Ligue 2: Dates, teams, history & betting odds

Ligue 2 is the second tier of French football, with teams striving to reach the Ligue 1 each season.

Auxerre topped the Ligue 2 standings in the 2023/24 campaign, earning 74 points and finishing six points ahead of second placed Angers.

Ligue 2 dates

The 2024/25 Ligue 2 season started on 16th August 2024 and is set to conclude on 10th May 2025.

Ligue 2 teams

Here is the list of teams that will compete in the 2024/25 Ligue 2 campaign.

• Ajaccio
• Amiens
• Annecy
• Bastia
• Caen
• Clermont
• Dunkerque
• Grenoble
• Guingamp
• Laval
• Lorient
• Martigues
• Metz
• Paris FC
• Pau
• Red Star
• Rodez
• Troyes

Ligue 2 venues/stadiums

Ligue 2 has 18 teams which play each other twice across the season to determine their final placings.

Here is the list of stadiums that will be used in Ligue 2 for the 2024/25 season.

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Ajaccio	Stade Michel-Moretti	10,446
Amiens	Stade de la Licorne	12,097
Annecy	Parc des Sports	15,660
Bastia	Stade Armand Cesari	16,078
Caen	Stade Michel d'Ornano	21,215
Clermont	Stade Gabriel Montpied	11,980
Dunkerque	Stade Marcel-Tribut	4,933
Grenoble	Stade des Alpes	20,068
Guingamp	Stade de Roudourou	18,378
Laval	Stade Francis Le Basser	18,607
Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	18,890
Martigues	Stade Francis-Turcan	8,290
Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien	28,786
Paris FC	Stade Sébastien Charléty	19,151
Pau	Nouste Camp	4,031
Red Star	Stade Bauer	10,000
Rodez	Stade Paul-Lignon	5,955
Troyes	Stade de l'Aube	21,684

Ligue 2 history

The second division of French football was established in 1933, one year after the creation of the first division.

Prior to the start of the 1934/35 season, the federation turned the second division into a 16-team league and adopted the single-table method.

This season's campaign contains 18 sides, following a vote to reduce it from 20 to 18.

Ligue 2 odds

Lorient and Paris FC lead the way in the betting odds, both given the same price to lift the Ligue 2 title after 14 matches. Paris FC currently top the league standings, with Lorient just a point behind.