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| Countries |  France |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Promotion to | Ligue 1 |
| Relegation to | Championnat National |
| Current champions | RC Lens |
 Ligue 2 2009–10 |
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Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 1, which is France's top division.
The 20 clubs that make up Ligue 2 play each other twice during the season, creating a 38-match schedule. At the end of the season, the top 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.
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Ligue 2 teams for 2009–10 season
- Athletic Club Ajaccio
- Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest
- Athletic Club Arles-Avignon
- Sporting Club de Bastia
- Stade Brestois 29
- Stade Malherbe de Caen
- La Berrichonne de Châteauroux
- Clermont Foot
- Dijon Football Côte d'Or
- En Avant de Guingamp
- Football Club Istres Ouest Provence
- Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club
- Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association
- Football Club de Metz
- Football Club de Nantes
- Nîmes Olympique
- Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes
- Racing Club de Strasbourg
- Tours Football Club
- Vannes Olympique Club
Previous winners
| Year | Winner | Runner Up |
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| 1934-35 | Metz | Valenciennes |
| 1935-36 | Rouen | RC Roubaix |
| 1936-37 | Lens | Valenciennes |
| 1937-38 | Le Havre | Saint-Etienne |
| 1938-39 | Red Star Paris | Stade Rennes |
| 1939-45 | World War II | |
| 1946-47 | Sochaux | Ales |
| 1947-48 | Nice | Colmar |
| 1948-49* | Lens | Bordeaux |
| 1949-50 | Nimes | Le Havre |
| 1950-51 | Lyon | Metz |
| 1951-52 | Stade Francais Paris | Montpellier |
| 1952-53 | Toulouse | Monaco |
| 1953-54 | Lyon | Troyes |
| 1954-55 | Sedan-Torcy | Red Star Paris |
| 1955-56 | Rennes | Angers |
| 1956-57 | Ales | Beziers |
| 1957-58 | Nancy | Rennes |
| 1958-59 | Le Havre | Stade Francais Paris |
| 1959-60 | Grenoble | Nancy |
| 1960-61 | Montpellier | Metz |
| 1961-62 | Grenoble | Valenciennes |
| 1962-63 | Saint-Etienne | Nantes |
| 1963-64 | Lille | Sochaux |
| 1964-65 | Nice | Red Star Paris |
| 1965-66 | Stade Reims | Marseille |
| 1966-67 | AC Ajaccio | Metz |
| 1967-68 | Bastia | Nimes |
| 1968-69 | Angers | Angouleme |
| 1969-70 | Nice | Nancy |
| 1970-93 | Two Groups | |
| 1993-94 | Nice | Rennes |
| 1994-95 | Marseille | Guingamp |
| 1995-96 | Caen | Marseille |
| 1996-97 | Chateauroux | Toulouse |
| 1997-98 | Nancy | Lorient |
| 1998-99 | Saint-Etienne | Sedan |
| 1999-00 | Lille | Guingamp |
| 2000-01 | Sochaux | Lorient |
| 2001-02 | AC Ajaccio | Strasbourg |
| 2002-03 | Toulouse | Le Mans |
| 2003-04 | Saint-Etienne | Caen |
| 2004-05 | Nancy | Le Mans |
| 2005-06 | Valenciennes | Sedan |
| 2006-07 | Metz | Caen |
| 2007-08 | Le Havre | Nantes |
| 2008-09 | Lens | Montpellier |
* In 1948-49 1. FC Saarbrücken won the division they attended under the name FC Sarrebruck, but as a German team their points were ignored in the final standings.
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