Paul Joseph Marie Le Guen is a French professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of French club Le Havre.
Alou Diarra is a French former professional footballer. He was a France international from 2004 until 2012. As of the 2022–23 season, he is the manager of Troyes' under-19 side in the Championnat National U19.
Le Havre Athletic Club is a French professional association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The football club was founded in 1894 as a section of the sports club of the same name, founded in 1884. Le Havre plays in Ligue 1, the first tier of French football, after securing promotion from Ligue 2 as winners of the 2022–23 season, and plays its home matches at the Stade Océane.
Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud, commonly referred to as FC Lorient, is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 2, having been relegated from Ligue 1 at the end of the 2023–24 season. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade Yves Allainmat, named after the former mayor of Lorient. The stadium is surnamed Stade du Moustoir because of its location within the city. The team is managed by Olivier Pantaloni.
Christophe Maurice Robert Revault was a French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After his playing career, he was the sporting director of his former club Le Havre.
Dimitri Payet is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama. A set-piece specialist known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".
Michel Der Zakarian is an Armenian football manager and former professional player who played as a defender.
Kevin Lejeune is a French former professional footballer who played as a left winger and current Team Manager of FC Metz.
Guillaume Hoarau is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Alain Casanova is a French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He most recently was manager of Swiss side Lausanne-Sport.
Jean Marc Nobilo is a French football coach.
Gueïda Fofana is a former French footballer. He was a French youth international and has captained at all levels of youth. In 2010, he captained the France team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship on home soil. He operated as a defensive midfielder, but could also play as a defender and was known for his physical style of play. Fofana had been compared to Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira, however he was forced to retire on 18 January 2017 due to ongoing injury problems.
Méddy Lina is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Solidarité-Scolaire. He made four appearances for Vannes in Ligue 2 during the 2008–09 season.
Olivier Pantaloni is French football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Ligue 2 side Lorient.
Benjamin Mendy is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Lorient.
Grégoire Puel is a French footballer who plays as a right back.
The 2016–17 Ligue 2 season is the 78th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Oumar Camara is a professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun as a midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Mauritania national team.
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.
