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FC Lorient Wins Ligue 2 Title as Promotion and Relegation Outcomes Finalized

Lorient and Paris FC secure Ligue 1 promotion while Martigues faces relegation; playoffs set to decide final spots.

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Le Havre-OM.
Le FC Lorient de Kroupi est sacré champion de Ligue 2.

Overview

  • FC Lorient clinched the Ligue 2 championship with a decisive 5-1 victory over Martigues, marking their immediate return to Ligue 1.
  • Paris FC, finishing as runners-up, also earned direct promotion to Ligue 1, ending a 46-year absence from the top flight.
  • Martigues was relegated to the National division following their loss, while Clermont Foot 63 will contest a relegation playoff to retain their Ligue 2 status.
  • USL Dunkerque, En Avant Guingamp, and FC Metz will compete in promotion playoffs, with one team set to face the 16th-placed Ligue 1 side for a spot in the top tier.
  • Eli Junior Kroupi of Lorient scored a brace in the final match and concluded the season as Ligue 2’s top scorer with 22 goals.