2008–09 Ligue 2
The Ligue 2 season 2008–09 was the sixty-seventh[1] edition since its establishment, and began on August 1, 2008 and ended on May 29, 2009. The fixtures were announced on May 23, 2008.[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 (October 6, 2008) |
Biggest away win | Angers 1–5 Boulogne (April 24, 2009) |
Highest scoring | Bastia 6–2 Ajaccio (December 5, 2008) (8 goals) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to Ligue 2
- FC Metz, relegated after losing to Olympique Marseille on April 12, 2008.
- RC Strasbourg, relegated after losing to SM Caen on May 10, 2008.
- RC Lens, relegated after drawing with FC Girondins de Bordeaux on May 17, 2008.
Teams promoted to Ligue 1
- Le Havre AC, promoted after drawing with CS Sedan on April 22, 2008.
- FC Nantes, promoted after drawing with Montpellier HSC on April 25, 2008.
- Grenoble Foot 38, promoted after drawing with LB Châteauroux on May 12, 2008.
Teams promoted from Championnat National
- Vannes OC, promoted after losing to FC Martigues on April 26, 2008.
- Tours FC, promoted after defeating Stade Laval on May 3, 2008.
- Nimes Olympique, promoted after defeating Stade Laval on May 16, 2008.
Teams relegated to Championnat National
- FC Gueugnon, relegated after losing to AC Ajaccio on April 18, 2008.
- FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, relegated after losing to CS Sedan on May 2, 2008.
- Chamois Niortais FC, relegated after losing to US Boulogne on May 16, 2008.
League table
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 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] |
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 | Relegated 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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (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.
Stats
Top goalscorers
Grégory Thil wins the Ligue 2 Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.
Position | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grégory Thil | US Boulogne | 18 | |
2 | Víctor Montaño | Montpellier HSC | 15 | |
- | Papiss Cissé | FC Metz | 15 | |
4 | Cheick Diabaté | AC Ajaccio | 14 | |
5 | James Fanchone | RC Strasbourg | 13 | |
- | Toifilou Maoulida | RC Lens | 13 | |
7 | Paul Alo'o | Angers SCO | 12 | |
- | Richard Socrier | Stade Brest 29 | 12 | |
9 | Tenema N'Diaye | Tours FC | 11 | |
- | Titi Buengo | Troyes AC | 11 | |
- | Kandia Traoré | RC Strasbourg | 11 | |
12 | Pierre-Yves André | SC Bastia | 10 | |
- | Jérôme Lebouc | Vannes OC | 10 | |
14 | 7 players | 9 | ||
21 | 11 players | 8 | ||
32 | 9 players | 7 | ||
41 | 15 players | 6 | ||
56 | 12 players | 5 | ||
68 | 20 players | 4 | ||
88 | 36 players | 3 | ||
124 | 37 players | 2 | ||
161 | 79 players | 1 | ||
Total: | 864 | |||
Average after 380 games: | 2.27 |
Last updated: May 30, 2009
Source: Ligue 2
Assists Table
Paul Alo'o wins the Ligue 2 Trophée du Meilleur Passeur.
Position | Player | Nationality | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Alo'o | Angers | 12 | |
2 | Alberto Costa | Montpellier | 11 | |
3 | Johann Ramaré | US Boulogne | 10 | |
- | Yann Kermorgant | Stade Reims | 10 | |
5 | 1 player | 8 | ||
6 | 2 players | 7 | ||
8 | 3 players | 6 | ||
11 | 10 players | 5 | ||
21 | 20 players | 4 | ||
41 | 25 players | 3 | ||
66 | 54 players | 2 | ||
120 | 88 players | 1 | ||
Total: | 484 | |||
Average after 380 games: | 1.27 |
Last updated: May 30, 2009
Source: Ligue 2
UNFP Player of the Month
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
Player of the Year
The nominees for Ligue 2 Player of the Year. The winner will be determine at the annual UNFP Awards on May 24. The winner will be displayed in bold.[3]
Player | Nationality | Club |
---|---|---|
Paul Alo'o | ||
Alberto Costa | ||
Victor Montaño | ||
Grégory Thil | ||
Keeper of the Year
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
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
Position | Player | Club | |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Vedran Runje | Lens | |
RB | Yohan Demont | Lens | |
CB | Laurent Koscielny | Tours | |
CB | Éric Chelle | Lens | |
LB | Marco Ramos | Lens | |
DM | Bocundji Ca | Tours | |
DM | Renaud Cohade | Strasbourg | |
AM | Alberto Costa | Montpellier | |
FW | Grégory Thil | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
FW | Paul Alo'o | Angers | |
FW | Victor Montaño | Montpellier |
Managers
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
Last updated May 22, 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
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
- "French Football League : Ligue 2 Orange, news, results, tables, statistics". Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- "Ligue 2 Fixtures 08-09". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- Trophées UNFP : les nommés!
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