2011–12 Ligue 2
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The 2011–12 Ligue 2 season was the 73rd since its establishment.[7] The previous season's champions was Evian. The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June.[8][9] The season began on 29 July and ended on 18 May 2012.[10] The winter break was in effect from 21 December to 14 January.
Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Bastia |
Promoted | Bastia Reims Troyes |
Relegated | Metz Amiens Boulogne |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 872 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cédric Fauré (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Nantes 5–0 Amiens (27 April 2012)[1] |
Biggest away win | Arles-Avignon 1–5 Istres (20 December 2011)[2] |
Highest scoring | Metz 2–5 Guingamp (4 May 2012)[3] |
Longest winning run | 4 games Reims (30 July – 19 August) Bastia (16 December – 18 January) |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 games Clermont (30 September – 2 December) |
Longest winless run | 10 games AS Monaco (23 September – 20 December) |
Longest losing run | 4 games Arles-Avignon (21 October – 25 November) Amiens (16 December – 18 January) |
Highest attendance | 30,961 – Lens 2–0 Châteauroux (20 December 2011)[4] |
Lowest attendance | 1,777 – Istres 3–1 Châteauroux (20 September 2011)[5] |
Average attendance | 7,999[6] |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
Bastia clinched the second division title on 1 May 2012 with three matches to spare after defeating Metz 3–0 at the Stade Armand Cesari.[11] The title is the club's second overall in the division having won the league previously in the 1967–68 season. Bastia will be making its return to the first division after a seven-year absence and will be entering Ligue 1 on a run of two consecutive promotions.[12] The club had earned promotion to Ligue 2 after winning the 2010–11 edition of the Championnat National.
Reims and Troyes became the second and third club, respectively, to earn promotion to Ligue 1 alongside the champions Bastia.[13] Both clubs achieved promotion with one game to spare following league victories on 11 May 2012, which positioned each club in second and third place permanently. Reims, which is a six-time Ligue 1 champion, will be returning to the first division after over 33 years playing in the lower divisions.[14] During those 33 years, the club underwent liquidation and had all aspects of the club (its records, trophies, etc.) auctioned off. Troyes will be returning to Ligue 1 after a four-year stint in Ligue 2.[15]