1978–79 French Division 2
# 1978–79 French Division 2

Statistics of Division 2 in the 1978/1979 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 36 teams, and Gueugnon and Stade Brest won the championship.

## League tables

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gueugnon | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 46 | |
| 2 | Avignon | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 46 | |
| 3 | Béziers | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 43 | |
| 4 | Auxerre | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 42 | |
| 5 | Besançon | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 42 | |
| 6 | Montpellier | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 40 | |
| 7 | Martigues | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 37 | |
| 8 | Cannes | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 36 | |
| 9 | Montluçon | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Chaumont | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 33 | |
| 11 | Toulouse | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 33 | |
| 12 | Toulon | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 30 | |
| 13 | Saint-Dié | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 30 | |
| 14 | Olympique Alès | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 28 | |
| 15 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 28 | |
| 16 | Épinal | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 25 | Relegated |
| 17 | AS Troyes | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 24 | Relegated |
| 18 | Arles | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 34 | 72 | −38 | 16 | Relegated |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stade Brest | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 54 | Promoted |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 51 | Promoted |
| 3 | Dunkerque | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 46 | |
| 4 | Tours | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 43 | |
| 5 | Rouen | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Limoges | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 37 | |
| 7 | En Avant Guingamp | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 36 | |
| 8 | Stade Rennais | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 36 | |
| 9 | Orléans | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | Berrichonne Chateauroux | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 33 | |
| 11 | Amicale de Lucé | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 32 | |
| 12 | Angoulême | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 31 | |
| 13 | Mulhouse | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 29 | |
| 14 | Stade Quimpérois | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 29 | |
| 15 | Blois | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 28 | |
| 16 | US Boulogne | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 21 | Relegated |
| 17 | Melun | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 18 | Relegated |
| 18 | Amiens | 34 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 66 | −38 | 17 | Relegated |

## Championship play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gueugnon | 3–1 | Brest | 1–0 | 2–1 |

## Promotion play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Avignon | 3–4 | Lens | 2–0 | 1–4 |

Lens was qualified to the play-off against 19th placed team of Division 1, Paris FC.

