1982–83 French Division 2
{{Short description|44th season of the second-tier football league in France}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Division 2
| season = 1982–83
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| prevseason = 1981–82
| nextseason = 1983–84
}}
Statistics of Division 2 in the 1982/1983 season.
Overview
It was contested by 36 teams, and Stade Rennais and Toulon won the championship.
League tables
=Group A=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|sortable_table=y
|res_col_header=PR
|winpoints=2
|team1=REN|name_REN=Stade Rennais
|team2=NMS|name_NMS=Nîmes Olympique
|team3=VAL|name_VAL=Valenciennes
|team4=RCP|name_RCP=Racing Paris
|team5=LHA|name_LHA=Le Havre
|team6=ANGL|name_ANGL=Angoulême
|team7=MHS|name_MHS=Montpellier
|team8=GUI|name_GUI=En Avant Guingamp
|team9=ABB|name_ABB=Abbeville
|team10=NLM|name_NLM=Nœux-les-Mines
|team11=BÉZ|name_BÉZ=Béziers
|team12=ANGR|name_ANGR=Angers
|team13=CHA|name_CHA=Berrichonne Chateauroux
|team14=LIB|name_LIB=Libourne
|team15=LIM|name_LIM=Limoges
|team16=ALE|name_ALE=Olympique Alès
|team17=VIR|name_VIR=Entente Viry Châtillon
|team18=CE |name_CE =Corbeil-Essonnes
|win_REN=23|draw_REN=8|loss_REN=3|gf_REN=68|ga_REN=25
|win_NMS=19|draw_NMS=11|loss_NMS=4|gf_NMS=65|ga_NMS=34
|win_VAL=18|draw_VAL=11|loss_VAL=5|gf_VAL=74|ga_VAL=39
|win_RCP=17|draw_RCP=9|loss_RCP=8|gf_RCP=60|ga_RCP=28
|win_LHA=15|draw_LHA=11|loss_LHA=8|gf_LHA=54|ga_LHA=39
|win_ANGL=13|draw_ANGL=12|loss_ANGL=9|gf_ANGL=39|ga_ANGL=30
|win_MHS=14|draw_MHS=9|loss_MHS=11|gf_MHS=43|ga_MHS=34
|win_GUI=11|draw_GUI=13|loss_GUI=10|gf_GUI=47|ga_GUI=42
|win_ABB=15|draw_ABB=5|loss_ABB=14|gf_ABB=35|ga_ABB=39
|win_NLM=9|draw_NLM=13|loss_NLM=12|gf_NLM=29|ga_NLM=39
|win_BÉZ=9|draw_BÉZ=11|loss_BÉZ=14|gf_BÉZ=33|ga_BÉZ=43
|win_ANGR=10|draw_ANGR=9|loss_ANGR=15|gf_ANGR=50|ga_ANGR=65
|win_CHA=9|draw_CHA=11|loss_CHA=14|gf_CHA=38|ga_CHA=55
|win_LIB=5|draw_LIB=18|loss_LIB=11|gf_LIB=28|ga_LIB=39
|win_LIM=10|draw_LIM=8|loss_LIM=16|gf_LIM=30|ga_LIM=51
|win_ALE=8|draw_ALE=10|loss_ALE=16|gf_ALE=34|ga_ALE=44
|win_VIR=5|draw_VIR=9|loss_VIR=20|gf_VIR=21|ga_VIR=58
|win_CE =3|draw_CE =8|loss_CE =23|gf_CE =25|ga_CE =69
|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted
|result1=P|result2=P
|col_R=inherit|text_R=Relegated
|result10=R|result17=R|result18=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran2hist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Group B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|sortable_table=y
|res_col_header=PR
|winpoints=2
|team1=TOU|name_TOU=Toulon
|team2=REI|name_REI=Stade Reims
|team3=NIC|name_NIC=Nice
|team4=OM |name_OM =Olympique Marseille
|team5=DUN|name_DUN=Dunkerque
|team6=MTG|name_MTG=Martigues
|team7=CNS|name_CNS=Cannes
|team8=ORL|name_ORL=Orléans
|team9=GRE|name_GRE=Grenoble
|team10=RED|name_RED=Red Star Paris
|team11=BES|name_BES=Besançon
|team12=FCG|name_FCG=Gueugnon
|team13=THO|name_THO=Thonon
|team14=LOU|name_LOU=Cuiseaux Louhans
|team15=SFR|name_SFR=Stade Français
|team16=MON|name_MON=Montceau-les-Mines
|team17=FON|name_FON=Fontainebleau
|team18=BLE|name_BLE=Blenod
|win_TOU=21|draw_TOU=10|loss_TOU=3|gf_TOU=68|ga_TOU=17
|win_REI=24|draw_REI=4|loss_REI=6|gf_REI=70|ga_REI=33
|win_NIC=18|draw_NIC=12|loss_NIC=4|gf_NIC=55|ga_NIC=26
|win_OM =16|draw_OM =9|loss_OM =9|gf_OM =38|ga_OM =24
|win_DUN=15|draw_DUN=10|loss_DUN=9|gf_DUN=49|ga_DUN=39
|win_MTG=17|draw_MTG=5|loss_MTG=12|gf_MTG=53|ga_MTG=44
|win_CNS=13|draw_CNS=12|loss_CNS=9|gf_CNS=43|ga_CNS=37
|win_ORL=10|draw_ORL=14|loss_ORL=10|gf_ORL=32|ga_ORL=35
|win_GRE=11|draw_GRE=12|loss_GRE=11|gf_GRE=42|ga_GRE=46
|win_RED=11|draw_RED=11|loss_RED=12|gf_RED=38|ga_RED=48
|win_BES=11|draw_BES=10|loss_BES=13|gf_BES=39|ga_BES=44
|win_FCG=8|draw_FCG=15|loss_FCG=11|gf_FCG=35|ga_FCG=35
|win_THO=8|draw_THO=12|loss_THO=14|gf_THO=35|ga_THO=45
|win_LOU=8|draw_LOU=10|loss_LOU=16|gf_LOU=31|ga_LOU=47
|win_SFR=8|draw_SFR=9|loss_SFR=17|gf_SFR=32|ga_SFR=50
|win_MON=5|draw_MON=12|loss_MON=17|gf_MON=31|ga_MON=55
|win_FON=4|draw_FON=13|loss_FON=17|gf_FON=21|ga_FON=55
|win_BLE=4|draw_BLE=8|loss_BLE=22|gf_BLE=18|ga_BLE=50
|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted
|result1=P
|col_R=inherit|text_R=Relegated
|result17=R|result18=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran2hist.html rsssf.com]
}}
Championship play-offs
Promotion play-offs
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Nîmes|| 3–2 |Stade de Reims||3–1|0–1}}
|}
Nîmes was qualified to the play-off against 18th placed team of Division 1, Tours.
Top goalscorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank !Player !Club (Grp) !Goals |
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Włodzimierz Lubański |align="left"|Valenciennes (A) |27 |
| 2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Cubaynes |align="left"|Nîmes (A) |20 |
| 3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Dalger |align="left"|Toulon (B) |18 |
| rowspan="4"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Vicky Peretz |align="left"|Rennes (A) |rowspan="4"|17 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|YUG}} Žarko Olarević
|align="left"|Le Havre (A) |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Lefebvre
|align="left"|Valenciennes (A) |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Farès Bousdira
|align="left"|Rennes (A) |
| rowspan="2"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Orts |align="left"|Stade Français (B) |rowspan="2"|16 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Bertolino
|align="left"|Reims (B) |
| 10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} Cheikh Diallo |align="left"|Toulon (B) |14 |
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran2hist.html France - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{Ligue 2 seasons}}
{{1982–83 in French football}}
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