Everything about Championnat National totally explained
The
Championnat de France National (also called Division 3) is the third highest division in
French football, one division below
Ligue 2, one above the
Championnat de France Amateurs.
The Championnat National consists of 20 teams. At the end of the season, after all clubs have played a home and away series against each other, the three top teams in the league are promoted to
Ligue 2, replaced by the latter's bottom three teams; and the bottom four are relegated to the
Championnat de France Amateurs, replaced by their top four clubs. After the
Ligue 2 clubs are relegated, they're allowed to keep their professional status for two seasons, except under exceptional circumstances. Thus, this league contains both
professional and
amateur clubs.
Since
1970, there has been an automatic promotion/relegation link between the D3 and the Ligue 2. However, before 1970 the Division 3 was open to reserve teams from the best professional teams in France, whose first teams played in
Ligue 1. Nowadays, the best reserve teams are eligible for the division below, the
Championnat de France Amateurs.
In the long run, the professionalisation of the Championnat's member clubs is uncertain. The
French League doesn't want to divide its profits into smaller shares, so it doesn't collaborate with amateur clubs to help them become professional.
The matches in the Championnat National attract on average between 1500 and 2000 spectators per match.
Honours
Championnat National (1993-94 - 1996-97), (two parallel groups in the division)
Champions (since 1997-98)
| Season |
Winner |
Runner Up |
| 1997-98 |
AC Ajaccio |
Sedan |
| 1998-99 |
Louhans |
Creteil |
| 1999-00 |
Beauvais |
Martigues |
| 2000-01 |
Grenolbe |
Amiens |
| 2001-02 |
Clermont Foot |
Stade Reims |
| 2002-03 |
Besancon |
Angers |
| 2003-04 |
Stade Reims |
Brest |
| 2004-05 |
Valenciennes |
Valence |
| 2005-06 |
Niort |
Tours |
| 2006-07 |
Clermont Foot |
Boulogne |
| 2007-08 |
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External links (in French)
Official Website of The Championnat de France National
Championnat National Fixtures,Live Results,Standings and Detailed Statistics
Foot-National
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