1973–74 French Division 2
Season | 1973–74 |
---|---|
Champions | Lille |
Promoted | Lille Red Star Paris Saint-Germain |
Relegated | Poitiers Le Mans La Rochelle Ajaccio Nevers Arles-Avignon Vittel |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → |
The 1973–74 French Division 2 was the 33rd season since its establishment.[1] It was constituted by two groups (A and B) with 18 clubs each. The winners of each group won promotion to the 1974–75 French Division 1.[2] Additionally, the winners met in a two-legged championship play–off. The victor was crowned champion and awarded the trophy.[3] Meanwhile, the runners-up of both groups faced each other in a two-legged play-off, with the victor claiming the last promotion spot.[4] On the other hand, the bottom three clubs of each group were relegated to the 1974–75 French Division 3 , while Ajaccio abandoned its professional status and joined them.[5]
The season began on 1 July 1973 and ended on 5 June 1974. The winter break was in effect from 22 December 1973 to 12 January 1974. Two points were awarded for a win, with no points for a loss. If the match was drawn, each team received one point. Likewise, this season was the first time that bonus points were awarded: any team scoring three or more goals in a match received an additional point.[2] During the play–offs, if the aggregate score was tied after two legs, the match was decided by extra time and/or penalty shootout.[3]
League tables
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Lille (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 21 | +47 | 11 | 67 | Promotion to 1974–75 French Division 1 Qualification to the Finale de la Division 2 |
2 | Valenciennes | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 15 | 64 | Qualification for Division 1 Playoffs |
3 | Rouen | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 14 | 56 | |
4 | Boulogne | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 11 | 53 | |
5 | Laval | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 6 | 48 | |
6 | Lorient | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 7 | 45 | |
7 | Besançon | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 5 | 41 | |
8 | Dunkerque | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 7 | 40 | |
9 | Brest | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 2 | 37 | |
10 | Bourges | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 4 | 35 | |
11 | Chaumont | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 4 | 34 | |
12 | Montluçon | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 6 | 33 | |
13 | Cambrai | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 2 | 33 | |
14 | Blois | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 4 | 33 | |
15 | Hazebrouck | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 4 | 32 | |
16 | Poitiers (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 5 | 32 | Relegation to 1974–75 French Division 3 |
17 | Le Mans (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 5 | 23 | |
18 | ES La Rochelle (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 72 | −43 | 0 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Red Star (P) | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 11 | 61 | 1974–75 French Division 1 Championship play-offs |
2 | Paris Saint-Germain (P) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 13 | 57 | 1974–75 French Division 1 Promotion play-offs |
3 | Toulouse | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 9 | 48 | |
4 | Avignon | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 6 | 46 | |
5 | Toulon | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 8 | 46 | |
6 | CA Mantes-la-Ville | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 4 | 39 | |
7 | Ajaccio (R) | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 6 | 39 | 1974–75 French Division 3 |
8 | Cannes | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 5 | 39 | |
9 | Angoulême | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 5 | 39 | |
10 | Mulhouse | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 7 | 38 | |
11 | Entente BFN | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 5 | 36 | |
12 | Sète | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 2 | 36 | |
13 | Châteauroux | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 5 | 35 | |
14 | Gueugnon | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 5 | 34 | |
15 | Béziers Hérault | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 4 | 34 | |
16 | Nevers (R) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 4 | 34 | 1974–75 French Division 3 |
17 | Arles-Avignon (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 4 | 30 | |
18 | CS Vittel (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 2 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Championship play-offs
[edit]Promotion play-offs
[edit]Valenciennes | 2–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Jeskowiak ![]() Wilczek ![]() | Report | M'Pelé ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain | 4–2 | Valenciennes |
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M'Pelé ![]() Dogliani ![]() Marella ![]() | Report | Neubert ![]() Wilczek ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Palmarès: Les champions de France depuis 1934/1935". LFP. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Calendrier / Resultats: 1973/1974". LFP. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Finale de la Division 2 1974". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Barrages Ligue 1 1974". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Classement: 1974/1975". LFP. Retrieved 6 August 2013.