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 runTroyes
Red Star
Pau
(4 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 Senegal national football team Omar Daf France national football team Victor Lobry Germany Puma Intersport
List
Annecy France national football team Laurent Guyot Algeria national football team Ahmed Kashi Germany Adidas MSC Cruises
List
    • Front: Mediaco Vrac, TeamWork
    • Back: Stgenergy, Nissan Groupe Maurin
    • Sleeves: Tissier Technique
    • Shorts: LP Charpente, Burger King
Bastia France national football team Réginald Ray France national football team Christophe Vincent Germany 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 France national football team Fabien Dagneaux France national football team Nathan Zohoré Germany Jako
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Clermont France national football team Grégory Proment French Guiana national football team Yoann Salmier Italy Kappa
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Dunkerque Spain national football team Albert Sánchez Guinea-Bissau national football team Opa Sanganté Denmark Hummel Intersport
List
Grenoble France national football team Franck Rizzetto France national football team Gaëtan Paquiez United States Nike
List
List
Guingamp France national football team Sylvain Ripoll France national football team Dylan Louiserre Italy Kappa Breizh Cola
List
    • Front: Celtigel, Creactuel, Ballay
    • Back: Jardiman, Vital Concept
    • Sleeves: Cafés Coïc
    • Shorts: Bernard Jarnoux Crêpier, Tibbloc
Laval France national football team Olivier Frapolli France national football team Sam Sanna Italy Kappa Lactel
List
Le Mans France national football team Patrick Videira France national football team Edwin Quarshie Italy Kappa Le Mans
List
    • Front: Groupe EJ, Legrand
    • Back: E.Leclerc
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Montpellier France national football team Zoumana Camara Switzerland national football team Becir Omeragic United States Nike Swile
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Big M Burger
    • Sleeves: FAUN-Environnement, Kaporal Jeans
    • Shorts: Loxam, Viwone
Nancy Uruguay national football team Pablo Correa Guadeloupe national football team Nicolas Saint-Ruf France Decathlon Hyundai
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Pau France national football team Nicolas Usaï France national football team Jean Ruiz Spain 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 France national football team Grégory Poirier France national football team Ryad Hachem Italy Kappa TRUST'iT
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Reims Belgium national football team Karel Geraerts Malta national football team Teddy Teuma Germany Puma Yasuda
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Rodez France national football team Didier Santini France national football team Raphaël Lipinski Germany Adidas E.Leclerc
List
Saint-Étienne Norway national football team Eirik Horneland France national football team Gautier Larsonneur Denmark Hummel Loire
List
    • Front: Kelyps Intérim, BYmyCAR, Terroir Halles
    • Back: Siléane
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Kapriol, Desjoyaux
Troyes France national football team Stéphane Dumont France national football team Adrien Monfray Germany 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 France Samba Diawara Resigned 18 June 2025 Pre season Belgium national football team Karel Geraerts 19 June 2025
Dunkerque Portugal Gonçalo Feio End of contract 30 June 2025 Spain Albert Sánchez 30 July 2025[17]
Clermont France Sébastien Mazeyrat End of interim spell 23 June 2025 France national football team Grégory Proment 23 June 2025

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Troyes 22 12 5 5 34 22 +12 41 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Reims 23 11 7 5 37 23 +14 40
3 Saint-Étienne 23 12 4 7 39 28 +11 40 Qualification for promotion play-off semi-final
4 Red Star 23 11 7 5 32 23 +9 40 Qualification for promotion play-off quarter-final
5 Le Mans 23 10 9 4 29 23 +6 39
6 Dunkerque 23 10 7 6 39 24 +15 37
7 Montpellier 23 10 4 9 28 24 +4 34
8 Pau 23 9 7 7 34 35 −1 34
9 Annecy 23 9 6 8 30 24 +6 33
10 Guingamp 23 9 6 8 34 35 −1 33
11 Rodez 23 8 9 6 30 31 −1 33
12 Grenoble 23 6 9 8 24 29 −5 27
13 Boulogne 23 7 5 11 25 34 −9 26
14 Nancy 23 7 4 12 21 32 −11 25
15 Clermont 23 5 7 11 25 32 −7 22
16 Amiens 23 6 4 13 28 39 −11 22 Qualification for relegation play-off
17 Laval 23 3 9 11 17 32 −15 18 Relegation to Ligue 3
18 Bastia 22 3 7 12 11 27 −16 16
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 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
Annecy 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 4–0
Bastia 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–3
Boulogne 1–0 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 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0
Dunkerque 6–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0
Grenoble 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–1
Guingamp 0–3 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–0
Laval 0–3 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–3 0–1
Le Mans 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 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 4–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–2
Nancy 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–1
Pau 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 3–3 1–1
Red Star 1–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–3
Reims 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 2–4 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0
Rodez 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Saint-Étienne 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–0 2–1 6–0 3–2 4–0
Troyes 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 5–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 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 Central African Republic Louis Mafouta Guingamp 10
2 Morocco Tawfik Bentayeb Troyes 9
France Damien Durand Red Star
France Thomas Robinet USL Dunkerque
5 Georgia (country) Zuriko Davitashvili AS Saint-Étienne 8
Japan Keito Nakamura Stade Reims
7 France Enzo Bardeli USL Dunkerque 7
France Kader Bamba Clermont Foot
France Ibrahima Baldé Rodez AF
10 Mali Anto Sekongo USL Dunkerque 6
Guinea-Bissau Alexandre Mendy Montpellier
France Giovani Versini Pau

Top Assists

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

Hat-trick

Clean sheets

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