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16 years later!

Le Mans is back in Ligue 1 for the first time since the 2009/10 season thanks to its "win" against Bastia (0-2) on the very last matchday of Ligue 2. It should be noted that the match has not officially ended due to smoke bombs and homemade explosive devices being thrown onto the pitch by Bastia supporters in stoppage time.

Rather than blowing the final whistle with only a few seconds left in stoppage time, the refereeing team preferred to send everyone back to the dressing rooms as a safety measure... thus delaying the celebrations for Le Mans.

After a completely crazy end to the season with a run of 10 matches unbeaten, Le Mans took advantage of Saint-Étienne’s collapse in recent weeks.

An absolutely crazy story for the club from Sarthe, which returns to the French top flight just one year after being promoted to Ligue 2. Before that, Les Rouge et Jaune had spent 10 of the last 11 seasons between the Championnat National and National 2.

For their part, ASSE can have enormous regrets. Saint-Étienne had its fate in its own hands until Matchday 31 for direct promotion to Ligue 1, but then suffered three straight defeats against Bastia, Troyes, and Rodez. As a result, despite a final win against Amiens (5-0) this Saturday evening, Les Verts will have to go through the playoffs!

ASSE will have to face the winner of the playoff between Rodez and Red Star, before potentially taking on the team that finishes 16th in Ligue 1 in a two-legged tie.

Finally, Bastia is officially relegated to the Championnat National after its defeat away to Le Mans. Laval will therefore play for survival in Ligue 2 in a relegation playoff. Find the full Ligue 2 season recap below.

Champions: Troyes

Promoted: Troyes, Le Mans

Promotion playoff teams: Saint-Étienne, Red Star, Rodez

Relegation playoff team: Laval

Relegated: Amiens, Bastia

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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