2018–19 Ligue 2

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
AC Ajaccio	Ajaccio	Stade François Coty	10,446
Auxerre	Auxerre	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps	21,379
Béziers	Béziers	Stade de Sauclières	12,000
Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	15,097
Châteauroux	Châteauroux	Stade Gaston Petit	17,173
Clermont Foot	Clermont-Ferrand	Stade Gabriel Montpied	11,980
Gazélec Ajaccio	Ajaccio	Stade Ange Casanova	8,000
Grenoble	Grenoble	Stade des Alpes	20,068
Le Havre	Le Havre	Stade Océane	25,178
Lens	Lens	Stade Bollaert-Delelis	37,705
Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	18,890
Metz	Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien	25,636
Nancy	Tomblaine	Stade Marcel Picot	20,087
Niort	Niort	Stade René Gaillard	10,886
Orléans	Orléans	Stade de la Source	7,000
Paris FC	Paris (13th arrondissement)	Stade Charléty	20,000
Red Star	Paris (Saint-Ouen)	Stade Bauer	2,999
Sochaux	Montbéliard	Stade Auguste Bonal	20,005
Troyes	Troyes	Stade de l'Aube	20,420
Valenciennes	Valenciennes	Stade du Hainaut	25,172

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager¹	Captain¹	Kit manufacturer¹	Main sponsor¹
AC Ajaccio	Olivier Pantaloni	Johan Cavalli	Adidas	Auchan Atrium
Auxerre	Pablo Correa	Jordan Adéoti	Macron	Remorques LOUALT
Béziers	Mathieu Chabert	Macedo Novaes	Puma	Angelotti
Brest	Jean-Marc Furlan	Gaëtan Belaud	Nike	Quéguiner (H), Yaourts Malo (A)
Châteauroux	Jean-Luc Vasseur	Yannick M'Bone	Nike	Monin
Clermont	Pascal Gastien	Julien Laporte	Patrick	Crédit Mutuel
Gazélec Ajaccio	Albert Cartier	TBD	Macron	Carrefour, Casino D'Ajaccio
Grenoble	Philippe Hinschberger	Julien Delétraz	Nike	Carrefour, Sempa, BONTAZ
Le Havre	Oswald Tanchot	Alexandre Bonnet	Joma	Filiassur, MAFRIGO
Lens	Philippe Montanier	Walid Mesloub	Macron	Auchan Retail
Lorient	Mickaël Landreau	Fabien Lemoine	Kappa	B&B Hotels, Jean Floc'h
Metz	Frédéric Antonetti	Renaud Cohade	Nike	Moselle
Nancy	Didier Tholot	Danilson da Cruz	Nike	Sempa
Niort	Jean-Philippe Faure	Andé Dona Ndoh	Erima	Restaurant Le Billon (H), Cheminées Poujoulat (A)
Orléans	Didier Ollé-Nicolle	Karim Ziani	Kappa	CTVL
Paris FC	Mehmed Baždarević	Frédéric Bong	Nike	Vinci
Red Star	Régis Brouard	Formose Mendy	Adidas	Vice
Sochaux	José Manuel Aira	Maxence Prévot	Lotto	Ledus
Troyes	Rui Almeida	Benjamin Nivet	Kappa	Babeau Seguin
Valenciennes	Réginald Ray	Sébastien Roudet	Acerbis	Mutuelle Just

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Sochaux	Peter Zeidler	Signed by FC St. Gallen	14 May 2018^[2]	Pre-season	José Manuel Aira	22 May 2018
Metz	Frédéric Hantz	Resigned	16 May 2018		Frédéric Antonetti	24 May 2018^[3]
Lens	Éric Sikora	Sacked	18 May 2018		Philippe Montanier	22 May 2018^[4]
Troyes	Jean-Louis Garcia	Mutual consent	22 May 2018		Rui Almeida	30 May 2018
Paris FC	Fabien Mercadal	Signed by Caen	8 June 2018^[5]		Mehmed Baždarević	15 June 2018^[6]
Grenoble	Olivier Guégan	Sacked	22 June 2018		Philippe Hinschberger	22 June 2018

League table

Template:2018–19 Ligue 2 table

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Results

Home \ Away	ACA	GAZ	AUX	BEZ	BRE	CHA	CLE	GRE	HAV	RCL	LOR	MET	NAL	NRT	ORL	PAR	RS	SOC	TRO	VAL
Ajaccio	—										0–0							2–3	0–1
Gazélec Ajaccio		—						2–0			1–3					1–1	2–1
Auxerre		2–3	—		0–2								1–0
Béziers	0–1			—
Brest					—				1–0			0–1				1–1
Châteauroux						—					1–2		1–0				1–1
Clermont						0–0	—					2–3						1–0
Grenoble						0–0		—						1–0				1–0
Le Havre							0–0	1–1	—						3–1
Lens										—							1–0		2–0
Lorient									0–0		—									3–1
Metz	3–1											—			5–1
Nancy Lorraine				0–2						0–3			—	0–1
Niort	2–0						4–2							—	1–1
Orléans			0–3							0–2					—	4–0
Paris				1–0									2–0			—			2–0
Red Star			1–0						0–1					1–2			—
Sochaux-Montbéliard				1–0	2–0													—		0–1
Troyes				0–1	1–2							0–1							—
Valenciennes		0–0	3–1			1–1	0–4													—

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2018. Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Number of teams by regions

Teams	Region	Team(s)
3	Grand Est	Metz, Nancy, and Troyes
2	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Clermont and Grenoble
	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Auxerre and Sochaux
	Brittany	Brest and Lorient
	Centre-Val de Loire	Châteauroux and Orléans,
	Corsica	AC Ajaccio and Gazélec Ajaccio
	Hauts-de-France	Lens and Valenciennes
	Île-de-France	Paris FC and Red Star
1	Normandy	Le Havre
	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Niort
	Occitanie	Béziers

References

^ "Coup d'envoi pour la DOMINO'S LIGUE 2" (in French). lfp.fr. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ "Sochaux résilie le contrat de Peter Zeidler, qui va signer à Saint-Gall". France Football (in French). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ "Metz a choisi Frédéric Antonetti comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ "Lens : Philippe Montanier remplace Éric Sikora". L'Équipe (in French). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ "Caen : Fabien Mercadal nouveau coach (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ "Paris FC : Le nouveau coach dévoilé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

External links

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[1] "Coup d'envoi pour la DOMINO'S LIGUE 2" (in French). lfp.fr. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[2] "Sochaux résilie le contrat de Peter Zeidler, qui va signer à Saint-Gall". France Football (in French). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[3] "Metz a choisi Frédéric Antonetti comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[4] "Lens : Philippe Montanier remplace Éric Sikora". L'Équipe (in French). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[5] "Caen : Fabien Mercadal nouveau coach (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[6] "Paris FC : Le nouveau coach dévoilé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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