Le Mans supporters will be pleased with their membership. Le Mans FC will discover the Ligue 1 subsequent season. This Wednesday, the LFP disciplinary committee definitively validated the Le Mans victory obtained on Saturday in Bastia (2-0), thus formalizing the rise of the Sarthe membership sixteen years after its departure from the elite and the relegation of the SC Bastia in Nationwide (which is able to turn out to be Ligue 3 in 2026-27).
The assembly of the thirty fourth day of Ligue 2 was stopped in added time after smoke bombs had been thrown onto the pitch on the Corsican Armand-Cesari stadium, which occurred after the second purpose at Le Mans. The LFP opened an investigation on Sunday “in view of the emergency” earlier than confirming the consequence on Wednesday.
“Emotion and satisfaction” for the membership
In a press launch, Le Mans FC spoke of a “historic rise, synonymous with emotion and satisfaction”. President Thierry Gomez hailed “a victory for your entire membership, a collective victory”, including: “An enormous problem presents itself earlier than us, however we is not going to change”.
Bastia was additionally sanctioned by the LFP with two closed matches behind closed doorways at residence and one suspended match. The Corsican membership had already misplaced on the inexperienced carpet in opposition to the Red Star in December after an incident involving a smoke bomb.
