ES Troyes AC lead Ligue 2 with 67 points from 33 matches (goal difference +28).

Ligue 2 2025-2026

Ligue 2 League Format

Ligue 2 is the second tier of French football, operating directly below Ligue 1. The league features 18 clubs, with the top two promoted automatically to Ligue 1 and additional promotion spots decided by play-offs. Ligue 2 is a competitive and well-attended division that regularly features recently relegated Ligue 1 clubs alongside ambitious sides with aspirations of top-flight football. The division has served as a formative ground for many players and managers who went on to significant success in Ligue 1 and beyond.

Defending Champion

FC Lorient 2024–2025

Ligue 2 top clubs

Ligue 2 past winners

#	Team	Season
1	FC Lorient	2024/25
2	AJ Auxerre	2023/24
3	Le Havre AC	2022/23
4	Toulouse FC	2021/22
5	ES Troyes AC	2020/21

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6	FC Lorient	2019/20
7	FC Metz	2018/19
8	Stade Rennais FC 1901	2017/18
9	RC Strasbourg Alsace	2016/17
10	AS Nancy-Lorraine	2015/16
11	ES Troyes AC	2014/15
12	FC Metz	2013/14
13	SC Bastia	2011/12
14	Thonon Évian Grand Genève FC	2010/11
15	SM Caen	2009/10
16	Racing Club de Lens	2008/09
17	Le Havre AC	2007/08
18	FC Metz	2006/07

Ligue 2 standings

#	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	ES Troyes AC	33	20	7	6	28	67
2	Le Mans FC	33	15	14	4	17	59
3	AS Saint-Etienne	33	17	6	10	16	57
4	Red Star FC	33	16	9	8	11	57
5	Rodez Aveyron Football	33	14	13	6	5	55
6	Stade de Reims	33	13	14	6	16	53
7	FC Annecy	33	15	7	11	11	52
8	Montpellier HSC	33	14	8	11	10	50
9	Pau FC	33	12	9	12	-12	45
10	USL Dunkerque	33	11	10	12	9	43
11	En Avant Guingamp	33	10	10	13	-6	40
12	Grenoble Foot 38	33	7	15	11	-7	36
13	US Boulogne Cote d'Opale	33	9	9	15	-14	36
14	Clermont Foot 63	33	8	10	15	-7	34
15	AS Nancy-Lorraine	33	8	10	15	-18	34
16	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	33	5	14	14	-19	29
17	SC Bastia	33	5	13	15	-17	28
18	Amiens SC	33	6	6	21	-23	24

Ligue 2 points per game

#	Team	PPG	Win%	Draw%	Loss%
1	ES Troyes AC	2.03	61%	21%	18%
2	Le Mans FC	1.79	45%	42%	12%
3	AS Saint-Etienne	1.73	52%	18%	30%
4	Red Star FC	1.73	48%	27%	24%
5	Rodez Aveyron Football	1.67	42%	39%	18%
6	Stade de Reims	1.61	39%	42%	18%
7	FC Annecy	1.58	45%	21%	33%
8	Montpellier HSC	1.52	42%	24%	33%
9	Pau FC	1.36	36%	27%	36%
10	USL Dunkerque	1.30	33%	30%	36%
11	En Avant Guingamp	1.21	30%	30%	39%
12	Grenoble Foot 38	1.09	21%	45%	33%
13	US Boulogne Cote d'Opale	1.09	27%	27%	45%
14	Clermont Foot 63	1.03	24%	30%	45%
15	AS Nancy-Lorraine	1.03	24%	30%	45%
16	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	0.88	15%	42%	42%
17	SC Bastia	0.85	15%	39%	45%
18	Amiens SC	0.73	18%	18%	64%