2017–18 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season2017–18
ChampionsReims
PromotedReims
Nîmes
RelegatedBourg-Péronnas
Quevilly-Rouen
Tours
Matches played380
Goals scored1,035 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorer24 goals
Umut Bozok, Nîmes
Biggest home winLorient 6–0 Bourg-Péronnas
(4 May 2018)
Biggest away winBourg-Péronnas 0–6 Lens
(13 October 2017)
Highest scoringBourg-Péronnas 5–4 AC Ajaccio
(2 March 2018)
Highest attendance35,520
Lens vs Reims
(21 October 2017)
Lowest attendance588
Quevilly-Rouen vs Bourg-Péronnas
(11 August 2017)
Average attendance6,484[1]
All statistics correct as of 21:43, 11 May 2018 (UTC).

The 2017–18 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons[2]) season was the 79th season since its establishment.

Teams

There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2016–17 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2017–18 Ligue 2
Club Location Venue Capacity
AC Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade François Coty 10,446
Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 21,379
Bourg-Péronnas Bourg-en-Bresse Stade Marcel-Verchère 11,400
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 15,097
Châteauroux Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit 17,173
Clermont Foot Clermont-Ferrand Stade Gabriel Montpied 11,980
Gazélec Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade Ange Casanova 8,000
Le Havre Le Havre Stade Océane 25,000
Lens Lens Stade Bollaert-Delelis 38,223
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087
Nîmes Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482
Niort Niort Stade René Gaillard 10,886
Orléans Orléans Stade de la Source 7,000
Paris FC Paris Stade Charléty 20,000
Quevilly-Rouen Le Petit-Quevilly Stade Robert Diochon 12,018
Reims Reims Stade Auguste Delaune 21,684
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

Team Manager1 Captain1 Kit Manufacturer1 Main Sponsor1
AC Ajaccio France Olivier Pantaloni France Johan Cavalli Adidas Corse du Sud
Auxerre Uruguay Pablo Correa Guadeloupe Mickaël Tacalfred Macron Remorques LOUALT, Vitrans
Bourg-Péronnas France Hervé Della Maggiore France Jimmy Nirlo Adidas BestDrive
Brest France Jean-Marc Furlan Martinique Bruno Grougi Nike Quéguiner
Châteauroux France Jean-Luc Vasseur Cameroon Yannick M'Bone Nike Monin
Clermont France Pascal Gastien Madagascar Thomas Fontaine Patrick Crédit Mutuel
Gazélec Ajaccio France Albert Cartier France Jérémie Bréchet Macron Carrefour, Casino D'Ajaccio
Le Havre France Oswald Tanchot France Alexandre Bonnet Joma Api
Lens France Éric Sikora France Clément Chantôme Umbro Auchan Retail
Lorient France Mickaël Landreau France Vincent Le Goff Kappa B&B Hotels, Jean Floc'h
Nancy France Didier Tholot Morocco Youssouf Hadji Nike Sopalin
Nîmes France Bernard Blaquart Algeria Féthi Harek Puma Marie Blachère
Niort France Jean-Philippe Faure France Alliou Dembélé Erima Restaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away)
Orléans France Didier Ollé-Nicolle France Matthieu Ligoule Kappa CTVL
Paris France Fabien Mercadal Ivory Coast Hervé Lybohy Nike Vinci
Quevilly-Rouen France Emmanuel Da Costa Portugal Stanislas Oliveira Kappa Matmut
Reims France David Guion Cape Verde Danilson da Cruz Hungaria Sanei Ascenseurs
Sochaux Germany Peter Zeidler France Florian Tardieu Lotto Ledus
Tours Portugal Jorge Costa France Bryan Bergougnoux Kappa Corsicatours
Valenciennes France Réginald Ray France Sébastien Roudet Kipsta Mutuelle Just

1Subject to change during the season.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Reims Armenia Michel Der Zakarian Signed by Montpellier 23 May 2017[3] Pre-season France David Guion 25 May 2017[4]
Lorient France Bernard Casoni Sacked 30 May 2017 France Mickaël Landreau 30 May 2017[5]
Sochaux France Albert Cartier Resigned 1 June 2017 Germany Peter Zeidler 2 June 2017[6]
Gazélec Ajaccio France Jean-Luc Vannuchi Resigned 26 May 2017 France Albert Cartier 30 May 2017[7]
Auxerre France Cédric Daury Appointed as Sporting Director 1 June 2017 France Francis Gillot 1 June 2017[8]
Châteauroux France Michel Estevan Sacked 1 June 2017 France Jean-Luc Vasseur 2 June 2017[9]
Lens France Alain Casanova Sacked 20 August 2017[10] 19th France Éric Sikora 20 August 2017
Nancy Uruguay Pablo Correa Sacked 29 August 2017[11] 16th France Vincent Hognon 30 August 2017[12]
Clermont Foot France Corinne Diacre Signed by France women 30 August 2017 [13] 8th France Pascal Gastien 1 September 2017[14]
Valenciennes Bosnia and Herzegovina Faruk Hadžibegić Sacked 26 September 2017[15] 14th France Réginald Ray 14 October 2017[16]
Tours France Gilbert Zoonekynd Sacked 16 October 2017[17] 20th Portugal Jorge Costa 22 November 2017[18]
Auxerre France Francis Gillot Sacked 9 December 2017[19] 16th Uruguay Pablo Correa 21 December 2017[20]
Nancy France Vincent Hognon Sacked 22 January 2018 17th France Patrick Gabriel (caretaker) 28 January 2018
Niort France Denis Renaud Sacked 26 February 2018 14th France Jean-Philippe Faure (caretaker) 26 February 2018
Nancy France Patrick Gabriel (caretaker) End of caretaker 3 April 2018 18th France Didier Tholot 3 April 2018

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Reims (C, P) 38 28 4 6 74 24 +50 88 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Nîmes (P) 38 22 7 9 75 37 +38 73
3 Ajaccio 38 20 8 10 62 43 +19 68 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-final
4 Le Havre 38 19 9 10 53 34 +19 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final
5 Brest 38 18 11 9 58 43 +15 65
6 Clermont 38 17 12 9 54 36 +18 63
7 Lorient 38 18 8 12 61 46 +15 62
8 Paris FC 38 16 13 9 46 36 +10 61
9 Châteauroux 38 17 9 12 50 50 0 60
10 Sochaux 38 15 8 15 51 62 −11 53
11 Auxerre 38 13 8 17 51 55 −4 47
12 Orléans 38 12 10 16 52 61 −9 46
13 Valenciennes 38 12 9 17 50 64 −14 45
14 Lens 38 11 10 17 48 49 −1 43
15 Niort 38 11 9 18 47 60 −13 42
16 Gazélec Ajaccio 38 11 8 19 35 60 −25 41
17 Nancy 38 9 11 18 39 54 −15 38
18 Bourg-Péronnas (R) 38 10 6 22 50 87 −37 36 Qualification to relegation play-offs
19 Quevilly-Rouen (R) 38 9 6 23 45 66 −21 33 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Tours (R) 38 5 8 25 34 68 −34 23
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away GAZ ACA AUX BPE BRS CHA CLR LHA RCL LOR NAL NMS NRT ORL PAR QUR REI SOC TOU VAL
Gazélec Ajaccio 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–2 3–4
Ajaccio 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–4 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 3–0
Auxerre 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 5–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–0
Bourg-Péronnas 2–0 5–4 1–1 2–4 3–0 0–2 2–1 0–6 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–1 4–0 1–2 3–5 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–3
Brest 0–0 2–3 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–1
Châteauroux 4–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Clermont 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–0
Le Havre 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Lens 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–4 2–1 0–1 3–3 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1
Lorient 4–1 2–0 1–3 6–0 4–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1
Nancy 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–0
Nîmes 4–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–5 4–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–0
Niort 4–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–4 2–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2
Orléans 2–0 0–0 2–3 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 3–4
Paris 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 2–0 2–0 3–2
Quevilly-Rouen 0–2 0–1 4–1 1–4 1–4 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–4 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–2
Reims 5–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 5–1
Sochaux 4–1 1–6 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–5 1–3 3–2 3–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 2–4 0–0 3–1
Tours 1–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 4–2 3–1 1–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–2
Valenciennes 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–2 4–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0
Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

A promotion play-off competition was held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2017–18 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2017–18 Ligue 1.

The quarter-final was played on 15 May, the semi-final on 18 May and the final on 23 and 27 May 2018.[21]

Quarter-final Semi-final Final
           
3 Ajaccio (p) 2 (5)
4 Le Havre 2 (3)
4 Le Havre 2
5 Brest 0
3 Ajaccio 0 0 0
18 Toulouse 3 1 4

Quarter-final

Le Havre2–0Brest
Fontaine 38'
Bonnet 88'
Attendance: 13,591[22]

Semi-final

Ajaccio2–2 (a.e.t.)Le Havre
 Report Mateta 36', 111' (pen.)
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 6,541
Referee: Frank Schneider
Notes
  1. ^
    The date and time of the match was postponed from 18 May after fans of Ajaccio did not let Le Havre's bus reach the stadium.[23]

Relegation play-offs

A relegation play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd-placed team of 2017–18 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 22 and 27 May 2018.[21]

Grenoble2–1Bourg-Péronnas
Sotoca 1'
Elogo Red card 69'
Belvito 83'		 Report Bègue 45+1'
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
Bourg-Péronnas0–0Grenoble
Sarr Red card 90+5' Report
Attendance: 4,700

Grenoble are promoted to 2018–19 Ligue 2

Top scorers

As of 11 May 2018 [24]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Turkey Umut Bozok Nîmes 24
2 Morocco Rachid Alioui Nîmes 17
France Theoson Siebatcheu Reims
France Jean-Philippe Mateta Le Havre
5 Cameroon Dona Ndoh Niort 15
6 France Ludovic Ajorque Clermont 14
Argentina Pablo Chavarría Reims
8 France Ghislain Gimbert Ajaccio 13
France Riad Nouri Ajaccio
10 France Florian Martin Sochaux 12
France Yoane Wissa Ajaccio/Lorient
Senegal Yannick Gomis Orléans
France Malik Tchokounté Paris

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