France. Ranked 14th. The first season France used 3-points for a win. Ambitious project brought back on top Olympique (Marseille) – a project, which turned sour a fey years later.
Promoted from Third Division this year were:
Chaumont FC
Tours FC
AC Avignon
AS St Seurin
Red Star (Paris) – standing from left: Touati, Charles, Renaut, Ousfane, Bonneval, Clément, Morin, Brucato, Roselmac, Yazmadjian, De Rocco, Tally, Edders, Gudimard, Liendo, Amours, Fanzel, Heaulmé, Fiatte, Girard. Front: Patrice Lecornu (assistant coach), Philippe Troussier (coach)
FC Lorient