Second Division. Group A. Dramatic battle for top position between 2 teams, which was decided by 1 point, both leaders ending with the same goal-difference. The last 2 teams – relegated. Champion -directly promote, 2nd – going to promotion/relegation play-off.
Le Mans – last with 24 points and relegated.
Le Touquet – 17th with 24 points and relegated.
La Roche sur Yon – 16th with 36 points.
Beauvais – 15th with 38 points.
Gueugnon – 14th with 38 points.
Abbeville – 13th with 39 points.
Angers – 12th with 39 points.
Rouen – 11th with 40 points.
Creteil-Lusitanos – 10th with 41 points.
Stade Reims – 9th with 43 points.
Dunkerque – 8th with 44 points.
Valenciennes – 7th with 44 points.
En Avant Guingamp – 6th with 45 points.
Nancy – 5th with 59 points.
Stade Quimperois – 4th with 65 points.
Stade Rennais – 3rd with 65 points.
Stade Brest – 2nd with 75 points. Lost the top place by a single point, but still had a chance to get promoted. Sitting from left: Bouquet, Salaun, Binic, Yvinec (président), Vanucci (sponsor), Coiffier, Guégan, Danielou, Muslin (directeur sportif).
Middle row: Le Hir (kiné), Fouillen (cadre tech.), Pierre, Mauxion, Cabanas, Pabois, Le Ny, Cloarec, Martins, Maligorne (entraîneur), Roux (ostéopathe).
Third row: Roch, Kane, Le Guen, Sorin, Le Blan, Etame, Colleter, Barrabe.
Mulhouse triumphed with 76 points. Dramatic victory, thanks to 24 wins, 4 ties, 6 losses, and 66-28 goal-difference. Thanks to the introduction of 3-point rule – under the old rules, they would have been 2nd, losing the first place by a point. Great success for Mulhouse and direct promotion to the First Division.
At the end Stade Brest triumphed too – they won the promotion/relegation play-off against the 18th in the First Division – RC Starsbourg – and climbed up.
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