2025–26 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season2025–26
Dates9 August 2025 – 8 May 2026
Matches107
Goals277 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerTawfik Bentayeb
(8 goals)
Biggest home winSaint-Étienne 6–0 Pau
(28 October 2025)
Biggest away winGuingamp 0–4 Red Star (23 August 2025)
Highest scoringBoulogne 2–6 Reims
(28 October 2025)
Dunkerque 6–2 Amiens
(27 September 2025)
Longest winning run
Saint-Étienne
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runTroyes
(8 matches)
Longest winless runBastia
(11 matches)
Longest losing runBoulogne
(5 matches)
Highest attendance35,729
Lowest attendance442
Average attendance8,247
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 31 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

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

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

Changes

Stadiums and locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Ligue 2.
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

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 Omar Daf Victor Lobry Puma Intersport
List
Annecy Laurent Guyot Ahmed Kashi Adidas MSC Cruises
List
    • Front: Mediaco Vrac, TeamWork
    • Back: Stgenergy, Nissan Groupe Maurin
    • Sleeves: Tissier Technique
    • Shorts: LP Charpente, Burger King
Bastia Réginald Ray Christophe Vincent 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 Fabien Dagneaux Nathan Zohoré Jako
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Clermont Grégory Proment Yoann Salmier Kappa
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Dunkerque Albert Sánchez Opa Sanganté Hummel Intersport
List
Grenoble Franck Rizzetto Gaëtan Paquiez Nike
List
List
Guingamp Sylvain Ripoll Dylan Louiserre Kappa Breizh Cola
List
    • Front: Celtigel, Creactuel, Ballay
    • Back: Jardiman, Vital Concept
    • Sleeves: Cafés Coïc
    • Shorts: Bernard Jarnoux Crêpier, Tibbloc
Laval Olivier Frapolli Sam Sanna Kappa Lactel
List
Le Mans Patrick Videira Edwin Quarshie Kappa Le Mans
List
    • Front: Groupe EJ, Legrand
    • Back: E.Leclerc
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Montpellier Zoumana Camara Becir Omeragic Nike Swile
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Big M Burger
    • Sleeves: FAUN-Environnement, Kaporal Jeans
    • Shorts: Loxam, Viwone
Nancy Pablo Correa Nicolas Saint-Ruf Decathlon Hyundai
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Pau Nicolas Usaï Jean Ruiz 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 Grégory Poirier Ryad Hachem Kappa TRUST'iT
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Reims Karel Geraerts Teddy Teuma Puma Yasuda
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Rodez Didier Santini Raphaël Lipinski Adidas E.Leclerc
List
Saint-Étienne Eirik Horneland Gautier Larsonneur Hummel Loire
List
    • Front: Kelyps Intérim, BYmyCAR, Terroir Halles
    • Back: Siléane
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Kapriol, Desjoyaux
Troyes Stéphane Dumont Adrien Monfray 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

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Reims Samba Diawara Resigned 18 June 2025 Pre season Karel Geraerts 19 June 2025
Dunkerque Gonçalo Feio End of contract 30 June 2025 Albert Sánchez 30 July 2025[17]
Clermont Sébastien Mazeyrat End of interim spell 23 June 2025 Grégory Proment 23 June 2025

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Troyes 27 16 6 5 44 27 +17 54 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Saint-Étienne 27 15 5 7 46 29 +17 50
3 Le Mans 27 12 11 4 37 26 +11 47 Qualification for promotion play-off semi-final
4 Red Star 27 12 8 7 34 27 +7 44 Qualification for promotion play-off quarter-final
5 Reims 27 11 10 6 39 26 +13 43
6 Rodez 27 11 10 6 34 32 +2 43
7 Montpellier 27 12 5 10 33 25 +8 41
8 Dunkerque 27 10 9 8 42 29 +13 39
9 Annecy 27 11 6 10 35 30 +5 39
10 Guingamp 27 10 9 8 38 38 0 39
11 Pau 27 10 8 9 40 44 −4 38
12 Boulogne 27 9 6 12 30 38 −8 33
13 Grenoble 27 6 12 9 24 30 −6 30
14 Clermont 27 7 7 13 30 36 −6 28
15 Nancy 27 7 6 14 24 40 −16 27
16 Amiens 27 6 5 16 30 46 −16 23 Qualification for relegation play-off
17 Laval 27 3 11 13 21 39 −18 20 Relegation to Ligue 3
18 Bastia 27 3 10 14 14 33 −19 19
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2026. 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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Amiens827810591213109121214151614151616
Annecy181711141581114151281110121010101098
Bastia1715171818181818181818181818181818181818
Boulogne38131617171617161516161617161416161515
Clermont911571161010121613141511111113111212
Dunkerque11914912141511101311878976646
Grenoble1614161713161716141415151410121311131313
Guingamp51318159138666101099799877
Laval71012128121415171717171716141717171717
Le Mans612813161512131187767554564
Montpellier1249101471379756546889109
Nancy157335106871114131315171515141414
Pau132244333234458677810
Red Star1316642244442322332322
Reims1051056955556586435253
Rodez1418151171179891291113131212121111
Saint-Étienne41111112234233223435
Troyes26463321111111111111
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 26 January 2026. Source: Ligue 2

Results

Fixture and results

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 4–3 1–4 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–2
Annecy 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–2
Bastia 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–3 0–0
Boulogne 4–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–6 1–2 0–1 1–2
Clermont 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0
Dunkerque 6–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Grenoble 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 0–0
Guingamp 1–0 0–3 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–0 1–2 1–0
Laval 0–3 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–3 0–1
Le Mans 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2
Montpellier 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 4–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2
Nancy 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–2 2–4 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–1
Pau 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 3–3 0–3 1–1
Red Star 1–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–3
Reims 0–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 2–4 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0
Rodez 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Saint-Étienne 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 6–0 2–0 3–2 4–0
Troyes 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 5–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 4–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2026. 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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
AmiensDWLDDWLLLWWLLLLLWLLD
AnnecyLDWLDWLLDWWLDLWWLLWW
BastiaLDLLDLLDDLLLWLLLDWWL
BoulogneWLLLLLWLWDLLDDWDLLWD
ClermontDDWDLWLDLLWDLWDDLWLL
DunkerqueDDLWLDLWDLWWWDDWWWWL
GrenobleLDLDWLLDWDLDWWLWDLLD
GuingampDLLWWLWWDDLDWDWLLWWW
LavalDDDDWLLLDLWDLWLLLLLD
Le MansDLWLLDWDDWWDWDWWWDDW
MontpellierDWLDLWLWLWWDWWLLDLLW
NancyDWWDLLWLDLDWLLLLWWLL
PauWDWDLWWWWDLLDDLWLDLD
Red StarDLWWWWLWDWWLWDDWDLWD
ReimsDWLWDLWWLDDWLWWWDWLW
RodezDLDWWLWLDDDWLLDDWDDW
Saint-ÉtienneDWWDWWWLWLDWLWWLDDWL
TroyesWDWLWWWWDWDWDLWDWWWL
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2026. Source: Ligue 2

Notes:

Rescheduled matches

Round Home team Away team Original Date New Date Reason
1 Boulogne Bastia 9 August 2025 16 September 2025 Match was rescheduled due to uncertainty regarding AC Ajaccio's professional licence, which was stripped before the start of the season and automatically promoted Boulogne.[18]
11 Bastia Laval 24 October 2025 25 November 2025 Match was postponed after Stade Lavallois was not able to travel to Corsica due to heavy winds.[19]

Promotion & relegation play-off

Promotion play-offs

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

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

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
--:-- UTC+1

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
--:-- UTC+1

Relegation play-offs

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

Summary

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

First leg

2026 3rd-placed of National v 16th-placed of Ligue 2
--:-- UTC+1

Second leg

2026 16th-placed of Ligue 2 v 3rd-placed of National
--:-- UTC+1

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

As of 26 January 2026
Rank Player Club Goals[20]
1 Louis Mafouta Guingamp 10
2 Tawfik Bentayeb Troyes 9
Damien Durand Red Star
Thomas Robinet USL Dunkerque
5 Zuriko Davitashvili AS Saint-Étienne 8
Keito Nakamura Stade Reims
7 Enzo Bardeli USL Dunkerque 7
Kader Bamba Clermont Foot
Ibrahima Baldé Rodez AF
10 Anto Sekongo USL Dunkerque 6
Alexandre Mendy Montpellier
Giovani Versini Pau

Top Assists

As of 26 January 2026
Rank Player Club Assists[21]
1 Jean Lambert Evans Rodez AF 7
2 Gessime Yassine USL Dunkerque 6
Clément Billemaz FC Annecy
4 Augustine Boakye AS Saint-Étienne 5
Amine Hemia Guingamp
6 Teddy Teuma Stade Reims 4
Martin Adeline Troyes
Geoffrey Kondo USL Dunkerque
7 16 players tied 3

Hat-trick

Clean sheets

As of 8 January 2026
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Gaëtan Poussin Red Star 9
2 Ewen Jaouen Reims 7
Nicolas Kocik Le Mans
4 Gautier Larsonneur AS Saint-Étienne 6
5 Simon Ngapandouetnbu Montpellier 5
Noah Raveyre Pau
7 Théo Guivarch Clermont Foot 4
Nicolas Lemaître Troyes
Mamadou Samassa Laval
Mamadou Diop Grenoble
Florian Escales Annecy
Mathys Niflore USL Dunkerque
Enzo Basilio Nancy
Hillel Konaté Troyes
Johny Placide Bastia
16 Paul Bernardoni Amiens 3
Teddy Bartouche Guingamp
Quentin Braat Rodez AF

Discipline

Attendances

Overall

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

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

References

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  3. ^ "A second Paris football club has reached France's first division". Le Monde. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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  15. ^ Sirieys, Charlotte. "Metz arrache la montée en Ligue 1 après sa victoire en prolongation contre Reims, relégué en Ligue 2" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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