1996–97 French Division 2
The Division 2 season 1996/1997, organised by the LFP was won by LB Châteauroux and saw the promotions of LB Châteauroux and Toulouse FC, whereas FC Perpignan, FCO Charleville, SAS Épinal and Stade Briochin were relegated to National.22 participating teams
Recap
# | | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | | Samuel Michel | Sochaux | 23 |
2 | | Samba N'Diaye | Saint-Étienne | 19 |
3 | | Bernard Bouger | Lorient | 18 |
4 | | Jean-Marc Ferreri | Toulon | 17 |