Fauré Master of Toulouse with 20 hits. For the following season three losers came from the Ligue 1 added (Le Havre AC, and CS Sedan ES Troyes AC); from the third- highest division increased to three teams, namely SCO Angers, Besançon Racing and FC Rouen.

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

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