2026–27 Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Season2026–27
Dates8 August 2026 – 22 May 2027
2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2026.

The 2026–27 Ligue 2, commonly known as Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, will be the 88th season of Ligue 2. The season will start on 8 August 2026 and is set to conclude on 22 May 2027.[1]

Overview

Troyes and Le Mans were promoted to Ligue 1 after three and seventeen respective years of absence.

Metz and Nantes, however, were relegated to Ligue 2 after one and thirteen years in the top flight of French football, respectively.

Dijon and Sochaux will return to Ligue 2 from the Championnat National, which will be known as Ligue 3 from this season onwards, after both spending the last three seasons each in the second tier.

Bastia and Amiens were relegated to the newly formed Ligue 3, which was formerly known as Championnat National, after five and six years, respectively.

Teams

Changes

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity 2025–26 season
Annecy Annecy Parc des Sports 15,660 7th in Ligue 2
Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer Stade de la Libération 9,534 15th in Ligue 2
Clermont Clermont-Ferrand Stade Gabriel Montpied 11,980 13th in Ligue 2
Dijon↑ Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995 1st in National
Dunkerque Dunkirk Stade Marcel Tribut 4,933 10th in Ligue 2
Grenoble Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,068 12th in Ligue 2
Guingamp Guingamp Stade de Roudourou 18,378 11th in Ligue 2
Laval Laval Stade Francis Le Basser 18,607 16th in Ligue 2
Metz↓ Longeville-lès-Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 28,786 18th in Ligue 1
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 8th in Ligue 2
Nancy Nancy Stade Marcel Picot 20,087 14th in Ligue 2
Nantes↓ Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 35,322 17th in Ligue 1
Pau Pau Nouste Camp 4,031 9th in Ligue 2
Red Star Paris (Saint-Ouen) Stade Bauer 10,000 4th in Ligue 2
Reims Reims Stade Auguste-Delaune 21,029 6th in Ligue 2
Rodez Rodez Stade Paul Lignon 5,955 5th in Ligue 2
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy Guichard 41,965 3rd in Ligue 2
Sochaux↑ Montbéliard Stade Auguste-Bonal 20,005 2nd in National
↓ 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)
Annecy France national football team Laurent Guyot Algeria national football team Ahmed Kashi Germany Adidas MSC Cruises
List
    • Front: Mediaco Vrac, TeamWork
    • Back: Stgenergy, Nissan Groupe Maurin
    • Sleeves: Tissier Technique
    • Shorts: LP Charpente, Burger King
Boulogne France national football team Fabien Dagneaux France national football team Nathan Zohoré Germany Jako
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Clermont France national football team David Guion French Guiana national football team Yoann Salmier Italy Kappa
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Dijon France national football team Baptiste Ridira France national football team Quentin Bernard United States Nike
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Dunkerque Spain national football team Albert Sánchez Guinea-Bissau national football team Opa Sanganté Denmark Hummel Intersport
Grenoble France national football team Olivier Frapolli France national football team Gaëtan Paquiez United States Nike
List
Guingamp France national football team Sylvain Ripoll France national football team Dylan Louiserre Italy Kappa Breizh Cola
List
    • Front: Celtigel, Creactuel, Ballay
    • Back: Jardiman, Vital Concept
    • Sleeves: Cafés Coïc
    • Shorts: Bernard Jarnoux Crêpier, Tibbloc
Laval France national football team David Vignes France national football team Sam Sanna Italy Kappa Lactel
List
Metz Luxembourg Luc Holtz France Gauthier Hein Italy Kappa Car Avenue
List
Montpellier France national football team Zoumana Camara Switzerland national football team Becir Omeragic United States Nike Swile
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Big M Burger
    • Sleeves: FAUN-Environnement, Kaporal Jeans
    • Shorts: Loxam, Viwone
Nancy France national football team Oswald Tanchot Guadeloupe national football team Nicolas Saint-Ruf France Decathlon Hyundai
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Nantes France Grégory Poirier France Kelvin Amian Italy Macron Synergie
List
    • Front: Les Gars Des Eaux, Synergie
    • Back: Préservation du Patrimoine, Groupe Millet
    • Sleeves: LNA Santé
    • Shorts: Be Green
Pau France national football team Thierry Debès France national football team Jean Ruiz Spain Joma Pau
List
    • Front: Bullux Services, Casino de Pau, Intersport
    • Back: Arobase Intérim, Brico Fenêtre, Iroise Bellevie
    • Sleeves: Bullux Services
    • Shorts: Übi Care
Red Star France national football team Damien Perrinelle France national football team Ryad Hachem Italy Kappa TRUST'iT
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Reims France national football team Nicolas Usaï Malta national football team Teddy Teuma Germany Puma Yasuda
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Rodez France national football team Didier Santini France national football team Raphaël Lipinski Germany Adidas E.Leclerc
List
Saint-Étienne Scotland national football team Ian Cathro France national football team Gautier Larsonneur Denmark Hummel Loire
List
    • Front: Kelyps Intérim, BYmyCAR, Terroir Halles
    • Back: Siléane
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Kapriol, Desjoyaux
Sochaux France national football team Vincent Hognon France national football team Arthur Vitelli France Eldera
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
  1. ^Apparel made by club.
  2. ^Applied on home shirt
  3. ^Applied on away shirt
  4. ^Applied on third shirt

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Grenoble France Frédéric Gueguen End of interim spell 8 May 2026 Pre-season France Olivier Frapolli 11 June 2026[2]
Reims Belgium Karel Geraerts Mutual consent 14 May 2026[3] France Nicolas Usaï 21 May 2026[4]
Metz France Benoît Tavenot End of contract 17 May 2026[5][6] Luxembourg Luc Holtz 5 June 2026[7]
Nantes Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić Armenia Michel Der Zakarian 17 June 2026[8]
Laval France Olivier Frapolli Mutual consent 29 May 2026[9] France David Vignes 12 June 2026[10]
Saint-Étienne France Philippe Montanier End of contract 7 June 2026[11] Scotland Ian Cathro 8 June 2026[12]
Nancy Uruguay Pablo Correa 30 June 2026[13][14][15] France Oswald Tanchot 1 July 2026[16][17][18]
Red Star France Grégory Poirier France Damien Perrinelle
Clermont France Grégory Proment
France Sébastien Mazeyrat		 France David Guion
Nantes Armenia Michel Der Zakarian Sacked 24 August 2026[19] 18th France Grégory Poirier 25 August 2026[20]

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Saint-Étienne 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Reims 4 2 2 0 10 5 +5 8
3 Montpellier 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8 Qualification for promotion play-off semi-final
4 Rodez 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7 Qualification for promotion play-off quarter-final
5 Nancy 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7
6 Annecy 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
7 Metz 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6
8 Red Star 4 1 2 1 3 5 −2 5
9 Sochaux 4 1 2 1 1 3 −2 5
10 Dunkerque 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
11 Guingamp 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
12 Pau 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
13 Grenoble 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
14 Laval 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 4
15 Boulogne 4 0 3 1 1 2 −1 3
16 Clermont 4 0 3 1 2 4 −2 3 Qualification for relegation play-off
17 Dijon 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 Relegation to Ligue 3
18 Nantes 4 0 1 3 6 11 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2026. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points

Results

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away ANN BOU CLE DIJ DUN GRE GUI LAV MET MON NCY NTS PAU RED REI ROD STE SOC
Annecy 1–1 2–0
Boulogne 0–0 1–1
Clermont 1–1 0–0 0–0
Dijon 0–1 2–3
Dunkerque 4–2 0–1
Grenoble 0–0
Guingamp 1–0 3–3
Laval 0–3 2–1
Metz 2–1 1–1
Montpellier 0–0 1–1
Nancy 2–0 0–1
Nantes 0–1 2–5
Pau 0–1 0–1
Red Star 1–4 0–0
Reims 3–1 3–3
Rodez 3–1 2–2
Saint-Étienne 3–1 4–0
Sochaux 1–0 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2026. Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "PUBLICATION DU CALENDRIER GÉNÉRAL DE LA LIGUE 2 BKT POUR LA SAISON 2026/2027" (in French). lfp.fr. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Olivier Frapolli nommé entraîneur du Grenoble Foot 38". gf38.fr (in French). 11 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Le Stade de Reims et Karel Geraerts mettent fin à leur collaboration". www.stade-de-reims.com (in French). 14 May 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nicolas Usaï sur le banc rémois". www.stade-de-reims.com (in French). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "« Montrer que c'était un accident de parcours » : Benoît Tavenot se confie sur la suite de sa carrière". moselle.tv (in French). 15 May 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Club - Vahid Halilhodzic nommé entraîneur du groupe pro". www.fcnantes.com (in French). 10 March 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "LUC HOLTZ NOMMÉ ENTRAÎNEUR DU FC METZ". www.fcmetz.com (in French). 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Michel Der Zakarian de retour sur le banc du FC Nantes". www.fcnantes.com (in French). 17 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Communiqué Officiel". www.stade-lavallois.com (in French). 29 May 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "David Vignes, nouvel entraîneur Tango !". www.stade-lavallois.com (in French). 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Philippe Montanier and Saint-Étienne to part ways after play-off failure". onefootball.com. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Communiqué officiel : Ian Cathro, nouvel entraîneur de l'AS Saint-Étienne". www.asse.fr (in French). 8 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Pablo Correa 'to leave' Nancy despite Ligue 2 survival". onefootball.com. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Communiqué officiel : Grégory Poirier". www.redstar.fr (in French). 3 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Fin de collaboration entre Grégory Proment et le Clermont Foot 63". www.clermontfoot.com (in French). 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Annonce officielle". www.asnl.net (in French). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "DAMIEN PERRINELLE, NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DU RED STAR FC". www.redstar.fr (in French). 14 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "David Guion nommé entraîneur du Clermont Foot 63". www.clermontfoot.com (in French). 24 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Michel Der Zakarian écarté par le FC Nantes, Grégory Poirier en approche" [Michel Der Zakarian let go by FC Nantes; Grégory Poirier in the running] (in French). L'Équipe. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Grégory Poirier nouvel entraîneur du FC Nantes, c'est officiel" [Grégory Poirier is the new coach of FC Nantes—it's official] (in French). L'Équipe. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
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