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Division 2 · Challenger
The division where you make a name. Budgets stay comfortable, but each season comes down to a single place: the top three go up to Division 1, the bottom three drop to Division 3. A bad run and the board gets impatient fast.
The clubs, ranked by budget
| Rank | Club | Country | Budget | Starters (rating) | Wage cap / month | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing Hautebourg | France | €40M | 69.3 | €900,000 | PRO |
| 2 | US Marcillac | France | €25M | 68.9 | €900,000 | PRO |
| 3 | UD Montealegre | Spain | €22M | 68.7 | €900,000 | PRO |
| 4 | FC Lorrance | France | €15M | 68.5 | €900,000 | PRO |
| 5 | CD Pinares | Spain | €11M | 68.2 | €900,000 | PRO |
| 6 | AS Pontvallon | France | €10M | 68.0 | €900,000 | PRO |
| 7 | Stade Roquefer | France | €6M | 67.7 | €900,000 | PRO |
| 8 | Racing Marisma | Spain | €6M | 67.7 | €900,000 | PRO |
Money and stadium
Challenger clubs play in a 15,000-seat stadium with a reference ticket of €22. Full, it brings in about €330,000 per home match. The wage cap is €900,000 per month, for an actual starting payroll of €412,925 to €490,755.
It is also a division where recruitment has to be smarter: you cannot buy everyone, you have to spot the right profile before the others.
Promotion, relegation, cups
Top 3 go up to Division 1, bottom 3 drop to Division 3. Each division has 20 clubs and 38 matchdays, plus the national cup.
