1980–81 French Division 2

42nd season of the second-tier football league in France
Football league season
Division 2
Season1980–81
← 1979–80
1981–82 →

Statistics of Division 2 in the 1980/1981 season.

Overview

It was contested by 36 teams, and Montpellier and Stade Brest won the championship.

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Montpellier 34 21 8 5 54 17 +37 50 Promoted
2 Toulouse 34 20 7 7 66 30 +36 47
3 Besançon 34 20 7 7 57 24 +33 47
4 Béziers 34 18 7 9 50 34 +16 43
5 Angoulême 34 16 10 8 46 24 +22 42
6 Olympique Marseille 34 16 7 11 40 33 +7 39
7 Thonon 34 14 9 11 40 39 +1 37
8 Gueugnon 34 14 8 12 43 32 +11 36
9 Cannes 34 13 9 12 42 36 +6 35
10 Martigues 34 13 7 14 42 44 −2 33
11 Saint-Dié 34 10 9 15 31 42 −11 29
12 Grenoble 34 11 6 17 33 52 −19 28
13 Gazélec Ajaccio 34 6 16 12 23 41 −18 28
14 Libourne 34 8 11 15 32 49 −17 27
15 Montluçon 34 10 5 19 29 53 −24 25
16 Tavaux-Damparis 34 6 12 16 31 49 −18 24 Relegated
17 Avignon 34 7 7 20 37 66 −29 21
18 Corbeil-Essonnes 34 6 9 19 31 62 −31 21
Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stade Brest 34 20 9 5 59 25 +34 49 Promoted
2 Noeux-les-Mines 34 18 8 8 48 28 +20 44
3 Rouen 34 16 10 8 43 31 +12 42
4 Stade Rennais 34 16 8 10 41 30 +11 40
5 Berrichonne Chateauroux 34 15 10 9 50 44 +6 40
6 Thionville 34 13 11 10 44 37 +7 37 Relegated
7 En Avant Guingamp 34 12 11 11 38 35 +3 35
8 Le Havre 34 13 9 12 32 33 −1 35
9 Orléans 34 13 7 14 45 43 +2 33
10 Stade Reims 34 13 6 15 55 56 −1 32
11 Abbeville 34 9 13 12 44 48 −4 31
12 Blois 34 9 12 13 34 45 −11 30
13 Stade Quimpérois 34 10 10 14 27 39 −12 30
14 Limoges 34 11 7 16 32 48 −16 29
15 Paris FC 34 9 10 15 36 34 +2 28
16 Dunkerque 34 10 8 16 34 42 −8 28
17 Montmorillon 34 9 9 16 38 49 −11 27 Relegated
18 Caen 34 6 10 18 25 58 −33 22
Source: rsssf.com

Championship play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montpellier 2–5 Brest 2–3 0–2

Promotion play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nœux-les-Mines 2–5 Toulouse 2–0 0–5

Toulouse was qualified to the play-off against 18th placed team of Division 1, Tours.

References

  • France - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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