2016–17 Ligue 2
The 2016–17 Ligue 2 season is the 78th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.
Teams
There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.As of 30 May 2016, the following teams have mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 season. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ajaccio
- Amiens
- Auxerre
- Bourg-en-Bresse
- Brest
- Clermont
- Gazélec Ajaccio
- Laval
- Le Havre
- Lens
- Nîmes
- Niort
- Orléans
- Red Star
- Reims
- Sochaux
- Strasbourg
- Tours
- Troyes
- Valenciennes
Teams average home attendances
Team changes
To Ligue 2
Promoted from National- Strasbourg
- Orléans
- Amiens
- Troyes
- Gazélec Ajaccio
- Reims
From Ligue 2
Promoted to Ligue 1
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Ajaccio | Stade François Coty | 10,660 | |
| Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 | |
| Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 21,379 | |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 | |
| Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,097 | |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Stade Gabriel Montpied | 11,980 | |
| Ajaccio | Stade Ange Casanova | 6,000 | |
| Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,607 | |
| Le Havre | Stade Océane | 25,000 | |
| Lens | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 38,223 | |
| Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | |
| Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 | |
| Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 | |
| Saint-Ouen | Stade Jean-Bouin 1 | 20,000 | |
| Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 21,684 | |
| Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,000 | |
| Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 | |
| Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,247 | |
| Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 21,684 | |
| Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
- 1 Red Star original stadium, Stade Bauer, is not permitted to host professional matches. The club are playing their home games at Stade Jean-Bouin.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Adama Niane | Troyes | 23 |
| 2 |  Khalid Boutaïb | Strasbourg | 20 |
| 3 |  Denis Bouanga | Tours | 16 |
| 3 |  Cristian López | Lens | 16 |
| 5 |  Faneva Imà Andriatsima | Sochaux | 14 |
| 5 |  Andé Dona Ndoh | Niort | 14 |
| 7 | Rachid Alioui | Nîmes | 13 |
| 7 |  Rémy Dugimont | Clermont | 13 |
| 9 | Neal Maupay | Brest | 11 |
| 9 | Riad Nouri | Ajaccio | 11 |
Play-offs
The 2016–17 season will see the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team and the 3rd placed team in the Ligue 2 in a two-legged confrontation. The Ligue 2 team will host the first game. Another relegation play-off involves the 18th placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd placed National team also in two legs.----
Orléans won 2–0 on aggregate.