Seconde Ligue

Seconde Ligue
Organising bodyLFFP
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
CountryFrance
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toPremière Ligue
Relegation toDivision 3 Féminine
Domestic cup(s)
Current championsRC Strasbourg Alsace (1st)
Most championshipsFC Vendenheim (3 titles)
Current: 2024–25 season

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

2024–25 Seconde Ligue teams
Team 2023–24 Location Venue
US Orléans 7th Orléans stade de la Source
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 11th (D1) Le Bouscat Stade Sainte Germaine
FC Metz 9th Longeville-lès-Metz Stade Dezavelle
Le Mans FC 10th Le Mans Complexe de la Californie
LOSC Lille 12th (D1) Villeneuve-d'Ascq Complex Sportif Annexe du Stadium
OGC Nice 4th Nice Stade de la Plaine du Var
Olympique de Marseille 3rd Marseille OM Campus
RC Lens 5th Arras Stade Degouve-Brabant
Rodez AF 6th Onet-le-Château Stade de Vabre
Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC 8th Évian-les-Bains Stade Camille Fournier
Toulouse FC 1st (D3 Gr. B) Toulouse Terrain Brice Taton
US Saint-Malo 1st (D3 Gr. A) Saint-Malo Stade de Marville

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.