Ligue 2
Season2008–09
ChampionsLens
PromotedMontpellier
Boulogne
RelegatedAmiens
Reims
Troyes
Europa LeagueGuingamp (Play-off round; via domestic cup)
Goals scored864
Average goals/game2.27
Top goalscorerFrance Grégory Thil (18)
Biggest home winStrasbourg 5–0 Nîmes (6 October 2008)
Biggest away winAngers 1–5 Boulogne (24 April 2009)
Highest scoringBastia 6–2 Ajaccio (5 December 2008)
(8 goals)

The Ligue 2 season 2008–09 was the sixty-seventh[1] edition since its establishment, and began on 1 August 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.[2]

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Ligue 2

Teams promoted to Ligue 1

Teams promoted from Championnat National

Teams relegated to Championnat National

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 (Q) 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 Relegation 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
Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Coupe de France winners Guingamp qualify for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round of 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Results

Home \ Away ACA AMI ANG BAS BOU BRS CHA CLR DIJ GUI RCL MET MHS NMS REI SED STR TOU TRO VAN
Ajaccio 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0
Amiens 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2
Angers 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–5 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–2 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–1
Bastia 6–2 2–2 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1
Boulogne 0–1 4–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 2–0
Brest 1–2 1–2 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–1
Châteauroux 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Clermont 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1
Dijon 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 3–0
Guingamp 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1
Lens 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Metz 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–0
Montpellier 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–1
Nîmes 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0
Reims 1–3 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–3 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 0–0 3–1
Sedan 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–4 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–3
Strasbourg 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–0 2–1
Tours 4–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–4 0–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–3 1–0
Troyes 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 3–2 3–0
Vannes 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

UNFP Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
AugustFrance James FanchoneRC Strasbourg
SeptemberFrance Chakhir BelghazouaniRC Strasbourg
OctoberColombia Víctor MontañoMontpellier HSC
NovemberFrance Lilian CompanMontpellier HSC
DecemberColombia Víctor MontañoMontpellier HSC
JanuaryCameroon Paul Alo'oAngers SCO
FebruaryFrance Toifilou MaoulidaRC Lens
MarchRomania Claudiu KeserüTours FC
AprilTunisia Issam JemâaRC 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 24 May. The winner will be displayed in bold.[3]

PlayerNationalityClub
Paul Alo'o CameroonFrance Angers SCO
Alberto Costa ArgentinaFrance Montpellier HSC
Victor Montaño ColombiaFrance Montpellier HSC
Grégory Thil FranceFrance US Boulogne

Keeper of the Year

The nominees for the Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

PlayerNationalityClub
Johann Carrasso FranceFrance Montpellier HSC
Stéphane Cassard FranceFrance RC Strasbourg
Macedo Novaes BrazilFrance SC Bastia
Vedran Runje CroatiaFrance RC Lens

Manager of the Year

The nominees for Manager of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

PlayerNationalityClub
Stéphane Le Mignan FranceFrance Vannes OC
Philippe Montanier FranceFrance US Boulogne
Daniel Sanchez FranceFrance Tours FC
Jean-Guy Wallemme FranceFrance RC Lens

Team of the Year

Position PlayerClub
GKCroatiaVedran RunjeLens
RBFranceYohan DemontLens
CBFranceLaurent KoscielnyTours
CBMaliÉric ChelleLens
LBPortugalMarco RamosLens
DMGuinea-BissauBocundji CaTours
DMFranceRenaud CohadeStrasbourg
AMArgentinaAlberto CostaMontpellier
FWFranceGrégory ThilBoulogne-sur-Mer
FWCameroonPaul Alo'oAngers
FWColombiaVictor MontañoMontpellier

Managers

ClubHead coach
Ajaccio Germany Gernot Rohr, replaced in August by France José Pasqualetti
Amiens France Ludovic Batelli, replaced in July by France Thierry Laurey
Angers France Jean-Louis Garcia
Bastia France Bernard Casoni
Boulogne France Philippe Montanier
Brest France Pascal Janin, replaced in December by France Gérald Baticle, replaced in May by France Alex Dupont
Châteauroux France Christian Sarramagna, replaced in January by France Dominique Bijotat
Clermont France Didier Ollé-Nicolle
Dijon Bosnia and Herzegovina Faruk Hadžibegić
Guingamp France Victor Zvunka
Lens France Jean-Guy Wallemme
Metz France Yvon Pouliquen
Montpellier France Rolland Courbis
Nîmes France Jean-Luc Vannuchi, replaced in December by France Jean-Michel Cavalli
Reims France Didier Tholot, replaced in December by France Luis Fernandez
Sedan France José Pasqualetti, replaced in July by France Landry Chauvin
Strasbourg France Jean-Marc Furlan
Tours France Daniel Sanchez
Troyes France Denis Troch, replaced in July by France Ludovic Batelli, replaced in May by France Claude Robin
Vannes France Stéphane Le Mignan

Stadia

The locations of the 20 teams participating in Ligue 2 season 2008–09

Last updated 22 May 2009[4]

Team Stadium Capacity Avg. attendance
AjaccioStade François Coty12,0002,281
AmiensStade de la Licorne12,0979,368
AngersStade Jean Bouin17,0007,398
BastiaStade Armand Cesari12,0002,876
BoulogneStade de la Libération7,3005,604
BrestStade Francis-Le Blé10,1896,264
ChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit17,1736,130
ClermontStade Gabriel Montpied10,3635,289
DijonStade Gaston Gérard7,9003,764
GuingampStade du Roudourou18,1269,437
LensStade Félix-Bollaert41,23329,842
MetzStade Municipal Saint-Symphorien26,7009,628
MontpellierStade de la Mosson32,9008,397
NîmesStade des Costières18,4829,193
SedanStade Louis Dugauguez23,1898,736
Stade ReimsStade Auguste Delaune25,00011,579
StrasbourgStade de la Meinau29,23014,193
ToursStade de la Vallée du Cher13,5006,898
TroyesStade de l'Aube21,8779,810
VannesStade de la Rabine8,0003,571

Teams by region

Region Number of teams Teams
1  Bretagne3Brest, Guingamp and Vannes
 Champagne-Ardenne3Reims and Sedan, Troyes
3  Centre2Châteauroux and Tours
 Corsica2Ajaccio and Bastia
 Languedoc-Roussillon2Montpellier and Nîmes
 Nord-Pas de Calais2Lens and Boulogne
7
 Alsace1Strasbourg
 Auvergne1Clermont
 Bourgogne1Dijon
 Lorraine1Metz
 Pays de la Loire1Angers
 Picardie1Amiens

References

  1. "French Football League : Ligue 2 Orange, news, results, tables, statistics". Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. "Ligue 2 Fixtures 08-09". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  3. Trophées UNFP : les nommés!
  4. AFFLUENCES Par Club
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