2009–10 Ligue 2
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 sportswear company Puma became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated from 2008–09 Ligue 1Teams promoted to 2009–10 Ligue 1
- Champions: Lens
- Runners-up: Montpellier
- 3rd Place: Boulogne
- Champions: Istres
- Runners-up: Laval
- 3rd Place: Arles-Avignon
All clubs that secured status for Ligue 2 play this season had to be approve by the DNCG 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, 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
Stats
Top goalscorers
Last updated: 3 June 2010Source:
Assists Table
Last updated: 3 June 2010Source:
Season statistics
''As of 30 October 2009Scoring
- First goal of the season: Magaye Gueye for Strasbourg against Châteauroux, 1 minute and 20 seconds..
- Fastest goal in a match: 8 seconds – Rémi Maréval for Nantes against Nîmes..
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+2 minutes and 36 seconds – Nolan Roux for Brest against Laval
- First own goal of the season: Thomas Mienniel for Châteauroux, 38 minutes and 27 seconds
- First penalty kick of the season: 5 minutes and 27 seconds – Jérôme Lebouc for Laval against Brest.
- First hat-trick of the season: Christophe Gaffory for Bastia against Nîmes ;,,.
- Most goals scored in a game by one player: 4 goals by Olivier Giroud for Tours against Arles-Avignon ;,,,.
- Widest winning margin: 5 goals
- *Bastia 6–1 Nîmes.
- *Nantes 5–0 Istres.
- Most goals in a match: 9 goals
- *Dijon 5–4 Châteauroux.
- Most goals in one half: 5 goals
- *Dijon v Châteauroux ; 1–3 at half time, 5–4 final.
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Yvan Bourgis for Brest against Laval, 5 minutes and 37 seconds
- First red card of the season: Vincent Bessat for Metz against Vannes, 57 minutes and 43 seconds
- Card given at latest point in a game: Wahbi Khazri at 90+4 minutes and 9 seconds for Bastia against Caen
- Total cards in a single match: 9
- *Nantes 5–0 Istres – 6 for Nantes, Tenema N'Diaye, William Vainqueur and 3 for Istres
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 9
- *Ajaccio 0–1 Guingamp – 5 for Ajaccio and 4 for Guingamp
- Most red cards in a single match: 3 – Bastia 6–1 Nîmes – 1 for Bastia and 2 for Nîmes
Awards
Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Manager of the Year
Team of the Year
Position | Player | Club |
Goalkeeper | Steeve Elana | Brest |
Defender | Omar Daf | Brest |
Defender | Grégory Leca | Caen |
Defender | Paul Baysse | Sedan |
Defender | Grégory Tafforeau | Caen |
Midfielder | Bruno Grougi | Brest |
Midfielder | Benjamin Nivet | Caen |
Midfielder | Romain Hamouma | Laval |
Forward | Nolan Roux | Brest |
Forward | Olivier Giroud | Tours |
Forward | Anthony Modeste | Angers |
Team information
Stadia
Last updated: 15 May 2010Team | Stadium | Capacity | Avg. Attendance |
Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 12,000 | 2,123 |
Angers | Stade Jean-Bouin | 16,300 | 6,591 |
Arles | Parc des Sports | 7,500 | 4,141 |
Bastia | Stade Armand Cesari | 12,000 | 2,836 |
Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 10,228 | 7,702 |
Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,500 | 13,199 |
Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,000 | 6,407 |
Clermont | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 10,363 | 4,429 |
Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 7,900 | 5,420 |
Guingamp | Stade du Roudourou | 18,126 | 10,780 |
Istres | Stade Parsemain | 17,468 | 2,235 |
Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,703 | 6,679 |
Le Havre | Stade Jules Deschaseaux | 16,400 | 8,244 |
Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 26,700 | 11,232 |
Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | 38,285 | 15,814 |
Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | 8,265 |
Sedan | Stade Louis Dugauguez | 23,189 | 8,984 |
Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 | 11,328 |
Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 13,500 | 5,639 |
Vannes | Stade de la Rabine | 8,000 | 4,291 |