| Competition: | Ligue 2 |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Winners: | Reims |
| Promoted: | Reims Nîmes |
| Relegated: | Bourg-Péronnas Quevilly-Rouen Tours |
| League Topscorer: | 24 goals Umut Bozok, Nîmes |
| Biggest Home Win: | Lorient 6–0 Bourg-Péronnas (4 May 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Bourg-Péronnas 0–6 Lens (13 October 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | Bourg-Péronnas 5–4 AC Ajaccio (2 March 2018) |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1035 |
| Highest Attendance: | 35,520 Lens vs Reims (21 October 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 588 Quevilly-Rouen vs Bourg-Péronnas (11 August 2017) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,484[1] |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
| Updated: | 21:43, 11 May 2018 (UTC) |
The 2017–18 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons[2]) season was the 79th 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 from Ligue 2 following the 2016–17 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
Promoted from 2016–17 Championnat National
Relegated from 2016–17 Ligue 1
Promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1
Relegated to 2017–18 Championnat National
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,446 | ||
| Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 | ||
| Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 | ||
| Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,097 | ||
| Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173 | ||
| Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 | ||
| Ajaccio | Stade Ange Casanova | 8,000 | ||
| Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,000 | ||
| Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 38,223 | |||
| Lorient | Stade du Moustoir | 18,890 | ||
| Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 | ||
| Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | ||
| Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 | ||
| Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 | ||
| Paris | Stade Charléty | 20,000 | ||
| Le Petit-Quevilly | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 | ||
| Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 21,684 | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Ajaccio |  | | Adidas | Corse du Sud | |
| Auxerre |  | Macron | Remorques LOUALT, Vitrans | ||
| Bourg-Péronnas | | | Adidas | BestDrive | |
| Brest | |  | Nike | Quéguiner | |
| Châteauroux | |  | Nike | Monin | |
| Clermont | | Patrick | Crédit Mutuel | ||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | | | Macron | Carrefour, Casino D'Ajaccio | |
| Le Havre | | | Joma | Api | |
| Lens | | | Umbro | Auchan Retail | |
| Lorient | | | Kappa | B&B Hotels, Jean Floc'h | |
| Nancy | |  | Nike | Sopalin | |
| Nîmes | | Puma | Marie Blachère | ||
| Niort | | | Erima | Restaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away) | |
| Orléans | | | Kappa | CTVL | |
| Paris | |  | Nike | Vinci | |
| Quevilly-Rouen | | Kappa | Matmut | ||
| Reims | |  | Hungaria | Sanei Ascenseurs | |
| Sochaux | | Lotto | Ledus | ||
| Tours | | Kappa | Corsicatours | ||
| Valenciennes | | | Mutuelle Just |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims |  | Signed by Montpellier | 23 May 2017[3] | Pre-season | | 25 May 2017[4] | |
| Lorient | | Sacked | 30 May 2017 | | 30 May 2017[5] | ||
| Sochaux | | Resigned | 1 June 2017 | 2 June 2017[6] | |||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | | Resigned | 26 May 2017 | | 30 May 2017[7] | ||
| Auxerre | | Appointed as Sporting Director | 1 June 2017 | | 1 June 2017[8] | ||
| Châteauroux | | Sacked | 1 June 2017 | | 2 June 2017[9] | ||
| Lens | | Sacked | 20 August 2017[10] | 19th | | 20 August 2017 | |
| Nancy | Sacked | 29 August 2017[11] | 16th | | 30 August 2017[12] | ||
| Clermont Foot | | Signed by France women | 30 August 2017 [13] | 8th | | 1 September 2017[14] | |
| Valenciennes |  | Sacked | 26 September 2017[15] | 14th | | 14 October 2017[16] | |
| Tours | | Sacked | 16 October 2017[17] | 20th | 22 November 2017[18] | ||
| Auxerre | | Sacked | 9 December 2017[19] | 16th | 21 December 2017[20] | ||
| Nancy | | Sacked | 22 January 2018 | 17th | (caretaker) | 28 January 2018 | |
| Niort | | Sacked | 26 February 2018 | 14th | (caretaker) | 26 February 2018 | |
| Nancy | (caretaker) | End of caretaker | 3 April 2018 | 18th | | 3 April 2018 |
A promotion play-off competition was held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2017–18 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2017–18 Ligue 1.
The quarter-final was played on 15 May, the semi-final on 18 May and the final on 23 and 27 May 2018.[21]
A relegation play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd-placed team of 2017–18 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 22 and 27 May 2018.
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Grenoble are promoted to 2018–19 Ligue 2
