Ligue 2

For other uses, see Ligue 2 (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with EFL League Two.

Football league

Ligue 2

Organising body| Ligue de Football
Professionnel (LFP)
Founded| 1933; 92 years ago (1933) (officially)
2002; 23 years ago (2002) (as Ligue 2)
Country|  France
Confederation| UEFA
Number of clubs| 18
Level on pyramid| 2
Promotion to| Ligue 1
Relegation to| Championnat National
Domestic cup(s)| Coupe de France
Current champions| Auxerre (2nd title)
(2023–24)
Most championships| Le Havre
(6 titles)
Broadcaster(s)| beIN Sports
Website| Ligue2.fr (in French)
Current: 2024–25 Ligue 2
The Ligue 2 trophy

Ligue 2 (French pronunciation: [liɡ dø], League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with both Ligue 1 and the third division Championnat National. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 34 games each, totalling 306 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Mondays, with a few games played during weekday and weekend evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January.

Ligue 2 was founded a year after the creation of the first division in 1933 under the name Division 2 and has served as the second division of French football ever since. The name lasted until 2002 before switching to its current name. Since the league is a part of the LFP, it allows clubs who are on the brink of professionalism to become so.

## History

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The second division of French football was established in 1933, one year after the creation of the all-professional first division. The inaugural season of the competition consisted of the six clubs who were relegated following the 1932–33 National season, as well as many of the clubs who opposed the creation of the first division the previous season. Clubs such as Strasbourg, RC Roubaix, and Amiens SC all played in the second division's debut season despite having prior grievances with the subjective criteria needed to become professional and play in the first division. The first year of the second division consisted of twenty-three clubs and were divided into two groups (Nord and Sud). Fourteen of the clubs were inserted into the Nord section, while the remaining nine were placed in Sud. Following the season, the winner of each group faced each other to determine which club would earn promotion. On 20 May 1934, the winner of the Nord group, Red Star Saint-Ouen, faced Olympique Alès, the winner of the Sud group. Red Star were crowned the league's inaugural champions following a 3–2 victory. Despite losing, Alès was also promoted to the first division and they were followed by Strasbourg and Mulhouse, who each won a pool championship, after the first division agreed to expand its teams to 16.

Division 2 champions (Pre-WWII) Season  | Winner

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1933–34 | Red Star Saint-Ouen
1934–35 | CS Metz
1935–36 | Rouen
1936–37 | Lens
1937–38 | Le Havre
1938–39 | Red Star Saint-Ouen

Further information:
French second division champions

Due to several clubs merging, folding, or losing their professional status, the federation turned the second division into a 16-team league and adopted the single-table method for the 1934–35 season. Due to the unpredictable nature of French football clubs, the following season, the league increased to 19 clubs and, two years later, increased its allotment to 25 teams with the clubs being divided into four groups. Because of World War II, football was suspended by the French government and the Ligue de Football Professionnel. Following the end of the war, the second division developed stability. Due to the increase in amateur clubs, the league intertwined professional and amateur clubs and allowed the latter to become professional if they met certain benchmarks. In 2002, the league changed its name from Division 2 to Ligue 2.

In November 2014, the presidents of Caen and Nîmes were amongst several arrested on suspicion of match fixing. The arrests followed a 1–1 draw between Caen and Nîmes in May 2014, a result very beneficial for each club.[1][2]

## Competition format

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There are 18 clubs in Ligue 2. During the course of a season, usually from August to May, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion and automatically promoted to Ligue 1. If points are equal, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship or for relegation, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The second-place finisher are also promoted automatically to the first division. The fourth and fifth-place finishers play a one leg fixture at the fourth-place finisher's stadium, the winner of this fixture faces the third-place finisher at the third-place finisher's stadium, the winner of this fixture plays the 16th-placed team in Ligue 1 for the right to play in Ligue 1 the following season.[3] The three lowest placed teams are relegated to the Championnat National and the top three teams from National are promoted in their place. While a decision was originally made that during the 2015–16 season only the best two teams would be promoted to Ligue 1, and the last two teams would be relegated to the National,[4] that decision was later overturned by an appeal to the Conseil d'État[5] and the French Football Federation.[6][7]

In December 2021, the majority of LFP member clubs, including Championnat National club leaders, voted to contract Ligue 2 from 20 to 18 clubs for the 2024–25 season. This happened one year after Ligue 1 itself dropped from 20 to 18 teams for the 2023–24 season. The plan was for Ligue 2 to relegate four clubs to, and promote two from, National at the end of 2023–24.[8]

## Ligue 2 members (2024–25 season)

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Ajaccio

Amiens

Clermont

Dunkerque

Red Star

Lorient

Guingamp

Caen

Paris

Pau

Rodez

Amiens

Grenoble

Bastia

Martigues

Metz

Laval

Annecy

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Location of teams in 2024–25 Ligue 2

Club  | Finishing position last season | Location  | Venue  | Capacity

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Ajaccio | 15th  | Ajaccio | Stade Michel-Moretti | 10,446
Amiens | 8th  | Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097
Annecy | 14th  | Annecy | Parc des Sports | 15,660
Bastia | 13th  | Furiani | Stade Armand-Cesari | 16,078
Bordeaux | 12th  | Bordeaux | Matmut Atlantique | 42,115
Caen | 6th  | Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,215
Clermont | 18th in Ligue 1 (relegated)  | Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel-Montpied | 11,980
Dunkerque | 16th  | Dunkirk | Stade Marcel-Tribut | 4,933
Grenoble | 11th  | Grenoble | Stade des Alpes | 20,068
Guingamp | 9th  | Guingamp | Stade de Roudourou | 18,378
Laval | 7th  | Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,739
Lorient | 17th in Ligue 1 (relegated)  | Lorient | Stade du Moustoir | 18,890
Martigues | 2nd in Championnat National (promoted)  | Martigues | Stade Francis Turcan | 8,290
Metz | 16th in Ligue 1 (relegated)  | Longeville-lès-Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 28,786
Paris FC | 5th  | Paris (13th arrondissement) | Stade Sébastien-Charléty | 20,000
Pau | 10th  | Pau | Nouste Camp | 4,031
Red Star | 1st in Championnat National (promoted)  | Paris (Saint-Ouen) | Stade Bauer | 10,000
Rodez | 4th  | Rodez | Stade Paul-Lignon | 5,955

## Previous winners

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Main article: List of French second division champions

Club  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Winning years  | Runner-up years

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Le Havre | 6  | 1  | 1937–38, 1958–59, 1984–85, 1990–91, 2007–08, 2022–23  | 1949–50
Nancy | 5  | 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2015–16  | 1969–70
Metz | 4  | 4  | 1934–35, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2018–19  | 1950–51, 1960–61, 1966–67, 2022–23
Lens | 2  | 1936–37, 1948–49, 1972–73, 2008–09  | 2013–14, 2019–20
Nice | 1  | 1947–48, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1993–94  | 1984–85
Lille | 1963–64, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1999–2000  | 1970–71
Montpellier | 3  | 3  | 1945–46, 1960–61, 1986–87  | 1951–52, 1980–81, 2008–09
Saint-Étienne | 1962–63, 1998–99, 2003–04  | 1933–34, 1937–38, 1985–86
Strasbourg | 2  | 1976–77, 1987–88, 2016–17  | 1971–72, 2001–02
Toulouse | 1  | 1981–82, 2002–03, 2021–22  | 1996–97
Lyon | –  | 1950–51, 1953–54, 1988–89  |
Rennes | 2  | 5  | 1955–56, 1982–83  | 1938–39, 1957–58, 1975–76, 1989–90, 1993–94
Valenciennes | 1971–72, 2005–06  | 1934–35, 1936–37, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1991–92
Angers | 4  | 1968–69, 1975–76  | 1955–56, 1977–78, 1992–93, 2023–24
Red Star | 3  | 1933–34, 1938–39  | 1954–55, 1964–65, 1973–74
Sochaux | 2  | 1946–47, 2000–01  | 1963–64, 1987–88
Ajaccio | 1966–67, 2001–02  | 2010–11, 2021–22
Caen | 1995–96, 2009–10  | 2003–04, 2006–07
Troyes | 2014–15, 2020–21  | 1953–54, 1972–73
Alès | 1  | 1933–34, 1956–57  | 1946–47
FC Nancy | 1945–46, 1957–58  | 1959–60
Reims | 1965–66, 2017–18  | 2011–12
Grenoble | –  | 1959–60, 1961–62  |
Bastia | 1967–68, 2011–12  |
Auxerre | 1979–80, 2023–24  |
Nîmes | 1  | 3  | 1949–50  | 1967–68, 1990–91, 2017–18
Sedan | 1954–55  | 1971–72, 1998–99, 2005–06
Brest | 1980–81  | 1978–79, 2009–10, 2018–19
Marseille | 1994–95  | 1965–66, 1983–84, 1995–96
Monaco | 2012–13  | 1952–53, 1970–71, 1976–77
Rouen | 2  | 1935–36  | 1933–34, 1981–82
Stade Français | 1951–52  | 1945–46, 1958–59
Lorient | 2019–20  | 1997–98, 2000–01
Toulouse (1937) | 1  | 1952–53  | 1945–46
Tours | 1983–84  | 1979–80
Bordeaux | 1991–92  | 1948–49
Paris Saint-Germain | –  | 1970–71  |
Gueugnon | 1978–79  |
RCF Paris | 1985–86  |
Martigues | 1992–93  |
Châteauroux | 1996–97  |
Evian | 2010–11  |

Notes:

* AS Nancy Lorraine is not the successor to FC Nancy.
* Toulouse FC is not the successor to Toulouse FC (1937).

## Top goalscorers

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Season  | Goals  | Top scorer(s)  | Club(s)

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1933–34 | 54 goals | Jean Nicolas | Rouen
1934–35 | 30 goals
1935–36 | 45 goals
1936–37 | 30 goals | Viktor Spechtl | Lens
1937–38 | 29 goals | Hugo Lamanna | CA Paris
1938–39 | 39 goals | Harold Newell & Planques | Boulogne & Toulouse
1939–45  | World War II
1945–46 | 27 goals | Campiglia | Angers
1946–47 | 45 goals | Jozef "Pépé" Humpal | Sochaux
1947–48 | 28 goals | Henri Arnaudeau | Bordeaux
1948–49 | 41 goals | Camille Libar
1949–50 | 27 goals | Edmund Haan | Nîmes
1950–51 | 23 goals | Thadée Cisowski | Metz
1951–52 | 34 goals | Egon Johnsson | Stade Français
1952–53 | 27 goals | Bror Mellberg | Toulouse
1953–54 | 36 goals | Jean Courteaux | RC Paris
1954–55 | 40 goals | Petrus Van Rhijn | Valenciennes
1955–56 | 32 goals
1956–57 | 27 goals | Fernand Devlaeminck | Lille
1957–58 | 29 goals | Egon Johnsson | FC Nancy
1958–59 | 31 goals | Petrus Van Rhijn | Stade Français
1959–60 | 29 goals | Corbel | Rouen
1960–61 | 28 goals | Casimir Kozakiewicz | Strasbourg
1961–62 | 21 goals | Serge Masnaghetti | Valenciennes
1962–63 | 24 goals | Ernesto Gianella | Béziers
1963–64 | 21 goals | Abderrahmane Soukhane | Le Havre
1964–65 | 22 goals | Anton Groschulski | Red Star
1965–66 | 30 goals | Pierre Ferrazzi | Grenoble
1966–67 | 23 goals | Etienne Sansonetti | Bastia
1967–68 | 26 goals | Jacques Bonnet | Avignon
1968–69 | 55 goals | Gérard Grizetti | Angoulême
1969–70 | 21 goals | Robert Blanc | Nancy
1970–71 | 20 goals
20 goals
20 goals | Nord: Yves Triantafyllos
Centre: Robert Blanc
Sud: Emmanuel Koum | Boulogne
Limoges
Monaco
1971–72 | 20 goals
28 goals
40 goals | Gr. A: Pierre Pleimelding
Gr. B: Yegba Maya Joseph
Gr. C: Marc Molitor | Troyes
Valenciennes
Strasbourg
1972–73 | 22 goals
31 goals | Gr. A: Eugeniusz Faber
Gr. B: Gérard Tonnel | Lens
Troyes
1973–74 | 26 goals
24 goals | Gr. A: Erwin Wilczek
Gr. B: Nestor Combin | Valenciennes
Red Star
1974–75 | 25 goals
28 goals | Gr. A: Georges Tripp
Gr. B: Jean Martinez | Laval
Nancy
1975–76 | 22 goals
25 goals | Gr. A: Boško Antić
Gr. B: Marc Berdoll | Caen
Angers
1976–77 | 30 goals
24 goals | Gr. A: Delio Onnis
Gr. B: Albert Gemmrich | Monaco
Strasbourg
1977–78 | 19 goals
23 goals
| Gr. A: Giudicelli
Gr. B: Jean-Claude Garnier
Gr. B: Pierre-Antoine Dossevi | Alès
Dunkerque
Tours
1978–79 | 24 goals
26 goals | Gr. A: Antoine Trivino
Gr. B: Patrice Martet | Gueugnon
Brest
1979–80 | 16 goals
19 goals
| Gr. A: Alain Polaniok
Gr. A: Bernard Ferrigno
Gr. B: Jacky Vergnes
Gr. B: Robert Pintenat | Reims
Tours
Montpellier
Toulouse
1980–81 | 32 goals
22 goals | Gr. A: Robert Pintenat
Gr. B: Marcel Campagnac | Toulouse
Sporting Club Abbeville
1981–82 | 18 goals
25 goals | Gr. A: Marc Pascal
Gr. B: Žarko Olarević | Marseille
Le Havre
1982–83 | 27 goals
18 goals | Gr. A: Włodzimierz Lubański
Gr. B: Christian Dalger | Valenciennes
Toulon
1983–84 | 23 goals

22 goals | Gr. A: Mario Relmy
Gr. A: Boubacar Sarr
Gr. B: Omar da Fonseca | Limoges
Marseille
Tours
1984–85 | 27 goals
28 goals | Gr. A: John Eriksen
Gr. B: Jorge Dominguez | Mulhouse
Nice
1985–86 | 22 goals
30 goals | Gr. A: Jean-Marc Valadier
Gr. B: Eugène Kabongo | Montpellier
RC Paris
1986–87 | 21 goals
20 goals
| Gr. A: Tony Kurbos
Gr. B: Gaspard N'Gouete
Gr. B: Jean-Pierre Orts | Mulhouse
Bastia
Lyon
1987–88 | 21 goals
26 goals | Gr. A: Ray Stephen
Gr. B: Patrice Martet | Nancy
Rouen
1988–89 | 21 goals

28 goals | Gr. A: Roberto Cabanas
Gr. A: Franck Priou
Gr. B: Robby Langers | Brest
Mulhouse
Orléans
1989–90 | 26 goals
21 goals | Gr. A: Didier Monczuk
Gr. B: Jean-Pierre Orts | Strasbourg
Rouen
1990–91 | 23 goals
19 goals | Gr. A: Didier Monczuk
Gr. B: Christophe Lagrange | Strasbourg
Angers
1991–92 | 22 goals
23 goals | Gr. A: Jean-Pierre Orts
Gr. B: Didier Monczuk | Rouen
Strasbourg
1992–93 | 21 goals
18 goals | Gr. A: Franck Priou
Gr. B: Jean-Pierre Orts | Cannes
Rouen
1993–94 | 27 goals | Yannick Le Saux | Saint-Brieuc
1994–95 | 31 goals | Tony Cascarino | Marseille
1995–96 | 30 goals
1996–97 | 23 goals | Samuel Michel | Sochaux
1997–98 | 20 goals | Réginald Ray | Le Mans
1998–99 | 20 goals | Hamed Diallo | Laval
1999–2000 | 17 goals | Amara Traoré | Gueugnon
2000–01 | 21 goals | Francileudo Santos | Sochaux
2001–02 | 18 goals | Hamed Diallo | Amiens
2002–03 | 20 goals | Cédric Fauré | Toulouse
2003–04 | 17 goals | David Suarez | Amiens
2004–05 | 24 goals | Bakari Koné | Lorient
2005–06 | 16 goals | Jean-Michel Lesage & Steve Savidan | Le Havre & Valenciennes
2006–07 | 18 goals | Jean-Michel Lesage & Kandia Traore | Le Havre & Le Havre
2007–08 | 28 goals | Guillaume Hoarau | Le Havre
2008–09 | 18 goals | Grégory Thil | Boulogne
2009–10 | 21 goals | Olivier Giroud | Tours
2010–11 | 23 goals | Sebastián Ribas | Dijon
2011–12 | 15 goals | Cédric Fauré | Reims
2012–13 | 23 goals | Mustapha Yatabaré | Guingamp
2013–14 | 23 goals | Andy Delort & Mathieu Duhamel | Tours & Caen
2014–15 | 18 goals | Mickaël Le Bihan | Le Havre
2015–16 | 21 goals | Famara Diedhiou | Clermont
2016–17 | 23 goals | Adama Niane | Troyes
2017–18 | 24 goals | Umut Bozok | Nîmes
2018–19 | 27 goals | Gaëtan Charbonnier | Brest
2019–20 | 20 goals | Tino Kadewere | Le Havre
2020–21 | 22 goals | Mohamed Bayo | Clermont
2021–22 | 20 goals | Rhys Healey | Toulouse
2022–23 | 23 goals | Georges Mikautadze | Metz
2023–24 | 22 goals | Alexandre Mendy | Caen

## Records

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* 5 minutes: the time it took Angelo Fulgini (Valenciennes, 2016–17 season) to score the fastest hat trick in the history of Ligue 2.
* 6 times: the number of times Le Havre won the second division championship.
* Number of points won by a team in a single season, without achieving promotion to Ligue 1:

77 points (1994–95 season) or 1.833 points per game (42 games) for Toulouse.
72 points (1995–96 season, 22 teams involved): or 1.71 points per game for Laval.
71 points (2018–19 season, 20 teams involved): or 1.868 points per game for Troyes.
70 points (2020–21 season, 20 teams involved): or 1.84 points per game for Toulouse.
52 points (curtailed 2019–20 season, 20 teams involved) or 1.857 points per game (28 games) for Ajaccio.

* 128 goals: The number of goals scored in 40 games (a single season) by Angers in 40 games, (1968–69 season).
* 55 goals: the number of goals scored in a season by Gerard Grizzetti, forward playing for Angoulême (1969).
* 41 seasons: Number of seasons played by the Besançon and Cannes.
* The fastest goal in the history of Ligue 2 was marked on 26 September 2009 by Rémi Maréval against Nîmes. After eight seconds of play, the ball crossed the goal line of Nicolas Puydebois.

## Broadcaster

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### France

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Duration  | Broadcaster

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2012–13 → 2023–24  | beIN Sports
2008–09 → 2011–12  | Eurosport
2008–09 → 2009–10  | Numericable
2020–21  | Téléfoot
2021–22 → 2023–24  | beIN Sports (2 matches)
Amazon Prime Video (8 matches)
L'Equipe (1 match from Amazon)
2024–25 → 2028–29  | beIN Sports (all matches)

### International

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Country  | Broadcaster  | Duration

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Vietnam | VTVCab  | 2022–23 → 2023–24 (all Pau FC matches)[9]

## Sponsorship names

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* Domino's Ligue 2 (2016–2020)
* Ligue 2 BKT (2020–present)

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Marseille arrests and match-fixing probe rock French football". France 24. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
2. ^ "Presidents of two French clubs arrested on match-fixing suspicions". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
3. ^ "Ligue 2 : Les play-offs changent de date !". Foot National (in French). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
4. ^ "Ligue 1 to keep three relegation places". ESPN.com. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
5. ^ "Ligue 1 relegation places stay at three, uncertainty continues". ESPN FC. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
6. ^ "Le référé de la LFP rejeté". Le Figaro.fr (in French). 14 August 2015.
7. ^ "Ligue 1/Ligue 2 : il y aura bien trois rélégations/promotions". Le Parisien. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
8. ^ "Foot : la Ligue 2 à 18 clubs à partir de 2024-2025". Le Figaro. Agence France-Presse. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
9. ^ VTV, BAO DIEN TU (19 July 2022). "VTVcab chính thức sở hữu bản quyền phát sóng các trận đấu của Quang Hải cùng Pau FC tại Ligue 2" [VTVcab officially owns the rights to broadcast Quang Hai's matches with Pau FC in Ligue 2]. BAO DIEN TU VTV (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 26 July 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ligue 2.

* Official website (in French)
* Ligue1.com/ligue2 (official website) at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 August 2019) (in English)
* League321.com – French football league tables, records & statistics database.

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Ligue 2 clubs

2024–25 clubs|

* Ajaccio
* Amiens
* Annecy
* Bastia
* Caen
* Clermont
* Dunkerque
* Grenoble
* Guingamp
* Laval
* Lorient
* Martigues
* Metz
* Paris FC
* Pau
* Red Star
* Rodez
* Troyes

Former clubs|

* Abbeville
* Aix-en-Provence
* Alès
* Ancenis
* Angers
* Angoulême
* Antibes
* Arles-Avignon
* Auxerre
* Avignon
* CA Bastia
* Beauvais
* Besançon
* Béziers
* Blénod
* Blois
* Bordeaux
* Brest
* Boulogne
* Bourg-en-Bresse
* Bourges
* Calais
* Cambrai
* Cannes
* Cercle Dijon
* Chambly
* Charleville
* Châteauroux
* Châtellerault
* Chaumont
* Cherbourg
* Cholet
* Club Français
* Colmar
* Concarneau
* Corbeil-Essonnes
* Creil
* Créteil
* Dijon
* Douai
* Épinal
* Entente BFN
* Évian
* Évreux
* Excelsior
* Fives
* Fontainebleau
* Forbach
* GSC Marseille
* Gazélec Ajaccio
* Gueugnon
* Haguenau
* Hazebrouck
* Hyères
* Istres
* La Ciotat
* La Roche-sur-Yon
* La Rochelle
* Le Havre
* Le Mans
* Lens
* Le Puy Foot
* Le Touquet
* Libourne-Saint-Seurin
* Lille
* Olympique Lillois
* Limoges Foot
* Longwy
* Louhans-Cuiseaux
* Lucé
* Lyon
* Lyon OU
* Malakoff
* Mantes
* Marignane
* Marseille
* Melun
* Melun-Fontainebleau
* Merlebach
* Monaco
* Montceau-les-Mines
* Montélimar
* Montluçon
* Montmorillon
* Montpellier
* Mouzon
* Mulhouse
* FC Nancy
* Nantes
* Nevers
* Nice
* Nîmes
* Niort
* Nœux-les-Mines
* Orléans
* Paris-Charenton
* Paris-Joinville
* Paris-Neuilly
* Paris Saint-Germain
* Quevilly-Rouen
* Racing Paris
* Perpignan
* Poissy
* Poitiers
* Quimper
* Reims
* Rennes
* Racing Roubaix
* Roubaix-Tourcoing
* Rouen
* Stade Briochin
* Saint-Dié
* Saint-Dizier
* Saint-Étienne
* Saint-Quentin
* Saint-Seurin
* Sedan
* Sète
* Sochaux
* Stade Français
* Strasbourg
* Tavaux
* Thionville
* Thonon
* Toulon
* Toulouse
* Toulouse (1937)
* Tours
* Troyes AF
* Troyes ASTS
* Valence
* Valenciennes
* Vannes
* Vauban Strasbourg
* Villefranche
* Viry-Châtillon
* Vittel
* Wasquehal

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Division 2 / Ligue 2 seasons

Division 2
(1933–2002)|

* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02

Ligue 2
(2002–present)|

* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

List of French second division champions

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Football in France

French Football Federation (President: Philippe Diallo (interim)) Ligue féminine de football professionnel (President: Jean-Michel Aulas)

National and regional teams|

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* Men's
* Senior
* History
* Managers
* All-time record
* At the FIFA World Cup
* B team
* Women's
* Senior
* Under-19
* Under-17
* Youth
* Olympic team
* Under-21
* Under-20
* Under-19
* Under-18
* Under-17
* Under-16

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Overseas|

* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe
* Men's
* Women's
* Martinique
* Men's
* Women's
* Mayotte
* Men's
* Women's
* New Caledonia
* Men's
* Women's
* Réunion
* Men's
* Women's
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Tahiti
* Men's
* Women's
* Wallis and Futuna

Unofficial|

* Brittany
* Corsica
* Nice
* Occitania
* Provence

League system|

| Metropolitan|

* Men's
* Ligue 1
* Ligue 2
* National
* National 2
* National 3
* Régional 1
* Lower Regional
* Departmental
* Women's
* Première Ligue
* Seconde Ligue
* Division 3 Féminine
* Youth leagues
* Under-19
* Under-17

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Overseas|

* French Guiana Régional 1
* Martinique Championnat National
* Guadeloupe Division of Honor
* New Caledonia Super Ligue
* Ligue des Antilles
* Régional 1 Mayotte
* Réunion Premier League
* Saint-Barthelemy Championships
* Saint-Martin Senior League
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon Championnat
* Tahiti Ligue 1

Domestic cups|

| Metropolitan|

* Men's
* Coupe de France
* Coupe de la Ligue
* Trophée des Champions
* Women's
* Coupe de France Féminine
* Trophée des Championnes
* Youth
* Coupe Gambardella
* Coupe Nationale

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Overseas|

* Coupe de Calédonie
* Coupe de Guadeloupe
* Coupe de Guyane
* Coupe de la Martinique
* Coupe de Mayotte
* Coupe de la Réunion
* Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
* Tahiti Cup

Other competitions|

* Coupe Manier (1897–1911)
* Coupe des Alliés (1915–18)
* CFA (1935–1971)
* Coupe Charles Drago
* Division 3 (1971–1993)
* Division 4 (1978–1993)
* Lafarge Foot Avenir
* Montaigu Tournament
* Maurice Revello Tournament
* Challenge Espoirs

Organizations|

* UNFP
* Awards
* Player of the Month
* DNCG
* FSAF
* FCAF
* USFSA
* LFA
* CFI
* Academies
* INF Clairefontaine
* CNFE Clairefontaine
* Ploufragan
* Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
* INF Vichy

Lists / statistics|

* Football records in France
* Ligue 1 records and statistics
* Ligue 1 clubs
* Champions
* Second division champions
* Women's football champions
* Coupe de France winners
* Coupe de la Ligue winners
* Foreign Ligue 1 players
* Stadia
* Clubs in international competition (men)
* Clubs in international competition (women)
* Rivalries

By city|

* Paris

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Second level football leagues of Europe (UEFA)

Current|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Federation
* Republika Srpska
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Republic of Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales
* North
* South

Former|

* Belgium
* East Germany
* England
* First Division
* Second Division
* Finland
* Suomensarja
* Ykkönen
* Germany
* 2\. Bundesliga Nord
* 2\. Bundesliga Süd
* 2\. Oberliga Süd
* 2\. Oberliga Südwest
* 2\. Oberliga West
* Berlin
* Nord
* Süd
* Südwest
* West
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Rep of Ireland
* Israel
* Malta
* Norway
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

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