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2022–23 Ligue 2
The 2022–23 Ligue 2, commonly known as 2022–23 Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of Ligue 2. It began on 30 July 2022 and ended on 5 June 2023. The league had a break from 12 November to 27 December due to the FIFA World Cup. Two clubs were to be promoted to Ligue 1 at the end of the season as the number of clubs in Ligue 1 was set to be reduced from 20 to 18 for the 2023–24 season. As a result, there were no play-offs held after the end of the regular season. Teams Team changes Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes League table Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. Results Season statistics Top goalscorers Attendances References {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with both Ligue 1 and the third division Championnat National. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 34 games each, totalling 306 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Mondays, with a few games played during weekday and weekend evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January. Ligue 2 was founded a year after the creation of the first division in 1933 under the name ''Division 2'' and has served as the second division of French football ever since. The name lasted until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. It was the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and the Arab world, and the second in an Asian country after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. This tournament was the last with 32 participating teams, with the number of teams being increased to 48 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, 2026 World Cup. To avoid the extremes of Geography of Qatar#Climate, Qatar's hot and humid climate in summers, the event was held in November and December, becoming the first one to take place outside the traditional months of May, June, and July. It was held over a reduced time frame of 29 days with 64 matches played in #Stadiums, eight venues across #Cities, five cities. Qatar national football team, Qatar ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole
Union sportive de Quevilly Rouen Métropole (), known as US Quevilly-Rouen, US Quevilly, QRM, Quevilly-Rouen, or simply Quevilly, is a football club based in Le Petit-Quevilly in the Métropole Rouen Normandie, France. The club plays in the third-tier Championnat National and hosts its home matches at the Stade Robert Diochon, which has a capacity of 8,372. Founded in 1902, the team reached the Coupe de France final in 1927 and its performances in cup and amateur competitions saw it invited to Division 2 in 1970. It was relegated two years later for not being able to afford lighting, being dissolved and re-entering in the tenth tier in 1978. The team reached the Coupe de France semi-final in 2010 and the final in 2012, and returned to the second tier in the 2017–18 season and from 2021–2024. At the request of local government, Quevilly joined with historic rivals FC Rouen to form US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole in 2015, with Quevilly providing the president, manager and mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amiens SC
Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city. The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season was the first in the club's 116-year history, where they finished in 13th place. History Amiens Athlétic Club (AAC) was set up in 1901 by a group of players from the Association du Lycée d'Amiens, French schoolboy champions in 1902, 1903, and 1904. AAC crushed its first opponents, Saint-Quentin, 13–0 a few months after its creation. In April 1902, the ''Comité de Picardie de l'U.S.F.S.A'' was established by the then-president of the AAC (Henri-Frédéric Petit). AAC dominated the early USFSA league for the first 12 seasons. In 1909, the club got a new ground, at the Henry Daussy Park, allowi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Nancy Lorraine
Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), known as AS Nancy Lorraine, and more commonly as Nancy, is a French Association football, football club founded in 1967 and based in Nancy, France, Nancy, Grand Est. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot located in Tomblaine in the inner suburbs of Nancy, and currently competes in the Ligue 2 from 2025–26, the second tier of Football in France, French football, following crowned champions on May 2, 2025 and secure promotion from Championnat National in 2024–25 Championnat National, 2024–25 season. The club was founded in 1910 by Maurice de Vienne under the name of Union sportive Frontière, then was later renamed Association sportive Lorraine in 1928. In 1967, following the collapse of FC Nancy, the club created a professional section and as such changed its name to become Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine. The club currently plays at the Stade Marcel-Picot, a 20,000 seats capacity stadium located in the town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USL Dunkerque
Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque () is a Association football, football club based in Dunkirk, France. It competes in Ligue 2, having achieved promotion from the Championnat National in the 2022–23 Championnat National, 2022–23 season. The club colours are blue and white, and home matches are played at the Stade Marcel-Tribut. The club was founded in 1909 under the name of Union Sportive Dunkerque-Malo from a merger of two local teams, Stade Dunkerquois and Union Sportive de Malo-les-Bains. The latter, founded in 1900, had been the most widely supported club in the Dunkirk area and was based in the neighbouring town of Malo-les-Bains (later annexed by the city of Dunkirk in 1970). US Dunkerque-Malo then became Union Racing Dunkerque-Malo after merging with Racing Club de Dunkerque in 1927, Olympique Dunkerquois after merging with Amis de la Balle Dunkerquoise in 1933 and Union Sportive de Dunkerque after merging with Dunkerque Étudiant Club in 1954. The club adopted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Girondins De Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux () or simply Bordeaux, is a French Association football, football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde (department), Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It competes in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of football in France, after an administrative double relegation in 2024. Bordeaux was founded on 1 October 1881 as a Sports club, multi-sports club and it is one of the most successful football clubs in France. The club has won six Ligue 1, Division 1/Ligue 1 titles, the last in 2008–09 Ligue 1, 2009. Bordeaux have also won four Coupe de France titles, three Coupe de la Ligue titles, and three Trophée des champions titles as well. In international competitions Bordeaux has reached the UEFA cup, UEFA Cup final in 1995–96 UEFA Cup, 1996 and the Latin Cup final in 1950 Latin Cup, 1950. From a year to its inception, the club's stadium was the Stade Chaban-Delmas, from 2015, Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or by the abbreviation AJA, is a French professional association football, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club plays in Ligue 1, the top division of Football in France, French football, since the 2024–25 season after securing promotion from Ligue 2 as winners of the 2023–24 season. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, on the banks of the Yonne (river), Yonne River. The team is managed by Christophe Pélissier (footballer), Christophe Pélissier. Auxerre was founded in 1905 and made its debut in the first division of French football in the 1980–81 French Division 1, 1980–81 season, remaining in the premier league until the 2011–12 Ligue 1, 2011–12 season. The club has won the Ligue 1 title once, in the 1995–96 French Division 1, 1995–96 season. Two years prior, Auxerre achieved its first major honour by winning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AC Ajaccio
Athletic Club Ajaccien (), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ACA or simply Ajaccio, is a French professional football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and plays in the Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football league system. Ajaccio play their home matches at the Stade Michel Moretti and are rivals with fellow Corsican club Bastia, with whom they contest the Corsica derby (''Derby Corse''). History Depending on sources, it is agreed that Ajaccio began playing in 1909–10. Their adopted colors are red and white stripes. Though they used to play in what was previously utilised as a sand dump, they decided to move to another, cleaner, safer stadium upon the insistence of Jean Lluis, father-in-law of club president Louis Baretti. The new stadium that was chosen held 5,000 spectators and was in use until 1969. AC Ajaccio were elected Corsican champions on eight occasions, in 1920, 1921, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1950, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulouse FC
Toulouse Football Club () is a French professional association football, football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France, French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse located within the city. ''Les Violets'' won the Coupe de France in 2023 Coupe de France final, 2023, and have won the second tier Ligue 2 on three occasions. Toulouse have participated in UEFA, European competition six times, including in 2007 when they qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. The president of Toulouse FC is Damien Comolli, who succeeded the French businessman Olivier Sadran who took over the club following its bankruptcy in 2001 which resulted in it being relegated to the Championnat National. The club has served as a springboard for several players, most notably the World Cup-winning goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, international strikers André-Pierre Gignac, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Annecy
Football Club d'Annecy is a French Association football, football club based in the town of Annecy, Haute-Savoie. The team plays its home matches at the Parc des Sports, Annecy, Parc des Sports, where the club and its predecessor have been based since 1964. It currently competes in the Ligue 2. Annecy Football Club was founded under its current name in 1993 as the reincarnation of the defunct Football Club d'Annecy. FC Annecy, formed in 1927, spent the majority of their history in regional amateur football. The club turned professional in 1942, but was compelled to return to amateurism a year later. When a Championnat de France amateur, national amateur league was formed for the 1948–49 season, Annecy became founder members. After eleven seasons, Annecy became the amateur champions of France at the end of the 1959–60 season, and after a short rise in the early 1970s shrank back into the obscurity that had characterised their early days. The 1980s saw a sharp rise back up agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Championnat National
The 2022–23 Championnat National season was the 30th since the establishment of the Championnat National, and the 24th in its current format, which serves as third division of the French football league system. Two clubs were promoted to Ligue 2 and six relegated after this season as adjustment for Ligue 1's reduction in size from 20 to 18 next season. As a result, no promotion play-offs were held. Team changes Team changes from 2021–22 Championnat National. To National Promoted from 2021–22 Championnat National 2 *Versailles *Martigues *Paris 13 Atletico * Le Puy Relegated from 2021–22 Ligue 2 *Dunkerque * Nancy From National Relegated to 2022–23 Championnat National 2 *Sète * Chambly *Créteil *Boulogne Promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 2 * Laval *Annecy Stadia and locations Number of teams by regions League table Top scorers Post-season administrative relegations and reprieves On 6 June 2023, the '' DNCG'' announced administrative relegation to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
