1971–72 French Division 2

33rd season of the second-tier football league in France
Football league season
Division 2
Season1971–72
← 1970–71
1972–73 →

Statistics of Division 2 in the 1971–72 season.

Overview

It was contested by 48 teams, and CS Sedan Ardennes, Valenciennes and RC Strasbourg won the championship.

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 CS Sedan Ardennes 30 22 4 4 85 21 +64 48 Promoted
2 AS Troyes 30 16 12 2 50 24 +26 44
3 Lens 30 18 4 8 48 24 +24 40
4 Rouen 30 11 13 6 44 38 +6 35
5 US Boulogne 30 11 11 8 35 22 +13 33
6 Caen 30 12 9 9 32 36 −4 33
7 Chaumont 30 13 6 11 37 28 +9 32
8 Mulhouse 30 9 12 9 36 26 +10 30
9 Dunkerque 30 9 9 12 41 35 +6 27
10 Besançon 30 11 5 14 37 39 −2 27
11 Amiens 30 10 6 14 34 56 −22 26
12 US Quevilly 30 8 9 13 34 49 −15 25 Relegated
13 Cambrai 30 8 9 13 39 59 −20 25
14 AC Mouzon 30 6 11 13 45 54 −9 23 Relegated
15 Evreux 30 5 9 16 30 49 −19 19
16 Creil 30 3 7 20 22 42 −20 13
Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Valenciennes 30 19 5 6 48 21 +27 43 Promoted
2 Limoges 30 17 7 6 49 26 +23 41
3 Stade Brest 30 15 7 8 50 33 +17 37
4 Le Mans 30 13 7 10 52 35 +17 33
5 Bourges 30 11 11 8 40 44 −4 33
6 CA Mantes la Ville 30 12 8 10 42 42 0 32 Relegated
7 Montluçon 30 12 8 10 46 49 −3 32
8 Stade Lavallois 30 13 6 11 38 46 −8 32
9 Blois 30 9 10 11 41 40 +1 28
10 Berrichonne Chateauroux 30 10 8 12 31 32 −1 28
11 Lorient 30 9 8 13 54 57 −3 26
12 Stade Poitiers 30 8 10 12 35 39 −4 26
13 Entente BFN 30 9 6 15 31 44 −13 24
14 La Rochelle 30 7 9 14 36 48 −12 23 Relegated
15 Paris Joinville 30 6 10 14 27 42 −15 22
16 Stade Quimpérois 30 7 6 17 24 46 −22 20
Source: rsssf.com

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 RC Strasbourg 30 24 4 2 92 19 +73 52 Promoted
2 Avignon 30 13 13 4 51 28 +23 39
3 Toulon 30 15 6 9 48 30 +18 36
4 ES La Ciotat 30 12 9 9 30 33 −3 33
5 Cannes 30 12 9 9 46 26 +20 33
6 Gueugnon 30 11 9 10 34 40 −6 31
7 Arles 30 13 5 12 28 36 −8 31
8 Toulouse 30 11 8 11 37 34 +3 30
9 Montpellier 30 9 10 11 34 40 −6 28
10 Montelimar 30 11 5 14 36 42 −6 27
11 Sète 30 10 7 13 37 45 −8 27
12 Cuiseaux Louhans 30 8 10 12 37 46 −9 26
13 Béziers 30 9 8 13 29 54 −25 26 Relegated
14 Aix-en-Provence 30 9 8 13 26 35 −9 26
15 Martigues 30 6 8 16 39 53 −14 20
16 Gazélec Ajaccio 30 2 11 17 20 59 −39 15
Source: rsssf.com

Championship play-offs

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sedan 0–1 Valenciennes
Valenciennes 2–1 Strasbourg
Strasbourg not played Sedan

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Valenciennes (C) 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4
2 Strasbourg 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
3 Sedan 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

  • France - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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