1997–98 French Division 2

59th season of the second-tier football league in France

Football league season

The Division 2 season 1997/1998, organised by the LNF was won by AS Nancy and saw the promotions of AS Nancy, FC Lorient and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, whereas CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Sporting Toulon Var, FC Martigues and FC Mulhouse were relegated to National.

22 participating teams

• Amiens
• Beauvais
• Caen
• Gueugnon
• Laval
• Le Mans
• Lille
• Lorient
• Louhans-Cuiseaux
• Martigues
• Mulhouse
• Nancy
• Nice
• Nîmes
• Niort
• Red Star
• Saint-Étienne
• Sochaux
• Toulon
• Troyes
• Valence
• Wasquehal

League table

Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Recap

• Promoted to L1 : AS Nancy, FC Lorient, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
• Relegated to L2 : EA Guingamp, LB Châteauroux, AS Cannes
• Promoted to L2 : AC Ajaccio, CS Sedan Ardennes
• Relegated to National : CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Sporting Toulon Var, FC Martigues, FC Mulhouse

Results

Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

External links

• RSSSF archives of results