Paris: Le Mans were officially promoted to Ligue 1 on Wednesday after the French league (LFP) awarded them a 2-0 win in their interrupted final game of the season at Bastia.
The club last played in the French top flight in the 2009/10 season and were relegated to the sixth tier in 2013 for financial reasons. They were leading Bastia 2-0 in Corsica in injury time when the referee halted the match after home fans started throwing flares onto the pitch.
Bastia were relegated to the third-tier National. The LFP said Wednesday that Le Mans´ victory was “definitively confirmed”, meaning they finish the season in the second automatic promotion spot, two points clear of Saint-Etienne and seven behind champions Troyes. Saint-Etienne will face Rodez in the play-off semi-finals on Friday.
