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LIGUE 2 · FINANCES

Ligue 2 club finances and accounts

The 20 Ligue 2 clubs we hold accounts for turned over €341m between them and paid €340m in staff costs, 99.8% of everything they earned.

REVENUE €341m
CLUBS20
SEASON2011/12-2024/25
PAYROLL €340m
SALARIES TO REVENUE 99.8%
Football finances Highest paid

Clubs by revenue

Each club on its latest filed year. Open a club for the full measure set.

# CLUB Revenue Staff costs Salaries to revenue Pre-tax result SEASON
1 FC Nantes €41,446,000€41.4m €55,611,000€55.6m 134.2% €120k 2024/25
2 Stade de Reims €40,675,000€40.7m €42,011,000€42.0m 103.3% €367k 2024/25
3 AS Saint-Étienne €39,019,000€39.0m €38,686,000€38.7m 99.1% -€29m 2024/25
4 Montpellier Hérault SC €28,784,000€28.8m €42,667,000€42.7m 148.2% -€4.1m 2024/25
5 FC Metz €23,515,000€23.5m €19,976,000€20.0m 85% -€551k 2024/25
6 Dijon FCO €20,965,000€21.0m €13,500,000€13.5m 64.4% -€923k 2021/22
7 En Avant Guingamp €15,526,000€15.5m €10,240,000€10.2m 66% €657k 2024/25
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard €12,579,000€12.6m €19,654,000€19.7m 156.2% -€1.9m 2022/23
9 AS Nancy Lorraine €12,309,000€12.3m €8,770,000€8.8m 71.2% €2.4m 2021/22
10 SC Bastia €12,136,000€12.1m €8,065,000€8.1m 66.5% -€654k 2024/25
11 Clermont Foot 63 €11,532,000€11.5m €12,713,000€12.7m 110.2% -€7.1m 2024/25
12 US Boulogne CO €10,626,000€10.6m €8,253,000€8.3m 77.7% -€760k 2011/12
13 USL Dunkerque €10,517,000€10.5m €8,256,000€8.3m 78.5% €177k 2024/25
14 Amiens SC €10,434,000€10.4m €9,412,000€9.4m 90.2% -€1.4m 2024/25
15 Stade Lavallois MFC €9,201,000€9.2m €7,364,000€7.4m 80% -€977k 2024/25
16 FC Annecy €9,035,000€9.0m €5,705,000€5.7m 63.1% -€1.2m 2024/25
17 Pau FC €8,912,000€8.9m €5,956,000€6.0m 66.8% €12k 2024/25
18 Rodez Aveyron Football €8,430,000€8.4m €5,397,000€5.4m 64% -€83k 2024/25
19 Grenoble Foot 38 €8,142,000€8.1m €7,787,000€7.8m 95.6% -€3.7m 2024/25
20 Red Star FC €6,780,000€6.8m €9,865,000€9.9m 145.5% -€8.6m 2024/25

We hold filed accounts for 20 of the 20 clubs in Ligue 2.

Revenue, biggest first

Turnover in each club’s latest filed year.

FC Nantes €41m Stade de Reims €41m AS Saint-Étienne €39m Montpellier Hérault SC €29m FC Metz €24m Dijon FCO €21m En Avant Guingamp €16m FC Sochaux-Montbéliard €13m AS Nancy Lorraine €12m SC Bastia €12m Clermont Foot 63 €12m US Boulogne CO €11m USL Dunkerque €11m Amiens SC €10m Stade Lavallois MFC €9m FC Annecy €9m Pau FC €9m Rodez Aveyron Football €8m Grenoble Foot 38 €8m Red Star FC €7m

Salaries as a share of revenue

The share of turnover each club paid out in staff costs, across the 20 clubs we hold a payroll for.

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 156.2% Montpellier Hérault SC 148.2% Red Star FC 145.5% FC Nantes 134.2% Clermont Foot 63 110.2% Stade de Reims 103.3% AS Saint-Étienne 99.1% Grenoble Foot 38 95.6% Amiens SC 90.2% FC Metz 85% Stade Lavallois MFC 80% USL Dunkerque 78.5% US Boulogne CO 77.7% AS Nancy Lorraine 71.2% Pau FC 66.8% SC Bastia 66.5% En Avant Guingamp 66% Dijon FCO 64.4% Rodez Aveyron Football 64% FC Annecy 63.1%

By division

Combined revenue in each division we hold accounts for.

DIVISION CLUBS Revenue
Premier League 20 €7,197,264,038€7.20bn
La Liga 19 €3,745,514,618€3.75bn
Bundesliga 12 €3,140,270,690€3.14bn
Ligue 1 18 €2,062,675,000€2.06bn
Championship 24 €1,266,346,194€1.27bn
J1 League 20 €726,314,753€726.3m
La Liga 2 18 €647,557,506€647.6m
Primeira Liga 19 €621,132,546€621.1m
League One 19 €523,407,319€523.4m
Scottish Premiership 11 €371,018,513€371.0m
League Two 17 €122,374,519€122.4m

Frequently asked questions

Which Ligue 2 club earns the most?

FC Nantes is the biggest club in Ligue 2 we hold accounts for, on €41m of revenue in 2024/25.

Which Ligue 2 club spends most of its revenue on wages?

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard paid 156.2% of revenue in staff costs in 2022/23, the highest share in Ligue 2 we hold.

How many Ligue 2 clubs are covered?

We hold filed accounts for 20 of the 20 clubs in Ligue 2.