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2024–25 Ligue 2
French second division football league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2024–25 Ligue 2, commonly known as Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the 86th season of Ligue 2. It began on 16 August 2024 and concluded on 10 May 2025.
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Red Star (promoted after 5 years of absence) and Martigues (promoted after 22 years of absence) returned to the second division. Since Ligue 2 reduced in size, 4 teams were relegated and only 2 promoted,[1] so Troyes, Quevilly-Rouen, Concarneau, and Valenciennes were relegated[2] (after 1, 3, 1, and 10 seasons in the second division respectively). Troyes has now been relegated in two consecutive seasons and Valenciennes had last been in the third division since 2004–05. From Ligue 1, Metz, Lorient and Clermont Foot have been relegated to Ligue 2 (after 1, 4 and 3 years in top tier respectively).[2] Auxerre, Angers and Saint-Étienne were promoted to Ligue 1 after one-year absence for the first two and two-year absence for the last one.[3]
On June 27, 2024, the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG) decided to administratively downgrade Ajaccio to Championnat National by questioning the financial situation of the club, although it was profitable at the end of the 2022–2023 season.[4] They appealed the decision, and on the 11th of July 2024, they were reinstated in Ligue 2 for the 2024–25 season.[5]
Troyes were reinstated to Ligue 2 following a request approved by the DNCG.[6]
In a repeat of the 2022 off-season, Bordeaux was administratively relegated to Championnat National in response to their financial struggles. This occurred following the failure of Fenway Sports Group's proposed takeover; although the club had initially appealed the decision, it later withdrew the appeal.[7] With the club being required to present the DNCG with their budget prior to the start of the 2024–25 season, they could suffer a further demotion to the Championnat National 2.[8]
On August 17th, 2024, Bordeaux's demotion to Championnat National 2 was confirmed by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.[9]
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Managerial changes
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League table
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
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Ajaccio were relegated due to financial reasons.[26]
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Results
Promotion play-offs
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A promotion play-off competition is held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2024–25 Ligue 2, and the 16th-placed team in 2024–25 Ligue 1.
The quarter-final was played on 14 May, and the semi-final on 17 May.[27]
| Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 3B | Metz | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4B | Dunkerque | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4B | Dunkerque | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5B | Guingamp | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3B | Metz | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 16A | Reims | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Promotion Play-off Final
1st leg
2nd leg
Referee: Eric Wattellier
Metz won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 1, while Reims were relegated to Ligue 2.
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Relegation play-offs
Attendance: 9,096
Clermont Foot won 4–3 on Aggregate, but Boulogne were promoted after Ajaccio were relegated.
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References
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