Championnat National
Appearance
Organising body | French Football Federation |
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Founded | 1993 |
Country | France |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | Ligue 2 |
Relegation to | Championnat National 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Coupe de France |
Current champions | Nancy (1st title) (2024–25) |
Most championships | Red 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
[change | change source]List (2025–26 season)
[change | change source]Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Championnat National from Île-de-France
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Aubagne | Aubagne | Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny | 1,000 |
Boulogne | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Stade de la Libération | 9,534 |
Bourg-Péronnas | Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 |
Caen | Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 20,300 |
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 |
Martigues | Martigues | Stade Francis-Turcan | 11,500 |
Orléans | Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 |
Paris 13 Atletico | Paris | Stade Pelé | 995 |
Quevilly-Rouen | Rouen | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 |
Rouen | Rouen | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 |
Sochaux | Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,005 |
Stade Briochin | Saint-Brieuc | Stade Fred-Aubert | 11,000 |
Valenciennes | Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
Versailles | Paris | Stade Jean-Bouin | 19,904 |
Villefranche | Villefranche-sur-Saône | Stade Armand Chouffet | 3,500 |
Champions
[change | change source]Teams in Bold were promoted.
Notes
[change | change source]Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "La FFF confirme le lancement de la Ligue 3 !". footmercato.net.