2021–22 Ligue 2

The 2021–22 Ligue 2 is the 83rd season of the Ligue 2. The season began on 24 July 2021 and will conclude on 14 May 2022.[1]

Ligue 2
Season2021–22
Dates24 July 2021 – 14 May 2022
Matches played180
Goals scored404 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorerRhys Healey
(12 goals)
Biggest home winToulouse 6–0 Auxerre
(16 October 2021)
Biggest away winGrenoble 0–4 Paris FC
(24 July 2021)
Nancy 0–4 Toulouse
(31 July 2021)
Highest scoringNîmes 3–3 Amiens
(18 September 2021)
Toulouse 6–0 Auxerre
(16 October 2021)
Longest winning run5 matches
Toulouse
Paris FC
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Le Havre
Longest winless run11 matches
Nancy
Longest losing run4 matches
Dunkerque
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2021.

Teams

Team changes
from Championnat National to Ligue 1 from Ligue 1 to Championnat National

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2021–22 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
Bastia Furiani Stade Armand Cesari 16,078
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,215
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995
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
Nîmes Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482
Niort Niort Stade René Gaillard 10,886
Paris FC Paris (13th arrondissement) Stade Charléty 20,000
Pau Pau Nouste Camp 4,031
Rodez Rodez Stade Paul-Lignon 5,955
Quevilly-Rouen Rouen Stade Robert Diochon 12,018
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 33,150
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 Philippe Hinschberger Arnaud Lusamba Puma Intersport
    Auxerre Jean-Marc Furlan Birama Touré Macron Remorques LOUALT
    Bastia Régis Brouard Christophe Vincent Adidas Oscaro Power
    Caen Stéphane Moulin Jonathan Rivierez Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3)
    Dijon Patrice Garande Bruno Ecuele Manga Lotto Groupe Roger Martin (H)
    Dunkerque Romain Revelli Axel Maraval Kappa Intersport
    Grenoble Maurizio Jacobacci Brice Maubleu Nike Carrefour, Sempa, BONTAZ
    Guingamp Stéphane Dumont Youssouf M'Changama Umbro Servagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A)
    Le Havre Paul Le Guen Alexandre Bonnet Joma Filiassur, SEAFRIGO Group
    Nancy Benoît Pedretti Ernest Seka Puma Lor Port
    Nîmes Pascal Plancque Anthony Briançon Puma Bastide Médical
    Niort Sébastien Desabre Dylan Louiserre Erima Restaurant Le Billon (H), Cheminées Poujoulat (A)
    Paris FC Thierry Laurey Vincent Demarconnay Nike Vinci
    Pau Didier Tholot Antoine Batisse Adidas Iroise Bellevie
    Quevilly-Rouen Bruno Irles Romain Padovani Kappa Matmut
    Rodez Laurent Peyrelade Pierre Bardy Adidas Max Outil
    Sochaux Omar Daf Gaëtan Weissbeck Nike Nedey Automobiles
    Toulouse Philippe Montanier Ruben Gabrielsen Craft LP Promotion Group
    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
    Nancy Jean-Louis Garcia End of contract 20 May 2021 Pre-season Daniel Stendel 20 May 2021[2]
    Dunkerque Fabien Mercadal Mutual consent 31 May 2021 Romain Revelli 31 May 2021[3]
    Toulouse Patrice Garande Sacked 2 June 2021[4] Philippe Montanier 23 June 2021[5]
    Amiens Oswald Tanchot Mutual consent 16 June 2021 Philippe Hinschberger 16 June 2021[6]
    Grenoble Philippe Hinschberger Signed by Amiens 16 June 2021 Maurizio Jacobacci 18 June 2021[7]
    Paris FC René Girard Resigned 18 June 2021[8] Thierry Laurey 20 June 2021[9]
    Caen Fabrice Vandeputte End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2021 Stéphane Moulin 1 July 2021[10]
    Guingamp Frédéric Bompard End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2021 Stéphane Dumont 1 July 2021[11]
    Dijon David Linarès Sacked 23 August 2021[12] 19th Patrice Garande 23 August 2021[13]
    Bastia Mathieu Chabert Sacked 22 September 2021[14] 18th Régis Brouard 2 October 2021[15]
    Nancy Daniel Stendel Sacked 25 September 2021[16] 20th Benoît Pedretti (caretaker) 25 September 2021
    Valenciennes Olivier Guégan Sacked 5 November 2021[17] 16th

    Number of teams by regions
    Teams Region Team(s)
    3  Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Auxerre, Dijon and Sochaux
     Hauts-de-France Amiens, Dunkerque and Valenciennes
     Normandy Caen, Le Havre and Quevilly-Rouen
     Occitanie Nimes, Rodez and Toulouse
    2  Corsica Ajaccio and Bastia
     Nouvelle-Aquitaine Niort and Pau
    1  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Grenoble
    Brittany Guingamp
     Grand Est Nancy
     Île-de-France Paris FC

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
    1 Ajaccio 18 10 5 3 19 8 +11 35 Promotion to Ligue 1
    2 Toulouse 18 9 7 2 38 17 +21 34
    3 Auxerre 18 9 6 3 30 20 +10 33 Qualification to promotion play-offs
    4 Paris FC 18 10 3 5 24 16 +8 33
    5 Sochaux 18 9 5 4 19 15 +4 32
    6 Le Havre 18 7 8 3 17 11 +6 29
    7 Rodez 18 7 5 6 20 17 +3 26
    8 Niort 18 7 4 7 20 21 −1 25
    9 Pau 18 7 3 8 19 20 −1 24
    10 Nîmes 18 6 5 7 21 22 −1 23
    11 Quevilly-Rouen 18 6 5 7 18 23 −5 23
    12 Amiens 18 4 9 5 22 18 +4 21
    13 Caen 18 5 6 7 20 19 +1 21
    14 Guingamp 18 5 6 7 21 26 −5 21
    15 Grenoble 18 6 3 9 17 25 −8 21
    16 Dijon 18 6 2 10 21 27 −6 20
    17 Valenciennes 18 5 5 8 14 26 −12 20
    18 Bastia 18 4 7 7 16 19 −3 19 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
    19 Dunkerque 18 4 4 10 14 24 −10 16 Relegation to Championnat National
    20 Nancy 18 2 6 10 14 30 −16 12
    Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 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 BAS CAE DIJ DUN GRE GUI HAC NAN NIM NIO QUE PFC PAU ROD SOC TFC VAL
    Ajaccio — 3–1 2–0 1–0 21 Dec 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
    Amiens 8 Jan — 1–2 0–0 3–0 4–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0
    Auxerre 0–0 — 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 21 Dec 2–2 4–0 4–1 1–0
    Bastia 2–0 0–0 — 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 8 Jan 2–2
    Caen — 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 8 Jan 0–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 1–2
    Dijon 1–0 3–1 2–1 — 2–0 8 Jan 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–4 0–1
    Dunkerque 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 8 Jan 0–2
    Grenoble 8 Jan 1–2 1–0 — 0–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–4 2–0
    Guingamp 1–1 0–2 2–3 3–2 21 Dec — 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1
    Le Havre 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 8 Jan 1–1 0–0
    Nancy 1–1 1–4 21 Dec 2–1 1–1 — 0–2 0–0 0–4 0–1
    Nîmes 0–2 3–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 — 1–2 2–1 0–0 21 Dec
    Niort 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 — 4–1 21 Dec 0–2 2–1
    Quevilly-Rouen 0–0 1–2 21 Dec 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 — 0–1 0–0
    Paris FC 21 Dec 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–2
    Pau 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 — 8 Jan 0–1 1–1
    Rodez 0–2 21 Dec 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 — 0–1
    Sochaux 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 — 21 Dec
    Toulouse 2–2 6–0 1–0 2–3 4–1 2–2 10 Jan 1–1 4–1 — 1–0
    Valenciennes 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 8 Jan 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–4 1–4 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: Ligue 2
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Relegation play-offs

    The relegation play-offs will take place on 25 and 29 May 2022.[1]

    Statistics

    Top scorers
    As of 13 December 2021[18]
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Rhys Healey Toulouse 12
    2 Gaëtan Charbonnier Auxerre 9
    Alexandre Mendy Caen
    4 Aurélien Scheidler Dijon 7
    5 Yassine Benrahou Nîmes 6
    Benjamin Santelli Bastia
    Frantzdy Pierrot Guingamp
    Duckens Nazon Quevilly-Rouen
    9 Quentin Cornette Le Havre 5
    Tolu Arokodare Amiens
    Mathias Autret Auxerre
    Aliou Badji Amiens
    Morgan Guilavogui Paris FC
    Aldo Kalulu Sochaux
    Malik Tchokounté Dunkerque
    Ebenezer Assifuah Pau
    Moussa Koné Nîmes
    Ado Onaiwu Toulouse

    Awards

    Monthly
    Month Player of the Month Ref.
    Player Club
    August Alexandre Mendy Caen [19]
    September Gaëtan Charbonnier Auxerre [20]
    October Youssouf M'Changama Guingamp [21]

    References
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    4. "Garande remercié par Toulouse : «C'est ainsi, c'est la vie, c'est le foot»". Le Figaro (in French). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    7. "Foot : Maurizio Jacobacci, nouvel entraîneur de Grenoble (L2)". Le Figaro (in French). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    10. "Stéphane Moulin nouvel entraîneur de Caen". Le Figaro (in French). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
    11. "Stéphane Dumont nouvel entraîneur de l'En Avant Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    14. "Ligue 2 : Bastia se sépare de son entraîneur". Le Figaro (in French). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
    15. "Ligue 2 : Régis Brouard nouvel entraîneur de Bastia". Le Figaro (in French). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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    17. "Le journal du mercato : à la recherche d'un buteur, le Barça cible Cavani". Le Figaro (in French). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
    18. Flashscore
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    21. "Youssouf M'Changama, joueur du mois de octobre de la Ligue 2 BKT !" [Youssouf M'Changama, player of the month for October in Ligue 2 BKT!] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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