Tuesday , 22 September 2026

Ligue 2 2026/2027

Ligue 2
FRA 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
ES Troyes AC 2025–2026

Ligue 2 fixtures

Sat, 19 Sep

FC Metz
2:2
AS Saint-Etienne
US Boulogne Cote d'Opale
1:2
FC Nantes
En Avant Guingamp
1:3
Red Star FC

Fri, 18 Sep

FC Annecy
1:2
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
Grenoble Foot 38
1:1
Clermont Foot 63

Ligue 2 top clubs

Ligue 2 past winners

# Team Season
1 ES Troyes AC 2025/26
2 FC Lorient 2024/25
3 AJ Auxerre 2023/24
4 Le Havre AC 2022/23
5 Toulouse FC 2021/22
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6 ES Troyes AC 2020/21
7 FC Lorient 2019/20
8 FC Metz 2018/19
9 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2017/18
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2016/17
11 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2015/16
12 ES Troyes AC 2014/15
13 FC Metz 2013/14
14 SC Bastia 2011/12
15 Thonon Évian Grand Genève FC 2010/11
16 SM Caen 2009/10
17 Racing Club de Lens 2008/09
18 Le Havre AC 2007/08
19 FC Metz 2006/07

Ligue 2 Matchday

# Team M W D L P Form
1 AS Saint-Etienne 7 5 1 1 16
2 Red Star FC 7 4 2 1 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 3 4 0 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 3 3 1 12
5 FC Metz 7 2 4 1 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 3 1 3 10
7 FC Annecy 7 3 1 3 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 7 2 4 1 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 2 3 2 9
10 Pau FC 7 2 2 3 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 2 2 3 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 2 2 3 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 2 2 3 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 2 1 4 7
15 FC Nantes 7 2 1 4 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 0 6 1 6
17 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 7 0 5 2 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 1 2 4 5

Ligue 2 attack & defence

# Team GF GA GD CS Attack
1 AS Saint-Etienne 19 8 +11 2
2 Stade de Reims 15 9 +6 1
3 Rodez Aveyron Football 14 16 -2 0
4 En Avant Guingamp 10 12 -2 1
5 USL Dunkerque 10 12 -2 0
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 10 10 +0 0
7 FC Metz 10 7 +3 1
8 FC Nantes 9 13 -4 1
9 Red Star FC 9 7 +2 3
10 FC Annecy 9 9 +0 2
11 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 8 14 -6 0
12 Grenoble Foot 38 8 11 -3 3
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 8 7 +1 3
14 Montpellier HSC 6 5 +1 4
15 Pau FC 6 6 +0 2
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 4 5 -1 4
17 Clermont Foot 63 4 6 -2 3
18 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 3 5 -2 3

Ligue 2 home & away records

# Team HW HD HL AW AD AL Split
1 AS Saint-Etienne 3 0 0 2 1 1
2 Red Star FC 1 1 1 3 1 0
3 Montpellier HSC 1 2 0 2 1 1
4 FC Annecy 1 1 1 2 0 2
5 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1 0 2 2 1 1
6 Stade de Reims 1 3 0 2 1 0
7 USL Dunkerque 2 1 1 0 1 2
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2 0 1 0 4 0
9 En Avant Guingamp 2 1 1 0 1 2
10 Rodez Aveyron Football 1 1 2 1 0 2
11 Grenoble Foot 38 0 2 1 2 0 2
12 FC Nantes 1 0 2 1 1 2
13 Pau FC 1 1 2 1 1 1
14 FC Metz 2 2 0 0 2 1
15 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1 0 2 1 3 0
16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 1 1 2 0 1 2
17 Clermont Foot 63 0 4 0 0 2 1
18 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 3 1 0 2 1

H = home, A = away — W/D/L per venue type

Ligue 2 card discipline

# Team 🟨 2Y 🟥 M Y/G
1 USL Dunkerque 18 0 2 7 2.6
2 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 19 2 0 7 2.7
3 Red Star FC 20 1 0 7 2.9
4 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 14 0 1 7 2.0
5 Montpellier HSC 17 0 0 7 2.4
6 Stade de Reims 12 1 1 6 2.0
7 Grenoble Foot 38 17 0 0 6 2.8
8 En Avant Guingamp 12 0 1 7 1.7
9 Pau FC 15 0 0 7 2.1
10 FC Annecy 11 0 1 6 1.8
11 FC Metz 11 1 0 6 1.8
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 0 0 6 2.0
13 AS Saint-Etienne 11 0 0 7 1.6
14 Clermont Foot 63 11 0 0 6 1.8
15 AS Nancy-Lorraine 8 0 1 4 2.0

Ligue 2 goal timing

19
1-15'
12%
17
16-30'
10%
30
31-45'
19%
32
46-60'
20%
31
61-75'
19%
33
76-90'
20%

Goals scored per 15-minute interval this season (excluding own goals)

Ligue 2 score-first win rate

# Team Scored 1st Wins Win % Bar
1 AS Nancy-Lorraine 3 3 100%
2 AS Saint-Etienne 7 5 71%
3 Red Star FC 6 4 67%
4 FC Nantes 3 2 67%
5 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 3 2 67%
6 Montpellier HSC 5 3 60%
7 Pau FC 4 2 50%
8 FC Annecy 6 3 50%
9 USL Dunkerque 3 1 33%
10 En Avant Guingamp 4 1 25%

Teams with ≥3 first goals this season, ranked by win %

Ligue 2 half-time leads

HT situation Games FT Win FT Draw FT Loss
Home leading at HT 15 47% 33% 20%
Level at HT 34 32% 44% 24%
Away leading at HT 14 57% 21% 21%

Based on 63 finished matches this season with half-time scores recorded

Ligue 2 Top scorers

# Player Goals
1 Yaya Fofana 6
2 Pape Fall 5
3 Augustine Boakye 4

Ligue 2 Top assists

# Player Assists
1 Ethan Clavreul 3
2 Irvin Cardona 3
3 Jessy Deminguet 2

Ligue 2 Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Mamadou Samassa 14
2 Maxime Dupe 13
3 Adrian Ortola 12

Ligue 2 Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 Donatien Gomis 6
2 Armel Zohouri 6
3 Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro 4