Ligue 2 (Week 16) : Troyes defeats Clermont 1-0
FRANCE, Nov. 25, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 16: Three wins in a row for Troyes. After their success against Valenciennes and Red Star, ESTAC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 1-0 victory over Clermont this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Troyes striker Adama Niane goal in the 5th minute.
Troyes AC climbed to first place with 31 points from 16 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Stade Brest, 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
Troyes AC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 3-1 Tours (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Red Star 1-2 Troyes (18 Nov.)
- Next game:Brest - Troyes (29 Nov.)
Clermont Foot
- Position: 13 -4
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 3-1 GFC Ajaccio (18 Nov.)
- Previous game:Clermont 3-1 GFC Ajaccio (18 Nov.)
- Next game:Clermont - Tours (29 Nov.)
Troyes
1:0
Clermont
1:0 (1:0)
- 25 November 2016
- 20:00
- Troyes
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 | | |