2008–09 Ligue 2
Season | 2008–09 |
---|---|
Champions | Lens |
Promoted | Montpellier Boulogne |
Relegated | Amiens Reims Troyes |
Europa League | Guingamp (Play-off round; via domestic cup) |
Goals scored | 864 |
Average goals/game | 2.27 |
Top goalscorer | |
Biggest home win | Strasbourg 5–0 Nîmes (6 October 2008) |
Biggest away win | Angers 1–5 Boulogne (24 April 2009) |
Highest scoring | Bastia 6–2 Ajaccio (5 December 2008) (8 goals) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The Ligue 2 season 2008–09 was the sixty-seventh[1] edition since its establishment, and began on 1 August 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.[2]
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Teams relegated to Ligue 2
- FC Metz, relegated after losing to Olympique Marseille on 12 April 2008.
- RC Strasbourg, relegated after losing to SM Caen on 10 May 2008.
- RC Lens, relegated after drawing with FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 17 May 2008.
Teams promoted to Ligue 1
- Le Havre AC, promoted after drawing with CS Sedan on 22 April 2008.
- FC Nantes, promoted after drawing with Montpellier HSC on 25 April 2008.
- Grenoble Foot 38, promoted after drawing with LB Châteauroux on 12 May 2008.
Teams promoted from Championnat National
- Vannes OC, promoted after losing to FC Martigues on 26 April 2008.
- Tours FC, promoted after defeating Stade Laval on 3 May 2008.
- Nimes Olympique, promoted after defeating Stade Laval on 16 May 2008.
Teams relegated to Championnat National
- FC Gueugnon, relegated after losing to AC Ajaccio on 18 April 2008.
- FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, relegated after losing to CS Sedan on 2 May 2008.
- Chamois Niortais FC, relegated after losing to US Boulogne on 16 May 2008.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lens (C, P) | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 68 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
2 | Montpellier (P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 66 | |
3 | Boulogne (P) | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 66 | |
4 | Strasbourg | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 65 | |
5 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 63 | |
6 | Tours | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 61 | |
7 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 53 | |
8 | Dijon | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 52 | |
9 | Sedan | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 51 | |
10 | Vannes | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 51 | |
11 | Bastia | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 48 | |
12 | Clermont | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 47 | |
13 | Guingamp (Q) | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a] |
14 | Brest | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 45 | |
15 | Châteauroux | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 44 | |
16 | Ajaccio | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 44 | |
17 | Nîmes | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 44 | |
18 | Amiens (R) | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 43 | Relegation to Championnat National |
19 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | |
20 | Reims (R) | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 |
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Coupe de France winners Guingamp qualify for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round of 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
Results
[edit]Statistics
[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]Grégory Thil wins the Ligue 2 Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.
Last updated: 30 May 2009
|
Assists table[edit]Paul Alo'o wins the Ligue 2 Trophée du Meilleur Passeur.
Last updated: 30 May 2009
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Month | Player | Club |
---|---|---|
August | RC Strasbourg | |
September | RC Strasbourg | |
October | Montpellier HSC | |
November | Montpellier HSC | |
December | Montpellier HSC | |
January | Angers SCO | |
February | RC Lens | |
March | Tours FC | |
April | RC Lens |
Awards
[edit]Player of the Year
[edit]The nominees for Ligue 2 Player of the Year. The winner will be determine at the annual UNFP Awards on 24 May. The winner will be displayed in bold.[3]
Player | Nationality | Club |
---|---|---|
Paul Alo'o | ||
Alberto Costa | ||
Victor Montaño | ||
Grégory Thil |
Keeper of the Year
[edit]The nominees for the Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
Player | Nationality | Club |
---|---|---|
Johann Carrasso | ||
Stéphane Cassard | ||
Macedo Novaes | ||
Vedran Runje |
Manager of the Year
[edit]The nominees for Manager of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
Player | Nationality | Club |
---|---|---|
Stéphane Le Mignan | ||
Philippe Montanier | ||
Daniel Sanchez | ||
Jean-Guy Wallemme |
Team of the Year
[edit]Managers
[edit]Club | Head coach |
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Ajaccio | |
Amiens | |
Angers | |
Bastia | |
Boulogne | |
Brest | |
Châteauroux | |
Clermont | |
Dijon | |
Guingamp | |
Lens | |
Metz | |
Montpellier | |
Nîmes | |
Reims | |
Sedan | |
Strasbourg | |
Tours | |
Troyes | |
Vannes |
Stadia
[edit]Last updated 22 May 2009[4]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Avg. attendance |
---|---|---|---|
Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 12,000 | 2,281 |
Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 | 9,368 |
Angers | Stade Jean Bouin | 17,000 | 7,398 |
Bastia | Stade Armand Cesari | 12,000 | 2,876 |
Boulogne | Stade de la Libération | 7,300 | 5,604 |
Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 10,189 | 6,264 |
Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173 | 6,130 |
Clermont | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 10,363 | 5,289 |
Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 7,900 | 3,764 |
Guingamp | Stade du Roudourou | 18,126 | 9,437 |
Lens | Stade Félix-Bollaert | 41,233 | 29,842 |
Metz | Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien | 26,700 | 9,628 |
Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 32,900 | 8,397 |
Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | 9,193 |
Sedan | Stade Louis Dugauguez | 23,189 | 8,736 |
Stade Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 25,000 | 11,579 |
Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 | 14,193 |
Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 13,500 | 6,898 |
Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 21,877 | 9,810 |
Vannes | Stade de la Rabine | 8,000 | 3,571 |
Teams by region
[edit]Region | Number of teams | Teams | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Brest, Guingamp and Vannes | |
3 | Reims and Sedan, Troyes | ||
3 | 2 | Châteauroux and Tours | |
2 | Ajaccio and Bastia | ||
2 | Montpellier and Nîmes | ||
2 | Lens and Boulogne | ||
7 | |||
1 | Strasbourg | ||
1 | Clermont | ||
1 | Dijon | ||
1 | Metz | ||
1 | Angers | ||
1 | Amiens |
References
[edit]- ^ "French Football League : Ligue 2 Orange, news, results, tables, statistics". Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Ligue 2 Fixtures 08-09". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ^ Trophées UNFP : les nommés!
- ^ AFFLUENCES Par Club