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 Racing Club de Lens (, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ''les sang et or'' (''the blood and gold''), come ...

, relegated after drawing with FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 17 May 2008. Teams promoted to Ligue 1 *

Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club (; commonly referred to as Le Havre) is a French association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, making Le Havre AC the oldest professional French fo ...

, 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 Tours Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tours (), is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play at the fifth level of French ...

, promoted after defeating

Stade Laval Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second l ...

on 3 May 2008. * Nimes Olympique, promoted after defeating

on 16 May 2008. Teams relegated to Championnat National * FC Gueugnon, relegated after losing to

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

on 18 April 2008. *

FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin Football Club Libourne, formerly known as AS Libourne or Libourne Saint-Seurin-sur-L'Isle, is a French football team from the town of Libourne in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The club plays in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football. ...

, 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

Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Grégory Thil wins the

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, 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 Ligu ...

Trophée du Meilleur Buteur. Last updated: 30 May 2009
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Assists table

Paul Alo'o wins the

Trophée du Meilleur Passeur. Last updated: 30 May 2009
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UNFP Player of the Month

Awards

Player of the Year

The nominees for

Player of the Year. The winner will be determine at the annual UNFP Awards on 24 May. The winner will be displayed in bold.

Keeper of the Year

The nominees for the

Goalkeeper of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

Manager of the Year

The nominees for Manager of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

Team of the Year

Managers

Stadia

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Teams by region

References

External links

French League Official SiteLigue 2 Official Page
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