The 2025–26 Ligue 2, commonly known as Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, will be the 87th season of Ligue 2. The season will begin on 8 August 2025 and is set to conclude on 8 May 2026.
Teams.
Changes.
Montpellier will return to Ligue 2 after 16 years of being in Ligue 1. 
FC Lorient and Paris FC were promoted to Ligue 1 after one and seven years in the second tier, respectively.
Caen were relegated to Championnat National after 6 years in the second tier and will play in the 3rd tier for the first time since 1984 and after a 41 year absence.
Martigues were relegated to Championnat National after one year in the second tier.
Metz was promoted to Ligue 1 after defeating Reims in the Ligue 1 promotion/relegation play-offs after one year in the second tier.
Nancy and Le Mans will return to Ligue 2 after three and five years absence, respectively.
Lyon will return to Ligue 2 for the first time since 1989 after they got relegated from Ligue 1 due to the club's financial problems. Reims lost to Metz in the relegation play-offs; however, they were reprieved from relegation to Ligue 2 after the administrative relegation of Lyon, if Lyon's appeal fails. If their appeal successful, Reims is relegated.
To Ligue 2.
 Promoted from National 
 Relegated from Ligue 1 
From Ligue 2.
 Promoted to Ligue 1 
 Relegated to National 
League table.
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