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.
21-704: Sako or SAKO may refer to: People with the surname [ edit ] Bakary Sako (born 1988), French-born Malian footballer Hygerta Sako , Albanian beauty pageant contestant Louis Raphaël I Sako (born 1948), Iraqi cleric, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church Mari Sako (born 1960), Japanese-British scholar of business Masato Sako (1946–2003), Japanese actor Morike Sako (born 1981), French footballer Kenichi Sako (born 1970), Japanese basketball player Sevkaretsi Sako (1870–1908), Armenian revolutionary Tomohisa Sako (born 1991),
42-527: A friendly match against Tunisia . He scored his first under-21 goal in the 2009 Toulon Tournament against Qatar . Sako was called up by the Malian national team for the first time for a friendly against Senegal on 5 March 2014. He scored his first international goal against Guinea in a friendly match played in Colombes , France, on 25 May 2014. His first goal in competitive internationals came when he scored
63-500: A Japanese singer Yago Alonso-Fueyo Sako (born 1979), Côte d'Ivoire-born Equatoguinean footballer Yugo Sako (c.1928–2012), Japanese film maker Samuel Ikome Sako (born 1966), one of the disputed Ambazonian presidents Other uses [ edit ] SAKO (programming language) , a Polish 1950s programming language Sako Station , a railway station in Japan SAKO , a Finnish firearm manufacturer A diminutive form of
84-652: A contract until the end of the 2021–22 season . Sako played for the Malian U17 team in one friendly match in 2005, while the team was preparing for the 2005 African Under-17 Championship . The following year, he returned to the French team playing with the under-18 squad . He was a member of the French squad that participated in the 2007 European Under-19 Championship reaching the semi-finals before being eliminated by Spain . He made his French under-21 debut on 11 February 2009 in
105-546: A match against Bristol City , which ruled him out for much of the season's final games, during which the team were relegated to League One. Sako was the subject of transfer speculation during Summer 2013 with interest from Fulham in June 2013 but the London club did not meet a reported £4 million asking price. Owing to his uncertain future, the player did not play in Wolves' final match of
126-649: A productive season for Wolves, finishing as joint top-scorer alongside the departed Leigh Griffiths as Wolves won the League One title with a record points haul for the third tier. Sako was also named in the League One PFA Team of the Year for the 2013–14 season alongside four of his teammates. Back at Championship level, Sako continued to score regularly for Wolves and was named in the Championship PFA Team of
147-439: A short-term contract until the end of the 2018–19 season. He was released on expiry of his contract at the end of June. On 28 July 2019, Denizlispor announced the signing of free agent Sako via Twitter . But later, the club gave up the transfer due to his ankle injury history. On 6 September 2019, Pafos announced the signing of Sako via Facebook . On 30 December 2021, Sako returned to his former club Saint-Étienne on
168-502: A three-year contract for an undisclosed fee that was reported to be £2.2 million. He scored on his Wolves debut in a League Cup tie against Northampton Town on 30 August 2012, and again on his league debut in the following match, a 3–1 defeat at Cardiff . The winger adapted well to English football, scoring ten times in total and contributing eleven assists. However, his season was halted early when he tore his hamstring in March 2013 in
189-508: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bakary Sako Bakary Sako (born 26 April 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder . He has previously played for English League clubs Crystal Palace , Wolverhampton Wanderers , and West Bromwich Albion . From 2014 to 2017, he played for the Mali national team . Sako had been with Châteauroux since 2001, joining
210-411: The 2007–08 season , in a 1–2 defeat against Brest . During the 2008–09 season Sako became an integral part of the team, helping the club narrowly avoid relegation on the final day. On 9 July 2009, Sako departed Châteauroux for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne , where he signed a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 29 August 2012, Sako signed for Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on
231-521: The EFL Cup . He later scored against Bristol City in the same competition. Sako was also back scoring in the league as well, netting against Watford , Burnley and Leicester . He also added a goal in the FA Cup in an away loss to Brighton & Hove Albion . On 2 October 2018, West Bromwich Albion signed free agent Sako until the end of the season. On 27 January 2019, Sako rejoined Crystal Palace on
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#1732869997111252-462: The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. These both finished in 1–1 draws, against Cameroon on 20 January and against Ivory Coast on 24 January. Sako scored a left-foot half-volley against Ivory Coast that the BBC hailed as the goal of the tournament at that point. Sako was unable to start the final and decisive group game against Guinea due to an illness though he did appear from the bench for the final 15 minutes of
273-607: The Armenian male name Sargis / Sarkis Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sako . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sako&oldid=1223875860 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description
294-527: The Year for the 2014–15 season. He finished the season as the club's (joint) top goalscorer as the team missed out on the play-offs on goal difference. Out of contract with the club, he voiced his desire to play in the Premier League, while head coach Kenny Jackett stated that he expected Sako to depart. On 5 August 2015, Sako joined Premier League side Crystal Palace on a three-year contract following his release from Wolves. He scored his first goal for
315-538: 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
336-476: The club as an academy player. He made his league debut on the final matchday of the 2005–06 Ligue 2 season coming on as a half-time substitute in a 4–1 victory over Bastia . Following the season, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal. He was promoted to the senior squad and assigned the number 26 shirt. During the next two seasons, Sako was limited to mostly substitute appearances. He did score his first league goal, during
357-420: The club on his full debut against Aston Villa on 22 August 2015. Sako then scored again the following week away to Chelsea, in a 2–1 win, which was José Mourinho 's second ever loss at Stamford Bridge. Sako also assisted the second goal scored by Joel Ward . In the 2017–18 season, Sako's form started to pick up under the management of Roy Hodgson scoring his first goal of the season against Huddersfield in
378-477: The game. This too ended in a 1–1 stalemate, meaning that five of the six games in group D finished 1–1 and this led to the drawing of lots between Mali and Guinea to decide who qualified for the quarter finals and who went home. It was Guinea who emerged from the hat, meaning the Eagles exited the tournament unbeaten. Wolverhampton Wanderers Crystal Palace Individual 2007%E2%80%9308 Ligue 2 FC Metz ,
399-611: The opener in a 2–0 win over Malawi in an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match played in Bamako on 7 September 2014. In December 2014 Sako was called up to the Mali squad for the finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Equatorial Guinea in January 2015. This was to be his first taste of a senior international tournament. Sako started Mali's first two matches in group D of
420-439: The transfer window as he "didn't feel he was in the right frame of mind". Several reported bids from Nottingham Forest were rejected by the club. In October 2013, Forest again attempted to set up a deal but Wolves pulled out of negotiations citing that "the terms surrounding the offer were unrealistic". Despite the initial speculation surrounding his future and the breakdown of his proposed move to Forest, Sako went on to have
441-445: 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
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