1985–86 French Division 2

47th season of the second-tier football league in France Division 2 1985–86 1984–85 1986–87 Statistics of Division 2 in the 1985–86 season. Overview It was contested by 36 teams, and Saint-Étienne and Paris won the championship. League tables Group A main WDL y PR 2 STE Saint-Étienne ALE Olympique Alès OL Olympique Lyonnais SÈT Sète MHS Montpellier NMS Nîmes Olympique PUY Le Puy BÉZ Béziers TOU Tours FCG Gueugnon MTG Martigues CNS Cannes THO Thonon MON Montceau IST Istres RED Red Star Paris CHA Chaumont GRE Grenoble 18 10 6 50 29 16 9 9 33 22 14 12 8 47 31 15 10 9 33 28 15 9 10 61 49 14 10 10 61 35 14 7 13 52 41 13 9 12 43 38 11 12 10 39 37 12 9 13 32 39 11 10 13 35 45 8 15 11 35 41 9 13 12 26 35 13 4 17 39 44 8 14 12 39 47 8 14 12 30 42 9 8 17 35 58 5 9 19 31 62 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R complete rsssf.com Group B main WDL y PR 2 RCP RC Paris MUL Mulhouse GUI En Avant Guingamp REI Stade Reims NIO Chamois Niort SMC Caen ORL Orléans QUI Stade Quimpérois ABB Abbeville LIM Limoges BEA Beauvais VAL Valenciennes DUN Dunkerque BES Besançon ANG Angers LOR Lorient ROU Rouen SED CS Sedan Ardennes 24 8 2 78 24 20 10 4 64 32 17 13 4 68 35 17 9 8 49 37 14 9 11 40 36 14 9 11 33 31 12 9 13 39 42 11 10 13 38 43 12 6 16 41 60 11 7 16 40 43 11 7 16 35 52 9 10 15 45 50 9 10 15 31 37 10 8 16 39 46 11 6 17 32 47 11 6 17 28 53 11 5 18 32 43 7 8 19 26 47 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R R R complete rsssf.com Championship play-offs Racing Paris 4–3 Saint-Étienne 3–2 1–1 |} Promotion play-offs 2 1 y Quarter-final Semi-final Final 2B Mulhouse 2 3A Lyon 1 2A Alès 3 3B Guingamp 0 2B Mulhouse 2 1 3 2A Alès 0 1 1 18 Nancy 3 0 3 2B Mulhouse 0 2 2 Top goalscorers RankPlayerClub (Grp)Goals1ZAI Eugène KabongoRacing Paris (B)302POL Andrzej SzarmachGuingamp (B)263FRA Jean-Marc ValadierMontpellier (A)22FRA Marco MorganteMulhouse (B)5YUG Milan ĆalasanOrléans (B)17YUG Simo NikolićBéziers (A)7URU Juan Carlos AcostaLe Puy (A)168FRA Hervé GuéganGuingamp (B)15YUG Dušan SavićCannes (A)10CMR Philippe N'DioroLimoges (B)14FRA Franck PriouIstres (A)FRA Christian PerezNîmes (A)FRA Jean-Pierre OrtsNîmes (A) References France - List of final tables (RSSSF) 1985–86 2 France