| Season: | 1985–86 |
| Nextseason: | 1986–87 |
Statistics of Division 2 in the 1985–86 season.
It was contested by 36 teams, and Saint-Étienne and Paris won the championship.
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| Rank | Player | Club (Grp) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugène Kabongo | Racing Paris (B) | 30 |
| 2 |  Andrzej Szarmach | Guingamp (B) | 26 |
| 3 |  Jean-Marc Valadier | Montpellier (A) | 22 |
| Marco Morgante | Mulhouse (B) | ||
| 5 | Milan Ćalasan | Orléans (B) | 17 |
| Simo Nikolić | Béziers (A) | ||
| 7 | Juan Carlos Acosta | Le Puy (A) | 16 |
| 8 | Hervé Guégan | Guingamp (B) | 15 |
| Dušan Savić | Cannes (A) | ||
| 10 |  Philippe N'Dioro | Limoges (B) | 14 |
| Franck Priou | Istres (A) | ||
| Christian Perez | Nîmes (A) | ||
| Jean-Pierre Orts | Nîmes (A) |