2017–18 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season	2017–18
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The 2017–18 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons^[1]) season is the 79th season since its establishment.

Teams

There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

Team changes

Promoted from 2016–17 Championnat National

Relegated from 2016–17 Ligue 1

Promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1

Relegated to 2017–18 Championnat National

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in 2017–18 Ligue 2

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Ajaccio !AC Ajaccio	Ajaccio	Stade François Coty	10,660
Auxerre !Auxerre	Auxerre	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps	21,379
Bourg-en-Bresse !Bourg-Péronnas	Bourg-en-Bresse	Stade Marcel-Verchère	11,400
Brest !Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	15,097
Châteauroux !Châteauroux	Châteauroux	Stade Gaston Petit	17,173
Clermont !Clermont Foot	Clermont-Ferrand	Stade Gabriel Montpied	11,980
Gazélec !Gazélec Ajaccio	Ajaccio	Stade Ange Casanova	6,000
Le Havre !Le Havre	Le Havre	Stade Océane	25,000
Lens !Lens	Lens	Stade Bollaert-Delelis	38,223
Lorient !Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	18,890
Nancy !Nancy	Tomblaine	Stade Marcel Picot	20,087
Nîmes !Nîmes	Nîmes	Stade des Costières	18,482
Niort !Niort	Niort	Stade René Gaillard	10,886
Orléans !Orléans	Orléans	Stade de la Source	7,000
Paris !Paris FC	Paris	Stade Charléty	20,000
Quevilly !Quevilly-Rouen	Le Petit-Quevilly	Stade Robert Diochon	12,018
Reims !Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste Delaune	21,684
Sochaux !Sochaux	Montbéliard	Stade Auguste Bonal	20,000
Tours !Tours	Tours	Stade de la Vallée du Cher	16,247
Valenciennes !Valenciennes	Valenciennes	Stade du Hainaut	25,172

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager¹	Captain¹	Kit Manufacturer¹	Main Sponsor¹
AC Ajaccio	Pantaloni, OlivierOlivier Pantaloni	Cavalli, JohanJohan Cavalli	adidas	Corse du Sud
Auxerre	Gillot, FrancisFrancis Gillot		Macron	Remorques LOUALT, Vitrans
Bourg-Péronnas	Della Maggiore, HervéHervé Della Maggiore	Nirlo, JimmyJimmy Nirlo	adidas	BestDrive
Brest	Furlan, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Furlan	Grougi, BrunoBruno Grougi	Nike	Quéguiner
Châteauroux	Vasseur, Jean-LucJean-Luc Vasseur	M'Bone, YannickYannick M'Bone	Nike	Monin
Clermont	Diacre, CorinneCorinne Diacre		Patrick	Crédit Mutuel
Gazélec Ajaccio	, Albert Cartier Albert Cartier	Louis Poggi	Macron	Carrefour, Casino D'Ajaccio
Le Havre	Tanchot, OswaldOswald Tanchot	Bonnet, AlexandreAlexandre Bonnet	Joma	Api
Lens	Casanova, AlainAlain Casanova	Douchez, NicolasNicolas Douchez	Umbro	Auchan Retail
Lorient	Landreau, MickaëlMickaël Landreau		Kappa	B&B Hotels, Jean Floc'h
Nancy	Correa, PabloPablo Correa	Hadji, YoussoufYoussouf Hadji	Nike	Sopalin
Nîmes	Blaquart, BernardBernard Blaquart	Harek, FéthiFéthi Harek	Puma	Marie Blachère
Niort	Renaud, DenisDenis Renaud	Dembélé, AlliouAlliou Dembélé	Puma	Restaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away)
Orléans	Ollé-Nicolle, DidierDidier Ollé-Nicolle	Ligoule, MatthieuMatthieu Ligoule	Kappa	CTVL
Paris	Mercadal, FabienFabien Mercadal	Lybohy, HervéHervé Lybohy	Nike
Quevilly-Rouen	Da Costa, EmmanuelEmmanuel Da Costa		Kappa	Matmut
Reims	Guion, DavidDavid Guion		Hungaria	Sanei Ascenseurs
Sochaux	Zeidler, PeterPeter Zeidler		Lotto	Ledus
Tours	Zoonekynd, GilbertGilbert Zoonekynd	Bergougnoux, BryanBryan Bergougnoux	Hungaria	Corsicatours
Valenciennes	Hadžibegić, FarukFaruk Hadžibegić	Roudet, SébastienSébastien Roudet	Kipsta	Mutuelle Just

¹Subject to change during the season.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Reims	name !Michel Der Zakarian	Signed by Montpellier	23 May 2017^[2]	Pre-season	name !David Guion	25 May 2017^[3]
Lorient	name !Bernard Casoni	Sacked	30 May 2017	Pre-season	name !Mickaël Landreau	30 May 2017^[4]
Sochaux	name !Albert Cartier	Resigned	1 June 2017	Pre-season	name !Peter Zeidler	2 June 2017^[5]
Gazélec Ajaccio	name !Jean-Luc Vannuchi	Resigned	26 May 2017	Pre-season	name !Albert Cartier	30 May 2017^[6]
Auxerre	name !Cédric Daury	Appointed as Sporting Director	1 June 2017	Pre-season	name !Francis Gillot	1 June 2017^[7]
Châteauroux	name !Michel Estevan	Sacked	1 June 2017	Pre-season	name !Jean-Luc Vasseur	2 June 2017^[8]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Le Havre	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Reims	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9	Promotion to Ligue 1
3	Sochaux	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Qualification to match 2 of promotion play-offs
4	Clermont	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	5	Qualification to match 1 of promotion play-offs
5	Niort	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	5	Qualification to match 1 of promotion play-offs
6	Valenciennes	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
7	AC Ajaccio	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
8	Orléans	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
9	Paris FC	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
10	Bourg-Péronnas	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
11	Châteauroux	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
12	Nîmes	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
13	Gazélec Ajaccio	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
14	Auxerre	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
15	Lorient	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
16	Quevilly-Rouen	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
17	Brest	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1
18	Nancy	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1	Qualification to relegation play-offs
19	Lens	3	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0	Relegation to Championnat National
20	Tours	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0	Relegation to Championnat National

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair-play points

Results

Home ╲ Away	Gazélec Ajaccio !GAZ	Ajaccio !ACA	Auxerre !AUX	Bourg-Péronnas !BPE	Brest !BRS	Châteauroux !CHA	Clermont !CLR	Le Havre !HAC	Lens !RCL	Lorient !LOR	Nancy !NAL	Nîmes !NMS	Niort !NRT	Orléans !ORL	Paris !PAR	Quevilly !QUE	Reims !REI	Sochaux !SOC	Tours !TOU	Valenciennes !VAL
Gazélec Ajaccio !Gazélec Ajaccio										0–0
Ajaccio !Ajaccio					2–1
Auxerre !Auxerre									1–0
Bourg-Péronnas !Bourg-Péronnas															1–2
Brest !Brest						2–3
Châteauroux !Châteauroux																				0–1
Clermont !Clermont																			2–0
Le Havre !Le Havre			4–1
Lens !Lens												1–2
Lorient !Lorient																1–1
Nancy !Nancy													0–0
Nîmes !Nîmes																	0–1
Niort !Niort		0–0
Orléans !Orléans											3–1
Paris !Paris							0–0
Quevilly !Quevilly																		1–1
Reims !Reims														2–0
Sochaux !Sochaux				2–0
Tours !Tours								0–3
Valenciennes !Valenciennes	1–1

Updated to games played on 5 August 2017.
Source: Ligue 2
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Number of teams by regions

Teams	Region	Team(s)
3	Centre-Val de Loire	Châteauroux, Orléans, and Tours
2	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Clermont and Bourg-Péronnas
	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Auxerre and Sochaux
	Brittany	Brest and Lorient
	Corsica	AC Ajaccio and Gazélec Ajaccio
	Grand Est	Nancy and Reims
	Hauts-de-France	Lens and Valenciennes
	Normandy	Le Havre and Quevilly-Rouen
1	Île-de-France	Paris FC
	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Niort
	Occitanie	Nîmes

References

↑ "Coup d’envoi pour la DOMINO’S LIGUE 2" (in French). lfp.fr. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
↑ "Montpellier : Michel Der Zakarian a signé comme prévu". lequipe.fr. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
↑ https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/David-guion-nomme-a-reims-officiel/803512
↑ "Mickaël Landreau nouveau coach de Lorient". sport24.lefigaro.fr. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
↑ "Le FC Sochaux a choisi Peter Zeidler". estrepublicain.fr. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
↑ "Gazélec Ajaccio : Albert Cartier remplace Jean-Luc Vannuchi". l'équipe.fr. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
↑ "AJ AUXERRE : GILLOT SUR LE BANC, DAURY DIRECTEUR SPORTIF". stadito.fr. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
↑ "Jean-Luc Vasseur nommé nouvel entraîneur de Châteauroux". lequipe.fr. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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