Troyes
Aube Champagne football by the banks of the Seine
Stade Rennais
Breton flagship regularly take on Europe’s best
Rennes
Roazhon a tricky proposition for many a top club
Annecy
Lakeside resort a footballing backwater once more
SM Caen
Viking warrior on the badge but conquering forgotten
Caen
Conquering Normans lack a little of the spirit of 1066
Red Star
Founded by Jules Rimet, followed by leftist ultras
Paris FC
PSG predecessors knocking on the door of Ligue 1
OGC Nice
Le Gym fit to rejoin the French elite at long last