List of French second division champions
The French football 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 for 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.
Champions
| Year | Winner[1] | Second Place |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1946–47 | Sochaux | Alès |
| 1947–48 | Nice | Colmar |
| 1948–491 | 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 | Sedan-Torcy | Red Star Paris |
| 1955–56 | Rennes | Angers |
| 1956–57 | Alès | Béziers |
| 1957–58 | Nancy | Rennes |
| 1958–59 | Le Havre | Stade Français Paris |
| 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 | Marseille |
| 1966–67 | AC Ajaccio | Metz |
| 1967–68 | Bastia | Nîmes |
| 1968–69 | Angers | Angoulême |
| 1969–70 | Nice | Nancy |
| 1980–81 | Brest | Montpellier |
| 1981–82 | Toulouse | Rouen |
| 1982–83 | Rennes | Toulon |
| 1983-84 | Tours | Marseille |
| 1984–85 | Le Havre | Nice |
| 1985–86 | Paris | St Etienne |
| 1986–87 | Montpellier | Niort |
| 1987–88 | Strasbourg | Sochaux |
| 1988–89 | Lyon | Mulhouse |
| 1989–90 | Nancy | Rennes |
| 1990–91 | Le Havre | Nimes |
| 1991–92 | Bordeaux | Valenciennes |
| 1992–93 | Martigues | Angers |
| 1993–94 | Nice | Rennes |
| 1994–95 | Marseille | Guingamp |
| 1995–96 | Caen | Marseille |
| 1996–97 | Chateauroux | Toulouse |
| 1997–98 | Nancy | Lorient |
| 1998–99 | Saint-Étienne | Sedan |
| 1999–2000 | Lille | Guingamp |
| 2000–01 | Sochaux | Lorient |
| 2001–02 | AC Ajaccio | Strasbourg |
| 2002–03 | Toulouse | Le Mans |
| 2003–04 | Saint-Étienne | Caen |
| 2004–05 | Nancy | Le Mans |
| 2005–06 | Valenciennes | Sedan |
| 2006–07 | Metz | Caen |
| 2007–08 | Le Havre | Nantes |
| 2008–09 | Lens | Montpellier |
| 2009–10 | Caen | Brest |
| 2010–11 | Évian | Ajaccio |
| 2011–12 | Bastia | Reims |
| 2012–13 | AS Monaco | Guingamp |
| 2013–14 | Metz | RC Lens |
1In 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.
References
- ↑ "Les Champions de France depuis 1933" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
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