LB Châteauroux has played 25 seasons in the divisions covered here since 1994/95: 1 in Ligue 1 and 24 in Ligue 2. Its last season in the divisions covered was 2020/21, in Ligue 2. Its best finish was 17th in Ligue 1, in 1997/98. It has been promoted 3 times and relegated 3 times.
LB Châteauroux
last in the divisions covered in 2020/21
How high can LB Châteauroux realistically go?
LB Châteauroux was not in the divisions covered in 2025/26, so there is no current position to start from.
The story so far
Final position each seasonRinged dots are titles
How to read this chart
Every club in the divisions covered is placed on one ladder each season: the champions are 1st, and the top club of the second division comes straight after the bottom club of the first. Shaded bands are the divisions. Hover over or tap a dot for the season.
25seasons since 1993/94
1seasons in Ligue 1
0league titles
0top-four finishes
3promotions
3relegations
Against the money
Finished 3 places below its money
Over 9 seasons, LB Châteauroux finished on average 3.2 places lower than clubs with the same wage bill usually finish. The gap is too large to be put down to chance. It finished above its money in 2 of 9 seasons with published figures.
€5.3mwage bill, 2020/21
33rdhighest of 39 clubs with published accounts
20thfinish in Ligue 2, 2020/21
Where LB Châteauroux finishedWhere its wage bill normally finishes
Season by season
| Season | Finish | Wage bill | Wage rank | Places above its money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 20th, Ligue 2 | €5.3m | 33rd of 39 | -5.9 |
| 2019/20 | 15th, Ligue 2 | €5.2m | 36th of 39 | -0.6 |
| 2018/19 | 11th, Ligue 2 | €6.5m | 33rd of 39 | +1.0 |
| 2017/18 | 9th, Ligue 2 | €6.9m | 31st of 39 | +2.4 |
| 2014/15 | 19th, Ligue 2 | €5.2m | 36th of 38 | -7.4 |
| 2011/12 | 14th, Ligue 2 | €7.0m | 33rd of 39 | -2.2 |
| 2010/11 | 14th, Ligue 2 | €6.5m | 32nd of 37 | -2.9 |
| 2009/10 | 19th, Ligue 2 | €7.0m | 27th of 38 | -8.8 |
| 2008/09 | 15th, Ligue 2 | €6.8m | 33rd of 38 | -4.6 |
How do we know?
For every season, we compare each club's wage bill with the average in the top two divisions, and work out the finish that wage bill usually brings, allowing for differences between seasons and assuming a bigger wage bill never lowers the expected finish. The gap between that and the actual finish, averaged over the seasons, is the figure above. An overall verdict needs at least eight seasons, and a signed number is given only when the gap is clearly larger than chance.
Wage bills are total payroll including social charges from the DNCG's published club accounts, checked against each report's own cost totals. Group (consolidated) accounts are left out.
On average, most of a big over-performance fades: clubs that finished at least four places above their money (on average 6.4 places) were +2.7 places the next season, so about 57% of it disappeared and the rest persisted. Some clubs beat their money season after season. It mixes good management, luck and resources the measure cannot see, so it is not a score for how well a club is run.
Clubs with a similar path
Clubs whose finishing positions over the last 15 seasons were closest to LB Châteauroux's, with recent seasons counting more.
In France
US OrléansFrance · not in the divisions covered nowAC Arles-AvignonFrance · not in the divisions covered nowFC ChamblyFrance · not in the divisions covered nowFC IstresFrance · not in the divisions covered now
Elsewhere in Europe
Erzgebirge AueGermany · not in the divisions covered nowJahn RegensburgGermany · not in the divisions covered nowCE SabadellSpain · not in the divisions covered now
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Sources
- Final tables to 2025/26. Positions are worked out from match results.
- Relegations include dropping out of the divisions covered.
- All figures can be downloaded on the data page. Spotted a mistake? Report it with a source.