List of French second division champions

The French second division Champions are the winners of the second highest league of football in France, Ligue 2.

The winner also earns promotion to the first division Ligue 1, as do the second-place and third-place finisher. Ligue 2 was inaugurated in the 1933–34 season under the authority of the French Football Federation. Following World War II, the league assumed its identity under the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

Ligue 2 Champions

• List of Ligue 2 Winners and Runners-up:^[1]

Season	Winner	Runner-up
1933–34	Red Star Paris	Rouen
1934–35	Metz	Valenciennes
1935–36	Rouen	RC Roubaix
1936–37	Lens	Valenciennes
1937–38	Le Havre	Saint-Étienne
1938–39	Red Star Paris	Rennes
1939–45	World War II
1945–46	Nancy	Stade Français
1946–47	Sochaux	Alès
1947–48	Nice	Colmar
1948–49	Lens	Bordeaux
1949–50	Nîmes	Le Havre
1950–51	Lyon	Metz
1951–52	Stade Français	Montpellier
1952–53	Toulouse	AS Monaco
1953–54	Lyon	Troyes
1954–55	CS Sedan-Ardennes	Red Star Paris
1955–56	Stade Rennais	Angers
1956–57	Olympique Alès	Béziers
1957–58	Nancy	Stade Rennais
1958–59	Le Havre	Stade Français
1959–60	Grenoble	Nancy
1960–61	Montpellier	Metz
1961–62	Grenoble	Valenciennes
1962–63	Saint-Étienne	Nantes
1963–64	Lille	Sochaux
1964–65	Nice	Red Star Paris
1965–66	Stade Reims	Olympique Marseille
1966–67	Ajaccio	Metz
1967–68	Bastia	Nîmes
1968–69	Angers	Angoulême
1969–70	Nice	Nancy
1970–71	Nord: Lille Centre: Paris Saint-Germain Sud: AS Monaco	Nord: Chaumont Centre: Rouen Sud: Avignon
1971–72	Gr. A: Gr. B: Gr. C:	Gr. A: Gr. B: Gr. C:
1972–73	Gr. A: Gr. B:	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1973–74	Gr. A: Gr. B:	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1974–75	Gr. A: Gr. B:	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1975–76	Gr. A: Gr. B:	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1976–77	Gr. A: Gr. B:	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1977–78	Gr. A: Gr. B:	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1978–79	Gr. A: Gr. B:	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1979–80	Gr. A: Gr. B:	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1980–81	Gr. A: Montpellier Gr. B: Stade Brestois	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1981–82	Gr. A: Toulouse Gr. B: Rouen	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1982–83	Gr. A: Rennes Gr. B: Toulon	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1983–84	Gr. A: Olympique Marseille Gr. B: Tours	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1984–85	Gr. A: Le Havre Gr. B: Nice	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1985–86	Gr. A: Saint-Étienne Gr. B: RC Paris	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1986–87	Gr. A: Niort Gr. B: Montpellier	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1987–88	Gr. A: Sochaux-Montbéliard Gr. B: Strasbourg	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1988–89	Gr. A: Mulhouse Gr. B: Lyon	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1989–90	Gr. A: Nancy Gr. B: Rennes	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1990–91	Gr. A: Nîmes Gr. B: Le Havre	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1991–92	Gr. A: Valenciennes Gr. B: Bordeaux	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1992–93	Gr. A: Martigues Gr. B: Angers	Gr. A: Gr. B:
1993–94	Nice	Stade Rennais
1994–95	Olympique Marseille	Guingamp
1995–96	Caen	Olympique Marseille
1996–97	Châteauroux	Toulouse
1997–98	Nancy	Lorient
1998–99	Saint-Étienne	Sedan Ardennes
1999–2000	Lille	Guingamp
2000–01	Sochaux-Montbéliard	Lorient
2001–02	Ajaccio	Strasbourg
2002–03	Toulouse	Le Mans
2003–04	Saint-Étienne	Caen
2004–05	Nancy	Le Mans
2005–06	Valenciennes	Sedan Ardennes
2006–07	Metz	Caen
2007–08	Le Havre	Nantes
2008–09	Lens	Montpellier
2009–10	Caen	Brest
2010–11	Evian Thonon Gaillard	Ajaccio
2011–12	Bastia	Reims
2012–13	AS Monaco	Guingamp
2013–14	Metz	RC Lens
2014–15	Troyes	Gazélec Ajaccio
2015–16	Nancy	Dijon

Notes:

• In Bold are the teams who won the Championship play–offs.
• In 1948–49, 1. FC Saarbrücken won the division under the name FC Sarrebruck, but as a German team, their points were ignored in the final standings.

Performances

Performances by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up

References

1. "Les Champions de France depuis 1933" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 26 May 2010.

External links

• Official website