The 2019–20 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 81st season since its establishment. The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 28 April 2020, the French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced that there would be no sporting events, even behind closed doors, before September 2020, thus in effect ending the season. On 30 April 2020, the LFP declared Lorient as champions of Ligue 2, and that the top two clubs would be promoted to Ligue 1, meaning Lens were promoted as well. The decision on relegations was deferred to the general assembly of the FFF on 20 May 2020.
On 27 May 2020, the executive committee of the FFF rejected a proposal by the LFP to have 22 clubs in the 2020–21 competition, which would have seen Orléans and Le Mans remain in the competition.
Teams
Team changes The following were team changes with respect to the 2018–19 Ligue 2 season.
Promoted from 2018–19 Championnat National Rodez Chambly Le Mans
Relegated from 2018–19 Ligue 1 Caen Guingamp
Promoted to 2019–20 Ligue 1 Metz Brest
Relegated to 2019–20 Championnat National Gazélec Ajaccio Béziers Red Star
Stadia and locations
Club Location Venue CapacityAjaccioStade François Coty10,446AuxerreStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps21,379CaenStade Michel d'Ornano21,215ChamblyStade Pierre Brisson10,178ChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit17,173Clermont-FerrandStade Gabriel Montpied11,980GrenobleStade des Alpes20,068GuingampStade de Roudourou18,378Le HavreStade Océane25,178Le MansMMArena25,064LensStade Bollaert-Delelis37,705LorientStade du Moustoir18,890TomblaineStade Marcel Picot20,087NiortStade René Gaillard10,886OrléansStade de la Source7,000Paris Stade Charléty20,000RodezStade Paul-Lignon5,955MontbéliardStade Auguste Bonal20,005TroyesStade de l'Aube21,684ValenciennesStade du Hainaut25,172
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsorAjaccio AdidasAuchan AtriumAuxerre MacronRemorques LOUALTCaen UmbroMaisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3)Châteauroux NikeMoninChambly UmbroFlintClermont PatrickCrédit MutuelGrenoble NikeCarrefour, Sempa, BONTAZGuingamp UmbroServagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A)Le Havre JomaFiliassur, SEAFRIGO GroupLe Mans KappaVeoliaLens MacronAuchan RetailLorient KappaB&B Hotels, Jean Floc'hNancy NikeSempaNiort ErimaRestaurant Le Billon (H), Cheminées Poujoulat (A)Orléans KappaCTVLParis FC NikeVinciRodez AdidasMax OutilSochaux LottoNedey AutomobilesTroyes Le Coq SportifBabeau SeguinValenciennes AcerbisMutuelle Just
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentNancy End of interim14 May 2019Pre-season 30 May 2019Auxerre 17 May 2019 17 May 2019Lorient Mutual consent18 May 2019 29 May 2019Guingamp 24 May 2019 29 May 2019Caen 25 May 2019 9 June 2019Le Havre 28 May 2019 29 May 2019Valenciennes End of contract6 June 2019 6 June 2019Troyes Signed by Caen9 June 2019 14 June 2019Guingamp Sacked23 September 201914th 24 September 2019 (caretaker)7 October 2019 (permanent)Caen 28 September 201917th 1 October 2019Paris FC 30 December 201919th 2 January 2020Niort 5 January 202018th 13 January 2020Orléans 16 January 202020th 17 January 2020 (interim)Le Mans 23 February 202019th 2 March 2020Lens Sacked 25 February 2020 2nd 25 February 2020
League table
Results
Promotion play-offs A promotion play-off competition was originally to be held at the end of the season, involving the third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in 2019–20 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2019–20 Ligue 1. However, the matches were cancelled and the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team remained in the same division.
Cancelled bracket
Relegation play-offs A relegation play-off was originally to be held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the third-placed team of the 2019–20 Championnat National. However, the matches were cancelled and both teams remained in their respective divisions.
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Tino KadewereLe Havre202 Adrian GrbićClermont173 Yoane WissaLorient15 Ibrahim SissokoNiort5 Teddy ChevalierValenciennes126 Ugo BonnetRodez117 Gaëtan CourtetAjaccio10 Abdoulaye SanéSochaux9 Pierre-Yves HamelLorient910 Jamal ThiaréLe Havre8 Vincent CréhinLe Mans Florian SotocaLens
References
External links
Official site