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2007–08 Ligue 2
69th season of the second-tier football league in France
69th season of the second-tier football league in France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Ligue 2 |
| season | 2007–08 |
| winners | Le Havre |
| promoted | Nantes |
| Grenoble | |
| relegated | Niort |
| Libourne-Saint-Seurin | |
| Gueugnon | |
| league topscorer | FRA Guillaume Hoarau (28) |
| prevseason | [2006–07](2006-07-ligue-2) |
| nextseason | [2008–09](2008-09-ligue-2) |
Grenoble Libourne-Saint-Seurin Gueugnon The Ligue 2 season 2007–08 was the sixty-sixth since its establishment, and started in August 2007. The fixtures were announced in June 2007.
FC Metz, the champions of Ligue 2, SM Caen, and RC Strasbourg were promoted to France's top division Ligue 1. Whereas, Troyes AC, CS Sedan, and FC Nantes were relegated to Ligue 2. The first matches of the season were played on 27 July 2007, and the season ended on 16 May 2008. The new Ligue 2 champions were crowned on 2 May 2008 when Le Havre AC drew with Montpellier HSC following FC Nantes's loss to Amiens SC that same day. As champions, Le Havre will be promoted to France's highest football division Ligue 1 for the upcoming 2008-09 season. For finishing in 2nd place and 3rd, both FC Nantes and Grenoble Foot 38 achieved promotion as well.
The relegation places were filled by FC Gueugnon, who were relegated after losing to AC Ajaccio on 18 April 2008. FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, who were relegated after to CS Sedan on 2 May 2008 and Chamois Niortais FC, who were relegated on the final day after losing to US Boulogne who were occupying the last relegation place coming into the final day.
20 participating teams

- AC Ajaccio
- Amiens SC
- Angers SCO
- US Boulogne
- SC Bastia
- Stade Brestois
- LB Châteauroux
- Clermont Foot
- Dijon FCO
- Grenoble Foot 38
- FC Gueugnon
- En Avant Guingamp
- Le Havre AC
- FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin
- Montpellier HSC
- FC Nantes Atlantique
- Chamois Niortais FC
- Stade de Reims
- CS Sedan Ardennes
- Troyes AC
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Last updated May 16, 2008
The top goalscorer was awarded to Le Havre AC's Guillaume Hoarau finishing with a stunning 28 goals averaging a goal per 118 minutes.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Guillaume Hoarau | Le Havre | 28 |
| 2 | FRA Grégory Thil | Boulogne | 16 |
| FRA Cédric Fauré | Reims | ||
| 4 | ANG Titi Buengo | Amiens | 14 |
| 5 | ALG Nassim Akrour | Grenoble | 13 |
| 6 | CMR Paul Alo'o | Angers | 12 |
| FRA Xavier Pentecôte | Bastia | ||
| FRA Stéphane Noro | Troyes | ||
| 9 | SEN Souleymane Camara | Montpellier | 11 |
| ROM Claudiu Keșerü | Libourne-Saint-Seurin |
Managers
| Club | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Ajaccio | Germany |
| Amiens | France |
| Angers | France |
| Bastia | France |
| Boulogne | France |
| Brest | France |
| Châteauroux | France then |
| Clermont | France |
| Dijon | France then BIH |
| Grenoble | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Gueugnon | France then |
| Guingamp | France Patrick Rémy then |
| Le Havre | France |
| Libourne-Saint-Seurin | France |
| Montpellier | France |
| Nantes | Armenia |
| Niort | France then |
| Stade Reims | France |
| Sedan | France |
| Troyes | France |
Stadia
Last updated August 8, 2008
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Avg. attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 12,000 | 2,218 |
| Amiens SC | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 | 9,427 |
| Angers SCO | Stade Jean Bouin | 17,000 | 6,973 |
| SC Bastia | Stade Armand Cesari | 12,000 | 2,685 |
| US Boulogne | Stade de la Libération | 7,300 | 5,180 |
| Stade Brest 29 | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 10,189 | 5,730 |
| LB Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173 | 6,520 |
| Clermont Foot | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 10,363 | 5,368 |
| Dijon FCO | Stade Gaston Gérard | 7,900 | 4,890 |
| Grenoble Foot 38 | Stade des Alpes | 20,000 | 9,999 |
| FC Gueugnon | Stade Jean Laville | 13,827 | 2,830 |
| En Avant Guingamp | Stade du Roudourou | 18,126 | 9,043 |
| Le Havre AC | Stade Jules Deschaseaux | 16,454 | 11,632 |
| FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin | Stade Jean-Antoine Moueix | 8,000 | 2,608 |
| Montpellier HSC | Stade de la Mosson | 32,900 | 7,247 |
| FC Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | 32,285 | 22,771 |
| Chamois Niortais FC | Stade René Gaillard | 10,988 | 5,358 |
| Stade Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 25,000 | 6,861 |
| CS Sedan Ardennes | Stade Louis Dugauguez | 23,189 | 9,590 |
| Troyes AC | Stade de l'Aube | 21,877 | 10,110 |
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