# 1971–72 French Division 2

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | CS Sedan Ardennes | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 21 | +64 | 48 | Promoted |
| 2 | AS Troyes | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 44 | |
| 3 | Lens | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 40 | |
| 4 | Rouen | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | US Boulogne | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 33 | |
| 6 | Caen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Chaumont | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 32 | |
| 8 | Mulhouse | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 30 | |
| 9 | Dunkerque | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Besançon | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Amiens | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 26 | |
| 12 | US Quevilly | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 25 | Relegated |
| 13 | Cambrai | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 25 | |
| 14 | AC Mouzon | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 23 | Relegated |
| 15 | Evreux | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 19 | Relegated |
| 16 | Creil | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 13 | Relegated |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Valenciennes | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 43 | Promoted |
| 2 | Limoges | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 41 | |
| 3 | Stade Brest | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 37 | |
| 4 | Le Mans | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 33 | |
| 5 | Bourges | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 33 | |
| 6 | CA Mantes la Ville | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 32 | Relegated |
| 7 | Montluçon | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Stade Lavallois | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | |
| 9 | Blois | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 28 | |
| 10 | Berrichonne Chateauroux | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 28 | |
| 11 | Lorient | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 26 | |
| 12 | Stade Poitiers | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 26 | |
| 13 | Entente BFN | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 24 | |
| 14 | La Rochelle | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 23 | Relegated |
| 15 | Paris Joinville | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 22 | Relegated |
| 16 | Stade Quimpérois | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 20 | Relegated |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | RC Strasbourg | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 19 | +73 | 52 | Promoted |
| 2 | Avignon | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 39 | |
| 3 | Toulon | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 36 | |
| 4 | ES La Ciotat | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 33 | |
| 5 | Cannes | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 33 | |
| 6 | Gueugnon | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 31 | |
| 7 | Arles | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 31 | |
| 8 | Toulouse | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Montpellier | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 28 | |
| 10 | Montelimar | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 27 | |
| 11 | Sète | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 27 | |
| 12 | Cuiseaux Louhans | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 26 | |
| 13 | Béziers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 26 | Relegated |
| 14 | Aix-en-Provence | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 26 | Relegated |
| 15 | Martigues | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 20 | Relegated |
| 16 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 59 | −39 | 15 | Relegated |

## Championship play-offs

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sedan | 0–1 | Valenciennes |
| Valenciennes | 2–1 | Strasbourg |
| Strasbourg | not played | Sedan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Valenciennes (C) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Strasbourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 3 | Sedan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |