French football Division 2 2000-01
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The Division 2 season 2000/2001, organised by the LFP
Ligue de Football Professionnel
The Ligue de Football Professionnel , commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France. It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of the French Football Federation...

 was won by FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

 and saw the promotions
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...

 of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

, FC Lorient
FC Lorient
Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

 and Montpellier HSC
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...

, whereas AS Cannes
AS Cannes
Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin...

 and Angers SCO
Angers SCO
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

 were relegated
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...

 to National
Championnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

.

20 participating teams

  • Ajaccio
    AC Ajaccio
    Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain...

  • Angers
    Angers SCO
    Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

  • Beauvais
  • Caen
    SM Caen
    Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

  • Cannes
    AS Cannes
    Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin...

  • Châteauroux
    LB Châteauroux
    La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

  • Créteil
  • Gueugnon
    FC Gueugnon
    Football Club Gueugnonnais was a French association football club based in Gueugnon. The club was formed in 1940 and played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football, before entering liquidation in April 2011. Gueugnon played its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville...

  • Laval
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

  • Le Havre
    Le Havre AC
    Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...

  • Le Mans
    Le Mans UC72
    Le Mans Football Club is a French association football club based in Le Mans. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name Le Mans Union Club 72. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new...

  • Lorient
    FC Lorient
    Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

  • Martigues
    FC Martigues
    FC Martigues play in the Championnat National, which is the third level of football in France. The club was formed in 1921 and played regional football until the early 1970s when the club gained promotion to the professional Second Division.The club's greatest achievement was winning promotion to...

  • Montpellier
    Montpellier HSC
    Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...

  • Nancy
    AS Nancy
    Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

  • Nice
    OGC Nice
    Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...

  • Nîmes
    Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

  • Niort
    Chamois Niortais FC
    Chamois Niortais Football Club is a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. It was founded in 1925 by Charles Boinot, the son of the owner of a local chamois leather factory. The club's badge shows a chamois goat standing on...

  • Sochaux
    FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

  • Wasquehal
    ES Wasquehal
    Entente Sportive de Wasquehal is a French football club based in Wasquehal.-History:It was founded in 1924 as L'Union Sportive de Wasquehal and became known as ES Wasquehal in 1945 after a merger with L'Association Sportif Wasquehal....


  • Final table

    |# | Club | Played | V | D | L | gf/ga | +/- | Points
    1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

     
    38 21 12 5 67:27 +40 75
    2 FC Lorient
    FC Lorient
    Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

     
    38 21 11 6 58:34 +24 74
    3 Montpellier HSC
    Montpellier HSC
    Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...

     
    38 18 14 6 52:26 +26 68
    4 Chamois Niortais FC
    Chamois Niortais FC
    Chamois Niortais Football Club is a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. It was founded in 1925 by Charles Boinot, the son of the owner of a local chamois leather factory. The club's badge shows a chamois goat standing on...

     
    38 15 14 9 58:44 +14 59
    5 AS Nancy
    AS Nancy
    Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

     
    38 15 11 12 46:32 +14 56
    6 LB Châteauroux
    LB Châteauroux
    La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

     
    38 14 14 10 50:38 +12 56
    7 Le Havre AC
    Le Havre AC
    Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...

     
    38 14 14 10 48:42 +6 56
    8 Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

     
    38 14 11 13 53:56 -3 53
    9 Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

     
    38 15 8 15 39:42 -4 53
    10 FC Gueugnon
    FC Gueugnon
    Football Club Gueugnonnais was a French association football club based in Gueugnon. The club was formed in 1940 and played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football, before entering liquidation in April 2011. Gueugnon played its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville...

     
    38 13 11 14 44:50 -6 50
    11 AS Beauvais Oise
    AS Beauvais Oise
    Association Sportive Beauvais Oise is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. Beauvais plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre Brisson located...

     
    38 11 14 13 38:42 -4 47
    12 AC Ajaccio
    AC Ajaccio
    Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain...

     
    38 12 10 16 32:40 -8 46
    13 ES Wasquehal
    ES Wasquehal
    Entente Sportive de Wasquehal is a French football club based in Wasquehal.-History:It was founded in 1924 as L'Union Sportive de Wasquehal and became known as ES Wasquehal in 1945 after a merger with L'Association Sportif Wasquehal....

     
    38 11 12 15 37:40 -3 45
    14 Le Mans UC72
    Le Mans UC72
    Le Mans Football Club is a French association football club based in Le Mans. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name Le Mans Union Club 72. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new...

     
    38 9 18 11 37:45 -8 45
    15 OGC Nice
    OGC Nice
    Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...

     
    38 13 6 19 39:56 -17 45
    16 US Créteil  38 10 13 15 37:43 -6 43
    17 SM Caen
    SM Caen
    Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

     
    38 11 10 17 38:53 -15 43
    18 FC Martigues
    FC Martigues
    FC Martigues play in the Championnat National, which is the third level of football in France. The club was formed in 1921 and played regional football until the early 1970s when the club gained promotion to the professional Second Division.The club's greatest achievement was winning promotion to...

     
    38 8 15 15 30:46 -16 39
    19 AS Cannes
    AS Cannes
    Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin...

     
    38 8 10 20 45:66 -21 34
    20 Angers SCO
    Angers SCO
    Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

     
    38 7 12 19 35:60 -25 33
    # rank ; V victories ; D draws ; D defeats ; gf goals for ; ga goals against ; +/- goals average

    Recap

    • Promoted to L1 : FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
      FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
      Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

      , FC Lorient
      FC Lorient
      Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

      , Montpellier HSC
      Montpellier HSC
      Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...

    • Relegated to L2 : RC Strasbourg
      RC Strasbourg
      Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...

      , AS Saint-Étienne
      AS Saint-Étienne
      Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...

    • Promoted to L2 : Grenoble Foot 38
      Grenoble Foot 38
      Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble, is a French association football club based in Grenoble, a city situated at the foot of the French Alps. The original incarnation of the club was founded in 1892 and, in 1997, was formed into the club that exists today as a result of a merger...

      , Amiens SC
      Amiens SC
      Amiens Sporting Club is a French association football club based in Amiens. The club was formed in 1901 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city...

      , FC Istres
      FC Istres
      Football Club Istres Ouest Provence is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2008–09 season. Istres plays its home matches at the...

    • Relegated to National : AS Cannes
      AS Cannes
      Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin...

      , Angers SCO
      Angers SCO
      Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

       (FC Martigues
      FC Martigues
      FC Martigues play in the Championnat National, which is the third level of football in France. The club was formed in 1921 and played regional football until the early 1970s when the club gained promotion to the professional Second Division.The club's greatest achievement was winning promotion to...

       were not relegated since Toulouse FC
      Toulouse FC
      Toulouse Football Club is a French association football club based in the city of Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium Municipal located within the city. The first team is managed by...

       were relegated from Division 1
      Ligue 1
      Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

       to National
      Championnat National
      The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

      )

    Top goalscorers

    |# | Player | Club | Goals
    1   Francileudo Santos
    Francileudo Santos
    Francileudo Silva dos Santos , simply known as Santos is a Brazilian-born Tunisian football player.-Career:He was discovered by Belgian club Standard Liège while playing in Brazil for minor club Sampaio Correa...

    Sochaux
    FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

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    2   Alain Caveglia
    Alain Caveglia
    Alain Caveglia is a retired French footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:A prolific goalscorer, Caveglia started at FC Gueugnon, making his first division debuts on 21 August 1990 with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, against Stade Brestois 29.After two more seasons at Le Havre AC, he moved...

    Le Havre
    Le Havre AC
    Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...

    16
    3   Élie Kroupi
    Élie Kroupi
    Éli Verges Napoles Kroupi Zahi is a French-Ivorian football forward who currently plays for Ourouba Club Fujairah in UAE Second Division.-Career:...

    Lorient
    FC Lorient
    Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

    15
    4   Laurent Dufresne
    Laurent Dufresne
    Laurent Dufresne is a French footballer. He is the former team captain of Valenciennes FC Laurent Dufresne is a French footballer. He is the former team captain of Valenciennes FC Laurent Dufresne is a French footballer. He is the former team captain of Valenciennes FC (the title was passed on to...

    Châteauroux
    LB Châteauroux
    La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

    14
    5   Cyrille Watier
    Cyrille Watier
    Cyrille Watier is a former French professional football player.Watier is the Stade Malherbe Caen's top goalscorer with 61 goals in all competitions between 1999 and 2005.-External links:* at footballdatabase.eu...

    Caen
    SM Caen
    Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

    13
    -   David Suarez
    David Suarez
    David Suarez is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for SC Bastia.-External links:* at L'Équipe* at Ligue de Football Professionnel*...

    Cannes
    AS Cannes
    Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin...

    13
    -   Lilian Compan
    Lilian Compan
    Lilian Compan is a French football striker. He currently plays for Cannes.-External links:...

    Créteil 13
    -   Toifilou Maoulida
    Toifilou Maoulida
    Toifilou Maoulida is a French football player who plays for SC Bastia.-Career:He was born in Mayotte, a small island in the Indian Ocean, close to the Comoro Islands and Reunion Island, and raised in Marseille....

    Montpellier
    Montpellier HSC
    Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...

    13
    9   Réginald Ray
    Reginald Ray
    Reginald "Reggie" Ray is a leading Buddhist academic and Vajra Master, teaching and practicing in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche for forty years. He was a founding faculty member of Naropa University, where he taught from 1974 until 2009...

    Beauvais 12
    -   Lionel Rouxel Laval
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

    12
    -   Pierre-Alain Frau
    Pierre-Alain Frau
    Pierre-Alain Frau, is a French football forward who plays for Caen in Ligue 1. Frau can operate on the right wing or play as a one of the two striker positions up front.- Career :...

    Sochaux
    FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

    12
    12   Stéphane Samson
    Stéphane Samson
    Stéphane Samson is a French football striker. He currently plays for Stade Reims.-External links:...

    Le Mans
    Le Mans UC72
    Le Mans Football Club is a French association football club based in Le Mans. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name Le Mans Union Club 72. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new...

    11
    -   Jean-Claude Darcheville
    Jean-Claude Darcheville
    Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville is a former French footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs in France, England and Scotland. He spent the final two years of his career with Greek Super League side AO Kavala....

    Lorient
    FC Lorient
    Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

    11
    -   Samba N'Diaye
    Samba N'Diaye
    Samba N'Diaye is a French-Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr* profile at l'Équipe...

    Niort 11
    -   Stéphane Crucet Sochaux
    FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
    Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

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