1978–79 French Division 2

40th season of the second-tier football league in France Division 2 1978–79 1977–78 1979–80 Statistics of Division 2 in the 1978/1979 season. Overview It was contested by 36 teams, and Gueugnon and Stade Brest won the championship. League tables Group A main WDL y PR 2 FCG Gueugnon AVI Avignon BÉZ Béziers AUX Auxerre BES Besançon MHS Montpellier MTG Martigues CNS Cannes MON Montluçon CHM Chaumont TFC Toulouse TOU Toulon DIÉ Saint-Dié ALE Olympique Alès GAZ Gazélec Ajaccio EPI Épinal TRO AS Troyes ARL Arles 18 10 6 68 40 19 8 7 47 27 19 5 10 55 31 19 4 11 56 38 18 6 10 45 28 17 6 11 57 43 16 5 13 62 49 13 10 11 38 40 10 13 11 36 35 10 13 11 36 49 13 7 14 42 53 12 6 16 42 43 10 10 14 33 41 12 4 18 41 51 11 6 17 36 53 9 7 18 40 52 7 10 17 33 44 5 6 23 34 72 inherit Relegated R R R complete rsssf.com Group B main WDL y PR 2 B29 Stade Brest RCL Lens DUN Dunkerque TOU Tours ROU Rouen LIM Limoges GUI En Avant Guingamp REN Stade Rennais ORL Orléans CHA Berrichonne Chateauroux AMI Amicale de Lucé ANG Angoulême MUL Mulhouse QUI Stade Quimpérois B41 Blois BOU US Boulogne MEL Melun AMN Amiens 25 4 5 69 22 21 9 4 74 26 17 12 5 51 29 15 13 6 53 39 13 11 10 52 44 14 9 11 37 32 12 12 10 35 39 13 10 11 43 33 13 8 13 35 42 11 11 12 32 36 13 6 15 41 45 9 13 12 33 36 11 7 16 33 43 11 7 16 46 56 9 10 15 39 57 7 7 20 33 53 6 6 22 28 63 3 11 20 28 66 inherit Promoted P P inherit Relegated R R R complete rsssf.com Championship play-offs Gueugnon 3–1 Brest 1–0 2–1 |} Promotion play-offs Avignon 3–4 Lens 2–0 1–4 |} Lens was qualified to the play-off against 19th placed team of Division 1, Paris FC. References France - List of final tables (RSSSF) 1978–79 2 France