1996–97 French Division 2
The 1996–97 Division 2 season, organised by the LFP was won by LB Châteauroux and saw the promotions of LB Châteauroux and Toulouse FC, whereas FC Perpignan, FCO Charleville, SAS Épinal and Stade Briochin were relegated to National.
22 participating teams[]
- Amiens
- Beauvais
- Charleville
- Châteauroux
- Épinal
- Gueugnon
- Laval
- Le Mans
- Lorient
- Louhans-Cuiseaux
- Martigues
- Mulhouse
- Niort
- Perpignan
- Red Star
- Saint-Brieuc
- Saint-Étienne
- Sochaux
- Toulon
- Toulouse
- Troyes
- Valence
Final table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LB Châteauroux (C, P) | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 76 | Promotion to French Division 1 |
2 | Toulouse FC (P) | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 75 | |
3 | FC Martigues | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 67 | |
4 | FC Gueugnon | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 67 | |
5 | Chamois Niortais FC | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 65 | |
6 | Le Mans UC72 | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 62 | |
7 | AS Beauvais | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 61 | |
8 | Stade Lavallois | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 58 | |
9 | FC Lorient | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 58 | |
10 | ASOA Valence | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 58 | |
11 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 57 | |
12 | FC Mulhouse | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 54 | |
13 | Red Star 93 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 54 | |
14 | Sporting Toulon Var | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 54 | |
15 | Amiens SC | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 52 | |
16 | FC Perpignan (R) | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 51 | Relegation to Championnat National |
17 | AS Saint-Étienne | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 51 | |
18 | CS Louhans-Cuiseaux | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 51 | |
19 | FCO Charleville (R) | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 49 | Relegation to Championnat National |
20 | Troyes AC | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 48 | |
21 | SAS Épinal (R) | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 26 | Relegation to Championnat National |
22 | Stade Briochin (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Recap[]
- Promoted to L1 : LB Châteauroux, Toulouse FC
- Relegated to L2 : SM Caen, AS Nancy, Lille OSC, OGC Nice
- Promoted to L2 : Nîmes Olympique, ES Wasquehal
- Relegated to National : FCO Charleville, SAS Épinal
- Relegated to lower divisions : FC Perpignan, Stade Briochin (Banned during the season)
Top goalscorers[]
# | Player | Club | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Michel | Sochaux | 23 | |
2 | Samba N'Diaye | Saint-Étienne | 19 | |
3 | Lorient | 18 | ||
4 | Jean-Marc Ferreri | Toulon | 17 |
See also[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Ligue 2 seasons
- 1996–97 in European second tier association football leagues
- 1996–97 in French football