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Lorient wins the championship! Mbape leads the team to relegate? The summary of the French Ligue 2 season is here

12:52pm, 15 May 2025【Football】

Last weekend, the French League Two came to an end. Which teams are directly promoted to Ligue 1? Which teams are directly relegated to the C? Which teams need to continue to compete in the promotion and relegation playoffs? Who is the best player and the best coach? Look, the summary of the French Ligue 2 season is here!

Winning the championship and upgrading

The two direct upgrade places in Ligue 2 this season were not confirmed until the last three rounds. Before the 32nd round of the game, Lorient, who ranked first, only led Paris FC, who ranked second, and 4 points ahead of Metz, who ranked third. After the 32nd round of the French Ligue 2, Lorient defeated Caen 4-0 at home, while Metz lost to Pau 1-2 away. Lorient, who led Metz by as many as 7 points, was confirmed to be successful in upgrading two rounds ahead of him. Paris FC was tied by Rodez, and the 4-point advantage still cannot ensure an upgrade. In the 33rd round of the French Ligue 2, Paris FC was tied by Martig in the game ending first, but Metz failed to seize the chance of winning and was also tied by Rodez. Paris FC won the last direct upgrade place.

Since Lorient lost to Ajaccio 1-2 away in the second round to the end, the 2-point advantage cannot guarantee the early victory. The French Ligue 2 championship drama did not come to an end until the last round.

Lorient did not give Paris FC any chance to overtake points. They swept Martig 5-1 in the last round and successfully won the championship with a record of 22 wins, 5 draws, 7 losses and 7 losses.

According to the French Ligue 1 upgrade rules, Dunkirk and Gangan, ranked fourth and fifth, will first play the first round of upgrade play-offs. The winner will play the second round of upgrade play-offs with Metz, ranked third in the last Ligue 1 team in the relegation play-offs.

RelegationRelegation

Mbappe and his team participated in the acquisition Caen was considered a popular team at the beginning of this season, but they have a poor record this season due to internal problems such as management chaos. In the 31st round of French Ligue 2, Caen lost to Martig 0-3 at home, and was confirmed to be relegated to French Ligue 3 rounds ahead of schedule. This is also the first time they have been relegated to French Ligue 2 since they were promoted to French Ligue 2 in the 1983/84 season.

, and Martig, who directly sent Caen into the relegation quagmire, failed to successfully relegate. Although they tied Paris FC in the last three rounds of the French Ligue 2, they lost to Guern and Lorient one point behind Clermont, ranking second to the bottom, and were directly relegated.

, Clermont, who ranked last in Ligue 1 last season, was also down to Ligue 2, also had a poor record this season. Starting from the 19th round of Ligue 2, they once failed to win for 14 consecutive rounds, and finally ranked third from the bottom in the relegation play-off area. They will compete with French C for the third place in French C for the French second season.

The Best of the Season

Recently, UNFP (French Professional Players' Union) held a celebration ceremony and announced the list of winners of the French Ligue 2 Best Player, Best Goalkeeper and Best Coach this season. French Ligue 2 champion Lorient won these three awards.

The young player Klupie, who was only 18 years old, was awarded the title of Best Player in French Ligue 2. Krupie scored 22 goals and 2 assists in 30 Ligue 2 league games this season, becoming the French Ligue 2 scorer this season.

Lorient goalkeeper Mwogo became the best goalkeeper in Ligue 2, with 62 saves and 13 clean sheets. Mwogo helped Lorient concede 31 goals and become the best team in the French Ligue 2 defense this season. Before coming to Lorient last summer window, Pantaloni coached in Ajaccio for almost 10 years. The meritorious coach of Corsica was invited by Lorient's new sports director Coscheerney to the team, successfully helping the team upgrade with a championship record and won the title of Best Coach in the French Ligue 2.

The Ligue 1 upgrade playoffs will start in the near future. Which team do you think can enter the final game of promotion and relegation with the Ligue 1 relegation playoffs?