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1996–97 French Division 2

58th season of the second-tier football league in France

Field	Value
competition	Division 2
season	1996–97
prevseason	1995–96
nextseason	1997–98

The 1996–97 Division 2 season, organised by the LNF 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

Amiens
Beauvais
Charleville
Châteauroux
Épinal
Gueugnon
Laval
Le Mans
Lorient
Louhans-Cuiseaux
Martigues
Mulhouse
Niort
Perpignan
Red Star
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Étienne
Sochaux
Toulon
Toulouse
Troyes
Valence

League table

Recap

Promoted to L1 : LB Châteauroux, Toulouse FC
Relegated to L2 : SM Caen, AS Nancy, Lille OSC, OGC Nice
Promoted to L2 : Nîmes Olympique, ES Wasquehal
Relegated to National : FCO Charleville, SAS Épinal
Relegated to lower divisions : FC Perpignan, Stade Briochin (Banned during the season)

Results

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	FRA Samuel Michel	Sochaux	23
2	SEN Samba N'Diaye	Saint-Étienne	19
3	FRA Bernard Bouger	Lorient	18
4	FRA Jean-Marc Ferreri	Toulon	17
5	FRA Yannick Le Saux	Red Star/Saint-Brieuc	14
FRA Régis Brouard	Red Star
7	ALG Lakhdar Adjali	Amiens	13
FRA Olivier Pickeu	Amiens
FRA Laurent Dufresne	Châteauroux
FRA David Rincon	Mulhouse

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