2013–14 Ligue 2
75th season of the second-tier football league in France
Football league season
The 2013–14 Ligue 2 was the 75th season of second-tier football in France. The season began on 2 August 2013 and ended on 16 May 2014, with the winter break in effect between 20 December and 10 January.[ 9]
Teams
Stadia and locations
Location of teams in
2013–14 Ligue 2
Club
Location
Venue
Capacity[ 10]
Av. Att.[ 10]
Angers
Angers
Stade Jean Bouin
17,835
8,358
Arles-Avignon
Avignon
Parc des Sports
17,518
2,012
Auxerre
Auxerre
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
21,379
4,571
CA Bastia
Bastia
Stade Armand Cesari [ a]
16,078
1,742
Brest
Brest
Stade Francis-Le Blé
15,583
7,397
Caen
Caen
Stade Michel d'Ornano
21,215
10,794
Châteauroux
Châteauroux
Stade Gaston Petit
17,072
4,859
Clermont
Clermont-Ferrand
Stade Gabriel Montpied
11,980
3,710
Créteil
Créteil
Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
12,150
2,373
Dijon
Dijon
Stade Gaston Gérard
16,098
8,272
Istres
Istres
Stade Parsemain
17,559
2,300
Laval
Laval
Stade Francis Le Basser
18,467
4,867
Le Havre
Le Havre
Stade Océane
25,278
7,249
Lens
Lens
Stade Félix-Bollaert
41,233
31,016
Metz
Metz
Stade Saint-Symphorien
26,661
13,919
Nancy
Tomblaine
Stade Marcel Picot
20,087
14,678
Nîmes
Nîmes
Stade des Costières
18,482
4,961
Niort
Niort
Stade René Gaillard
10,406
4,384
Tours
Tours
Stade de la Vallée du Cher
16,327
5,678
Troyes
Troyes
Stade de l'Aube
20,842
10,029
^ CA Bastia played their home matches at the Stade Armand Cesari , the home of SC Bastia , since their own stadium, Stade Erbajolo, did not meet the required standards to host Ligue 2 football.
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.
1 Subject to change during the season.
Managerial changes
League table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or Relegation
1
Metz (C, P)
38
22
10
6
55
28
+27
76
Promotion to Ligue 1
2
Lens (P)
38
17
14
7
58
40
+18
65
Promoted officially but with some conditions.[ 22]
3
Caen (P)
38
18
10
10
65
44
+21
64
Promotion to Ligue 1
4
Nancy
38
16
13
9
47
37
+10
61
5
Niort
38
15
13
10
51
47
+4
58
6
Dijon
38
14
15
9
53
42
+11
57
7
Brest
38
15
11
12
38
32
+6
56
8
Tours
38
15
10
13
63
56
+7
55
9
Angers
38
14
13
11
46
45
+1
55
10
Troyes
38
15
7
16
56
44
+12
52
11
Créteil
38
12
14
12
57
58
−1
50
12
Le Havre
38
11
15
12
43
43
0
48
13
Arles-Avignon
38
10
16
12
36
38
−2
46
14
Clermont
38
10
15
13
31
38
−7
45
15
Nîmes
38
10
14
14
49
54
−5
44
16
Auxerre
38
10
13
15
35
45
−10
43
17
Laval
38
10
12
16
44
52
−8
42
18
Châteauroux
38
10
10
18
43
59
−16
40
Spared due to the DNCG’s rulings.
19
Istres (R)
38
9
9
20
48
74
−26
36
Relegated, but later readmitted and later relegated.
20
CA Bastia (R)
38
4
12
22
21
63
−42
24
Relegation to Championnat National
Source:
Ligue 2 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Results
Source:
Ligue 2 Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings
References
External links
Division 2 (1933–2002) Ligue 2 (2002–present)
Domestic leagues
Ligue 1
Ligue 2
National
CFA (Group A , B , C , D )
CFA 2 (Group A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H )
Women's domestic leagues Domestic cups Women's domestic cups European Club seasons
Ligue 1 Ligue 2