French football league system
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The French football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France.
[edit] Structure
At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2.
Below that are a number of leagues run by the Fédération Française de Football.
At level 3 is the semi-professional Championnat de France National.
Below that (level 4) is the amateur Championnat de France Amateurs, which is divided into four parallel regional divisions.
Followed by (level 5) the Championnat de France Amateurs 2, which is divided into eight parallel regional divisions.
Underneath that are many more regional leagues and divisions.
Clubs finishing the season at or near the top of their division may be eligible for promotion to a higher division.
Similarly, clubs finishing at or near the bottom of their division may be relegated to a lower division.
[edit] National Leagues
Level |
League(s)/Division(s) |
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1 |
Ligue 1 |
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2 |
Ligue 2 |
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3 |
National |
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4 |
CFA groupe A |
CFA groupe B |
CFA groupe C |
CFA groupe D |
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5 |
CFA2 groupe A |
CFA2 groupe B |
CFA2 groupe C |
CFA2 groupe D |
CFA2 groupe E |
CFA2 groupe F |
CFA2 groupe G |
CFA2 groupe H |
6 |
Alsace Honneur Aquitaine Honneur Atlantique Honneur Auvergne Honneur Basse-Normandie Honneur Bourgogne Honneur Bretagne Honneur Centre Honneur Centre-Ouest Honneur Champagne-Ardennes Honneur Corse Honneur Franche-Comté Honneur Languedoc-Roussillon Honneur Lorraine Honneur Maine Honneur Provence Honneur Midi-Pyrénées Honneur Nord-Pas-de-Calais Honneur Normandie Honneur Paris Honneur Picardie Honneur Rhône-Alpes Honneur |
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7 |
Aquitaine DSR Atlantique DRS Auvergne DHR Basse-Normandie DSR Bourgogne PH Bretagne DSE Centre DHR Centre-Ouest DHR Champagne-Ardennes DHR Corse PHA Franche-Comté DHR Languedoc-Roussillon DHR Lorraine DHR Maine DSR Provence DHR Midi-Pyrénées DHR Nord-Pas-de-Calais DHR Normandie DHR Paris DSR Picardie PH Rhône-Alpes HRL |
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8 |
Aquitaine DHR Atlantique DRH Auvergne PHR Basse-Normandie DHR Bourgogne PL Bretagne DSR Centre PH Centre-Ouest PH Champagne-Ardennes PL Corse PHB Franche-Comté PH Lorraine PH Maine DRH Midi-Pyrénées PH Nord-Pas-de-Calais PH Normandie PH Paris DHR Picardie PI Rhône-Alpes PHR |
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9 |
Aquitaine PH Atlantique PH Basse-Normandie PH Bretagne DRH Centre PL Centre-Ouest PL Corse PHC1 Franche-Comté PL Lorraine PHR Maine PH Midi-Pyrénées PL Nord-Pas-de-Calais PHR Paris PH |
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10 |
Aquitaine PL Bretagne PH Corse PHC2 Nord-Pas-de-Calais Régionale |
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11 |
Championnat de district level 1 (all Departments) |
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12 |
Championnat de district level 2 (all Departments) |
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13 |
Championnat de district level 3 (all Departments) |
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14 |
Championnat de district level 4 (all Departments except district of Finistère-nord]) |
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15 |
Championnat de district level 5 |
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16 |
Championnat de district level 6 (only Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Loire-Atlantique, Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme |
[edit] Regional Leagues
Leagues | Level VI | Level VII | Level VIII | Level IX | Level X |
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Alsace | Division Honneur | ||||
Aquitaine | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue |
Atlantique | Division Honneur | Division Régionale Supérieure | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur | |
Auvergne | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur Régionale | ||
Basse-Normandie | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | |
Bourgogne | Honneur Ligue | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | ||
Bretagne | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Élite | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur |
Centre | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
Centre-Ouest | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
Champagne-Ardenne | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Ligue | ||
Corse | Division Honneur | Promotion Honneur A | Promotion Honneur B | Promotion Honneur C1 | Promotion Honneur C2 |
Franche-Comté | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
Languedoc-Roussillon | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | |||
Lorraine | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Honneur Régionale | |
Maine | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur | |
Méditerranée | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | |||
Midi-Pyrénées | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Honneur Régionale | Régionale |
Normandie | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | ||
Paris Île-de-France | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | |
Picardie | Division Honneur | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Interdistricts | ||
Rhône-Alpes | Honneur Ligue | Honneur Régional Ligue | Promotion Honneur Régional |
[edit] Departemental Districs
[edit] Ligue d'Alsace
Departemental districts | Level VII | Level VIII | Level IX | Level X | Level XI | Level XII |
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Bas-Rhin | Excellence | Promotion Excellence | Promotion | Division I | Division II | Division III |
Haut-Rhin | Excellence | Promotion Excellence | Promotion | Division I | Division II | Division III |
[edit] Ligue d'Aquitaine
Departemental districts | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV | Level XVI |
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Bordeaux (Gironde) | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | ||
Dordogne-Périgord (Dordogne) | Division 1 Excellence | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | |
Gironde-Altantique (Gironde) | Division 1 | Honneur Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | ||
Gironde-Est (Gironde) | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | ||
Landes | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | Division 3 | |
Lot-et-Garonne | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | ||
Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | ||
Sauternais-et-Graves (Gironde) | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 |
[edit] Ligue Atlantique
Departemental districts | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV |
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Loire-Atlantique | Division Supérieure | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | Division 3 |
Maine-et-Loire | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | Division 3 | |
Vendée | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | Division 3 |
[edit] Ligue d'Auvergne
Departemental districts | Level IX | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV |
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Allier | Élite | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
Cantal | Élite | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
Haute-Loire | Élite | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
Puy-de-Dôme | Élite | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
[edit] Ligue de Basse-Normandie
Departemental districts | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV |
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Calvados | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | ||
Manche | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | |
Orne | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
[edit] Ligue de Bourgogne
Departemental districts | Level IX | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV |
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Côte-d'Or | Promotion | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
Nièvre | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |
Pays Minier (Saône-et-Loire) | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |
Pays Saônois (Saône-et-Loire) | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |
Yonne | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
[edit] Ligue de Bretagne
Departemental districts | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV | Level XVI |
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Côtes-d'Armor | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Challenge | |
Finistère-Nord (Finistère) | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |||
Finistère-Sud (Finistère) | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | ||
Ille-et-Vilaine | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | |
Morbihan | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 |
[edit] Ligue du Centre
[edit] Ligue de Champagne-Ardenne
[edit] Ligue Corse
[edit] Ligue de Franche-Comté
[edit] Ligue de Guyane
[edit] Ligue du Languedoc-Roussillon
[edit] Ligue de Lorraine
[edit] Ligue du Maine
[edit] Ligue de la Méditerranée
[edit] Ligue de Midi-Pyrénées
[edit] Ligue du Nord Pas-de-Calais
[edit] Ligue de Normandie
[edit] Ligue de Paris Île-de-France
[edit] Ligue de Picardie
[edit] Ligue de la Réunion
[edit] Ligue Rhône-Alpes
Departemental districts | Level IX | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV |
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Ain | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
Drôme-Ardèche | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
Isère | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
Loire | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
Rhône | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
Savoie | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | |
Haute-Savoie et Pays Gex | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |