Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Match fixing in Ligue 2 Nimes demotion canceled … – Le Parisien

May 20, 2015, 14:53 | Updated: May 20, 2015, 15:16

Crocos remain in Ligue 2. This Wednesday, the French Federation appeal board Football (FFF) has canceled the decision of the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League, which included the demotion of a division of Nîmes Olympique the end of the 2014-2015 season.

This decision was made following the match-fixing case of the 2013-2014 season.

As a result, Nimes, currently 13th in Ligue 2, is sure to continue the adventure in the second national but will start the season with a deficit of 8 points during the 2015-2016 season. In addition, suspensions imposed on Franck Toutoundjian and Mohamed Regragui (former mental coach) has been lowered.

The records of Serge Kasparian, the main shareholder of Nimes, and Michel Moulin, were referred to the Executive Committee of the Federation. Finally, the case of Jean-Marc Conrad, president suspended from activities for seven years, is set as the latter did not appeal.


The case, revealed in November 2014, was at the end of last season. The club Nimes, fighting for his continued Ligue 2, is suspected of having pressured and / or proposed to other clubs arrangements. The Caen-Nîmes match of 13 May 2014 (late match of the 28th day of Ligue 2) particularly caught the attention of investigators. The result (1-1) had satisfied the two teams, then amount Caen in Ligue 1 while Nimes ensured its continuation.

wiretapping, confirmed to AFP that police sources and “The Duck chained” had published transcripts, fed the suspicions of investigators. According to “The Duck”, after the game, the president of Nîmes had “deposited at the door of the locker room 24 cartons of 12 bottles of wine”

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