Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Organising body	Ligue de Football Professionnel [en] (LFP)
Founded	1933; 92 years ago (officially); 2002; 23 years ago (as Ligue 2);
Country	France
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Ligue 1
Relegation to	Championnat National (until 2026); Ligue 3 (from 2026)
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de France
Current champions	Lorient (2nd title) ; (2024–25 [en])
Most championships	Le Havre (6 titles)
TV partners	beIN Sports [en]
Website	Ligue2.fr (in French)
	Current: 2025–26 Ligue 2 [en]

Ligue 2, also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is the second division of French football behind Ligue 1. It is contested by 18 clubs and runs on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 1, the first division of French football and the Championnat National, the third division of French football.

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Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Amiens [en]	Amiens	Stade de la Licorne [en]	12,097
Annecy [en]	Annecy	Parc des Sports [en]	15,660
Bastia	Bastia	Stade Armand Cesari [en]	16,078
Boulogne	Boulogne-sur-Mer	Stade de la Libération [en]	9,534
Clermont	Clermont-Ferrand	Stade Gabriel Montpied [en]	11,980
Dunkerque [en]	Dunkerque	Stade Marcel Tribut	4,933
Grenoble	Grenoble	Stade des Alpes [en]	20,068
Guingamp	Guingamp	Stade de Roudourou [en]	18,378
Laval [en]	Laval	Stade Francis Le Basser [en]	18,607
Le Mans	Le Mans	Stade Marie-Marvingt [en]	25,000
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson [en]	32,900
Nancy	Nancy	Stade Marcel Picot [en]	20,087
Pau	Pau	Nouste Camp [en]	4,031
Red Star	Paris (Saint-Ouen)	Stade Bauer [en]	10,000
Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste-Delaune [en]	21,029
Rodez [en]	Rodez	Stade Paul Lignon [en]	5,955
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy Guichard [en]	41,965
Troyes	Troyes	Stade de l'Aube [en]	21,684

Club	Winners	Last win
Le Havre	6	2022–23 [en]
Nancy	5	2015–16 [en]
Metz	4	2018–19 [en]
Lens	4	2008–09 [en]
Nice	4	1993–94 [en]
Lille	4	1999–2000 [en]
Montpellier	3	1986–87 [en]
Saint-Étienne	3	2003–04 [en]
Strasbourg	3	2016–17 [en]
Toulouse	3	2021–22 [en]
Lyon	3	1988–89 [en]
Rennes	2	1982–83 [en]
Valenciennes	2	2005–06 [en]
Angers	2	1975–76 [en]
Red Star	2	1938–39 [en]
Sochaux	2	2000–01 [en]
Ajaccio	2	2001–02 [en]
Caen	2	2009–10 [en]
Troyes	2	2020–21 [en]
Lorient	2	2024–25 [en]
Alès	2	1956–57 [en]
FC Nancy	2	1957–58 [en]
Reims	2	2017–18 [en]
Grenoble	2	1961–62 [en]
Bastia	2	2011–12 [en]
Auxerre	2	2023–24 [en]
Nîmes	1	1949–50 [en]
Sedan	1	1954–55 [en]
Brest	1	1980–81 [en]
Marseille	1	1994–95 [en]
Monaco	1	2012–13 [en]
Rouen	1	1935–36 [en]
Stade Français [en]	1	1951–52 [en]
Toulouse FC (1937) [en]	1	1952–53 [en]
Tours	1	1983–84 [en]
Bordeaux	1	1991–92 [en]
Paris Saint-Germain	1	1970–71 [en]
Gueugnon	1	1978–79 [en]
RCF Paris [en]	1	1985–86 [en]
Martigues	1	1992–93 [en]
Châteauroux	1	1996–97 [en]
Evian [en]	1	2010–11 [en]

Ligue 2

Current clubs

List (2025–26 season)

Winners

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