2021–22 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season2021–22
Dates24 July 2021 – 14 May 2022
ChampionsToulouse
PromotedToulouse
Ajaccio
Auxerre
RelegatedDunkerque
Nancy
Matches played380
Goals scored868 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorerRhys Healey
(20 goals)
Biggest home winToulouse 6–0 Auxerre
(16 October 2021)
Toulouse 6–0 Amiens
(15 March 2022)
Biggest away winGrenoble 0–4 Paris FC
(24 July 2021)
Nancy 0–4 Toulouse
(31 July 2021)
Highest scoringValenciennes 6–1 Nancy
(1 February 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Paris FC
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Paris FC
Longest winless run15 matches
Rodez
Longest losing run6 matches
Niort

The 2021–22 Ligue 2 was the 83rd season of the Ligue 2. The season began on 24 July 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022.[1] The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2][3]

Teams

Team changes

Increase from Championnat National Increase to Ligue 1 Decrease from Ligue 1 Decrease to Championnat National

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2021–22 Ligue 2
Club Location Venue Capacity
Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade François Coty 10,446
Amiens Amiens Stade de la Licorne 12,097
Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 21,379
Bastia Furiani Stade Armand Cesari 16,078
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,215
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995
Dunkerque Dunkirk Stade Marcel-Tribut 4,200
Grenoble Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,068
Guingamp Guingamp Stade de Roudourou 18,378
Le Havre Le Havre Stade Océane 25,178
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087
Nîmes Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482
Niort Niort Stade René Gaillard 10,886
Paris FC Paris (13th arrondissement) Stade Charléty 20,000
Pau Pau Nouste Camp 4,031
Rodez Rodez Stade Paul-Lignon 5,955
Quevilly-Rouen Rouen Stade Robert Diochon 12,018
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 33,150
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut 25,172

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Ajaccio France Olivier Pantaloni Guadeloupe Cédric Avinel Adidas Auchan Atrium
Amiens France Philippe Hinschberger France Arnaud Lusamba Puma Intersport
Auxerre France Jean-Marc Furlan Mali Birama Touré Macron Remorques LOUALT
Bastia France Régis Brouard France Christophe Vincent Adidas Oscaro Power
Caen France Stéphane Moulin Martinique Jonathan Rivierez Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3)
Dijon France Patrice Garande Gabon Bruno Ecuele Manga Lotto Groupe Roger Martin (H)
Dunkerque France Romain Revelli France Axel Maraval Kappa Intersport
Grenoble France Vincent Hognon France Brice Maubleu Nike Carrefour, Sempa, BONTAZ
Guingamp France Stéphane Dumont Comoros Youssouf M'Changama Umbro Servagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A)
Le Havre France Paul Le Guen France Alexandre Bonnet Joma Filiassur, SEAFRIGO Group
Nancy France Albert Cartier Guinea Ernest Seka Puma Lor Port
Nîmes France Nicolas Usaï France Anthony Briançon Puma Bastide Médical
Niort France Sébastien Desabre France Dylan Louiserre Erima Restaurant Le Billon (H), Cheminées Poujoulat (A)
Paris FC France Thierry Laurey France Vincent Demarconnay Nike Vinci
Pau France Didier Tholot France Antoine Batisse Adidas Iroise Bellevie
Quevilly-Rouen France Fabien Mercadal France Romain Padovani Kappa Matmut
Rodez France Laurent Peyrelade France Pierre Bardy Adidas Max Outil
Sochaux Senegal Omar Daf France Gaëtan Weissbeck Nike Nedey Automobiles
Toulouse France Philippe Montanier Belgium Brecht Dejaegere Craft LP Promotion Group
Valenciennes France Christophe Delmotte France Laurent Dos Santos Acerbis Mutuelle Just

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Nancy France Jean-Louis Garcia End of contract 20 May 2021 Pre-season Germany Daniel Stendel 20 May 2021[4]
Dunkerque France Fabien Mercadal Mutual consent 31 May 2021 France Romain Revelli 31 May 2021[5]
Toulouse France Patrice Garande Sacked 2 June 2021[6] France Philippe Montanier 23 June 2021[7]
Amiens France Oswald Tanchot Mutual consent 16 June 2021 France Philippe Hinschberger 16 June 2021[8]
Grenoble France Philippe Hinschberger Signed by Amiens 16 June 2021 Switzerland Maurizio Jacobacci 18 June 2021[9]
Paris FC France René Girard Resigned 18 June 2021[10] France Thierry Laurey 20 June 2021[11]
Caen France Fabrice Vandeputte End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2021 France Stéphane Moulin 1 July 2021[12]
Guingamp France Frédéric Bompard End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2021 France Stéphane Dumont 1 July 2021[13]
Dijon France David Linarès Sacked 23 August 2021[14] 19th France Patrice Garande 23 August 2021[15]
Bastia France Mathieu Chabert Sacked 22 September 2021[16] 18th France Régis Brouard 2 October 2021[17]
Nancy Germany Daniel Stendel Sacked 25 September 2021[18] 20th France Benoît Pedretti (caretaker) 25 September 2021
Valenciennes France Olivier Guégan Sacked 5 November 2021[19] 16th France Christophe Delmotte (caretaker) 5 November 2021
Grenoble Switzerland Maurizio Jacobacci Sacked 14 December 2021[20] 15th France Vincent Hognon 29 December 2021[21]
Quevilly-Rouen France Bruno Irles Signed by Troyes 3 January 2022[22] 11th France Fabien Mercadal 4 January 2022[23]
Nancy France Benoît Pedretti End of tenure as caretaker 3 January 2022 20th France Albert Cartier 3 January 2022[24]
Nîmes France Pascal Plancque Sacked 4 January 2022[25] 12th France Nicolas Usaï 4 January 2022

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Toulouse (C, P) 38 23 10 5 82 33 +49 79 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Ajaccio (P) 38 22 9 7 39 19 +20 75
3 Auxerre (O, P) 38 21 11 6 61 39 +22 74 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Paris FC 38 20 10 8 54 35 +19 70
5 Sochaux 38 19 11 8 47 34 +13 68
6 Guingamp 38 15 13 10 52 48 +4 58
7 Caen 38 13 11 14 51 42 +9 50
8 Le Havre 38 13 11 14 38 41 −3 50
9 Nîmes 38 14 7 17 44 51 −7 49
10 Pau 38 14 7 17 41 49 −8 49
11 Dijon 38 13 8 17 48 53 −5 47
12 Bastia 38 10 16 12 38 36 +2 46
13 Niort 38 12 10 16 39 42 −3 46
14 Amiens 38 9 17 12 43 41 +2 44
15 Grenoble 38 12 8 18 32 44 −12 44
16 Valenciennes 38 10 14 14 34 47 −13 44
17 Rodez 38 10 13 15 32 42 −10 43
18 Quevilly-Rouen (O) 38 10 10 18 33 50 −17 40 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19 Dunkerque (R) 38 8 7 23 28 53 −25 31 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Nancy (R) 38 6 9 23 32 69 −37 27
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AJA AMI AUX BAS CAE DIJ DUN GRE GUI HAC NAN NIM NIO QUE PFC PAU ROD SOC TFC VAL
Ajaccio — 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Amiens 0–1 — 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0
Auxerre 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–0
Bastia 2–0 0–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1
Caen 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 — 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 4–1 1–2
Dijon 0–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 — 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–4 0–1
Dunkerque 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 — 0–3 2–3 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–2
Grenoble 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 — 0–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 3–0
Guingamp 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 — 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–4 1–1
Le Havre 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–4 2–4 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0
Nancy 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 — 1–3 0–2 0–3 3–0 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–4 0–1
Nîmes 0–2 3–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 — 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–3 1–2 2–1
Niort 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 — 2–0 4–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2
Quevilly-Rouen 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 — 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1
Paris FC 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 — 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1
Pau 1–0 2–1 1–4 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 1–0 — 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–1
Rodez 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 0–0
Sochaux 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1
Toulouse 2–2 6–0 6–0 1–0 2–3 4–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 4–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 1–0
Valenciennes 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 6–1 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–4 1–0 1–4 1–0 1–3 —
Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

A promotion play-off competition was held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2021–22 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2021–22 Ligue 1.

The quarter-final was played on 18 May and the semi-final was played on 21 May.[26]

Quarter-final Semi-final Final
           
3B Auxerre (p) 0 (5)
5B Sochaux 0 (4)
4B Paris FC 1
5B Sochaux 2
3B Auxerre (p) 1 1 2 (5)
18A Saint-Étienne 1 1 2 (4)

Round 1

Paris FC1–2Sochaux
  • Siby 8'
 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Round 2

Auxerre0–0 (a.e.t.)Sochaux
Report
Penalties
 5–4

Promotion Play-off Final
1st leg

Auxerre1–1Saint-Étienne
 Report

2nd leg

Saint-Étienne1–1 (a.e.t.)Auxerre
 Report
Penalties
 4–5

2–2 on aggregate, Auxerre won 5–4 on penalties and were promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 1; Saint-Étienne were relegated to 2022–23 Ligue 2.

Relegation play-offs

A relegation play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed team of the 2021–22 Ligue 2 and the 3rd-placed team of the 2021–22 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 24 and 29 May.[1]

First leg

Villefranche1–3Quevilly-Rouen
 Report
Stade Armand Chouffet, Villefranche-sur-Saône
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Second leg

Quevilly-Rouen2–0Villefranche
 Report
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Quevilly-Rouen won 5–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[27]
1 England Rhys Healey Toulouse 20
2 Guinea-Bissau Alexandre Mendy Caen 16
3 France Gaëtan Charbonnier Auxerre 14
4 Netherlands Branco van den Boomen Toulouse 12
5 Guinea Morgan Guilavogui Paris FC 11
Senegal Aliou Badji Amiens
Haiti Frantzdy Pierrot Guingamp
8 Morocco Yassine Benrahou Nîmes 10
Brazil Rafael Ratão Toulouse
France Aurélien Scheidler Dijon
Japan Ado Onaiwu Toulouse

Awards

Monthly

Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
August Guinea-Bissau Alexandre Mendy Caen [28]
September France Gaëtan Charbonnier Auxerre [29]
October Comoros Youssouf M'Changama Guingamp [30]
November England Rhys Healey Toulouse [31]
December Guinea Morgan Guilavogui Paris FC [32]
January France Aldo Kalulu Ajaccio [33]
February Netherlands Branco van den Boomen Toulouse [34]
March Netherlands Branco van den Boomen Toulouse [35]
April England Rhys Healey Toulouse [36]

Annual

Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season Netherlands Branco van den Boomen Toulouse [37]
Goalkeeper of the Season France Benjamin Leroy Ajaccio
Goal of the Season Comoros Youssouf M'Changama Guingamp
Manager of the Season France Philippe Montanier Toulouse

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