FC Sochaux has played 30 seasons in the divisions covered here since 1993/94: 16 in Ligue 1 and 14 in Ligue 2. Its last season in the divisions covered was 2022/23, in Ligue 2. Its best finish was 5th in Ligue 1, in 2002/03. Its biggest climb took five seasons: from 11th in Ligue 2 in 1996/97 to 8th in Ligue 1 in 2001/02. It has been promoted twice and relegated 4 times.
FC Sochaux
last in the divisions covered in 2022/23
How high can FC Sochaux realistically go?
FC Sochaux 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.
30seasons since 1993/94
16seasons in Ligue 1
0league titles
0top-four finishes
2promotions
4relegations
Against the money
About where its money would put it
Over 13 seasons, the average gap was -2.0 places, which is within what chance alone would produce. It finished above its money in 3 of 13 seasons with published figures.
€20mwage bill, 2022/23
22ndhighest of 39 clubs with published accounts
9thfinish in Ligue 2, 2022/23
Where FC Sochaux finishedWhere its wage bill normally finishes
Season by season
| Season | Finish | Wage bill | Wage rank | Places above its money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9th, Ligue 2 | €20m | 22nd of 39 | -3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 5th, Ligue 2 | €12m | 25th of 39 | +2.1 |
| 2020/21 | 7th, Ligue 2 | €8.6m | 29th of 39 | +3.3 |
| 2019/20 | 14th, Ligue 2 | €8.1m | 29th of 39 | -3.4 |
| 2018/19 | 16th, Ligue 2 | €9.5m | 28th of 39 | -6.8 |
| 2017/18 | 10th, Ligue 2 | €11m | 26th of 39 | -3.0 |
| 2016/17 | 13th, Ligue 2 | €12m | 22nd of 38 | -5.5 |
| 2015/16 | 15th, Ligue 2 | €13m | 21st of 38 | -8.9 |
| 2014/15 | 10th, Ligue 2 | €11m | 21st of 38 | -2.8 |
| 2011/12 | 14th, Ligue 1 | €26m | 11th of 39 | -0.6 |
| 2010/11 | 5th, Ligue 1 | €26m | 12th of 37 | +7.3 |
| 2009/10 | 16th, Ligue 1 | €25m | 12th of 38 | -1.9 |
| 2008/09 | 14th, Ligue 1 | €27m | 12th of 38 | -2.3 |
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 FC Sochaux's, with recent seasons counting more.
In France
Chamois NiortaisFrance · not in the divisions covered nowValenciennes FCFrance · not in the divisions covered nowDijon FCOFrance · not in the divisions covered nowNîmes OlympiqueFrance · not in the divisions covered now
Elsewhere in Europe
ReadingEngland · 12th in League One, 2025/26CD LugoSpain · not in the divisions covered nowSD PonferradinaSpain · 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.