2009–10 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season 2009–10
Champions Caen
Promoted Brest
Arles-Avignon
Relegated Guingamp
Strasbourg
Bastia
Matches played 380
Goals scored 883 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorer Olivier Giroud (21)
Biggest home win Bastia 6–1 Nîmes (18 August 2009)
Nantes 5–0 Istres (21 August 2009)
Biggest away win Nîmes 0–4 Caen (27 November 2009)
Highest scoring Dijon FCO 5–4 Châteauroux (30 October 2009)

The Ligue 2 2009–10 season was the sixty-ninth[1] edition since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009,[2] and the league began on 7 August and ended on 14 May 2010.[3]

German sportswear company Puma became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.[4]

Contents

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from Ligue 1 2008–09

Teams promoted to Ligue 1 2009–10

Teams promoted from Championnat National 2008–09

Teams relegated to Championnat National 2009–10

DNCG Ruling on Arles-Avignon

All clubs that secured status for Ligue 2 play this season had to be approve by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[5][6]

On 23 June, the DNCG ruled that AC Arles-Avignon would not be allowed to play in Ligue 2 following their promotion from the Championnat National, due to irregularities in the club's financial accounts and management.[7] On 3 July, following an appeal, the DNCG reversed its decision reinstating Arles' Ligue 2 status.[8]

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Caen (P) 38 18 15 5 52 30 +22 69 Promotion to the Ligue 1
2 Brest (P) 38 20 7 11 53 34 +19 67
3 Arles-Avignon (P) 38 16 12 10 43 39 +4 60
4 Metz 38 14 14 10 43 39 +4 56
5 Angers 38 15 10 13 46 43 +3 55
6 Clermont 38 15 9 14 48 41 +7 54
7 Le Havre 38 14 10 14 45 50 −5 52
8 Laval 38 11 18 9 49 41 +8 51
9 Dijon 38 12 15 11 52 46 +6 51
10 Nîmes 38 13 12 13 37 43 −6 51
11 Tours 38 11 16 11 47 46 +1 49
12 Sedan 38 11 16 11 46 46 0 49
13 Ajaccio 38 13 9 16 41 42 −1 48
14 Vannes 38 11 13 14 40 49 −9 46
15 Nantes 38 12 9 17 43 54 −11 45
16 Châteauroux 38 10 14 14 50 54 −4 44
17 Istres 38 11 11 16 34 52 −18 44
18 Guingamp (R) 38 9 16 13 35 40 −5 43 Relegation to the Championnat National
19 Strasbourg (R) 38 9 15 14 42 49 −7 42
20 Bastia (R) 38 10 9 19 40 48 −8 39

Updated to games played on 14 May 2010
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away1 ACA ANG ARL BAS BRS CAE CHA CLR DIJ GUI IST LVL HAV MET NAN NMS SED RCS TOU VAN
Ajaccio 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1
Angers 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0
Arles-Avignon 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Bastia 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–4 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 6–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–2
Brest 0–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–4 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–4
Caen 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 4–2
Châteauroux 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–0
Clermont 3–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 0–0 1–0
Dijon 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 5–4 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–0
Guingamp 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–1
Istres 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
Laval 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 2–2 4–0 3–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–1
Le Havre 1–0 3–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–1
Metz 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1
Nantes 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 5–0 0–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–0
Nîmes 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 1–4 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1
Sedan 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–3 2–0 0–1
Strasbourg 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0
Tours 1–3 2–0 4–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–4 2–0 4–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–1
Vannes 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 0–3 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2

Updated to games played on 14 May 2010
Source: Ligue 2 Results
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Stats

Top goalscorers

Position Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Olivier Giroud  France Tours 21
2 Anthony Modeste  France Angers 20
3 Sebastián Ribas  Uruguay Dijon 16
3 Nolan Roux  France Brest 15
5 Pierre-Yves André  France Bastia 14
6 Lynel Kitambala  France Dijon 13
- Nicolas Fauvergue  France Strasbourg 13
- Titi Buengo  Angola Châteauroux 13
- Mamadou Diallo  Mali Le Havre 13
- Alexis Allart  France Sedan 13
11 Xavier Pentecôte  France Bastia 12
12 2 player 11
14 7 players 10
21 5 players 9
26 3 players 8
29 5 players 7
34 11 players 6
45 16 players 5
61 18 players 4
79 33 players 3
112 44 players 2
156 100 players 1
Total: 886[9]
Average after 380 games: 2.33

Last updated: 3 June 2010
Source: Ligue 2

Assists Table

Position Player Nationality Club Assists
1 Benjamin Nivet  France Caen 11
2 Benjamin Psaume  France Arles-Avignon 10
- Bruno Grougi  France Brest 10
4 Fatih Atik  France Tours 9
- Jérôme Lebouc  France Laval 9
6 4 players 8
10 5 players 7
15 5 players 6
20 11 players 5
31 14 players 4
45 25 players 3
70 67 players 2
137 98 players 1
Total: 564
Average after 380 games: 1.48

Last updated: 3 June 2010
Source: Ligue 2

Season statistics

As of 30 October 2009

Scoring

Discipline

Awards

The nominees for the Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Manager of the Year in Ligue 2. The winner was determined at the annual UNFP Awards, which was held on 9 May.[22] The winners are displayed in bold.

Player of the Year

Player Nationality Club
Benjamin Nivet France Caen
Olivier Giroud France Tours
Nolan Roux France Stade Brest
Anthony Modeste France Angers

Goalkeeper of the Year

Player Nationality Club
Benoît Costil France Sedan
Steeve Elana France Stade Brest
Cyrille Merville France Arles-Avignon
Aléxis Thébaux France Caen

Manager of the Year

Manager Nationality Club
Franck Dumas France Caen
Alex Dupont France Stade Brest
Michel Estevan France Arles-Avignon
Philippe Hinschberger France Laval

Team of the Year

Ligue 2 Team of the Year
Elana
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Steeve Elana Caen
Defender Omar Daf Brest
Defender Grégory Leca Caen
Defender Paul Baysse Sedan
Defender Grégory Tafforeau Caen
Midfielder Bruno Grougi Brest
Midfielder Benjamin Nivet Caen
Midfielder Romain Hamouma Laval
Forward Nolan Roux Brest
Forward Olivier Giroud Tours
Forward Anthony Modeste Angers

Team information

Club Chairman Manager Appointed
Ajaccio Moretti, MichelMichel Moretti Pantaloni, OlivierOlivier Pantaloni 2009–
Angers Bernard, WillyWilly Bernard Garcia, Jean-LouisJean-Louis Garcia 2006–
Arles Conrad, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Conrad Estevan, MichelMichel Estevan 2009–
Bastia Orlanducci, CharlesCharles Orlanducci Hadžibegić, FarukFaruk Hadžibegić 2009–
Brest Leroux, DanielDaniel Leroux Dupont, AlexAlex Dupont 2009–
Caen Fortin, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Fortin Dumas, FranckFranck Dumas 2004–
Châteauroux Le Seyec, PatrickPatrick Le Seyec Papin, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Papin 2009–
Clermont Michy, ClaudeClaude Michy Der Zakarian, MichelMichel Der Zakarian 2009–
Dijon Gnecchi, BernardBernard Gnecchi Carteron, PatricePatrice Carteron 2009–
Guingamp Le Graët, NoëlNoël Le Graët Zvunka, VictorVictor Zvunka 2007–
Istres Benoît, BertrandBertrand Benoît Usai, NicolasNicolas Usai 2008–
Laval Lucas, BrunoBruno Lucas Hinschberger, PhilippePhilippe Hinschberger 2007–
Le Havre Louvel, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Louvel Daury, CédricCédric Daury 2009–
Metz Serin, BernardBernard Serin Müller, JoëlJoël Müller 2010–
Nantes Kita, WaldemarWaldemar Kita Gentili, BaptisteBaptiste Gentili 2010–
Nîmes Gazeau, Jean-LouisJean-Louis Gazeau Cavalli, Jean-MichelJean-Michel Cavalli 2008–
Sedan Urano, PascalPascal Urano Chauvin, LandryLandry Chauvin 2008–
Strasbourg Ginestet, PhilippePhilippe Ginestet Janin, PascalPascal Janin 2009–
Tours Sebag, FrédéricFrédéric Sebag Sanchez, DanielDaniel Sanchez 2007–
Vannes Jestin, MichelMichel Jestin Le Mignan, StéphaneStéphane Le Mignan 2002–

Stadia

Last updated: 15 May 2010[23]

Team Stadium Capacity Avg. Attendance
Ajaccio Stade François Coty 12,000 2,123
Angers Stade Jean-Bouin 16,300 6,591
Arles Parc des Sports[24][25] 7,500 4,141
Bastia Stade Armand Cesari 12,000 2,836
Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 10,228 7,702
Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,500 13,199
Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit 17,000 6,407
Clermont Stade Gabriel Montpied 10,363 4,429
Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 7,900 5,420
Guingamp Stade du Roudourou 18,126 10,780
Istres Stade Parsemain 17,468 2,235
Laval Stade Francis Le Basser 18,703 6,679
Le Havre Stade Jules Deschaseaux 16,400 8,244
Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 26,700 11,232
Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 38,285 15,814
Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482 8,265
Sedan Stade Louis Dugauguez 23,189 8,984
Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29,230 11,328
Tours Stade de la Vallée du Cher 13,500 5,639
Vannes Stade de la Rabine 8,000 4,291

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