2021–22 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season	2021–22
Dates	24 July 2021 – 14 May 2022
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Ligue 2 is the 83rd season of the Ligue 2. The season began on 24 July 2021 and will conclude on 14 May 2022.^[1]

Teams[]

Team changes[]

from Championnat National	to Ligue 1	from Ligue 1	to Championnat National
Bastia Quevilly-Rouen	Troyes Clermont	Dijon Nîmes	Châteauroux Chambly

Stadia and locations[]

Ajaccio

Amiens

Auxerre

Bastia

Caen

Dijon

Dunkerque

Grenoble

Guingamp

Le Havre

Nancy

Nîmes

Niort

Quevilly-Rouen

Paris FC

Pau

Rodez

Sochaux

Toulouse

Valenciennes

Location of teams in 2021–22 Ligue 2

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
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	Stade du Hameau	13,819
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[]

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor
Ajaccio	Olivier Pantaloni	Cédric Avinel	Adidas	Auchan Atrium
Amiens	Philippe Hinschberger	Arnaud Lusamba	Puma	Intersport
Auxerre	Jean-Marc Furlan	Birama Touré	Macron	Remorques LOUALT
Bastia	Mathieu Chabert	Christophe Vincent	Adidas	Oscaro Power
Caen	Stéphane Moulin	Jonathan Rivierez	Umbro	Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3)
Dijon	David Linarès	Bruno Ecuele Manga	Lotto	Groupe Roger Martin (H)
Dunkerque	Romain Revelli	Axel Maraval	Kappa	Intersport
Grenoble	Maurizio Jacobacci	Brice Maubleu	Nike	Carrefour, Sempa, BONTAZ
Guingamp	Stéphane Dumont	Youssouf M'Changama	Umbro	Servagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A)
Le Havre	Paul Le Guen	Alexandre Bonnet	Joma	Filiassur, SEAFRIGO Group
Nancy	Daniel Stendel	Ernest Seka	Puma	Lor Port
Nîmes	Pascal Plancque	Anthony Briançon	Puma	Bastide Médical
Niort	Sébastien Desabre	Dylan Louiserre	Erima	Restaurant Le Billon (H), Cheminées Poujoulat (A)
Paris FC	Thierry Laurey	Vincent Demarconnay	Nike	Vinci
Pau	Didier Tholot	Antoine Batisse	Adidas	Iroise Bellevie
Quevilly-Rouen	Bruno Irles	Romain Padovani	Kappa	Matmut
Rodez	Laurent Peyrelade	Pierre Bardy	Adidas	Max Outil
Sochaux	Omar Daf	Gaëtan Weissbeck	Nike	Nedey Automobiles
Toulouse	Philippe Montanier	Ruben Gabrielsen		LP Promotion Group
Valenciennes	Olivier Guégan	Laurent Dos Santos	Acerbis	Mutuelle Just

Managerial changes[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Nancy	Jean-Louis Garcia	End of contract	20 May 2021	Pre-season	Daniel Stendel	20 May 2021^[2]
Dunkerque	Fabien Mercadal	Mutual consent	31 May 2021		Romain Revelli	31 May 2021^[3]
Toulouse	Patrice Garande	Sacked	2 June 2021^[4]		Philippe Montanier	23 June 2021^[5]
Amiens	Oswald Tanchot	Mutual consent	16 June 2021		Philippe Hinschberger	16 June 2021^[6]
Grenoble	Philippe Hinschberger	Signed by Amiens	16 June 2021		Maurizio Jacobacci	18 June 2021^[7]
Paris FC	René Girard	Resigned	18 June 2021^[8]		Thierry Laurey	20 June 2021^[9]
Caen	Fabrice Vandeputte	End of tenure as caretaker	30 June 2021		Stéphane Moulin	1 July 2021^[10]
Guingamp	Frédéric Bompard	End of tenure as caretaker	30 June 2021		Stéphane Dumont	1 July 2021^[11]

Number of teams by regions[]

Teams	Region	Team(s)
3	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Auxerre, Dijon and Sochaux
	Hauts-de-France	Amiens, Dunkerque and Valenciennes
	Normandy	Caen, Le Havre and Quevilly-Rouen
	Occitanie	Nimes, Rodez and Toulouse
2	Corsica	Ajaccio and Bastia
2	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Niort and Pau
1	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Grenoble
	Brittany	Guingamp
	Grand Est	Nancy
	Île-de-France	Paris FC

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Toulouse	7	5	2	0	14	5	+9	17	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Auxerre	7	4	2	1	15	5	+10	14	Promotion to Ligue 1
3	Paris FC	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6	13	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Pau	7	4	1	2	8	4	+4	13
5	Sochaux	7	4	1	2	7	5	+2	13
6	Ajaccio	6	3	3	0	9	4	+5	12
7	Nîmes	7	3	3	1	9	4	+5	12
8	Rodez	7	3	3	1	9	8	+1	12
9	Caen	7	3	1	3	8	6	+2	10
10	Le Havre	7	2	4	1	6	4	+2	10
11	Quevilly-Rouen	7	3	1	3	9	9	0	10
12	Guingamp	7	2	4	1	5	5	0	10
13	Niort	7	2	2	3	4	8	−4	8
14	Grenoble	7	2	1	4	4	10	−6	7
15	Bastia	7	1	3	3	5	8	−3	6
16	Amiens	7	1	2	4	5	9	−4	5
17	Valenciennes	7	1	2	4	4	11	−7	5
18	Dijon	7	1	1	5	8	15	−7	4	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19	Dunkerque	7	0	3	4	5	10	−5	3	Relegation to Championnat National
20	Nancy	7	0	2	5	3	13	−10	2	Relegation to Championnat National

Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2021. 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

Results[]

Relegation play-offs[]

The relegation play-offs will take place on 25 and 29 May 2022.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Key dates for season 2021-22!". Ligue1 COM.
^ "L'Allemand Daniel Stendel nouvel entraîneur de Nancy". Le Figaro (in French). 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 French). 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 French). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Ligue 2: Philippe Montanier débarque à Toulouse". Le Figaro (in French). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Amiens annonce le départ d'Oswald Tanchot". L'Équipe (in French). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Foot : Maurizio Jacobacci, nouvel entraîneur de Grenoble (L2)". Le Figaro (in French). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Ligue 2: René Girard n'est plus l'entraîneur du Paris FC". Le Figaro (in French). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Thierry Laurey nommé entraîneur du Paris FC". L'Équipe (in French). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Stéphane Moulin nouvel entraîneur de Caen". Le Figaro (in French). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Stéphane Dumont nouvel entraîneur de l'En Avant Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

External links[]

Official website

[calendar-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Key dates for season 2021-22!". Ligue1 COM.

[2] "L'Allemand Daniel Stendel nouvel entraîneur de Nancy". Le Figaro (in French). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[3] "L2: Romain Revelli, "un entraîneur jeune et un meneur d'hommes" pour remplacer Mercadal à Dunkerque". France Bleu (in French). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[4] "Garande remercié par Toulouse : «C'est ainsi, c'est la vie, c'est le foot»". Le Figaro (in French). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[5] "Ligue 2: Philippe Montanier débarque à Toulouse". Le Figaro (in French). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[6] "Amiens annonce le départ d'Oswald Tanchot". L'Équipe (in French). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[7] "Foot : Maurizio Jacobacci, nouvel entraîneur de Grenoble (L2)". Le Figaro (in French). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[8] "Ligue 2: René Girard n'est plus l'entraîneur du Paris FC". Le Figaro (in French). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[9] "Thierry Laurey nommé entraîneur du Paris FC". L'Équipe (in French). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[10] "Stéphane Moulin nouvel entraîneur de Caen". Le Figaro (in French). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[11] "Stéphane Dumont nouvel entraîneur de l'En Avant Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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