French Ligue 2

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Established
1933 (93 years old)

First Recorded Event
2014-08-01

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round
160

Level Above
French Ligue 1

Level Below
French Ligue 3

Sport
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Soccer

Location
France

Gender
Male

TV Rights
La chaîne l'Equipe - Amazon Prime - Bein Sport

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		Upcoming
08 Aug 26	MontpellMontpellier	6:45pm	DijonDijon
08 Aug 26	NantesNantes	6:45pm	Red StarRed Star
08 Aug 26	ClermontClermont Foot	6:45pm	Stade deStade de Reims
08 Aug 26	MetzMetz	6:45pm	GuingampGuingamp
08 Aug 26	SochauxSochaux	6:45pm	Saint-ÉtSaint-Étienne
08 Aug 26	PauPau	6:45pm	AnnecyAnnecy
08 Aug 26	BoulogneBoulogne	6:45pm	Nancy LoNancy Lorraine
08 Aug 26	RodezRodez	6:45pm	LavalLaval
08 Aug 26	DunkerquDunkerque	6:45pm	GrenobleGrenoble
14 Aug 26	DijonDijon	6:45pm	PauPau

		Results
24 May 26	LavalLaval	1 - 0	RouenRouen
19 May 26	RouenRouen	1 - 1	LavalLaval
09 May 26	LavalLaval	2 - 1	BoulogneBoulogne
09 May 26	GrenobleGrenoble	1 - 0	TroyesTroyes
09 May 26	BastiaBastia	0 - 2	Le MansLe Mans
09 May 26	AnnecyAnnecy	1 - 2	Rodez AFRodez AF
09 May 26	Stade de Stade de Reims	5 - 3	Pau FCPau FC
09 May 26	Clermont Clermont Foot	1 - 0	GuingampGuingamp
09 May 26	Nancy LorNancy Lorraine	3 - 2	USL DunkeUSL Dunkerque
09 May 26	St EtiennSt Etienne	5 - 0	AmiensAmiens

Description

Ligue 2 (League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by BKT-Tires, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with both Ligue 1 and the third division Championnat National. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each totalling 380 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Mondays, with a few games played during weekday and weekend evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January.

Ligue 2 was founded a year after the creation of the first division in 1933 under the name Division 2 and has served as the second division of French football ever since. The name lasted until 2002 before switching to its current name. Since the league is a part of the LFP, it allows clubs who are on the brink of professionalism to become so. However, if a club suffers relegation to the Championnat National, its professional status can be revoked temporarily until they return to Ligue 2.

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