1980–81 French Division 2

42nd season of the second-tier football league in France Division 2 1980–81 1979–80 1981–82 Statistics of Division 2 in the 1980/1981 season. Overview It was contested by 36 teams, and Montpellier and Stade Brest won the championship. League tables Group A main WDL y PR 2 MHS Montpellier TFC Toulouse BES Besançon BÉZ Béziers ANG Angoulême OM Olympique Marseille THO Thonon FCG Gueugnon CNS Cannes MTG Martigues DIÉ Saint-Dié GRE Grenoble GAZ Gazélec Ajaccio LIB Libourne MON Montluçon TD Tavaux-Damparis AVI Avignon CE Corbeil-Essonnes 21 8 5 54 17 20 7 7 66 30 20 7 7 57 24 18 7 9 50 34 16 10 8 46 24 16 7 11 40 33 14 9 11 40 39 14 8 12 43 32 13 9 12 42 36 13 7 14 42 44 10 9 15 31 42 11 6 17 33 52 6 16 12 23 41 8 11 15 32 49 10 5 19 29 53 6 12 16 31 49 7 7 20 37 66 6 9 19 31 62 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R R complete rsssf.com Group B main WDL y PR 2 B29 Stade Brest NLM Noeux-les-Mines ROU Rouen REN Stade Rennais CHA Berrichonne Chateauroux THI Thionville GUI En Avant Guingamp LHA Le Havre ORL Orléans REI Stade Reims ABB Abbeville B41 Blois QUI Stade Quimpérois LIM Limoges PAR Paris FC DUN Dunkerque MON Montmorillon SMC Caen 20 9 5 59 25 18 8 8 48 28 16 10 8 43 31 16 8 10 41 30 15 10 9 50 44 13 11 10 44 37 12 11 11 38 35 13 9 12 32 33 13 7 14 45 43 13 6 15 55 56 9 13 12 44 48 9 12 13 34 45 10 10 14 27 39 11 7 16 32 48 9 10 15 36 34 10 8 16 34 42 9 9 16 38 49 6 10 18 25 58 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R R complete rsssf.com Championship play-offs Montpellier 2–5 Brest 2–3 0–2 |} Promotion play-offs Nœux-les-Mines 2–5 Toulouse 2–0 0–5 |} Toulouse was qualified to the play-off against 18th placed team of Division 1, Tours. References France - List of final tables (RSSSF) 1980–81 2 France