2016–17 Ligue 2
The 2016–17 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons[1]) season is the 78th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.[2]
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Strasbourg |
Promoted | Strasbourg Amiens Troyes |
Relegated | Red Star Laval |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 903 (2.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 23 goals Adama Niane, Troyes |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 12:59, 25 May 2017 (UTC). |
Teams
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 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
As of 30 May 2016, the following teams have mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 season. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
Teams average home attendances
RC Lens drew the highest average home league attendance (28,996), followed by RC Strasbourg (17,013) and Stade de Reims (10,403).[3]
Team changes
To Ligue 2Promoted from National Relegated from Ligue 1
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From Ligue 2Relegated to National Promoted to Ligue 1
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Stadia and locations
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Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Ajaccio | Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,660 |
Amiens | Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 |
Auxerre | Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 |
Bourg-en-Bresse | Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 |
Brest | Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,097 |
Clermont Foot | Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 |
Gazélec Ajaccio | Ajaccio | Stade Ange Casanova | 6,000 |
Laval | Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,607 |
Le Havre | Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,000 |
Lens | Lens | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 38,223 |
Nîmes | Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 |
Niort | Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 |
Orléans | Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 |
Red Star | Saint-Ouen | Stade Jean-Bouin 1 | 20,000 |
Reims | Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 21,684 |
Sochaux | Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,000 |
Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 |
Tours | Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,247 |
Troyes | Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 21,684 |
Valenciennes | Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
- 1 Red Star original stadium, Stade Bauer, is not permitted to host professional matches. The club are playing their home games at Stade Jean-Bouin.[4]
Personnel and kits
1Subject to change during the season.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Reims | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | 23 May 2016 | Pre-season | ![]() |
23 May 2016[5] |
Gazélec Ajaccio | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 25 May 2016[6] | ![]() |
27 May 2016[7] | |
Auxerre | ![]() |
End of contract | 26 May 2016 | ![]() |
26 May 2016[8] | |
Brest | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 May 2016 | ![]() |
30 May 2016[9] | |
Strasbourg | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 May 2016[10] | ![]() |
31 May 2016[11] | |
Lens | ![]() |
Signed by EA Guingamp | 30 May 2016[12] | ![]() |
12 June 2016[13] | |
Tours | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 June 2016[14] | ![]() |
17 July 2016[15] | |
Troyes | ![]() |
End of tenuer as caretaker | 30 June 2016 | ![]() |
1 July 2016[16] | |
Auxerre | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 September 2016[17] | 19th | ![]() |
7 October 2016[18] |
Le Havre | ![]() |
Signed by Swansea City | 3 October 2016[19] | 5th [20] | ![]() |
3 October 2016[21] |
Laval | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 November 2016[22] | 14th | ![]() |
7 November 2016[23] |
Red Star | ![]() |
Sacked | 12 December 2016[24] | 20th | ![]() |
10 January 2017[25] |
Orléans | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 December 2016[26] | 20th | ![]() |
28 December 2016 |
Tours | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 February 2017[27] | 20th | ![]() |
27 March 2017[28] |
Laval | ![]() |
Sacked | 11 April 2017[29] | 20th | ![]() |
12 April 2017[30] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
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1 | Strasbourg (C, P) | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 67 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
2 | Amiens (P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 66 | |
3 | Troyes (O, P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
4 | Lens | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 65 | |
5 | Brest | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 65 | |
6 | Nîmes | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 64 | |
7 | Reims | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 55 | |
8 | Le Havre | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 54 | |
9 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 51 | |
10 | Niort | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 49 | |
11 | Ajaccio | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 48 | |
12 | Clermont Foot | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | |
13 | Sochaux | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 46 | |
14 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 45 | |
15 | Bourg-Péronnas | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 44 | |
16 | Tours | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 43 | |
17 | Auxerre | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 43 | |
18 | Orléans[lower-alpha 1] (O) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 38 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
19 | Red Star (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 36 | Relegation to Championnat National |
20 | Laval (R) | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
Results
Top scorers
- As of end of season [32]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Troyes | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
Strasbourg | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Tours | 16 |
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Lens | ||
5 | ![]() |
Sochaux | 14 |
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Niort | ||
7 | ![]() |
Nîmes | 13 |
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Clermont | ||
9 | ![]() |
Brest | 11 |
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Ajaccio |
Play-offs
The 2016–17 season will see the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team and the 3rd placed team in the Ligue 2 in a two-legged confrontation. The Ligue 2 team will host the first game.[33] Another relegation play-off involves the 18th placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd placed National team also in two legs.
Paris FC | 0–1 | Orléans |
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Report | Sami ![]() |
Orléans won 2–0 on aggregate.
Attendances
Teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:[34]
Team | Total attendance | Home average |
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RC Lens | 550,918 | 28,996 |
RC Strasbourg | 323,247 | 17,013 |
Stade de Reims | 197,654 | 10,403 |
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