| Season: | 1986–87 |
| Nextseason: | 1987–88 |
Statistics of Division 2 in the 1986–87 season.
It was contested by 36 teams, and Chamois Niort and Montpellier won the championship.
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| Rank | Player | Club (Grp) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Kurbos | Mulhouse (A) | 21 |
| 2 |  Gaspard N'Gouete | Bastia (B) | 20 |
 Jean-Pierre Orts | Lyon (B) | ||
| 4 |  Roger Milla | Montpellier (B) | 19 |
| 5 | Laurent Blanc | Montpellier (B) | 18 |
| 6 | François Calderaro | Reims (A) | 17 |
| Alain Zemb | Louhans-Cuiseaux (B) | ||
| 8 | Philippe Prieur | Caen (A) | 16 |
| Bruno Roux | Beauvais (A) | ||
| 10 | Christian Perez | Nîmes (B) | 14 |
| Didier Monczuk | Alès (B) | ||
| Milan Ćalasan | Orléans (A) | ||
| Abedi Pelé | Niort (A) |