Competition: | Ligue 2 |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Dates: | 5 August 2023 – 1 June 2024 |
Winners: | Auxerre |
Promoted: | Auxerre Angers Saint-Étienne |
Relegated: | Bordeaux Concarneau Quevilly-Rouen Valenciennes |
Matches: | 380 |
Total Goals: | 933 |
League Topscorer: | Alexandre Mendy |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Longest Wins: | 6 matches Laval |
Longest Unbeaten: | 11 matches Grenoble |
Longest Winless: | 16 matches Valenciennes |
Longest Losses: | 5 matches Saint-Étienne Dunkerque |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Ligue 2, commonly known as Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th season of Ligue 2. It began on 5 August 2023 and concluded on 1 June 2024.
Concarneau (promoted for the first time in history from this season) and Dunkerque (promoted return after two years absence). Replacing Dijon and Nîmes (both relegated after two years in second tier) and Niort (relegated after eleven years in second tier). Later, Sochaux was administratively relegated after nine years in second tier and replaced by Annecy, that was originally relegated to National.
Due to the restructuring of the French football leagues, this season was the last with 20 teams as its number was reduced to 18 teams the following season.[1] The top two teams were promoted to 2024–25 Ligue 1, while teams from 3rd to 5th played with the 16th-placed team from 2023–24 Ligue 1 in the promotion play-offs. The four last teams were relegated to 2024–25 Championnat National.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
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Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,446 | ||
Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 | ||
Angers | Stade Raymond Kopa | 18,752 | ||
Annecy | Parc des Sports | 15,660 | ||
Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 | ||
Bastia | Stade Armand Cesari | 16,078 | ||
Bordeaux | Matmut Atlantique | 42,115 | ||
Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,215 | ||
Concarneau | Stade Francis-Le Blé Stade du Moustoir | 15,931 18,110 | ||
Dunkerque | Stade Marcel-Tribut | 4,933 | ||
Grenoble | Stade des Alpes | 20,068 | ||
Guingamp | Stade de Roudourou | 18,378 | ||
Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,607 | ||
Paris | Stade Sébastien Charléty | 19,151 | ||
Pau | Nouste Camp | 4,031 | ||
Rouen | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 | ||
Rodez | Stade Paul-Lignon | 5,955 | ||
Saint-Étienne | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 42,000 | ||
Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 21,684 | ||
Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors (front) | Sponsors (back) | Sponsors (sleeve) | Sponsors (shorts) | Sponsors (socks) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajaccio | Adidas | Cullettività di Corsica-Collectivité de Corse, Gamm Vert | Madewis | Air Corsica, AZ Habitat | Ajaccio, Europcar | None | |||
Amiens | Puma | Intersport, Igol Lubrifiants, Gueudet | Igol Lubrifiants | None | Amiens Métropole, E.Leclerc Rivery | None | |||
Angers | École Noir&Blanc, Maison de l'Atoll, Angers | None | None | Système U | None | ||||
Annecy | Adidas | MSC Cruises, E.Leclerc Annecy, Mediaco Vrac, TeamWork | Stgenergy, Nissan Groupe Maurin | Tissier Technique | LP Charpente, Burger King | None | |||
Auxerre | Jubal | Macron | Acadomia, X1, SPPE, Servistores | LCR, X1 | Groupama | Auxerre, Actis Location | None | ||
Bastia | Adidas | Oscaro Power, Corsica Ferries, Capembal, Roncaglia Blanchisserie, Collectivité de Corse, Coviag, Olivier Bleu, Smart Good Things, Casa di e Lingue | Payfoot, ESSE, Madewis | Groupe Actual, Asco6Tem | Burger King, Garage Corsa, CORSECARLOC | None | |||
Bordeaux | Adidas | Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest, Groupe Vital | MAT IN BAT, Bistro Régent | Cupra | Vigier Groupe, Meyva Fruits Secs | None | |||
Caen | Kappa | Starwash (H)/Saint James Clothing (A), Künkel, Thalazur | Imprimerie NII, Guilloux | Carrefour Ouistreham | Crédit Agricole Normandie, Printngo Publicité | None | |||
Concarneau | Hummel | GUYOT Environment (H)/AR Collection Hôtels (A), Tanguy Materiaux (H), E.Leclerc (H), Piriou | Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération (H), Charnel (H)/USINE ONLINE (A) | Concarneau | Barillec (H), Groupe SOFT (H)/Triangle Intérim (A) | None | |||
Dunkerque | Demba Thiam | Adidas | Intersport, Dunkerque Communauté Urbaine, Topensi | DS Levage | 2024 Vivre les JO #dunkerqueagglo Tous en bleu, blanc, rouge | Hauts-de-France, Onet | None | ||
Grenoble | Nike | Vinci Immobilier (H)/Carrefour Market (A), Carrefour (H)/Vinci Immobilier (A), Smart Good Things, Grenoble Alpes Métropole | Chamrousse, Le Cabanon en Provence | None | LCR | None | |||
Guingamp | Umbro | Celtigel, Creactuel, Breizh Cola, Ballay | Jardiman, Vital Concept | Cafés Coïc | Bernard Jarnoux Crêpier, Tibbloc | None | |||
Laval | Kappa | Lactel, La Mayenne Le Département, Laval Agglo | V and B Cave & Bar, Groupe Lucas, Mayenne | Groupe Actual | Laval Agglo, SEPAL, Aropiz | None | |||
Paris | Adidas | Bahrain Victorious, Lycamobile | Vinci | None | None | None | |||
Pau | Puma | Bullux Services, Pau, Casino de Pau, Intersport | Arobase Intérim, Brico Fenêtre | Bullux Services | Übi Care, Mansion Sports | None | |||
Quevilly-Rouen | Hummel | Matmut, Métropole Rouen Normandie, TPR, Intersport | SATEB | None | Vikings Auto | None | |||
Rodez | Adidas | Maxoutil, E.Leclerc | aveyron.fr | Intersport, Maxoutil, Andrieu Construction | None | ||||
Saint-Étienne | Anthony Briançon | Hummel | Smart Good Things/Kelyps Intérim, Loire, BYmyCAR, Terroir Halles | Saint-Étienne La Métropole, ZEbet | Kelyps Intérim/Exaltan RH | Aésio Mutuelle, Desjoyaux | None | ||
Troyes | Le Coq Sportif | LCR (H)/La Licorne Hotel & Spa (A), Troyes, norelem, Festilight | Sinfin, Amplitude Groupe Automobile | Century 21 Groupe Martinot | Huguier Frères | None | |||
Valenciennes | Acerbis | Tonsser/Association Emera, Groupe Dhollande, Spefinox | TSR | None | LCR, OCAD | None |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caen | Resigned | 17 May 2023[3] | Pre-season | 1 July 2023[4] | ||
Paris FC | 3 June 2023[5] | 1 July 2023 | ||||
Pau | Sacked | 9 June 2023[6] | 1 July 2023[7] | |||
Amiens | End of tenure as caretaker | 30 June 2023 | 1 July 2023[8] | |||
Valenciennes | 30 June 2023 | 5 July 2023[9] | ||||
Dunkerque | Sacked | 24 September 2023[10] | 17th | 26 September 2023[11] | ||
Bordeaux | 7 October 2023[12] | 13th | 11 October 2023[13] | |||
Caen | 7 November 2023[14] | 12th | 30 November 2023[15] | |||
Troyes | 26 November 2023[16] | 17th | 6 December 2023[17] | |||
Saint-Étienne | 6 December 2023[18] | 8th | 12 December 2023[19] | |||
Valenciennes | 6 December 2023[20] | 20th | 6 December 2023[21] | |||
Quevilly-Rouen | 15 January 2024[22] | 18th | 22 January 2024[23] | |||
Bastia | 29 January 2024[24] | 16th | 29 December 2024 | |||
Grenoble | 13 March 2024[25] | 7th | 15 March 2024[26] |
A promotion play-off competition is held at the end of the season, involving the 3rd, 4th and 5th-placed teams in 2023–24 Ligue 2, and the 16th-placed team in 2023–24 Ligue 1.
The quarter-final was played on 21 May, and the semi-final on 24 May.[27]
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Promotion Play-off Final
1st leg
2nd legSaint-Étienne won 4–3 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 1, while Metz were relegated to Ligue 2.
Source: [28]