2017–18_Ligue_2
2017–18 Ligue 2
79th season of the second-tier football league in France
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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Reims |
| Promoted | Reims Nîmes |
| Relegated | Bourg-Péronnas Quevilly-Rouen Tours |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,035 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 24 goals Umut Bozok, Nîmes |
| Biggest home win | Lorient 6–0 Bourg-Péronnas (4 May 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Bourg-Péronnas 0–6 Lens (13 October 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Bourg-Péronnas 5–4 AC Ajaccio (2 March 2018) |
| Highest attendance | 35,520 Lens vs Reims (21 October 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 588 Quevilly-Rouen vs Bourg-Péronnas (11 August 2017) |
| Average attendance | 6,484[1] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 21:43, 11 May 2018 (UTC). | |
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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
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Promoted from 2016–17 Championnat National Relegated from 2016–17 Ligue 1 |
Promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1 Relegated to 2017–18 Championnat National
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Stadia and locations
More information Club, Location ...
| 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 |
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Personnel and kits
More information Team, Manager1 ...
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1Subject to change during the season.
Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims |  Michel Der Zakarian |
Signed by Montpellier | 23 May 2017[3] | Pre-season |  David Guion |
25 May 2017[4] |
| Lorient | Bernard Casoni |
Sacked | 30 May 2017 | Mickaël Landreau |
30 May 2017[5] | |
| Sochaux | Albert Cartier |
Resigned | 1 June 2017 |  Peter Zeidler |
2 June 2017[6] | |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | Jean-Luc Vannuchi |
Resigned | 26 May 2017 | Albert Cartier |
30 May 2017[7] | |
| Auxerre | Cédric Daury |
Appointed as Sporting Director | 1 June 2017 | Francis Gillot |
1 June 2017[8] | |
| Châteauroux | Michel Estevan |
Sacked | 1 June 2017 | Jean-Luc Vasseur |
2 June 2017[9] | |
| Lens | Alain Casanova |
Sacked | 20 August 2017[10] | 19th | Éric Sikora |
20 August 2017 |
| Nancy |  Pablo Correa |
Sacked | 29 August 2017[11] | 16th | Vincent Hognon |
30 August 2017[12] |
| Clermont Foot | Corinne Diacre |
Signed by France women | 30 August 2017 [13] | 8th | Pascal Gastien |
1 September 2017[14] |
| Valenciennes |  Faruk Hadžibegić |
Sacked | 26 September 2017[15] | 14th | Réginald Ray |
14 October 2017[16] |
| Tours | Gilbert Zoonekynd |
Sacked | 16 October 2017[17] | 20th |  Jorge Costa |
22 November 2017[18] |
| Auxerre | Francis Gillot |
Sacked | 9 December 2017[19] | 16th | Pablo Correa |
21 December 2017[20] |
| Nancy | Vincent Hognon |
Sacked | 22 January 2018 | 17th | Patrick Gabriel (caretaker) |
28 January 2018 |
| Niort | Denis Renaud |
Sacked | 26 February 2018 | 14th | Jean-Philippe Faure (caretaker) |
26 February 2018 |
| Nancy | Patrick Gabriel (caretaker) |
End of caretaker | 3 April 2018 | 18th | Didier Tholot |
3 April 2018 |
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More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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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
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
More information Home \ Away, GAZ ...
| Home \ Away | GAZ | ACA | AUX | BPE | BRS | CHA | CLR | LHA | RCL | LOR | NAL | NMS | NRT | ORL | PAR | QUR | REI | SOC | TOU | VAL |
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| 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 |
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Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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
Semi-final
More information Ajaccio, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
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- Notes
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]
More information Grenoble, 2–1 ...
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Referee: Nicolas Rainville
Grenoble are promoted to 2018–19 Ligue 2
- As of 11 May 2018 [24]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Umut Bozok |
Nîmes | 24 |
| 2 |  Rachid Alioui |
Nîmes | 17 |
| Theoson Siebatcheu |
Reims | ||
| Jean-Philippe Mateta |
Le Havre | ||
| 5 |  Dona Ndoh |
Niort | 15 |
| 6 | Ludovic Ajorque |
Clermont | 14 |
 Pablo Chavarría |
Reims | ||
| 8 | Ghislain Gimbert |
Ajaccio | 13 |
| Riad Nouri |
Ajaccio | ||
| 10 | Florian Martin |
Sochaux | 12 |
| Yoane Wissa |
Ajaccio/Lorient | ||
 Yannick Gomis |
Orléans | ||
| Malik Tchokounté |
Paris |
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More information Teams, Region ...
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