title: 1961–62 French Division 2
text: # 1961–62 French Division 2
  
  Statistics of Division 2 in the 1961–62 season.
  
  ## Overview
  
  It was contested by 19 teams, and Grenoble won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Grenoble | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 52 | Promoted |
  | 2 | Valenciennes | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 46 | Promoted |
  | 3 | Girondins Bordeaux | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 46 | Promoted |
  | 4 | Olympique Marseille | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 44 | Promoted |
  | 5 | AS Troyes | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 41 | |
  | 6 | Nantes | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 40 | |
  | 7 | Besançon | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 39 | |
  | 8 | Lille | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 37 | |
  | 9 | Toulon | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 36 | |
  | 10 | Red Star Paris | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 36 | |
  | 11 | Limoges | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 35 | |
  | 12 | Aix-en-Provence | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 35 | |
  | 13 | Cannes | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 34 | |
  | 14 | US Boulogne | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 31 | |
  | 15 | Cherbourg | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 29 | |
  | 16 | Forbach | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 26 | |
  | 17 | Béziers | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 26 | |
  | 18 | CA Paris | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 26 | |
  | 19 | Roubaix-Tourcoing | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 25 | |
  