On April 18, a match in the 31st round of the 2024/2025 Ligue 2 season took place at the Michel d'Ornano Stadium in Caen, France. The local team, also named Caen, suffered a heavy defeat against Martigues, ending with a score of 0-3.
Football. Ligue 2. 31st Round
Caen vs. Martigues — 0:3 (0:2)
Goals: Solvet (5), Mendy (17), Robin (50).
As a result, Caen, led by Michel Der Zakarian, have only 21 points and sit at the bottom of the Ligue 2 table in 18th place, trailing sixteenth-placed Martigues by ten points. They have lost their chances of staying in the second tier with three matches left in the season. This marks the first time Caen will drop to National (D-3) since 1983.
In early August 2024, French striker Kylian Mbappe, who plays for Real Madrid and the French national team and was a 2018 World Cup champion, became the majority shareholder of Caen, purchasing the club for €20 million.
