Seconde Ligue

Seconde Ligue
Organising bodyLFFP
Founded1982 (1982)
CountryFrance
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toPremière Ligue
Relegation toDivision 3 Féminine
Domestic cups
Current championsLes Marseillaises (2nd title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsFC Vendenheim (3 titles)
Current: 2025–26 Seconde Ligue

The Seconde Ligue (French pronunciation: [səɡɔ̃d liɡ]) is a professional women's association football league at the second level of the French football league system, and is run by the Ligue féminine de football professionnel (LFFP).[1] Its annual competition features twelve teams playing two series of round-robin matches from September to June. At the end of each season, the top two teams are promoted to the top-level Première Ligue, while the bottom two teams are relegated to the third-tier, semi-professional Division 3 Féminine.[2][3]

History

Before the beginning of the 2024–25 season, the league's name changed from Division 2 to Seconde Ligue.[4]

Clubs

Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 season
AJ Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
18,541
D3, 1st (of 24)
EA Guingamp Saint-Brieuc Complexe Sportif Akademi EAG 1 PL, 12th (of 12)
FC Metz Metz Stade Dezavelle
1,500
6th (of 11)
Grenoble Foot 38 Grenoble Stade Stijovic N°1 D3, 2nd (of 24)
Le Mans FC Le Mans Parc des Sports La Californie 1 4th (of 11)
LOSC Lille Lille Stadium Terrain N°1 7th (of 11)
OGC Nice Nice Stade de la Plaine du Var N°1
1,000
9th (of 11)
Rodez AF Rodez Stade Paul-Lignon
5,955
10th (of 11)
Stade de Reims Reims Stade Blériot 2
1,000
PL, 11th (of 12)
Thonon Evian GG FC Ambilly Stade Joseph-Moynat 1 8th (of 11)
Toulouse FC Toulouse Parc des Sports Stadium A1
1,000
3rd (of 11)
US Saint-Malo Saint-Malo Stade de Marville 1 5th (of 11)

Champions

# Season Champions Runners-up Top goalscorer
Player(s) Goals
Division 2
1
1982–83 FCF Condéen Paris Saint-Germain FC
2
1983–84 US Le Neubourg AS Saint-Quentin
3
1984–85 FC Boran-sur-Oise Paris Saint-Germain FC
4
1985–86 US Villaines-la-Juhel FCF Juvisy
National 1B
5
1992–93 OS Monaco Stade quimpérois
6
1993–94 Toulouse OAC US Orléans
7
1994–95 Caluire SCSC US Mans
8
1995–96 ESOF La Roche-sur-Yon US Bruay-La Buissière
9
1996–97 Montpellier Le Crès Stade quimpérois
10
1997–98 SC Saint-Clair Caluire Croix Blanche Angers
11
1998–99 Saint-Memmie Olympique Stade quimpérois
12
1999–00 SC Schiltigheim ES Cormelles-le-Royal
13
2000–01 Paris Saint-Germain FC Caluire SCSC
14
2001–02 US Bruay-La Buissière Stade quimpérois
Division 2
15
2002–03 FCF Hénin-Beaumont US Compiègne
16
2003–04 FC Vendenheim FCF Condéen
17
2004–05 US Compiègne ESOF La Roche-sur-Yon
18
2005–06 FCF Condéen Stade Briochin
19
2006–07 FC Vendenheim RC Saint-Étienne Corinne Lebailly (Vendenheim)
25
20
2007–08 FCF Nord Allier Yzeure FCF Condéen Lilas Traïkia (ASPTT Albi)
21
21
2008–09 ESOF La Roche-sur-Yon Montigny AS Marine Augis (Tours)
25
22
2009–10 Rodez AF Le Mans Sarah Palacin (FF Issy)
25
23
2010–11 FC Vendenheim AS Muret Fanny Tenret (Muretaine)
25
24
2011–12 Toulouse Arras FCF Sandra Maurice (Toulouse)
28
25
2012–13 FCF Hénin-Beaumont ASJ Soyaux-Charente Fanny Tenret (Muretaine)
30
26
2013–14 ASPTT Albi AS Algrange Valérie Gauvin Toulouse
32
27
2014–15 VGA Saint-Maur ESOF La Roche-sur-Yon Marlyse Ngo (Saint-Maur)
43
28
2015–16 Olympique de Marseille FC Metz Sarah Cambot (Bordeaux)
Laury Jesus (Grenoble)
24
29
2016–17 Lille OSC FC Fleury 91 Jana Coryn (Lille)
23
30
2017–18 FC Metz Dijon FCO Marlyse Ngo (Nancy-Lorraine)
28
31
2018–19 Stade de Reims Olympique de Marseille Kelly Gago (Saint-Étienne)
20
32
2019–20
No titles were awarded as the competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
33
2020–21
34
2021–22 Rodez AF Le Havre AC Sarah Palacin (Nice)
18
35
2022–23 AS Saint-Étienne Lille OSC Selen Altunkulak (Toulouse)
Mama Diop (Marseille)
20
36
2023–24 RC Strasbourg FC Nantes Aude Gbedjissi (Lens)
14
Seconde Ligue
37
2024–25 Olympique de Marseille RC Lens Aude Gbedjissi (Lens)
15

References

  1. ^ "Le football féminin français ne veut pas manquer le dernier train du professionnalisme". 31 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via Le Monde.
  2. ^ Corcos, Léo (8 March 2021). "Joueuses et joueurs entre incompréhension et colère après le nouvel arrêt du football amateur (N2 et D2)". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ "SM Caen. Anaïs Bounouar : Aller en Division 2 peut changer leur vie de joueuse" (in French). Puesto France. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Seconde Ligue". fff.fr. Fédération française de football. Retrieved 3 November 2024.