Ligue 2

Ligue 2 (French pronunciation: [liɡ dø]), formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with both Ligue 1 and the third division Championnat National. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each totaling 380 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Mondays, with a few games played during weekday and weekend evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January.

Ligue 2 was founded a year after the creation of the first division in 1933 under the name Division 2 and has served as the second division of French football ever since. The name lasted until 2002 before switching to its current name. Since the league is a part of the LFP, it allows clubs who are on the brink of professionalism to become so. However, if a club suffers relegation to the Championnat National, its professional status can be revoked temporarily until they return to Ligue 2. The current champions are Metz who will be returning to Ligue 1 in 2014-15.

Ligue 2 (Ivory Coast)

The Ivory Coast Ligue 2 is the second tier of Ivoirian Football.

Ligue 2 Season 2012-13

External links

  • Fédération Ivoirienne de Football
  • Weltfußballarchiv.com
  • Catholic League (French)

    The Catholic League of France, sometimes referred to by contemporary (and modern) Catholics as the Holy League, was a major participant in the French Wars of Religion. Formed by Henry I, Duke of Guise, in 1576, the League intended the eradication of Protestants—also known as Calvinists or Huguenots—out of Catholic France during the Protestant Reformation, as well as the replacement of King Henry III.

    Pope Sixtus V, Philip II of Spain, and the Jesuits were all supporters of this Catholic party.

    The Catholic League's political origins

    Confraternities and leagues were established by French Catholics to counter the growing power of the Lutherans, Calvinists and members of the Reformed Church of France. The Protestant Calvinists at that time dominated much of the French nobility, leading to active persecution of Catholics in some regions.

    Under the leadership of Henry I, Duke of Guise, the Catholic confraternities and leagues were united as the Catholic League. Guise used the League not only to defend the Catholic cause but also as a political tool in an attempt to usurp the French throne.

    2015–16 Ligue 2

    The 2015–16 Ligue 2 season is the 77th season since its establishment.

    Teams

    There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated to the same level, and three relegated teams from Ligue 1 replacing the three teams that were promoted to the same level. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

    The first team to officially join the division for the 2015–16 was Lens, who were relegated from Ligue 1 on 2 May 2015 as results on the day went against them. They were joined a week later by Metz, after a 4–0 home defeat against Lorient. The last relegated club were Evian after a 2-1 defeat on 16 May 2015.

    Red Star were the first team promoted from National, after a 4–0 victory against Istres on 8 May 2015, marking their return to the professional levels after sixteen years in the amateur leagues.Paris FC and Bourg-Péronnas only gained the right to promote on the last day of the season, when Paris FC drew 0–0 against CA Bastia and Bourg-Péronnas won 1–0 against Boulogne.

    2002–03 Ligue 1

    For the 2002-03 season, the French Division 1 was renamed as Ligue 1 and was expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, rather than the 34 matches in previous seasons. Olympique Lyonnais won Ligue 1 season 2002/2003 of the French Association Football League with 68 points.

    Participating teams

    Final table

    Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Ligue 1 season 2003/2004

  • Toulouse FC : champion of Ligue 2
  • Podcasts:

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    Black Cat Bone

    by: Laika

    Must have been the devil who changed my mind
    Must have been the wind blowing not me crying
    Half the joy of icaving was the space I left behind
    Now I'm back, angelheaded holloweyed
    Placed myself at the eye of the storm
    Just didn't see the signpost to scorn
    The blue sky wrinkled through my tears
    Them darkness grounded all my fears
    I gave him my sugar; he switched it for salt
    Should have seem him coming that's always my fault
    Rocks for my pillow and sand for my bed
    For better or worse I left him for dead
    But two rivers to each other run
    Words that shook me like the kick of a gun
    Had something in my heart ain't got no name
    Turned out he left the same
    Ain't it lonesome, ain't it sad
    I was the only happiness he ever had
    By indian river the vows were said
    In a red devil's dress I was wed
    Cat cat bone, cat cat cat bone x8
    Bitch baby round lady
    Came to me in a dream
    Them lightning struck and thunder roared
    And nothing was as it seemed
    A two-headed doctor walked on the water
    And buried a lemon outside my door
    He turned and laughed, threw up his hands
    When I asked him what it was for
    He sang 'ships in the ocean rocks in the sea
    Blond-headed woman made a fool outta me'
    Them everything went crazy
    My shoes filled with blood
    The water rose the wind did howl
    The river looked ready to flood
    I left my man asleep to drown
    And ran without looking back around
    Ring the bells of mercy
    Send the sinnerman home
    The keys to the kingdom are lost and gone
    And I'm left to die alone
    All these irls grown old now
    All that long hair in the grave
    Realize what's done is done
    It's far too late to be saved
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