List of French second division champions

The French second division Champions are the winners of the second highest league of football in France, Ligue 2.

The winner also earns promotion to the first division Ligue 1, as do the second-place and third-place finisher. Ligue 2 was inaugurated in the 1933–34 season under the authority of the French Football Federation. Following World War II, the league assumed its identity under the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

## Ligue 2 champions[edit]

* List of Ligue 2 winners and runners-up:[1][2]

Season  | Winners  | Runners-up

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1933–34 | Gr. North: Red Star (1)
Gr. South: Alès (1) | Gr. North: Rouen
Gr. South: Saint-Étienne
1934–35 | Metz (1) | Valenciennes
1935–36 | Rouen (1) | RC Roubaix
1936–37 | Lens (1) | Valenciennes
1937–38 | Le Havre (1) | Saint-Étienne
1938–39 | Red Star (2) | Rennes
1939–45  | World War II
1945–46 | Gr. North: FC Nancy (1)
Gr. South: Montpellier (1)  | Gr. North: Stade Français
Gr. South: Toulouse (1937)
1946–47 | Sochaux (1)  | Alès
1947–48 | Nice (1)  | Colmar
1948–49 | Lens (2) | Bordeaux
1949–50 | Nîmes (1)  | Le Havre
1950–51 | Lyon (1)  | Metz
1951–52 | Stade Français (1)  | Montpellier
1952–53 | Toulouse (1937) (1)  | Monaco
1953–54 | Lyon (2) | Troyes
1954–55 | Sedan (1)  | Red Star
1955–56 | Rennes (1)  | Angers
1956–57 | Alès (2) | Béziers
1957–58 | FC Nancy (2) | Rennes
1958–59 | Le Havre (2) | Stade Français
1959–60 | Grenoble (1)  | FC Nancy
1960–61 | Montpellier (2) | Metz
1961–62 | Grenoble (2)  | Valenciennes
1962–63 | Saint-Étienne (1)  | Nantes
1963–64 | Lille (1)  | Sochaux
1964–65 | Nice (2)  | Red Star
1965–66 | Reims (1)  | Marseille
1966–67 | Ajaccio (1)  | Metz
1967–68 | Bastia (1)  | Nîmes
1968–69 | Angers (1)  | Angoulême
1969–70 | Nice (3) | Nancy
1970–71 | Gr. North: Lille
Gr. Centre: Paris Saint-Germain (1)
Gr. South: Monaco | Gr. North: Chaumont
Gr. Centre: Rouen
Gr. South: Avignon
1971–72 | Gr. A: Sedan
Gr. B: Valenciennes (1)
Gr. C: Strasbourg | Gr. A: Troyes
Gr. B: Limoges
Gr. C: Avignon
1972–73 | Gr. A: Lens (3)
Gr. B: Troyes | Gr. A: Boulogne
Gr. B: Monaco
1973–74 | Gr. A: Lille (2)
Gr. B: Red Star | Gr. A: Valenciennes
Gr. B: Paris Saint-Germain
1974–75 | Gr. A: Valenciennes
Gr. B: Nancy (1)  | Gr. A: Rouen
Gr. B: Avignon
1975–76 | Gr. A: Rennes
Gr. B: Angers (2)  | Gr. A: Laval
Gr. B: Red Star
1976–77 | Gr. A: Monaco
Gr. B: Strasbourg (1)  | Gr. A: Gueugnon
Gr. B: Rouen
1977–78 | Gr. A: Angers
Gr. B: Lille (3) | Gr. A: Besançon
Gr. B: Paris FC
1978–79 | Gr. A: Gueugnon (1)
Gr. B: Brest | Gr. A: Avignon
Gr. B: Lens
1979–80 | Gr. A: Tours
Gr. B: Auxerre (1)  | Gr. A: Rennes
Gr. B: Avignon
1980–81 | Gr. A: Montpellier
Gr. B: Brest (1)  | Gr. A: Toulouse
Gr. B: Nœux-les-Mines
1981–82 | Gr. A: Toulouse (1)
Gr. B: Rouen | Gr. A: Thonon
Gr. B: Mulhouse
1982–83 | Gr. A: Rennes (2)
Gr. B: Toulon | Gr. A: Nîmes
Gr. B: Reims
1983–84 | Gr. A: Marseille
Gr. B: Tours (1)  | Gr. A: Nice
Gr. B: RCF Paris
1984–85 | Gr. A: Le Havre (3)
Gr. B: Nice | Gr. A: Mulhouse
Gr. B: Saint-Étienne
1985–86 | Gr. A: Saint-Étienne
Gr. B: RCF Paris (1)  | Gr. A: Alès
Gr. B: Mulhouse
1986–87 | Gr. A: Niort
Gr. B: Montpellier (3) | Gr. A: Caen
Gr. B: Lyon
1987–88 | Gr. A: Sochaux (2)
Gr. B: Strasbourg (2)  | Gr. A: Lyon
Gr. B: Caen
1988–89 | Gr. A: Mulhouse
Gr. B: Lyon (3)  | Gr. A: Brest
Gr. B: Nîmes
1989–90 | Gr. A: Nancy (2)
Gr. B: Rennes | Gr. A: Strasbourg
Gr. B: Valenciennes
1990–91 | Gr. A: Nîmes
Gr. B: Le Havre (4) | Gr. A: Strasbourg
Gr. B: Lens
1991–92 | Gr. A: Valenciennes
Gr. B: Bordeaux (1)  | Gr. A: Angers
Gr. B: Strasbourg
1992–93 | Gr. A: Martigues (1)
Gr. B: Angers | Gr. A: Cannes
Gr. B: Rennes
1993–94 | Nice (4)  | Rennes
1994–95 | Marseille (1)  | Guingamp
1995–96 | Caen (1)  | Marseille
1996–97 | Châteauroux (1)  | Toulouse
1997–98 | Nancy (3)  | Lorient
1998–99 | Saint-Étienne (2)  | Sedan
1999–2000 | Lille (4)  | Guingamp
2000–01 | Sochaux (3)  | Lorient
2001–02 | Ajaccio (2)  | Strasbourg
2002–03 | Toulouse (2)  | Le Mans
2003–04 | Saint-Étienne (3)  | Caen
2004–05 | Nancy (4)  | Le Mans
2005–06 | Valenciennes (2)  | Sedan
2006–07 | Metz (2)  | Caen
2007–08 | Le Havre (5) | Nantes
2008–09 | Lens (4)  | Montpellier
2009–10 | Caen (2)  | Brest
2010–11 | Evian (1)  | Ajaccio
2011–12 | Bastia (2)  | Reims
2012–13 | Monaco (1)  | Guingamp
2013–14 | Metz (3)  | Lens
2014–15 | Troyes (1)  | Gazélec Ajaccio
2015–16 | Nancy (5) | Dijon
2016–17 | Strasbourg (3)  | Amiens
2017–18 | Reims (2)  | Nîmes
2018–19 | Metz (4)  | Brest
2019–20 | Lorient (1)  | Lens
2020–21 | Troyes (2)  | Clermont
2021–22 | Toulouse (3)  | Ajaccio

Notes:

* In Bold are the teams who won the Championship play–offs.
* In 1948–49, 1\. FC Saarbrücken won the division under the name FC Sarrebruck, but as a German team, their points were ignored in the final standings.

## Performances[edit]

### Performances by club[edit]

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

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

Notes:

* Bold indicates clubs currently playing in Ligue 2.
* AS Béziers (2007) is the successor to AS Béziers Hérault.
* AS Nancy Lorraine is not the successor to FC Nancy.
* Toulouse FC is not the successor to Toulouse FC (1937).

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Les Champions de France depuis 1933" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
2. ^ "Championnat de D2 de France : palmarès" (in French). France Football. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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