1971–72 French Division 2

33rd season of the second-tier football league in France Division 2 1971–72 1970–71 1972–73 Statistics of Division 2 in the 1971–72 season. Overview It was contested by 48 teams, and CS Sedan Ardennes, Valenciennes and RC Strasbourg won the championship. League tables Group A main WDL y PR 2 SED CS Sedan Ardennes TRO AS Troyes RCL Lens ROU Rouen BOU US Boulogne SMC Caen CHM Chaumont MUL Mulhouse DUN Dunkerque BES Besançon AMN Amiens USQ US Quevilly CAM Cambrai MZN AC Mouzon EVR Evreux CRE Creil 22 4 4 85 21 16 12 2 50 24 18 4 8 48 24 11 13 6 44 38 11 11 8 35 22 12 9 9 32 36 13 6 11 37 28 9 12 9 36 26 9 9 12 41 35 11 5 14 37 39 10 6 14 34 56 8 9 13 34 49 8 9 13 39 59 6 11 13 45 54 5 9 16 30 49 3 7 20 22 42 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R R R complete rsssf.com Group B main WDL y PR 2 VAL Valenciennes LIM Limoges B29 Stade Brest LMF Le Mans BOU Bourges MLV CA Mantes la Ville MON Montluçon LAV Stade Lavallois B41 Blois CHA Berrichonne Chateauroux LOR Lorient POI Stade Poitiers EFB Entente BFN ROC La Rochelle PJV Paris Joinville QUI Stade Quimpérois 19 5 6 48 21 17 7 6 49 26 15 7 8 50 33 13 7 10 52 35 11 11 8 40 44 12 8 10 42 42 12 8 10 46 49 13 6 11 38 46 9 10 11 41 40 10 8 12 31 32 9 8 13 54 57 8 10 12 35 39 9 6 15 31 44 7 9 14 36 48 6 10 14 27 42 7 6 17 24 46 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R R R complete rsssf.com Group C main WDL y PR 2 RCS RC Strasbourg AVI Avignon TLN Toulon CIO ES La Ciotat CNS Cannes FCG Gueugnon ARL Arles TFC Toulouse MHS Montpellier USM Montelimar SÈT Sète LOU Cuiseaux Louhans BÉZ Béziers AEP Aix-en-Provence MTG Martigues GAZ Gazélec Ajaccio 24 4 2 92 19 13 13 4 51 28 15 6 9 48 30 12 9 9 30 33 12 9 9 46 26 11 9 10 34 40 13 5 12 28 36 11 8 11 37 34 9 10 11 34 40 11 5 14 36 42 10 7 13 37 45 8 10 12 37 46 9 8 13 29 54 9 8 13 26 35 6 8 16 39 53 2 11 17 20 59 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R R R complete rsssf.com Championship play-offs Sedan 0–1 Valenciennes Valenciennes 2–1 Strasbourg Strasbourg not played Sedan |} main WDL Q Championship 2 VAL Valenciennes RCS Strasbourg SED Sedan 2 0 0 3 1 C 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 #ACE1AF C 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete References France - List of final tables (RSSSF) 1971–72 2 France