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Season | 2025–26 |
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Dates | 9 August 2025 – 8 May 2026 |
Matches played | 81 |
Goals scored | 209 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tawfik Bentayeb (5 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dunderque 6–2 Amiens (26 September 2025) |
Biggest away win | Amiens 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 scoring | Dunderque 6–2 Amiens (26 September 2025) |
Longest winning run | Red Star (3 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Saint Ettiene (5 matches) |
Longest winless run | Bastia (4 matches) |
Longest losing run | Boulougne (4 matches) |
Highest attendance | 35,729 |
Lowest attendance | 442 |
Average attendance | 8,247 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
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]
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]
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]
To Ligue 2[edit]Promoted from National Relegated from Ligue 1 |
From Ligue 2[edit]Promoted to Ligue 1 Relegated to National Administratively relegated to Régional 1
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↓ | Relegated from the Ligue 1 |
↑ | Promoted from the National |
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) |
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Annecy | ![]() |
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MSC Cruises | List
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Corsica Ferries | List
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Boulogne | ![]() |
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Clermont | ![]() |
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Dunkerque | ![]() |
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Intersport | List
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Grenoble | ![]() |
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Guingamp | ![]() |
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Breizh Cola | List
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Laval | ![]() |
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Lactel | List
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Le Mans | ![]() |
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Le Mans | List
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Montpellier | ![]() |
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Swile | List
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Nancy | ![]() |
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Hyundai | List
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Pau | ![]() |
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Pau | List
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Red Star | ![]() |
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TRUST'iT | List
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Reims | ![]() |
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Yasuda | List
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Rodez | ![]() |
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E.Leclerc | List
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Saint-Étienne | ![]() |
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Loire | List
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Troyes | ![]() |
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Troyes | List
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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End of contract | 30 June 2025 | ![]() |
30 July 2025[17] |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Week | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
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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 |
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 |
Notes:
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.
Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
3 L2 | 3rd-placed of Ligue 2 | |||||||||||||||
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4 L2 | 4th-placed of Ligue 2 | |||||||||||||||
5 L2 | 5th-placed of Ligue 2 | |||||||||||||||
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16 L1 | 16th-placed of Ligue 1 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter-final
2026 | 4th-placed of Ligue 2 | v | 5th-placed of Ligue 2 | |
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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 | |
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2026 | 16th-placed of Ligue 1 | v | Winner of semi-final | |
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The 16th-placed teams of the Ligue 2 faces the 3rd-placed team of the National.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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16th-placed of Ligue 2 | PO | 3rd-placed of National | TBD | TBD |
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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Rank | Player | Club | goal |
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Troyes | 5 |
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Red Star | 4 |
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Le Mans | 3 |
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USL Dunderque |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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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:
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Teams played previous season in Ligue 1
‡ Teams played previous season in National
Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total |
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League total | 0 |
Source: Ligue 2
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