1979–80 French Division 2

41st season of the second-tier football league in France
Football league season
Division 2
Season1979–80
← 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tours 34 22 7 5 59 26 +33 51 Promoted
2 Stade Rennais 34 20 6 8 60 30 +30 46
3 En Avant Guingamp 34 19 8 7 53 36 +17 46
4 Besançon 34 14 11 9 53 39 +14 39
5 Noeux-les-Mines 34 16 7 11 45 35 +10 39
6 Stade Reims 34 13 11 10 41 35 +6 37
7 Le Havre 34 15 8 11 45 32 +13 38
8 Rouen 34 16 6 12 44 36 +8 38
9 Angoulême 34 9 18 7 38 24 +14 36
10 Dunkerque 34 11 9 14 39 38 +1 31
11 Orléans 34 9 12 13 34 44 −10 30
12 Stade Quimpérois 34 11 7 16 38 55 −17 29
13 Blois 34 9 9 16 28 50 −22 27
14 Berrichonne Chateauroux 34 8 10 16 42 55 −13 26
15 Limoges 34 8 10 16 30 44 −14 26
16 Montmorillon 34 8 10 16 37 58 −21 26
17 Amicale de Lucé 34 8 7 19 30 62 −32 23 Relegated
18 Chaumont 34 7 8 19 35 53 −18 22
Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Auxerre 34 16 12 6 54 30 +24 44 Promoted
2 Avignon 34 20 4 10 54 41 +13 44
3 Cannes 34 15 10 9 54 36 +18 40
4 Thonon 34 14 11 9 47 37 +10 39
5 Gueugnon 34 12 13 9 54 37 +17 37
6 Toulouse 34 14 9 11 47 34 +13 37
7 Paris 34 11 15 8 41 34 +7 37
8 Montpellier 34 14 8 12 55 42 +13 36
9 Béziers 34 14 8 12 42 37 +5 36
10 Martigues 34 11 13 10 43 41 +2 35
11 Thionville FC 34 10 11 13 38 49 −11 31
12 Montluçon 34 9 12 13 34 40 −6 30
13 Gazélec Ajaccio 34 9 12 13 36 56 −20 30
14 Tavaux-Damparis 34 11 7 16 38 54 −16 29
15 Saint-Dié 34 9 10 15 40 63 −23 28
16 Mulhouse 34 8 11 15 34 45 −11 27 Relegated
17 Toulon 34 8 11 15 36 48 −12 27
18 Olympique Alès 34 8 9 17 37 60 −23 25
Source: rsssf.com

Championship play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Auxerre 4–1 Tours 4–0 0–2

Promotion play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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)
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