2017–18 Ligue 2
The 2017–18 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons[2]) season was the 79th season since its establishment.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Reims |
Promoted | Reims Nîmes |
Relegated | Bourg-Péronnas Quevilly-Rouen Tours |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,035 (2.72 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 24 goals Umut Bozok, Nîmes |
Biggest home win | Lorient 6–0 Bourg-Péronnas (4 May 2018) |
Biggest away win | Bourg-Péronnas 0–6 Lens (13 October 2017) |
Highest scoring | Bourg-Péronnas 5–4 AC Ajaccio (2 March 2018) |
Highest attendance | 35,520 Lens vs Reims (21 October 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 588 Quevilly-Rouen vs Bourg-Péronnas (11 August 2017) |
Average attendance | 6,484[1] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 21:43, 11 May 2018 (UTC). |
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 2016–17 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
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Promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1 Relegated to 2017–18 Championnat National
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Stadia and locations
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Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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AC Ajaccio | Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,446 |
Auxerre | Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 |
Bourg-Péronnas | Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 |
Brest | Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,097 |
Châteauroux | Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173 |
Clermont Foot | Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 |
Gazélec Ajaccio | Ajaccio | Stade Ange Casanova | 8,000 |
Le Havre | Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,000 |
Lens | Lens | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 38,223 |
Lorient | Lorient | Stade du Moustoir | 18,890 |
Nancy | Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 |
Nîmes | Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 |
Niort | Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 |
Orléans | Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 |
Paris FC | Paris | Stade Charléty | 20,000 |
Quevilly-Rouen | Le Petit-Quevilly | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 |
Reims | Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 21,684 |
Sochaux | Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,000 |
Tours | Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,247 |
Valenciennes | Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
Personnel and kits
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 |
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Reims | ![]() |
Signed by Montpellier | 23 May 2017[3] | Pre-season | ![]() |
25 May 2017[4] |
Lorient | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 May 2017 | ![]() |
30 May 2017[5] | |
Sochaux | ![]() |
Resigned | 1 June 2017 | ![]() |
2 June 2017[6] | |
Gazélec Ajaccio | ![]() |
Resigned | 26 May 2017 | ![]() |
30 May 2017[7] | |
Auxerre | ![]() |
Appointed as Sporting Director | 1 June 2017 | ![]() |
1 June 2017[8] | |
Châteauroux | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 June 2017 | ![]() |
2 June 2017[9] | |
Lens | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 August 2017[10] | 19th | ![]() |
20 August 2017 |
Nancy | ![]() |
Sacked | 29 August 2017[11] | 16th | ![]() |
30 August 2017[12] |
Clermont Foot | ![]() |
Signed by France women | 30 August 2017 [13] | 8th | ![]() |
1 September 2017[14] |
Valenciennes | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 September 2017[15] | 14th | ![]() |
14 October 2017[16] |
Tours | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 October 2017[17] | 20th | ![]() |
22 November 2017[18] |
Auxerre | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 December 2017[19] | 16th | ![]() |
21 December 2017[20] |
Nancy | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 January 2018 | 17th | ![]() |
28 January 2018 |
Niort | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 February 2018 | 14th | ![]() |
26 February 2018 |
Nancy | ![]() |
End of caretaker | 3 April 2018 | 18th | ![]() |
3 April 2018 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
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1 | Reims (C, P) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 88 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
2 | Nîmes (P) | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 37 | +38 | 73 | |
3 | Ajaccio | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 68 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-final |
4 | Le Havre | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final |
5 | Brest | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 65 | |
6 | Clermont | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 63 | |
7 | Lorient | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 62 | |
8 | Paris FC | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 61 | |
9 | Châteauroux | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 60 | |
10 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 53 | |
11 | Auxerre | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 47 | |
12 | Orléans | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 46 | |
13 | Valenciennes | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 45 | |
14 | Lens | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 43 | |
15 | Niort | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 42 | |
16 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 41 | |
17 | Nancy | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 38 | |
18 | Bourg-Péronnas (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 50 | 87 | −37 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
19 | Quevilly-Rouen (R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to Championnat National |
20 | Tours (R) | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Results
Promotion play-offs
A promotion play-off competition was held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2017–18 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2017–18 Ligue 1.
The quarter-final was played on 15 May, the semi-final on 18 May and the final on 23 and 27 May 2018.[21]
Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||||||
3 | Ajaccio (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||
4 | Le Havre | 2 | 4 | Le Havre | 2 (3) | ||||||||||
5 | Brest | 0 | 3 | Ajaccio | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
18 | Toulouse | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Quarter-final
Relegation play-offs
A relegation play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd-placed team of 2017–18 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 22 and 27 May 2018.[21]
Grenoble | 2–1 | Bourg-Péronnas |
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Sotoca ![]() Elogo ![]() Belvito ![]() |
Report | Bègue ![]() |
Bourg-Péronnas | 0–0 | Grenoble |
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Sarr ![]() |
Report |
Grenoble are promoted to 2018–19 Ligue 2
Top scorers
- As of 11 May 2018 [24]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Nîmes | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
Nîmes | 17 |
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Reims | ||
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Le Havre | ||
5 | ![]() |
Niort | 15 |
6 | ![]() |
Clermont | 14 |
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Reims | ||
8 | ![]() |
Ajaccio | 13 |
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Ajaccio | ||
10 | ![]() |
Sochaux | 12 |
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Ajaccio/Lorient | ||
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Orléans | ||
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Paris |
Number of teams by regions
References
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- "L'entraîneur de Valenciennes limogé pour «faits graves»". Le Figaro. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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- "Gillot n'est plus l'entraîneur d'Auxerre". Le Figaro. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Pablo Correa, nouvel entraîneur d'Auxerre (officiel)". Le Figaro. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "LFP : Les dates des Playoffs et des barrages fixées (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "HAC - Brest : 2 - 0. Et maintenant direction la Corse !". hac-foot.com. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Ligue 2 playoff between Ajaccio and Le Havre postponed after fans attack bus". 18 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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External links
- Official site (in French)