1970–71 French Division 2

32nd season of the second-tier football league in France

Football league season
Division 2
Season1970–71
ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
PromotedParis Saint-Germain
AS Monaco
Lille
RelegatedGrenoble
Alès
Havre
Strasbourg Reserves
Sochaux Reserves
Merlebach
← 1969–70
1971–72 →

The 1970–71 French Division 2 season was the 30th season since its establishment.[1] It was constituted by three geographic groups (North, Center and South) with 16 clubs each. The winners of each group won promotion to the 1971–72 French Division 1.[2] Additionally, the winners met once in the championship play–offs. The club with most points was crowned champion and awarded the trophy.[3]

On the other hand, the bottom club of each group and the worst 15th placed club were relegated to the 1971–72 French Division 3 [fr]. Meanwhile, all reserves teams were relegated at the end of the season, regardless of their final position, due to the creation of the Division 3, which would also serve as the top league for amateur clubs and the club's reserves sides.[4]

The season began on 23 August 1970 and ended on 12 June 1971. The winter break was in effect from 27 December 1970 to 10 January 1971. Two points were awarded for a win, with no points for a loss. If the match was drawn, each team received one point.[2]

League tables

Group North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lille (P, Q) 30 19 6 5 56 25 +31 44 1971–72 French Division 1
Championship play-offs
2 Chaumont 30 17 8 5 42 19 +23 42
3 Lens 30 18 5 7 52 34 +18 41
4 Boulogne 30 15 9 6 54 40 +14 39
5 Entente BFN 30 9 14 7 43 31 +12 32
6 Dunkerque 30 11 10 9 42 36 +6 32
7 Strasbourg Reserves (R) 30 12 7 11 43 45 −2 31 1971–72 French Division 3 [fr]
8 Mulhouse 30 9 11 10 32 37 −5 29
9 Besançon 30 9 10 11 40 41 −1 28
10 Amiens 30 9 10 11 39 50 −11 28
11 Troyes 30 8 11 11 31 33 −2 27
12 RC Joinville 30 9 9 12 36 51 −15 27
13 Sochaux Reserves (R) 30 8 7 15 33 48 −15 23 1971–72 French Division 3 [fr]
14 Cambrai 30 6 10 14 44 52 −8 22
15 AS Creil 30 8 5 17 32 47 −15 21
16 Merlebach (R) 30 2 10 18 27 57 −30 14 1971–72 French Division 3 [fr]
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group Center

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (P, Q) 30 17 11 2 52 23 +29 45 1971–72 French Division 1
Championship play-offs
2 Rouen 30 16 9 5 53 25 +28 41
3 Limoges 30 13 10 7 50 35 +15 36
4 Montluçon 30 13 9 8 56 39 +17 35
5 Brest 30 11 13 6 49 39 +10 35
6 Lorient 30 13 8 9 44 31 +13 34
7 Quevilly 30 11 12 7 44 36 +8 34
8 Blois 30 13 8 9 33 35 −2 34
9 Le Mans 30 9 11 10 36 40 −4 29
10 Châteauroux 30 6 12 12 32 40 −8 24
11 Quimper 30 7 10 13 24 45 −21 24
12 Bourges 30 7 9 14 28 46 −18 23
13 Laval 30 7 9 14 30 49 −19 23
14 Caen 30 8 6 16 29 46 −17 22
15 Poitiers 30 4 14 12 25 44 −19 22
16 Le Havre (R) 30 6 7 17 37 49 −12 19 1971–72 French Division 3 [fr]
Source: Histoire du PSG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Monaco (P, Q) 30 22 3 5 71 23 +48 47 1971–72 French Division 1
Championship play-offs
2 Avignon 30 17 6 7 53 25 +28 40
3 Aix 30 17 4 9 50 32 +18 38
4 Cannes 30 14 10 6 43 28 +15 38
5 Toulon 30 13 5 12 37 37 0 31
6 Toulouse 30 12 6 12 37 33 +4 30
7 Gueugnon 30 12 6 12 40 45 −5 30
8 Gazélec Ajaccio 30 9 10 11 26 26 0 28
9 Sète 30 11 6 13 34 43 −9 28
10 Montpellier 30 11 6 13 33 44 −11 28
11 La Ciotat 30 9 9 12 35 45 −10 27
12 UMS Montélimar 30 10 7 13 31 43 −12 27
13 Arles-Avignon 30 9 8 13 33 38 −5 26
14 Béziers Hérault 30 10 6 14 34 44 −10 26
15 Grenoble (R) 30 7 6 17 25 45 −20 20 1971–72 French Division 3 [fr]
16 Alès (R) 30 5 6 19 29 60 −31 16
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Championship play-offs

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 3
2 Monaco 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
3 Lille 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2 1
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

Lille2–2AS Monaco
Deferrez 25'
Loup 44'		 Report Petit 32'
Dell'Oste 46'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Roger Machin
AS Monaco2–2Paris Saint-Germain
Floch 9'
Dell'Oste 24'		 Report Piana 13' (o.g.)
Bras 54'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Attendance: 1,905
Referee: Gaston Eyroulet
Paris Saint-Germain4–2Lille
Béreau 1'
Rémond 20'
Guignedoux 68'
Prost 80'		 Report Bajić 52'
Dubaële 88'
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: André Petit [fr]

References

  1. ^ "Palmarès: Les champions de France depuis 1934/1935". LFP. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Calendrier / Resultats: 1970/1971". LFP. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Finale de la Ligue 2 1971". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Classement: 1971/1972". LFP. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

External links

  • France - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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