2022–23 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – 5 June 2023
ChampionsLe Havre
PromotedLe Havre
Metz
RelegatedSochaux
Dijon
Niort
Nîmes
Matches played370
Goals scored890 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorges Mikautadze
(23 goals)
Biggest home winSaint-Étienne 5–0 Bastia
(30 August 2022)
Dijon 5–0 Laval
(26 December 2022)
Biggest away winSaint-Étienne 0–6 Le Havre
(20 August 2022)
Highest scoringMetz 3–6 Guingamp
(12 September 2022)
Valenciennes 4–5 Paris
(1 April 2023)
Longest winning runSochaux
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runMetz
(25 matches)
Longest winless runDijon
(10 matches)
Longest losing runSochaux
(8 matches)

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.[1] The league had a break from 12 November to 27 December due to the FIFA World Cup.[2] 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.[3] As a result, there were no play-offs held after the end of the regular season.[4]

Teams

Team changes

Increase from Championnat National Increase to Ligue 1 Decrease from Ligue 1 Decrease to Championnat National

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in 2022–23 Ligue 2
Club Location Venue Capacity
Amiens Amiens Stade de la Licorne 12,097
Annecy Annecy Parc des Sports 15,660
Bastia Bastia Stade Armand Cesari 16,078
Bordeaux Bordeaux Matmut Atlantique 42,115
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,215
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995
Grenoble Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,068
Guingamp Guingamp Stade de Roudourou 18,378
Laval Laval Stade Francis Le Basser 18,607
Le Havre Le Havre Stade Océane 25,178
Metz Longeville-lès-Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 25,636
Nîmes Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482
Niort Niort Stade René Gaillard 10,886
Paris Paris Stade Charléty 19,151
Pau Pau Nouste Camp 4,031
Quevilly-Rouen Rouen Stade Robert Diochon 12,018
Rodez Rodez Stade Paul-Lignon 5,955
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 42,000
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut 25,172

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors (front) Sponsors (back) Sponsors (sleeve) Sponsors (shorts) Sponsors (socks)
Amiens France Patrice Descamps (interim) France Régis Gurtner Puma Intersport, Igol Lubrifiants, Gueudet Igol Lubrifiants None Amiens Métropole, E.Leclerc Rivery None
Annecy France Laurent Guyot France Jean-Jacques Rocchi Adidas MSC Cruises, Mediaco Vrac, Sogimm Annecy, Nissan Groupe Maurin Tissier Technique LP Charpente None
Bastia France Régis Brouard France Christophe Vincent Adidas Oscaro Power, Corsica Ferries, Madewis, Roncaglia Blanchisserie, Collectivité de Corse, Olivier Bleu, Smart Good Things Payfoot, ESSE, Madewis Coviag Capembal, Centre Auto JW, JW Rent None
Bordeaux France David Guion France Yoann Barbet Adidas Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest, Groupe Vital MAT IN BAT, Bistro Régent Cupra Vigier Groupe None
Caen France Stéphane Moulin France Romain Thomas Kappa Starwash (H)/Saint James (A), Künkel, Thalazur Imprimerie NII, Guilloux Sofrilog Crédit Agricole Normandie, Printngo Publicité None
Dijon France Pascal Dupraz France Daniel Congré Lotto Groupe Roger Martin, Dijonnaise de Voies Ferrées, Suez Dijon - Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin, LCR Leader Intérim Chopard Groupe Automobile, Dalkia Caisse d'Epargne
Grenoble France Vincent Hognon France Brice Maubleu Nike Vinci Immobilier (H)/Carrefour (A), Smart Good Things SEMPA, Le Cabanon en Provence None Groupe ABC, LCR None
Guingamp France Stéphane Dumont France Jérémy Livolant Umbro Celtigel, Creactuel, Breizh Cola, Union d'Experts, Ballay Jardiman, Vital Concept Cafés Coïc Bernard Jarnoux Crêpier, Tibbloc None
Laval France Olivier Frapolli France Jimmy Roye Kappa Lactel, La Mayenne Le Département, Laval Agglo V and B Cave & Bar, Groupe Lucas, Mayenne Groupe Actual Laval Agglo, SEPAL, Aropiz None
Le Havre Slovenia Luka Elsner Algeria Victor Lekhal Joma Siemens Gamesa, SIM Emploi, SOL'S SOL'S None None None
Metz Romania László Bölöni France Matthieu Udol Kappa Car Avenue (H), MOSL Mosselle Sans Limite, Malezieux, Axia Interim Technitoit, Nacon Eurométropole de Metz E.Leclerc Moselle, LCR None
Nîmes France Frédéric Bompard France Benoît Poulain Kipsta Bastide Médical, Nîmes Decathlon Nîmes Carré Sud Nîmes Métropole None
Niort France Bernard Simondi Burkina Faso Charles Kaboré Kappa Cheminées Poujoulat, Solnet (H)/Open Energie (A) Niort Agglo None None None
Paris France Thierry Laurey Martinique Cyril Mandouki Adidas Bahrain Victorious, Lycamobile, Bpifrance Vinci None VBET None
Pau France Didier Tholot France Antoine Batisse Puma Mansion Sports, Iroise Bellevie, Pau, Casino de Pau, Intersport Arobase Intérim, Brico Fenêtre BulluxServices Übi Care, Mansion Sports None
Quevilly-Rouen France Olivier Echouafni France Alexandre Bonnet Kappa Matmut, SATEB, Métropole Rouen Normandie, TPR, Intersport Maisons France Confort None Volkswagen Blet None
Rodez France Didier Santini France Rémy Boissier Adidas Maxoutil, E.Leclerc JeanStation, Thermatic, Ville de Rodez, Aveyron, Rodez Agglomération, Occitanie aveyron.fr Intersport, Maxoutil None
Saint-Étienne France Laurent Batlles France Anthony Briançon Hummel Smart Good Things, Loire, BYmyCAR, Atrihome Saint-Étienne La Métropole, ZEbet Kelyps Intérim Aésio Mutuelle, Desjoyaux None
Sochaux France Pierre-Alain Frau (interim) France Gaëtan Weissbeck Nike Nedey Automobiles, Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Crédit Agricole Franche-Comté Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération Néolia idverde, Doubs None
Valenciennes Morocco Ahmed Kantari (interim) France Mathieu Debuchy Acerbis F&VL (H)/TSR (A & 3), Ford, Groupe Dhollande, Spefinox TSR (H)/F&VL (A & 3) Match Worn Shirt LCR, OCAD None

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Dijon France Patrice Garande Mutual consent 14 May 2022[5] Pre-season Senegal Omar Daf 17 June 2022[6]
Valenciennes France Christophe Delmotte Returned to first-team duties 20 May 2022[7] France Nicolas Rabuel 3 June 2022[8]
Quevilly-Rouen France Fabien Mercadal Resigned 30 May 2022[9] France Olivier Echouafni 8 June 2022[10]
Saint-Étienne France Pascal Dupraz End of contract 2 June 2022[11] France Laurent Batlles 3 June 2022[12]
FC Metz France Frédéric Antonetti Mutual consent 7 June 2022[13] Romania László Bölöni 16 June 2022[14]
Le Havre France Paul Le Guen Sacked 16 June 2022[15] Slovenia Luka Elsner 20 June 2022[16]
Sochaux Senegal Omar Daf Signed by Dijon FCO 17 June 2022[6] France Olivier Guégan 25 June 2022[17]
Niort France Sébastien Desabre Signed by DR Congo 7 August 2022[18] 11th Cameroon Andé Dona Ndoh (interim) 5 July 2022[19]
Cameroon Andé Dona Ndoh End of interim spell 4 September 2022[20] 16th Portugal Rui Almeida 4 September 2022[20]
Rodez France Laurent Peyrelade Sacked 8 November 2022[21] 18th France Emmerick Darbelet (interim) 8 November 2022
Nîmes France Nicolas Usaï Mutual consent 16 November 2022[22] 17th France Frédéric Bompard 21 November 2022[23]
Rodez France Emmerick Darbelet End of interim spell 28 November 2022[24] 18th France Didier Santini 28 November 2022[24]
Niort Portugal Rui Almeida Mutual consent 1 February 2023[25] 20th Benin Oumar Tchomogo (interim) 2 February 2023[26]
Benin Oumar Tchomogo End of interim duties 9 March 2023[27] 20th France Bernard Simondi 9 March 2023[27]
Dijon Senegal Omar Daf Sacked 3 April 2023[28] 19th France Pascal Dupraz 3 April 2023
Amiens France Philippe Hinschberger 3 April 2023[29] 11th France Patrice Descamps (interim) 3 April 2023
Valenciennes France Nicolas Rabuel 13 April 2023[30] 16th Morocco Ahmed Kantari (interim) 13 April 2023
Sochaux France Olivier Guégan 17 May 2023[31] 6th France Pierre-Alain Frau (interim) 17 May 2023

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Le Havre (C, P) 38 20 15 3 46 19 +27 75 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Metz (P) 38 20 12 6 61 33 +28 72
3 Bordeaux 38 20 9 9 51 28 +23 69
4 Bastia 38 17 9 12 52 45 +7 60
5 Caen 38 16 11 11 52 43 +9 59
6 Guingamp 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55
7 Paris FC 38 15 10 13 45 43 +2 55
8 Saint-Étienne 38 15 11 12 63 57 +6 53[a]
9 Sochaux (D, R) 38 15 7 16 54 41 +13 52 Relegation to Championnat National
10 Grenoble 38 14 9 15 33 36 −3 51
11 Quevilly-Rouen 38 12 14 12 47 49 −2 50
12 Amiens 38 13 8 17 40 52 −12 47
13 Pau 38 12 11 15 40 52 −12 47
14 Rodez 38 11 13 14 39 44 −5 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 −12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 −7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 −12 45 Spared from relegation
18 Dijon (R) 38 10 12 16 38 43 −5 42 Relegation to Championnat National
19 Nîmes (R) 38 10 6 22 44 62 −18 36
20 Niort (R) 38 7 8 23 35 67 −32 29
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Saint-Étienne were deducted three points for a pitch invasion during their relegation play-off the previous season.[32]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Le Havre715151010842243221111111111111111111111111
Metz28557578109101112118106434544444443433333322
Bordeaux123235214311112232222333222222222222233
Bastia179481115111187999121413111175467885555556444444
Caen62311153686877577898888656766765665555
Sochaux91617146631134334323343222333334344556669
Guingamp11173796557788118121213101113111112111091012101191191076
Paris FC1459111311131012101110109129107811131210129109108911910910787
Grenoble13712131510101391186534456577555786776777778910
Saint-Étienne2020202020191915181818191819202020202019191816151514131212119101110119108
Quevilly-Rouen10141416121415171915121213151311891091096767889888888111111
Amiens18127244254224467645666799109111111101214131212121212
Valenciennes86111214967765565659101112151013141313121414161615151517141316
Annecy151919191817171215171316161415151414121391112101112141315131516161615151417
Pau191816181920201914161613111091213131515141515161616161516151413141414171513
Rodez1117181717181820161415171718181817161717181920202018171613141312121313131615
Laval310668121416131317141413101415151414121414131415151717171717181716181714
Dijon54842389111214151517171616171616171719191717181819181818171818161818
Nîmes161310159131214171919181916161718191918161617171819191918191919191919191919
Niort41113916161618202020202020191919181820202018181920202020202020202020202020
Leader and promotion to Ligue 1
Promotion to Ligue 1
Relegation to Championnat National
Source: Ligue 2

Results

Home \ Away AMI ANN BAS BOR CAE DIJ GRE GUI LAV HAC MET NIM NIO QUE PFC PAU ROD STE SOC VAL
Amiens — 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–2
Annecy 2–0 — 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1
Bastia 1–1 3–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–2 1–0
Bordeaux 1–1 1–0 2–0 — 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–1[a] 1–1 2–1 0–0
Caen 3–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 — 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 4–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–1
Dijon 3–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 — 1–0 1–1 5–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1
Grenoble 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 0–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0
Guingamp 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–4 — 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1
Laval 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 — 1–3 3–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
Le Havre 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 — 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–2
Metz 3–0 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–6 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–0
Nîmes 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–4 — 3–2 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–3
Niort 1–3 2–2 1–4 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–0 3–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 — 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–1
Quevilly-Rouen 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–3 — 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1
Paris FC 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–4 3–0 3–0 2–1 — 0–1 1–2 2–4 2–1 0–1
Pau 2–1 2–2 2–6 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–4 0–1 — 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–0
Rodez 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 — 1–1 1–2 1–1
Saint-Étienne 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–0 0–6 1–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 — 2–3 2–0
Sochaux 0–1 5–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 — 4–0
Valenciennes 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 4–5 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 —
Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Bordeaux v Rodez match was abandoned in the first half after a Bordeaux supporter entered the pitch and shoved Rodez player Lucas Buádes, who fell to the ground.[33] On 12 June, following an investigation, the LFP ruled the result before the match was suspended to stand and gave a one-point deduction for Bordeaux at the beginning of the 2023–24 season.[34][35]

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[36]
1 Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze Metz 23
2 Guinea-Bissau Alexandre Mendy Caen 19
3 Ivory Coast Jean-Philippe Krasso Saint-Étienne 17
4 Nigeria Josh Maja Bordeaux 16
5 Guinea Morgan Guilavogui Paris FC 15
Ivory Coast Moïse Sahi Annecy
7 France Frank Magri Bastia 13
Mali Ibrahim Sissoko Sochaux
France Malik Tchokounté Nîmes
10 France Mickaël Le Bihan Dijon 12
Senegal Ibrahima Wadji Saint-Étienne

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