2025–26 Ligue 2


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.
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Overview

Promoted and relegation teams (pre-season)

FC Lorient and Paris FC were promoted to Ligue 1 after one and seven years in Ligue 2, respectively.
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.
Montpellier and Saint-Étienne will return to Ligue 2 after sixteen years and one year being in Ligue 1, respectively.
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 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.

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.
AC Ajaccio were relegated due to financial problems. They will return to the Championnat National after 27 years. 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.

Teams

To Ligue 2

Promoted from National
Relegated from Ligue 1

From Ligue 2

Promoted to Ligue 1
Relegated to National
Administratively relegated to Régional 2
Administratively relegated to Départemental 3

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity2024–25 season
AmiensStade de la Licorne12,097
AnnecyParc des Sports15,660
BastiaStade Armand Cesari16,078
↑Boulogne-sur-MerStade de la Libération9,534
Clermont-FerrandStade Gabriel Montpied11,980
DunkirkStade Marcel Tribut4,933
GrenobleStade des Alpes20,068
GuingampStade de Roudourou18,378
LavalStade Francis Le Basser18,607
↑Le MansStade Marie-Marvingt25,000
↓MontpellierStade de la Mosson32,900
↑NancyStade Marcel Picot20,087
PauNouste Camp4,031
Paris Stade Bauer10,000
↓ReimsStade Auguste-Delaune21,029
RodezStade Paul Lignon5,955
↓Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy Guichard41,965
TroyesStade de l'Aube21,684

↓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.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerMain kit sponsorOther kit sponsor
PumaIntersport
AdidasMSC Cruises
AdidasCorsica Ferries
Jako
Kappa
HummelIntersport
Nike
KappaBreizh Cola
KappaLactel
KappaLe Mans
NikeSwile
DecathlonHyundai
JomaPau
KappaTRUST'iT
PumaYasuda
AdidasE.Leclerc
HummelLoire
PumaTroyes

  1. Interim.
  2. Apparel made by club.
  3. Applied on home shirt
  4. Applied on away shirt
  5. Applied on third shirt

Standings

League table


Results

Results by round

Notes:

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.

Matches

Quarter-final
Semi-final
'''Final'''

Relegation play-offs

The 16th-placed teams of the Ligue 2 faces the 3rd-placed team of the National.

Summary


Matches

First leg
'''Second leg'''

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1

Attendances

Home match played

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