The 2019–20 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's PizzaLigue 2 for sponsorship reasons[2]) season was the 81st season since its establishment. The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
On 28 April 2020, the French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced that there would be no sporting events, even behind closed doors, before September 2020, thus in effect ending the season. On 30 April 2020, the LFP declared Lorient as champions of Ligue 2, and that the top two clubs would be promoted to Ligue 1, meaning Lens were promoted as well.[4] The decision on relegations was deferred to the general assembly of the FFF on 20 May 2020.[5]
On 27 May 2020, the executive committee of the FFF rejected a proposal by the LFP to have 22 clubs in the 2020–21 competition, which would have seen Orléans and Le Mans remain in the competition.[6]
Teams
Team changes
The following were team changes with respect to the 2018–19 Ligue 2 season.
^Chambly arranged to play 15 of their home matches at Stade Pierre Brisson and four at Stade Charléty as their home stadium, Stade des Marais, did not meet the required standards to host Ligue 2 football and would be undergoing renovation during the season.
Source: Ligue 2 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
^Originally, the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team would play in promotion-relegation play-offs at the end of the season with a team from the Championnat National to decide whether they would remain in Ligue 2 for the 2020–21 season, but the play-offs were cancelled and the 18th- placed team remained in Ligue 2.
Source: Ligue 2 Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Promotion play-offs
A promotion play-off competition was originally to be held at the end of the season, involving the third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in 2019–20 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2019–20 Ligue 1. However, the matches were cancelled and the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team remained in the same division.
Cancelled bracket
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
3
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N/A
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18th
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Relegation play-offs
A relegation play-off was originally to be held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the third-placed team of the 2019–20 Championnat National. However, the matches were cancelled and both teams remained in their respective divisions.[28]