Championnat National

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Championnat National

Country	France
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1993
Number of teams	18
Levels on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Ligue 2
Relegation to	Championnat de France amateur
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue (select clubs)
International cup(s)	Europa League (via domestic cups)
Current champions	Créteil (2012–13)
TV partners	No announcement about 2012–13 onwards.
Website	Official site
2013–14 Championnat National

The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 20 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2 and the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each totalling 380 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Saturdays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January.

National was founded in 1993 by the French Football Federation and serves as a base league for clubs on the brink of becoming professional or falling to the amateur levels. The league is annually composed of professional, semi-professional, and amateur football clubs. The current champions are Créteil. The matches in the league attract on average between 2,500 and 6,000 spectators per match.

Competition format

There are 20 clubs in the Championnat National. During the course of a season, usually from August to May, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 38 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion and promoted to Ligue 2. If points are equal, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship or for relegation, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The second and third-place finisher are also promoted to the second division, while the four lowest placed teams are relegated to the Championnat de France amateur and the four winners of the four groups from the Championnat de France amateur are promoted in their place.

Clubs

Members for 2013–14

The following 18 clubs will compete in the Championnat National during the 2013–14 season.

Club	Position in 2012–13	Founded	First season of current spell in National
Amiens	0049th	1901	2012–13
Boulogne	00413th	1898	2012–13
Bourg-Péronnas	00415th	1942	2012-13
Carquefou	0046th	1942	2012–13
Colmar	YYY11th	1920	2010–11
Colomiers	YYYCFA Group C: 1st	1932	2013–14
Dunkerque	004CFA Group A: 1st	1919	2013–14
Fréjus	0044th	2009	2009–10
Gazélec Ajaccio	004Ligue 2: 20th	1910	2013–14
Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie	0047th	1954	2011–12
Luzenac	01012th	1936	2009–10
Orléans	0108th	1920	2010–11
Paris	01017th	1969	2006-07
Red Star	00414th	1897	2011–12
Strasbourg	010CFA Group B: 1st	1906	2013–14
Uzès Pont du Gard	01016th	2005	2012-13
Vannes	01010th	1998	2011–12
Vendée Luçon	010CFA Group D: 1st	1924	2013–14

Honours

Championnat National (1993–94, 1996–97)

Champions (since 1997–98)

Season	Winner	Runner-up
1997–98	AC Ajaccio	Sedan
1998–99	Louhans-Cuiseaux	Créteil
1999-00	Beauvais	Martigues
2000–01	Grenoble	Amiens
2001–02	Clermont	Reims
2002–03	Besançon	Angers
2003–04	Reims	Brest
2004–05	Valenciennes	Valence
2005–06	Niort	Tours
2006–07	Clermont	Boulogne
2007–08	Vannes	Tours
2008–09	Istres	Laval
2009–10	Evian	Reims
2010–11	Bastia	Amiens
2011–12	Nîmes	Niort
2012–13	Créteil	Metz

External links

Official Site (French)

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2013–14 clubs	Gazélec Ajaccio Amiens Boulogne Bourg-Péronnas Carquefou Colmar Colomiers Dunkerque Fréjus Le Poiré sur Vie Luçon Luzenac Orléans Paris FC Red Star Strasbourg Uzès Pont du Gard Vannes

Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

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French Football Federation (President: Noël Le Graët)

National team	France France B History Managers All-time record France 98

Women's national teams	France U-17 U-19

Youth national teams	U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 Youth

Overseas national teams	French Guiana Guadeloupe Mayotte Martinique New Caledonia Réunion Saint-Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Tahiti Wallis and Futuna

Unofficial national teams	Brittany Corsica

League system	Ligue de Football Professionnel Ligue 1 Ligue 2 National CFA (4 groups) CFA 2 (8 groups) Regional Departmental

Youth league system	U-19 (4 groups) U-17 (6 groups)

Overseas leagues	Championnat National (French Guyana) Championnat National (Martinique) Division d’Honneur (Guadeloupe) Division d’Honneur (Mayotte) Division d’Honneur (New Caledonia) Ligue des Antilles Réunion Premier League Saint-Martin Championships Saint Pierre and Miquelon Championnat

Domestic cups	Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Trophée des champions

Women's domestic cups	Coupe de France Féminine

Youth domestic cups	Coupe Gambardella Coupe Nationale (U-15 U-13)

Overseas domestic cups	Coupe de Guadeloupe Coupe de Guyane Coupe de la Martinique Coupe de Mayotte Coupe de Noél Coupe de la Réunion Coupe de Polynésie Coupe de l'Outre-Mer New Caledonia Cup

Academies	Castelmaurou Châteauroux Clairefontaine Liévin Ploufragan Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire Vichy

Organizations	UNFP Awards Player of the Month DNCG USFSA

Other	Coupe Charles Drago Montaigu Tournament

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