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The 2014–15 Ligue 2 season will be the 76th season since its establishment.

Teams

There are three promoted teams from Championnat National, replacing the three teams that were promoted to Ligue 1 following the 2013-14 season. A total of 20 teams currently compete in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the thirc division, the National. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

On 18 April 2014, Luzenac became the first team to secure a spot in the Ligue 2 following a 1-0 victory over Boulogne-sur-Mer, which gave them an advance on the 4th placed team, Red Star, that couldn't be surpassed in the last games.^[1] By gaining promotion for a professional level for the first time in its history, Luzenac, the club of a village of 600 habitants in Southern France, became the smallest club in the history of professional football in France.^[2] Orléans was the second team to gain promotion to Ligue 2 on 2 May after a 2-0 victory against Paris FC. This marked a return for Orléans in the professional leagues after a twenty-two-years absence.^[3] Gazélec Ajaccio was the third and last team to achieve promotion on 9 May 2014.^[4] This means that for the first time since the 1997–98 season, an Derby of Ajaccio will be contested between Gazélec and AC Ajaccio.

On 20 April, Ajaccio officially suffered relegation from Ligue 1 after a 2-1 defeat in the Derby Corse against archrivals Bastia.^[5] This ended a three-year stint for Ajaccio in Ligue 1. Valenciennes FC were the second team to suffer relegation on 4 May.^[6]

2014-15 Teams

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in 2014–15 Ligue 2

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Ajaccio AC	Ajaccio	Stade François Coty	10,660
Ajaccio Gazélec	Ajaccio	Stade Ange Casanova	5,000
Angers	Angers	Stade Jean Bouin	17,835
Arles-Avignon	Avignon	Parc des Sports	17,518
Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	15,583
Clermont	Clermont-Ferrand	Stade Gabriel Montpied	11,980
Créteil	Créteil	Stade Dominique Duvauchelle	12,150
Dijon	Dijon	Stade Gaston Gérard	16,098
Le Havre	Le Havre	Stade Océane	25,278
Luzenac	Luzenac	Stade Paul Fédou¹	1,000
Niort	Niort	Stade René Gaillard	10,406
Orléans	Orléans	Stade de la Source	5,849
Sochaux	Montbéliard	Stade Auguste Bonal	20,005
Tours	Tours	Stade de la Vallée du Cher	16,327
Troyes	Troyes	Stade de l'Aube	20,842
Valenciennes	Valenciennes	Stade du Hainaut	25,172

¹The Stade Paul Fédou is the official stadium of Luzenac but does not meet any criteria for hosting professional football in France. Luzenac played their 2013-14 season at the Stade Jean-Noël Fondère in Foix. It is likely that they'll have to find a new hosting stadium.^[7]

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager¹	Captain¹	Kit Manufacturer¹	Main Sponsor¹
Ajaccio AC	Christian Bracconi	Johan Cavalli	Macron	Restaurants du Cœur
Ajaccio Gazélec	Thierry Laurey	Louis Poggi	Adidas	Carrefour
Angers	Stéphane Moulin	Grégory Malicki	Kappa	Scania
Arles-Avignon	Franck Dumas	Erwan Quintin	Legea	Groupe Nicollin
Brest	Alex Dupont	Bruno Grougi	Nike	Quéguiner
Clermont	Helena Costa	Eugène Ekobo	Patrick Sport	Crédit Mutuel
Créteil	Jean-Luc Vasseur	Jean-Michel Lesage	Nike	SFB Béton
Dijon	Olivier Dall'Oglio	Cédric Varrault	Kappa	Doras
Le Havre	Erick Mombaerts	Yohann Rivière	Nike	System U
Luzenac	Christophe Pelissier	Guy Ngosso	Puma	Groupe Scopelec
Niort	Régis Brouard	Mouhamadou Diaw	Puma	Restaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away)
Orléans	Olivier Frapolli	Maxime Brillault	Puma	CTVL
Sochaux	Hervé Renard	Cédric Kanté	Lotto	Peugeot
Tours	Olivier Pantaloni	Benjamin Leroy	Duarig	Invicta
Troyes	Jean-Marc Furlan	Benjamin Nivet	Duarig	Afflelou
Valenciennes	Ariël Jacobs	Nicolas Penneteau	Uhlsport	GDE Recyclage

References

^ "Luzenac en Ligue 2 !" (in French). lequipe.fr. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Football : le club de Luzenac, village de 650 habitants, accède à la Ligue 2" (in French). leparisien.fr. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Orléans valide sa montée en Ligue 2" (in French). lequipe.fr. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Le Gazélec Ajaccio en Ligue 2 !" (in French). lequipe.fr. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "L'AC Ajaccio officiellement relégué" (in French). lequipe.fr. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Valenciennes relégué !" (in French). lequipe.fr. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Luzenac (presque) en Ligue 2, mais dans quel stade ?" (in French).

[1] "Luzenac en Ligue 2 !" (in French). lequipe.fr. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Football : le club de Luzenac, village de 650 habitants, accède à la Ligue 2" (in French). leparisien.fr. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[3] "Orléans valide sa montée en Ligue 2" (in French). lequipe.fr. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[4] "Le Gazélec Ajaccio en Ligue 2 !" (in French). lequipe.fr. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[5] "L'AC Ajaccio officiellement relégué" (in French). lequipe.fr. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[6] "Valenciennes relégué !" (in French). lequipe.fr. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[7] "Luzenac (presque) en Ligue 2, mais dans quel stade ?" (in French).

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