title: 1972–73 French Division 2
text: # 1972–73 French Division 2
  
  Statistics of Division 2 in the 1972–73 season.
  
  ## Overview
  
  It was contested by 36 teams, and Lens and AS Troyes won the championship.
  
  ## League tables
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lens | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 45 | Promoted |
  | 2 | US Boulogne | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 45 | |
  | 3 | Lille | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 44 | |
  | 4 | Dunkerque | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 42 | |
  | 5 | Stade Poitiers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 39 | |
  | 6 | Angoulême | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | |
  | 7 | Le Mans | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 37 | |
  | 8 | Stade Brest | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 37 | |
  | 9 | Rouen | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 36 | |
  | 10 | Stade Lavallois | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 34 | |
  | 11 | Lorient | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 33 | |
  | 12 | Cambrai | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 30 | |
  | 13 | CA Mantes la Ville | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 28 | |
  | 14 | Blois | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 28 | |
  | 15 | Bourges | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 27 | |
  | 16 | Berrichonne Chateauroux | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 24 | |
  | 17 | Caen | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 23 | Relegated |
  | 18 | Amiens | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 21 | Relegated |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | AS Troyes | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 16 | +55 | 53 | Promoted |
  | 2 | AS Monaco | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 51 | Promoted |
  | 3 | Avignon | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 41 | |
  | 4 | Chaumont | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 39 | |
  | 5 | Toulon | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 39 | |
  | 6 | Mulhouse | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 38 | |
  | 7 | Cannes | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 37 | |
  | 8 | Besançon | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 37 | |
  | 9 | Montluçon | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 34 | |
  | 10 | Toulouse | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 33 | |
  | 11 | Sète | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 32 | |
  | 12 | Limoges | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 30 | |
  | 13 | Arles | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 30 | |
  | 14 | Entente BFN | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 29 | |
  | 15 | Gueugnon | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 27 | |
  | 16 | ES La Ciotat | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 25 | Relegated |
  | 17 | Cuiseaux Louhans | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 20 | Relegated |
  | 18 | Montelimar | 34 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 66 | −46 | 17 | Relegated |
  
  ## Championship play-offs
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Lens | 4–2 | Troyes | 1–0 | 3–2 |
  
  ## Promotion play-offs
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Boulogne | 3–10 | Monaco | 2–2 | 1–8 |
  