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2025–26 Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Season2025–26
Dates9 August 2025 – 8 May 2026
Matches played81
Goals scored209 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerTawfik Bentayeb (5 goals)
Biggest home winDunderque 6–2 Amiens (26 September 2025)
Biggest away winAmiens SC 0–3 Pau FC (August 19, 2025)

Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0–3 Amiens SC (September 20, 2025)

US Boulogne 0–3 Pau FC (September 20, 2025)
Highest scoringDunderque 6–2 Amiens (26 September 2025)
Longest winning runRed Star (3 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSaint Ettiene (5 matches)
Longest winless runBastia (4 matches)
Longest losing runBoulougne (4 matches)
Highest attendance35,729
Lowest attendance442
Average attendance8,247
All statistics correct as of 5 October 2025.

The 2025–26 Ligue 2, commonly known as Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the 87th season of Ligue 2. The season began on 9 August 2025 and is set to conclude on 8 May 2026.[1]

Overview

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FC Lorient and Paris FC were promoted to Ligue 1 after one and seven years in Ligue 2, respectively.[2][3]

Metz was promoted to Ligue 1 after defeating Reims in the Ligue 1 promotion/relegation play-offs after one year in the second tier. Reims will be relegated to a lower division after a 7-year tenure in the top flight.[4]

Montpellier and Saint-Étienne will return to Ligue 2 after sixteen years and one year being in Ligue 1, respectively.[5][6]

Nancy, Le Mans and Boulogne will return to Ligue 2 from the Championnat National after three and five and thirteen years absence, respectively, with Boulogne's promotion being back-to-back from the Championnat National 2 two seasons ago.

Caen were relegated to Championnat National after 6 years in the second tier and will play in the 3rd tier for the first time since 1984 and after a 41 year absence.[7]

Administratively relegated team

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Martigues were excluded to Régional 1, the 6th tier of French football, and will play in regional football for the first time in 55 years.[8]

AC Ajaccio were relegated due to financial problems. They will return to the Championnat National after 27 years.[9] On 16 July 2025, the club relegation administratively is confirmed.

Lyon had been administratively relegated to the league from highest tier on 23 June 2025, meaning Reims were due to be kept in the Ligue 1. The decision was later overturned on appeal from Lyon on 9 July, meaning both clubs competitively incurred places remain unchanged.[10]

Teams

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Changes

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 season
Amiens Amiens Stade de la Licorne 12,097 11th in Ligue 2
Annecy Annecy Parc des Sports 15,660 6th in Ligue 2
Bastia Bastia Stade Armand Cesari 16,078 8th in Ligue 2
Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer Stade de la Libération 9,534 3rd in National
Clermont Clermont-Ferrand Stade Gabriel Montpied 11,980 16th in Ligue 2
Dunkerque Dunkirk Stade Marcel Tribut 4,933 4th in Ligue 2
Grenoble Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,068 9th in Ligue 2
Guingamp Guingamp Stade de Roudourou 18,378 5th in Ligue 2
Laval Laval Stade Francis Le Basser 18,607 7th in Ligue 2
Le Mans Le Mans Stade Marie-Marvingt 25,000 2nd in National
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 18th in Ligue 1
Nancy Nancy Stade Marcel Picot 20,087 1st in National
Pau Pau Nouste Camp 4,031 13th in Ligue 2
Red Star Paris (Saint-Ouen) Stade Bauer 10,000 15th in Ligue 2
Reims Reims Stade Auguste-Delaune 21,029 16th in Ligue 1
Rodez Rodez Stade Paul Lignon 5,955 14th in Ligue 2
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy Guichard 41,965 17th in Ligue 1
Troyes Troyes Stade de l'Aube 21,684 10th in Ligue 2
Relegated from the Ligue 1
Promoted from the National

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
Amiens Senegal national football team Omar Daf France national football team Victor Lobry Germany Puma Intersport
List
Annecy France national football team Laurent Guyot Algeria national football team Ahmed Kashi Germany Adidas MSC Cruises
List
    • Front: Mediaco Vrac, TeamWork
    • Back: Stgenergy, Nissan Groupe Maurin
    • Sleeves: Tissier Technique
    • Shorts: LP Charpente, Burger King
Bastia France national football team Benoît Tavenot France national football team Christophe Vincent Germany Adidas Corsica Ferries
List
    • Front: Oscaro Power, Capembal, Roncaglia Blanchisserie, Collectivité de Corse, Coviag, Olivier Bleu, Smart Good Things, Casa di e Lingue
    • Back: Payfoot, ESSE, Madewis
    • Sleeves: Groupe Actual, Asco6Tem
    • Shorts: Burger King, Garage Corsa, CORSECARLOC
Boulogne France national football team Fabien Dagneaux France national football team Nathan Zohoré Germany Jako
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Clermont France national football team Grégory Proment French Guiana national football team Yoann Salmier Italy Kappa
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Dunkerque Spain national football team Albert Sánchez Guinea-Bissau national football team Opa Sanganté Denmark Hummel Intersport
Grenoble France national football team Franck Rizzetto France national football team Gaëtan Paquiez United States Nike
List
Guingamp France national football team Sylvain Ripoll France national football team Dylan Louiserre Italy Kappa Breizh Cola
List
    • Front: Celtigel, Creactuel, Ballay
    • Back: Jardiman, Vital Concept
    • Sleeves: Cafés Coïc
    • Shorts: Bernard Jarnoux Crêpier, Tibbloc
Laval France national football team Olivier Frapolli France national football team Sam Sanna Italy Kappa Lactel
List
Le Mans France national football team Patrick Videira France national football team Edwin Quarshie Italy Kappa Le Mans
List
    • Front: Groupe EJ, Legrand
    • Back: E.Leclerc
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Montpellier France national football team Zoumana Camara Switzerland national football team Becir Omeragic United States Nike Swile
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Big M Burger
    • Sleeves: FAUN-Environnement, Kaporal Jeans
    • Shorts: Loxam, Viwone
Nancy Uruguay national football team Pablo Correa Guadeloupe national football team Nicolas Saint-Ruf France Decathlon Hyundai
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Pau France national football team Nicolas Usaï France national football team Jean Ruiz Spain Joma Pau
List
    • Front: Bullux Services, Casino de Pau, Intersport
    • Back: Arobase Intérim, Brico Fenêtre, Iroise Bellevie
    • Sleeves: Bullux Services
    • Shorts: Übi Care
Red Star France national football team Grégory Poirier France national football team Ryad Hachem Italy Kappa TRUST'iT
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Reims Belgium national football team Karel Geraerts Malta national football team Teddy Teuma Germany Puma Yasuda
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Rodez France national football team Didier Santini France national football team Raphaël Lipinski Germany Adidas E.Leclerc
List
Saint-Étienne Norway national football team Eirik Horneland France national football team Gautier Larsonneur Denmark Hummel Loire
List
    • Front: Kelyps Intérim, BYmyCAR, Terroir Halles
    • Back: Siléane
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Kapriol, Desjoyaux
Troyes France national football team Stéphane Dumont France national football team Adrien Monfray Germany Puma Troyes
List
  1. ^ Interim.
  2. ^ Apparel made by club.
  3. ^ Applied on home shirt
  4. ^ Applied on away shirt
  5. ^ Applied on third shirt

Managerial changes

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Pre-season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Dunkerque Portugal Gonçalo Feio End of contract 30 June 2025 Spain Albert Sánchez 30 July 2025[17]

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment

Standings

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Troyes 9 6 2 1 19 9 +10 20 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Saint-Étienne 9 6 2 1 19 10 +9 20
3 Pau 9 6 2 1 16 8 +8 20 Qualification for promotion play-off semi-final
4 Red Star 9 5 2 2 15 9 +6 17 Qualification for promotion play-off quarter-final
5 Reims 9 4 2 3 14 13 +1 14
6 Guingamp 9 4 2 3 16 19 −3 14
7 Nancy 9 3 3 3 10 11 −1 12
8 Rodez 9 3 3 3 8 11 −3 12
9 Montpellier 9 3 2 4 8 10 −2 11
10 Dunkerque 9 2 4 3 16 14 +2 10
11 Le Mans 9 2 4 3 11 12 −1 10
12 Clermont 9 2 4 3 9 13 −4 10
13 Amiens 9 2 3 4 11 13 −2 9
14 Grenoble 9 2 3 4 10 12 −2 9
15 Annecy 9 2 3 4 9 12 −3 9
16 Boulogne 9 3 0 6 7 11 −4 9 Qualification for relegation play-off
17 Laval 9 1 5 3 7 11 −4 8 Relegation to Ligue 3
18 Bastia 9 0 4 5 4 11 −7 4
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2025. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points

Position by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Amiens827810591213
Annecy18171114158111415
Bastia171517181818181818
Boulogne3813161717161716
Clermont91157116101012
Dunkerque1191491214151110
Grenoble161416171316171614
Guingamp5131815913866
Laval7101212812141517
Le Mans6128131615121311
Montpellier1249101471379
Nancy15733510687
Pau132244333
Red Star13166422444
Reims10510569555
Rodez14181511711798
Saint-Étienne411111122
Troyes264633211
Promotion to the Ligue 1
Qualification for the Promotion play-off semi-final
Qualification for the Promotion play-off quarter-final
Qualification for the Relegation play-off
Relegation to the Ligue 3
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2025. Source: Ligue 2

Results

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Fixture and results

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Home \ Away AMI ANN BAS BOU CLE DUN GRE GUI LAV LMA MON NAN PAU RED REI ROD STE TRO
Amiens 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1
Annecy 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1
Bastia 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–3
Boulogne 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–1
Clermont 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0
Dunkerque 6–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–0
Grenoble 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–1
Guingamp 2–1 3–3 1–0 2–2 0–4
Laval 0–3 0–0 0–1 3–3
Le Mans 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–2
Montpellier 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2
Nancy 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–1
Pau 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–3 2–0
Red Star 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–3
Reims 4–1 2–4 1–0 1–0
Rodez 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2
Saint-Étienne 1–1 2–3 3–2 4–0
Troyes 3–1 2–1 5–2 1–0 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2025. Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
AmiensDWLDDWLLL
AnnecyLDWLDWLLD
BastiaLDLLDLLDD
BoulogneWLLLLLWLW
ClermontDDWDLWLDL
DunkerqueDDLWLDLWD
GrenobleLDLDWLLDW
GuingampDLLWWLWWD
LavalDDDDWLLLD
Le MansDLWLLDWDD
MontpellierDWLDLWLWL
NancyDWWDLLWLD
PauWDWDLWWWW
Red StarDLWWWWLWD
ReimsDWLWDLWWL
RodezDLDWWLWLD
Saint-ÉtienneDWWDWWWLW
TroyesWDWLWWWWD
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2025. Source: Ligue 2

Notes:

Promotion & relegation play-off

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Promotion play-offs

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A promotion play-off competition is held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2024–25 Ligue 2, and the 16th-placed team in Ligue 1.

Bracket

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Quarter-final Semi-final Final
           
3 L2 3rd-placed of Ligue 2
Winner of quarter-final
4 L2 4th-placed of Ligue 2
5 L2 5th-placed of Ligue 2
Winner of semi-final
16 L1 16th-placed of Ligue 1

Matches

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Quarter-final

2026 4th-placed of Ligue 2 v 5th-placed of Ligue 2
--:-- UTC+1

Semi-final

2026 3rd-placed of Ligue 2 v Winner of quarter-final
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Final

2026 Winner of semi-final v 16th-placed of Ligue 1
--:-- UTC+1
2026 16th-placed of Ligue 1 v Winner of semi-final
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Relegation play-offs

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The 16th-placed teams of the Ligue 2 faces the 3rd-placed team of the National.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
16th-placed of Ligue 2 PO 3rd-placed of National TBD TBD

Matches

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First leg

2026 3rd-placed of National v 16th-placed of Ligue 2
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Second leg

2026 16th-placed of Ligue 2 v 3rd-placed of National
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Season statistics

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Top Goalscorers

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Rank Player Club goal
1 Morocco Tawfik Bentayeb Troyes 5
2 France Damien Durand Red Star 4
France Enzo Bardeli USL Dunderque
Belgium Lucas Stassin AS Saint-Étienne
France Jaurès Assoumou Troyes
5 France Dame Guèye Le Mans 3
France Ethan Clavreul Laval
France Jovany Ikanga A Ngele Troyes
France Martin Adeline Troyes
Guadeloupe Taïryk Arconte Rodez
France Donacien Gomis Guingamp
Mali Anto Sekongo USL Dunderque

Top Assists

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Hat-trick

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Clean sheets

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Discipline

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Attendances

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Overall

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Amiens 0 0 0 0 n/a
2 Annecy 0 0 0 0 n/a
3 Bastia 0 0 0 0 n/a
4 Boulogne 0 0 0 0 n/a
5 Clermont 0 0 0 0 n/a
6 Dunkerque 0 0 0 0 n/a
7 Grenoble 0 0 0 0 n/a
8 Guingamp 0 0 0 0 n/a
9 Laval 0 0 0 0 n/a
10 Le Mans 0 0 0 0 n/a
11 Montpellier 0 0 0 0 n/a
12 Nancy 0 0 0 0 n/a
13 Pau 0 0 0 0 n/a
14 Red Star 0 0 0 0 n/a
15 Reims 0 0 0 0 n/a
16 Rodez 0 0 0 0 n/a
17 Saint-Étienne 0 0 0 0 n/a
18 Troyes 0 0 0 0 n/a
League total 0 0 0 0 n/a

Source: Ligue 2
Notes:
Teams played previous season in Ligue 1
Teams played previous season in National

Home match played

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As of future
Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total
Amiens
Annecy
Bastia
Boulogne
Clermont
Dunkerque
Grenoble
Guingamp
Laval
Le Mans
Montpellier
Nancy
Pau
Red Star
Reims
Rodez
Saint-Étienne
Troyes
League total 0

Source: Ligue 2

See also

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References

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