The Ligue 2 2009–10 season was the sixty-ninth edition since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and the league began on 7 August and ended on 14 May 2010.

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company Puma became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term

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with the

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Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from

2008–09 Ligue 1 The 2008–09 Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment. Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the last weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008. The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May ...

* 18th Place:

Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabit ...

* 20th Place:

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, ver ...

Teams promoted to

2009–10 Ligue 1 The 2009–10 Ligue 1 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Bordeaux were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and play commenced on 8 August and ended on 15 May 2010. There were three promoted teams from L ...

* Champions:

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* Runners-up: Montpellier * 3rd Place:

Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the C ...

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Championnat National * Champions:

Istres Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Location Is ...

* Runners-up: Laval * 3rd Place: Arles-Avignon Teams relegated to 2009–10 Championnat National * 18th Place:

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

* 19th Place:

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded ...

* 20th Place:

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near ...

DNCG Ruling on Arles-Avignon

All clubs that secured status for Ligue 2 play this season had to be approve by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.The DNGC is responsible for overseeing the legal and financial accounts of professional and amateur football clubs in France. If clubs operating in the football leagues of France don't meet the DNGC's expectations, they can face sanctions, such as relegation. On 23 June, the DNCG ruled that AC Arles-Avignon would not be allowed to play in Ligue 2 following their promotion from the

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, due to irregularities in the club's financial accounts and management. On 3 July, following an appeal, the DNCG reversed its decision reinstating Arles' Ligue 2 status.

League table

Results

Stats

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 3 June 2010
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Assists Table

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Season statistics

''As of 30 October 2009

Scoring

*First goal of the season: Magaye Gueye for Strasbourg against

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, 1 minute and 20 seconds. (7 August 2009). *Fastest goal in a match: 8 seconds – Rémi Maréval for

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabit ...

against Nîmes. (26 September 2009). *Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+2 minutes and 36 seconds – Nolan Roux for Brest against Laval (7 August 2009) *First own goal of the season:

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(

Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the pr ...

) for

, 38 minutes and 27 seconds (18 August 2009) *First penalty kick of the season: 5 minutes and 27 seconds – Jérôme Lebouc (scored) for Laval against Brest (7 August 2009). *First hat-trick of the season:

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for

Bastia Bastia (, , , ; co, Bastìa ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-hi ...

against Nîmes (18 August 2009); , , . *Most goals scored in a game by one player: 4 goals by

Olivier Giroud Olivier Jonathan Giroud (born 30 September 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for club AC Milan and the France national team. Regarded for his work-rate, strength, acrobatic strikes, shot power, consistent goal-sc ...

for

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metr ...

against Arles-Avignon (18 September 2009); , , , . *Widest winning margin: 5 goals **

6–1 Nîmes (18 August 2009). **

5–0

(21 August 2009). *Most goals in a match: 9 goals **

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5–4

(30 October 2009). *Most goals in one half: 5 goals **

(30 October 2009); 1–3 at half time, 5–4 final.

Discipline

*First yellow card of the season: Yvan Bourgis for Brest against Laval, 5 minutes and 37 seconds (7 August 2009) *First red card of the season: Vincent Bessat for

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against

Vannes Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic Era The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who liv ...

, 57 minutes and 43 seconds (7 August 2009) *Card given at latest point in a game: Wahbi Khazri (yellow) at 90+4 minutes and 9 seconds for

against

5–0

– 6 for Nantes (

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(yellow),

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(red),

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, & Stefan Babović) and 3 for Istres ( Mamadou Doumbia,

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, & Adel Chedli) (21 August 2009) *Most yellow cards in a single match: 9 **

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0–1

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

– 5 for Ajaccio ( Kévin Diaz,

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, Jean-Philippe Sabo,

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, & Jonathan Martins) and 4 for Guingamp ( Alharbi El-Jadeyaoui,

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, Sébastien Grax, & Christian Bassila) (7 August 2009) *Most red cards in a single match: 3 –

6–1 Nîmes – 1 for Bastia ( Mehdi Méniri) and 2 for Nîmes (

Moussa Sidibé Moussa Sidibé (born 22 August 1981 in Paris) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back or left midfielder. He is the cousin of Mamady Sidibé. Originally, Sidibé was a striker like his brother. Sidibé previously p ...

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) (18 August 2009)

Awards

The nominees for the Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Manager of the Year in

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. The winner was determined at the annual UNFP Awards, which was held on 9 May. The winners are displayed in bold.

Player of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

Manager of the Year

Team of the Year

Team information

Stadiums

''Last updated: 15 May 2010''

References

External links

French League Official SiteLigue 2 Official Page
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