# 2008–09 Ligue 2

The Ligue 2 season 2008–09 was the sixty-seventh edition since its establishment, and began on 1 August 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.

## Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Ligue 2
* FC Metz, relegated after losing to Olympique Marseille on 12 April 2008.
* RC Strasbourg, relegated after losing to SM Caen on 10 May 2008.
* RC Lens, relegated after drawing with FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 17 May 2008.
Teams promoted to Ligue 1
* Le Havre AC, promoted after drawing with CS Sedan on 22 April 2008.
* FC Nantes, promoted after drawing with Montpellier HSC on 25 April 2008.
* Grenoble Foot 38, promoted after drawing with LB Châteauroux on 12 May 2008.
Teams promoted from Championnat National
* Vannes OC, promoted after losing to FC Martigues on 26 April 2008.
* Tours FC, promoted after defeating Stade Laval on 3 May 2008.
* Nimes Olympique, promoted after defeating Stade Laval on 16 May 2008.
Teams relegated to Championnat National
* FC Gueugnon, relegated after losing to AC Ajaccio on 18 April 2008.
* FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, relegated after losing to CS Sedan on 2 May 2008.
* Chamois Niortais FC, relegated after losing to US Boulogne on 16 May 2008.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| 1 | Lens (C, P) | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 68 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 2 | Montpellier (P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 66 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 3 | Boulogne (P) | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 66 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 65 | |
| 5 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 63 | |
| 6 | Tours | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 61 | |
| 7 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 53 | |
| 8 | Dijon | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 52 | |
| 9 | Sedan | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 51 | |
| 10 | Vannes | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 51 | |
| 11 | Bastia | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 48 | |
| 12 | Clermont | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 47 | |
| 13 | Guingamp (Q) | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 14 | Brest | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 45 | |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 44 | |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 44 | |
| 17 | Nîmes | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 44 | |
| 18 | Amiens (R) | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 43 | Relegation to Championnat National |
| 19 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | Relegation to Championnat National |
| 20 | Reims (R) | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 | Relegation to Championnat National |
* ↑ Coupe de France winners Guingamp qualify for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round of 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ACA | AMI | ANG | BAS | BOU | BRS | CHA | CLR | DIJ | GUI | RCL | MET | MHS | NMS | REI | SED | STR | TOU | TRO | VAN |
| Ajaccio | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Amiens | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Angers | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Bastia | 6–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Boulogne | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Brest | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Châteauroux | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Clermont | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Dijon | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Guingamp | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Lens | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Metz | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Montpellier | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Nîmes | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Reims | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Sedan | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Strasbourg | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Tours | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 4–3 | 1–0 |
| Troyes | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 3–0 |
| Vannes | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |

## UNFP Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Club |
| August | James Fanchone | RC Strasbourg |
| September | Chakhir Belghazouani | RC Strasbourg |
| October | Víctor Montaño | Montpellier HSC |
| November | Lilian Compan | Montpellier HSC |
| December | Víctor Montaño | Montpellier HSC |
| January | Paul Alo'o | Angers SCO |
| February | Toifilou Maoulida | RC Lens |
| March | Claudiu Keserü | Tours FC |
| April | Issam Jemâa | RC Lens |

## Awards
### Player of the Year

The nominees for Ligue 2 Player of the Year. The winner will be determine at the annual UNFP Awards on 24 May. The winner will be displayed in bold.
| Player | Nationality | Club |
| Paul Alo'o | Cameroon | Angers SCO |
| Alberto Costa | Argentina | Montpellier HSC |
| Victor Montaño | Colombia | Montpellier HSC |
| Grégory Thil | France | US Boulogne |

### Keeper of the Year

The nominees for the Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
| Player | Nationality | Club |
| Johann Carrasso | France | Montpellier HSC |
| Stéphane Cassard | France | RC Strasbourg |
| Macedo Novaes | Brazil | SC Bastia |
| Vedran Runje | Croatia | RC Lens |

### Manager of the Year

The nominees for Manager of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
| Player | Nationality | Club |
| Stéphane Le Mignan | France | Vannes OC |
| Philippe Montanier | France | US Boulogne |
| Daniel Sanchez | France | Tours FC |
| Jean-Guy Wallemme | France | RC Lens |

### Team of the Year

| Position | Player | Club |
| GK | Vedran Runje | Lens |
| RB | Yohan Demont | Lens |
| CB | Laurent Koscielny | Tours |
| CB | Éric Chelle | Lens |
| LB | Marco Ramos | Lens |
| DM | Bocundji Cá | Tours |
| DM | Renaud Cohade | Strasbourg |
| AM | Alberto Costa | Montpellier |
| FW | Grégory Thil | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| FW | Paul Alo'o | Angers |
| FW | Victor Montaño | Montpellier |

## Managers

| Club | Head coach |
| Ajaccio | Gernot Rohr, replaced in August by José Pasqualetti |
| Amiens | Ludovic Batelli, replaced in July by Thierry Laurey |
| Angers | Jean-Louis Garcia |
| Bastia | Bernard Casoni |
| Boulogne | Philippe Montanier |
| Brest | Pascal Janin, replaced in December by Gérald Baticle, replaced in May by Alex Dupont |
| Châteauroux | Christian Sarramagna, replaced in January by Dominique Bijotat |
| Clermont | Didier Ollé-Nicolle |
| Dijon | Faruk Hadžibegić |
| Guingamp | Victor Zvunka |
| Lens | Jean-Guy Wallemme |
| Metz | Yvon Pouliquen |
| Montpellier | Rolland Courbis |
| Nîmes | Jean-Luc Vannuchi, replaced in December by Jean-Michel Cavalli |
| Reims | Didier Tholot, replaced in December by Luis Fernandez |
| Sedan | José Pasqualetti, replaced in July by Landry Chauvin |
| Strasbourg | Jean-Marc Furlan |
| Tours | Daniel Sanchez |
| Troyes | Denis Troch, replaced in July by Ludovic Batelli, replaced in May by Claude Robin |
| Vannes | Stéphane Le Mignan |

## Stadia

Last updated 22 May 2009
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Avg. attendance |
| Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 12,000 | 2,281 |
| Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 | 9,368 |
| Angers | Stade Jean Bouin | 17,000 | 7,398 |
| Bastia | Stade Armand Cesari | 12,000 | 2,876 |
| Boulogne | Stade de la Libération | 7,300 | 5,604 |
| Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 10,189 | 6,264 |
| Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173 | 6,130 |
| Clermont | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 10,363 | 5,289 |
| Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 7,900 | 3,764 |
| Guingamp | Stade du Roudourou | 18,126 | 9,437 |
| Lens | Stade Félix-Bollaert | 41,233 | 29,842 |
| Metz | Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien | 26,700 | 9,628 |
| Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 32,900 | 8,397 |
| Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | 9,193 |
| Sedan | Stade Louis Dugauguez | 23,189 | 8,736 |
| Stade Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 25,000 | 11,579 |
| Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 | 14,193 |
| Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 13,500 | 6,898 |
| Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 21,877 | 9,810 |
| Vannes | Stade de la Rabine | 8,000 | 3,571 |

## Teams by region

| | Region | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Bretagne | 3 | Brest, Guingamp and Vannes |
| 1 | Champagne-Ardenne | 3 | Reims and Sedan, Troyes |
| 3 | Centre | 2 | Châteauroux and Tours |
| 3 | Corsica | 2 | Ajaccio and Bastia |
| 3 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 2 | Montpellier and Nîmes |
| 3 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 2 | Lens and Boulogne |
| 7 |
| 7 | Alsace | 1 | Strasbourg |
| 7 | Auvergne | 1 | Clermont |
| 7 | Bourgogne | 1 | Dijon |
| 7 | Lorraine | 1 | Metz |
| 7 | Pays de la Loire | 1 | Angers |
| 7 | Picardie | 1 | Amiens |