Ligue 2 Fixtures
Every match of the Ligue 2 2026/27 season, matchday by matchday, with kick-off times in UTC and the ground each one is played at.
243 matches of the Ligue 2 season have not been played yet. You can play them out yourself and see where every team ends up.
- 306 matches
- 18 teams
- 34 matchdays
Matchday 8, 9 Oct
About the Ligue 2 fixtures
This is the full list of Ligue 2 fixtures for 2026-27, sorted into 34 matchdays, and each entry gives the venue and a start time in UTC. Final scores are added as matches end, so the page covers both results and the games still to come in France's second tier.
The 18-club season runs from the weekend of August 8, 2026 to Saturday, May 22, 2027, without a single midweek matchday. Metz and Nantes arrived after relegation from Ligue 1, and Dijon and Sochaux came up from the third tier.
How to use the Ligue 2 fixtures
- Browse round by round with the arrow buttons or jump to any matchday by its number, starting from the one labeled Next up.
- Every game lists a UTC kickoff and its ground; after the final whistle, Full time appears with the result.
- In the season box you can see how many games are done, how many are left and which day the next one falls on.
- Project the promotion race in the Ligue 2 simulator.
Ligue 2 fixtures FAQ
When are the 2026-27 Ligue 2 playoffs?
The first playoff, fourth against fifth, is on Tuesday, May 25, 2027, and its winner plays the third-placed club on Friday, May 28. The club that comes through then meets Ligue 1's 16th over two legs, on June 3 and June 6, for a top-flight place.
When is the Ligue 2 winter break?
The 15th matchday, on the weekend of December 11, 2026, is the last one of the year. Ligue 2 then stops for the holidays and resumes on the weekend of January 2, 2027.
What is Ligue 3?
It is France's new professional third division, which replaced the Championnat National from the 2026-27 season. Run by the French federation, it has 18 clubs playing 34 games, and its top two are promoted to Ligue 2 each year.
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