1979–80 French Division 2

41st season of the second-tier football league in France Division 2 1979–80 1978–79 1980–81 Statistics of Division 2 in the 1979/1980 season. Overview It was contested by 36 teams, and Tours and Auxerre won the championship. League tables Group A main WDL y PR 2 TOU Tours REN Stade Rennais GUI En Avant Guingamp BES Besançon NLM Noeux-les-Mines REI Stade Reims LHA Le Havre ROU Rouen ANG Angoulême DUN Dunkerque ORL Orléans QUI Stade Quimpérois B41 Blois CHA Berrichonne Chateauroux LIM Limoges MON Montmorillon AMI Amicale de Lucé CHM Chaumont 22 7 5 59 26 20 6 8 60 30 19 8 7 53 36 14 11 9 53 39 16 7 11 45 35 13 11 10 41 35 15 8 11 45 32 16 6 12 44 36 9 18 7 38 24 11 9 14 39 38 9 12 13 34 44 11 7 16 38 55 9 9 16 28 50 8 10 16 42 55 8 10 16 30 44 8 10 16 37 58 8 7 19 30 62 7 8 19 35 53 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R complete rsssf.com Group B main WDL y PR 2 AUX Auxerre AVI Avignon CNS Cannes THO Thonon FCG Gueugnon TFC Toulouse PAR Paris MHS Montpellier BÉZ Béziers MTG Martigues THI Thionville FC MON Montluçon GAZ Gazélec Ajaccio TD Tavaux-Damparis DIÉ Saint-Dié MUL Mulhouse TOU Toulon ALE Olympique Alès 16 12 6 54 30 20 4 10 54 41 15 10 9 54 36 14 11 9 47 37 12 13 9 54 37 14 9 11 47 34 11 15 8 41 34 14 8 12 55 42 14 8 12 42 37 11 13 10 43 41 10 11 13 38 49 9 12 13 34 40 9 12 13 36 56 11 7 16 38 54 9 10 15 40 63 8 11 15 34 45 8 11 15 36 48 8 9 17 37 60 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R R complete rsssf.com Championship play-offs Auxerre 4–1 Tours 4–0 0–2 |} Promotion play-offs Avignon 3–2 Rennes 3–2 0–0 |} Avignon was qualified to the play-off against 18th placed team of Division 1, Lyon. References France - List of final tables (RSSSF) 1979–80 2 France