Ligue 2

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Ligue 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. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with both Ligue 1 and the third division Championnat National. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 34 games each, totalling 306 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Mondays, with a few games played during weekday and weekend evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January.

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Lyon given provisional demotion to Ligue 2 over finances French club Lyon will be demoted to Ligue 2 at the end of the season if they do not improve their finances, and will be banned from signing players in January. BBC Sport - Published 6 days ago
Mbappe buys majority stake in Ligue 2 club Caen Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe's company completes a takeover of Ligue 2 side Caen. BBC Sport - Published on July 31, 2024
Bordeaux's Elis in hospital with serious head injury Bordeaux striker Alberth Elis is in hospital after suffering a serious head injury in Bordeaux's Ligue 2 fixture against Guingamp. BBC Sport - Published on February 25, 2024

Bordeaux miss out on promotion after pitch invasion Bordeaux will not be promoted from Ligue 2 after French football's governing body hands them a loss for an abandoned match with Rodez. BBC Sport - Published on June 12, 2023
Bordeaux-Rodez abandoned after fan attacks player Bordeaux's hopes of promotion from Ligue 2 are in doubt after their final match of the season was abandoned after a Rodez player was attacked by a fan. BBC Sport - Published on June 3, 2023
AC Ajaccio v SC Bastia: The derby that divides an island A new chapter will be written in the Corsican derby between promotion-chasing AC Ajaccio and relegation-threatened SC Bastia in Ligue 2 on Saturday. BBC Sport - Published on March 11, 2022