Championnat National

Championnat National
Organising bodyFrench Football Federation
Founded1993 (1993)
CountryFrance
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toLigue 2
Relegation toChampionnat National 2
Domestic cup(s)Coupe de France
Current championsNancy (1st title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsRed Star (3 titles)
Current: 2025–26 Championnat National

Championnat National (English: French National Championship), also known as National or Division 3, is the third division of French football behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. It is contested by 18 clubs and runs on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2, the second division of French football and the Championnat National 2, the fourth division of French football. It is a semi-professional league and is run annually and is composed of professional and semi-professional clubs or amateur clubs. In January 2025, Philippe Diallo announced during a press conference the Championnat National would be renamed Ligue 3 from the 2026–27 season, making it a professional league.[1]

Current clubs

List (2025–26 season)

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Championnat National.
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Championnat National from Île-de-France


Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aubagne Air Bel Aubagne Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny 1,000
Bourg-Péronnas Bourg-en-Bresse Stade Marcel-Verchère 11,400
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 20,300
Châteauroux Châteauroux Stade Gaston-Petit 17,173
Concarneau Concarneau Stade Guy-Piriou 5,800
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995
Fleury Fleury-Mérogis Stade Auguste Gentelet 2,000
Le Puy Le Puy-en-Velay Stade Charles Massot 4,800
Orléans Orléans Stade de la Source 7,533
Paris 13 Atletico Paris Stade Sébastien Charléty 20,000
Quevilly-Rouen Le Petit-Quevilly Stade Robert Diochon 12,018
Rouen Rouen
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste-Bonal 20,005
Stade Briochin Saint-Brieuc Stade Fred-Aubert 10,600
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut 25,172
Versailles Versailles Stade Georges Lefèvre 2,164
Villefranche Villefranche-sur-Saône Stade Armand Chouffet 3,500

Champions

Teams in Bold were promoted.

Season Group A Winner Group B Winner Other promoted teams
1993–94 Guingamp Châteauroux Amiens and Perpignan
1994–95 Lorient Épinal Stade Poitevin and Louhans-Cuiseaux
1995–96 Stade Briochin Sporting Toulon Var Troyes and Beauvais
1996–97 Wasquehal Nîmes
Season Champions Runner Up Third place
1997–98 AC Ajaccio Sedan Ardennes Créteil-Lusitanos
1998–99 Louhans-Cuiseaux Créteil Gazélec Ajaccio
1999–2000 Beauvais Martigues Angers
2000–01 Grenoble Amiens Istres
2001–02 Clermont Reims Valence and Toulouse[note 1]
2002–03 Racing Besançon Angers Rouen
2003–04 Stade de Reims Brest Dijon FCO
2004–05 Valenciennes Valence[note 2] Sète
2005–06 Niort Tours Libourne
2006–07 Clermont (2) US Boulogne Angers
2007–08 Vannes Tours Nîmes
2008–09 Istres Laval Arles
2009–10 Évian Reims Troyes
2010–11 SC Bastia Amiens Guingamp
2011–12 Nîmes (2) Niort Gazélec Ajaccio
2012–13 Créteil Metz CA Bastia
2013–14 Orléans Luzenac Gazélec Ajaccio
2014–15 Paris FC Red Star Bourg-Péronnas
2015–16 Strasbourg Orléans Amiens
2016–17 Châteauroux Quevilly-Rouen Paris FC
2017–18 Red Star (2) Béziers Grenoble
2018–19 Rode Chambly Le Mans
2019–20 Pau Dunkerque US Boulogne
2020–21 SC Bastia (2) Quevilly-Rouen Villefranche
2021–22 Laval Annecy Villefranche
2022–23 Concarneau Dunkerque Red Star
2023–24 Red Star (3) Martigues Niort
2024–25 Nancy Le Mans US Boulogne
2025–26 TBD TBD TBD

Notes

  1. ↑ 4 clubs promoted this season.
  2. ↑ Not promoted due to financial problems.

References

  1. ↑ "La FFF confirme le lancement de la Ligue 3 !". footmercato.net.
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