The 2023–24 Championnat National season is the 31st since the establishment of the Championnat National and the 25th in its current format, which serves as third division of the French football league system. Two clubs will be promoted to Ligue 2 and six relegated to Championnat National 2 after this season as adjustment for the reduction in size of Ligue 2 from 20 teams to 18 next season. As a result, no promotion play-offs are to be held.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 2023 – 17 May 2024 |
| Champions | Red Star |
| Promoted | Red Star Martigues |
| Relegated | Niort GOAL FC Avranches Marignane GCB Épinal Cholet |
| Matches played | 203 |
| Goals scored | 506 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 15 (Alan Kerouedan, Avranches Diawoye Diarra Marignane GCB) |
| Biggest home win | Versailles 6–0 Nîmes Game week 13, 10 November 2023 |
| Biggest away win | Villefranche 0–4 Niort Game week 19, 2 February 2024 Villefranche 0–4 Le Mans Game week 14 (rearranged), 27 February 2024 |
| Highest scoring | Dijon 5–2 Avranches Game week 3, 25 August 2023 |
| Longest winning run | 7 (Red Star) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 (Red Star) |
| Longest winless run | 13 (Châteauroux) |
| Longest losing run | 5 (Nîmes Cholet) |
| Highest attendance | 18,034 Le Mans 1–3 Nancy Game week 15, 1 December 2023[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 104 Marignane GCB 1–1 Villefranche Game week 20, 9 February 2024[1] |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Team changes
editTeam changes from 2022–23 Championnat National.
To NationaleditPromoted from 2022–23 Championnat National 2 Relegated from 2022–23 Ligue 2
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From NationaleditRelegated to 2022–23 Championnat National 2 Administratively relegated to Régional 3 Promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 2
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- ^ As of the start of the season, the future status of Sochaux was still in dispute, and hence the season commenced without them.[2] The FFF validated Sochaux's participation on 17 August 2023.[3]
- ^ The administrative relegation of Sedan by the DNCG appeal committee was later confirmed by the CNOSF and the administrative court.[4][5]
Stadia and locations
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Location of teams in 2023–24 National
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avranches | Avranches | Stade René Fenouillère | 2,000 |
| Châteauroux | Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173 |
| Cholet | Cholet | Stade Pierre Blouen | 9,000 |
| Dijon | Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 15,995 |
| Épinal | Épinal | Stade de la Colombière | 8,000 |
| GOAL FC | Chasselay | Stade Ludovic Giuly | 5,000 |
| Le Mans | Le Mans | MMArena | 25,000 |
| Marignane GCB | Marignane | Stade Saint-Exupéry | 1,500 |
| Martigues | Martigues | Stade Francis Turcan | 8,290 |
| Nancy | Nancy | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 |
| Nîmes | Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 |
| Niort | Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 |
| Orléans | Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 |
| Red Star | Paris (Saint-Ouen) | Stade Bauer | 10,000 |
| Rouen | Rouen | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,108 |
| Sochaux | Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,005 |
| Versailles | Paris (Paris 16) | Stade Jean-Bouin[a] | 19,904 |
| Villefranche | Villefranche-sur-Saône | Stade Armand Chouffet | 3,500 |
- ^ Stade de Montbauron is not of sufficient standard for Championnat National. Versailles will play their games at Stade Jean-Bouin.[6]
Number of teams by regions
edit| Teams | Region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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GOAL FC and Villefranche |
 Centre-Val de Loire
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Châteauroux and Orléans | |
 Grand Est
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Épinal and Nancy | |
 Île-de-France
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Versailles and Red Star | |
 Normandy
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Avranches and Rouen | |
 Pays de la Loire
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Cholet and Le Mans | |
 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Marignane GCB and Martigues | |
 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Dijon and Sochaux | |
| 1 |  Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Niort |
 Occitanie
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Nîmes |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 65 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 2 | Martigues (P) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 59 | |
| 3 | Niort (R) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 58 | Administrative relegation to Régional 1 |
| 4 | Dijon | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 54 | |
| 5 | Le Mans | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 52 | |
| 6 | Nancy[a] | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 50 | |
| 7 | Rouen[b] | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 49 | |
| 8 | Sochaux | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 48 | |
| 9 | Versailles | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 47 | |
| 10 | Orléans | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 44 | |
| 11 | Nîmes | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 44 | |
| 12 | Châteauroux | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Villefranche[c] | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 41 | Spared from relegation |
| 14 | GOAL FC (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 38 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |
| 15 | Avranches (R) | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 38 | |
| 16 | Marignane GCB (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 37 | |
| 17 | Épinal (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 33 | |
| 18 | Cholet (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 32 | Administrative relegation to Régional 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ On 23 June 2023, the FFF announced a deduction of one point for Nancy, applicable to the 2023–24 season, due to incidents in the game against Bourg-Péronnas on the final day of the 2022–23 Championnat National season.[7]
- ^ On 28 November 2023, the DNCG announced a deduction of five points for Rouen, due to financial issues.[8] The punishment was upheld on appeal.[9]
- ^ On 19 January 2024, the appeal commission of the FFF announced that Villefranche would have to replay games against Rouen, Avranches and Le Mans after fielding an ineligible player in the original fixtures. The three results were removed from the table.[10]
Top scorers
edit- As of 18 May 2024.[11]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alan Kerouedan
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Avranches | 15 |
 Diawoye Diarra
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Marignane GCB | ||
| Cheikh Touré
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Nancy | ||
| 2 | Nesta Elphege
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Niort | 13 |
| Hacène Benali
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Red Star | 12 | |
| 3 | Esteban Lepaul
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Épinal |
References
edit- ^ a b "Records du Tournoi, National" (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Au programme de la 1ère journée du National" (in French). Foot Amateur. 10 August 2023.
- ^ "La FFF valide la participation du FC Sochaux-Montbéliard en National" (in French). Foot Amateur. 17 August 2023.
- ^ "DNCG. Le CS Sedan-Ardennes exclu des championnats nationaux" (in French). Foot Amateur. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Le CS Sedan-Ardennes débouté par le tribunal administratif" (in French). Foot Amateur. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "National. Le FC Versailles 78 a choisi de jouer au stade Jean Bouin" (in French). footamateur.fr. 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Un retrait d'un point pour l'AS Nancy Lorraine pour la saison 2023-2024" (in French). Foot Amateur. 23 June 2023.
- ^ "DNCG. Des retraits de points pour le FC Rouen et l'AS Cannes !" (in French). Foot Amateur. 28 November 2023.
- ^ "DNCG. Cinq points de retrait pour Rouen, amende pour Cannes" (in French). Foot Amateur. 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Villefranche devra bien rejouer contre Le Mans, Avranches et Rouen" (in French). Foot Amateur. 19 January 2024.
- ^ "National 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2024.