Friday , 6 November 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

Fri, 6 Nov

Dijon Football Cote d'Or
06.11
19:00
Red Star FC
Montpellier HSC
06.11
19:00
FC Metz
Grenoble Foot 38
06.11
19:00
Stade de Reims
USL Dunkerque
06.11
19:00
En Avant Guingamp
US Boulogne Cote d'Opale
06.11
19:00
FC Annecy
AS Nancy-Lorraine
06.11
19:00
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Sat, 7 Nov

Clermont Foot 63
07.11
13:00
Rodez Aveyron Football
Pau FC
07.11
19:00
FC Nantes

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 11 8 1 2 25
2 Montpellier HSC 11 7 3 1 24
3 AS Nancy-Lorraine 11 7 1 3 22
4 Stade de Reims 11 5 6 0 21
5 Pau FC 11 6 2 3 20
6 Red Star FC 11 5 2 4 17
7 FC Annecy 11 5 1 5 16
8 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 11 4 3 4 15
9 En Avant Guingamp 11 4 2 5 14
10 FC Metz 11 3 5 3 14
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 11 4 1 6 13
12 USL Dunkerque 11 3 3 5 12
13 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 11 2 5 4 11
14 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 11 1 7 3 10
15 FC Nantes 11 2 3 6 9
16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 11 2 3 6 9
17 Clermont Foot 63 11 0 8 3 8
18 Grenoble Foot 38 11 2 2 7 8

Ligue 2 attack & defence

# Team GF GA GD CS Attack
1 AS Saint-Etienne 23 11 +12 5
2 Stade de Reims 22 12 +10 3
3 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 20 19 +1 0
4 FC Metz 17 17 +0 1
5 Rodez Aveyron Football 17 22 -5 1
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 16 9 +7 5
7 Pau FC 16 11 +5 2
8 En Avant Guingamp 16 15 +1 3
9 Montpellier HSC 16 6 +10 7
10 FC Annecy 14 15 -1 3
11 Red Star FC 14 16 -2 3
12 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 14 21 -7 1
13 USL Dunkerque 14 17 -3 0
14 FC Nantes 12 18 -6 2
15 Clermont Foot 63 10 15 -5 3
16 Grenoble Foot 38 10 20 -10 3
17 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 8 14 -6 4
18 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 7 8 -1 4

Ligue 2 home & away records

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

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

Ligue 2 card discipline

# Team 🟨 2Y 🟥 M Y/G
1 USL Dunkerque 26 1 2 11 2.4
2 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 26 2 1 11 2.4
3 Red Star FC 27 2 0 11 2.5
4 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 24 0 2 10 2.4
5 Grenoble Foot 38 28 0 0 10 2.8
6 Pau FC 27 0 0 11 2.5
7 En Avant Guingamp 22 1 1 11 2.0
8 Montpellier HSC 26 0 0 11 2.4
9 Stade de Reims 19 1 1 9 2.1
10 FC Metz 19 1 0 10 1.9
11 FC Nantes 21 0 0 10 2.1
12 AS Nancy-Lorraine 15 1 1 8 1.9
13 AS Saint-Etienne 20 0 0 11 1.8
14 FC Annecy 16 0 1 8 2.0
15 Clermont Foot 63 17 0 0 9 1.9

Ligue 2 goal timing

33
1-15'
12%
34
16-30'
13%
47
31-45'
18%
47
46-60'
18%
46
61-75'
17%
59
76-90'
22%

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

Ligue 2 score-first win rate

# Team Scored 1st Wins Win % Bar
1 Rodez Aveyron Football 3 3 100%
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 7 100%
3 AS Saint-Etienne 10 8 80%
4 Montpellier HSC 9 7 78%
5 Red Star FC 7 5 71%
6 Pau FC 7 5 71%
7 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 3 2 67%
8 Grenoble Foot 38 3 2 67%
9 FC Annecy 8 5 63%
10 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 5 3 60%
11 En Avant Guingamp 6 3 50%
12 FC Nantes 5 2 40%
13 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 5 2 40%
14 FC Metz 3 1 33%
15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 3 1 33%

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 27 59% 30% 11%
Level at HT 44 36% 36% 27%
Away leading at HT 28 68% 18% 14%

Based on 99 finished matches this season with half-time scores recorded

Ligue 2 Top scorers

# Player Goals
1 Yaya Fofana 9
2 Pape Fall 8
3 Augustine Boakye 6

Ligue 2 Top assists

# Player Assists
1 Jakob Breum 5
2 Ilyes Housni 4
3 Ethan Clavreul 4

Ligue 2 Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Alexandre Olliero 20
2 Paul Delecroix 17
3 Gaetan Poussin 16

Ligue 2 Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 Demba Thiam 6
2 Donatien Gomis 6
3 Armel Zohouri 6