2025–26 Seconde Ligue

Seconde Ligue
Season2025–26
Dates7 September 2025 – 24 May 2026
ChampionsToulouse FC (2nd title)
RelegatedRodez AF
EA Guingamp
Matches132
Goals355 (2.69 per match)
Best playerTurkey Selen Altunkulak
Top goalscorerTurkey Selen Altunkulak
(18 goals)
Best goalkeeperCanada Taylor Beitz
Biggest home winToulouse 5–1 Rodez
(20 December 2025)
Grenoble 4–0 Nice
(26 April 2026)
Lille 4–0 Guingamp
(26 April 2026)
Biggest away winSaint-Malo 2–6 Toulouse
(2 November 2025)
Metz 1–5 Lille
(22 February 2026)
Highest scoringSaint-Malo 2–6 Toulouse
(2 November 2025)
Rodez 4–4 Toulouse
(25 April 2026)
Metz 4–4 Thonon Évian
(17 May 2026)
Longest winning run8 matches
Toulouse
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Toulouse
Longest winless run9 matches
Metz
Longest losing run6 matches
Guingamp
Highest attendance4,200
Toulouse 2–0 Metz
(14 March 2026)
Lowest attendance38
Reims 1–3 Saint-Malo
(7 December 2025)
Attendance44,618 (338 per match)

The 2025–26 Seconde Ligue season was the 38th season of the second tier of national women's football league in France and the second season since its rebranding as the Seconde Ligue.

The season began on 7 September 2025 and ended on 24 May 2026.[1][2]

Teams

Team changes

Entering league Exiting league
Promoted from 2024–25 Division 3 Relegated from 2024–25 Première Ligue Promoted to 2025–26 Première Ligue Relegated to 2025–26 Division 3

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity2024–25 season
AJ Auxerre AuxerreStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
18,541
 D3, 1st (of 24) Rise
EA Guingamp Saint-BrieucComplexe Sportif Akademi EAG 1 PL, 12th (of 12) Fall
FC Metz MetzStade Dezavelle
1,500
 6th (of 11)
Grenoble Foot 38 GrenobleStade Stijovic N°1 D3, 2nd (of 24) Rise
Le Mans FC Le MansParc des Sports La Californie 1 4th (of 11)
LOSC Lille LilleStadium Terrain N°1 7th (of 11)
OGC Nice NiceStade de la Plaine du Var N°1
1,000
 9th (of 11)
Rodez AF RodezStade Paul-Lignon
5,955
 10th (of 11)
Stade de Reims ReimsStade Blériot 2
1,000
 PL, 11th (of 12) Fall
Thonon Evian GG FC AmbillyStade Joseph-Moynat 1 8th (of 11)
Toulouse FC ToulouseParc des Sports Stadium A1
1,000
 3rd (of 11)
US Saint-Malo Saint-MaloStade de Marville 1 5th (of 11)

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 Kit sponsor(s)
Auxerre France Cédric Mengual France Emma Faure Italy Macron GLHD, Alba Voyages, Groupama
Grenoble France Nasreddine Behloul France Elsa Domenjoud Germany Nike Provencia, Isère departmental council
Guingamp France Pierre-Henry Coulon Morocco Sana Daoudi Italy Kappa Celtigel
Le Mans France Damien Bollini France Anaïs Gasnier Italy Kappa O2
Lille France Mathieu Robail France Claire Lelarge United States New Balance Lille Métropole
Metz France Marine Morel France Léa Munier Italy Kappa MOSL Mosselle Sans Limite, Topaz Group, FlitBix, Axia Interim
Nice France Alain Wathelet France Clara Galli Italy Kappa Robinhood
Reims France Sarah Chalabi France Inés Ou Mahi Germany Puma idverde, CAD Nord Est
Rodez France Karima Taïeb France Sophie Vaysse Germany Adidas RAGT
Saint-Malo France Roland Jamelot France Pamela Babinga Italy Kappa AR Collection Hotels, Cache Cache, CERAP
Thonon Evian France Alfred Picariello France Coline Stephen Germany Nike Groppi TP, Haute-Savoie le Département
Toulouse France Antoine Gérard France Lou Jumere Seignou Germany Nike GrowIN Fly

Season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toulouse FC (P) 22 15 4 3 48 21 +27 49 Promotion to 2026–27 Première Ligue
2 US Saint-Malo (P) 22 12 4 6 34 28 +6 40
3 Le Mans FC 22 12 3 7 28 20 +8 39
4 AJ Auxerre 22 10 5 7 30 25 +5 35
5 Grenoble Foot 38 22 9 7 6 31 24 +7 34
6 LOSC Lille 22 9 5 8 31 25 +6 32
7 Thonon Evian GG FC 22 9 4 9 35 29 +6 31
8 OGC Nice 22 8 5 9 28 31 −3 29
9 Stade de Reims (R) 22 7 6 9 26 33 −7 27 Disbanded their women's professional team[6]
10 FC Metz 22 6 4 12 31 41 −10 22
11 Rodez AF (R) 22 6 4 12 16 32 −16 22 Relegation to 2026–27 Division 3 Féminine
12 EA Guingamp (R) 22 2 3 17 17 46 −29 9
Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AUX EAG MTZ GRN MAN LIL NIC RDZ REI THN TOU SML
Auxerre — 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1
Guingamp 1–3 — 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–3
Metz 3–1 2–0 — 1–1 3–0 1–5 1–2 0–1 1–3 4–4 0–2 2–3
Grenoble 1–2 2–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0
Le Mans 2–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–2
Lille 0–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–0
Nice 2–2 2–1 4–3 0–1 0–2 2–0 — 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–3
Rodez 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 — 0–0 1–0 4–4 0–3
Reims 1–2 2–1 4–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 — 0–2 0–0 1–3
Thonon Evian 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 3–0 3–1 2–2 — 2–0 1–2
Toulouse 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 5–1 3–0 2–0 — 2–0
Saint-Malo 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–6 —
Source: FFF.fr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season:
  • Last goal of the season:
    • France Maud Antoine (Metz) own goal for Nice (24 May 2026)

Most clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 France Jade Dumas Le Mans 10
France Gaëlle Grillon Toulouse
3 Canada Taylor Beitz Lille 7
4 France Marie Percebois Auxerre 6
France Deborah Garcia Rodez
6 France Maureen Saint-Léger Nice 5
7 France Ambre Bouchard Reims 4
France Julie Tissino Grenoble
Morocco Inès Arouaissa Saint-Malo
10 France Justine Rousseeu Thonon Evian 3

Discipline

Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotal
Player France Jamila Hamidou (Lille) 8 France Julie Genty (Metz) 2
Club 49 3

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Winner Club Ref.
September 2025 France Tatiana Solanet Toulouse [7]
October 2025 Algeria Wissem Bouzid Thonon Évian [8]
November 2025 Turkey Selen Altunkulak Toulouse [9]
December 2025 France Thelma Eninger Saint-Malo [10]
January 2026 Tunisia Salma Zemzem Thonon Évian
February 2026 Turkey Selen Altunkulak Toulouse [11]
March 2026 France Louna Lapassouse Toulouse [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Colange, Romain (29 July 2025). "Le programme de l'édition 2025-2026". French Football Federation. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Seconde Ligue : le calendrier de la saison 2025-2026 dévoilé". actufoot.com (in French). 30 July 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Dagbovi, Agbémégno (14 April 2025). "L'EA Guingamp relégué en Seconde Ligue après 18 ans au sommet". coeursdefoot.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Thomas (11 May 2025). "Marseille et Lens promus en Arkema Première Ligue". footeuses.com. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ↑ François Guéroult; Patricia Pourrez (18 May 2025). "Football : les filles de l'US Orléans disent adieu à la Seconde Ligue". francebleu.fr (in French). Orléans. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Reims acte la fin de sa section féminine au niveau professionnel" (in French). L'Équipe. 5 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Joueuse du mois : Solanet et Bouzid honorées". French Football Federation. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "TEGG : Wissem Bouzid élue joueuse du mois d'octobre en Seconde Ligue". Le Dauphiné libéré. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Polizzi, Cédric (18 December 2025). "Seconde Ligue : Selen Altunkulak élue joueuse du mois de novembre". lesviolets.com. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Merhaba, Ilan (22 January 2026). "Thelma Eninger joueuse du mois de décembre". French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Polizzi, Cédric (19 March 2026). "Seconde Ligue : Selen Altunkulak élue joueuse du mois de février". lesviolets.com. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Polizzi, Cédric (2 May 2026). "Seconde Ligue : Louna Lapassouse élue joueuse du mois de mars". lesviolets.com. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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