2015–16 Ligue 2

Last updated
Ligue 2
Season 2015–16
Champions Nancy
Promoted Nancy
Dijon
Metz
Relegated Évian
Créteil
Paris
Matches played380
Goals scored875 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorer Famara Diedhiou (Clermont) (21 goals)
Longest winning run6 games
Dijon
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Dijon
Longest winless run28 games
Paris
Longest losing run5 games
Évian
Highest attendance36,254
Lens - Valenciennes
Average attendance7,118
2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Ligue 2 season was the 77th season since its establishment.

Contents

Teams

There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated to the same level, and three relegated teams from Ligue 1 replacing the three teams that were promoted to the same level. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

The first team to officially join the division for the 2015–16 was Lens, who were relegated from Ligue 1 on 2 May 2015 as results on the day went against them. [1] They were joined a week later by Metz, after a 4–0 home defeat against Lorient. [2] The last relegated club were Evian after a 2-1 defeat on 16 May 2015. [3]

Red Star were the first team promoted from National, after a 4–0 victory against Istres on 8 May 2015, marking their return to the professional levels after sixteen years in the amateur leagues. [4] Paris FC and Bourg-Péronnas only gained the right to promote on the last day of the season, when Paris FC drew 0–0 against CA Bastia and Bourg-Péronnas won 1–0 against Boulogne. [5]

Only 2 teams were planned to be promoted and relegated this season [6] but the decision was later overturned by an appeal to the Conseil d'État [7] and the French Football Federation. [8] [9]

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade François Coty 10,660
Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 21,379
Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse Stade Marcel-Verchère 111,400
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 15,097
Clermont Foot Clermont-Ferrand Stade Gabriel Montpied 11,980
Créteil Créteil Stade Dominique Duvauchelle 12,050
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 16,098
Évian Annecy Parc des Sports 15,660
Laval Laval Stade Francis Le Basser 18,607
Le Havre Le Havre Stade Océane 25,000
Lens Lens Stade Bollaert-Delelis 35,000
Metz Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 24,500
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087
Nîmes Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482
Niort Niort Stade René Gaillard 10,886
Paris Paris Stade Sébastien Charléty 20,000
Red Star Saint-Ouen Stade Pierre Brisson 210,178
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

TeamManager1Captain1Kit Manufacturer1Main Sponsor1
Ajaccio Flag of France.svg Olivier Pantaloni Flag of France.svg Johan Cavalli Macron Suite Home
Auxerre Flag of France.svg Jean-Luc Vannuchi Flag of France.svg Sébastien Puygrenier Airness Remarques LOUALT,Vitrans
Bourg-en-Bresse Flag of France.svg Hervé Della Maggiore Flag of France.svg Yannick Goyon adidas BestDrive
Brest Flag of France.svg Alex Dupont Flag of France.svg Bruno Grougi Nike Quéguiner
Clermont Flag of France.svg Corinne Diacre Flag of France.svg Cédric Avinel Patrick Crédit Mutuel
Créteil Flag of France.svg Laurent Roussey Flag of France.svg Jean-Michel Lesage adidasSFB Béton,Holcim
Dijon Flag of France.svg Olivier Dall'Oglio Flag of France.svg Cédric Varrault Kappa DVF, Doras,IPS
Evian Flag of France.svg Romain Revelli Flag of France.svg Olivier Sorlin KappaMSC Croisières
Laval Flag of France.svg Denis Zanko Flag of France.svg Anthony Gonçalves Kappa Lactel
Le Havre Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley Flag of France.svg Yohann Rivière NikeApi
Lens Flags of New Caledonia.svg Antoine Kombouaré Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Chavarría Umbro Azerbaijan: Land of Fire
Metz Flag of France.svg Philippe Hinschberger Flag of France.svg Kevin Lejeune Nike Moselle|
Nancy Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Correa Flag of Morocco.svg Youssouf Hadji NikeDane Elec
Nîmes Flag of France.svg Bernard Blaquart Flag of France.svg Toifilou Maoulida Erreà Marie Blachère
Niort Flag of France.svg Denis Renaud Flag of France.svg Jimmy Roye Puma Restaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away)
Paris Flag of France.svg Jean-Luc Vasseur Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Hervé Libohy Nike Vinci
Red Star Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Almeida Flag of France.svg Vincent Planté adidas
Sochaux Flag of France.svg Albert Cartier Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Vivian Lotto Peugeot
Tours Flag of Italy.svg Marco Simone Flag of France.svg Bryan Bergougnoux NikeCorsicatours
Valenciennes Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Faruk Hadžibegić Flag of France.svg Yunis Abdelhamid Uhlsport GDE Recyclage

1Subject to change during the season.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Paris FC Flag of France.svg Christophe Taine Mutual consent4 June 2015 [12] Pre-season Flag of France.svg Denis Renaud 5 June 2015 [13]
Red Star Flag of France.svg Sébastien Robert 6 June 2015 [14] Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Almeida 12 June 2015 [15]
FC Metz Flag of France.svg Albert Cartier 16 June 2015 [16] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg José Riga 16 June 2015 [17]
Tours Flag of France.svg Gilbert Zoonekynd 25 June 2015 [18] Flag of Italy.svg Marco Simone 25 June 2015 [19]
Evian Flag of France.svg Pascal Dupraz 11 July 2015 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Safet Sušić 11 July 2015 [20]
Sochaux Flag of France.svg Olivier Echouafni Sacked12 September 2015 [21] 18th Flag of France.svg Albert Cartier 3 October 2015 [22]
Le Havre AC Flag of France.svg Thierry Goudet Sacked28 September 2015 [23] 15th Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley 10 November 2015 [24]
Nîmes Flag of France.svg José Pasqualetti Resigned21 November 2015 [25] 20th Flag of France.svg Bernard Blaquart 1 December 2015 [26]
Paris FC Flag of France.svg Denis Renaud Sacked28 November 2015 [27] 18th Flag of France.svg Jean-Luc Vasseur 29 November 2015 [28]
Créteil Flag of France.svg Thierry Froger Sacked9 December 2015 [29] 14th Flag of France.svg Laurent Roussey 9 December 2015
FC Metz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg José Riga Mutual consent23 December 2015 [30] 6th Flag of France.svg Philippe Hinschberger 24 December 2015 [31]
Valenciennes Flag of France.svg David Le Frapper Sacked28 December 2015 [32] 17th Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Faruk Hadžibegić 15 January 2016 [33]
Evian Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Safet Sušić Sacked11 January 2016 [34] 13th Flag of France.svg Romain Revelli 11 January 2016
Niort Flag of France.svg Régis Brouard Sacked29 February 2016 [35] 17th Flag of France.svg Denis Renaud 9 May 2016 [36]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or Relegation
1 Nancy (C, P)38211166032+2874Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Dijon (P)38201086236+2670
3 Metz (P)38198115439+1565
4 Le Havre 38198115237+1565
5 Red Star 381810104338+564
6 Lens 381513103935+458
7 Clermont Foot 381610125653+358
8 Auxerre 381510134746+155
9 Tours 381114133641−547
10 Brest 381211153441−747
11 Bourg-en-Bresse 38138174759−1247
12 Valenciennes 381014143943−444
13 Laval 38917123542−744
14 Nîmes [lower-alpha 1] 381312135052−243
15 Sochaux 38915143436−242
16 Niort 38818123845−742
17 Ajaccio 38915143442−842
18 Evian [lower-alpha 2] (R, D)38912174141039Demotion to Division d'Honneur Régionale
19 Créteil (R)38810204266−2434Relegation to Championnat National
20 Paris FC (R)38418163251−1930
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
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Nîmes was docked 8 points for match fixing in the 2013–14 season. [37]
  2. ↑ Evian was demoted due to financial difficulties. [38]

Results

Home \ Away ACA AUX BPE BRE CLE CRE DIJ ETG LAV HAC LEN MET NAL NIM NIO PFC RS SOC TOU VAL
Ajaccio —1–02–02–13–13–00–01–10–01–11–10–12–12–02–00–01–20–21–21–1
Auxerre 0–0—1–20–01–03–12–03–12–31–31–24–02–21–01–12–00–12–12–11–1
Bourg-en-Bresse 3–01–1—3–11–25–12–10–20–01–32–10–32–04–22–14–10–12–10–20–0
Brest 1–00–02–1—1–22–10–00–20–00–02–11–11–12–01–11–00–11–03–01–2
Clermont Foot 2–11–23–22–0—1–02–34–14–12–12–22–11–21–02–11–10–20–00–12–0
Créteil 2–21–02–10–20–3—0–10–00–02–11–11–20–31–22–30–02–41–12–20–1
Dijon 2–00–03–03–14–14–1—1–32–02–12–00–40–00–13–03–00–02–23–01–0
Evian Thonon Gaillard 0–24–01–10–22–21–21–2—0–01–12–10–10–14–10–01–00–10–00–04–0
Laval 0–04–11–32–01–13–22–22–1—0–11–10–10–13–20–03–12–11–21–10–3
Le Havre 1–01–05–00–00–11–00–23–22–0—2–01–11–33–10–02–10–22–12–03–2
Lens 2–03–02–02–01–11–11–11–01–10–4—1–01–01–01–10–11–11–01–10–1
Metz 3–20–15–02–22–22–11–22–11–00–10–0—0–01–22–02–12–01–02–12–0
Nancy 3–00–13–13–03–11–03–11–01–03–11–02–2—3–41–13–22–01–00–01–0
Nîmes 0–02–11–12–06–21–31–10–01–12–24–22–12–2—1–01–11–10–22–12–0
Niort 3–12–30–01–21–14–22–20–30–10–00–11–10–01–0—2–10–01–10–00–1
Paris 0–02–22–01–10–02–20–30–01–13–00–11–21–10–01–1—0–10–01–31–4
Red Star 1–10–21–01–02–10–13–22–22–02–11–23–10–11–00–22–4—0–01–11–5
Sochaux 3–02–31–12–12–00–30–11–00–01–00–00–12–20–02–31–11–2—0–01–0
Tours 1–13–10–12–11–11–21–02–11–10–10–12–02–51–21–20–00–01–0—1–0
Valenciennes 1–10–01–10–11–22–21–31–00–00–10–12–11–02–23–31–10–02–20–0—
Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Related Research Articles

The 2010–11 Ligue 2 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Caen were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 22 May 2010 and the season began on 6 August and ended on 27 May 2011. The winter break would be in effect between 22 December and 14 January 2011. There were three promoted teams from the Championnat National, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2009–10 season. A total of 20 teams currently competes in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the third division, the Championnat National. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate. In addition, German sportswear company Puma, whom the Ligue de Football Professionnel share a partnership with, provided a brand new match ball for the new season.

The 2012–13 season was the 108th overall season of football and the 80th season of competitive professional football in France.

The 2012–13 Ligue 2 season was the 74th season since its establishment. The league schedule was announced in April 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 30 May. The season began on 27 July and ended on 24 May 2013. The winter break was in effect from 22 December to 12 January 2013. In addition, German sportswear company Uhlsport became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long-term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

The 2012–13 Championnat National season was the 15th season since its establishment. The previous season's champions were Nîmes. The league schedule was announced in May 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 7 July. The season began on 3 August and ended on 24 May 2013. The winter break took place from 23 December to 12 January 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pascal Dupraz</span> French football manager and former player (born 1962)

Pascal Fernand Dupraz is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the manager of Championnat National club Dijon.

The 2013–14 Ligue 1 was the 76th season since its establishment. The season began on 9 August 2013 and ended on 17 May 2014. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. As in the previous years, Adidas provided the official ball for all matches, with a new Adidas Pro Ligue 1 model to be used throughout the season for all matches.

The 2014–15 Ligue 2 season was the 76th season since its establishment.

The 2014–15 Ligue 1 season was the 77th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title.

The 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue was the 22nd French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 44 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.

The 2015–16 season was the 90th season in the history of the French association football club Chamois Niortais. The senior team competed in Ligue 2 for the fourth consecutive season following an 11th-placed finish in 2014–15. The club also competed in both the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season was the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016. The season began on 12 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.

The 2016–17 Ligue 2 season is the 78th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.

The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was the 80th season since its establishment. The season started on 4 August 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. Monaco were the defending champions.

The 2017–18 Ligue 2 season was the 79th season since its establishment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hervé Della Maggiore</span> French footballer and coach

Hervé Della Maggiore is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the coach of French club FC Villefranche.

The 2018–19 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st season since its establishment. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 24 May 2019. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions.

The 2018–19 Ligue 2 season was the 80th season since its establishment.

The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 83rd season since its establishment. The season started on 21 August 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021. The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.

The 2021–22 Ligue 2 was the 83rd season of the Ligue 2. The season began on 24 July 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022. The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.

The 2022–23 Ligue 2, commonly known as 2022–23 Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of Ligue 2. It began on 30 July 2022 and ended on 5 June 2023. The league had a break from 12 November to 27 December due to the FIFA World Cup. Two clubs were to be promoted to Ligue 1 at the end of the season as the number of clubs in Ligue 1 was set to be reduced from 20 to 18 for the 2023–24 season. As a result, there were no play-offs held after the end of the regular season.

References

  1. ↑ "Lens mathématiquement relégué en Ligue 2" (in French). lequipe.fr. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Metz officiellement relégué" (in French). lequipe.fr. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "PSG claim third straight French title, Evian relegated". fifa.com. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Le Red Star monte en L2, Paris FC n'est plus loin!" (in French). lequipe.fr. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Baudu, Gil (22 May 2015). "National : Le Paris FC et Bourg-Péronnas prennent l'ascenseur pour la L2, Strasbourg reste à quai". FranceTV Sport. France Télévisions SA. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ligue 1 reduces relegation spots from three to two from next season".
  7. ↑ "Ligue 1 relegation places stay at three, uncertainty continues".
  8. ↑ "Le référé de la LFP rejeté". Le Figaro.fr (in French). 14 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ligue 1/Ligue 2 : Il y aura bien trois rélégations/Promotions". 2016-02-03.
  10. ↑ "Signature d'une convention avec Gueugnon" (in French). fcbourgperonnas.fr. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Beauvais, lieu du principal stade de repli" (in French). redstar.fr. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Le Paris FC et Christophe Taine se séparent" (in French). parisfootballclub.com. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Denis Renaud nouvel entraîneur du Paris FC" (in French). parisfootballclub.com. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Une montée en L2, ce n'est qu'une étape" (in French). redstar.fr. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Rui Almeida, entraîneur du Red Star" (in French). redstar.fr. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Albert Cartier n'est plus l'entraîneur des Grenats" (in French). fcmetz.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "José Riga, nouvel entraîneur du FC Metz" (in French). fcmetz.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Un nouveau staff technique" (in French). ac-ajaccio.com. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Marco Simone, nouvel entraineur du Tours FC !" (in French). toursfc.fr. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Susic nouveau coach d'Evian" (in French). Le Figaro. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Sochaux se sépare d'Echouafni" (in French). Le Figaro. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "Albert Cartier officiellement entraîneur de Sochaux" (in French). Le Figaro. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Goudet limogé par Le Havre" (in French). Le Figaro. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  24. ↑ "Bob Bradley nouvel entraîneur du Havre" (in French). Le Figaro. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  25. ↑ "Nîmes : Pasqualetti démissionne pour raisons de santé" (in French). Le Figaro. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "Blaquart confirmé sur le banc de Nîmes jusqu'à la trêve" (in French). Le Figaro. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  27. ↑ "Vasseur, Casoni, Hantz au Paris FC ?" (in French). Le Figaro. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "Jean-Luc Vasseur officiellement entraîneur du Paris FC" (in French). Le Figaro. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Créteil : Roussey remplace Froger comme entraîneur" (in French). Le Figaro. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  30. ↑ "José Riga remercié par Metz" (in French). Le Figaro. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  31. ↑ "Philippe Hinschberger nouvel entraîneur de Metz (officiel)" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  32. ↑ "L'entraîneur de Valenciennes écarté" (in French). Le Figaro. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  33. ↑ "Hadzibegic nomme entraineur du VAFC" (in French). va-fc.com. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  34. ↑ "Evian se sépare de Safet Susic" (in French). Le Figaro. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  35. ↑ "Brouard licencié de Niort après une série de mauvais résultats" (in French). Le Figaro. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  36. ↑ "Denis Renaud nouvel entraîneur de Niort" (in French). Le Figaro. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  37. ↑ "Nîmes Olympique - Décision de la commission supérieure d'appel de la FFF" (in French). fff.fr. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  38. ↑ "Evian-Thonon confirmé administrativement en CFA". l'equipe.fr (in French). 13 July 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.