Saturday , 16 May 2026

Ligue 2

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, 9 May

AS Nancy-Lorraine
3:2
USL Dunkerque
AS Saint-Etienne
5:0
Amiens SC
Clermont Foot 63
1:0
En Avant Guingamp
FC Annecy
1:2
Rodez Aveyron Football
Red Star FC
1:1
Montpellier HSC

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 standings

# Team M W D L GD Pts Form
1 ES Troyes AC 34 20 7 7 27 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 16 14 4 19 62
3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 18 6 10 21 60
4 Red Star FC 34 16 10 8 11 58
5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 15 13 6 6 58
6 Stade de Reims 34 14 14 6 18 56
7 FC Annecy 34 15 7 12 10 52
8 Montpellier HSC 34 14 9 11 10 51
9 Pau FC 34 12 9 13 -14 45
10 USL Dunkerque 34 11 10 13 8 43
11 En Avant Guingamp 34 10 10 14 -7 40
12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 8 15 11 -6 39
13 Clermont Foot 63 34 9 10 15 -6 37
14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 9 10 15 -17 37
15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 9 9 16 -15 36
16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 6 14 14 -18 32
17 SC Bastia 34 5 13 16 -19 28
18 Amiens SC 34 6 6 22 -28 24

Ligue 2 points per game

# Team PPG Win% Draw% Loss% Performance
1 ES Troyes AC 1.97 59% 21% 21%
2 Le Mans FC 1.82 47% 41% 12%
3 AS Saint-Etienne 1.76 53% 18% 29%
4 Red Star FC 1.71 47% 29% 24%
5 Rodez Aveyron Football 1.71 44% 38% 18%
6 Stade de Reims 1.65 41% 41% 18%
7 FC Annecy 1.53 44% 21% 35%
8 Montpellier HSC 1.50 41% 26% 32%
9 Pau FC 1.32 35% 26% 38%
10 USL Dunkerque 1.26 32% 29% 38%
11 En Avant Guingamp 1.18 29% 29% 41%
12 Grenoble Foot 38 1.15 24% 44% 32%
13 Clermont Foot 63 1.09 26% 29% 44%
14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1.09 26% 29% 44%
15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 1.06 26% 26% 47%
16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0.94 18% 41% 41%
17 SC Bastia 0.82 15% 38% 47%
18 Amiens SC 0.71 18% 18% 65%

Ligue 2 attack & defence

# Team GF GA GD CS Attack
1 ES Troyes AC 60 33 +27 12
2 AS Saint-Etienne 59 38 +21 13
3 USL Dunkerque 53 45 +8 6
4 Stade de Reims 53 35 +18 15
5 FC Annecy 49 39 +10 11
6 Pau FC 48 62 -14 10
7 Le Mans FC 48 31 +17 14
8 Red Star FC 45 37 +8 13
9 Rodez Aveyron Football 45 39 +6 7
10 En Avant Guingamp 42 49 -7 9
11 Montpellier HSC 41 31 +10 12
12 Clermont Foot 63 38 44 -6 6
13 Amiens SC 37 65 -28 5
14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 35 52 -17 7
15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 49 -15 9
16 Grenoble Foot 38 33 39 -6 10
17 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 30 48 -18 8
18 SC Bastia 23 37 -14 11

Ligue 2 home & away records

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

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

Ligue 2 card discipline

# Team 🟨 2Y 🟥 M Y/G
1 Grenoble Foot 38 12 0 1 6 2.0
2 Clermont Foot 63 11 0 1 5 2.2
3 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 1 0 4 3.0
4 Amiens SC 10 0 1 6 1.7
5 SC Bastia 10 0 1 4 2.5
6 ES Troyes AC 11 1 0 5 2.2
7 Stade de Reims 13 0 0 5 2.6
8 Pau FC 12 0 0 4 3.0
9 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 0 0 5 2.4
10 AS Saint-Etienne 10 0 0 6 1.7
11 USL Dunkerque 10 0 0 6 1.7
12 Montpellier HSC 6 1 0 5 1.2
13 FC Annecy 6 1 0 4 1.5
14 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 0 0 5 1.4
15 Red Star FC 7 0 0 4 1.8

Ligue 2 goal timing

18
1-15'
15%
24
16-30'
19%
16
31-45'
13%
21
46-60'
17%
18
61-75'
15%
27
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 FC Annecy 3 3 100%
2 Rodez Aveyron Football 4 3 75%
3 SC Bastia 3 2 67%
4 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 3 2 67%
5 Grenoble Foot 38 4 2 50%
6 ES Troyes AC 4 2 50%
7 AS Nancy-Lorraine 3 1 33%
8 Pau FC 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 95 67% 27% 5%
Level at HT 132 32% 42% 26%
Away leading at HT 77 74% 14% 12%

Based on 304 finished matches this season with half-time scores recorded

Ligue 2 Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Esteban Salles 18
2 Alexis Sauvage 15
3 Gaetan Poussin 10

Ligue 2 Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 Augustine Boakye 4
2 Baptiste Mouazan 4
3 Mehdi Merghem 3