Football league season
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
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
Patrice Descamps (interim)
Régis Gurtner
Puma
Intersport , Igol Lubrifiants, Gueudet
Igol Lubrifiants
None
Amiens Métropole , E.Leclerc Rivery
None
Annecy
Laurent Guyot
Jean-Jacques Rocchi
Adidas
MSC Cruises , Mediaco Vrac, Sogimm
Annecy , Nissan Groupe Maurin
Tissier Technique
LP Charpente
None
Bastia
Régis Brouard
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
David Guion
Yoann Barbet
Adidas
Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest , Groupe Vital
MAT IN BAT, Bistro Régent
Cupra
Vigier Groupe
None
Caen
Stéphane Moulin
Romain Thomas
Kappa
Starwash (H)/Saint James (A), Künkel, Thalazur
Imprimerie NII, Guilloux
Sofrilog
Crédit Agricole Normandie , Printngo Publicité
None
Dijon
Pascal Dupraz
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
Vincent Hognon
Brice Maubleu
Nike
Vinci Immobilier (H)/Carrefour (A), Smart Good Things
SEMPA, Le Cabanon en Provence
None
Groupe ABC, LCR
None
Guingamp
Stéphane Dumont
Jérémy Livolant
Umbro
Celtigel, Creactuel, Breizh Cola , Union d'Experts, Ballay
Jardiman, Vital Concept
Cafés Coïc
Bernard Jarnoux Crêpier, Tibbloc
None
Laval
Olivier Frapolli
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
Luka Elsner
Victor Lekhal
Joma
Siemens Gamesa , SIM Emploi, SOL'S
SOL'S
None
None
None
Metz
László Bölöni
Matthieu Udol
Kappa
Car Avenue (H), MOSL Mosselle Sans Limite, Malezieux, Axia Interim
Technitoit, Nacon
Eurométropole de Metz
E.Leclerc Moselle , LCR
None
Nîmes
Frédéric Bompard
Benoît Poulain
Kipsta
Bastide Médical, Nîmes
Decathlon Nîmes
Carré Sud
Nîmes Métropole
None
Niort
Bernard Simondi
Charles Kaboré
Kappa
Cheminées Poujoulat, Solnet (H)/Open Energie (A)
Niort Agglo
None
None
None
Paris
Thierry Laurey
Cyril Mandouki
Adidas
Bahrain Victorious , Lycamobile , Bpifrance
Vinci
None
VBET
None
Pau
Didier Tholot
Antoine Batisse
Puma
Mansion Sports, Iroise Bellevie, Pau , Casino de Pau, Intersport
Arobase Intérim, Brico Fenêtre
BulluxServices
Übi Care, Mansion Sports
None
Quevilly-Rouen
Olivier Echouafni
Alexandre Bonnet
Kappa
Matmut, SATEB, Métropole Rouen Normandie , TPR, Intersport
Maisons France Confort
None
Volkswagen Blet
None
Rodez
Didier Santini
Rémy Boissier
Adidas
Maxoutil, E.Leclerc
JeanStation, Thermatic, Ville de Rodez , Aveyron , Rodez Agglomération , Occitanie
aveyron.fr
Intersport , Maxoutil
None
Saint-Étienne
Laurent Batlles
Anthony Briançon
Hummel
Smart Good Things, Loire , BYmyCAR, Atrihome
Saint-Étienne La Métropole , ZEbet
Kelyps Intérim
Aésio Mutuelle, Desjoyaux
None
Sochaux
Pierre-Alain Frau (interim)
Gaëtan Weissbeck
Nike
Nedey Automobiles, Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté , Crédit Agricole Franche-Comté
Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Néolia
idverde, Doubs
None
Valenciennes
Ahmed Kantari (interim)
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
League table
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:
^ 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 ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Le Havre 7 15 15 10 10 8 4 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Metz 2 8 5 5 7 5 7 8 10 9 10 11 12 11 8 10 6 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 Bordeaux 12 3 2 3 5 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 Bastia 17 9 4 8 11 15 11 11 8 7 9 9 9 12 14 13 11 11 7 5 4 6 7 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 Caen 6 2 3 1 1 1 5 3 6 8 6 8 7 7 5 7 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 Sochaux 9 16 17 14 6 6 3 1 1 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 9 Guingamp 1 1 1 7 3 7 9 6 5 5 7 7 8 8 11 8 12 12 13 10 11 13 11 11 12 11 10 9 10 12 10 11 9 11 9 10 7 6 Paris FC 14 5 9 11 13 11 13 10 12 10 11 10 10 9 12 9 10 7 8 11 13 12 10 12 9 10 9 10 8 9 11 9 10 9 10 7 8 7 Grenoble 13 7 12 13 15 10 10 13 9 11 8 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 5 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 Saint-Étienne 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 15 18 18 18 19 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 9 10 11 10 11 9 10 8 Quevilly-Rouen 10 14 14 16 12 14 15 17 19 15 12 12 13 15 13 11 8 9 10 9 10 9 6 7 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 Amiens 18 12 7 2 4 4 2 5 4 2 2 4 4 6 7 6 4 5 6 6 6 7 9 9 10 9 11 11 11 10 12 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 Valenciennes 8 6 11 12 14 9 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 9 10 11 12 15 10 13 14 13 13 12 14 14 16 16 15 15 15 17 14 13 16 Annecy 15 19 19 19 18 17 17 12 15 17 13 16 16 14 15 15 14 14 12 13 9 11 12 10 11 12 14 13 15 13 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 17 Pau 19 18 16 18 19 20 20 19 14 16 16 13 11 10 9 12 13 13 15 15 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 16 15 14 13 14 14 14 17 15 13 Rodez 11 17 18 17 17 18 18 20 16 14 15 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 18 17 16 13 14 13 12 12 13 13 13 16 15 Laval 3 10 6 6 8 12 14 16 13 13 17 14 14 13 10 14 15 15 14 14 12 14 14 13 14 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 16 18 17 14 Dijon 5 4 8 4 2 3 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 17 17 16 16 17 16 16 17 17 19 19 17 17 18 18 19 18 18 18 17 18 18 16 18 18 Nîmes 16 13 10 15 9 13 12 14 17 19 19 18 19 16 16 17 18 19 19 18 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Niort 4 11 13 9 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 18 18 20 20 20 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Leader and promotion to Ligue 1 Promotion to Ligue 1 Relegation to Championnat National
Results
Source:
Ligue 2 Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
^ 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
Attendances
#
Football club
Home games
Average attendance[ 37]
1
Girondins de Bordeaux
19
21,810
2
AS Saint-Étienne
19
17,436
3
FC Metz
19
14,970
4
SM Caen
19
13,799
5
Havre AC
19
12,501
6
FC Sochaux
19
11,969
7
SC Bastia
19
9,941
8
EA Guingamp
19
8,838
9
Valenciennes FC
19
7,928
10
Amiens SC
19
7,561
11
Dijon FCO
19
7,540
12
Stade lavallois
19
7,123
13
FC Annecy
19
6,832
14
Grenoble Foot 38
19
5,640
15
Paris FC
19
4,030
16
US Quevilly-Rouen
19
3,786
17
Pau FC
19
3,104
18
Nîmes Olympique
19
2,774
19
Chamois niortais
19
2,576
20
Rodez AF
19
2,218
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