The Ligue 2 2009–10 season was the sixty-ninth edition since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and the league began on 7 August and ended on 14 May 2010. German sportswear company Puma became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel. Promotion and relegation Teams relegated from 2008–09 Ligue 1 18th Place: Caen 19th Place: Nantes 20th Place: Le Havre Teams promoted to 2009–10 Ligue 1 Champions: Lens Runners-up: Montpellier 3rd Place: Boulogne Teams promoted from 2008–09 Championnat National Champions: Istres Runners-up: Laval 3rd Place: Arles-Avignon Teams relegated to 2009–10 Championnat National 18th Place: Amiens 19th Place: Reims 20th Place: Troyes DNCG Ruling on Arles-Avignon All clubs that secured status for Ligue 2 play this season had to be approve by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate. On 23 June, the DNCG ruled that AC Arles-Avignon would not be allowed to play in Ligue 2 following their promotion from the Championnat National, due to irregularities in the club's financial accounts and management. On 3 July, following an appeal, the DNCG reversed its decision reinstating Arles' Ligue 2 status. League table Results Statistics Top goalscorers Last updated: 3 June 2010 Source: Ligue 2 Assists table Last updated: 3 June 2010 Source: Ligue 2 Scoring First goal of the season: Magaye Gueye for Strasbourg against Châteauroux, 1 minute and 20 seconds. (7 August 2009). Fastest goal in a match: 8 seconds – Rémi Maréval for Nantes against Nîmes. (26 September 2009). Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+2 minutes and 36 seconds – Nolan Roux for Brest against Laval (7 August 2009) First own goal of the season: Thomas Mienniel (Angers) for Châteauroux, 38 minutes and 27 seconds (18 August 2009) First penalty kick of the season: 5 minutes and 27 seconds – Jérôme Lebouc (scored) for Laval against Brest (7 August 2009). First hat-trick of the season: Christophe Gaffory for Bastia against Nîmes (18 August 2009); , , . Most goals scored in a game by one player: 4 goals by Olivier Giroud for Tours against Arles-Avignon (18 September 2009); , , , . Widest winning margin: 5 goals Bastia 6–1 Nîmes (18 August 2009). Nantes 5–0 Istres (21 August 2009). Most goals in a match: 9 goals Dijon 5–4 Châteauroux (30 October 2009). Most goals in one