2006–07 Ligue 2

68th season of the second-tier football league in France

Football league season

Ligue 2Season| 2006–07

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Champions| FC Metz
Promoted| SM Caen
RC Strasbourg
Relegated| US Créteil-Lusitanos
FC Istres
Tours FC
Top goalscorer|  Jean-Michel Lesage and  Kandia Traoré
(18)

← 2005–06

2007–08 →

The Ligue 2 season 2006/2007, organised by the LFP was won by FC Metz and saw the promotions of FC Metz, SM Caen and RC Strasbourg, whereas FC Nantes Atlantique, CS Sedan Ardennes and Troyes AC were relegated from Ligue 1.

## 20 participating teams

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* Ajaccio
* Amiens
* Bastia
* Brest
* Caen
* Châteauroux
* Créteil
* Dijon
* Grenoble
* Gueugnon
* Guingamp
* Istres
* Le Havre
* Libourne
* Metz
* Montpellier
* Niort
* Reims
* Strasbourg
* Tours

## League table

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1  | Metz (C, P) | 38  | 22  | 10  | 6  | 54  | 22  | +32  | 76  | Promotion to Ligue 1
2  | Caen (P) | 38  | 19  | 14  | 5  | 65  | 40  | +25  | 71
3  | Strasbourg (P) | 38  | 19  | 13  | 6  | 47  | 33  | +14  | 70
4  | Amiens | 38  | 21  | 6  | 11  | 57  | 42  | +15  | 69  |
5  | Grenoble | 38  | 15  | 14  | 9  | 51  | 39  | +12  | 59
6  | Le Havre | 38  | 15  | 11  | 12  | 52  | 38  | +14  | 56
7  | Châteauroux | 38  | 15  | 9  | 14  | 42  | 44  | −2  | 54
8  | Dijon | 38  | 14  | 12  | 12  | 44  | 47  | −3  | 54
9  | Bastia | 38  | 14  | 11  | 13  | 52  | 49  | +3  | 53
10  | Gueugnon | 38  | 13  | 9  | 16  | 47  | 52  | −5  | 48
11  | Reims | 38  | 12  | 11  | 15  | 43  | 46  | −3  | 47
12  | Ajaccio | 38  | 12  | 11  | 15  | 44  | 50  | −6  | 47
13  | Guingamp | 38  | 11  | 13  | 14  | 45  | 44  | +1  | 46
14  | Brest | 38  | 10  | 15  | 13  | 40  | 40  | 0  | 45
15  | Montpellier | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 41  | 48  | −7  | 44
16  | Niort | 38  | 10  | 14  | 14  | 36  | 44  | −8  | 44
17  | Libourne-Saint-Seurin | 38  | 12  | 8  | 18  | 43  | 52  | −9  | 44
18  | Créteil (R) | 38  | 9  | 13  | 16  | 33  | 50  | −17  | 40  | Relegation to Championnat National
19  | Istres (R) | 38  | 8  | 11  | 19  | 35  | 63  | −28  | 35
20  | Tours (R) | 38  | 6  | 8  | 24  | 30  | 58  | −28  | 26

Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ACA | AMI | BAS | BRS | CAE | CHA | CRE | DIJ | GRE | GUE | GUI | IST | LHA | LIB | MET | MHS | NRT | REI | STR | TOU

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Ajaccio |  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–1
Amiens | 1–1  |  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–0
Bastia | 4–1  | 2–2  |  | 4–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–0
Brest | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  |  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–1
Caen | 4–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0
Châteauroux | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  |  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1
Créteil | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 4–3  | 1–3  |  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 4–3
Dijon | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–1
Grenoble | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  |  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 4–1  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 2–1
Gueugnon | 1–0  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 4–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  |  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–1
Guingamp | 1–1  | 2–3  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 6–1  |  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–1
Istres | 1–4  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  |  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 2–1
Le Havre | 4–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 6–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0
Libourne-St-Seurin | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  |  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 1–0
Metz | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 2–1
Montpellier | 1–2  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  |  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0
Niort | 3–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–0
Reims | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–3  |  | 2–0  | 2–1
Strasbourg | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–1
Tours | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  |

Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Jean-Michel Lesage | Le Havre | 18
Kandia Traoré | Le Havre
3  |  Babacar Gueye | Metz | 16
4  |  Yoan Gouffran | Caen | 15
Cédric Fauré | Reims
6  |  Jean-Jacques Mandrichi | Ajaccio | 14
7  |  Zvonimir Deranja | Libourne-Saint-Seurin | 13
8  |  Mathieu Scarpelli | Ajaccio | 12
Nassim Akrour | Grenoble
Papiss Cissé | Metz

## Attendance

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# | Club | Average attendance | Best attendance | Against

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1 | SM Caen | 16202 | 20886 | Le Havre AC
2 | RC Strasbourg | 15569 | 27102 | FC Metz
3 | FC Metz | 12287 | 22680 | RC Strasbourg
4 | Le Havre AC | 10194 | 14786 | RC Strasbourg
5 | En Avant Guingamp | 8899 | 11863 | Dijon FCO
6 | Amiens SC | 7841 | 11305 | Le Havre AC
7 | Montpellier HSC | 7058 | 18403 | Grenoble Foot 38
8 | LB Châteauroux | 6842 | 11175 | En Avant Guingamp
9 | Stade de Reims | 6484 | 8678 | FC Metz
10 | Stade Brestois | 5961 | 8969 | Stade de Reims
11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 5773 | 6860 | RC Strasbourg
12 | Dijon FCO | 5149 | 7049 | RC Strasbourg
13 | Chamois Niortais FC | 4796 | 9053 | Stade Brestois
14 | Tours FC | 4379 | 7675 | SM Caen
15 | FC Istres | 4004 | 5961 | AC Ajaccio
16 | US Créteil-Lusitanos | 3512 | 5591 | Amiens SC
17 | FC Gueugnon | 3409 | 6947 | FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin
18 | SC Bastia | 3300 | 5352 | AC Ajaccio
19 | FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin | 2338 | 4073 | SM Caen
20 | AC Ajaccio | 2265 | 5246 | SC Bastia

Against Team hosted for the best attendance

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