| Competition: | Ligue 2 |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Winners: | Metz |
| Promoted: | Metz Lens Caen |
| Relegated: | CA Bastia Istres |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 939 |
| League Topscorer: | Andy Delort and Mathieu Duhamel (24 goals)[1] |
| Biggest Home Win: | Troyes 6–1 CA Bastia (4 October 2013)[2] |
| Biggest Away Win: | Châteauroux 0–4 Tours (16 August 2013)[3] CA Bastia 1–5 Caen (13 December 2013)[4] |
| Highest Scoring: | Le Havre 6–2 Lens (14 September 2013)[5] |
| Longest Wins: | 7 matches: Metz[6] |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 matches: Caen |
| Longest Winless: | 13 matches: CA Bastia |
| Highest Attendance: | 40,740 Lens 0–1 Brest (9 May 2014) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,021 CA Bastia 2–2 Le Havre (24 January 2014)[7] |
| Average Attendance: | 7,915[8] |
| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 Ligue 2 was the 75th season of second-tier football in France. The season began on 2 August 2013 and ended on 16 May 2014, with the winter break in effect between 20 December and 10 January.[9]
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity[10] | Av. Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers | Stade Jean Bouin | 17,835 | 8,358 | |
| Avignon | Parc des Sports | 17,518 | 2,012 | |
| Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 | 4,571 | |
| Bastia | Stade Armand Cesari | 16,078 | 1,742 | |
| Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,583 | 7,397 | |
| Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,215 | 10,794 | |
| Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,072 | 4,859 | |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 | 3,710 | |
| Créteil | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle | 12,150 | 2,373 | |
| Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 16,098 | 8,272 | |
| Istres | Stade Parsemain | 17,559 | 2,300 | |
| Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,467 | 4,867 | |
| Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,278 | 7,249 | |
| Lens | Stade Félix-Bollaert | 41,233 | 31,016 | |
| Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 26,661 | 13,919 | |
| Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 | 14,678 | |
| Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | 4,961 | |
| Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,406 | 4,384 | |
| Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,327 | 5,678 | |
| Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 20,842 | 10,029 | |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager1 | Captain1 | Kit Manufacturer1 | Main Sponsor1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers |  | | Kappa | Scania | |
| Arles-Avignon | | | Legea | Groupe Nicollin | |
| Auxerre | |  | Airness | Maisons Pierre | |
| Brest | |  | Nike | Quéguiner | |
| CA Bastia | | | Erreà | Corsicatour | |
| Caen | | | Nike | GDE Recyclage | |
| Châteauroux | |  | Nike | Le Seyec | |
| Clermont | | | Patrick Sport | Crédit Mutuel | |
| Créteil | | Sebastien Gondouin | Nike | SFB Béton | |
| Dijon | | | Kappa | Doras | |
| Istres | | Duarig | Kertel | ||
| Laval | | | Duarig | Lactel | |
| Le Havre | | | Nike | System U | |
| Lens | | | adidas | Invicta | |
| Metz | | | Nike | Moselle | |
| Nancy |  | Nike | Odalys Vacances | ||
| Nîmes | | | Erreà | Mac Dan | |
| Niort | | | Puma | Restaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away) | |
| Tours | | | Duarig | Invicta | |
| Troyes | | Duarig | Afflelou |
1Subject to change during the season.
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brest | Corentin Martins | End of tenure as caretaker | Off-season | Alex Dupont | [11] | Off-season | ||
| Tours | Bernard Blaquart | Resigned | [12] | Off-season | Olivier Pantaloni | Off-season | ||
| Lens | Éric Sikora | Sacked | Off-season | Antoine Kombouaré | [13] | Off-season | ||
| Nancy | Patrick Gabriel | Sacked | 15th | Pablo Correa | [14] | 15th | ||
| Châteauroux | Didier Tholot | Sacked | [15] | 17th | Jean-Louis Garcia | [16] | 17th | |
| Nîmes | Victor Zvunka | Sacked | [17] | 19th | René Marsiglia | 19th | ||
| Laval | Philippe Hinschberger | Sacked | 19th | Denis Zanko | [18] | 19th | ||
| Auxerre | Bernard Casoni | Sacked | [19] | 15th | Jean-Luc Vannuchi | [20] | 15th | |
| Istres | José Pasqualetti | Sacked | 17th | Frédéric Arpinon | [21] | 17th |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Delort | Tours | 24 |
| Mathieu Duhamel | Caen | ||
| 3 | Diafra Sakho | Metz | 20 |
| 4 |  Christian Bekamenga | Laval | 18 |
 Emiliano Sala | Niort | ||
| 6 | Ghislain Gimbert | Troyes | 14 |
| Yeni Ngbakoto | Metz | ||
| 8 | Jeff Louis | Nancy | 12 |
| Yoann Touzghar | Lens | ||
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings