2018–19_Ligue_2
2018–19 Ligue 2
80th season of the second-tier football league in France
The 2018–19 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons[2]) season was the 80th season since its establishment.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Metz |
| Promoted | Metz Brest |
| Relegated | Red Star Béziers Gazélec Ajaccio |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 834 (2.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 27 (Gaëtan Charbonnier, Brest |
| Biggest home win | Lens 5–0 Gazélec Ajaccio Round 11, 22 October 2018 |
| Biggest away win | Valenciennes 0–4 Clermont Round 6, 31 August 2018 Red Star 0–4 Orléans Round 12, 26 October 2018 Gazélec Ajaccio 0–4 Auxerre Round 20, 11 January 2019 Sochaux 0–4 Nancy Round 26, 1 March 2019 Red Star 0–4 Clermont Round 29, 15 March 2019 Grenoble 0–4 Orléans Round 31, 5 April 2019 |
| Highest scoring | 11 Valenciennes 5-6 Béziers Round 33, 19 April 2019 |
| Longest winning run | 8 Troyes |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 Metz |
| Longest winless run | 17 Niort |
| Longest losing run | 7 Nancy |
| Highest attendance | 33,093 Lens v Le Havre Round 30, 1 April 2019[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 1,198 AC Ajaccio v Troyes Round 1, 27 July 2018[1] |
| Average attendance | 6,835[1] |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
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Team changes
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Promoted from 2017–18 Championnat National Relegated from 2017–18 Ligue 1 |
Promoted to 2018–19 Ligue 1 Relegated to 2018–19 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 |
| Béziers | Béziers | Stade de la Méditerranée | 18,555 |
| 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 |
| Grenoble | Grenoble | Stade des Alpes | 20,068 |
| Le Havre | Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,178 |
| Lens | Lens | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 37,705 |
| Lorient | Lorient | Stade du Moustoir | 18,890 |
| Metz | Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 25,636 |
| Nancy | Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 |
| Niort | Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 |
| Orléans | Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 |
| Paris FC | Paris (13th arrondissement) | Stade Charléty | 20,000 |
| Red Star | Paris (Saint-Ouen) | Stade Pierre Brisson | 10,198 |
| Sochaux | Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,005 |
| Troyes | Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 20,420 |
| Valenciennes | Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
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Personnel and kits
More information Team, Manager1 ...
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochaux |  Peter Zeidler |
Signed by FC St. Gallen | 14 May 2018[3] | Pre-season |  José Manuel Aira |
22 May 2018 |
| Metz |  Frédéric Hantz |
Resigned | 20 May 2018 | Frédéric Antonetti |
24 May 2018[4] | |
| Lens | Éric Sikora |
Sacked | 18 May 2018 | Philippe Montanier |
22 May 2018[5] | |
| Troyes | Jean-Louis Garcia |
Mutual consent | 22 May 2018 |  Rui Almeida |
30 May 2018 | |
| Paris FC | Fabien Mercadal |
Signed by Caen | 8 June 2018[6] |  Mehmed Baždarević |
15 June 2018[7] | |
| Grenoble | Olivier Guégan |
Sacked | 22 June 2018 | Philippe Hinschberger |
22 June 2018 | |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | Albert Cartier |
Sacked | 9 October 2018[8] | 12th | Hervé Della Maggiore |
15 October 2018[9] |
| Châteauroux | Jean-Luc Vasseur |
Sacked | 9 October 2018[8] | 16th | Nicolas Usaï |
24 October 2018[10] |
| Nancy | Didier Tholot |
Sacked | 27 October 2018[11] | 20th | Alain Perrin |
27 October 2018 |
| Red Star | Régis Brouard |
Sacked | 29 October 2018[12] | 19th | Faruk Hadžibegić |
29 October 2018[13] |
| Sochaux | José Manuel Aira |
Sacked | 25 November 2018[14] | 18th |  Omar Daf |
25 November 2018[14] |
| Niort | Patrice Lair |
Suspended | 17 December 2018[15] | 7th | Jean-Philippe Faure (caretaker) |
11 December 2018[16] |
| Niort | Jean-Philippe Faure (caretaker) |
End of caretaker role | 14 January 2019[17] | 8th | Pascal Plancque |
14 January 2019[17] |
| Auxerre |  Pablo Correa |
Sacked | 18 March 2019[18] | 14th | Cédric Daury (interim) |
18 March 2019[18][19] |
| Red Star | Faruk Hadžibegić |
Mutual consent | 24 March 2019[20] | 20th |  Vincent Doukantié (interim) |
24 March 2019[21] |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metz (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 81 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 2 | Brest (P) | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 74 | |
| 3 | Troyes | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 71 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-final |
| 4 | Paris FC | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final |
| 5 | Lens | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 63 | |
| 6 | Lorient | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 63 | |
| 7 | Le Havre | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 54 | |
| 8 | Orléans | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 52 | |
| 9 | Grenoble | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 50 | |
| 10 | Clermont | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 48 | |
| 11 | Châteauroux | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 48 | |
| 12 | Niort | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 47 | |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 43 | |
| 14 | Nancy | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 42 | |
| 15 | Auxerre | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 41 | |
| 16 | Sochaux | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 41 | |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 40 | |
| 18 | Gazélec Ajaccio (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 39 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Béziers (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 38 | Relegation to Championnat National |
| 20 | Red Star (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 30 |
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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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
More information Home \ Away, ACA ...
| Home \ Away | ACA | GAZ | AUX | BEZ | BRE | CHA | CLE | GRE | HAV | RCL | LOR | MET | NAL | NRT | ORL | PAR | RS | SOC | TRO | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Auxerre | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Béziers | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Brest | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Châteauroux | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Clermont | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
| Grenoble | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 |
| Le Havre | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| Lens | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Lorient | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Metz | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Nancy | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Niort | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Orléans | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Paris FC | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Red Star | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Sochaux | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Troyes | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 |
| Valenciennes | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–6 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
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Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
A promotion play-off competition was held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2018–19 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2018–19 Ligue 1.
The quarter-final was played on 21 May and the semi-final was played on 24 May.[22]
| Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 3B | Troyes | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5B | Lens (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4B | Paris FC | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 5B | Lens (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 3B | Lens | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 18A | Dijon | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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 2018–19 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 28 May and 2 June.[23]
More information Le Mans, 1–2 ...
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Le Mans won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 2, while Gazélec Ajaccio were relegated to the Championnat National.
On 12 June 2019, the financial regulator of French football, the DNCG announced that Nancy and Sochaux would be relegated to Championnat National due to their financial position.[24] The decision is appealable, and both teams have indicated that they are appealing.[25][26] Should one or more of the decisions be upheld at appeal, then Gazélec Ajaccio and Béziers would be reprieved from relegation in that order.[24]
On 25 June 2019, the DNCG announced that AC Ajaccio would also be relegated to Championnat National due to their financial position. The club have indicated they are appealing. If this decision is upheld at appeal in addition to those of Nancy and Sochaux, then Red Star would also be reprieved from relegation.[27]
On 3 July 2019, Nancy successfully appealed the DNCG decision, and will remain in Ligue 2.[28]
On 8 July 2019, it was announced that Sochaux had successfully appealed the DNCG decision, and will remain in Ligue 2.[29]
On 12 July 2019, it was announced that AC Ajaccio would remain in Ligue 2, having been successful in their appeal.[30]
- As of 17 May 2019 [31]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaëtan Charbonnier |
Brest | 27 |
| 2 | Habib Diallo |
Metz | 26 |
| 3 | Pierre-Yves Hamel |
Lorient | 19 |
| 4 | Florian Ayé |
Clermont | 18 |
| 5 | Yannick Gomis |
Lens | 16 |
| 6 | Alexis Claude-Maurice |
Lorient | 14 |
 Yoann Touzghar |
Troyes | ||
| 8 | Romain Armand |
Gazélec Ajaccio | 13 |
 Andé Dona Ndoh |
Niort | ||
| 10 | Florian Sotoca |
Grenoble | 12 |
 Kévin Fortuné |
Lens (1) and Troyes (11) |
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- "Paris FC : Le nouveau coach dévoilé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Vasseur écarté à Châteauroux, Cartier démis de ses fonctions au Gazélec". Le Figaro. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- "Hervé Della Maggiore nommé entraîneur du Gazelec Ajaccio". Le Figaro. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- "Nicolas Usaï nouvel entraîneur de Châteauroux". footmercato.net. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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- "L'entraîneur principal du Red Star relevé de ses fonctions". Le Figaro. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- "Red Star : Hadzibegic nommé entraîneur". Le Figaro. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- "Sochaux : Omar Daf, nouvel entraîneur (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 26 November 2018.
- "Niort : Patrice Lair mis à pied (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 December 2018.
- "Niort : L'imbroglio Patrice Lair" (in French). foot-national.com. 13 December 2018.
- "Niort : Le nouvel entraîneur est connu (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 14 January 2019.
- "Auxerre se sépare de son entraîneur Pablo Correa". L'Équipe. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- "AJ Auxerre : premier entraînement de Cédric Daury et de la recrue chinoise". L'Yonne républicaine. 19 March 2019.
- "Le Red Star se sépare de Faruk Hadzibegic" (in French). foot-national.com. 24 March 2019.
- "Orléans-Red Star (2-2) : "Soyez fiers de ce maillot", clame Vincent Doukantie" (in French). Le Parisien. 30 March 2019.
- "Ligue 2 : Les play-offs changent de date !" (in French). foot-national.com. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- "Domino's Ligue 2 : Tout sur la Saison 2018/2019" (in French). LFP.fr. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- "DNCG : Nancy et Sochaux relégués en National" (in French). foot-national.com. 12 June 2019.
- "DNCG : Le communiqué de Sochaux qui va faire appel" (in French). foot-national.com. 12 June 2019.
- "DNCG : Le communiqué de Nancy qui fait appel" (in French). foot-national.com. 12 June 2019.
- "DNCG : L'AC Ajaccio rétrogradé en National" (in French). foot-national.com. 25 June 2019.
- "DNCG : Les décisions de la commission d'appel connues (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 3 July 2019.
- "DNCG : Les décisions de la commission d'appel sont tombées (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 8 July 2019.
- "DCNG : L'AC Ajaccio reste en Ligue 2, le Gazélec en National" (in French). foot-national.com. 12 July 2019.
- "French Ligue 2 Statistics – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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