1995–96 French Division 2

57th season of the second-tier football league in France

Football league season

The Division 2 season 1995/1996, organised by the LNF was won by SM Caen and saw the promotions of SM Caen, Olympique de Marseille and AS Nancy, whereas Stade Poitevin, USL Dunkerque, Angers SCO and Olympique Alès were relegated to National.

22 participating teams

• Alès
• Amiens
• Angers
• Caen
• Charleville
• Châteauroux
• Dunkerque
• Épinal
• Laval
• Le Mans
• Lorient
• Louhans-Cuiseaux
• Marseille
• Mulhouse
• Nancy
• Niort
• Perpignan
• Poitiers
• Red Star
• Sochaux
• Toulouse
• Valence

League table

Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Recap

• Promoted to L1 : SM Caen, Olympique de Marseille, AS Nancy
• Relegated to L2 : FC Gueugnon, AS Saint-Étienne, FC Martigues
• Promoted to L2 : Stade Briochin, Troyes AC, Sporting Toulon Var, AS Beauvais
• Relegated to National : Stade Poitevin, USL Dunkerque, Angers SCO, Olympique Alès

Results

Source: Ligue 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

External links

• RSSSF archives of results