2008–09 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season 2008–09
Champions Lens
Promoted Montpellier
Boulogne
Relegated Amiens
Reims
Troyes
Europa League Guingamp (Play-off round; via domestic cup)
Goals scored 864
Average goals/game 2.27
Top goalscorer France Grégory Thil (18)
Biggest home win Strasbourg 5–0 Nîmes (October 6, 2008)
Biggest away win Angers 1–5 Boulogne (April 24, 2009)
Highest scoring Bastia 6–2 Ajaccio (December 5, 2008)
(8 goals)

The Ligue 2 season 2008–09 was the sixty-seventh[1] edition since its establishment, and began on August 1, 2008 and ended on May 29, 2009. The fixtures were announced on May 23, 2008.[2]

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Ligue 2

Teams promoted to Ligue 1

Teams promoted from Championnat National

Teams relegated to Championnat National

League table

Last updated May 29, 2009

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Notes
1
 Lens (C) (P)
38
20
8
10
47
35
+12
68
Promotion to
Ligue 1
2
 Montpellier (P)
38
19
9
10
61
36
+25
66
3
 Boulogne (P)
38
20
6
12
51
36
+15
66
4
 Strasbourg
38
18
11
9
57
45
+12
65
5
 Metz
38
17
12
9
48
35
+13
63
6
 Tours
38
17
10
11
50
41
+9
61
7
 Angers
38
13
14
11
46
42
+4
53
8
 Dijon
38
14
10
14
43
46
-3
52
9
 Sedan
38
13
12
13
46
49
-3
51
10
 Vannes
38
14
9
15
34
45
-11
51
11
 Bastia
38
13
9
16
38
47
-9
48
12
 Clermont
38
12
11
15
46
50
-4
47
13
 Guingamp
38
10
16
12
37
35
+2
46
UEFA Europa League Playoff Round
14
 Brest
38
13
6
19
45
50
-5
45
15
 Châteauroux
38
11
11
16
40
46
-6
44
16
 Ajaccio
38
11
11
16
44
56
-12
44
17
 Nîmes
38
11
11
16
32
46
-14
44
18
 Amiens (R)
38
9
16
13
35
40
-5
43
Relegated to
Championnat National
19
 Troyes (R)
38
9
11
18
39
48
-9
38
20
 Reims (R)
38
7
15
16
40
51
-11
36

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Stats

Top goalscorers

Grégory Thil wins the Ligue 2 Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.

Position Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Grégory Thil  France US Boulogne 18
2 Víctor Montaño  Colombia Montpellier HSC 15
- Papiss Cissé  Senegal FC Metz 15
4 Cheick Diabaté  Mali AC Ajaccio 14
5 James Fanchone  France RC Strasbourg 13
- Toifilou Maoulida  France RC Lens 13
7 Paul Alo'o  Cameroon Angers SCO 12
- Richard Socrier  France Stade Brest 29 12
9 Tenema N'Diaye  Mali Tours FC 11
- Titi Buengo  Angola Troyes AC 11
- Kandia Traoré  Ivory Coast RC Strasbourg 11
12 Pierre-Yves André  France SC Bastia 10
- Jérôme Lebouc  France Vannes OC 10
14 7 players 9
21 11 players 8
32 9 players 7
41 15 players 6
56 12 players 5
68 20 players 4
88 36 players 3
124 37 players 2
161 79 players 1
Total: 864
Average after 380 games: 2.27

Last updated: May 30, 2009
Source: Ligue 2

Assists Table

Paul Alo'o wins the Ligue 2 Trophée du Meilleur Passeur.

Position Player Nationality Club Assists
1 Paul Alo'o  Cameroon Angers 12
2 Alberto Costa  Argentina Montpellier 11
3 Johann Ramaré  France US Boulogne 10
- Yann Kermorgant  France Stade Reims 10
5 1 player 8
6 2 players 7
8 3 players 6
11 10 players 5
21 20 players 4
41 25 players 3
66 54 players 2
120 88 players 1
Total: 484
Average after 380 games: 1.27

Last updated: May 30, 2009
Source: Ligue 2

UNFP Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
AugustFrance James FanchoneRC Strasbourg
SeptemberFrance Chakhir BelghazouaniRC Strasbourg
OctoberColombia Víctor MontañoMontpellier HSC
NovemberFrance Lilian CompanMontpellier HSC
DecemberColombia Víctor MontañoMontpellier HSC
JanuaryCameroon Paul Alo'oAngers SCO
FebruaryFrance Toifilou MaoulidaRC Lens
MarchRomania Claudiu KeserüTours FC
AprilTunisia Issam JemâaRC Lens

Awards

Player of the Year

The nominees for Ligue 2 Player of the Year. The winner will be determine at the annual UNFP Awards on May 24. The winner will be displayed in bold.[3]

PlayerNationalityClub
Paul Alo'o CameroonFrance Angers SCO
Alberto Costa ArgentinaFrance Montpellier HSC
Victor Montaño ColombiaFrance Montpellier HSC
Grégory Thil FranceFrance US Boulogne

Keeper of the Year

The nominees for the Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

PlayerNationalityClub
Johann Carrasso FranceFrance Montpellier HSC
Stéphane Cassard FranceFrance RC Strasbourg
Macedo Novaes BrazilFrance SC Bastia
Vedran Runje CroatiaFrance RC Lens

Manager of the Year

The nominees for Manager of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

PlayerNationalityClub
Stéphane Le Mignan FranceFrance Vannes OC
Philippe Montanier FranceFrance US Boulogne
Daniel Sanchez FranceFrance Tours FC
Jean-Guy Wallemme FranceFrance RC Lens

Team of the Year

Position PlayerClub
GKCroatiaVedran RunjeLens
RBFranceYohan DemontLens
CBFranceLaurent KoscielnyTours
CBMaliÉric ChelleLens
LBPortugalMarco RamosLens
DMGuinea-BissauBocundji CaTours
DMFranceRenaud CohadeStrasbourg
AMArgentinaAlberto CostaMontpellier
FWFranceGrégory ThilBoulogne-sur-Mer
FWCameroonPaul Alo'oAngers
FWColombiaVictor MontañoMontpellier

Managers

ClubHead coach
Ajaccio Germany Gernot Rohr, replaced in August by France José Pasqualetti
Amiens France Ludovic Batelli, replaced in July by France Thierry Laurey
Angers France Jean-Louis Garcia
Bastia France Bernard Casoni
Boulogne France Philippe Montanier
Brest France Pascal Janin, replaced in December by France Gérald Baticle, replaced in May by France Alex Dupont
Châteauroux France Christian Sarramagna, replaced in January by France Dominique Bijotat
Clermont France Didier Ollé-Nicolle
Dijon Bosnia and Herzegovina Faruk Hadžibegić
Guingamp France Victor Zvunka
Lens France Jean-Guy Wallemme
Metz France Yvon Pouliquen
Montpellier France Rolland Courbis
Nîmes France Jean-Luc Vannuchi, replaced in December by France Jean-Michel Cavalli
Reims France Didier Tholot, replaced in December by France Luis Fernandez
Sedan France José Pasqualetti, replaced in July by France Landry Chauvin
Strasbourg France Jean-Marc Furlan
Tours France Daniel Sanchez
Troyes France Denis Troch, replaced in July by France Ludovic Batelli, replaced in May by France Claude Robin
Vannes France Stéphane Le Mignan

Stadia

The locations of the 20 teams participating in Ligue 2 season 2008–09

Last updated May 22, 2009[4]

Team Stadium Capacity Avg. Attendance
AjaccioStade François Coty12,0002,281
AmiensStade de la Licorne12,0979,368
AngersStade Jean Bouin17,0007,398
BastiaStade Armand Cesari12,0002,876
BoulogneStade de la Libération7,3005,604
BrestStade Francis-Le Blé10,1896,264
ChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit17,1736,130
ClermontStade Gabriel Montpied10,3635,289
DijonStade Gaston Gérard7,9003,764
GuingampStade du Roudourou18,1269,437
LensStade Félix-Bollaert41,23329,842
MetzStade Municipal Saint-Symphorien26,7009,628
MontpellierStade de la Mosson32,9008,397
NîmesStade des Costières18,4829,193
SedanStade Louis Dugauguez23,1898,736
Stade ReimsStade Auguste Delaune25,00011,579
StrasbourgStade de la Meinau29,23014,193
ToursStade de la Vallée du Cher13,5006,898
TroyesStade de l'Aube21,8779,810
VannesStade de la Rabine8,0003,571

Teams by region

Region Number of teams Teams
1  Bretagne3Brest, Guingamp and Vannes
 Champagne-Ardenne3Reims and Sedan, Troyes
3  Centre2Châteauroux and Tours
 Corsica2Ajaccio and Bastia
 Languedoc-Roussillon2Montpellier and Nîmes
 Nord-Pas de Calais2Lens and Boulogne
7
 Alsace1Strasbourg
 Auvergne1Clermont
 Bourgogne1Dijon
 Lorraine1Metz
 Pays de la Loire1Angers
 Picardie1Amiens

References

  1. ↑ French Football League : Ligue 2 Orange, news, results, tables, statistics
  2. ↑ "Ligue 2 Fixtures 08-09". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  3. ↑ Trophées UNFP : les nommés!
  4. ↑ AFFLUENCES Par Club
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