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 RankPlayerClubGoals1 Samuel MichelSochaux232 Samba N'DiayeSaint-Étienne193 Bernard BougerLorient184 Jean-Marc FerreriToulon175 Yannick Le SauxRed Star/Saint-Brieuc14 Régis BrouardRed Star7 Lakhdar AdjaliAmiens13 Olivier PickeuAmiens Laurent DufresneChâteauroux David RinconMulhouse
External links RSSSF archives of results