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 concluded on 8 May 2026.
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 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.
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 Changes
To Ligue 2
Promoted from National Nancy Le Mans Boulogne
Relegated from Ligue 1 Montpellier Saint-Étienne Reims
From Ligue 2
Promoted to Ligue 1 Lorient Paris FC Metz
Relegated to National Caen
Administratively relegated to Régional 2
Ajaccio
Administratively relegated to Départemental 3
Martigues
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 seasonAmiensStade de la Licorne 12,097AnnecyParc des Sports 15,660BastiaStade Armand Cesari 16,078↑Boulogne-sur-MerStade de la Libération9,534Clermont-FerrandStade Gabriel Montpied11,980DunkirkStade Marcel Tribut4,933GrenobleStade des Alpes20,068GuingampStade de Roudourou18,378LavalStade Francis Le Basser 18,607↑Le MansStade Marie-Marvingt 25,000↓MontpellierStade de la Mosson32,900↑NancyStade Marcel Picot20,087PauNouste Camp4,031Paris Stade Bauer 10,000↓ReimsStade Auguste-Delaune21,029RodezStade Paul Lignon5,955↓Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy Guichard41,965TroyesStade 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. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s) Puma Intersport Adidas MSC Cruises Adidas Corsica Ferries Jako Kappa Hummel Intersport Nike Kappa Breizh Cola Kappa Lactel Kappa Le Mans Nike Swile Decathlon Hyundai Joma Pau Kappa TRUST'iT Puma Yasuda Adidas E.Leclerc Hummel Loire Puma Troyes
Interim. Apparel made by club. Applied on home shirt Applied on away shirt Applied on third shirt
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentReims Resigned18 June 2025Pre-season 18 June 2025Clermont End of tenure af caretaker23 June 2025 23 June 2025Dunkerque End of contract30 June 2025 1 July 2025Bastia Sacked30 October 202518th 15 November 2025Pau Mutual consent24 January 202610th 24 January 2026Saint-Étienne Sacked31 January 20265th 2 February 2026Amiens 5 March 202618th Alain Pochat20 March 2026Grenoble 23 March 202613th 23 March 2026
Standings League table
Position by round
Results Fixture and results
Results by round
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. 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.
Promotion & relegation play-off Promotion play-offs A promotion play-off competition was held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2025–26 Ligue 2, and the 16th-placed team in Ligue 1. Bracket
Matches Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Nice won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
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
Laval won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Season statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Tawfik BentayebTroyes182 Louis MafoutaGuingamp15 Thomas RobinetDunkerque4 Taïryk ArconteRodez14 Zuriko DavitashviliSaint-Étienne Keito NakamuraReims7 Damien DurandRed Star138 Ibrahima BaldéRodez12 Alexandre MendyMontpellier10 Lucas StassinSaint-Étienne11
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Ewen JaouenReims152 Nicolas KocikLe Mans13 Gaëtan PoussinRed Star4 Simon NgapandouetnbuMontpellier125 Gautier LarsonneurSaint-Étienne106 Florian EscalesAnnecy97 Johny PlacideBastia8 Mamadou SamassaLaval9 Enzo BasilioNancy7 Quentin BraatRodez Mamadou DiopGrenoble Hillel KonatéTroyes
Attendances Overall
Home match played
Team \ Match played1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total League total 0 Source: Ligue 2
See also 2025–26 Ligue 1 2025–26 Championnat National 2025–26 Championnat National 2 2025–26 Championnat National 3 2025–26 Coupe de France
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