2011–12 Ligue 2

73rd season of the second-tier football league in France October 2020 Ligue 2 2011–12 Bastia BastiaReimsTroyes MetzAmiensBoulogne Europa League (via domestic cups) Cédric Fauré (15 goals) Nantes 5–0 Amiens (27 April 2012)Nantes v. Amiens Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/75085 Ligue de Football Professionnel 27 April 2012 27 April 2012 fr Arles-Avignon 1–5 Istres (20 December 2011)Arles-Avignon v. Istres Match Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/74921 Ligue de Football Professionnel 20 December 2011 20 December 2011 fr Metz 2–5 Guingamp (4 May 2012)Metz v. Guingamp Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/75105 Ligue de Football Professionnel 4 May 2012 4 May 2012 fr 380 872 4 games Reims (30 July – 19 August) Bastia (16 December – 18 January) 7 games Clermont (30 September – 2 December) 10 games AS Monaco (23 September – 20 December) 4 games Arles-Avignon (21 October – 25 November) Amiens (16 December – 18 January) 30,961 – Lens 2–0 Châteauroux (20 December 2011)Lens v. Châteauroux Report http://new.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/74926 Ligue de Football Professionnel 20 December 2011 2 March 2012 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120805022213/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/74926 5 August 2012 dead 1,777 – Istres 3–1 Châteauroux (20 September 2011)Istres v. Châteauroux Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/74822 Ligue de Football Professionnel 20 September 2011 26 September 2011 fr 7,999 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Ligue 2 season was the 73rd since its establishment.Palmarès: Les champions de France depuis 1934/1935 http://new.lfp.fr/ligue2/palmares Ligue de Football Professionnel 23 April 2011 fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110419073326/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue2/palmares 19 April 2011 The previous season's champions was Evian. The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June.Le calendrier dévoilé le 10 juin https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110530_140030_le-calendrier-devoile-le-10-juin.html L'Equipe 30 May 2011 30 May 2011 fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110602131338/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110530_140030_le-calendrier-devoile-le-10-juin.html 2 June 2011 Les calendriers 2011/2012 http://new.lfp.fr/corporate/article/les-calendriers-2011-2012.htm Ligue de Football Professionnel 10 June 2011 21 June 2011 fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120119111703/http://new.lfp.fr/corporate/article/les-calendriers-2011-2012.htm 19 January 2012 The season began on 29 July and ended on 18 May 2012.Le calendrier général 2011-2012 validé http://new.lfp.fr/calendriers/2011_2012/calendrier_2011_2012.pdf Ligue de Football Professionnel 31 March 2011 22 April 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20110823041848/http://new.lfp.fr/calendriers/2011_2012/calendrier_2011_2012.pdf 23 August 2011 dead 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.Le SC Bastia champion! http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/article/le-sc-bastia-champion.htm Ligue de Football Professionnel 1 May 2012 1 May 2012 fr 9 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180709100021/https://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/article/le-sc-bastia-champion.htm dead 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.Bastia, sept ans de réflexion... http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/bastia-sept-ans-de-reflexion-02052012-6450.html National Union of Professional Footballers 2 May 2012 2 May 2012 fr https://archive.today/20121228082248/http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/bastia-sept-ans-de-reflexion-02052012-6450.html 28 December 2012 dead 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.Football: Troyes et Reims promus en Ligue 1 http://www.20minutes.fr/ledirect/932999/football-troyes-reims-promus-ligue-1 20 Minutes 11 May 2012 11 May 2012 fr 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.Football: Reims et Troyes promus en Ligue 1 http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2012/05/11/football-reims-et-troyes-promus-en-ligue-1_1700261_3242.html Le Monde 11 May 2012 11 May 2012 fr 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.Troyes une montée en Ligue 1 qui a surpris tout le monde http://actu.voila.fr/actualites/documents/2012/05/11/troyes-une-montee-en-ligue-1-qui-a-surpris-tout-le-monde_2874298.html Voila 11 May 2012 11 May 2012 fr June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Teams France 300 right Location of teams in 2011–12 Ligue 2 France 49.892 2.299 Amiens left France 47.655631 -0.525375 Angers left France 43.81510 04.58950 Arles left France 42.39504 9.263343 Bastia left France 50.726389 1.614722 Boulogne left France 46.8102777778 1.69111111111 Châteauroux France 45.783088 3.082352 Clermont left France 48.566186 -3.164706 Guingamp top France 43.51510 04.98950 Istres France 48.0733333333 -0.768888888889 Laval left France 49.501942 0.171061 Le Havre left France 48.014911 0.193153 Le Mans France 50.43285 2.814853 Lens right France 49.0713 6.1040 Metz right France 43.727606 7.415614 AS Monaco right France 47.255631 -1.525375 Nantes bottom France 49.4139 4.5620 Sedan France 49.26278 4.03472 Reims left France 47.393611 0.689167 Tours France 48.2997 4.07917 Troyes 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.The DNCG is responsible for overseeing the legal and financial accounts of professional football clubs in France. If clubs operating in French football don't meet the DNCG's expectations, they can face sanctions, such as relegation. 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.Arles-Avignon relégué en Ligue 2 http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/17042011/1/arles-avignon-relegue-en-ligue-2.html Yahoo! 17 April 2011 23 April 2011 fr September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 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.Marseille lâche prise, Lens relégué en L2 http://www.20minutes.fr/article/724295/ligue-1-marseille-lache-prise-lens-relegue-l2 20 Minutes 15 May 2011 17 May 2011 fr 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.Monaco relégué en L2 http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2010-2011/monaco-relegue-en-l2_sto2814211/flashnews.shtml Eurosport 29 May 2011 29 May 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20110601011648/http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2010-2011/monaco-relegue-en-l2_sto2814211/flashnews.shtml 1 June 2011 dead 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.Bastia en Ligue 2! http://www.fff.fr/champ/national/actualite/537246.shtml French Football Federation 23 April 2011 23 April 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20110426091420/http://www.fff.fr/champ/national/actualite/537246.shtml 26 April 2011 deadBastia retrouve la Ligue 2 https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110422_222311_bastia-retrouve-la-ligue-2.html L'Equipe 22 April 2011 22 April 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20110426113139/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110422_222311_bastia-retrouve-la-ligue-2.html 26 April 2011 dead 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.Amiens retrouve la L2 http://www.eurosport.fr/football/national/2010-2011/amiens-retrouve-la-l2_sto2789756/flashnews.shtml Eurosport 13 May 2011 17 May 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20110516152550/http://www.eurosport.fr/football/national/2010-2011/amiens-retrouve-la-l2_sto2789756/flashnews.shtml 16 May 2011 dead 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.Guingamp est de retour en Ligue 2! http://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/une_sport_detail_-Foot.-Guingamp-est-de-retour-en-Ligue-2-_44096-1812467_actu.Htm Ouest-France 27 May 2011 27 May 2011 fr Teams relegated to Ligue 2 AS Monaco Lens Arles-Avignon Teams promoted to Ligue 2 Bastia Amiens Guingamp DNCG rulings 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.Tours, relégué, va faire appel https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110701_185150_tours-relegue-va-faire-appel.html L'Equipe 1 July 2011 1 July 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20110703075246/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110701_185150_tours-relegue-va-faire-appel.html 3 July 2011 dead 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.Tours va faire appel http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-2/2010-2011/tours-va-faire-appel_sto2854921/flashnews.shtml Eurosport 1 July 2011 1 July 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20110729061858/http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-2/2010-2011/tours-va-faire-appel_sto2854921/flashnews.shtml 29 July 2011 dead On 13 July, Tours successfully appealed to the DNCG and was subsequently reinstated into Ligue 2.L2: Tours réintégré http://www.football365.fr/france/ligue-2/article_541042_L2-Tours-reintegre.shtml Sport365 13 July 2011 13 July 2011 fr 15 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715024243/http://www.football365.fr/france/ligue-2/article_541042_L2-Tours-reintegre.shtml dead Stadia and locations Club Location Venue Capacity Average attendanceAffluences http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/affluences/journee Ligue de Football Professionnel 11 August 2011 fr 13 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110813141209/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/affluences/journee dead Amiens AmiensAmiensStade de la Licorne 12,097 9,411Angers AngersAngersStade Jean Bouin 17,100 5,345Arles Arles-AvignonAvignonParc des Sports 17,518 2,678Bastia BastiaBastiaStade Armand Cesari 10,460 10,406Boulogne BoulogneBoulogne-sur-MerStade de la Libération 15,004 8,168Châteauroux ChâteaurouxChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit 17,173 5,300Clermont ClermontClermont-FerrandStade Gabriel Montpied 10,363 4,726Guingamp GuingampGuingampStade du Roudourou 18,126 7,311Istres IstresIstresStade Parsemain 17,468 2,106Laval LavalLavalStade Francis Le Basser 18,739 5,748Le Havre Le HavreLe HavreStade Jules Deschaseaux 16,454 6,987Le Mans Le MansLe MansMMArena 25,000 6,973Lens LensLensStade Félix-Bollaert 41,233 22,519Metz MetzMetzStade Municipal Saint-Symphorien 26,700 9,158Monaco AS MonacoFontvieilleStade Louis II 18,500 4,936Nantes NantesNantesStade de la Beaujoire 38,285 12,506Reims ReimsReimsStade Auguste-Delaune II 22,000 11,084Sedan SedanSedanStade Louis Dugauguez 23,189 8,183Tours ToursToursStade de la Vallée du Cher 13,500 5,478Troyes TroyesTroyesStade de l'Aube 21,877 7,613 Personnel and kits 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 Sponsor1AmiensFRA Ludovic BatelliFRA Thomas MiennielKappaAngersFRA Stéphane Moulin FRA Grégory MalickiUmbroNext GenerationArles-AvignonFRA Thierry Laurey FRA Fabien LaurentiUhlsportGroupe NicollinBastiaFRA Frédéric HantzFRA Yannick CahuzacKappaOscaroBoulogneFRA Michel EstevanMLI Bakary SoumareUhlsportBoostyleChâteaurouxFRA Didier TholotFRA Romain ReynaudNikeLe SeyecClermontARM Michel Der ZakarianFRA Damien PerrinelleKappaClermont-FerrandGuingampFRA Jocelyn GourvennecFRA Lionel MathisadidasGroupe StalavenIstresFRA José PasqualettiFRA Amor KehihaDuarigKertelLavalFRA Philippe HinschbergerFRA Fabrice LevratDuarigLactelLe HavreFRA Cédric DauryFRA Julien FrançoisAirnessSystem ULe MansFRA Denis ZankoFRA Frédéric ThomasMacronLOUÉLensFRA Jean-Louis Garcia FRA Yohan DemontadidasInvictaMetzFRA Dominique BijotatFRA Ludovic GuerrieroNikeMoselleAS MonacoITA Marco SimoneFRA Ludovic GiulyMacronFedcomNantesFRA Landry ChauvinBRA Matheus Vivian Erreàoffset 5ReimsFRA Hubert FournierFRA Mickaël TacalfredKappaSaneiSedanFRA Laurent GuyotFRA Jérôme LemoigneNikeInvictaToursGER Peter ZeidlerFRA Julien CardyDuarigInvictaTroyesFRA Jean-Marc FurlanCTA Eloge Enza YamissiDuarigUrbanéo 1Subject to change during the season. Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner ofdepartureDate ofvacancyPositionin tableIncoming head coachDate ofappointmentPositionin table Sedan France Landry Chauvin End of contract dmy 2011 5 26Off-season France Laurent Guyot dmy 2011 5 26Guyot, nouvel entraîneur du CSSA http://www.lunion.presse.fr/article/ardennes/guyot-nouvel-entraineur-du-cssa L'Union 26 May 2011 26 May 2011 frOff-season Lens Romania László BölöniMutual consent dmy 2011 6 1 France Jean-Louis Garcia dmy 2011 6 1Garcia appointed Lens coach https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1445464.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110610055401/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1445464.html dead 10 June 2011 Fédération Internationale de Football Association 1 June 2011 1 June 2011 fr Nantes France Philippe Anziani dmy 2011 5 26 FRA Landry Chauvin dmy 2011 6 1Stéphane Moulin nouvel entraîneur http://www.lunion.presse.fr/article/marne/chauvin-signe-a-nantes L'Union 1 June 2011 3 June 2011 fr Angers France Jean-Louis Garcia Joined Lens dmy 2011 6 1 FRA Stéphane Moulin dmy 2011 6 2Stéphane Moulin nouvel entraîneur http://www.sport.fr/football/ligue-2-angers-stephane-moulin-nouvel-entraineur-220890.shtm Sport.fr 2 June 2011 2 June 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120314081454/http://www.sport.fr/football/ligue-2-angers-stephane-moulin-nouvel-entraineur-220890.shtm 14 March 2012 dead Tours France Daniel Sanchez Joined Valenciennes dmy 2011 6 8D. Sanchez au VAFC pour 2 ans http://www.va-fc.com/fr/saison/actualite/article/6518/D.-Sanchez-au-VAFC-pour-2-ans.html Valenciennes FC 8 June 2011 8 June 2011 fr 13 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110613002301/http://www.va-fc.com/fr/saison/actualite/Article/6518/D.-Sanchez-au-VAFC-pour-2-ans.html dead GER Peter Zeidler dmy 2011 6 14Le TFC choisit Ziedler http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/SPORT/Football/Ligue-2/LE-TFC-CHOISIT-ZEIDLER La Nouvelle République 14 June 2011 14 June 2011 fr AS Monaco France Laurent BanideFired dmy 2011 9 12Communiqué de presse http://asm-fc.com/article.aspx?id=15192 Valenciennes FC 12 September 2011 12 September 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20111017023022/http://asm-fc.com/article.aspx?id=15192 17 October 2011 dead 17th ITA Marco Simone dmy 2011 9 12Simone remplace Banide https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110912_191305_simone-va-remplacer-banide.html L'Equipe 12 September 2011 12 September 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20111222184916/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110912_191305_simone-va-remplacer-banide.html 22 December 2011 dead 17th Arles-Avignon BIH Faruk Hadžibegić dmy 2011 11 23Arles-Avignon: Hadzibegic limogé http://www.lefigaro.fr/football-ligue-1-et-2/2011/11/23/02013-20111123ARTSPO00457-arles-avignon-hadzibegic-limoge.php Le Figaro 23 November 2011 29 November 2011 fr 19th FRA Thierry Laurey dmy 2011 11 28Arles-Avignon: Laurey succède à Hadzibegic http://sport.francetv.fr/football/116112-arles-avignon-laurey-succ%C3%A8de-%C3%A0-hadzibegic Sport France TV 28 November 2011 29 November 2011 fr 30 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111130163342/http://sport.francetv.fr/football/116112-arles-avignon-laurey-succ%C3%A8de-%C3%A0-hadzibegic dead 19th Le Mans FRA Arnaud Cormier dmy 2011 12 22Le Mans limoge Cormier http://www.lefigaro.fr/football-ligue-1-et-2/2011/12/22/02013-20111222ARTSPO00399-le-mans-limoge-cormier.php Le Figaro 22 December 2011 22 December 2011 fr 17th FRA Denis Zanko dmy 2011 12 28Le Mans privilégie la solution interne http://www.sports.fr/cmc/football/201152/le-mans-denis-zanko-nomme-entraineur_430088.html?sitemap Sports.fr 28 December 2011 28 December 2011 fr February 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes 17th Ownership changes Club New owner Previous owner Date AS Monaco RUS Monaco Sports Invest FRA AS MonacoAS Monaco will still maintain 33% of the club representing the interests of the Principality of Monaco. 2011 12 23 dmyRussian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev completes takeover of Monaco’s soccer club https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/russian-billionaire-dmitry-rybolovlev-completes-takeover-of-monacos-soccer-club/2011/12/23/gIQADCG3DP_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190203143943/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/russian-billionaire-dmitry-rybolovlev-completes-takeover-of-monacos-soccer-club/2011/12/23/gIQADCG3DP_story.html dead 3 February 2019 The Washington Post 23 December 2011 23 December 2011 League table main WDL Promotion or Relegation 5 BAS Bastia REI Reims TRO Troyes SED Sedan CLR Clermont TOU Tours GUI Guingamp ASM Monaco NAN Nantes IST Istres ANG Angers RCL Lens ACAA Arles-Avignon CHA Châteauroux LHA Le Havre LVL Laval MFC Le Mans MET Metz BOU Boulogne AMI Amiens 21 8 9 61 36 C,P 18 11 9 54 37 P 17 13 8 45 35 P 15 14 9 56 45 15 13 10 48 39 15 11 12 44 43 15 10 13 46 43 13 13 12 41 48 14 9 15 51 42 13 12 13 46 44 13 12 13 44 45 12 12 14 42 48 10 18 10 34 41 14 6 18 38 54 11 14 13 38 34 12 11 15 46 50 11 12 15 39 40 10 12 16 30 44 R 7 15 16 40 47 R 4 14 20 29 57 R green1 Promotion to Ligue 1 P P P red1 Relegation to Championnat National R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Ligue 2 Results main FBR grey AMI ANG ACAA BAS BOU CHA CLR GUI IST LVL LHA MFC RCL MET ASM NAN REI SED TOU TRO 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 complete Ligue 2 Statistics 50% Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1FRA Cédric FauréReims152ALG Kamel GhilasReims143FRA Toifilou MaoulidaBastia13CPV Ryan MendesLe Havre4FRA Nicolas FauvergueSedan12FRA Alexis AllartBoulogneFRA Gaëtan CharbonnierAngersBRA MarcosTroyes9FRA Anthony KnockaertGuingamp11FRA Jean-François RivièreClermont Last updated: 18 May 2012 Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings 50% Assists table RankPlayerClubAssists1FRA Akim OrinelChâteauroux11ARG Diego GómezAngers3FRA Julien FaussurierTroyes84CPV Odaïr FortesReims7TUN Wahbi KhazriBastiaFRA Thibault GiresseGuingampTUN Chaouki Ben SaadaLensMAR Mounir ObbadiTroyesBRA Diego RigonatoToursFRA Jérôme RothenBastia Last updated: 18 May 2012 Source: Official Assists' Table Scoring 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 Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card): Arles-Avignon – 59 points (44 yellow & 5 red cards)Classement du Fair-Play http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/classement?cat=Fpl Ligue de Football Professionnel fr 11 August 2011 Best overall disciplinary record: 33 points Boulogne (30 yellow & 1 red cards) Most yellow cards (club): 46 Amiens Most red cards (club): 7 Istres Awards Annual awards UNFP Player of the Year The nominees for the UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Year award was awarded to Bastia midfielder Jérôme Rothen.UNFP: Trophées UNFP du football: Tous les nommés... http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/tous-les-nommes-02052012-6453.html National Union of Professional Footballers 2 May 2012 2 May 2012 fr https://archive.today/20130416052601/http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/tous-les-nommes-02052012-6453.html 16 April 2013 dead UNFP Goalkeeper of the Year The UNFP Goalkeeper of the Year award was awarded to Macedo Novaes of Bastia. UNFP Manager of the Year The UNFP Manager of the Year award went to Frédéric Hantz of Bastia. UNFP Team of the Year The UNFP selected the following 11 players for the Ligue 2 Team of the Year: http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11486-verts-ghilas-et-harek-dans-l-equipe-type-de-ligue-2.php Ghilas et Harek dans l'équipe-type de Ligue 2 Toufik O. DZfoot 14 May 2012 fr 15 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515230251/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11486-verts-ghilas-et-harek-dans-l-equipe-type-de-ligue-2.php 15 May 2012 dead 80% 20% Goalkeeper BRA Macedo Novaes (Bastia) 20% Defenders COM Kassim Abdallah (Sedan) FRA Anthony Weber (Reims) FRA Mickaël Tacalfred (Reims) ALG Féthi Harek (Bastia) 20% Midfielders GUI Sadio Diallo (Bastia) TUN Wahbi Khazri (Bastia) FRA Romain Alessandrini (Clermont) FRA Jérôme Rothen (Bastia) 20% Forwards CPV Ryan Mendes (Le Havre) ALG Kamel Ghilas (Reims) List of 2011–12 transfers List of French football transfers summer 2011 List of French football transfers winter 2012 Attendances # Club Average Highest 1 Lens 21,774 30,961 2 Nantes 13,419 28,746 3 Reims 12,851 20,621 4 Troyes 10,785 20,346 5 Bastia 9,906 13,916 6 Amiens 9,573 11,805 7 Guingamp 9,536 15,664 8 Metz 9,425 13,733 9 Boulogne 8,222 10,478 10 Le Mans 8,190 16,083 11 Le Havre 8,042 16,026 12 Sedan 7,816 11,778 13 Angers 6,951 10,443 14 Châteauroux 6,052 7,761 15 Stade lavallois 5,815 8,663 16 Clermont 5,505 9,814 17 Tours 5,370 7,734 18 Monaco 4,602 6,596 19 Arles-Avignon 2,799 4,914 20 Istres 2,458 5,280 Source:Attendances France average https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra12.htm 2026-07-28 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk References External links Official site 2011–12 2 France