1947–48 French Division 2

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Division 2
Season1947–48
Champions Nice
Promoted Colmar
Relegated Angoulême
Avignon
Matches played380
1948–49

Statistics of Division 2 in the 1947–48 season.

Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and Nice won the championship.

Contents

Teams

A total of twenty teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1946–47 season and four sides relegated from the 1946–47 French Division 1. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 38 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

ClubLocation Region Position
in 1946–47
Amiens Amiens Picardie flag.svg  Picardie 13th
Angers Angers Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg  Pays de la Loire 3rd
Angoulême Angoulême Poitou-Charentes flag.svg  Poitou-Charentes 6th
Avignon Avignon Flag of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.svg  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 10th
Besançon Besançon Flag of Franche-Comte.svg  Franche-Comté 14th
Béziers Béziers Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg  Languedoc-Roussillon 15th
Bordeaux Bordeaux Flag of Aquitaine.svg  Aquitaine 18th in Division 1
Colmar Colmar Flag of Alsace.svg  Alsace 7th
Douai Douai Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg  Nord-Pas-de-Calais 11th
Le Havre Le Havre Flag of Normandie.svg  Haute-Normandie 19th in Division 1
Le Mans Le Mans Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg  Pays de la Loire 19th
Lens Lens Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg  Nord-Pas-de-Calais 17th in Division 1
Lyon Lyon Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg  Rhône-Alpes 5th
Nantes Nantes Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg  Pays de la Loire 8th
Nice Nice Flag of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.svg  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 18th
Nîmes Nîmes Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg  Languedoc-Roussillon 9th
CA Paris Paris IDF flag.svg  Île-de-France 12th
Rouen Rouen Flag of Normandie.svg  Haute-Normandie 20th in Division 1
Troyes Troyes Champagne-Ardenne flag.svg  Champagne-Ardenne 16th
Valenciennes Valenciennes Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg  Nord-Pas-de-Calais 4th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Nice (P)38266610936+7358Qualification for 1948–49 French Division 1
2 Colmar (P)3823698343+4052
3 Le Havre 38226107740+3750
4 Rouen 38191186942+2749
5 Bordeaux 38189117747+3045
6 Lyon 38195147159+1243
7 Angers 38195147064+643
8 Lens 381511127152+1941
9 Amiens 38185157072241
10 Valenciennes 38168147663+1340
11 Nantes 38166167981238
12 Besançon 38157166972337
13 Nîmes 38139166867+135
14 Douai 381371856842833
15 Angoulême (R)3811720581064829Relegation to Championnat Amateur
16 Béziers 389101952792728
17 Troyes 389920561014527
18 Le Mans 38892150742425
19 CA Paris 381042460771724
20 Avignon (R)389425421015922Relegation to Championnat Amateur
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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