The Division 2 season 1997/1998, organised by the LNF was won by AS Nancy and saw the promotions of AS Nancy, FC Lorient and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, whereas CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Sporting Toulon Var, FC Martigues and FC Mulhouse were relegated to National.
22 participating teams
Amiens Beauvais Caen Gueugnon Laval Le Mans Lille Lorient Louhans-Cuiseaux Martigues Mulhouse Nancy Nice Nîmes Niort Red Star Saint-Étienne Sochaux Toulon Troyes Valence Wasquehal
League table
Recap Promoted to L1 : AS Nancy, FC Lorient, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Relegated to L2 : EA Guingamp, LB Châteauroux, AS Cannes Promoted to L2 : AC Ajaccio, CS Sedan Ardennes Relegated to National : CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Sporting Toulon Var, FC Martigues, FC Mulhouse
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Réginald RayLe Mans202 Samuel LobéLille19 Didier ThimothéeSaint-Étienne4 Bernard BougerSochaux185 Olivier PickeuAmiens17 Slađan ĐukićTroyes7 Robert MalmLorient168 Ali BouafiaLorient15 Bruno RouxBeauvais William LokoWasquehal
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