2014-15_Ligue_2
2014–15 Ligue 2
76th season of the second-tier football league in France
The 2014–15 Ligue 2 season was the 76th season since its establishment.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Troyes |
| Promoted | Troyes Gazélec Ajaccio Angers |
| Relegated | Orléans Châteauroux Arles-Avignon |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 855 (2.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mickaël Le Bihan (18 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 20,136 Troyes 4–1 Châteauroux (22 May 2015)[1] |
| Average attendance | 6,159[1] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
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There were three promoted teams from Championnat National, replacing the three teams that were promoted to Ligue 1 following the 2013–14 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs relegated to the third division, the National. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
On 18 April 2014, Luzenac became the first team to secure a spot in the Ligue 2 following a 1–0 victory over Boulogne-sur-Mer, which gave them an advance on the 4th placed team, Red Star, that couldn't be surpassed in the last games.[2] By gaining promotion for a professional level for the first time in its history, Luzenac, the club of a village of 600 inhabitants in Southern France, became the smallest club in the history of professional football in France.[3] Orléans was the second team to gain promotion to Ligue 2 on 2 May after a 2–0 victory against Paris FC. This marked a return for Orléans in the professional leagues after a twenty-two-years absence.[4] Gazélec Ajaccio was the third and last team to achieve promotion on 9 May 2014.[5] This means that for the first time since the 1997–98 season, a Derby of Ajaccio will be contested between Gazélec and AC Ajaccio.
On 20 April, Ajaccio officially suffered relegation from Ligue 1 after a 2–1 defeat in the Derby Corse against archrivals Bastia.[6] This ended a three-year stint for Ajaccio in Ligue 1. Valenciennes FC were the second team to suffer relegation on 4 May.[7] On 5 June, Luzenac's promotion was revoked by DNCG for financial reasons, but the club decided to appeal.[8]
On 25 June, the DNCG relegated Valenciennes FC to the Championnat National because of their approximate amount of €8 million in debts, this allowing Châteauroux to remain in Ligue 2.[9] On 4 July, DNCG confirmed its denial of Luzenac's promotion despite the appeal,[10] allowing Istres also to remain in Ligue 2. On 11 July the ruling against Valenciennes FC was revoked and FC Istres was once again relegated.[11] Luzenac was found to have an inadequate stadium, thus they were denied promotion. They were also denied re-entry to the Championnat National, so they later entered the regional leagues.
Stadia and locations
More information Club, Location ...
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,660 |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | Ajaccio | Stade Ange Casanova | 5,000 |
| Angers | Angers | Stade Jean Bouin | 17,835 |
| Arles-Avignon | Avignon | Parc des Sports | 17,518 |
| Auxerre | Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 |
| Brest | Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,583 |
| Châteauroux | Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,072 |
| Clermont | Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 |
| Créteil | Créteil | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle | 12,150 |
| Dijon | Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 16,098 |
| Laval | Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,467 |
| Le Havre | Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,278 |
| Nancy | Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 |
| Nîmes | Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 |
| Niort | Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,406 |
| Orléans | Orléans | Stade de la Source | 8,000 |
| Sochaux | Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,005 |
| Tours | Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,327 |
| Troyes | Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 20,842 |
| Valenciennes | Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
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Personnel and kits
More information Team, Manager1 ...
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1Subject to change during the season.
Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont Foot |  Régis Brouard |
End of contract | 16 May 2014 | Pre-season |  Helena Costa |
16 May 2014 |
| Chamois Niortais | Pascal Gastien |
End of contract | 16 May 2014 | Régis Brouard |
21 May 2014 | |
| Sochaux | Hervé Renard |
End of contract | 17 May 2014 | Olivier Echouafni |
17 June 2014 | |
| Châteauroux | Jean-Louis Garcia |
Resigned | 29 May 2014 | Pascal Gastien |
4 June 2014 | |
| Créteil | Jean-Luc Vasseur |
Signed by Reims | 14 June 2014 | Philippe Hinschberger |
17 June 2014 | |
| Clermont Foot | Helena Costa |
Mutual consent | 24 June 2014 | Corinne Diacre |
28 June 2014 | |
| Nîmes | René Marsiglia |
Mutual consent | 24 June 2014[12] | José Pasqualetti |
25 June 2014[13] | |
| Valenciennes |  Ariël Jacobs |
Resigned | 11 July 2014[14] | Bernard Casoni |
17 July 2014[15] | |
| Arles-Avignon | Franck Dumas |
Resigned | 22 August 2014[16] | 18th | Bruno Irles |
22 August 2014 |
| Arles-Avignon | Bruno Irles |
Sacked | 20 October 2014 | 19th | Stéphane Crucet |
20 October 2014 |
| Ajaccio | Christian Bracconi |
Sacked | 18 October 2014[17] | 12th | Olivier Pantaloni |
6 November 2014[18] |
| Tours | Olivier Pantaloni |
Resigned | 21 October 2014[19] | 20th | Gilbert Zoonekynd |
21 October 2014[20] |
| Créteil | Philippe Hinschberger |
Sacked | 18 November 2014[21] | 18th | Thierry Froger |
18 November 2014 |
| Le Havre | Erick Mombaerts |
Resigned | 10 December 2014[22] | 8th | Thierry Goudet |
28 December 2014[23] |
| Arles-Avignon | Stéphane Crucet |
Sacked | 29 December 2014[24] | 20th | Victor Zvunka |
1 January 2015 |
| Châteauroux | Pascal Gastien |
Sacked | 9 February 2015[25] | 19th | Cédric Daury |
16 February 2015[26] |
| Valenciennes | Bernard Casoni |
Resigned | 24 February 2015[27] | 17th | David Le Frapper |
25 February 2015[28] |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 78 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 2 | Gazélec Ajaccio (P) | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 65 | |
| 3 | Angers (P) | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 64 | |
| 4 | Dijon | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 61 | |
| 5 | Nancy | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 58 | |
| 6 | Brest | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 57 | |
| 7 | Le Havre | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 55 | |
| 8 | Laval | 38 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 54 | |
| 9 | Auxerre | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 52 | |
| 10 | Sochaux | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 52 | |
| 11 | Niort | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Clermont | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 49 | |
| 13 | Nîmes[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 46 | Relegated in the 17th March 2015 and then readmitted in 20th May 2015. |
| 14 | Créteil | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 45 | |
| 15 | Tours | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 44 | |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 42 | |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 41 | |
| 18 | Orléans (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 40 | Relegation to Championnat National |
| 19 | Châteauroux (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 32 | |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon[lower-alpha 2] (D, R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 30 | Relegation to CFA |
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Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- It was announced on 17 March 2015 that Nîmes would be relegated to the next lower level at the end of the season, as a sanction for match fixing the previous season.[29] The decision was overturned on 20 May 2015.[30]
- Administratively relegated to Championnat de France Amateur for failing to guarantee sufficient capital.[31]
More information Home \ Away, ACA ...
| Home \ Away | ACA | GAZ | ANG | ACAA | AUX | BRS | CHA | CLR | CRE | DIJ | LVL | LHA | NAL | NMS | NRT | ORL | SOC | TOU | TRO | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | |
| Angers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Arles-Avignon | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | |
| Auxerre | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Brest | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Châteauroux | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Clermont | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Créteil | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Dijon | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Laval | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Le Havre | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Nancy | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Nîmes | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Niort | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Orléans | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sochaux | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Tours | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Troyes | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Valenciennes | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
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Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played 22 May 2015
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickaël Le Bihan |
Le Havre | 18 |
| 2 | Jonathan Kodjia |
Angers | 15 |
 Seydou Koné |
Niort | ||
| 4 |  Youssouf Hadji |
Nancy | 14 |
| Karl Toko Ekambi |
Sochaux | ||
| 6 | Youssef Adnane |
Tours / Brest | 13 |
| Anthony Le Tallec |
Valenciennes | ||
| 8 | Nicolas Fauvergue |
Ajaccio | 12 |
 Mana Dembélé |
Nancy | ||
| 10 | Idriss Saadi |
Clermont | 11 |
| Benjamin Nivet |
Troyes |
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Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings
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