2021–22 Ligue 2
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Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 24 July 2021 – 14 May 2022 |
Champions | Toulouse |
Promoted | Toulouse Ajaccio Auxerre |
Relegated | Dunkerque Nancy |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 868 (2.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rhys Healey (20 goals) |
Biggest home win | Toulouse 6–0 Auxerre (16 October 2021) Toulouse 6–0 Amiens (15 March 2022) |
Biggest away win | Grenoble 0–4 Paris FC (24 July 2021) Nancy 0–4 Toulouse (31 July 2021) |
Highest scoring | Valenciennes 6–1 Nancy (1 February 2022) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Paris FC |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Paris FC |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Rodez |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Niort |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 Ligue 2 was the 83rd season of the Ligue 2. The season began on 24 July 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022.[1] The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2][3]
Teams
Team changes
Increase from Championnat National | Increase to Ligue 1 | Decrease from Ligue 1 | Decrease to Championnat National |
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Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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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
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Nancy | France Jean-Louis Garcia | End of contract | 20 May 2021 | Pre-season | Germany Daniel Stendel | 20 May 2021[4] |
Dunkerque | France Fabien Mercadal | Mutual consent | 31 May 2021 | France Romain Revelli | 31 May 2021[5] | |
Toulouse | France Patrice Garande | Sacked | 2 June 2021[6] | France Philippe Montanier | 23 June 2021[7] | |
Amiens | France Oswald Tanchot | Mutual consent | 16 June 2021 | France Philippe Hinschberger | 16 June 2021[8] | |
Grenoble | France Philippe Hinschberger | Signed by Amiens | 16 June 2021 | Switzerland Maurizio Jacobacci | 18 June 2021[9] | |
Paris FC | France René Girard | Resigned | 18 June 2021[10] | France Thierry Laurey | 20 June 2021[11] | |
Caen | France Fabrice Vandeputte | End of tenure as caretaker | 30 June 2021 | France Stéphane Moulin | 1 July 2021[12] | |
Guingamp | France Frédéric Bompard | End of tenure as caretaker | 30 June 2021 | France Stéphane Dumont | 1 July 2021[13] | |
Dijon | France David Linarès | Sacked | 23 August 2021[14] | 19th | France Patrice Garande | 23 August 2021[15] |
Bastia | France Mathieu Chabert | Sacked | 22 September 2021[16] | 18th | France Régis Brouard | 2 October 2021[17] |
Nancy | Germany Daniel Stendel | Sacked | 25 September 2021[18] | 20th | France Benoît Pedretti (caretaker) | 25 September 2021 |
Valenciennes | France Olivier Guégan | Sacked | 5 November 2021[19] | 16th | France Christophe Delmotte (caretaker) | 5 November 2021 |
Grenoble | Switzerland Maurizio Jacobacci | Sacked | 14 December 2021[20] | 15th | France Vincent Hognon | 29 December 2021[21] |
Quevilly-Rouen | France Bruno Irles | Signed by Troyes | 3 January 2022[22] | 11th | France Fabien Mercadal | 4 January 2022[23] |
Nancy | France Benoît Pedretti | End of tenure as caretaker | 3 January 2022 | 20th | France Albert Cartier | 3 January 2022[24] |
Nîmes | France Pascal Plancque | Sacked | 4 January 2022[25] | 12th | France Nicolas Usaï | 4 January 2022 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
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1 | Toulouse (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 79 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
2 | Ajaccio (P) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 75 | |
3 | Auxerre (O, P) | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 74 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
4 | Paris FC | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 70 | |
5 | Sochaux | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 68 | |
6 | Guingamp | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 58 | |
7 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 50 | |
8 | Le Havre | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 50 | |
9 | Nîmes | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | |
10 | Pau | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 49 | |
11 | Dijon | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 47 | |
12 | Bastia | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 46 | |
13 | Niort | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 46 | |
14 | Amiens | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 44 | |
15 | Grenoble | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 44 | |
16 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 44 | |
17 | Rodez | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 43 | |
18 | Quevilly-Rouen (O) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 40 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
19 | Dunkerque (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 31 | Relegation to Championnat National |
20 | Nancy (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 69 | −37 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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 2021–22 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2021–22 Ligue 1. The quarter-final was played on 18 May and the semi-final was played on 21 May.[26]
Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
3B | Auxerre (p) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||
5B | Sochaux | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
4B | Paris FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5B | Sochaux | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3B | Auxerre (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||
18A | Saint-Étienne | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
Round 1
Round 2
Promotion Play-off Final
1st leg
2nd leg
Saint-Étienne | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Auxerre |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
4–5 |
2–2 on aggregate, Auxerre won 5–4 on penalties and were promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 1; Saint-Étienne were relegated to 2022–23 Ligue 2.
Relegation play-offs
A relegation play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed team of the 2021–22 Ligue 2 and the 3rd-placed team of the 2021–22 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 24 and 29 May.[1] First leg
Villefranche | 1–3 | Quevilly-Rouen |
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Report |
Second leg
Quevilly-Rouen | 2–0 | Villefranche |
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Report |
Quevilly-Rouen won 5–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[27] |
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1 | England Rhys Healey | Toulouse | 20 |
2 | Guinea-Bissau Alexandre Mendy | Caen | 16 |
3 | France Gaëtan Charbonnier | Auxerre | 14 |
4 | Netherlands Branco van den Boomen | Toulouse | 12 |
5 | Guinea Morgan Guilavogui | Paris FC | 11 |
Senegal Aliou Badji | Amiens | ||
Haiti Frantzdy Pierrot | Guingamp | ||
8 | Morocco Yassine Benrahou | Nîmes | 10 |
Brazil Rafael Ratão | Toulouse | ||
France Aurélien Scheidler | Dijon | ||
Japan Ado Onaiwu | Toulouse |
Awards
Monthly
Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | |
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Player | Club | ||
August | Guinea-Bissau Alexandre Mendy | Caen | [28] |
September | France Gaëtan Charbonnier | Auxerre | [29] |
October | Comoros Youssouf M'Changama | Guingamp | [30] |
November | England Rhys Healey | Toulouse | [31] |
December | Guinea Morgan Guilavogui | Paris FC | [32] |
January | France Aldo Kalulu | Ajaccio | [33] |
February | Netherlands Branco van den Boomen | Toulouse | [34] |
March | Netherlands Branco van den Boomen | Toulouse | [35] |
April | England Rhys Healey | Toulouse | [36] |
Annual
Award | Winner | Club | Ref. |
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Player of the Season | Netherlands Branco van den Boomen | Toulouse | [37] |
Goalkeeper of the Season | France Benjamin Leroy | Ajaccio | |
Goal of the Season | Comoros Youssouf M'Changama | Guingamp | |
Manager of the Season | France Philippe Montanier | Toulouse |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Key dates for season 2021-22!". Ligue1 COM.
- ↑ "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "L'Allemand Daniel Stendel nouvel entraîneur de Nancy". Le Figaro (in français). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "L2: Romain Revelli, "un entraîneur jeune et un meneur d'hommes" pour remplacer Mercadal à Dunkerque". France Bleu (in français). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Garande remercié par Toulouse : "C'est ainsi, c'est la vie, c'est le foot"". Le Figaro (in français). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 2: Philippe Montanier débarque à Toulouse". Le Figaro (in français). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Amiens annonce le départ d'Oswald Tanchot". L'Équipe (in français). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Foot : Maurizio Jacobacci, nouvel entraîneur de Grenoble (L2)". Le Figaro (in français). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 2: René Girard n'est plus l'entraîneur du Paris FC". Le Figaro (in français). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Thierry Laurey nommé entraîneur du Paris FC". L'Équipe (in français). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Stéphane Moulin nouvel entraîneur de Caen". Le Figaro (in français). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Stéphane Dumont nouvel entraîneur de l'En Avant Guingamp". L'Équipe (in français). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Dijon licencie son entraîneur après cinq journées et quatre défaites". Le Figaro (in français). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Foot : Patrice Garande, nouvel entraîneur de Dijon". Le Figaro (in français). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Bastia se sépare de son entraîneur". Le Figaro (in français). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Régis Brouard nouvel entraîneur de Bastia". Le Figaro (in français). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Stendel écarté à Nancy, Pedretti pour assurer l'intérim". Le Figaro (in français). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Le journal du mercato : à la recherche d'un buteur, le Barça cible Cavani". Le Figaro (in français). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Grenoble écarte son entraîneur Maurizio Jacobacci". Le Figaro (in français). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Vincent Hognon nouvel entraîneur de Grenoble". Le Figaro (in français). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Nommé à Troyes, Bruno Irles dans le grand bain de la Ligue 1". Le Figaro (in français). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Dembélé, Mbappé, Rüdiger : les infos mercato à retenir ce mardi". Le Figaro (in français). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Albert Cartier nouvel entraîneur de Nancy". Le Figaro (in français). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Nîmes écarte son entraîneur Pascal Plancque, remplacé par Nicolas Usaï". Le Figaro (in français). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Les play-offs changent de date !" (in français). foot-national.com. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ Flashscore
- ↑ "Alexandre Mendy, joueur du mois d'août de la Ligue 2 BKT !" [Alexandre Mendy, player of the month for August in Ligue 2 BKT!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ "Gaëtan Charbonnier, joueur du mois de septembre de la Ligue 2 BKT !" [Gaëtan Charbonnier, player of the month for September in Ligue 2 BKT!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ↑ "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 français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "Rhys Healey, sacré en Ligue 2 BKT !" [[Rhys Healey, crowned in Ligue 2 BKT!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ "Morgan Guilavogui, sacré en Ligue 2 BKT !" [Morgan Guilavogui, crowned in Ligue 2 BKT!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ "Aldo Kalulu, sacré en Ligue 2 BKT !" [Aldo Kalulu, crowned in Ligue 2 BKT!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ "Branco van den Boomen, sacré en Ligue 2 BKT !" [Branco van den Boomen, crowned in Ligue 2 BKT!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ "Branco van den Boomen, joueur du mois de mars de la Ligue 2 BKT !" [Branco van den Boomen, player of the month for March in Ligue 2 BKT!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ "Rhys Healey et Benjamin Bourigeaud, joueurs du mois d'avril !" [Rhys Healey and Benjamin Bourigeaud, players of the month for April!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Mbappé, historique, Katoto, féérique, le TFC, plébiscité et Benzema… forcément !" [Mbappé, historic, Katoto, magical, the TFC, acclaimed and Benzema… inevitably!] (in français). National Union of Professional Footballers. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.