• Grenoble

    • AC1,549%
    • EQ37%
    • WR59%
    • LV1.7×
Column
Financial table Ligue 2 2018/19, sorted by points
Pos. Club
1 Grenoble 1213.831,549%337%359%31.7×4–2018/19: 1212.090.3
2 Béziers 1113.1387%332%355%22.1×3–2018/19: 1111.0190.1
3 Orléans 1112.4369%335%263%31.9×3–2018/19: 1111.080.1
4 Châteauroux 1013.13416%361%176%30.6×3–2018/19: 1010.0110.0
5 Clermont 1012.33454%331%265%22.2×2–2018/19: 1010.0101.5
6 Metz 911.43132%350%0114%31.0×3–2018/19: 99.01−3.7
7 Lorient 911.43120%350%0123%31.0×3–2018/19: 99.061.6
8 Troyes 911.13317%340%083%31.5×3–2018/19: 99.032.0
9 Gazélec Ajaccio 910.2364%341%081%31.5×3–2018/19: 99.0180.2
10 Niort 810.53100%230%178%22.4×1–2018/19: 88.0121.0
11 Red Star 810.33411%228%180%22.6×1–2018/19: 88.020−0.8
12 Sochaux 67.93119%223%0101%13.3×1–2018/19: 66.016−5.1
13 Auxerre 55.5233%221%0147%13.7×0–2018/19: 55.015−6.4
14 Brest 34.9116%17%170%013.4×0–2018/19: 33.020.0
15 Lens 23.8124%120%097%04.1×0–2018/19: 22.05−11.1
16 Paris FC 23.5130%19%0122%09.8×0–2018/19: 22.040.3
17 Ajaccio 22.9114%19%090%010.4×0–2018/19: 22.017−4.3
18 Le Havre 22.8112%17%0120%012.5×0–2018/19: 22.07−3.7
19 Nancy 22.316%12%0110%061.2×0–2018/19: 22.014−2.9
20 Valenciennes 00.00−92%0−55%093%0equity < 00–2018/19: 00.013−2.5

Source: DNCG / Ligue de Football Professionnel, 2018/19 · 20 clubs

Clubs by points

  1. 12 Grenoble
  2. 11 BéziersOrléans
  3. 10 ChâteaurouxClermont
  4. 9 MetzLorientTroyesGazélec Ajaccio
  5. 8 NiortRed Star
  6. 6 Sochaux
  7. 5 Auxerre
  8. 3 Brest
  9. 2 LensParis FCAjaccioLe HavreNancy
  10. 0 Valenciennes

One club meets all four targets; the fewest points come from the wage ratio

2018/19, points per ratio, at most 12

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts

Brest: place 2 in the table, place 14 on finances, the widest gap in the Ligue 2 2018/19

Ligue 2 2018/19, rank correlation 0.06

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts; final tables

Method

Four key figures, 0 to 3 points each, equally weighted, 12 at most. Three points: target met. On equal points the fine score decides: within each band, the distance to the next threshold; above the target, the distance beyond it with decreasing weight; at most 4 per key figure. Then the average of all seasons. Peer group: the clubs of the same league and season.

Key figure3 points2 points1 point0 points
Fixed-asset coverage AC
Equity ÷ fixed assets
> 60%> 30%> 0% ≤ 0%
Equity ratio EQ
Equity ÷ total assets
> 30%> 20%> 0% ≤ 0%
Wage ratio WR
Wage bill ÷ revenue
< 60%< 70%< 80% ≥ 80%
Leverage LV
Debt ÷ equity
< 2< 3< 4 ≥ 4 or negative equity

DNCG revenue excluding transfers, so higher wage ratios; shareholder loans count as debt. Subsidies from third parties are not on the balance sheet. Points are not licensing criteria of the leagues. Definitions: Data and method.

Scoring and thresholds after Christoph, Meenzer on Tour: ‘Die Finanzen der Männer-Bundesliga-Clubs: Abschlusstabelle 2026’, 21 August 2026.