2019–20 Ligue 2
The 2019–20 Ligue 2 season was the 81st season since its establishment. The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 28 April 2020, the French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced that there would be no sporting events, even behind closed doors, before September 2020, thus in effect ending the season. On 30 April 2020, the LFP announced that FC Lorient were declared champions of Ligue 2, and that two clubs would be promoted to Ligue 1, meaning RC Lens were promoted also. The decision on relegations was deferred to the general assembly of the FFF on 20 May 2020.
On 27 May 2020, the executive committee of the FFF rejected a proposal by the LFP to have 22 clubs in the 2020–21 competition, which would have seen US Orléans and Le Mans FC remain in the competition.
Teams
Team changes
The following are team changes with respect to the 2018–19 Ligue 2 season.Promoted from 2018–19 Championnat National
- Rodez
- Chambly
- Le Mans
- Caen
- Guingamp
- Metz
- Brest
- Gazélec Ajaccio
- Béziers
- Red Star
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,446 | |
Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 | |
Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,215 | |
Chambly | Stade Pierre Brisson | 10,178 | |
Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173 | |
Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 | |
Grenoble | Stade des Alpes | 20,068 | |
Guingamp | Stade de Roudourou | 18,378 | |
Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,178 | |
Le Mans | MMArena | 25,064 | |
Lens | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 37,705 | |
Lorient | Stade du Moustoir | 18,890 | |
Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 | |
Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 | |
Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 | |
Paris | Stade Charléty | 20,000 | |
Rodez | Stade Paul-Lignon | 5,955 | |
Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,005 | |
Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 21,684 | |
Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Promotion play-offs
A promotion play-off competition was to be held at the end of the season, involving the third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in 2019–20 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2019–20 Ligue 1. However, the matches were cancelled and the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team would remain in the same division.;Cancelled bracket
Relegation play-offs
A relegation play-off was to be held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the third-placed team of 2019–20 Championnat National. However, the matches were cancelled.Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Tino Kadewere | Le Havre | 20 |
2 | Adrian Grbić | Clermont | 17 |
3 | Yoane Wissa | Lorient | 15 |
3 | Ibrahim Sissoko | Niort | 15 |
5 | Teddy Chevalier | Valenciennes | 12 |
6 | Ugo Bonnet | Rodez | 11 |
7 | Gaëtan Courtet | Ajaccio | 10 |
7 | Abdoulaye Sané | Sochaux | 10 |
9 | Pierre-Yves Hamel | Lorient | 9 |
10 | Jamal Thiaré | Le Havre | 8 |
10 | Vincent Créhin | Le Mans | 8 |
10 | Florian Sotoca | Lens | 8 |