1970–71 French Division 2

Division 2
Season 1970–71
Champions Paris Saint-Germain
Promoted Paris Saint-Germain
AS Monaco
Lille
Relegated Grenoble
Alès
Havre
Strasbourg Reserves
Sochaux Reserves
Merlebach

The 1970–71 French Division 2 season was the 30th season since its establishment.[1] It was constituted by three geographic groups (South, Center and North) 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. 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]

Regular season

South Group

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Monaco (P) (Q) 30 22 3 5 71 23+48 47 Promotion to 1971–72 French Division 1
Qualification to the 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 37 370 31
6 Toulouse 30 12 6 12 37 33+4 30
7 Gueugnon 30 12 6 12 40 455 30
8 Gazélec Ajaccio 30 9 10 11 26 260 28
9 Sète 30 11 6 13 34 439 28
10 Montpellier 30 11 6 13 33 4411 28
11 La Ciotat 30 9 9 12 35 4510 27
12 UMS Montélimar 30 10 7 13 31 4312 27
13 Arles-Avignon 30 9 8 13 33 385 26
14 Béziers Hérault 30 10 6 14 34 4410 26
15 Grenoble (R) 30 7 6 17 25 4520 20 Relegation to 1971–72 French Division 3
16 Alès (R) 30 5 6 19 29 6031 16

Source: LFP


Rules for classification:

1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Center Group

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (P) (Q) 30 17 11 2 52 23+29 45 Promotion to 1971–72 French Division 1
Qualification to the 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 33 352 34
9 Le Mans 30 9 11 10 36 404 29
10 Châteauroux 30 6 12 12 32 408 24
11 Quimper 30 7 10 13 24 4521 24
12 Bourges 30 7 9 14 28 4618 23
13 Laval 30 7 9 14 30 4919 23
14 Caen 30 8 6 16 29 4617 22
15 Poitiers 30 4 14 12 25 4419 22
16 Le Havre (R) 30 6 7 17 37 4912 19 Relegation to 1971–72 French Division 3

Source: LFP


Rules for classification:

1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

North Group

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lille (P) (Q) 30 19 6 5 56 25+31 44 Promotion to 1971–72 French Division 1
Qualification to the 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 RC Fontainebleau 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 43 452 31 Relegation to 1971–72 French Division 3
8 Mulhouse 30 9 11 10 32 375 29
9 Besançon 30 9 10 11 40 411 28
10 Amiens 30 9 10 11 39 5011 28
11 Troyes 30 8 11 11 31 332 27
12 RC Joinville 30 9 9 12 36 5115 27
13 Sochaux Reserves (R) 30 8 7 15 33 4815 23 Relegation to 1971–72 French Division 3
14 Cambrai 30 6 10 14 44 528 22
15 AS Creil 30 8 5 17 32 4715 21
16 Merlebach (R) 30 2 10 18 27 5730 14 Relegation to 1971–72 French Division 3

Source: LFP


Rules for classification:

1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Championship playoffs

28 May 1971
Lille 2–2 AS Monaco
Deferrez  25'
André Loup  44'
Report Petit  32'
Dell'Oste  46'
Stade Henri-Jooris, Lille
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Roger Machin

6 June 1971
AS Monaco 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain
Floch  9'
Dell'Oste  24'
Report Alain Piana  13' (o.g.)
Bras  54'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Attendance: 1,905
Referee: Gaston Eyroulet

12 June 1971
Paris Saint-Germain 4–2 Lille
Béreau  1'
Jacky Rémond  20'
Guignedoux  68'
Prost  80'
Report Bajić  52'
Dubaële  88'
Stade Georges Lefèvre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: André Petit

Championship table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 2 1 1 0 6 4+2 3
2 Monaco 2 0 2 0 4 40 2
3 Lille 2 0 1 1 4 62 1

Source: Footballdatabase.eu


Rules for classification:

1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

References

  1. "Palmarès: Les champions de France depuis 1934/1935". LFP. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "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.

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