2023–24 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 1 June 2024
RelegatedValenciennes
Matches played199
Goals scored481 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerAlexandre Mendy
(13 goals)
Biggest home winGuingamp 4–0 Pau
(26 August 2023)
Auxerre 4–0 Annecy
(26 September 2023)
Biggest away winDunkerque 0–5 Bastia
(5 December 2023)
Highest scoringRodez 5–3 Caen
(7 October 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches
Laval
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Grenoble
Longest winless run16 matches
Valenciennes
Longest losing run5 matches
Saint-Étienne
Dunkerque
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Ligue 2, commonly known as Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the 85th season of Ligue 2. It began on 5 August 2023 and will conclude on 1 June 2024.

Teams[edit]

Changes[edit]

Concarneau (promoted for the first time in history from this season) and Dunkerque (promoted return after two years absence). Replacing Dijon and Nîmes (both relegated after two years in second tier) and Niort (relegated after eleven years in second tier). Later, Sochaux was administratively relegated after nine years in second tier and replaced by Annecy, that was originally relegated to National.

Increase from Championnat National Increase to Ligue 1 Decrease from Ligue 1 Decrease to Championnat National

Promotion and Relegation[edit]

Due to the restructuring of the French football leagues, this season will be the last with 20 teams as its number will be reduced to 18 teams the following season.[1] The top two teams will be promoted to 2024–25 Ligue 1, while teams from 3rd to 5th will be playing with the 16th-placed team from 2023–24 Ligue 1 in the promotion play-offs. The four last teams will be relegated to 2024–25 Championnat National.

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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Location of teams in 2023–24 Ligue 2
Club Location Venue Capacity
Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade François Coty 10,446
Amiens Amiens Stade de la Licorne 12,097
Angers Angers Stade Raymond Kopa 18,752
Annecy Annecy Parc des Sports 15,660
Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 21,379
Bastia Bastia Stade Armand Cesari 16,078
Bordeaux Bordeaux Matmut Atlantique 42,115
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,215
Concarneau Concarneau Stade Francis-Le Blé
Stade du Moustoir1 		15,931
18,110
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade Marcel-Tribut 4,933
Grenoble Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,068
Guingamp Guingamp Stade de Roudourou 18,378
Laval Laval Stade Francis Le Basser 18,607
Paris FC Paris Stade Sébastien Charléty 19,151
Pau Pau Nouste Camp 4,031
Quevilly-Rouen Rouen Stade Robert Diochon 12,018
Rodez Rodez Stade Paul-Lignon 5,955
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 42,000
Troyes Troyes Stade de l'Aube 21,684
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut 25,172

Personnel and kits[edit]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors (front) Sponsors (back) Sponsors (sleeve) Sponsors (shorts) Sponsors (socks)
Ajaccio France Olivier Pantaloni France Vincent Marchetti Adidas Cullettività di Corsica-Collectivité de Corse, Gamm Vert Madewis Air Corsica, AZ Habitat Ajaccio, Europcar None
Amiens Senegal Omar Daf France Régis Gurtner Puma Intersport, Igol Lubrifiants, Gueudet Igol Lubrifiants None Amiens Métropole, E.Leclerc Rivery None
Angers France Alexandre Dujeux France Pierrick Capelle Nike École Noir&Blanc, Maison de l'Atoll, Angers None None Système U None
Annecy France Laurent Guyot France Jean-Jacques Rocchi Adidas MSC Cruises, Mediaco Vrac, TeamWork Stgenergy, Nissan Groupe Maurin Tissier Technique LP Charpente, Burger King None
Auxerre France Christophe Pélissier Brazil Jubal Macron Acadomia, X1, SPPE, Servistores LCR, X1 Groupama Auxerre, Actis Location None
Bastia France Michel Moretti France Christophe Vincent Adidas Oscaro Power, Corsica Ferries, Capembal, Roncaglia Blanchisserie, Collectivité de Corse, Coviag, Olivier Bleu, Smart Good Things, Casa di e Lingue Payfoot, ESSE, Madewis Groupe Actual, Asco6Tem Burger King, Garage Corsa, CORSECARLOC None
Bordeaux Spain Albert Riera France Yoann Barbet Adidas Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest, Groupe Vital MAT IN BAT, Bistro Régent Cupra Vigier Groupe None
Caen France Nicolas Seube France Romain Thomas Kappa Starwash (H)/Saint James Clothing (A), Künkel, Thalazur Imprimerie NII, Guilloux Carrefour Ouistreham Crédit Agricole Normandie, Printngo Publicité None
Concarneau France Stéphane Le Mignan France Guillaume Jannez Hummel GUYOT Environment (H)/AR Collection Hôtels (A), Tanguy Materiaux (H), Piriou Charnel (H) Concarneau Barillec (H), Groupe SOFT (H)/Triangle Intérim None
Dunkerque Portugal Luís Castro France Demba Thiam Adidas Intersport, Dunkerque Communauté Urbaine, Topensi DS Levage 2024 Vivre les JO #dunkerqueagglo Tous en bleu, blanc, rouge Hauts-de-France, Onet None
Grenoble France Laurent Peyrelade France Brice Maubleu Nike Vinci Immobilier (H)/Carrefour Market (A), Carrefour (H)/Vinci Immobilier (A), Smart Good Things, Grenoble Alpes Métropole Chamrousse, Le Cabanon en Provence None LCR None
Guingamp France Stéphane Dumont France Jérémy Livolant Umbro Celtigel, Creactuel, Breizh Cola, Ballay Jardiman, Vital Concept Cafés Coïc Bernard Jarnoux Crêpier, Tibbloc None
Laval France Olivier Frapolli France Jimmy Roye Kappa Lactel, La Mayenne Le Département, Laval Agglo V and B Cave & Bar, Groupe Lucas, Mayenne Groupe Actual Laval Agglo, SEPAL, Aropiz None
Paris France Stéphane Gilli Martinique Cyril Mandouki Adidas Bahrain Victorious, Lycamobile Vinci None None None
Pau France Nicolas Usaï France Antoine Batisse Puma Bullux Services, Pau, Casino de Pau, Intersport Arobase Intérim, Brico Fenêtre, Iroise Bellevie Bullux Services Übi Care None
Quevilly-Rouen France Jean-Louis Garcia France Alexandre Bonnet Hummel Matmut, Métropole Rouen Normandie, TPR, Intersport SATEB None Vikings Auto None
Rodez France Didier Santini France Rémy Boissier Adidas Maxoutil, E.Leclerc JeanStation, Thermatic, Ville de Rodez, Aveyron, Rodez Agglomération, Occitanie aveyron.fr Intersport, Maxoutil, Andrieu Construction None
Saint-Étienne France Olivier Dall'Oglio France Anthony Briançon Hummel Smart Good Things, Loire, BYmyCAR, Terroir Halles Saint-Étienne La Métropole, ZEbet Kelyps Intérim Aésio Mutuelle, Desjoyaux None
Troyes France David Guion France Xavier Chevalerin Le Coq Sportif LCR (H), Troyes, norelem, Festilight Sinfin, Amplitude Groupe Automobile Century 21 Groupe Martinot Huguier Frères None
Valenciennes Morocco Ahmed Kantari France Joffrey Cuffaut Acerbis Tonsser, Groupe Dhollande, Spefinox TSR None LCR, OCAD None

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Caen France Stéphane Moulin Resigned 17 May 2023[3] Pre-season France Jean-Marc Furlan 1 July 2023[4]
Paris FC France Thierry Laurey 3 June 2023[5] France Stéphane Gilli 1 July 2023
Pau France Didier Tholot Sacked 9 June 2023[6] France Nicolas Usaï 1 July 2023[7]
Amiens France Patrice Descamps End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2023 Senegal Omar Daf 1 July 2023[8]
Valenciennes Morocco Ahmed Kantari 30 June 2023 Portugal Jorge Maciel 5 July 2023[9]
Dunkerque France Mathieu Chabert Sacked 24 September 2023[10] 17th Portugal Luís Castro 26 September 2023[11]
Bordeaux France David Guion 7 October 2023[12] 13th Spain Albert Riera 11 October 2023[13]
Caen France Jean-Marc Furlan 7 November 2023[14] 12th France Nicolas Seube 30 November 2023[15]
Troyes Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 26 November 2023[16] 17th France David Guion 6 December 2023[17]
Saint-Étienne France Laurent Batlles 6 December 2023[18] 8th France Olivier Dall'Oglio 12 December 2023[19]
Valenciennes Portugal Jorge Maciel 6 December 2023[20] 20th Morocco Ahmed Kantari 6 December 2023[21]
Quevilly-Rouen France Olivier Echouafni 15 January 2024[22] 18th France Jean-Louis Garcia 22 January 2024[23]
Bastia France Régis Brouard 29 January 2024[24] 16th France Michel Moretti 29 December 2024
Grenoble France Vincent Hognon 13 March 2024[25] 7th France Laurent Peyrelade 15 March 2024[26]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Auxerre (X) 34 18 10 6 63 34 +29 64 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Angers 34 18 7 9 51 37 +14 61
3 Saint-Étienne 34 18 6 10 43 26 +17 60 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Rodez 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 53
5 Paris FC 34 14 10 10 43 37 +6 52
6 Pau 34 13 12 9 55 48 +7 51
7 Caen 34 15 6 13 45 42 +3 51
8 Laval 34 13 10 11 37 42 −5 49
9 Guingamp 34 12 11 11 39 34 +5 47
10 Bastia 34 13 8 13 38 41 −3 46[a]
11 Grenoble 34 11 12 11 38 37 +1 45
12 Amiens 34 10 15 9 31 34 −3 45
13 Ajaccio 34 12 9 13 33 37 −4 45
14 Bordeaux 34 12 9 13 41 45 −4 44[b]
15 Dunkerque 34 11 8 15 31 46 −15 41
16 Annecy 34 10 9 15 41 44 −3 39
17 Troyes 34 8 12 14 39 47 −8 36 Relegation to National
18 Concarneau 34 9 8 17 32 47 −15 35
19 Quevilly-Rouen 34 6 16 12 46 49 −3 34
20 Valenciennes (R) 34 3 11 20 21 50 −29 20
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. 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
(R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place, but may yet be promoted automatically.
Notes:
  1. ^ Bastia were deducted 1 point due to federation decision.
  2. ^ Bordeaux were deducted 1 point due to federation decision.[27]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AJA AMI ANG ANN AUX BAS BOR CAE CON DUN GRE GUI LAV QUE PFC PAU ROD STE TRO VAL
Ajaccio — 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 27 Apr 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Amiens 0–0 — 1–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 27 Apr 0–0
Angers 3–1 1–3 — 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–0
Annecy 2–0 1–1 — 0–2 27 Apr 3–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1
Auxerre 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 5–2 8 Apr 0–0
Bastia 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 — 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–4 0–2 0–4 3–2 3–0
Bordeaux 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–4 2–3 — 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–3 2–2 0–0 0–1 3–1
Caen 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–3 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0
Concarneau 2–1 0–0 2–4 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 — 4–3 0–3 2–3 1–3 0–0 2–2 1–2 27 Apr 0–1 1–0 1–0
Dunkerque 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 29 Apr 0–5 0–2 2–2 — 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1
Grenoble 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 5–1 2–2 — 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–3
Guingamp 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–4 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 — 2–2 0–1 4–0 3–3 0–0 3–0
Laval 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–3 1–2 27 Apr 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 — 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
Quevilly-Rouen 0–1 3–3 0–1 1–2 4–3 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 — 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0
Paris FC 2–0 3–0 27 Apr 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 2–1
Pau 1–1 1–0 4–4 0–3 2–2 3–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 27 Apr 3–0 0–2 2–0 — 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–1
Rodez 2–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 5–3 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–1
Saint-Étienne 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 27 Apr 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 — 5–0 0–0
Troyes 3–1 2–0 1–4 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 0–1 —
Valenciennes 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–4 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 27 Apr 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 6 April 2024[28]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Guinea-Bissau Alexandre Mendy Caen 19
2 France Loïs Diony Angers 13
3 Benin Andréas Hountondji Rodez 12
4 France Kilian Corredor Rodez 11
France Moussa Sylla Pau
Senegal Pape Meïssa Ba Grenoble
Mali Ibrahim Sissoko Saint-Étienne
Senegal Sambou Soumano Quevilly-Rouen
9 Morocco Amine El Ouazzani Guingamp 10
Mauritania Pape Ibnou Ba Concarneau
Central African Republic Louis Mafouta Amiens

Number of teams by regions[edit]

Teams Region Team(s)
3  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Annecy, Grenoble and Saint-Étienne
 Hauts-de-France Amiens, Dunkerque and Valenciennes
2 Brittany Brittany Concarneau and Guingamp
 Corsica Ajaccio and Bastia
Normandy Normandy Caen and Quevilly-Rouen
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux and Pau
 Pays de la Loire Angers and Laval
1  Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Auxerre
 Grand Est Troyes
 Île-de-France Paris FC
 Occitanie Rodez

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Foot: la Ligue 2 à 18 clubs à partir de 2024-2025". Le Figaro. Agence France-Presse. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Ligue 2. Concarneau devrait bien jouer à Lorient et Brest la saison prochaine". Ouest-France (in French). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Ligue 2 : Caen annonce le départ de son entraîneur Stéphane Moulin". Le Figaro. 17 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Ligue 2 : Jean-Marc Furlan nouvel entraîneur de Caen". Le Figaro. 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Ligue 2 : Thierry Laurey quitte le Paris FC, remplacé par Stéphane Gilli". Le Figaro. 3 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Ligue 2 : Pau se sépare de Didier Tholot". Le Figaro. 9 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Ligue 2 : Nicolas Usaï nouvel entraîneur de Pau". Le Figaro. 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Ligue 2 : Omar Daf nommé entraîneur d'Amiens". Le Figaro. 13 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Ligue 2 : Omar Daf nommé entraîneur d'Amiens". Le Figaro. 13 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Ligue 2 : l'entraîneur de Dunkerque Mathieu Chabert suspendu de ses fonctions". Le Figaro. 24 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Football (Ligue 2) : Dunkerque se tourne vers le Portugais Luis castro". La Voix du Nord. 26 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Ligue 2 : l'entraîneur des Girondins de Bordeaux David Guion mis à pied". Le Figaro. 7 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Ligue 2 : Bordeaux nomme officiellement Albert Riera sur son banc". Le Figaro. 11 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Ligue 2 : Jean-Marc Furlan, l'entraîneur de Caen, mis à pied". Le Figaro. 7 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Ligue 2 : Nicolas Seube nommé entraîneur du Stade Malherbe Caen". 30 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Ligue 2 : Troyes limoge son entraîneur Patrick Kisnorbo". Le Figaro. 26 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Ligue 2 : Troyes officialise l'arrivée de David Guion sur son banc". Le Figaro. 6 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Ligue 2 : Saint-Etienne vire Batlles après cinq défaites de rang". Le Figaro. 6 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Ligue 2 : Dall'Oglio nommé entraîneur de Saint-Étienne (officiel)". Le Figaro. 12 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Ligue 2 : lanterne rouge, Valenciennes écarte son entraîneur". Le Figaro. 6 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Ligue 2 : Ahmed Kantari confirmé sur le banc de Valenciennes". Le Figaro. 27 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Ligue 2 : Olivier Echouafni n'est plus l'entraîneur de Quevilly-Rouen Métropole". France Bleu. 15 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Jean-Louis Garcia nommé à QRM (officiel)". Le Figaro. 22 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Ligue 2: Bastia écarte son entraîneur Régis Brouard". Le Figaro. 29 January 2024.
  25. ^ "Ligue 2 : Grenoble se sépare de Vincent Hognon". Le Figaro. 13 March 2024.
  26. ^ "GF38 : Laurent Peyrelade est le nouvel entraîneur de Grenoble en Ligue 2". France Bleu. 15 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Bordeaux to remain in Ligue 2 after fan attacks Rodez player". Fox Sports. 12 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Classement buteurs - Ligue 2 BKT - LFP". Ligue 2.
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