| Competition: | Ligue 2 |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | Nancy |
| Promoted: | Nancy Dijon Metz |
| Relegated: | Évian Créteil Paris |
| League Topscorer: | Famara Diedhiou (Clermont) (21 goals) |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 875 |
| Longest Wins: | 6 games Dijon |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 15 games Dijon |
| Longest Winless: | 28 games Paris |
| Longest Losses: | 5 games Évian |
| Highest Attendance: | 36,254 Lens - Valenciennes |
| Average Attendance: | 7,118 |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 Ligue 2 season was the 77th season since its establishment.
There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated to the same level, and three relegated teams from Ligue 1 replacing the three teams that were promoted to the same level. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
The first team to officially join the division for the 2015–16 was Lens, who were relegated from Ligue 1 on 2 May 2015 as results on the day went against them.[1] They were joined a week later by Metz, after a 4–0 home defeat against Lorient.[2] The last relegated club were Evian after a 2-1 defeat on 16 May 2015.[3]
Red Star were the first team promoted from National, after a 4–0 victory against Istres on 8 May 2015, marking their return to the professional levels after sixteen years in the amateur leagues.[4] Paris FC and Bourg-Péronnas only gained the right to promote on the last day of the season, when Paris FC drew 0–0 against CA Bastia and Bourg-Péronnas won 1–0 against Boulogne.[5]
Only 2 teams were planned to be promoted and relegated this season[6] but the decision was later overturned by an appeal to the Conseil d'État[7] and the French Football Federation.[8] [9]
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,660 | ||
| Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 | ||
| Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère1 | 11,400 | ||
| Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,097 | ||
| Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 | ||
| Créteil | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle | 12,050 | ||
| Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 16,098 | ||
| Annecy | Parc des Sports | 15,660 | ||
| Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,607 | ||
| Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,000 | ||
| Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 35,000 | |||
| Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 24,500 | ||
| Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 | ||
| Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | ||
| Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 | ||
| Paris | Stade Sébastien Charléty | 20,000 | ||
| Saint-Ouen | Stade Pierre Brisson2 | 10,178 | ||
| Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,000 | ||
| Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,247 | ||
| Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
| Team | Manager1 | Captain1 | Kit Manufacturer1 | Main Sponsor1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio |  | | Macron | Suite Home | |
| Auxerre | | | Airness | Remarques LOUALT,Vitrans | |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | | | adidas | BestDrive | |
| Brest | | | Nike | Quéguiner | |
| Clermont | |  | Patrick | Crédit Mutuel | |
| Créteil | | | adidas | SFB Béton,Holcim | |
| Dijon | | | Kappa | DVF, Doras,IPS | |
| Evian | | | Kappa | MSC Croisières | |
| Laval | | | Kappa | Lactel | |
| Le Havre |  | | Nike | Api | |
| Lens |  |  | Umbro | Azerbaijan: Land of Fire | |
| Metz | | | Nike | Moselle | |
| Nancy |  | Nike | Dane Elec | ||
| Nîmes | | | Erreà | Marie Blachère | |
| Niort | | | Puma | Restaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away) | |
| Paris | |  | Nike | Vinci | |
| Red Star | | adidas | |||
| Sochaux | |  | Lotto | Peugeot | |
| Tours |  | | Nike | Corsicatours | |
| Valenciennes |  | | GDE Recyclage |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris FC | | Mutual consent | 4 June 2015[12] | Pre-season | 5 June 2015[13] | |
| Red Star | | 6 June 2015[14] | 12 June 2015[15] | |||
| FC Metz | | 16 June 2015[16] | 16 June 2015[17] | |||
| Tours | | 25 June 2015[18] | 25 June 2015[19] | |||
| Evian | | 11 July 2015 | Safet Sušić | 11 July 2015[20] | ||
| Sochaux | | Sacked | 12 September 2015[21] | 18th | Albert Cartier | 3 October 2015[22] |
| Le Havre AC | | Sacked | 28 September 2015[23] | 15th | | 10 November 2015[24] |
| Nîmes | | Resigned | 21 November 2015[25] | 20th | | 1 December 2015[26] |
| Paris FC | | Sacked | 28 November 2015[27] | 18th | | 29 November 2015[28] |
| Créteil | | Sacked | 9 December 2015[29] | 14th | | 9 December 2015 |
| FC Metz |  | Mutual consent | 23 December 2015[30] | 6th | | 24 December 2015[31] |
| Valenciennes | | Sacked | 28 December 2015[32] | 17th | | 15 January 2016[33] |
| Evian | | Sacked | 11 January 2016[34] | 13th | | 11 January 2016 |
| Niort | | Sacked | 29 February 2016[35] | 17th | | 9 May 2016[36] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Famara Diedhiou | Clermont | 21 |
| 2 | Lys Mousset | Le Havre | 14 |
| 3 | Maurice Dalé | Nancy | 13 |
 Ande Dona Ndoh | Niort | ||
| 5 | Pape Sané | Bourg-Pérronas | 12 |
| Yeni Ngbakoto | Metz | ||
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings