2026–27 Seconde Ligue
| Season | 2026–27 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 September 2026 – 9 May 2027 |
← 2025–26 2027–28 → | |
The 2026–27 Seconde Ligue season is the 39th season of the second tier of national women's football league in France and the third season since its rebranding as the Seconde Ligue.
The season will begin on 6 September 2026 and is scheduled to end on 9 May 2026.[1]
Teams
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| Team | Home city | Home ground | 2025–26 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 4th |
| Bourges | Bourges | Stade Jacques-Rimbault | Division 3, 1st Group A  |
| Cannes | Cannes | Stade Maurice-Chevalier | Division 3, 1st Group B |
| Grenoble | Grenoble | Stade Stijovic N°1 | 5th |
| Le Mans | Le Mans | Parc des Sports La Californie 1 | 3rd |
| Lille | Lille | Stadium Terrain N°1 | 6th |
| Metz | Metz | Stade Dezavelle | 8th |
| Nice | Nice | Stade de la Plaine du Var N°1 | 10th |
| Roubaix Wervicq | Roubaix | Stade Antoine-Maillard | Division 3, 2nd Group A |
| Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Stade Salif-Keita | Première Ligue, 12th  |
| Thonon Évian | Ambilly | Stade Joseph-Moynat 1 | 7th |
Team changes
[edit]| Entering league | Exiting league | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoted from 2025–26 Division 3 | Relegated from 2025–26 Première Ligue | Promoted to 2026–27 Première Ligue | Relegated to 2026–27 Division 3 | Relegated to 2026–27 Régional 1 Féminine Grand Est (fourth tier) |
Season
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Mans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Promotion to Première Ligue |
| 2 | Metz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Lille | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Thonon Évian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Nice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Cannes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Roubaix Wervicq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Grenoble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Bourges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Auxerre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | Relegation to Division 3 Féminine |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]- As of 6 September 2026
Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season:
- TBD
Most clean sheets
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|
Discipline
[edit]| Most yellow cards | Total | Most red cards | Total |
|---|
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Following serious financial difficulties and after finishing ninth in the 2025–26 Seconde Ligue, Reims withdrew from the 2026–27 Seconde Ligue and the 2026–2027 Division 3 Féminine, meaning the team will return to the fourth tier (2026–27 Régional 1 Féminine Grand Est). Consequently, a place was vacant in the 2026–27 Seconde Ligue, Rodez, who finished eleventh in the 2025–26 Seconde Ligue, and the first team that could have benefited from a 2026–27 Seconde Ligue repechage, has decided not to enter the 2026–27 Seconde Ligue.[8] So the vacant place was handed over to Roubaix Wervicq,[9][10][11] the second team that could have benefited from a 2026–27 Seconde Ligue promotion/repechage. Roubaix Wervicq finished second in the Group A of the 2025–26 Division 3 Féminine.
- ↑ Following serious financial difficulties and after finishing sixth in the 2025–26 Première Ligue, Dijon was excluded from national competitions by the DNCG due to insufficient financial guarantees for the 2026–27 season.[2] The club did not appeal this decision[3] and was replaced by Lens in the 2026–27 Première Ligue.[4] Lens finished eleventh in the 2025–26 Première Ligue. Consequently, a place was vacant in the 2026–27 Seconde Ligue, Albi Marssac TF, who finished second in the Group B of the 2025–26 Division 3 Féminine, and the third team that could have benefited from a 2026–27 Seconde Ligue promotion/repechage (after Rodez and Roubaix Wervicq), has decided not to enter the 2026–27 Seconde Ligue because of financial difficulties.[5] OL Lyonnes II (the reserve team of OL Lyonnes), who finished third in the Group B of the 2025–26 Division 3 Féminine, was ineligible for promotion into the 2026–27 Seconde Ligue. So the vacant place was handed over to Caen,[5] the fourth team that could have benefited from a 2026–27 Seconde Ligue promotion/repechage. Caen finished third in the Group A of the 2025–26 Division 3 Féminine. Caen finally decided to turn down this offer to move up to the Second Ligue citing "In such a short timeframe, it is impossible to secure the additional funding and partnerships that a project of this kind requires".[6] The 2026–27 Seconde Ligue will be played with only 11 teams.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Compétitions féminines : le calendrier 2026-2027" (in French). FFF. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "L'équipe première féminine du DFCO exclue des compétitions nationales" (in French). L'Équipe. 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Exclu des compétitions nationales féminines, Dijon ne fait pas appel, Lens vers un repêchage" (in French). L'Équipe. 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Le RC Lens officiellement repêché en Arkema Première Ligue" (in French). L'Équipe. 8 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Féminines. Lens repêché en Première Ligue, Caen promu en Seconde Ligue" (in French). Foot Amateur - Ouest-France. 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Montée en Seconde Ligue - Communiqué officiel" (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Communiqué sur la Seconde Ligue et la Coupe LFFP" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Football : Rodez renonce à un repêchage en Seconde Ligue" (in French). Centre Presse Aveyron. 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "PROCÈS-VERBAL - COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES COMPÉTITIONS NATIONALES FÉMININES" [MINUTES – FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL WOMEN’S COMPETITIONS] (PDF) (in French). French Football Federation. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Roubaix-Wervicq finalement promu après les retraits de Reims et Rodez, Lorient sauvé, Albi-Marssac rétrogradé" (in French). Footeuses. 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "Foot : Roubaix-Wervicq jouera bien en Seconde ligue" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 16 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- FFF website (in French)
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