2009–10 Ligue 2
Encyclopedia
The Ligue 2 2009–10 season was the sixty-ninth edition since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and the league began on 7 August and ended on 14 May 2010.

German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 sportswear
Sportswear
Sportswear or activewear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise. Sport-specific clothing is worn for most sports and physical exercise, for practical, comfort or safety reasons....

 company Puma
PUMA AG
Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...

 became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term partnership
Partnership
A partnership is an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.Since humans are social beings, partnerships between individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments, and varied combinations thereof, have always been and remain commonplace...

 with the Ligue de Football Professionnel
Ligue de Football Professionnel
The Ligue de Football Professionnel , commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France. It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of the French Football Federation...

.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from Ligue 1 2008–09
  • 18th Place: Caen
    SM Caen
    Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

  • 19th Place: Nantes
  • 20th Place: Le Havre
    Le Havre AC
    Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...



Teams promoted to Ligue 1 2009–10
  • Champions: Lens
    RC Lens
    Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

  • Runners-up: Montpellier
    Montpellier HSC
    Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...

  • 3rd Place: Boulogne
    US Boulogne
    Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second of division of French football, having been relegated from Ligue 1 during the 2009–10 season.The...



Teams promoted from Championnat National 2008–09
  • Champions: Istres
    FC Istres
    Football Club Istres Ouest Provence is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2008–09 season. Istres plays its home matches at the...

  • Runners-up: Laval
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

  • 3rd Place: Arles-Avignon


Teams relegated to Championnat National 2009–10
  • 18th Place: Amiens
    Amiens SC
    Amiens Sporting Club is a French association football club based in Amiens. The club was formed in 1901 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city...

  • 19th Place: Reims
    Stade Reims
    Stade de Reims is a French association football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1911 under the name Société Sportive du Parc Pommery and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2009–10 season...

  • 20th Place: Troyes
    Troyes AC
    Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005–06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube...


DNCG Ruling on Arles-Avignon

All clubs that secured status for Ligue 2 play this season had to be approve by the DNCG
Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion
The Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion is the organization responsible for monitoring and overseeing the accounts of professional association football clubs in France. It was founded in 1984 and is an administrative directorate of the Ligue de Football Professionnel...

 before becoming eligible to participate.

On 23 June, the DNCG ruled that AC Arles-Avignon would not be allowed to play in Ligue 2 following their promotion from the Championnat National
Championnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

, due to irregularities in the club's financial accounts and management. On 3 July, following an appeal, the DNCG reversed its decision reinstating Arles' Ligue 2 status.

League table

Results


















































































































































































































































































































































































































Top goalscorers

Position Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud is a French footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the Ligue 1 side Montpellier.-Career:Giroud is one of Tours FC's 2009/2010 season discoveries, and was the team's top-scorer....

Tours
Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...

21
2 Anthony Modeste
Anthony Modeste (born 1988)
Anthony Modeste is a French professional footballer who currently plays for French club Bordeaux in Ligue 1.On 13 August 2010, Modeste joined Bordeaux for an undisclosed fee thought to be €3.5 million and signed a four-year contract with the club.-External links:* at L'Equipe.fr...

Angers
Angers SCO
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

20
3 Sebastián Ribas
Sebastián Ribas
Sebastián César Helios Ribas Barbato is an Uruguayan football midfielder. He currently plays for Genoa in Serie A.-Internazionale:...

Dijon
Dijon FCO
Dijon Football Côte d'Or is a French association football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city and currently competes in Ligue 1 after gaining promotion for the first time ever in the 2010-11 season.The club president is...

16
3 Nolan Roux
Nolan Roux
Nolan Roux is a French footballer who currently plays for French club Stade Brest in Ligue 1. He primarily plays in the striker role and is the son of former professional football player Bruno Roux, who is currently the manager of amateur club AFC Compiègne...

Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

15
5 Pierre-Yves André
Pierre-Yves André
Pierre-Yves André is a retired French footballer. He spent most of his career playing for SC Bastia, and retired after the club suffered relegation to the French third tier following the 2009–10 season....

Bastia
SC Bastia
Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

14
6 Lynel Kitambala
Lynel Kitambala
Lynel Darcy Kitambala is a French footballer of Congolese descent currently under contract for French side Saint-Étienne.-External links:*** in French...

Dijon
Dijon FCO
Dijon Football Côte d'Or is a French association football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city and currently competes in Ligue 1 after gaining promotion for the first time ever in the 2010-11 season.The club president is...

13
- Nicolas Fauvergue
Nicolas Fauvergue
Nicolas Fauvergue is a French footballer who plays as a forward for CS Sedan Ardennes.-Career:On 5 August 2009, RC Strasbourg have signed the forward on loan from OSC Lille. On 23 June 2010, CS Sedan Ardennes have signed the forward on loan for a year from OSC Lille, with a call option.-External...

Strasbourg
RC Strasbourg
Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...

13
- Titi Buengo Châteauroux
LB Châteauroux
La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

13
- Mamadou Diallo
Mamadou Diallo (Malian footballer)
Mamadou Diallo is a Malian football striker, who plays for CS Sedan Ardennes.- Career :Diallo started his playing career with Malian club Centre Salif Keita. He joined Algerian club USM Alger in 2003. In his first season with the club, he played 10 times and scored 2 goals...

Le Havre
Le Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...

13
- Alexis Allart
Alexis Allart
Alexis Allart is a French football forward who currently plays for French team US Boulogne.-References:*...

Sedan
CS Sedan Ardennes
Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan , is a French association football club based in Sedan. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Sedan plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located...

13
11 Xavier Pentecôte
Xavier Pentecôte
Xavier Pentecôte is a French professional footballer who plays for OGC Nice, as a striker.-Career:Born in Saint-Dié, Pentecôte joined Toulouse in 2001 and turned professional in 2004...

Bastia
SC Bastia
Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

12
12 2 player 11
14 7 players 10
21 5 players 9
26 3 players 8
29 5 players 7
34 11 players 6
45 16 players 5
61 18 players 4
79 33 players 3
112 44 players 2
156 100 players 1
Total: 886
Average after 380 games: 2.33

Last updated: 3 June 2010

Source: Ligue 2

Assists Table

Position Player Nationality Club Assists
1 Benjamin Nivet
Benjamin Nivet
Benjamin Nivet is a French professional football player. He is an attacking midfielder and was at Ligue 1 club Troyes AC from 2002 to 2007. He signed a three year contact with Caen on 8 June 2007 a club newly promoted to ligue 1Starting his career as a youth with AJ Auxerre, Nivet made his...

Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

11
2 Benjamin Psaume
Benjamin Psaume
Benjamin Psaume is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in Ligue 1 for Arles-Avignon.-External links:* *...

Arles-Avignon 10
- Bruno Grougi
Bruno Grougi
Bruno Grougi is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 1 for Stade Brestois 29.-External links:*...

Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

10
4 Fatih Atik
Fatih Atık
Fatih Atik is a French-Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays for the French Ligue 2 side Guingamp. He plays as a midfielder. He is a Turkish and a French citizen.-External links:*...

Tours
Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...

9
- Jérôme Lebouc
Jérôme Lebouc
Jérôme Lebouc is a French football midfielder. He currently plays for Ligue 2 side Vannes.-External links:*...

Laval
Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

9
6 4 players 8
10 5 players 7
15 5 players 6
20 11 players 5
31 14 players 4
45 25 players 3
70 67 players 2
137 98 players 1
Total: 564
Average after 380 games: 1.48

Last updated: 3 June 2010

Source: Ligue 2

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Magaye Gueye
    Magaye Gueye
    Magaye Serigne Falilou Dit Nelson Gueye is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for English club Everton. He is a French youth international and is currently playing on the under-21 team...

     for Strasbourg
    RC Strasbourg
    Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...

     against Châteauroux
    LB Châteauroux
    La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

    , 1 minute and 20 seconds. (7 August 2009).
  • Fastest goal in a match: 8 secondsRémi Maréval
    Rémi Maréval
    Rémi Maréval is a French football defender currently playing for Zulte Waregem in Belgium.- Career :...

     for Nantes against Nîmes
    Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

    . (26 September 2009).
  • Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+2 minutes and 36 secondsNolan Roux
    Nolan Roux
    Nolan Roux is a French footballer who currently plays for French club Stade Brest in Ligue 1. He primarily plays in the striker role and is the son of former professional football player Bruno Roux, who is currently the manager of amateur club AFC Compiègne...

     for Brest
    Stade Brestois 29
    Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

     against Laval
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

     (7 August 2009)
  • First own goal of the season: Thomas Mienniel
    Thomas Mienniel
    Thomas Mienniel is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays for Amiens Sporting Club.-External links:*...

     (Angers
    Angers SCO
    Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

    ) for Châteauroux
    LB Châteauroux
    La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

    , 38 minutes and 27 seconds (18 August 2009)
  • First penalty kick of the season: 5 minutes and 27 secondsJérôme Lebouc
    Jérôme Lebouc
    Jérôme Lebouc is a French football midfielder. He currently plays for Ligue 2 side Vannes.-External links:*...

     (scored) for Laval
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

     against Brest
    Stade Brestois 29
    Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

     (7 August 2009).
  • First hat-trick of the season: Christophe Gaffory
    Christophe Gaffory
    Christophe Gaffory is a French professional football player. He currently plays for Vannes OC.- International Career:He represented Corsica in a game against Congo.-International Goals:-External links:...

     for Bastia
    SC Bastia
    Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

     against Nîmes
    Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

     (18 August 2009); , , .
  • Most goals scored in a game by one player: 4 goals by Olivier Giroud
    Olivier Giroud
    Olivier Giroud is a French footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the Ligue 1 side Montpellier.-Career:Giroud is one of Tours FC's 2009/2010 season discoveries, and was the team's top-scorer....

     for Tours
    Tours FC
    Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...

     against Arles-Avignon (18 September 2009); , , , .
  • Widest winning margin: 5 goals
    • Bastia
      SC Bastia
      Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

       6–1 Nîmes
      Nîmes Olympique
      Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

       (18 August 2009).
    • Nantes 5–0 Istres
      FC Istres
      Football Club Istres Ouest Provence is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2008–09 season. Istres plays its home matches at the...

       (21 August 2009).
  • Most goals in a match: 9 goals
    • Dijon
      Dijon FCO
      Dijon Football Côte d'Or is a French association football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city and currently competes in Ligue 1 after gaining promotion for the first time ever in the 2010-11 season.The club president is...

       5–4 Châteauroux
      LB Châteauroux
      La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

       (30 October 2009).
  • Most goals in one half: 5 goals
    • Dijon
      Dijon FCO
      Dijon Football Côte d'Or is a French association football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city and currently competes in Ligue 1 after gaining promotion for the first time ever in the 2010-11 season.The club president is...

       v Châteauroux
      LB Châteauroux
      La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

       (30 October 2009); 1–3 at half time, 5–4 final.

Discipline

  • First yellow card of the season: Yvan Bourgis
    Yvan Bourgis
    Yvan Bourgis is a French football defender. He played for Stade Brest 29 over the eight seasons.-External links:...

     for Brest
    Stade Brestois 29
    Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

     against Laval
    Stade Lavallois
    Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

     , 5 minutes and 37 seconds (7 August 2009)
  • First red card of the season: Vincent Bessat
    Vincent Bessat
    Vincent Bessat is a French footballer, who currently plays for FC Nantes.-Career:Bessat began his career with FC Toulouse and was in summer 2004 promoted in the reserve team. After 32 games and 4 goals for the reserve of FC Toulouse left Midi-Pyrénées to sign for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux...

     for Metz
    FC Metz
    Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

     against Vannes
    Vannes OC
    Vannes Olympique Club is a French association football club based in Vannes. The club was formed relatively late in 1998 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Vannes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Rabine located within the city...

    , 57 minutes and 43 seconds (7 August 2009)
  • Card given at latest point in a game: Wahbi Khazri
    Wahbi Khazri
    Wahbi Khazri is a French footballer of Tunisian descent. He currently plays for the Championnat National club SC Bastia.-SC Bastia:...

     (yellow) at 90+4 minutes and 9 seconds for Bastia
    SC Bastia
    Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

     against Caen
    SM Caen
    Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

     (14 August 2009)
  • Total cards in a single match: 9
    • Nantes 5–0 Istres
      FC Istres
      Football Club Istres Ouest Provence is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2008–09 season. Istres plays its home matches at the...

       – 6 for Nantes (Ibrahim Tall
      Ibrahim Tall
      Ibrahim Tall is a Senegalese international footballer. He currently plays for Football League club AEL 1964.He is a versatile defender capable of playing either right back or centre half.-Early career:...

      , William Vainqueur
      William Vainqueur
      William Vainqueur is a French footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège as a midfielder.-Career:...

       (yellow), Tenema N'Diaye
      Tenema N'Diaye
      Tenema Ndiaye is a Malian football player.- International :He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round...

      , William Vainqueur
      William Vainqueur
      William Vainqueur is a French footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège as a midfielder.-Career:...

       (red), Ivan Klasnić
      Ivan Klasnic
      Ivan Klasnić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League. He is a Croatian international. In 2007, Klasnić underwent a kidney transplant, and became the first player to participate in a major tournament after a transplant.-St. Pauli:Klasnić started his...

      , & Stefan Babović
      Stefan Babovic
      Stefan Babović is a Serbian footballer. He currently plays for FK Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga....

      ) and 3 for Istres (Mamadou Doumbia
      Mamadou Doumbia
      Mamadou Doumbia is a football player from Côte d'Ivoire. Currently plays defender for Le Mans Football Club and Côte d'Ivoire.- Career :...

      , Faouzi El Brazi, & Adel Chedli
      Adel Chedli
      Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli is a Tunisian football player currently playing for FC Istres.-Football career:He was born and raised in France although joined the Manchester United academy in 1995. After 1 year at the club he earned his only first team experience in a closed doors friendly against...

      ) (21 August 2009)
  • Most yellow cards in a single match: 9
    • Ajaccio
      AC Ajaccio
      Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain...

       0–1 Guingamp – 5 for Ajaccio (Kévin Diaz, Thierry Debès
      Thierry Debès
      Thierry Debès is a French football goalkeeper. He currently plays for AC Ajaccio.He is the team's captain and his club just got pormotion to Ligue 1, he may go to bench next season because of the transfer of Guillermo Ochoa...

      , Jean-Philippe Sabo
      Jean-Philippe Sabo
      Jean-Philippe Sabo is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Marseille.-Career:Born in Gouvieux, Sabo began his career with Marseille, making his debut during the 2007–08 season. Sabo spent the 2008–09 season on loan at Montpellier and spent the...

      , Thomas Deruda
      Thomas Deruda
      Thomas Deruda is a French midfielder currently playing for AC Ajaccio.-References:...

      , & Jonathan Martins
      Jonathan Martins Pereira
      Jonathan Martins Pereira is a French football defender who currently plays for FC Nantes.-Career:Pereira began his career with AST Foot Tarnos. In 1998, he moved to Aviron Bayonnais FC. He was later scouted by RC Lens and played in the training center of club's the youth teams. After two years...

      ) and 4 for Guingamp (Alharbi El-Jadeyaoui
      Alharbi El-Jadeyaoui
      Alharbi El-Jadeyaoui is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Guingamp.- Career :On 13 July 2009, it was announced by Sky Sports that el-Jadeyaoui had joined English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers for a one-week trial...

      , Felipe Saad
      Felipe Saad
      Felipe Patavino Saad, known as Felipe Saad or simply Felipe is a Brazilian professional football player. He currently plays in the Ligue 1 for Evian Thonon Gaillard FC. He also holds Italian citizenship....

      , Sébastien Grax
      Sébastien Grax
      Sébastien Grax is a French footballer who currently plays for Troyes AC. He started life at Monaco in 2001 where he played 4 games in 3 years. He was then loaned out to ES Troyes AC in 2004 where he scored 16 goals in 35 games...

      , & Christian Bassila
      Christian Bassila
      Christian Bassila is a former France under-21 international footballer.He prefers to play in the defensive midfield position and started his career with the present French Ligue 1 Champions Lyon in the 1996–97 season. Bassila joined West Ham in August 2000 on a season-long loan deal, moving from...

      ) (7 August 2009)
  • Most red cards in a single match: 3Bastia
    SC Bastia
    Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

     6–1 Nîmes
    Nîmes Olympique
    Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

     – 1 for Bastia (Mehdi Méniri
    Mehdi Méniri
    Mehdi Méniri is an Algerian football defender. He currently plays for CSO Amnéville in the Championnat de France amateur.-Career:...

    ) and 2 for Nîmes (Moussa Sidibé
    Moussa Sidibé
    Moussa Sidibé is a French football striker currently playing for Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.Sidibé previously played for Creteil and Vannes in Ligue 2.-References:...

     & Miodrag Stošić
    Miodrag Stošic
    Miodrag Stošić is a Serbian football player currently playing in France for Nîmes Olympique as a defender. He is 1'83 and weighs 80 kg.- Career :...

    ) (18 August 2009)

Awards

The nominees for the Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Manager of the Year in Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

. The winner was determined at the annual UNFP Awards, which was held on 9 May. The winners are displayed in bold.

Player of the Year

Player Nationality Club
Benjamin Nivet
Benjamin Nivet
Benjamin Nivet is a French professional football player. He is an attacking midfielder and was at Ligue 1 club Troyes AC from 2002 to 2007. He signed a three year contact with Caen on 8 June 2007 a club newly promoted to ligue 1Starting his career as a youth with AJ Auxerre, Nivet made his...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud is a French footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the Ligue 1 side Montpellier.-Career:Giroud is one of Tours FC's 2009/2010 season discoveries, and was the team's top-scorer....

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Tours
Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...

Nolan Roux
Nolan Roux
Nolan Roux is a French footballer who currently plays for French club Stade Brest in Ligue 1. He primarily plays in the striker role and is the son of former professional football player Bruno Roux, who is currently the manager of amateur club AFC Compiègne...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Stade Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

Anthony Modeste
Anthony Modeste (born 1988)
Anthony Modeste is a French professional footballer who currently plays for French club Bordeaux in Ligue 1.On 13 August 2010, Modeste joined Bordeaux for an undisclosed fee thought to be €3.5 million and signed a four-year contract with the club.-External links:* at L'Equipe.fr...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Angers
Angers SCO
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...


Goalkeeper of the Year

Player Nationality Club
Benoît Costil
Benoît Costil
Benoît Costil is a French football goalkeeper who plays for Rennes.-Career:Costil started his career at SM Caen in Ligue 1 but only made a 10 performances for the club before being sent on loan in the 2008/2009 season to Vannes Olympique Club in Ligue 2...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Sedan
CS Sedan Ardennes
Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan , is a French association football club based in Sedan. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Sedan plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located...

Steeve Elana
Steeve Elana
Steeve Elana is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for Stade Brest 29 in the French Ligue 1.- External links :*...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Stade Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

Cyrille Merville
Cyrille Merville
Cyrille Merville is a French football goalkeeper who currently plays for Nîmes Olympique.- Career :He signed for then Ligue 1 side AC Arles-Avignon in the summer of 2009 from Troyes AC.-External links: * at L'Equipe...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Arles-Avignon
Aléxis Thébaux
Aléxis Thébaux
Alexis Thebaux is a French football goalkeeper, currently playing for SM Caen. He started his career at Nantes in 2001 at the age of 16.-External links:*...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...


Manager of the Year

Manager Nationality Club
Franck Dumas
Franck Dumas
Franck Dumas is a former French professional football player. He is currently the manager of SM Caen.Dumas started his career at Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

Alex Dupont
Alex Dupont
Alex Dupont is a French former footballer and football manager. He is currently managing Brest.-Career:Dupont played as a midfielder for Dunkerque and Hazebrouck.-Coaching career:...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Stade Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

Michel Estevan
Michel Estevan
Michel Estevan is a French association football manager and former player. He is currently managing US Boulogne.He recently managed AC Arles-Avignon. He led the club from the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth division of French football, to the first division Ligue 1 before being relieved...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Arles-Avignon
Philippe Hinschberger
Philippe Hinschberger
Philippe Hinschberger is a retired French football player who played with FC Metz.After retiring as a player Hinsberger has managed CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Chamois Niortais and Le Havre; he has been manager of Laval since 2007.-References:...

  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Laval
Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...


Team of the Year

PositionPlayerClub
Goalkeeper   Steeve Elana
Steeve Elana
Steeve Elana is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for Stade Brest 29 in the French Ligue 1.- External links :*...

 
Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

Defender   Omar Daf
Omar Daf
Omar Daf is a Senegalese football player. He plays for Stade Brestois in France and the Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also holds a French passport.-External links:...

 
Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

Defender   Grégory Leca
Grégory Leca
Grégory Leca is a French football Midfielder. He currently plays for SM Caen.-External links:** at L'Equipe.fr...

 
Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

Defender   Paul Baysse
Paul Baysse
Paul Baysse is a French professional football player who plays for Ligue 1 club Stade Brestois, as a defender.-Career:Born in Talence, Baysse played youth football with Bordeaux, making his senior debut in 2007 while on loan at Sedan. On 30 August 2010, Baysse signed with newly promoted Ligue 1...

 
Sedan
CS Sedan Ardennes
Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan , is a French association football club based in Sedan. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Sedan plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located...

Defender   Grégory Tafforeau
Grégory Tafforeau
Grégory Tafforeau is a French Norman footballer who plays for SM Caen as a defender.- Career :...

 
Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

Midfielder   Bruno Grougi
Bruno Grougi
Bruno Grougi is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 1 for Stade Brestois 29.-External links:*...

 
Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

Midfielder   Benjamin Nivet
Benjamin Nivet
Benjamin Nivet is a French professional football player. He is an attacking midfielder and was at Ligue 1 club Troyes AC from 2002 to 2007. He signed a three year contact with Caen on 8 June 2007 a club newly promoted to ligue 1Starting his career as a youth with AJ Auxerre, Nivet made his...

 
Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

Midfielder   Romain Hamouma
Romain Hamouma
Romain Hamouma is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club SM Caen. He plays as an attacking midfielder.-Personal:...

 
Laval
Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...

Forward   Nolan Roux
Nolan Roux
Nolan Roux is a French footballer who currently plays for French club Stade Brest in Ligue 1. He primarily plays in the striker role and is the son of former professional football player Bruno Roux, who is currently the manager of amateur club AFC Compiègne...

 
Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...

Forward   Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud is a French footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the Ligue 1 side Montpellier.-Career:Giroud is one of Tours FC's 2009/2010 season discoveries, and was the team's top-scorer....

 
Tours
Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...

Forward   Anthony Modeste
Anthony Modeste (born 1988)
Anthony Modeste is a French professional footballer who currently plays for French club Bordeaux in Ligue 1.On 13 August 2010, Modeste joined Bordeaux for an undisclosed fee thought to be €3.5 million and signed a four-year contract with the club.-External links:* at L'Equipe.fr...

 
Angers
Angers SCO
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...


Team information

ClubChairmanManagerAppointed
Ajaccio     2009–
Angers     2006–
Arles     2009–
Bastia     2009–
Brest     2009–
Caen     2004–
Châteauroux     2009–
Clermont     2009–
Dijon     2009–
Guingamp     2007–
Istres     2008–
Laval     2007–
Le Havre     2009–
Metz     2010–
Nantes     2010–
Nîmes     2008–
Sedan     2008–
Strasbourg     2009–
Tours     2007–
Vannes     2002–

Stadia

Last updated: 15 May 2010
Team Stadium Capacity Avg. Attendance
Ajaccio Stade François Coty
Stade François Coty
Stade François Coty is a football stadium in the Corsican city of Ajaccio, France, and the home of AC Ajaccio. Its capacity is 10,660.The stadium was inaugurated on 1 December 1969 under the name Parc des Sports de l'ACA. A crowd of 14,421 was in attendance to see AC Ajaccio defeat SC Bastia in the...

 
12,000 2,123
Angers Stade Jean-Bouin
Jean-Bouin Stadium, Angers
Jean-Bouin Stadium is a football stadium in Angers, France. It is only used for football matches and is the home ground of Angers SCO. The stadium holds 17,835 people, a capacity which was reached in 2010 with the reconstruction of the Coubertin stand....

 
16,300 6,591
Arles Parc des Sports
Parc des Sports (Avignon)
Parc des Sports is a multi-purpose stadium in Avignon, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Ligue 2 club, AC Arles-Avignon. The capacity of the stadium is 17,518 spectators.-External links:*...

 
7,500 4,141
Bastia Stade Armand Cesari
Stade Armand Cesari
Stade Armand-Cesari is a multi-purpose stadium in Bastia, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches of SC Bastia. The stadium is able to hold 10,460 people and opened in 1932....

 
12,000 2,836
Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé
Stade Francis-Le Blé
Stade Francis-Le Blé is a multi-use stadium in Brest, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Brestois 29. The stadium is able to hold 15,097 people. The stadium is named for Francis Le Blé, former mayor of Brest who died in 1982.-External links:*...

 
10,228 7,702
Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano
Stade Michel d'Ornano
Stade Michel d'Ornano is a multi-use stadium in Caen, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Malherbe Caen. It is named after the French politician Michel d'Ornano, former president of the Basse-Normandie region.The stadium was built in 1993 to...

 
21,500 13,199
Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit
Stade Gaston Petit
Stade Gaston Petit is a multi-use stadium in Châteauroux, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Berrichonne de Châteauroux. The stadium is able to hold 17,173 people.Gaston Petit is a former player of the club....

 
17,000 6,407
Clermont Stade Gabriel Montpied
Stade Gabriel Montpied
Stade Gabriel Montpied is a multi-use stadium in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Clermont Foot. The stadium is able to hold 10,607 people and was built in 1995.-References:...

 
10,363 4,429
Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard
Stade Gaston Gérard
Stade Gaston Gérard is a multi-use stadium in Dijon, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dijon FCO. The stadium is able to hold 15,995 people.-External links:*...

 
7,900 5,420
Guingamp Stade du Roudourou
Stade du Roudourou
Stade du Roudourou is a stadium in Guingamp, France that is the home ground of French League 2 side En Avant Guingamp. The stadium is able to hold 18,040 people....

 
18,126 10,780
Istres Stade Parsemain
Stade Parsemain
Stade Parsemain is a multi-use stadium in Istres, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Istres. The stadium is able to hold 17,000 people and was built in 2005....

 
17,468 2,235
Laval Stade Francis Le Basser
Stade Francis Le Basser
Stade Francis Le Basser is a multi-use stadium in Laval, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Lavallois. The stadium is able to hold 18,739 people.-References:...

 
18,703 6,679
Le Havre Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Stade Jules Deschaseaux, is a multi-purpose stadium in Le Havre, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 16,400 people and was built in 1932. During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game. In 2012 it will be replaced by the currently under...

 
16,400 8,244
Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien  26,700 11,232
Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire
Stade de la Beaujoire
The Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, or "Stade de la Beaujoire", is a stadium in Nantes, France. It is the home of the FC Nantes football club....

 
38,285 15,814
Nîmes Stade des Costières
Stade des Costières
Stade des Costières is a football stadium in Nîmes, France. It is currently used by Nîmes Olympique. The stadium is able to hold 18,482 people and was opened in 1989....

 
18,482 8,265
Sedan Stade Louis Dugauguez
Stade Louis Dugauguez
Stade Louis Dugauguez is a multi-use stadium in Sedan, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of CS Sedan Ardennes. The stadium holds 23,189 people and was built in 2000. It replaced Stade Emile Albeau.-References:...

 
23,189 8,984
Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau
Stade de la Meinau
The Stade de la Meinau, commonly known as "La Meinau" is a football stadium in Strasbourg, France. It is the home ground of RC Strasbourg and has also hosted international matches, including one game of World cup 1938, two games of Euro 1984 and the final of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1988. La Meinau...

 
29,230 11,328
Tours Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Stade de la Vallée du Cher is a multi-use stadium in Tours, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Tours FC. The stadium is able to hold 13,500 people and was built in 1978.-External links:*...

 
13,500 5,639
Vannes Stade de la Rabine
Stade de la Rabine
Stade de la Rabine is a football stadium in Vannes, France. It is currently used by Vannes OC. The stadium is able to hold 9,500 spectators....

8,000 4,291

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK