2020–21 Ligue 2

The 2020–21 Ligue 2 season, also known as Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the 82nd season of second-division football in France, and the 19th season since the division was rebranded as Ligue 2 from Division 2. Due to the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the announcement of the start and end dates for the season was delayed. There were suggestions that the season would feature just 18 teams, as opposed to the usual 20, after France's highest administrative court overturned the relegations of Amiens and Toulouse from Ligue 1;[1] however, the relegations were reinstated by the General Assembly of the LFP with a vote on 23 June 2020.[2] The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020 and the league season began on 22 August 2020; it is scheduled to end on 15 May 2021.[3]

Ligue 2
Season2020–21
Dates22 August 2020 – 15 May 2021
Matches played239
Goals scored566 (2.37 per match)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 6 February 2021.

Teams

Team changes
Promoted from 2019–20 Championnat NationalPromoted to 2020–21 Ligue 1Relegated from 2019–20 Ligue 1Relegated to 2020–21 Championnat National
Pau FC
USL Dunkerque		Lorient
Lens		Amiens
Toulouse		Orléans
Le Mans

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2020–21 Ligue 2
Club Location Venue Capacity
Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade François Coty 10,446
Amiens Amiens Stade de la Licorne 12,097
Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 21,379
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,215
Chambly Chambly Stade Pierre Brisson 10,178
Châteauroux Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit 17,173
Clermont Foot Clermont-Ferrand Stade Gabriel Montpied 11,980
Dunkerque Dunkirk Stade Marcel-Tribut 4,200
Grenoble Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,068
Guingamp Guingamp Stade de Roudourou 18,378
Le Havre Le Havre Stade Océane 25,178
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087
Niort Niort Stade René Gaillard 10,886
Paris FC Paris (13th arrondissement) Stade Charléty 20,000
Pau Pau Stade du Hameau 13,819
Rodez Rodez Stade Paul-Lignon 5,955
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 33,150
Troyes Troyes Stade de l'Aube 21,684
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut 25,172

    Personnel and kits
    Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
    Ajaccio Olivier Pantaloni Cédric Avinel Adidas Auchan Atrium
    Amiens Luka Elsner Prince-Désir Gouano Puma Intersport
    Auxerre Jean-Marc Furlan Birama Touré Macron Remorques LOUALT
    Caen Pascal Dupraz Jonathan Rivierez Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3)
    Châteauroux Nicolas Usaï Yannick M'Boné Nike Monin
    Chambly Bruno Luzi Thibault Jaques Umbro Flint
    Clermont Pascal Gastien Jonathan Iglesias Patrick Crédit Mutuel
    Dunkerque Fabien Mercadal Axel Maraval Kappa Intersport
    Grenoble Philippe Hinschberger Brice Maubleu Nike Carrefour, Sempa, BONTAZ
    Guingamp Mehmed Baždarević Youssouf M'Changama Umbro Servagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A)
    Le Havre Paul Le Guen Alexandre Bonnet Joma Filiassur, SEAFRIGO Group
    Nancy Jean-Louis Garcia Ernest Seka Puma Lor Port
    Niort Sébastien Desabre Dylan Louiserre Erima Restaurant Le Billon (H), Cheminées Poujoulat (A)
    Paris FC René Girard Vincent Demarconnay Nike Vinci
    Pau Didier Tholot Antoine Batisse Adidas Iroise Bellevie
    Rodez Laurent Peyrelade Pierre Bardy Adidas Max Outil
    Sochaux Omar Daf Gaëtan Weissbeck Nike Nedey Automobiles
    Toulouse Patrice Garande Ruben Gabrielsen Joma Triangle Interim
    Troyes Laurent Batlles Jimmy Giraudon Le Coq Sportif Babeau Seguin
    Valenciennes Olivier Guégan Laurent Dos Santos Acerbis Mutuelle Just

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    Niort Franck Passi End of contract 6 June 2020[4] Pre-season Sébastien Desabre 16 June 2020[5]
    Toulouse Denis Zanko End of interim 22 June 2020 Patrice Garande 22 June 2020[6]
    Guingamp Sylvain Didot Sacked 30 August 2020[7] 15th Mehmed Baždarević 30 August 2020

    Number of teams by regions
    Teams Region Team(s)
    4  Hauts-de-France Amiens, Chambly, Dunkerque and Valenciennes
    2  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Clermont and Grenoble
     Nouvelle-Aquitaine Niort and Pau
     Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Auxerre and Sochaux
     Grand Est Nancy and Troyes
     Normandy Caen and Le Havre
     Occitanie Rodez and Toulouse
    1 Brittany Guingamp
     Centre-Val de Loire Châteauroux
     Corsica Ajaccio
     Île-de-France Paris FC

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
    1 Troyes 24 14 6 4 35 19 +16 48 Promotion to Ligue 1
    2 Toulouse 24 13 7 4 45 29 +16 46
    3 Grenoble 24 13 5 6 33 20 +13 44 Qualification to promotion play-offs
    4 Clermont 24 12 7 5 35 16 +19 43
    5 Auxerre 24 11 7 6 45 28 +17 40
    6 Paris FC 24 10 7 7 34 29 +5 37
    7 Valenciennes 24 9 8 7 32 27 +5 35
    8 Sochaux 24 7 11 6 31 24 +7 32
    9 Amiens 24 8 8 8 21 20 +1 32
    10 Ajaccio 24 8 8 8 22 27 −5 32
    11 Caen 24 7 9 8 24 29 −5 30
    12 Le Havre 24 7 9 8 20 27 −7 30
    13 Niort 24 7 9 8 27 36 −9 30
    14 Rodez 24 5 12 7 23 30 −7 27
    15 Dunkerque 24 7 5 12 18 28 −10 26
    16 Nancy 24 5 10 9 29 34 −5 25
    17 Guingamp 24 4 11 9 25 32 −7 23
    18 Chambly 24 5 8 11 27 42 −15 23 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
    19 Pau 24 5 5 14 20 35 −15 20 Relegation to National
    20 Châteauroux 24 4 6 14 23 37 −14 18
    Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. 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

    Results
    Home \ Away AJA AMI AUX CAE FCC CHA CLE DUN GRE GUI HAC NAN NIO PFC PAU ROD SOC TFC TRO VAL
    Ajaccio — 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 20 Feb 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 0–4
    Amiens 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 20 Feb 0–1
    Auxerre 5–1 2–1 — 1–1 4–0 4–1 0–1 13 Feb 6–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–1
    Caen 1–0 1–0 — 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 13 Feb 1–2 1–4 2–2 0–0 1–1
    Chambly 20 Feb 4–2 — 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–2
    Châteauroux 1–2 4–0 — 0–1 0–1 2–3 13 Feb 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 3–3
    Clermont 0–2 1–0 0–0 13 Feb — 5–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1
    Dunkerque 3–1 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 0–1 13 Feb 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0
    Grenoble 2–0 13 Feb 2–2 2–0 4–0 — 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 5–3 2–0 2–0
    Guingamp 2–2 2–2 2–0 22 Feb 0–0 1–0 — 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 1–2 1–1
    Le Havre 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 20 Feb 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2
    Nancy 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–1 20 Feb 2–2 0–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–3 2–3
    Niort 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 — 2–2 20 Feb 0–3
    Paris FC 1–1 4–2 0–3 3–1 20 Feb 3–2 3–0 0–2 3–3 — 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
    Pau 2–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–1 4–1 13 Feb — 1–1 0–0 0–3 0–1
    Rodez 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 20 Feb 0–1
    Sochaux 0–2 0–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–4 2–2 — 0–1 2–1 15 Feb
    Toulouse 15 Feb 3–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–2 4–3 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 — 0–0 4–5
    Troyes 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 13 Feb 2–1 1–1 — 1–1
    Valenciennes 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 20 Feb —
    Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: Ligue 2
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Top scorers
    As of 6 February 2021
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Mickaël Le Bihan Auxerre 14
    2 Mohamed Bayo Clermont 13
    3 Pape Ibnou Bâ Niort 11
    4 Rémy Dugimont Auxerre 10
    5 Rhys Healey Toulouse 9
    6 Yoann Touzghar Troyes 8
    Stijn Spierings Toulouse
    Gaëtan Weissbeck Sochaux
    Baptiste Guillaume Valenciennes
    10 Jim Allevinah Clermont 7
    Kévin Cabral Valenciennes
    Yannick Gomis Guingamp
    Bryan Lasme Sochaux
    Mickaël Biron Nancy
    Jodel Dossou Clermont
    Joffrey Cuffaut Valenciennes

    References
    1. "Ligue 1 relegation overruled for Amiens and Toulouse but Lyon appeal dismissed". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
    2. "LFP : l'assemblée générale vote à 74,49 % le maintien d'une Ligue 1 à vingt clubs". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    4. "Laurent Blanc accompagné par Franck Passi dans «un projet sportif très ambitieux cet été»". Le Figaro (in French). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
    5. "Sébastien Desabre nommé entraîneur de Niort". Le Figaro (in French). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
    6. "Garande nouvel entraîneur de Toulouse (officiel)". Le Figaro (in French). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
    7. "En Avant Guingamp. Sylvain Didot débarqué à contretemps". Ouest-France (in French). 30 August 2020.
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