| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Strasbourg |
| Promoted | Strasbourg Amiens Troyes |
| Relegated | Red Star Laval |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 903 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 23 goalsAdama Niane,Troyes |
2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 12:59, 25 May 2017 (UTC). | |
The2016–17 Ligue 2 (referred to as theDomino'sLigue 2 for sponsorship reasons[1]) season is the 78th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.[2]
There are 20 teams in the league, with three promoted teams fromChampionnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated fromLigue 2 following the2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by theDNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
As of 30 May 2016, the following teams have mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 season. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
Going into the final day of the season, 6 teams had a chance of getting promoted and winning the title.Strasbourg,Brest,Troyes,Lens,Nîmes andAmiens all had a chance at winning the league and gaining promotion.
All matches were at the same time. The matches wereStrasbourg v.Bourg Péronnas,Reims v.Amiens,Nimes v.Laval,Lens v.Niort,Brest v.GFC Ajaccio andTroyes v.Sochaux.
Strasbourg last played in the2008, Nimes in1993, Lens in2015, ESTAC Troyes in2016 and Brest in2013. Amiens is still the only team of the five others who never completes the top-tier.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg(Y) | 37 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 64 | Promotion toLigue 1 |
| 2 | Amiens(Y) | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 63 | |
| 3 | Troyes(Y) | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 63 | Qualification topromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Lens(Y) | 37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 62 | |
| 5 | Brest(Y) | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 62 | |
| 6 | Nîmes(Y) | 37 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 61 |
Lens scored the first goal thanks toKermit Erasmus againstNiort in the 7th minute and climb to the first place. Later,Aboubakar Kamara opened the scoring for Amiens in the 9th minute and took the first place to Lens,Cristian Lopez scored the 2–0 lead for Lens in the 15th minute. At the same time,Kader Mangane opened the scoring for Strasbourg and climb to the first place they will keep permanently. On the 18th minute, an own goal of Bourg-en-Bresse defenderKévin Hoggas will granting a 2–0 lead for the Alsacian club. On 23rd and 40th minutes respectively,Florent Ogier andFlorian Tardieu scored goals against Troyes. Earlier, Brest scored three goals in the span of six minutes, which dropped Troyes to fifth place.Yoane Wissa scored forLaval to make it 1-0.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg(C, P) | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 67 | Promotion toLigue 1 |
| 2 | Amiens(P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 66 | |
| 3 | Lens(Q) | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 65 | Qualification topromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Brest | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 65 | |
| 5 | Troyes | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 63 | |
| 6 | Nîmes | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 61 |
On the 52nd minute,Olivier Kemen scored for GFC Ajaccio.Sada Thioub scored the equalizer-goal for Reims in the 57th minute. One minute later,Andé Dona Ndoh reduced the score for Niort via a penalty. Two minutes later,Stéphane Darbion reduced the score for Troyes. Two minutes later,Diego Rigonato scored the equalizer-goal for Reims and dropped Amiens to the fourth place, granting a promotion play-off.Habib Diallo scored earlier for Brest following by a goal ofCristian Battocchio in the 72nd minute.Cristian Battocchio scored two goals in the 72nd and 85th minutes respectively.Benjamin Nivet scored the equalizer goal in the 77th minute. On the 87th minute,Téji Tedy Savanier scored the winning goal for Nimes, butSamuel Grandsir scored a vital goal for Troyes that could secure promotion and dropped Lens to promotion play-off.Cristian López scored another goal to Lens in the stoppage time.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg(C, P) | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 67 | Promotion toLigue 1 |
| 2 | Troyes(Y) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 66 | |
| 3 | Lens(Y) | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 65 | Qualification topromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Brest(Y) | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 65 | |
| 5 | Nîmes(Y) | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 64 | |
| 6 | Amiens(Y) | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 64 |
But a dramatical last-minute goal thanks to Amiens striker,Emmanuel Bourgaud in the last minute of the injury time grants Amiens to climb in the second place and earning their first Ligue 1 season ever, it forced Troyes to completes the promotion play-off againstLorient and Lens a fourth place, and a remaining in the second-tier.[3][4][5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg(C, P) | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 67 | Promotion toLigue 1 |
| 2 | Amiens(P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 66 | |
| 3 | Troyes(Q) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 66 | Qualification topromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Lens | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 65 | |
| 5 | Brest | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 65 | |
| 6 | Nîmes | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 64 |
After the final matchday, Strasbourg won the title and were promoted alongside Amiens and later, Troyes joined them by beatingLorient. They replaced the latter,AS Nancy Lorraine &SC Bastia, but SC Bastia themselves got demoted to the newly renamedChampionnat National 3 after getting relegated to theChampionnat National originally because their finances weren’t high enough.
It was the closest title race ever according to a FourFourTwo website.
On 2023, French channel Remontada uploaded a video about that title race. They also highlighted the winning goal.
To Ligue 2[edit]Promoted fromNational Relegated fromLigue 1 | From Ligue 2[edit]Relegated toNational Promoted toLigue 1
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1Subject to change during the season.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | End of tenure as caretaker | 23 May 2016 | Pre-season | 23 May 2016[7] | ||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | Mutual consent | 25 May 2016[8] | 27 May 2016[9] | |||
| Auxerre | End of contract | 26 May 2016 | 26 May 2016[10] | |||
| Brest | End of contract | 30 May 2016 | 30 May 2016[11] | |||
| Strasbourg | Sacked | 30 May 2016[12] | 31 May 2016[13] | |||
| Lens | Signed byEA Guingamp | 30 May 2016[14] | 12 June 2016[15] | |||
| Tours | Sacked | 14 June 2016[16] | 17 July 2016[17] | |||
| Troyes | End of tenure as caretaker | 30 June 2016 | 1 July 2016[18] | |||
| Auxerre | Sacked | 26 September 2016[19] | 19th | 7 October 2016[20] | ||
| Le Havre | Signed bySwansea City | 3 October 2016[21] | 5th[22] | 3 October 2016[23] | ||
| Laval | Sacked | 5 November 2016[24] | 14th | 7 November 2016[25] | ||
| Red Star | Sacked | 12 December 2016[26] | 20th | 10 January 2017[27] | ||
| Orléans | Sacked | 28 December 2016[28] | 20th | 28 December 2016 | ||
| Tours | Sacked | 18 February 2017[29] | 20th | 27 March 2017[30] | ||
| Laval | Sacked | 11 April 2017[31] | 20th | 12 April 2017[32] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg(C, P) | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 67 | Promotion toLigue 1 |
| 2 | Amiens(P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 66 | |
| 3 | Troyes(O, P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 66 | Qualification topromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Lens | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 65 | |
| 5 | Brest | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 65 | |
| 6 | Nîmes | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 64 | |
| 7 | Reims | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 55 | |
| 8 | Le Havre | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 54 | |
| 9 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 51 | |
| 10 | Niort | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 49 | |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 48 | |
| 12 | Clermont Foot | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | |
| 13 | Sochaux | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 46 | |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 45 | |
| 15 | Bourg-Péronnas | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 44 | |
| 16 | Tours | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 43 | |
| 17 | Auxerre | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 43 | |
| 18 | Orléans[a](O) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 38 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 19 | Red Star(R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 36 | Relegation toChampionnat National |
| 20 | Laval(R) | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | GAZ | ACA | AMI | AUX | BPE | BRS | CLR | LVL | LHA | RCL | NMS | NRT | ORL | RSFC | REI | SOC | RCS | TOU | TRO | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ajaccio | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Amiens | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Auxerre | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Bourg-Péronnas | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Brest | 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Clermont | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Laval | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Le Havre | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
| Lens | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Nîmes | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Niort | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Orléans | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Red Star | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Reims | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sochaux | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Strasbourg | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| Tours | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Troyes | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Valenciennes | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
The 2016–17 season will see the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th placedLigue 1 team and the 3rd placed team in the Ligue 2 in a two-legged confrontation. The Ligue 2 team will host the first game.[35] Another relegation play-off involves the 18th placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd placedNational team also in two legs.
| Paris FC | 0–1 | Orléans |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sami |
Orléans won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Team | Total attendance | Home average |
|---|---|---|
| RC Lens | 550,918 | 28,996 |
| RC Strasbourg | 323,247 | 17,013 |
| Stade de Reims | 197,654 | 10,403 |