1999–2000 French Division 2

This article will address the topic of 1999–2000 French Division 2, a matter of great relevance and interest today. 1999–2000 French Division 2 has captured the attention of experts and the general public due to its impact on various areas of society. Along these lines, different aspects related to 1999–2000 French Division 2 will be examined, from its origin and evolution, to its implications in the contemporary world. The opinions and positions of specialists in the matter will also be analyzed, as well as the possible solutions or measures to be taken regarding this issue. Without a doubt, 1999–2000 French Division 2 is a topic that leaves no one indifferent, so it is essential to deepen its study and understanding to achieve a more complete and clarifying vision.

61st season of the second-tier football league in France

Football league season

Division 2

Season	1999–2000
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The Division 2 season 1999/2000, organised by the LNF was won by Lille OSC and saw the promotions of Lille OSC, EA Guingamp and Toulouse FC, whereas Amiens SC, ASOA Valence and CS Louhans-Cuiseaux were relegated to National.

20 participating teams

• Ajaccio
• Amiens
• Caen
• Cannes
• Châteauroux
• Créteil
• Gueugnon
• Guingamp
• Laval
• Le Mans
• Lille
• Lorient
• Louhans-Cuiseaux
• Nice
• Nîmes
• Niort
• Sochaux
• Toulouse
• Valence
• Wasquehal

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Lille (C, P)	38	25	8	5	58	25	+33	83	Promotion to French Division 1
2	Guingamp (P)	38	18	13	7	62	41	+21	67
3	Toulouse (P)	38	18	9	11	52	31	+21	63
4	Sochaux	38	18	8	12	53	41	+12	62
5	Gueugnon	38	13	17	8	47	34	+13	56	Qualification to UEFA Cup First round[a]
6	Caen	38	12	17	9	50	37	+13	53
7	Ajaccio	38	15	8	15	37	41	−4	53
8	Châteauroux	38	13	13	12	44	44	0	52
9	Le Mans	38	12	16	10	44	44	0	52
10	Laval	38	12	15	11	41	40	+1	51
11	Nice	38	10	20	8	34	33	+1	50
12	Cannes	38	12	12	14	33	38	−5	48
13	Lorient	38	12	11	15	32	39	−7	47
14	Nîmes	38	11	12	15	39	44	−5	45
15	Niort	38	10	15	13	42	49	−7	45
16	Wasquehal	38	9	17	12	33	39	−6	44
17	Créteil	38	11	11	16	36	52	−16	44
18	Amiens (R)	38	7	16	15	30	43	−13	37	Relegation to Championnat National
19	Valence (R)	38	6	15	17	37	54	−17	33
20	Louhans-Cuiseaux (R)	38	5	9	24	32	67	−35	24

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

1. ^ Coupe de la Ligue winners Gueugnon qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round of 2000–01 UEFA Cup.

Recap

• Promoted to L1: Lille OSC, EA Guingamp, Toulouse FC
• Relegated to L2: AS Nancy, Le Havre AC, Montpellier HSC
• Promoted to L2: AS Beauvais, FC Martigues, Angers SCO
• Relegated to National: Amiens SC, ASOA Valence, CS Louhans-Cuiseaux

Results

Home \ Away	ACA	AMI	CAE	CAN	CHA	CRE	GUE	GUI	MFC	LAV	LIL	LOR	LOU	NIC	NMS	NRT	SOC	TFC	VLN	WAS
Ajaccio		1–3	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	3–0	1–0	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–1	2–0	2–1
Amiens	0–1		0–4	0–2	1–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	4–1	0–0	0–0	0–2	1–1	0–0	4–1
Caen	1–1	4–1		1–1	4–1	1–1	2–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–2	6–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–0	0–0
Cannes	2–0	1–0	1–0		0–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–0	2–2	1–0	2–1	0–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	0–2	0–0	0–0
Châteauroux	1–0	0–0	0–0	3–0		0–0	0–1	2–3	3–2	3–1	2–3	1–0	3–2	3–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–3	3–3	1–1
Créteil	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	0–1		1–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–0	0–1	2–1	0–0	3–2	1–1	0–0	3–1	2–1	1–1
Gueugnon	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–0		1–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	3–0	0–1	0–4	3–1	2–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–1
Guingamp	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–1	3–2	0–2	0–2		3–1	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	5–0	1–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–0	3–1
Le Mans	1–1	1–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1		0–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	4–0	0–0
Laval	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–0	2–1	0–2	2–1		0–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	0–3	3–2	0–1
Lille	4–2	1–0	3–2	2–0	1–0	5–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–0		1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	4–1	1–0
Lorient	1–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	3–0	0–3	0–2	0–0	0–0	0–0		5–1	0–1	0–1	2–0	0–0	1–1	3–1	0–0
Louhans-Cuiseaux	1–1	0–0	0–4	0–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–0	1–2	0–1		0–0	1–0	2–3	2–2	1–2	3–2	2–1
Nice	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	3–1	2–0		1–1	0–0	2–1	2–0	0–0	1–1
Nîmes	1–0	2–2	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	2–0	1–2	0–0	3–3	1–2	2–1	1–1		1–4	2–1	3–0	3–2	1–2
Niort	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–3	1–0	3–3	4–3	3–2	0–3	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–1		2–1	1–1	1–1	0–0
Sochaux	1–2	3–2	1–2	1–0	1–2	5–1	0–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–0		0–2	2–0	2–1
Toulouse	4–1	2–0	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	3–0	0–2	0–2	5–0	2–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	3–0		2–0	2–0
Valence	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–2	0–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	0–0	2–1	0–2		1–0
Wasquehal	3–1	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–3	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–2	0–0	2–0	0–0	0–1	3–3

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

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Amara Traoré	Gueugnon	17
2	Danijel Ljuboja	Sochaux	16
	Mickaël Pagis	Nîmes
4	David Faderne	Ajaccio	15
5	Jean-Claude Darcheville	Lorient	14
6	Jonathan Jäger	Louhans-Cuiseaux	13
7	Fabrice Fiorèse	Guingamp	12
	Stéphane Samson	Le Mans
	Djezon Boutoille	Lille
	Emmanuel Clément-Demange	Wasquehal
	Stéphane Crucet	Laval

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