2009–10 Ligue 2

The Ligue 2 2009–10 season was the sixty-ninth^[1] edition since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009,^[2] and the league began on 7 August and ended on 14 May 2010.^[3]

Ligue 2

Season	2009–10
Champions	Caen
Promoted	Caen Brest Arles-Avignon
Relegated	Guingamp Strasbourg Bastia
Matches played	380
Goals scored	883 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Olivier Giroud (21)
Biggest home win	Bastia 6–1 Nîmes (18 August 2009) Nantes 5–0 Istres (21 August 2009)
Biggest away win	Nîmes 0–4 Caen (27 November 2009)
Highest scoring	Dijon FCO 5–4 Châteauroux (30 October 2009)
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

German sportswear company Puma became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.^[4]

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Ligue 1

• 18th Place: Caen
• 19th Place: Nantes
• 20th Place: Le Havre

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Ligue 1

• Champions: Lens
• Runners-up: Montpellier
• 3rd Place: Boulogne

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Championnat National

• Champions: Istres
• Runners-up: Laval
• 3rd Place: Arles-Avignon

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Championnat National

• 18th Place: Amiens
• 19th Place: Reims
• 20th Place: Troyes

DNCG Ruling on Arles-Avignon

All clubs that secured status for Ligue 2 play this season had to be approve by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.^[5][6]

On 23 June, the DNCG ruled that AC Arles-Avignon would not be allowed to play in Ligue 2 following their promotion from the Championnat National, due to irregularities in the club's financial accounts and management.^[7] On 3 July, following an appeal, the DNCG reversed its decision reinstating Arles' Ligue 2 status.^[8]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Caen (C, P)	38	18	15	5	52	30	+22	69	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Brest (P)	38	20	7	11	53	34	+19	67
3	Arles-Avignon (P)	38	16	12	10	43	39	+4	60
4	Metz	38	14	14	10	43	39	+4	56
5	Angers	38	15	10	13	46	43	+3	55
6	Clermont	38	15	9	14	48	41	+7	54
7	Le Havre	38	14	10	14	45	50	−5	52
8	Laval	38	11	18	9	49	41	+8	51
9	Dijon	38	12	15	11	52	46	+6	51
10	Nîmes	38	13	12	13	37	43	−6	51
11	Tours	38	11	16	11	47	46	+1	49
12	Sedan	38	11	16	11	46	46	0	49
13	Ajaccio	38	13	9	16	41	42	−1	48
14	Vannes	38	11	13	14	40	49	−9	46
15	Nantes	38	12	9	17	43	54	−11	45
16	Châteauroux	38	10	14	14	50	54	−4	44
17	Istres	38	11	11	16	34	52	−18	44
18	Guingamp (R)	38	9	16	13	35	40	−5	43	Relegation to Championnat National
19	Strasbourg (R)	38	9	15	14	42	49	−7	42
20	Bastia (R)	38	10	9	19	40	48	−8	39

Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ACA	ANG	ACAA	BAS	BRS	CAE	CHA	CLR	DIJ	GUI	IST	LVL	LHA	MET	NAN	NMS	SED	STR	TOU	VAN
Ajaccio		0–2	1–0	0–1	0–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–1	3–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1
Angers	2–1		3–1	2–0	1–2	2–2	0–3	2–1	3–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–0
Arles-Avignon	2–1	1–1		1–0	3–2	0–0	3–0	1–0	0–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–1
Bastia	1–0	3–1	3–0		1–1	1–2	0–1	1–3	3–4	0–0	2–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	6–1	2–0	1–0	3–0	1–2
Brest	0–1	2–0	3–1	4–0		2–0	2–1	2–0	1–4	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–4
Caen	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–0		1–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	4–2
Châteauroux	1–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	1–1		1–3	1–3	0–1	0–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–2	1–0	2–1	0–3	0–0
Clermont	3–0	3–2	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–3	0–0		0–2	3–1	2–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	0–1	0–3	3–0	0–0	1–0
Dijon	3–0	2–2	1–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	5–4	2–3		1–0	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	1–2	1–0	3–1	0–0	2–2	0–0
Guingamp	2–1	0–0	4–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–1		0–0	0–0	1–2	2–1	2–0	0–0	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–1
Istres	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–0		0–2	0–1	2–2	1–0	2–1	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–1
Laval	2–2	2–2	0–1	1–1	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	2–2		4–0	3–3	0–1	0–0	1–1	3–2	1–0	2–1
Le Havre	1–0	3–2	1–2	3–1	1–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–2		2–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–0	1–1	0–1
Metz	2–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0		0–0	3–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–1
Nantes	1–0	1–2	1–0	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–2	3–2	0–1	0–2	5–0	0–0	4–1	2–2		2–1	1–3	2–1	2–1	0–0
Nîmes	2–0	0–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	0–4	1–4	0–1	2–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1		3–0	2–1	1–1	1–1
Sedan	1–3	2–2	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	3–0	0–0		3–3	2–0	0–1
Strasbourg	2–0	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–2		0–1	1–0
Tours	1–3	2–0	4–2	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–4	2–0	4–0	0–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–3	2–0		1–1
Vannes	0–3	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–2	0–3	3–2	1–2	1–0	2–2	2–0	2–3	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2

Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Olivier Giroud Tours 21 2 Anthony Modeste Angers 20 3 Sebastián Ribas Dijon 16 4 Nolan Roux Brest 15 5 Pierre-Yves André Bastia 14 6 Lynel Kitambala Dijon 13 Nicolas Fauvergue Strasbourg Titi Buengo Châteauroux Mamadou Diallo Le Havre Alexis Allart Sedan Last updated: 3 June 2010 Source: Ligue 2

Assists table Rank Player Club Assists 1 Benjamin Nivet Caen 11 2 Benjamin Psaume Arles-Avignon 10 Bruno Grougi Brest 4 Fatih Atik Tours 9 Jérôme Lebouc Laval Last updated: 3 June 2010 Source: Ligue 2

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Magaye Gueye for Strasbourg against Châteauroux, 1 minute and 20 seconds. (7 August 2009).^[9]
• Fastest goal in a match: 8 seconds – Rémi Maréval for Nantes against Nîmes. (26 September 2009).^[10]
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+2 minutes and 36 seconds – Nolan Roux for Brest against Laval (7 August 2009)^[11]
• First own goal of the season: Thomas Mienniel (Angers) for Châteauroux, 38 minutes and 27 seconds (18 August 2009)^[12]
• First penalty kick of the season: 5 minutes and 27 seconds – Jérôme Lebouc (scored) for Laval against Brest (7 August 2009).^[13]
• First hat-trick of the season: Christophe Gaffory for Bastia against Nîmes (18 August 2009); 3', 17', 52'.^[14]
• Most goals scored in a game by one player: 4 goals by Olivier Giroud for Tours against Arles-Avignon (18 September 2009); 7', 44', 65', 90'.^[15]
• Widest winning margin: 5 goals
  • Bastia 6–1 Nîmes (18 August 2009).^[14]
  • Nantes 5–0 Istres (21 August 2009).^[16]
• Most goals in a match: 9 goals
  • Dijon 5–4 Châteauroux (30 October 2009).^[17]
• Most goals in one half: 5 goals
  • Dijon v Châteauroux (30 October 2009); 1–3 at half time, 5–4 final.^[17]

Discipline

• First yellow card of the season: Yvan Bourgis for Brest against Laval, 5 minutes and 37 seconds (7 August 2009)^[11]
• First red card of the season: Vincent Bessat for Metz against Vannes, 57 minutes and 43 seconds (7 August 2009)^[18]
• Card given at latest point in a game: Wahbi Khazri (yellow) at 90+4 minutes and 9 seconds for Bastia against Caen (14 August 2009)^[19]
• Total cards in a single match: 9
  • Nantes 5–0 Istres – 6 for Nantes (Ibrahim Tall, William Vainqueur (yellow), Tenema N'Diaye, William Vainqueur (red), Ivan Klasnić, & Stefan Babović) and 3 for Istres (Mamadou Doumbia, Faouzi El Brazi, & Adel Chedli) (21 August 2009)^[16]
• Most yellow cards in a single match: 9
  • Ajaccio 0–1 Guingamp – 5 for Ajaccio (Kévin Diaz, Thierry Debès, Jean-Philippe Sabo, Thomas Deruda, & Jonathan Martins) and 4 for Guingamp (Alharbi El-Jadeyaoui, Felipe Saad, Sébastien Grax, & Christian Bassila) (7 August 2009)^[20]
• Most red cards in a single match: 3 – Bastia 6–1 Nîmes – 1 for Bastia (Mehdi Méniri) and 2 for Nîmes (Moussa Sidibé & Miodrag Stošić) (18 August 2009)^[14]

Awards

The nominees for the Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Manager of the Year in Ligue 2. The winner was determined at the annual UNFP Awards, which was held on 9 May.^[21] The winners are displayed in bold.

Player of the Year

Player	Nationality	Club
Benjamin Nivet	France	Caen
Olivier Giroud	France	Tours
Nolan Roux	France	Stade Brest
Anthony Modeste	France	Angers

Goalkeeper of the Year

Player	Nationality	Club
Benoît Costil	France	Sedan
Steeve Elana	France	Stade Brest
Cyrille Merville	France	Arles-Avignon
Aléxis Thébaux	France	Caen

Manager of the Year

Manager	Nationality	Club
Franck Dumas	France	Caen
Alex Dupont	France	Stade Brest
Michel Estevan	France	Arles-Avignon
Philippe Hinschberger	France	Laval

Team of the Year

Elana

Leca

Baysse

Daf

Tafforeau

Grougi

Nivet

Hamouma

Giroud

Roux

Modeste

Ligue 2 Team of the Year

Position	Player	Club
Goalkeeper	Steeve Elana	Brest
Defender	Omar Daf	Brest
Defender	Grégory Leca	Caen
Defender	Paul Baysse	Sedan
Defender	Grégory Tafforeau	Caen
Midfielder	Bruno Grougi	Brest
Midfielder	Benjamin Nivet	Caen
Midfielder	Romain Hamouma	Laval
Forward	Nolan Roux	Brest
Forward	Olivier Giroud	Tours
Forward	Anthony Modeste	Angers

Team information

Club	Chairman	Manager	Appointed
Ajaccio	Michel Moretti	Olivier Pantaloni	2009–
Angers	Willy Bernard	Jean-Louis Garcia	2006–
Arles	Jean-Marc Conrad	Michel Estevan	2009–
Bastia	Charles Orlanducci	Faruk Hadžibegić	2009–
Brest	Daniel Leroux	Alex Dupont	2009–
Caen	Jean-François Fortin	Franck Dumas	2004–
Châteauroux	Patrick Le Seyec	Jean-Pierre Papin	2009–
Clermont	Claude Michy	Michel Der Zakarian	2009–
Dijon	Bernard Gnecchi	Patrice Carteron	2009–
Guingamp	Noël Le Graët	Victor Zvunka	2007–
Istres	Bertrand Benoît	Nicolas Usai	2008–
Laval	Bruno Lucas	Philippe Hinschberger	2007–
Le Havre	Jean-Pierre Louvel	Cédric Daury	2009–
Metz	Bernard Serin	Joël Müller	2010–
Nantes	Waldemar Kita	Baptiste Gentili	2010–
Nîmes	Jean-Louis Gazeau	Jean-Michel Cavalli	2008–
Sedan	Pascal Urano	Landry Chauvin	2008–
Strasbourg	Philippe Ginestet	Pascal Janin	2009–
Tours	Frédéric Sebag	Daniel Sanchez	2007–
Vannes	Michel Jestin	Stéphane Le Mignan	2002–

Stadiums

Ajaccio

Angers

Arles

Brest

Bastia

Caen

Châteauroux

Clermont

Dijon

Guingamp

Istres

Laval

Le Havre

Metz

Nantes

Nîmes

Sedan

Strasbourg

Tours

Vannes

Location of teams in Ligue 2 2009–10

Last updated: 15 May 2010^[22]

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Avg. attendance
Ajaccio	Stade François Coty	12,000	2,123
Angers	Stade Jean-Bouin	16,300	6,591
Arles	Parc des Sports[23][24]	7,500	4,141
Bastia	Stade Armand Cesari	12,000	2,836
Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	10,228	7,702
Caen	Stade Michel d'Ornano	21,500	13,199
Châteauroux	Stade Gaston Petit	17,000	6,407
Clermont	Stade Gabriel Montpied	10,363	4,429
Dijon	Stade Gaston Gérard	7,900	5,420
Guingamp	Stade du Roudourou	18,126	10,780
Istres	Stade Parsemain	17,468	2,235
Laval	Stade Francis Le Basser	18,703	6,679
Le Havre	Stade Jules Deschaseaux	16,400	8,244
Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien	26,700	11,232
Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire	38,285	15,814
Nîmes	Stade des Costières	18,482	8,265
Sedan	Stade Louis Dugauguez	23,189	8,984
Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau	29,230	11,328
Tours	Stade de la Vallée du Cher	13,500	5,639
Vannes	Stade de la Rabine	8,000	4,291

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External links

• French League Official Site
• Ligue 2 Official Page