Ligue 2

...three clubs are promoted to Ligue 1 for the following season, while the bottom three clubs of Ligue 1 are relegated to Ligue 2. The bottom three teams of Ligue 2 are relegated to Championnat National. * In 1948-49 1. FC Saarbrucken won the...

In this article: Championnat National, FC Saarbrucken, and France

...cross and fired home from close range. Ligue 1 strugglers St Etienne found something to cheer about when they thrashed Nice 4-1, while Ligue 2 side Sedan knocked out top-flight AJ Auxerre 2-1. RC Lens went through with a 4-3 victory at...

In this article: RC Lens, AJ Auxerre, Olympique Lyon, Olympique Marseille, Paris St Germain, Lille, and Toulouse

The Ligue 2 season 2007-08 was the sixty-sixth since its establishment, and started in August 2007. The fixtures were announced in June 2007. FC Metz, the champions of Ligue 2, SM Caen, and RC Strasbourg were promoted to France's top...

In this article: FC Nantes, Le Havre AC, CS Sedan, FC Libourne-saint-seurin, Amiens SC, Chamois Niortais FC, FC Gueugnon, and Grenoble Foot 38

...like their fellow Premier League rivals Manchester United could be next in the FIFA firing line. French club Le Havre, who play in Ligue 2, are threatening to report United to FIFA over the Old Trafford club's pursuit of teenage star Paul...

In this article: FIFA, Chelsea, Manchester United, Le Havre, Old Trafford, RC Lens, and Premier League

...He made his professional debut for Troyes - starting in the 2-1 win over Gueugnon. Matuidi clocked up 56 minutes before being replaced in the Ligue 2 clash. 4) Having made his first-team bow, he went on to become a regular fixture in the...

In this article: Blaise Matuidi, Clairefontaine, Lille, Saint-Etienne, Rash, US Creteil-lusitanos, Troyes AC, Cesc Fabregas, and Thierry Henry

...in the dugout could not part ways so hastily, and since then they have worked together to reinvigorate a squad that rose from toiling in Ligue 2 (2000 to 2005) to rubbing shoulders with the rest of Europe in the UEFA Cup (2006/07 and...

In this article: World Cup, Morocco, African Cup of Nations, Togo, Lyon, and 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

...victory as they beat Grenoble 2-1. Gregory Thil scored a first-half double for the home side, who were promoted as the third-placed team in Ligue 2 in May. Grenoble hit back immediately after the interval, when Daniel Ljuboja netted, but...

In this article: Marseille, Lille, Boulogne-sur-Mer, and Bordeaux

...Thil helped them see off Grenoble Foot 38 2-1, the 29-year-old registering in the 34th and 38th minutes following his 18 strikes in Ligue 2 last term. Sunday's other game ended in a 1-1 draw between OGC Nice and Stade Rennais FC, Asamoah...

In this article: Marseille, FC Girondins De Bordeaux, Lille, All rights reserved, Benoit Cheyrou, Bakari Kone, Hatem Ben Arfa, Chaouki Ben Saada, and Grenoble Foot 38

...against UEFA Europa League contenders Toulouse FC at the Stade Loius II and OGC Nice won 2-0 at AS Saint-Etienne. On Sunday, champions Bordeaux open their campaign at home to Ligue 2 winners RC Lens and LOSC Lille Metropole host FC Lorient.

In this article: Lyon, Benoit Cheyrou, Antoine Kombouare, Mamadou Niang, Valenciennes FC, FC Lorient, Grenoble Foot 38, AS Nancy-lorraine, and Montpellier Herault SC

...has also signed fresh terms with Les Girondins, the 21-year-old extending his contract by 24 months to June 2012. He has been loaned to Ligue 2's Angers SCO for the season. Defender Sandy Paillot made a similar move from Olympique Lyonnais...

In this article: Bordeaux, Toulouse FC, Cedric Carrasso, All rights reserved, Ulrich Rame, Angers SCO, Grenoble Foot 38, and FC Girondins De Bordeaux