1997–98 French Division 2 Explained

Season:	1997–98
Nextseason:	1998–99

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

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

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Réginald Ray	Le Mans	20
2	Samuel Lobé	Lille	19
	Didier Thimothée	Saint-Étienne
4	Bernard Bouger	Sochaux	18
5	Olivier Pickeu	Amiens	17
	Slađan Đukić	Troyes
7	Robert Malm	Lorient	16
8	Ali Bouafia	Lorient	15
	Bruno Roux	Beauvais
	William Loko	Wasquehal

External links

• RSSSF archives of results