title: 1956–57 French Division 2
text: # 1956–57 French Division 2
  
  Statistics of Division 2 in the 1956–57 season.
  
  ## Overview
  
  It was contested by 20 teams, and Olympique Alès won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Olympique Alès | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 56 | Promoted |
  | 2 | Béziers | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 53 | Promoted |
  | 3 | Lille | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 99 | 51 | +48 | 52 | Promoted |
  | 4 | AS Troyes | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 45 | |
  | 5 | Girondins Bordeaux | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 43 | |
  | 6 | Grenoble | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 41 | |
  | 7 | Toulon | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 41 | |
  | 8 | Le Havre | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 41 | |
  | 9 | Rouen | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 40 | |
  | 10 | Stade Français | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 39 | |
  | 11 | Montpellier | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 38 | |
  | 12 | Sète | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 37 | |
  | 13 | Nantes | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 36 | |
  | 14 | Perpignan | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 36 | |
  | 15 | Roubaix-Tourcoing | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 32 | |
  | 16 | Besançon | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 32 | |
  | 17 | Aix-en-Provence | 37 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 29 | |
  | 18 | Cannes | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 27 | |
  | 19 | CA Paris | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 82 | −41 | 23 | |
  | 20 | Red Star Paris | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 42 | 88 | −46 | 21 | |
  