The French second division Champions are the winners of the second highest league of football in France, Ligue 2.

The winner also earns promotion to the first division Ligue 1, as do the second-place and third-place finisher. Ligue 2 was inaugurated in the 1933–34 season under the authority of the French Football Federation. Following World War II, the league assumed its identity under the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

Ligue 2 champions List of Ligue 2 winners and runners-up: Season Winners Runners-up 1933–34 Gr. North: Red Star (1)Gr. South: Alès (1) Gr. North: RouenGr. South: Saint-Étienne 1934–35 Metz (1) Valenciennes 1935–36 Rouen (1) RC Roubaix 1936–37 Lens (1) Valenciennes 1937–38 Le Havre (1) Saint-Étienne 1938–39 Red Star (2) Rennes 1939–45 World War II 1945–46 Gr. North: FC Nancy (1)Gr. South: Montpellier (1) Gr. North: Stade FrançaisGr. South: Toulouse (1937) 1946–47 Sochaux (1) Alès 1947–48 Nice (1) Colmar 1948–49 Lens (2) Bordeaux 1949–50 Nîmes (1) Le Havre 1950–51 Lyon (1) Metz 1951–52 Stade Français (1) Montpellier 1952–53 Toulouse (1937) (1) Monaco 1953–54 Lyon (2) Troyes 1954–55 Sedan (1) Red Star 1955–56 Rennes (1) Angers 1956–57 Alès (2) Béziers 1957–58 FC Nancy (2) Rennes 1958–59 Le Havre (2) Stade Français 1959–60 Grenoble (1) FC Nancy 1960–61 Montpellier (2) Metz 1961–62 Grenoble (2) Valenciennes 1962–63 Saint-Étienne (1) Nantes 1963–64 Lille (1) Sochaux 1964–65 Nice (2) Red Star 1965–66 Reims (1) Marseille 1966–67 Ajaccio (1) Metz 1967–68 Bastia (1) Nîmes 1968–69 Angers (1) Angoulême 1969–70 Nice (3) Nancy 1970–71 Gr. North: LilleGr. Centre: Paris Saint-Germain (1)Gr. South: Monaco Gr. North: ChaumontGr. Centre: RouenGr. South: Avignon 1971–72 Gr. A: SedanGr. B: Valenciennes (1)Gr. C: Strasbourg Gr. A: TroyesGr. B: LimogesGr. C: Avignon 1972–73 Gr. A: Lens (3)Gr. B: Troyes Gr. A: BoulogneGr. B: Monaco 1973–74 Gr. A: Lille (2)Gr. B: Red Star Gr. A: ValenciennesGr. B: Paris Saint-Germain 1974–75 Gr. A: ValenciennesGr. B: Nancy (1) Gr. A: RouenGr. B: Avignon 1975–76 Gr. A: RennesGr. B: Angers (2) Gr. A: LavalGr. B: Red Star 1976–77 Gr. A: MonacoGr. B: Strasbourg (1) Gr. A: GueugnonGr. B: Rouen 1977–78 Gr. A: AngersGr. B: Lille (3) Gr. A: BesançonGr. B: Paris FC 1978–79 Gr. A: Gueugnon (1)Gr. B: Brest Gr. A: AvignonGr. B: Lens 1979–80 Gr. A: ToursGr. B: Auxerre (1) Gr. A: RennesGr. B: Avignon 1980–81 Gr. A: MontpellierGr. B: Brest (1) Gr. A: ToulouseGr. B: Nœux-les-Mines 1981–82 Gr. A: Toulouse (1)Gr. B: Rouen Gr. A: ThononGr. B: Mulhouse 1982–83 Gr. A: Rennes (2)Gr. B: Toulon Gr. A: NîmesGr. B: Reims 1983–84 Gr. A: MarseilleGr. B: Tours (1) Gr. A: NiceGr. B: RCF Paris 1984–85 Gr. A: Le Havre (3)Gr. B: Nice Gr. A: MulhouseGr. B: Saint-Étienne 1985–86 Gr. A: Saint-ÉtienneGr. B: RCF Paris (1) Gr. A: AlèsGr. B: Mulhouse 1986–87 Gr. A: NiortGr. B: Montpellier (3) Gr. A: CaenGr. B: Lyon 1987–88 Gr. A: Sochaux (2) Gr. B: Strasbourg (2) Gr. A: LyonGr. B: Caen 1988–89 Gr. A: MulhouseGr. B: Lyon (3) Gr. A: BrestGr. B: Nîmes 1989–90 Gr. A: Nancy (2)Gr. B: Rennes Gr. A: StrasbourgGr. B: Valenciennes 1990–91 Gr. A: NîmesGr. B: Le Havre (4) Gr. A: StrasbourgGr. B: Lens 1991–92 Gr. A: ValenciennesGr. B: Bordeaux (1) Gr. A: AngersGr. B: Strasbourg 1992–93 Gr. A: Martigues (1)Gr. B: Angers Gr. A: CannesGr. B: Rennes 1993–94 Nice (4) Rennes 1994–95 Marseille (1) Guingamp 1995–96 Caen (1) Marseille 1996–97 Châteauroux (1) Toulouse 1997–98 Nancy (3) Lorient 1998–99 Saint-Étienne (2) Sedan 1999–2000 Lille (4) Guingamp 2000–01 Sochaux (3) Lorient 2001–02 Ajaccio (2) Strasbourg 2002–03 Toulouse (2) Le Mans 2003–04 Saint-Étienne (3) Caen 2004–05 Nancy (4) Le Mans 2005–06 Valenciennes (2) Sedan 2006–07 Metz (2) Caen 2007–08 Le Havre (5) Nantes 2008–09 Lens (4) Montpellier 2009–10 Caen (2) Brest 2010–11 Evian (1) Ajaccio 2011–12 Bastia (2) Reims 2012–13 Monaco (1) Guingamp 2013–14 Metz (3) Lens 2014–15 Troyes (1) Gazélec Ajaccio 2015–16 Nancy (5) Dijon 2016–17 Strasbourg (3) Amiens 2017–18 Reims (2) Nîmes 2018–19 Metz (4) Brest 2019–20 Lorient (1) Lens 2020–21 Troyes (2) Clermont 2021–22 Toulouse (3) Ajaccio 2022–23 Le Havre (6) Metz 2023–24 Auxerre (2) Angers 2024–25 Lorient (2) Paris FC 2025–26 Troyes (3) Le Mans Notes: In Bold are the teams who won the Championship play–offs. In 1948–49, 1. FC Saarbrücken won the division under the name FC Sarrebruck, but as a German team, their points were ignored in the final standings.

Performances

Performances by club Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years Le Havre 6 1 1937–38, 1958–59, 1984–85, 1990–91, 2007–08, 2022–23 1949–50 Nancy 5 1 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2015–16 1969–70 Metz 4 4 1934–35, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2018–19 1950–51, 1960–61, 1966–67, 2022–23 Lens 4 2 1936–37, 1948–49, 1972–73, 2008–09 2013–14, 2019–20 Nice 4 1 1947–48, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1993–94 1984–85 Lille 4 1 1963–64, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1999–2000 1970–71 Montpellier 3 3 1945–46, 1960–61, 1986–87 1951–52, 1980–81, 2008–09 Saint-Étienne 3 3 1962–63, 1998–99, 2003–04 1933–34, 1937–38, 1985–86 Strasbourg 3 2 1976–77, 1987–88, 2016–17 1971–72, 2001–02 Troyes 3 2 2014–15, 2020–21, 2025–26 1953–54, 1972–73 Toulouse 3 1 1981–82, 2002–03, 2021–22 1996–97 Lyon 3 – 1950–51, 1953–54, 1988–89 Rennes 2 5 1955–56, 1982–83 1938–39, 1957–58, 1975–76, 1989–90, 1993–94 Valenciennes 2 5 1971–72, 2005–06 1934–35, 1936–37, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1991–92 Angers 2 4 1968–69, 1975–76 1955–56, 1977–78, 1992–93, 2023–24 Red Star 2 3 1933–34, 1938–39 1954–55, 1964–65, 1973–74 Sochaux 2 2 1946–47, 2000–01 1963–64, 1987–88 Ajaccio 2 2 1966–67, 2001–02 2010–11, 2021–22 Caen 2 2 1995–96, 2009–10 2003–04, 2006–07 Lorient 2 2 2019–20, 2024–25 1997–98, 2000–01 Alès 2 1 1933–34, 1956–57 1946–47 FC Nancy 2 1 1945–46, 1957–58 1959–60 Reims 2 1 1965–66, 2017–18 2011–12 Grenoble 2 – 1959–60, 1961–62 Bastia 2 – 1967–68, 2011–12 Auxerre 2 – 1979–80, 2023–24 Nîmes 1 3 1949–50 1967–68, 1990–91, 2017–18 Sedan 1 3 1954–55 1971–72, 1998–99, 2005–06 Brest 1 3 1980–81 1978–79, 2009–10, 2018–19 Marseille 1 3 1994–95 1965–66, 1983–84, 1995–96 Monaco 1 3 2012–13 1952–53, 1970–71, 1976–77 Rouen 1 2 1935–36 1933–34, 1981–82 Stade Français 1 2 1951–52 1945–46, 1958–59 Toulouse (1937) 1 1 1952–53 1945–46 Tours 1 1 1983–84 1979–80 Bordeaux 1 1 1991–92 1948–49 Paris Saint-Germain 1 – 1970–71 Gueugnon 1 – 1978–79 RCF Paris 1 – 1985–86 Martigues 1 – 1992–93 Châteauroux 1 – 1996–97 Evian 1 – 2010–11 Guingamp – 3 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2012–13 Le Mans – 3 2002–03, 2004–05, 2025–26 Nantes – 2 1962–63, 2007–08 RC Roubaix – 1 1935–36 Colmar – 1 1947–48 Béziers – 1 1956–57 Angoulême – 1 1968–69 Toulon – 1 1982–83 Niort – 1 1986–87 Mulhouse – 1 1988–89 Gazélec Ajaccio – 1 2014–15 Dijon – 1 2015–16 Amiens – 1 2016–17 Clermont – 1 2020–21 Paris FC – 1 2024–25 Notes: Bold indicates clubs currently playing in Ligue 2. AS Béziers (2007) is the successor to AS Béziers Hérault. AS Nancy Lorraine is not the successor to FC Nancy. Toulouse FC is not the successor to Toulouse FC (1937).

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