Ligue 2

Ligue 2

Organising body	Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP)
Founded	1933; 91 years ago (1933) (officially) 2002; 22 years ago (2002) (as Ligue 2)
Country	France
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Ligue 1
Relegation to	Championnat National
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de France
International cup(s)	UEFA Europa League (via cups)
Current champions	Auxerre (2nd title) (2023–24)
Most championships	Le Havre (6 titles)
TV partners	beIN Sports Amazon Prime Video
Website	Ligue2.fr (in French)
Current: 2024–25 Ligue 2

Ligue 2 (French pronunciation: [liɡ dø], League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, 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.

Ligue 2 was founded a year after the creation of the first division in 1933 under the name Division 2 and has served as the second division of French football ever since. The name lasted until 2002 before switching to its current name. Since the league is a part of the LFP, it allows clubs who are on the brink of professionalism to become so.