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 1 18th Place: Caen 19th Place: Nantes 20th Place: Le Havre

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Ligue 1 Champions: Lens Runners-up: Montpellier 3rd Place: Boulogne

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Championnat National Champions: Istres Runners-up: Laval 3rd Place: Arles-Avignon

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Championnat National 18th Place: Amiens 19th Place: Reims 20th Place: Troyes

DNCG Ruling on 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.The DNGC is responsible for overseeing the legal and financial accounts of professional and amateur football clubs in France. If clubs operating in the football leagues of France don't meet the DNGC's expectations, they can face sanctions, such as relegation.

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

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 Olivier GiroudTours212 Anthony ModesteAngers203 Sebastián RibasDijon164 Nolan RouxBrest155 Pierre-Yves AndréBastia146 Lynel KitambalaDijon13 Nicolas FauvergueStrasbourg Titi BuengoChâteauroux Mamadou DialloLe Havre Alexis AllartSedan Last updated: 3 June 2010 Source: Ligue 2

Assists table

RankPlayerClubAssists1 Benjamin NivetCaen112 Benjamin PsaumeArles-Avignon10 Bruno GrougiBrest4 Fatih AtikTours9 Jérôme LeboucLaval Last updated: 3 June 2010 Source: Ligue 2

Scoring First goal of the season: Magaye Gueye for Strasbourg against Châteauroux, 1 minute and 20 seconds. (7 August 2009). Fastest goal in a match: 8 seconds – Rémi Maréval for Nantes against Nîmes. (26 September 2009). Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+2 minutes and 36 seconds – Nolan Roux for Brest against Laval (7 August 2009) First own goal of the season: Thomas Mienniel (Angers) for Châteauroux, 38 minutes and 27 seconds (18 August 2009) First penalty kick of the season: 5 minutes and 27 seconds – Jérôme Lebouc (scored) for Laval against Brest (7 August 2009). First hat-trick of the season: Christophe Gaffory for Bastia against Nîmes (18 August 2009); , , . Most goals scored in a game by one player: 4 goals by Olivier Giroud for Tours against Arles-Avignon (18 September 2009); , , , . Widest winning margin: 5 goals Bastia 6–1 Nîmes (18 August 2009). Nantes 5–0 Istres (21 August 2009). Most goals in a match: 9 goals Dijon 5–4 Châteauroux (30 October 2009). Most goals in one half: 5 goals Dijon v Châteauroux (30 October 2009); 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 (7 August 2009) First red card of the season: Vincent Bessat for Metz against Vannes, 57 minutes and 43 seconds (7 August 2009) Card given at latest point in a game: Wahbi Khazri (yellow) at 90+4 minutes and 9 seconds for Bastia against Caen (14 August 2009) Total cards in a single match: 9 Nantes 5–0 Istres – 6 for Nantes (Ibrahim Tall, William Vainqueur (yellow), Tenema N'Diaye, William Vainqueur (red), Ivan Klasnić, & Stefan Babović) and 3 for Istres (Mamadou Doumbia, Faouzi El Brazi, & Adel Chedli) (21 August 2009) Most yellow cards in a single match: 9 Ajaccio 0–1 Guingamp – 5 for Ajaccio (Kévin Diaz, Thierry Debès, Jean-Philippe Sabo, Thomas Deruda, & Jonathan Martins) and 4 for Guingamp (Alharbi El-Jadeyaoui, Felipe Saad, Sébastien Grax, & Christian Bassila) (7 August 2009) Most red cards in a single match: 3 – Bastia 6–1 Nîmes – 1 for Bastia (Mehdi Méniri) and 2 for Nîmes (Moussa Sidibé & Miodrag Stošić) (18 August 2009)

Awards The nominees for the Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Manager of the Year in Ligue 2. 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 PlayerNationalityClubBenjamin Nivet FranceCaenOlivier Giroud FranceToursNolan Roux FranceStade BrestAnthony Modeste FranceAngers

Goalkeeper of the Year PlayerNationalityClubBenoît Costil FranceSedanSteeve Elana FranceStade BrestCyrille Merville FranceArles-AvignonAléxis Thébaux FranceCaen

Manager of the Year ManagerNationalityClubFranck Dumas FranceCaenAlex Dupont FranceStade BrestMichel Estevan FranceArles-AvignonPhilippe Hinschberger FranceLaval

Team of the Year

PositionPlayerClubGoalkeeper Steeve Elana BrestDefender Omar Daf BrestDefender Grégory Leca CaenDefender Paul Baysse SedanDefender Grégory Tafforeau CaenMidfielder Bruno Grougi BrestMidfielder Benjamin Nivet CaenMidfielder Romain Hamouma LavalForward Nolan Roux BrestForward Olivier Giroud ToursForward Anthony Modeste Angers

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–

Stadiums

Last updated: 15 May 2010 Team Stadium Capacity Avg. attendance Ajaccio Stade François Coty 12,000 2,123 Angers Stade Jean-Bouin 16,300 6,591 Arles Parc des SportsTemporary stadia as AC Arles' home stadia doesn't meet the LFP's standards and requirements. 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

References

External links French League Official Site Ligue 2 Official Page