1955–56 French Division 2
# 1955–56 French Division 2

Statistics of Division 2 in the 1955–56 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and Stade Rennais won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stade Rennais | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 54 | Promoted |
| 2 | Angers | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 90 | 42 | +48 | 53 | Promoted |
| 3 | Valenciennes | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 51 | Promoted |
| 4 | Béziers | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 51 | |
| 5 | Stade Français | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 46 | |
| 6 | Olympique Alès | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 45 | |
| 7 | Red Star Paris | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 42 | |
| 8 | Grenoble | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 39 | |
| 9 | Besançon | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Roubaix-Tourcoing | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Cannes | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 35 | |
| 12 | Le Havre | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 34 | |
| 13 | Toulon | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 33 | |
| 14 | Aix-en-Provence | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | Perpignan | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 32 | |
| 16 | Rouen | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 31 | |
| 17 | Nantes | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 30 | |
| 18 | Sète | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 27 | |
| 19 | CA Paris | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 26 | |
| 20 | Montpellier | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 80 | −32 | 24 | |
