Troyes

Aube Champagne football by the banks of the Seine

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