Ligue 2 (Week 16) : Niort and Ajaccio play to a 1-1 draw
FRANCE, Nov. 25, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 16: The match between Niort and Ajaccio ended in a 1-1 draw on Friday.
Niort players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Dabasse Adrian in the 27th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Ajaccio with a saving goal from Ajaccio midfielder Johan Cavalli on penalty in the 56th minute.
Chamois Niortais FC are down in 8th place with 24 points from 16 games, tie on points with Amiens Sporting Club, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 25, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | Brest | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Lens | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Reims | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Niort | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | RC Strasbourg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Nimes | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 22 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Clermont | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | GFC Ajaccio | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Red Star | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Laval | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Orleans | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Tours | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 | Auxerre | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 8 -1
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 0-4 Niort (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Brest 2-3 Niort (21 Nov.)
- Next game:Reims - Niort (28 Nov.)
AC Ajaccio
- Position: 12 +1
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 3-1 Bourg-Peronnas (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Ajaccio 2-0 RC Strasbourg (18 Nov.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Amiens SC (29 Nov.)
Niort
1:1
Ajaccio
1:1 (1:0)
- 25 November 2016
- 20:00
- Niort
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troyes | 31 |
| 2 |  Brest | 28 |
| 3 |  Lens | 26 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 26 |
| 5 |  Reims | 26 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 25 November 2016 | ||||
| Troyes | 1-0 | Clermont |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 0-1 | Sochaux |  |
| RC Strasbourg | 1-0 | Laval |  | |
| Lens | 1-0 | Le Havre | |
 | Orleans | 0-2 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 4-1 | Red Star |  |
 | Nimes | 3-0 | Reims | |
 | Tours | 2-1 | Auxerre |  |
| Niort | 1-1 | Ajaccio | |
| Saturday 26 November 2016 | ||||
| Amiens SC | 15:10 | Brest | | |