| Competition: | Ligue 2 |
| Season: | 2014–15 |
| Winners: | Troyes |
| Promoted: | Troyes Gazélec Ajaccio Angers |
| Relegated: | Orléans Châteauroux Arles-Avignon |
| League Topscorer: | Mickaël Le Bihan (18 goals) |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 855 |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,136 Troyes 4–1 Châteauroux (22 May 2015)[1] |
| Average Attendance: | 6,159 |
| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 Ligue 2 season was the 76th season since its establishment.
There were 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 competed in the league with three clubs relegated to the third 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.[2] By gaining promotion for a professional level for the first time in its history, Luzenac, the club of a village of 600 inhabitants in Southern France, became the smallest club in the history of professional football in France.[3] 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.[4] Gazélec Ajaccio was the third and last team to achieve promotion on 9 May 2014.[5] This means that for the first time since the 1997–98 season, a 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.[6] This ended a three-year stint for Ajaccio in Ligue 1. Valenciennes FC were the second team to suffer relegation on 4 May.[7] On 5 June, Luzenac's promotion was revoked by DNCG for financial reasons, but the club decided to appeal.[8]
On 25 June, the DNCG relegated Valenciennes FC to the Championnat National because of their approximate amount of €8 million in debts, this allowing Châteauroux to remain in Ligue 2.[9] On 4 July, DNCG confirmed its denial of Luzenac's promotion despite the appeal,[10] allowing Istres also to remain in Ligue 2. On 11 July the ruling against Valenciennes FC was revoked and FC Istres was once again relegated.[11] Luzenac was found to have an inadequate stadium, thus they were denied promotion. They were also denied re-entry to the Championnat National, so they later entered the regional leagues.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,660 | ||
| Ajaccio | Stade Ange Casanova | 5,000 | ||
| Angers | Stade Jean Bouin | 17,835 | ||
| Avignon | Parc des Sports | 17,518 | ||
| Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 | ||
| Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,583 | ||
| Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,072 | ||
| Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 | ||
| Créteil | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle | 12,150 | ||
| Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 16,098 | ||
| Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,467 | ||
| Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,278 | ||
| Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 | ||
| Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | ||
| Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,406 | ||
| Orléans | Stade de la Source | 8,000 | ||
| Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,005 | ||
| Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,327 | ||
| Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 20,842 | ||
| Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
| Team | Manager1 | Captain1 | Kit Manufacturer1 | Main Sponsor1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio |  | | Macron | Suite Home | |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | | | Macron | Carrefour | |
| Angers | | | Kappa | Scania | |
| Arles-Avignon | | | Legea | Groupe Nicollin | |
| Auxerre | | | Airness | Remarques LOUALT,Vitrans | |
| Brest | | | Nike | Quéguiner | |
| Châteauroux | | | Nike | ||
| Clermont | |  | Patrick | Crédit Mutuel | |
| Créteil | | | Nike | SFB Béton,Holcim | |
| Dijon | | | Kappa | DVF, Doras,IPS | |
| Laval | | | Kappa | Lactel | |
| Le Havre | | | Nike | Api | |
| Nancy | | Nike | Dane Elec | ||
| Nîmes | | | Erreà | Marie Blachère | |
| Niort | |  | Puma | Restaurant Le Billon (home), Cheminées Poujoulat (away) | |
| Orléans | | Maxime Brillault | Kappa | CTVL | |
| Sochaux | | | Lotto | Peugeot | |
| Tours | | | Nike | Corsicatours | |
| Troyes | | | Kappa | Babeau Seguin,FSE | |
| Valenciennes | |  | Uhlsport | GDE Recyclage |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont Foot | Régis Brouard | End of contract | 16 May 2014 | Pre-season | Helena Costa | 16 May 2014 | |
| Chamois Niortais | Pascal Gastien | End of contract | 16 May 2014 | Régis Brouard | 21 May 2014 | ||
| Sochaux | Hervé Renard | End of contract | 17 May 2014 | Olivier Echouafni | 17 June 2014 | ||
| Châteauroux | Jean-Louis Garcia | Resigned | 29 May 2014 | Pascal Gastien | 4 June 2014 | ||
| Créteil | Jean-Luc Vasseur | Signed by Reims | 14 June 2014 | Philippe Hinschberger | 17 June 2014 | ||
| Clermont Foot | Helena Costa | Mutual consent | 24 June 2014 | Corinne Diacre | 28 June 2014 | ||
| Nîmes | René Marsiglia | Mutual consent | 24 June 2014[12] | José Pasqualetti | 25 June 2014[13] | ||
| Valenciennes |  Ariël Jacobs | Resigned | 11 July 2014[14] | Bernard Casoni | 17 July 2014[15] | ||
| Arles-Avignon | Franck Dumas | Resigned | 22 August 2014[16] | 18th | Bruno Irles | 22 August 2014 | |
| Arles-Avignon | Bruno Irles | Sacked | 20 October 2014 | 19th | Stéphane Crucet | 20 October 2014 | |
| Ajaccio | Christian Bracconi | Sacked | 18 October 2014[17] | 12th | Olivier Pantaloni | 6 November 2014[18] | |
| Tours | Olivier Pantaloni | Resigned | 21 October 2014[19] | 20th | Gilbert Zoonekynd | 21 October 2014[20] | |
| Créteil | Philippe Hinschberger | Sacked | 18 November 2014[21] | 18th | Thierry Froger | 18 November 2014 | |
| Le Havre | Erick Mombaerts | Resigned | 10 December 2014[22] | 8th | Thierry Goudet | 28 December 2014[23] | |
| Arles-Avignon | Stéphane Crucet | Sacked | 29 December 2014[24] | 20th | Victor Zvunka | 1 January 2015 | |
| Châteauroux | Pascal Gastien | Sacked | 9 February 2015[25] | 19th | Cédric Daury | 16 February 2015[26] | |
| Valenciennes | Bernard Casoni | Resigned | 24 February 2015[27] | 17th | David Le Frapper | 25 February 2015[28] |
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings
