2012–13 Ligue 2

74th season of the second-tier football league in France October 2020 Ligue 2 2012–13 Monaco MonacoGuingampNantes Le MansSedanGazélec Ajaccio Europa League (via domestic cups) Mustapha Yatabaré(23 goals) Guingamp 7–0 Lens(10 May 2013)Guingamp v. Lens Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76652 Ligue de Football Professionnel 10 May 2013 11 May 2013 fr Lens 0–4 Monaco(21 September 2012)Lens v. Monaco Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76377 Ligue de Football Professionnel 21 September 2012 21 September 2012 fr Istres 0–4 Caen(5 October 2012)Istres v. Caen Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76393 Ligue de Football Professionnel 5 October 2012 5 October 2012 fr Châteauroux 0–4 Nantes(15 April 2013)Châteauroux v. Nantes Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76611 Ligue de Football Professionnel 15 April 2013 20 April 2013 fr Guingamp 4–3 Auxerre(22 September 2012)Guingamp v. Auxerre Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76372 Ligue de Football Professionnel 22 September 2012 23 September 2012 fr Lens 4–3 Châteauroux(15 February 2013)Lens v. Châteauroux Report http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/feuille_match/76547 Ligue de Football Professionnel 15 February 2013 16 February 2013 fr Guingamp 6–1 Le Mans(19 April 2013)Guingamp v. Le Mans Report http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76624 Ligue de Football Professionnel 19 April 2013 20 April 2013 fr Guingamp 7–0 Lens(10 May 2013) 380 917 5 gamesMonaco(4 February – 1 March) 17 gamesMonaco(14 December – 29 April) 13 gamesGazélec Ajaccio(18 January – 19 April) 8 gamesGazélec Ajaccio(18 January – 9 March) 36,471 – Nantes 1–1 Monaco(30 March 2013)Affluences 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 1,383 – Gazélec Ajaccio3–1 Laval(14 December 2012) 7,026 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 Ligue 2 season was the 74th season 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 league schedule was announced in April 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 30 May.Présentation de la saison de Ligue 2 http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/article/presentation-de-la-saison-de-ligue-2.htm Ligue de Football Professionnel 30 May 2012 30 May 2012 fr The season began on 27 July and ended on 24 May 2013.Le calendrier général 2012/2013 adopté http://www.lfp.fr/uploads/fichiers/CALENDRIER_GENERAL_SAISON_2012_2013.pdf?org=tinymce Ligue de Football Professionnel 27 April 2012 fr 17 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120417015935/http://www.lfp.fr/uploads/fichiers/CALENDRIER_GENERAL_SAISON_2012_2013.pdf?org=tinymce dead The winter break was in effect from 22 December to 12 January 2013.Le calendrier général 2012/2013 adopté http://www.lfp.fr/corporate/article/le-calendrier-general-2012-2013-adopte.htm Ligue de Football Professionnel 5 April 2012 27 April 2012 fr 2 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190402191319/https://www.lfp.fr/corporate/article/le-calendrier-general-2012-2013-adopte.htm dead In addition, German sportswear company Uhlsport became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long-term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.Puma délogé par Adidas et Uhlsport http://www.sport.fr/football/ligue-1-puma-deloge-par-adidas-et-uhlsport-221916.shtm Sport.fr 10 June 2011 30 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408214712/http://www.sport.fr/football/ligue-1-puma-deloge-par-adidas-et-uhlsport-221916.shtm 8 April 2014 dead Teams There were three promoted teams from the Championnat National, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2011–12 season. A total of 20 teams are currently competing in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the third division, 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 didn't meet the DNCG's expectations, they would face sanctions, such as relegation. Auxerre was the first club to suffer relegation to Ligue 2 in the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season. The club's drop was confirmed on 13 May 2012 following the team's 3–0 loss to Marseille; a defeat that made it impossible for the club to finish safe.Auxerre relégué en Ligue 2 après sa défaite à Marseille (3–0) http://www.eurosport.fr/football/auxerre-relegue-en-ligue-2_sto3270288/story.shtml Eurosport 13 May 2012 18 May 2012 fr Auxerre returned to the second division after 32 consecutive years playing in Ligue 1.Ligue 1 : L'AJ Auxerre relégué 42 ans après! http://journal.football.fr/post/2012/05/14/ligue-1-laj-auxerre-relegue-42-ans-apres Football.fr 14 May 2012 18 May 2012 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120517004425/http://journal.football.fr/post/2012/05/14/ligue-1-laj-auxerre-relegue-42-ans-apres 17 May 2012 dead Prior to the 2011–12 season, the club had never suffered relegation from the country's top division. On the final day of the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season, Dijon and Caen were both relegated to Ligue 2 following defeats to Rennes and Valenciennes, respectively. Dijon returned to the second division after only one season in Ligue 1, while Caen fell to the second-tier after two years in the first division.Dijon et Caen relégués en Ligue 2 http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2012/05/20/97001-20120520FILWWW00252-foot-dijon-et-caen-relegues-en-ligue-2.php Le Figaro 30 May 2012 20 May 2012 fr On 18 May 2012, both Nîmes and Gazélec Ajaccio were promoted to Ligue 2 after each club achieved results that made it impossible for the league's fourth-placed team to surpass them.Le Gazélec et Nîmes promus en L2 http://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/ofbreves_foot_-National-Le-Gaz&233%3Blec-et-N&238%3Bmes-promus-en-L2_football-456645_filInfosport.Htm Ouest-France 18 May 2012 30 May 2012 fr Nîmes returned to the second division after only one year at semi-professional level, while Gazélec will play in Ligue 2 for the first time since the 1992–93 season. On the final day of the 2011–12 National season, Niort became the final club to earn promotion to Ligue 2 after beating already-promoted Gazélec Ajaccio 1–0. Niort returned to the second division for the first time since the 2007–08 season.Niort promu en Ligue 2 https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Niort-en-ligue-2/286892 Ouest-France 26 May 2012 30 May 2012 fr DNCG rulings On 11 July 2012, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in Ligue 2, the DNCG ruled that Le Mans would be relegated to the Championnat National.Le Mans rétrogradé en National http://www.sport24.com/football/ligue-2/actualites/le-mans-retrograde-en-national-569062 Sport 24 11 July 2012 11 July 2012 fr Following the announcement, Le Mans president Henri Legarda announced that the club would appeal the decision stating the "shareholders will play their part and the club will go after every possible step to restore its rightful place in the sport."Le Mans relégué en National par la DNCG https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjucozr0mezsAtkkYFbWDnc0TqhA?docId=CNG.28bfa42104ed6e9a311aca067f445f5e.181 https://archive.today/20130124183812/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjucozr0mezsAtkkYFbWDnc0TqhA?docId=CNG.28bfa42104ed6e9a311aca067f445f5e.181 dead 24 January 2013 Agence France Presse 11 July 2012 11 July 2012 fr On 25 July, Le Mans confirmed on its official website that the DNCG had reversed it decision to relegate the club.Le Mans reste en L2! https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-mans-reste-en-l2/300915 Agence France Presse 25 July 2012 27 July 2012 fr Stadia and locations France 300 right Location of teams in 2012–13 Ligue 2 France 47.655631 -0.525375 Angers left France 43.81510 04.58950 Arles right France 47.786753 3.588664 Auxerre right France 49.179461 -0.396767 Caen left France 46.8102777778 1.69111111111 Châteauroux France 45.783088 3.082352 Clermont right France 47.2906 5.0428 Dijon right France 41.92667 8.73694 Gazélec left France 48.566186 -3.164706 Guingamp left France 43.51510 04.98950 Istres France 48.0733333333 -0.768888888889 Laval left France 49.501942 0.171061 Le Havre right France 48.014911 0.193153 Le Mans France 50.43285 2.814853 Lens right France 43.727606 7.415614 AS Monaco right France 47.255631 -1.525375 Nantes left France 43.8377777778 4.36083333333 Nîmes left France 46.3258333333 -0.460555556 Niort France 49.4139 4.5620 Sedan France 47.393611 0.689167 Tours Club Location Venue Capacity Av. Att.Angers AngersAngersStade Jean Bouin 17,100 6,850Arles Arles-AvignonAvignonParc des Sports 17,518 1,968Auxerre AuxerreAuxerreStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 24,493 5,789Caen CaenCaenStade Michel d'Ornano 21,500 10,129Châteauroux ChâteaurouxChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit 17,173 5,416Clermont ClermontClermont-FerrandStade Gabriel Montpied 10,363 4,069Dijon DijonDijonStade Gaston Gérard 15,998 8,321Gazélec Gazélec AjaccioAjaccioStade Ange Casanova 5,000 2,471Guingamp GuingampGuingampStade du Roudourou 18,126 9,507Istres IstresIstresStade Parsemain 17,468 2,024Laval LavalLavalStade Francis Le Basser 18,739 4,424Le Havre Le HavreLe HavreStade Océane 25,000 8,397Le Mans Le MansLe MansMMArena 25,000 6,029Lens LensLensStade Félix-Bollaert 41,233 16,179Monaco AS MonacoMonacoStade Louis II 18,500 5,293Nantes NantesNantesStade de la Beaujoire 38,285 18,171Nîmes NîmesNîmesStade des Costières 18,482 5,509Niort NiortNiortStade René Gaillard 10,898 4,572Sedan SedanSedanStade Louis Dugauguez 23,189 5,530Tours ToursToursStade de la Vallée du Cher 13,500 4,059 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 Sponsor1AngersStéphane Moulin Grégory Malicki UmbroScaniaArles-AvignonNoël TosiLudovic Butelle UhlsportGroupe NicollinAuxerreBernard Casoni Adama Coulibaly footballer, born 1980 AirnessMaisons PierreCaenPatrice GarandeJérémy Sorbon NikeGDE RecyclageChâteaurouxDidier Tholot Massamba Sambou NikeLe SeyecClermontRégis Brouard Jean-François Rivière Patrick SportCrédit MutuelDijonOlivier Dall'OglioCédric Varrault NikeDoras, IPSGazélec AjaccioThierry LaureyLouis Poggi Louis Poggi (footballer) AdidasCarrefour, Casino d'AjaccioGuingampJocelyn GourvennecLionel Mathis Patrick SportGroupe StalavenIstresJosé PasqualettiNassim Akrour DuarigTrust 2 CloudLavalPhilippe HinschbergerFabrice Levrat DuarigLactelLe HavreErick MombaertsJulien François NikeSystem ULe MansRégis BeunardeauFrédéric Thomas Frédéric Thomas (footballer) MacronLOUÉLensÉric Sikora Yohan Demont adidasInvictaAS MonacoClaudio RanieriAndreas Wolf MacronFedcomNantesMichel Der ZakarianOlivier Veigneau ErreàOffset 5NîmesVictor ZvunkaBenoît Poulain ErreàMac DanNiortPascal GastienJohan Letzelter PumaRestaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away)SedanLaurent GuyotMamadou Diallo Mamadou Diallo (Malian footballer) NikeInvictaToursBernard Blaquart Julien Cardy DuarigInvicta 1Subject to change during the season. Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner ofdepartureDate ofvacancyPositionin tableIncoming head coachDate ofappointmentPositionin table AS Monaco Marco Simone Sacked dmy 2012 5 19Monaco fire coach Simone http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19052012/2/monaco-fire-coach-simone.html Eurosport 19 May 2012 22 May 2012 Off-season Claudio Ranieri dmy 2012 5 30Claudio Ranieri nouveau coach de l'ASM FC http://www.asm-fc.com/actualites/equipe/claudio-ranieri-nouveau-coach-de-l-asm AS Monaco FC 30 May 2012 30 May 2012September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Off-season Dijon Patrice Carteron Mutual consent dmy 2012 5 24Carteron dismissed by Dijon https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1637697.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120527150905/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1637697.html dead 27 May 2012 Fédération Internationale de Football Association 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 Olivier Dall'Oglio dmy 2012 6 1Olivier Dall'Oglio nouvel entraîneur de Dijon http://sport.francetv.fr/football/145325-olivier-dalloglio-nouvel-entra%C3%AEneur-de-dijon Sport France TV 1 June 2012 11 July 2012 20 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200520135953/https://sport.francetvinfo.fr/ dead Nîmes Thierry Froger End of contract dmy 2012 5 25Pas d'accord entre Jean-Louis Gazeau et Thierry Froger http://www.nimes-olympique.com/20120525606/news-professionnels/pas-daccord-entre-jean-louis-gazeau-et-thierry-froger.html Nîmes Olympique 25 May 2012 26 May 2012 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120601015758/http://www.nimes-olympique.com/20120525606/news-professionnels/pas-daccord-entre-jean-louis-gazeau-et-thierry-froger.html 1 June 2012 dead Victor Zvunka dmy 2012 6 1Victor Zvunka nouvel entraîneur de Nîmes Olympique http://www.nimes-olympique.com/20120601620/news-professionnels/victor-zvunka-nouvel-entraineur-de-nimes-olympique.html Nîmes Olympique 1 June 2012 1 June 2012 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120610223243/http://www.nimes-olympique.com/20120601620/news-professionnels/victor-zvunka-nouvel-entraineur-de-nimes-olympique.html 10 June 2012 dead Nantes Landry Chauvin Joined Brest dmy 2012 5 31Landry Chauvin quitte le FC Nantes http://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=6305 FC Nantes 31 May 2012 31 May 2012 fr Michel Der Zakarian dmy 2012 6 1Michel Der Zakarian retrouve le FC Nantes! http://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=6308 FC Nantes 1 June 2012 1 June 2012 fr Clermont Michel Der Zakarian Resigned dmy 2012 5 30Der Zakarian quitte Clermont https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Der-zakarian-quitte-clermont/287747 L'Equipe 30 May 2012 30 May 2012 fr Régis Brouard dmy 2012 6 7Régis Brouard, nouvel entraîneur de Clermont! http://www.footmercato.net/breves/officiel-regis-brouard-nouvel-entraineur-de-clermont_86160 Foot Mercato 7 June 2012 24 June 2012 fr Caen Franck Dumas dmy 2012 6 13 Patrice Garande dmy 2012 6 18Garande remplace Dumas http://www.sport24.com/football/ligue-2/actualites/garande-remplace-dumas-563442 Sport 24 18 June 2012 18 June 2012 fr Gazélec Ajaccio Dominique Veilex Mutual consent dmy 2012 8 1Le GFCA se sépare de Dominique Veilex http://www.corsematin.com/article/derniere-minute/gfca-veilex-vers-la-sortie.725454.html Corse-Matin 1 August 2012 6 August 2012 fr 4 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120804001918/http://www.corsematin.com/article/derniere-minute/gfca-veilex-vers-la-sortie.725454.html dead 15th Jean-Michel Cavalli dmy 2012 8 6Cavalli, nouvel entraîneur du Gazélec Ajaccio http://www.eurosport.fr/football/transferts/2012-2013/cavalli-a-ajaccio_sto3377175/story.shtml Eurosport 6 August 2012 6 August 2012 fr 18th Tours Peter Zeidler Sacked dmy 2012 8 21Communiqué du Tours FC http://www.toursfc.fr/6/1708/communique-du-tours-fc.html Tours FC 21 August 2012 24 August 2012 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120831000758/http://www.toursfc.fr/6/1708/communique-du-tours-fc.html 31 August 2012 dead 20th Bernard Blaquart dmy 2012 8 21 20th Lens Jean-Louis Garcia dmy 2012 9 24Communiqué du Racing club de Lens http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2012/09/24_communique/index.php#ancreContenu RC Lens 24 September 2012 24 September 2012 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120927012148/http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2012/09/24_communique/index.php#ancreContenu 27 September 2012 dead 15th Éric Sikora dmy 2012 9 24 15th Arles-Avignon Thierry Laurey dmy 2012 11 3Arles-Avignon : Laurey remercié http://www.mercato365.com/ligue-2/arles-avignon-laurey-remercie-918945.shtml Mercato365 3 November 2012 3 November 2012 fr 18th Pierre Mosca (interim) dmy 2012 11 3 18th Le Havre Cédric Daury dmy 2012 11 12Le Havre remercie Daury http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-sport/2012/11/12/97003-20121112FILSPO00647-le-havre-remercie-daury.php Le Figaro 12 November 2012 29 December 2012 fr 16th Erick Mombaerts dmy 2012 12 21Mombaerts au Havre (off.) http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-sport/2012/12/21/97003-20121221FILSPO00640-mombaerts-au-havre-off.php Le Figaro 21 December 2012 29 December 2012 fr 9th Auxerre Jean-Guy Wallemme Mutual consent dmy 2012 12 2Wallemme et Auxerre, c'est fini http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-sport/2012/12/02/97003-20121202FILSPO00241-wallemme-et-auxerre-c-est-fini.php Le Figaro 2 December 2012 29 December 2012 fr 15th Bernard Casoni dmy 2012 12 3Casoni succède à Wallemme http://www.lefigaro.fr/football-ligue-1-et-2/2012/12/03/02013-20121203ARTSPO00408-casoni-succede-a-wallemme.php Le Figaro 3 December 2012 29 December 2012 fr 15th Arles-Avignon Pierre Mosca (interim) End of interim spell dmy 2013 2 11 17th Noël Tosi dmy 2013 2 11Dumas de retour aux affaires http://www.lefigaro.fr/football-ligue-1-et-2/2013/02/11/02013-20130211ARTSPO00614-dumas-de-retour-aux-affaires.php Le Figaro 11 February 2013 11 February 2013 fr 17th Gazélec Ajaccio Jean-Michel Cavalli Sacked dmy 2013 2 15Cavalli démissionne http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-sport/2013/02/15/97003-20130215FILSPO00706-cavalli-demissionne.php Le Figaro 15 February 2013 15 February 2013 fr 19th Thierry Laurey dmy 2013 2 19Laurey entraîneur du GFCA http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-sport/2013/02/19/97003-20130219FILSPO00739-laurey-entraineur-du-gfca.php Le Figaro 19 February 2013 19 February 2013 fr 19th Le Mans Denis Zanko dmy 2013 4 24Le Mans change d'entraîneur http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-sport/2013/04/24/97003-20130424FILSPO00766-le-mans-change-d-entraineur.php Le Figaro 24 April 2013 24 April 2013 fr 18th Régis Beunardeau dmy 2013 4 24 18th League table main WDL Promotion or Relegation 5 ASM Monaco GUI Guingamp NAN Nantes CAE Caen ANG Angers LHA Le Havre DIJ Dijon NMS Nîmes AUX Auxerre TOU Tours ACAA Arles-Avignon RCL Lens IST Istres CLR Clermont NRT Niort CHA Châteauroux LVL Laval MFC Le Mans SED Sedan GAZ Gazélec Ajaccio 21 13 4 64 33 C,P 20 10 8 63 38 P 19 12 7 54 29 P 17 12 9 48 28 17 10 11 52 39 16 11 11 52 47 15 14 9 52 49 17 7 14 52 42 13 10 15 51 53 12 13 13 40 49 10 16 12 36 48 9 18 11 39 53 11 10 17 38 45 9 16 13 33 47 8 18 12 39 42 8 18 12 43 47 10 12 16 47 54 11 7 20 39 62 DR 6 13 19 41 58 -3 DR 6 10 22 34 54 -3 R green1 Promotion to Ligue 1 P P P red1 Relegation to Championnat National R plum Voluntary relegation to CFA 2 R2 black1 Voluntary relegation to the Regional 1 R3 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Ligue 2 Results main FBR grey ANG ACAA AUX CAE CHA CLR DIJ GAZ GUI IST LVL LHA MFC RCL ASM NAN NMS NRT SED TOU Angers 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 Arles-Avignon 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 Auxerre 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 4–2 1–0 3–2 Caen 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 Châteauroux 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 Clermont 1–2 2–4 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 Dijon 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 Gazélec Ajaccio 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–2 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 Guingamp 2–1 0–0 4–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–3 6–1 7–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 4–3 2–0 0–0 Istres 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 Laval 1–4 1–3 4–5 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 Le Havre 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 Le Mans 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–4 2–1 2–3 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 Lens 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 Monaco 2–2 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 Nantes 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 Nîmes 3–0 4–1 4–2 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 Niort 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 Sedan 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 Tours 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 complete Ligue 2 Season statistics 50% Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1MLI Mustapha YatabaréGuingamp232SRB Filip ĐorđevićNantes203SEN Ibrahima TouréAS Monaco184FRA Vincent GragnicNîmes17ROM Claudiu KeșerüAngers6FRA Valère GermainAS Monaco147FRA Yohann RivièreLe Havre13MLI Mana DembéléClermontFRA Mathieu DuhamelCaen10FRA Raphaël CacérèsArles-Avignon12 Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings 50% Assists table RankPlayerClubAssists1MAR Alharbi El JadeyaouiAngers102NGR Mouritala OgunbiyiNîmes8FRA Nicolas BenezetNîmesFRA Thomas GuerbertDijonMTQ territorial Steeven LangilAuxerre6FRA Alexandre BonnetLe Havre7KEN Dennis OliechAuxerreFRA Valère GermainAS MonacoKSA Fayçal FajrCaenFRA Thibault GiresseGuingamp Source: Official Assists' Table Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateSEN Ibrahima Touré AS Monaco Lens 0–4 dmy 2012 9 21ROM Claudiu Keșerü4 Angers Le Mans 4–0 dmy 2012 9 28GLP local Claudio Beauvue Châteauroux Gazélec Ajaccio 3–1 dmy 2012 10 19VEN Fernando Aristeguieta Nantes Châteauroux 0–4 dmy 2013 4 15MLI Mustapha Yatabaré Guingamp Lens 7–0 dmy 2013 5 10FRA Raphaël Cacérès Arles-Avignon Dijon 2–3 dmy 2013 5 17 4 Player scored 4 goals Scoring First goal of the season: Steeven Langil for Auxerre against Nîmes (27 July 2012) List of 2012–13 transfers List of French football transfers summer 2012 Attendances # Club Average Highest 1 Nantes 18,671 36,967 2 Lens 16,179 26,727 3 Caen 10,129 19,751 4 Guingamp 9,507 18,208 5 Dijon 8,708 12,126 6 Le Havre 8,518 15,552 7 Angers 8,382 16,930 8 Le Mans 7,764 21,373 9 Nîmes 5,641 7,928 10 AJ auxerroise 5,621 9,156 11 Châteauroux 5,528 7,130 12 Sedan 5,311 6,802 13 Monaco 5,295 8,058 14 Chamois niortais 4,943 8,485 15 Stade lavallois 4,736 7,722 16 Tours 4,414 14,046 17 Clermont 4,075 6,815 18 Arles-Avignon 2,354 3,711 19 Istres 2,340 3,628 20 Gazélec 2,148 3,732 Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra13.htm Attendances France average www.european-football-statistics.co.uk References External links http://new.lfp.fr/ligue2 2012-13 2 France