The 2018–19 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 80th season since its establishment.
Teams
Team changes
Promoted from 2017–18 Championnat National Red Star Béziers Grenoble
Relegated from 2017–18 Ligue 1 Troyes Metz
Promoted to 2018–19 Ligue 1 Reims Nîmes
Relegated to 2018–19 Championnat National Bourg-Péronnas Quevilly-Rouen Tours
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue CapacityAjaccioStade François Coty 10,446AuxerreStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 21,379BéziersStade de la Méditerranée 18,555BrestStade Francis-Le Blé 15,097ChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit 17,173Clermont-FerrandStade Gabriel Montpied 11,980AjaccioStade Ange Casanova 8,000GrenobleStade des Alpes 20,068Le HavreStade Océane 25,178Lens Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,705LorientStade du Moustoir 18,890MetzStade Saint-Symphorien 25,636TomblaineStade Marcel Picot 20,087NiortStade René Gaillard 10,886OrléansStade de la Source 7,000Paris Stade Charléty 20,000Paris Stade Pierre Brisson 10,198MontbéliardStade Auguste Bonal 20,005TroyesStade de l'Aube 20,420ValenciennesStade du Hainaut 25,172
Personnel and kits Team Manager1 Captain1 Kit manufacturer1 Main sponsor1AC Ajaccio AdidasAuchan AtriumAuxerre MacronRemorques LOUALTBéziers PumaAngelottiBrest NikeQuéguiner (H), Yaourts Malo (A)Châteauroux NikeMoninClermont PatrickCrédit MutuelGazélec Ajaccio TBDMacronCarrefour, Casino D'AjaccioGrenoble Selim Bengriba NikeCarrefour, Sempa, BONTAZLe Havre JomaFiliassur, SEAFRIGO GroupLens MacronAuchan RetailLorient KappaB&B Hotels, Jean Floc'hMetz NikeMoselleNancy NikeSempaNiort ErimaRestaurant Le Billon (H), Cheminées Poujoulat (A)Orléans KappaCTVLParis FC NikeVinciRed Star AdidasViceSochaux LottoLedusTroyes KappaBabeau SeguinValenciennes Acerbis Mutuelle Just
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Sochaux Signed by FC St. Gallen 14 May 2018 Pre-season 22 May 2018 Metz Resigned 20 May 2018 24 May 2018 Lens Sacked 18 May 2018 22 May 2018 Troyes Mutual consent 22 May 2018 30 May 2018 Paris FC Signed by Caen 8 June 2018 15 June 2018 Grenoble Sacked 22 June 2018 22 June 2018 Gazélec Ajaccio Sacked 9 October 2018 12th 15 October 2018 Châteauroux Sacked 9 October 2018 16th 24 October 2018 Nancy Sacked 27 October 2018 20th 27 October 2018 Red Star Sacked 29 October 2018 19th 29 October 2018 Sochaux Sacked 25 November 2018 18th 25 November 2018 Niort Suspended 17 December 2018 7th (caretaker) 11 December 2018 Niort (caretaker) End of caretaker role 14 January 2019 8th 14 January 2019 Auxerre Sacked 18 March 2019 14th (interim) 18 March 2019 Red Star Mutual consent 24 March 2019 20th Vincent Doukantié (interim) 24 March 2019
League table
Results
Promotion play-offs A promotion play-off competition was held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2018–19 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2018–19 Ligue 1.
The quarter-final was played on 21 May and the semi-final was played on 24 May.
Relegation play-offs A relegation play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd-placed team of 2018–19 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 28 May and 2 June.
Le Mans won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 2, while Gazélec Ajaccio were relegated to the Championnat National.
Post-season actions and reprieves On 12 June 2019, the financial regulator of French football, the DNCG announced that Nancy and Sochaux would be relegated to Championnat National due to their financial position. The decision is appealable, and both teams have indicated that they are appealing. Should one or more of the decisions be upheld at appeal, then Gazélec Ajaccio and Béziers would be reprieved from relegation in that order.
On 25 June 2019, the DNCG announced that AC Ajaccio would also be relegated to Championnat National due to their financial position. The club have indicated they are appealing. If this decision is upheld at appeal in addition to those of Nancy and Sochaux, then Red Star would also be reprieved from relegation.
On 3 July 2019, Nancy successfully appealed the DNCG decision, and will remain in Ligue 2.
On 8 July 2019, it was announced that Sochaux had successfully appealed the DNCG decision, and will remain in Ligue 2.
On 12 July 2019, it was announced that AC Ajaccio would remain in Ligue 2, having been successful in their appeal.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Gaëtan CharbonnierBrest272 Habib DialloMetz263 Pierre-Yves HamelLorient194 Florian AyéClermont185 Yannick GomisLens166 Alexis Claude-MauriceLorient14 Yoann TouzgharTroyes8 Romain ArmandGazélec Ajaccio13 Andé Dona NdohNiort10 Florian SotocaGrenoble12 Kévin FortunéLens (1) and Troyes (11)
Attendances
No. Club Average 1 Lens 26,427 2 Metz 11,864 3 Nancy 11,054 4 Stade brestois 9,216 5 Valenciennes 8,393 6 Lorient 7,350 7 Sochaux 6,945 8 ESTAC 6,838 9 Havre AC 6,734 10 Grenoble 6,412 11 AJ auxerroise 6,207 12 La Berrichonne 4,489 13 Orléans 4,155 14 Paris FC 3,849 15 Chamois niortais 3,473 16 Clermont 2,817 17 Béziers 2,788 18 Gazélec 2,651 19 Ajaccio 2,569 20 Red Star 2,303
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References
External links
Official site