1996–97 French Division 2

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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

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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)

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

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