The Ligue 2 season 2008–09 was the sixty-seventh[1] edition since its establishment, and began on 1 August 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.[2]

Ligue 2
Season2008–09
ChampionsLens
PromotedMontpellier
Boulogne
RelegatedAmiens
Reims
Troyes
Europa LeagueGuingamp (Play-off round; via domestic cup)
Goals scored864
Average goals/game2.27
Top goalscorerFrance Grégory Thil (18)
Biggest home winStrasbourg 5–0 Nîmes (6 October 2008)
Biggest away winAngers 1–5 Boulogne (24 April 2009)
Highest scoringBastia 6–2 Ajaccio (5 December 2008)
(8 goals)

Promotion and relegation

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Teams relegated to Ligue 2

Teams promoted to Ligue 1

Teams promoted from Championnat National

Teams relegated to Championnat National

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lens (C, P) 38 20 8 10 47 35 +12 68 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Montpellier (P) 38 19 9 10 61 36 +25 66
3 Boulogne (P) 38 20 6 12 51 36 +15 66
4 Strasbourg 38 18 11 9 57 45 +12 65
5 Metz 38 17 12 9 48 35 +13 63
6 Tours 38 17 10 11 50 41 +9 61
7 Angers 38 13 14 11 46 42 +4 53
8 Dijon 38 14 10 14 43 46 −3 52
9 Sedan 38 13 12 13 46 49 −3 51
10 Vannes 38 14 9 15 34 45 −11 51
11 Bastia 38 13 9 16 38 47 −9 48
12 Clermont 38 12 11 15 46 50 −4 47
13 Guingamp (Q) 38 10 16 12 37 35 +2 46 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
14 Brest 38 13 6 19 45 50 −5 45
15 Châteauroux 38 11 11 16 40 46 −6 44
16 Ajaccio 38 11 11 16 44 56 −12 44
17 Nîmes 38 11 11 16 32 46 −14 44
18 Amiens (R) 38 9 16 13 35 40 −5 43 Relegation to Championnat National
19 Troyes (R) 38 9 11 18 39 48 −9 38
20 Reims (R) 38 7 15 16 40 51 −11 36
Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Coupe de France winners Guingamp qualify for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round of 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Results

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Home \ Away ACA AMI ANG BAS BOU BRS CHA CLR DIJ GUI RCL MET MHS NMS REI SED STR TOU TRO VAN
Ajaccio 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0
Amiens 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2
Angers 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–5 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–2 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–1
Bastia 6–2 2–2 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1
Boulogne 0–1 4–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 2–0
Brest 1–2 1–2 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–1
Châteauroux 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Clermont 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1
Dijon 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 3–0
Guingamp 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1
Lens 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Metz 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–0
Montpellier 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–1
Nîmes 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0
Reims 1–3 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–3 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 0–0 3–1
Sedan 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–4 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–3
Strasbourg 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–0 2–1
Tours 4–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–4 0–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–3 1–0
Troyes 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 3–2 3–0
Vannes 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

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UNFP Player of the Month

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Month Player Club
August   James Fanchone RC Strasbourg
September   Chakhir Belghazouani RC Strasbourg
October   Víctor Montaño Montpellier HSC
November   Lilian Compan Montpellier HSC
December   Víctor Montaño Montpellier HSC
January   Paul Alo'o Angers SCO
February   Toifilou Maoulida RC Lens
March   Claudiu Keserü Tours FC
April   Issam Jemâa RC Lens

Awards

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Player of the Year

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The nominees for Ligue 2 Player of the Year. The winner will be determine at the annual UNFP Awards on 24 May. The winner will be displayed in bold.[3]

Player Nationality Club
Paul Alo'o   Cameroon   Angers SCO
Alberto Costa   Argentina   Montpellier HSC
Victor Montaño   Colombia   Montpellier HSC
Grégory Thil   France   US Boulogne

Keeper of the Year

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The nominees for the Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

Player Nationality Club
Johann Carrasso   France   Montpellier HSC
Stéphane Cassard   France   RC Strasbourg
Macedo Novaes   Brazil   SC Bastia
Vedran Runje   Croatia   RC Lens

Manager of the Year

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The nominees for Manager of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

Player Nationality Club
Stéphane Le Mignan   France   Vannes OC
Philippe Montanier   France   US Boulogne
Daniel Sanchez   France   Tours FC
Jean-Guy Wallemme   France   RC Lens

Team of the Year

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Position Player Club
GK   Vedran Runje Lens
RB   Yohan Demont Lens
CB   Laurent Koscielny Tours
CB   Éric Chelle Lens
LB   Marco Ramos Lens
DM   Bocundji Cá Tours
DM   Renaud Cohade Strasbourg
AM   Alberto Costa Montpellier
FW   Grégory Thil Boulogne-sur-Mer
FW   Paul Alo'o Angers
FW   Victor Montaño Montpellier

Managers

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Club Head coach
Ajaccio   Gernot Rohr, replaced in August by   José Pasqualetti
Amiens   Ludovic Batelli, replaced in July by   Thierry Laurey
Angers   Jean-Louis Garcia
Bastia   Bernard Casoni
Boulogne   Philippe Montanier
Brest   Pascal Janin, replaced in December by   Gérald Baticle, replaced in May by   Alex Dupont
Châteauroux   Christian Sarramagna, replaced in January by   Dominique Bijotat
Clermont   Didier Ollé-Nicolle
Dijon   Faruk Hadžibegić
Guingamp   Victor Zvunka
Lens   Jean-Guy Wallemme
Metz   Yvon Pouliquen
Montpellier   Rolland Courbis
Nîmes   Jean-Luc Vannuchi, replaced in December by   Jean-Michel Cavalli
Reims   Didier Tholot, replaced in December by   Luis Fernandez
Sedan   José Pasqualetti, replaced in July by   Landry Chauvin
Strasbourg   Jean-Marc Furlan
Tours   Daniel Sanchez
Troyes   Denis Troch, replaced in July by   Ludovic Batelli, replaced in May by   Claude Robin
Vannes   Stéphane Le Mignan

Stadia

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The locations of the 20 teams participating in Ligue 2 season 2008–09

Last updated 22 May 2009[4]

Team Stadium Capacity Avg. attendance
Ajaccio Stade François Coty 12,000 2,281
Amiens Stade de la Licorne 12,097 9,368
Angers Stade Jean Bouin 17,000 7,398
Bastia Stade Armand Cesari 12,000 2,876
Boulogne Stade de la Libération 7,300 5,604
Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 10,189 6,264
Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit 17,173 6,130
Clermont Stade Gabriel Montpied 10,363 5,289
Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 7,900 3,764
Guingamp Stade du Roudourou 18,126 9,437
Lens Stade Félix-Bollaert 41,233 29,842
Metz Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien 26,700 9,628
Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 8,397
Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482 9,193
Sedan Stade Louis Dugauguez 23,189 8,736
Stade Reims Stade Auguste Delaune 25,000 11,579
Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29,230 14,193
Tours Stade de la Vallée du Cher 13,500 6,898
Troyes Stade de l'Aube 21,877 9,810
Vannes Stade de la Rabine 8,000 3,571

Teams by region

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Region Number of teams Teams
1   Bretagne 3 Brest, Guingamp and Vannes
  Champagne-Ardenne 3 Reims and Sedan, Troyes
3   Centre 2 Châteauroux and Tours
  Corsica 2 Ajaccio and Bastia
  Languedoc-Roussillon 2 Montpellier and Nîmes
  Nord-Pas de Calais 2 Lens and Boulogne
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  Alsace 1 Strasbourg
  Auvergne 1 Clermont
  Bourgogne 1 Dijon
  Lorraine 1 Metz
  Pays de la Loire 1 Angers
  Picardie 1 Amiens

References

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  1. ^ "French Football League : Ligue 2 Orange, news, results, tables, statistics". Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Ligue 2 Fixtures 08-09". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Trophées UNFP : les nommés!
  4. ^ AFFLUENCES Par Club
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