title: 1982–83 French Division 2
text: # 1982–83 French Division 2
  
  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
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stade Rennais | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 54 | Promoted |
  | 2 | Nîmes Olympique | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 49 | Promoted |
  | 3 | Valenciennes | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 47 | |
  | 4 | Racing Paris | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 43 | |
  | 5 | Le Havre | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 41 | |
  | 6 | Angoulême | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 38 | |
  | 7 | Montpellier | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 37 | |
  | 8 | En Avant Guingamp | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 35 | |
  | 9 | Abbeville | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 35 | |
  | 10 | Nœux-les-Mines | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 31 | Relegated |
  | 11 | Béziers | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 29 | |
  | 12 | Angers | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 29 | |
  | 13 | Berrichonne Chateauroux | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 29 | |
  | 14 | Libourne | 34 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 28 | |
  | 15 | Limoges | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 28 | |
  | 16 | Olympique Alès | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 26 | |
  | 17 | Entente Viry Châtillon | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 19 | Relegated |
  | 18 | Corbeil-Essonnes | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 69 | −44 | 14 | Relegated |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Toulon | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 68 | 17 | +51 | 52 | Promoted |
  | 2 | Stade Reims | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 52 | |
  | 3 | Nice | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 48 | |
  | 4 | Olympique Marseille | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 41 | |
  | 5 | Dunkerque | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 40 | |
  | 6 | Martigues | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 39 | |
  | 7 | Cannes | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 38 | |
  | 8 | Orléans | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 34 | |
  | 9 | Grenoble | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 34 | |
  | 10 | Red Star Paris | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 33 | |
  | 11 | Besançon | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 32 | |
  | 12 | Gueugnon | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 31 | |
  | 13 | Thonon | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 28 | |
  | 14 | Cuiseaux Louhans | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 26 | |
  | 15 | Stade Français | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 25 | |
  | 16 | Montceau-les-Mines | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 22 | |
  | 17 | Fontainebleau | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 55 | −34 | 21 | Relegated |
  | 18 | Blenod | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 16 | Relegated |
  
  ## Championship play-offs
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Toulon | 2–3 | Rennes | 0–1 | 2–2 |
  
  ## Promotion play-offs
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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
  
  | Rank | Player | Club (Grp) | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Włodzimierz Lubański | Valenciennes (A) | 27 |
  | 2 | Patrick Cubaynes | Nîmes (A) | 20 |
  | 3 | Christian Dalger | Toulon (B) | 18 |
  | 4 | Vicky Peretz | Rennes (A) | 17 |
  | 4 | Žarko Olarević | Le Havre (A) | 17 |
  | 4 | Dominique Lefebvre | Valenciennes (A) | 17 |
  | 4 | Farès Bousdira | Rennes (A) | 17 |
  | 8 | Jean-Pierre Orts | Stade Français (B) | 16 |
  | 8 | Jean-Pierre Bertolino | Reims (B) | 16 |
  | 10 | Cheikh Diallo | Toulon (B) | 14 |
  