2011–12 Ligue 2

73rd season of the second-tier football league in France

Football league season

Ligue 2Season| 2011–12

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Champions| Bastia
Promoted| Bastia
Reims
Troyes
Relegated| Metz
Amiens
Boulogne
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 872 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer| Cédric Fauré (15 goals)
Biggest home win| Nantes 5–0 Amiens (27 April 2012)[1]
Biggest away win| Arles-Avignon 1–5 Istres (20 December 2011)[2]
Highest scoring| Metz 2–5 Guingamp (4 May 2012)[3]
Longest winning run| 4 games
Reims
(30 July – 19 August)
Bastia
(16 December – 18 January)
Longest unbeaten run| 7 games
Clermont
(30 September – 2 December)
Longest winless run| 10 games
AS Monaco
(23 September – 20 December)
Longest losing run| 4 games
Arles-Avignon
(21 October – 25 November)
Amiens
(16 December – 18 January)
Highest attendance| 30,961 – Lens 2–0 Châteauroux (20 December 2011)[4]
Lowest attendance| 1,777 – Istres 3–1 Châteauroux (20 September 2011)[5]
Average attendance| 7,999[6]

← 2010–11

2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Ligue 2 season was the 73rd since its establishment.[7] The previous season's champions was Evian. The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June.[8][9] The season began on 29 July and ended on 18 May 2012.[10] The winter break was in effect from 21 December to 14 January.

Bastia clinched the second division title on 1 May 2012 with three matches to spare after defeating Metz 3–0 at the Stade Armand Cesari.[11] The title is the club's second overall in the division having won the league previously in the 1967–68 season. Bastia will be making its return to the first division after a seven-year absence and will be entering Ligue 1 on a run of two consecutive promotions.[12] The club had earned promotion to Ligue 2 after winning the 2010–11 edition of the Championnat National.

Reims and Troyes became the second and third club, respectively, to earn promotion to Ligue 1 alongside the champions Bastia.[13] Both clubs achieved promotion with one game to spare following league victories on 11 May 2012, which positioned each club in second and third place permanently. Reims, which is a six-time Ligue 1 champion, will be returning to the first division after over 33 years playing in the lower divisions.[14] During those 33 years, the club underwent liquidation and had all aspects of the club (its records, trophies, etc.) auctioned off. Troyes will be returning to Ligue 1 after a four-year stint in Ligue 2.[15]

## Teams

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Amiens

Angers

Arles

Bastia

Boulogne

Châteauroux

Clermont

Guingamp

Istres

Laval

Le Havre

Le Mans

Lens

Metz

AS Monaco

Nantes

Sedan

Reims

Tours

Troyes

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Location of teams in 2011–12 Ligue 2

There were three promoted teams from the Championnat National, the third division of French football, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2010–11 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the Championnat National. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[16]

Arles-Avignon was the first club to suffer relegation from the first division to Ligue 2. The club's impending drop occurred on 17 April 2011 following the team's 2–0 defeat to AS Monaco. The negative result made it mathematically impossible for Arles to seize the 17th position in the table, which would have allowed the club to remain in Ligue 1. Arles-Avignon made its return to Ligue 2 after only a year's spell in the top division of French football.[17] On 15 May, Lens were relegated from the first division to Ligue 2 after its 1–1 draw with Monaco. Lens returned to Ligue 2 for the first time since the 2008–09 season when the club finished as champions of the league.[18] On the final day of the Ligue 1 season, Monaco suffered relegation to the second division after losing 2–0 to Lyon. The club's appearance in Ligue 2 was its first since 1976.[19]

Bastia became the first team to achieve promotion to Ligue 2 from the Championnat National after drawing 1–1 with Fréjus Saint-Raphaël on 22 April. Coupled with fourth-place Strasbourg's draw with Luzenac on the same day, the results made it mathematically impossible for the Alsatians to catch Bastia in the standings.[20][21] Amiens achieved promotion from National to Ligue 2 on 13 May following its 2–1 home win against Guingamp. Amiens made its return to the second division after spending two seasons in the Championnat National.[22] Guingamp became the final club to earn promotion to National after its 2–0 away win over Rouen. Similar to Bastia, Guingamp made its return to Ligue 2 after only one season in the third division.[23]

Teams relegated to Ligue 2

* AS Monaco
* Lens
* Arles-Avignon

Teams promoted to Ligue 2

* Bastia
* Amiens
* Guingamp

### DNCG rulings

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On 1 July 2011, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in Ligue 2, the DNCG ruled that Tours would be relegated to the Championnat National.[24] Tours president, Frédéric Sebag, confirmed the demotion was as a result of the club's failure to "balance its books". Sebag also confirmed that the club would be appealing the ruling.[25] On 13 July, Tours successfully appealed to the DNCG and was subsequently reinstated into Ligue 2.[26]

### Stadia and locations

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Club  | Location  | Venue  | Capacity  | Average Attendance[6]

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Amiens | Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097  | 9,411
Angers | Angers | Stade Jean Bouin | 17,100  | 5,345
Arles-Avignon | Avignon | Parc des Sports | 17,518  | 2,678
Bastia | Bastia | Stade Armand Cesari | 10,460  | 10,406
Boulogne | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Stade de la Libération | 15,004  | 8,168
Châteauroux | Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173  | 5,300
Clermont | Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 10,363  | 4,726
Guingamp | Guingamp | Stade du Roudourou | 18,126  | 7,311
Istres | Istres | Stade Parsemain | 17,468  | 2,106
Laval | Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,739  | 5,748
Le Havre | Le Havre | Stade Jules Deschaseaux | 16,454  | 6,987
Le Mans | Le Mans | MMArena | 25,000  | 6,973
Lens | Lens | Stade Félix-Bollaert | 41,233  | 22,519
Metz | Metz | Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien | 26,700  | 9,158
AS Monaco | Fontvieille | Stade Louis II | 18,500  | 4,936
Nantes | Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | 38,285  | 12,506
Reims | Reims | Stade Auguste-Delaune II | 22,000  | 11,084
Sedan | Sedan | Stade Louis Dugauguez | 23,189  | 8,183
Tours | Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 13,500  | 5,478
Troyes | Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 21,877  | 7,613

### Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team  | Manager1 | Captain1 | Kit Manufacturer1 | Main Sponsor1

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Amiens |  Ludovic Batelli |  Thomas Mienniel | Kappa | Intersport|
Angers |  Stéphane Moulin |  Grégory Malicki | Umbro | Next Generation
Arles-Avignon |  Thierry Laurey |  Fabien Laurenti | Uhlsport | Groupe Nicollin
Bastia |  Frédéric Hantz |  Yannick Cahuzac | Kappa  | Oscaro
Boulogne |  Michel Estevan |  Bakary Soumare | Uhlsport  | Boostyle
Châteauroux |  Didier Tholot |  Romain Reynaud | Nike | Le Seyec
Clermont |  Michel Der Zakarian |  Damien Perrinelle | Kappa  | Clermont-Ferrand
Guingamp |  Jocelyn Gourvennec |  Lionel Mathis | adidas | Groupe Stalaven
Istres |  José Pasqualetti |  Amor Kehiha | Duarig  | Kertel
Laval |  Philippe Hinschberger |  Fabrice Levrat | Duarig  | Lactel
Le Havre |  Cédric Daury |  Julien François | Airness | System U
Le Mans |  Denis Zanko |  Frédéric Thomas | Macron | LOUÉ
Lens |  Jean-Louis Garcia |  Yohan Demont | adidas  | Invicta
Metz |  Dominique Bijotat |  Ludovic Guerriero | Nike  | Moselle
AS Monaco |  Marco Simone |  Ludovic Giuly | Macron  | Fedcom
Nantes |  Landry Chauvin |  Matheus Vivian | Erreà | offset 5
Reims |  Hubert Fournier |  Mickaël Tacalfred | Kappa  | Sanei
Sedan |  Laurent Guyot |  Jérôme Lemoigne | Nike  | Invicta
Tours |  Peter Zeidler |  Julien Cardy | Duarig  | Invicta
Troyes |  Jean-Marc Furlan |  Eloge Enza Yamissi | Duarig  | Urbanéo

1Subject to change during the season.

### Managerial changes

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departure  | Date of
vacancy  | Position
in table  | Incoming head coach  | Date of
appointment  | Position
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Sedan |  Landry Chauvin | End of contract  | 26 May 2011 | Off-season  |  Laurent Guyot | 26 May 2011[27] | Off-season
Lens |  László Bölöni | Mutual consent  | 1 June 2011 |  Jean-Louis Garcia | 1 June 2011[28]
Nantes |  Philippe Anziani | 26 May 2011 |  Landry Chauvin | 1 June 2011[29]
Angers |  Jean-Louis Garcia | Joined Lens | 1 June 2011 |  Stéphane Moulin | 2 June 2011[30]
Tours |  Daniel Sanchez | Joined Valenciennes | 8 June 2011[31] |  Peter Zeidler | 14 June 2011[32]
AS Monaco |  Laurent Banide | Fired  | 12 September 2011[33] | 17th  |  Marco Simone | 12 September 2011[34] | 17th
Arles-Avignon |  Faruk Hadžibegić | 23 November 2011[35] | 19th  |  Thierry Laurey | 28 November 2011[36] | 19th
Le Mans |  Arnaud Cormier | 22 December 2011[37] | 17th  |  Denis Zanko | 28 December 2011[38] | 17th

### Ownership changes

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## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation

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1  | Bastia (C, P) | 38  | 21  | 8  | 9  | 61  | 36  | +25  | 71  | Promotion to Ligue 1
2  | Reims (P) | 38  | 18  | 11  | 9  | 54  | 37  | +17  | 65
3  | Troyes (P) | 38  | 17  | 13  | 8  | 45  | 35  | +10  | 64
4  | Sedan | 38  | 15  | 14  | 9  | 56  | 45  | +11  | 59  |
5  | Clermont | 38  | 15  | 13  | 10  | 48  | 39  | +9  | 58
6  | Tours | 38  | 15  | 11  | 12  | 44  | 43  | +1  | 56
7  | Guingamp | 38  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 46  | 43  | +3  | 55
8  | Monaco | 38  | 13  | 13  | 12  | 41  | 48  | −7  | 52
9  | Nantes | 38  | 14  | 9  | 15  | 51  | 42  | +9  | 51
10  | Istres | 38  | 13  | 12  | 13  | 46  | 44  | +2  | 51
11  | Angers | 38  | 13  | 12  | 13  | 44  | 45  | −1  | 51
12  | Lens | 38  | 12  | 12  | 14  | 42  | 48  | −6  | 48
13  | Arles-Avignon | 38  | 10  | 18  | 10  | 34  | 41  | −7  | 48
14  | Châteauroux | 38  | 14  | 6  | 18  | 38  | 54  | −16  | 48
15  | Le Havre | 38  | 11  | 14  | 13  | 38  | 34  | +4  | 47
16  | Laval | 38  | 12  | 11  | 15  | 46  | 50  | −4  | 47
17  | Le Mans | 38  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 39  | 40  | −1  | 45
18  | Metz (R) | 38  | 10  | 12  | 16  | 30  | 44  | −14  | 42  | Relegation to Championnat National
19  | Boulogne (R) | 38  | 7  | 15  | 16  | 40  | 47  | −7  | 36
20  | Amiens (R) | 38  | 4  | 14  | 20  | 29  | 57  | −28  | 26

Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## Results

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Home \ Away  | AMI | ANG | ACAA | BAS | BOU | CHA | CLR | GUI | IST | LVL | LHA | MFC | RCL | MET | ASM | NAN | REI | SED | TOU | TRO

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Amiens |  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–1
Angers | 0–0  |  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–0 | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 2–0 | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 2–3
Arles-Avignon | 1–1  | 2–2  |  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–5  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–0
Bastia | 2–1  | 3–1  | 3–0  |  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 5–1
Boulogne | 0–1  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 1–3  |  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–2 | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0
Châteauroux | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  |  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–0
Clermont | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  |  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1
Guingamp | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 2–0 | 2–3  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 0–0
Istres | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  |  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0
Laval | 3–1  | 0–1 | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  |  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 0–0
Le Havre | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–0
Le Mans | 3–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 3–1  |  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–1
Lens | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 2–0 | 2–3  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–3  |  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 2–1
Metz | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–5  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  |  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–2
Monaco | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 0–2  |  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–2
Nantes | 5–0  | 2–1 | 3–0  | 0–2  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 4–0 | 3–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  |  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1
Reims | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  |  | 1–2 | 2–3  | 1–0
Sedan | 3–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–0 |  | 3–0  | 1–2
Tours | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  |  | 0–2
Troyes | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  |

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

## Statistics

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### Top goalscorers

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1  |  Cédric Fauré | Reims | 15
2  |  Kamel Ghilas | Reims | 14
3  |  Toifilou Maoulida | Bastia | 13
Ryan Mendes | Le Havre
4  |  Nicolas Fauvergue | Sedan | 12
Alexis Allart | Boulogne
Gaëtan Charbonnier | Angers
Marcos | Troyes
9  |  Anthony Knockaert | Guingamp | 11
Jean-François Rivière | Clermont

Last updated: 18 May 2012
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings

### Assists table

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1  |  Akim Orinel | Châteauroux | 11
Diego Gómez | Angers
3  |  Julien Faussurier | Troyes | 8
4  |  Odaïr Fortes | Reims | 7
Wahbi Khazri | Bastia
Thibault Giresse | Guingamp
Chaouki Ben Saada | Lens
Mounir Obbadi | Troyes
Diego Rigonato | Tours
Jérôme Rothen | Bastia

Last updated: 18 May 2012
Source: Official Assists' Table

### Scoring

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* First goal of the season: Yoann Tougzhar for Amiens against Troyes (29 July 2011)
* First own goal of the season: Nicolas Pallois for Clermont against Laval (29 July 2011)
* Highest scoring game: 7 goals
* Metz 2–5 Guingamp (4 May 2012)
* Widest winning margin: 5 goals
* Nantes 5–0 Amiens (27 April 2012)
* Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
* Tours 5–1 Guingamp (16 December 2011)
* Arles-Avignon 1–5 Istres (20 December 2011)
* Bastia 5–1 Troyes (4 February 2012)
* Laval 5–1 Sedan (6 April 2012)
* Nantes 5–0 Amiens (27 April 2012)
* Metz 2–5 Guingamp (4 May 2012)

### Discipline

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* Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card):
* Arles-Avignon – 59 points (44 yellow & 5 red cards)[41]
* Best overall disciplinary record: 33 points[41]
* Boulogne (30 yellow & 1 red cards)
* Most yellow cards (club): 46[41]
* Amiens
* Most red cards (club): 7[41]
* Istres

## Awards

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### Annual awards

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#### UNFP Player of the Year

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The nominees for the UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Year award was awarded to Bastia midfielder Jérôme Rothen.[42]

#### UNFP Goalkeeper of the Year

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The UNFP Goalkeeper of the Year award was awarded to Macedo Novaes of Bastia.[42]

#### UNFP Manager of the Year

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The UNFP Manager of the Year award went to Frédéric Hantz of Bastia.[42]

#### UNFP Team of the Year

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The UNFP selected the following 11 players for the Ligue 2 Team of the Year:[43]

Goalkeeper

* Macedo Novaes (Bastia)

Defenders

* Kassim Abdallah (Sedan)
* Anthony Weber (Reims)
* Mickaël Tacalfred (Reims)
* Féthi Harek (Bastia)

Midfielders

* Sadio Diallo (Bastia)
* Wahbi Khazri (Bastia)
* Romain Alessandrini (Clermont)
* Jérôme Rothen (Bastia)

Forwards

* Ryan Mendes (Le Havre)
* Kamel Ghilas (Reims)

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## List of 2011–12 transfers

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Main articles: List of French football transfers summer 2011 and List of French football transfers winter 2012

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