2011–12 Ligue 2

The season 2011/12 French Ligue 2 began on 29 July 2011 and ended on May 18, 2012. It was the 73rd staging of the second highest French football league. At the beginning of the season were relegated from Ligue 1 AS Monaco, Racing Lens and AC Arles- Avignon therefor, of the third division rose SC Bastia SC Amiens and Guingamp on. Main match day was the Friday, to found a rule, each a game on Saturday and on Monday instead.

From the name fro the second division was heavily engaged in this season: 18 of the 20 teams in the past have been the top division (D1 or L1 ) belongs, four of them (Reims, Nantes, Monaco and Lens) were even at least once national champion with 22 titles added together; only for Amiens and Clermont a climb at the end of this season would have been a first. In addition, eight of the 20 clubs in the past at least once a Cup Winners' Cup.

Regionally, the league participants focused on the north ( eight clubs from Le Havre to Metz) and the northwest ( seven clubs in Brittany and on the lower Loire) in the country. Southwest of an arc of Nantes to the Rhone Delta, thus much: about one third of the mainland territory, was second division football in this season does not take place (see map opposite ) - a condition that, and since 2008 after the then descent of Chamois Niort FC Libourne -Saint -Seurin existed.

Participant

* Maximum number of audience in Ligue 2 games as declared by the League Association LFP

Table

Full Time

Cross Table

The cross table presents the results of all games this season represents the home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row. Black = first round results, Red = rear round results

Course of the season

Sporty the first round was marked by two surprises: two of the three Erstligaabsteiger (Monaco and Arles -Avignon ) there were almost continuously in the basement table again; threatened them - like last year already Grenoble - a " walkover " in the third division. And in the area of ​​ascent courts had settled beginning of the season with Clermont and Rheims two teams, with which there was likewise not been counted. Winter champions Clermont was the strongest team in the first round away with 21 of 30 possible points, Reims remained for at home where it had conceded only one draw in eight wins, undefeated.

At least as strongly influenced, however, the issue of violence on and off the grass courts the Hinserie. After the first 16 days, an average of 4.2 game players were cautioned per game, which is the highest level in a decade; and the number of expulsions has almost doubled compared to the previous season. In seven games led to greater excesses to which the League Association responded with rigorous penalties against players, officials and clubs, four times alone in the stadium of SC Bastia. The Corsican club therefore had a home game on the mainland unsubscribe, President and Vice President Geronimi Francheschini - the latter even twice - were given a temporary ban function.

In the first half of the season schwächelten Reims and Clermont in particular ( nine winless games) without the main competitors Sedan, Troyes and Nantes them first countable could have benefited. Only Bastia impressed by a series with only one defeat, sat down at the table top and pointed - after the table was again " straightened out " due to numerous catch-up games ( winter in the first half of February ) - temporarily eleven points ahead of the second on. In the lower quarter of the classifications Boulogne crashed literally, and Angers, Metz and Le Havre came increasingly in danger of relegation. Monaco and Arles -Avignon the other hand, were among the most successful teams of the season and moved into even out of the danger zone. Amiens was calculated according to the 34th Round as the first relegated firmly, Bastia after age 35 as the first climber. On the final day decided just one more question, namely, the third after the relegation.

At the end of the season Bastia rose ( " walkover " from the third to the first division ), Reims (stand on all 38 game days on a promotion place and presented with Fauré and Ghilas the two scorers ) and Troyes (thanks to his consistency in the second half ) in the Ligue 1. Metz ( for the first time since the introduction of professionalism in France drittklassig ), Boulogne and Amiens freshman had to leave their place for three climbers from the National. Be Replaces these six clubs by the Erstligaabsteiger SM Caen, Dijon FCO and AJ Auxerre respectively - according to homologation of the sporting results - third division club Olympique Nimes, Chamois Niort and Gazelec FCO Ajaccio.

Among the respective leaders each Round are shown.

The following teams were during this season after completion of a complete match day on the rise qualifying (1st to 3rd rank, left table ) and the relegation zone ( 18th to 20th place, right table ). Meetings, which were held at a later date ( Postponed matches ), are the Gameday attributed to which they were originally scheduled. The actual Auf-/Absteiger are highlighted.

( a) 2 third place on Matchday 4

Top scorers

Players with the same number of hits are listed in the chronological order in which they succeeded in the goal that brought them to this list place.

In the 380 games 873 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 2.3 goals per match.

2010–11 Ligue 2 2012–13 Ligue 2 2011–12 Ligue 1 AS Monaco FC Championnat National En Avant de Guingamp FC Nantes Clermont Foot Camargue Chamois Niortais F.C. Stade de la Licorne Jean-Bouin Stadium, Angers 1993–94 French Division 1 Parc des Sports (Avignon) 2010–11 Ligue 1 Stade Armand Cesari 2004–05 Ligue 1 US Boulogne 2009–10 Ligue 1 Stade Gaston Petit 1997–98 French Division 1 Stade Gabriel Montpied 2003–04 Ligue 1 FC Istres Istres Stade Parsemain Stade Lavallois Laval (Mayenne) Stade Francis-Le Basser 1988–89 French Division 1 Stade Jules Deschaseaux 2008–09 Ligue 1 Le Mans MMArena Lens (Pas-de-Calais) FC Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 2007–08 Ligue 1 Stade Louis II Stade Auguste-Delaune 1978–79 French Division 1 CS Sedan Ardennes Sedan, Ardennes Stade Louis-Dugauguez 2006–07 Ligue 1 Tours FC 1984–85 French Division 1 Kamel Ghilas 1932–33 French Division 1 Stade Malherbe Caen Romain Alessandrini Anthony Knockaert 2011–12 Coupe de France Stade Dominique-Duvauchelle 1933–34 French Division 2 1934–35 French Division 2 1935–36 French Division 2 1936–37 French Division 2 1937–38 French Division 2 1938–39 French Division 2 1945–46 French Division 2 1946–47 French Division 2 1947–48 French Division 2 1948–49 French Division 2 1949–50 French Division 2 1950–51 French Division 2 1951–52 French Division 2 1952–53 French Division 2 1953–54 French Division 2 1954–55 French Division 2 1955–56 French Division 2 1956–57 French Division 2 1957–58 French Division 2 1958–59 French Division 2 1959–60 French Division 2 1960–61 French Division 2 1961–62 French Division 2 1962–63 French Division 2 1963–64 French Division 2 1964–65 French Division 2 1965–66 French Division 2 1966–67 French Division 2 1967–68 French Division 2 1968–69 French Division 2 1969–70 French Division 2 1970–71 French Division 2 1971–72 French Division 2 1972–73 French Division 2 1973–74 French Division 2 1974–75 French Division 2 1975–76 French Division 2 1976–77 French Division 2 1977–78 French Division 2 1978–79 French Division 2 1979–80 French Division 2 1980–81 French Division 2 1981–82 French Division 2 1982–83 French Division 2 1983–84 French Division 2 1984–85 French Division 2 1985–86 French Division 2 1986–87 French Division 2 1987–88 French Division 2 1988–89 French Division 2 1989–90 French Division 2 1990–91 French Division 2 1991–92 French Division 2 1992–93 French Division 2 1993–94 French Division 2 1994–95 French Division 2 1995–96 French Division 2 1996–97 French Division 2 1997–98 French Division 2 1998–99 French Division 2 1999–2000 French Division 2 2000–01 French Division 2 2001–02 French Division 2 2002–03 Ligue 2 2003–04 Ligue 2 2004–05 Ligue 2 2008–09 Ligue 2 2009–10 Ligue 2
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