2018–19 Ligue 2

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.

Ligue 2
Season2018–19
ChampionsMetz
PromotedMetz
Brest
RelegatedRed Star
Béziers
Gazélec Ajaccio
Matches played380
Goals scored834 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer27 (Gaëtan Charbonnier, Brest
Biggest home winLens 5–0 Gazélec Ajaccio
Round 11, 22 October 2018
Biggest away winValenciennes 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 scoring11 Valenciennes 5-6 Béziers
Round 33, 19 April 2019
Longest winning run8 Troyes
Longest unbeaten run16 Metz
Longest winless run17 Niort
Longest losing run7 Nancy
Highest attendance33093 Lens v Le Havre
Round 30, 1 April 2019[1]
Lowest attendance1198 AC Ajaccio v Troyes
Round 1, 27 July 2018[1]
Average attendance6835[1]

Teams

Team changes

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2018–19 Ligue 2
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





Personnel and kits
Team Manager1 Captain1 Kit manufacturer1 Main sponsor1
AC Ajaccio Olivier Pantaloni Johan Cavalli Adidas Auchan Atrium
Auxerre Cédric Daury Jordan Adéoti Macron Remorques LOUALT
Béziers Mathieu Chabert Macedo Novaes Puma Angelotti
Brest Jean-Marc Furlan Gaëtan Belaud Nike Quéguiner (H), Yaourts Malo (A)
Châteauroux Nicolas Usaï Yannick M'Bone Nike Monin
Clermont Pascal Gastien Julien Laporte Patrick Crédit Mutuel
Gazélec Ajaccio Hervé Della Maggiore TBD Macron Carrefour, Casino D'Ajaccio
Grenoble Philippe Hinschberger Selim Bengriba Nike Carrefour, Sempa, BONTAZ
Le Havre Oswald Tanchot Alexandre Bonnet Joma Filiassur, SEAFRIGO Group
Lens Philippe Montanier Walid Mesloub Macron Auchan Retail
Lorient Mickaël Landreau Fabien Lemoine Kappa B&B Hotels, Jean Floc'h
Metz Frédéric Antonetti Renaud Cohade Nike Moselle
Nancy Alain Perrin Danilson da Cruz Nike Sempa
Niort Pascal Plancque Andé Dona Ndoh Erima Restaurant Le Billon (H), Cheminées Poujoulat (A)
Orléans Didier Ollé-Nicolle Karim Ziani Kappa CTVL
Paris FC Mehmed Baždarević Frédéric Bong Nike Vinci
Red Star Vincent Doukantié Formose Mendy Adidas Vice
Sochaux Omar Daf Maxence Prévot Lotto Ledus
Troyes Rui Almeida Benjamin Nivet Kappa Babeau Seguin
Valenciennes Réginald Ray Sébastien Roudet Acerbis Mutuelle Just

Managerial changes
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[10] 16th Nicolas Usaï 24 October 2018[11]
Nancy Didier Tholot Sacked 27 October 2018[12] 20th Alain Perrin 27 October 2018
Red Star Régis Brouard Sacked 29 October 2018[13] 19th Faruk Hadžibegić 29 October 2018[14]
Sochaux José Manuel Aira Sacked 25 November 2018[15] 18th Omar Daf 25 November 2018[15]
Niort Patrice Lair Suspended 17 December 2018[16] 7th Jean-Philippe Faure (caretaker) 11 December 2018[17]
Niort Jean-Philippe Faure (caretaker) End of caretaker role 14 January 2019[18] 8th Pascal Plancque 14 January 2019[18]
Auxerre Pablo Correa Sacked 18 March 2019[19] 14th Cédric Daury (interim) 18 March 2019[19][20]
Red Star Faruk Hadžibegić Mutual consent 24 March 2019[21] 20th Vincent Doukantié (interim) 24 March 2019[22]

League table
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
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results
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 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2019. 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.

Promotion play-offs

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.[23]

  Quarter-final     Semi-final     Final
                               
        3B Troyes 1  
  4B Paris FC 1 (4)     5B Lens (a.e.t.) 2    
  5B Lens (p) 1 (5)         3B Lens 1 1 2
      18A Dijon 1 3 4

Relegation play-offs

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.[24]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Rodez (C, P) 34 23 7 4 54 21 +33 76 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Chambly (P) 34 18 8 8 48 31 +17 62
3 Le Mans (O, P) 34 16 11 7 38 29 +9 59 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Laval 34 16 6 12 51 43 +8 54
5 Lyon-Duchère 34 13 11 10 43 42 +1 50
6 Boulogne 34 12 13 9 38 33 +5 49
7 Cholet 34 11 13 10 41 38 +3 46
8 Avranches 34 12 9 13 37 40 −3 45
9 Quevilly-Rouen 34 11 12 11 37 37 0 45
10 Pau[lower-alpha 1] 34 13 6 15 41 38 +3 44
11 Dunkerque 34 11 10 13 37 39 −2 43
12 Villefranche 34 8 18 8 34 34 0 42
13 Concarneau 34 10 10 14 30 43 −13 40
14 Bourg-Péronnas 34 10 9 15 35 38 −3 39
15 Tours (R) 34 7 16 11 21 29 −8 37 Relegation to National 2
16 Marignane-Gignac (R) 34 8 10 16 31 43 −12 34
17 L'Entente SSG (R) 34 5 14 15 27 46 −19 29
18 Drancy (R) 34 5 11 18 21 40 −19 26
Source: FFF.fr
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:
  1. Pau were penalised for fielding a suspended player, Vincent Thill, in the home match against Bourg-Péronnas on 29 March 2018. The original scoreline was 4–0, with Thill scoring the first goal. Bourg-Péronnas were awarded a 3–0 victory and Pau deducted a penalty point.[25]
Le Mans1–2Gazélec Ajaccio
 Report
Attendance: 22,800
Gazélec Ajaccio0–2Le Mans
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mikael Lesage

Le Mans won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 2, while Gazélec Ajaccio were relegated to the Championnat National.

Post-season actions and reprieves

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.[26] The decision is appealable, and both teams have indicated that they are appealing.[27][28] Should one or more of the decisions be upheld at appeal, then Gazélec Ajaccio and Béziers would be reprieved from relegation in that order.[26]

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.[29]

On 3 July 2019, Nancy successfully appealed the DNCG decision, and will remain in Ligue 2.[30]

On 8 July 2019, it was announced that Sochaux had successfully appealed the DNCG decision, and will remain in Ligue 2.[31]

On 12 July 2019, it was announced that AC Ajaccio would remain in Ligue 2, having been successful in their appeal.[32]

Top scorers
As of 17 May 2019 [33]
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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