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The Ligue 2 trophy. Ligue 2 (French pronunciation: [liÉ¡ dø], League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football 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.
The 2022–23 Ligue 2, commonly known as 2022–23 Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of Ligue 2. It began on 30 July 2022 and ended on 5 June 2023. [ 1 ] The league had a break from 12 November to 27 December due to the FIFA World Cup . [ 2 ]
The club was promoted into Ligue 1 several times, reached the Coupe de la Ligue final in 2005 and finished 7th in Ligue 1 in 2016. In 2018, during the club's fifth consecutive season in Ligue 1, a conflict erupted within the management team, causing the departure of chairman Jean-François Fortin and coach Patrice Garande.
Due to the restructuring of the French football leagues, this season was the last with 20 teams as its number was reduced to 18 teams the following season. [1] The top two teams were promoted to 2024–25 Ligue 1, while teams from 3rd to 5th played with the 16th-placed team from 2023–24 Ligue 1 in the promotion play-offs.
Rodez Aveyron Football (Occitan: Rodés Avairon; commonly referred to as le Raf [1] or simply Rodez) is a French association football club based in Rodez. The club was founded in 1929 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Paul Lignon located within the city.
The last time ESPN previously aired the league was in 2011–12. Linear TV matches are preceded by a 30-minute pregame show as well as a digital prematch show with postmatch coverage on ESPN+. Linear TV matches are preceded by a 30-minute pregame show as well as a digital prematch show with postmatch coverage on ESPN+.
Arles-Avignon made its return to Ligue 2 after only a year's spell in the top division of French football. [17] On 15 May, Lens were relegated from the first division to Ligue 2 after its 1–1 draw with Monaco. Lens returned to Ligue 2 for the first time since the 2008–09 season when the club finished as champions of the league. [18]