2022-23 Ligue 2 BKT: Saint-Étienne start in Dijon, Metz vs Amiens, Bordeaux absent from the calendar

"FC Girondins de Bordeaux has been replaced by the mention "XXX" pending the appeal decision," said the club that has been relegated sportingly to Ligue 2 BKT at the end of the 2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season, and then demoted to the National 1 by the DNCG on 14/06/2022, in relation to the 2022-23 Ligue 2 BKT calendar published by the Ligue de Football Professionnel on 17/06/2022.

This mention "XXX" appears in the calendar "while pending ongoing procedures," according to the LFP. On Matchday 1 of the French championship (30/07/2022), Bordeaux, if they remain in Ligue 2 BKT, will host Valenciennes FC. As for the other two relegated Ligue 1 Uber Eats clubs, AS Saint-Étienne will start on the pitch of Dijon FCO, while FC Metz will host Amiens SC Football.

As in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats, Matchday 15, scheduled for the weekend of 12 and 13/11/2022, will be the last matchday before the international break imposed by the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which has been postponed to November-December for climatic reasons.

"The resumption of the Ligue 2 BKT championship (Matchday 16) will take place on…