2013–14 Ligue 2
Season | 2013–14 |
---|---|
Champions | Metz |
Promoted | Metz Lens Caen |
Relegated | CA Bastia Istres |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 939 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Andy Delort and Mathieu Duhamel (24 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Troyes 6–1 CA Bastia (4 October 2013)[2] |
Biggest away win | Châteauroux 0–4 Tours (16 August 2013)[3] CA Bastia 1–5 Caen (13 December 2013)[4] |
Highest scoring | Le Havre 6–2 Lens (14 September 2013)[5] |
Longest winning run | 7 matches: Metz[6] |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches: Caen[6] |
Longest winless run | 13 matches: CA Bastia[6] |
Highest attendance | 40,740 Lens 0–1 Brest (9 May 2014)[7] |
Lowest attendance | 1,021 CA Bastia 2–2 Le Havre (24 January 2014)[8] |
Average attendance | 7,915[7] |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
The 2013–14 Ligue 2 was the 75th season of second-tier football in France. The season began on 2 August 2013 and ended on 16 May 2014, with the winter break in effect between 20 December and 10 January.[9]
Teams[]
Stadia and locations[]
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity[10] | Av. Att.[10] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Angers | Angers | Stade Jean Bouin | 17,835 | 8,358 |
Arles-Avignon | Avignon | Parc des Sports | 17,518 | 2,012 |
Auxerre | Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 | 4,571 |
CA Bastia | Bastia | Stade Armand Cesari[a] | 16,078 | 1,742 |
Brest | Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,583 | 7,397 |
Caen | Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,215 | 10,794 |
Châteauroux | Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,072 | 4,859 |
Clermont | Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 | 3,710 |
Créteil | Créteil | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle | 12,150 | 2,373 |
Dijon | Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 16,098 | 8,272 |
Istres | Istres | Stade Parsemain | 17,559 | 2,300 |
Laval | Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,467 | 4,867 |
Le Havre | Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,278 | 7,249 |
Lens | Lens | Stade Félix-Bollaert | 41,233 | 31,016 |
Metz | Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 26,661 | 13,919 |
Nancy | Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 | 14,678 |
Nîmes | Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | 4,961 |
Niort | Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,406 | 4,384 |
Tours | Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,327 | 5,678 |
Troyes | Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 20,842 | 10,029 |
- ^ CA Bastia played their home matches at the Stade Armand Cesari, the home of SC Bastia, since their own stadium, Stade Erbajolo, did not meet the required standards to host Ligue 2 football.
Personnel and kits[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
1Subject to change during the season.
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table |
Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brest | Corentin Martins | End of tenure as caretaker | 31 May 2013 | Off-season | Alex Dupont | 31 May 2013[11] | Off-season |
Tours | Bernard Blaquart | Resigned | 23 June 2013[12] | Off-season | Olivier Pantaloni | 25 June 2013 | Off-season |
Lens | Éric Sikora | Sacked | 25 June 2013 | Off-season | Antoine Kombouaré | 25 June 2013[13] | Off-season |
Nancy | Patrick Gabriel | Sacked | 12 October 2013 | 15th | Pablo Correa | 12 October 2013[14] | 15th |
Châteauroux | Didier Tholot | Sacked | 28 October 2013[15] | 17th | Jean-Louis Garcia | 28 October 2013[16] | 17th |
Nîmes | Victor Zvunka | Sacked | 19 December 2013[17] | 19th | René Marsiglia | 26 December 2013[17] | 19th |
Laval | Philippe Hinschberger | Sacked | 24 February 2014 | 19th | Denis Zanko | 24 February 2014[18] | 19th |
Auxerre | Bernard Casoni | Sacked | 17 March 2014[19] | 15th | Jean-Luc Vannuchi | 17 March 2014[20] | 15th |
Istres | José Pasqualetti | Sacked | 24 March 2014 | 17th | Frédéric Arpinon | 24 March 2014[21] | 17th |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Metz (C, P) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 76 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
2 | Lens (P) | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 65 | Promoted officially but with some conditions[22] |
3 | Caen (P) | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 64 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
4 | Nancy | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 61 | |
5 | Niort | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 58 | |
6 | Dijon | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 57 | |
7 | Brest | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 56 | |
8 | Tours | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 55 | |
9 | Angers | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 55 | |
10 | Troyes | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 52 | |
11 | Créteil | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 50 | |
12 | Le Havre | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 48 | |
13 | Arles-Avignon | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 46 | |
14 | Clermont | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 45 | |
15 | Nîmes | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 44 | |
16 | Auxerre | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 43 | |
17 | Laval | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
18 | Châteauroux | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 40 | Stay in League by DNCG |
19 | Istres (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 36 | Relegation to Championnat National |
20 | CA Bastia (R) | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 63 | −42 | 24 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2014. Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results[]
Statistics[]
Top goalscorers[]
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings |
Top assists[]
Source: Official Assists' Table |
References[]
- ^ "Classement officiel des buteurs". LFP.fr. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "10ème journée - ESTAC Troyes / CA Bastia". LFP.fr. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "3ème journée - Châteauroux / Tours FC". LFP.fr. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "17ème journée - CA Bastia / SM Caen". LFP.fr. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "6ème journée - Havre AC / RC Lens". LFP.fr. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "LFP Stats - Records 2013/2014". LFP.fr. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Affluences par journée". LFP.fr. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "21ème journée - CA Bastia / FC Istres". LFP.fr. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Calendrier / Résultats". LFP.fr. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Affluences par club". LFP.fr. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Dupont va revenir à Brest" (in French). Le Figaro. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Emon va quitter Ajaccio" (in French). Le Figaro. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Philippe Montanier entraînera Rennes" (in French). Le Figaro. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Pablo Correa de retour à Nancy!" (in French). Le Figaro. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Didier Tholot limogé" (in French). Le Figaro. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Garcia remplace Tholot à Châteauroux" (in French). Le Figaro. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Marsiglia nouvel entraîneur" (in French). L'Équipe. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Zanko remplace Hinschberger" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "AJA : Casoni remercié" (in French). Le Figaro. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Vannuchi remplace Casoni" (in French). Le Figaro. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Pasqualetti limogé !" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ RC Lens barred from Ligue 1 entry getfootballnewsfrance.com, 15 July 2014
- ^ "Ligue 2 standings". LFP.fr. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
External links[]
- Ligue 2 official website (in French)
Categories:
- Ligue 2 seasons
- 2013–14 in French football
- 2013–14 in European second tier association football leagues