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The 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateurs season was the 12th edition of the competition since its establishment. The competition officially began on 8 August 2009 and ended in May 2010. The competition consisted of 73 clubs spread into four parallel groups of 18 with one of the groups containing 19 clubs. It is open to reserve teams in
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
and amateur clubs in France, although only the amateur clubs are eligible for promotion to the
Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), 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 18 clubs, ...
. The highest-placed amateur team in each pool are promoted, replaced by the four lowest-placed in the Championnat.


DNGC Rulings

All clubs that secured CFA status for the 2009–10 season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.The DNCG is responsible for overseeing the legal and financial accounts of professional and amateur football clubs in France. If clubs operating in the football leagues of France don't meet the DNGC's expectations, they can face sanctions, such as relegation. Following the DNCG's annual report on clubs, on 25 June, it was announced that six clubs had been relegated from the National to lower divisions.
AS Beauvais Association Sportive Beauvais Oise (; commonly referred to as AS Beauvais, ASBO, or simply Beauvais) is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championna ...
, SO Cassis Carnoux,
CS Louhans-Cuiseaux Louhans-Cuiseaux Football Club is a football club located in Louhans, France. History The club was founded in 1970 as ''Club Sportif Louhans Cuiseaux 71'' after the merger of ''Club Sportif Louhannais'' (founded in 1916) and ''Club de Cuiseaux' ...
, and FC Libourne Saint-Seurin were relegated to the Championnat de France Amateurs.
Besançon RC Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...
,
US Luzenac Luzenac AP (french: Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées) is a French football club based in the commune of Luzenac (650 inhabitants) ( Ariège). It was founded in 1936. They play at the Stade Paul Fédou, which has a capacity of 1,600. The colours of the ...
, and
FC Rouen Football Club de Rouen 1899 (; commonly referred to as simply FC Rouen) is a French association football club based in Rouen, Normandy. The club was formed in 1899 and currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French foot ...
, who were all recently promoted, were relegated to
Championnat de France Amateurs 2 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a Association football, football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football ...
, while
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and
Calais RUFC Calais Racing Union FC (Calais RUFC) was a French football club based in Calais, France. Calais RUFC was founded in 1974 after a merger of two local clubs and, as an amateur club, reached the 2000 Coupe de France Final which it lost to top-fligh ...
were relegated to the
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. All clubs relegated were allowed to appeal the decision. Following an appeal from the aforementioned clubs,
FC Rouen Football Club de Rouen 1899 (; commonly referred to as simply FC Rouen) is a French association football club based in Rouen, Normandy. The club was formed in 1899 and currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French foot ...
,
AS Beauvais Association Sportive Beauvais Oise (; commonly referred to as AS Beauvais, ASBO, or simply Beauvais) is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championna ...
, and
US Luzenac Luzenac AP (french: Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées) is a French football club based in the commune of Luzenac (650 inhabitants) ( Ariège). It was founded in 1936. They play at the Stade Paul Fédou, which has a capacity of 1,600. The colours of the ...
had their appeals successfully overturned meaning they will remain in the Championnat National. Some clubs were, however, unsuccessful.
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's appeal was upheld relegating them to the Division d'Honneur.
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will replace them in the Championnat National. FC Libourne Saint-Seurin,
Besançon RC Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...
, and
Calais RUFC Calais Racing Union FC (Calais RUFC) was a French football club based in Calais, France. Calais RUFC was founded in 1974 after a merger of two local clubs and, as an amateur club, reached the 2000 Coupe de France Final which it lost to top-fligh ...
appeals were also rejected by the DNCG, however, all three clubs decided to take their case to the CNOSF, the National Sporting Committee of France which governs
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. Both Calais and Besançon's rulings were determined on 23 July. The CNOSF determined that Besançon should be relegated to the CFA and not CFA 2, while Calais should respect and oblige the DNCG's ruling relegated them to CFA 2. Libourne's ruling was determined on 27 July, when the CNOSF informed the club that they should honor the DNCG's ruling and suffer relegation to the CFA. Libourne's chairman Bernard Layda responded by announcing the club will file for bankruptcy, restructure themselves, and oblige the ruling. Besançon and Libourne are slated to be replaced by ES Fréjus and
AS Moulins Académie Sportive Moulins Football, commonly known as AS Moulins or simply Moulins, is a French football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''fo ...
. Both
CS Louhans-Cuiseaux Louhans-Cuiseaux Football Club is a football club located in Louhans, France. History The club was founded in 1970 as ''Club Sportif Louhans Cuiseaux 71'' after the merger of ''Club Sportif Louhannais'' (founded in 1916) and ''Club de Cuiseaux' ...
and SO Cassis Carnoux had their appeals heard by the DNCG on 9 July. On 10 July, the DNGC ruled that both Louhans-Cuiseaux and Cassis-Carnoux rulings had been overturned meaning they will play in the Championnat National this season. On 29 July, the French Football Federation unanimously suspended newly promoted CFA club
Toulouse Rodéo FC Rodéo Football Club (Rodéo F.C.) is a football club based in Toulouse, France. Though the club's proper name is Rodéo Football Club, the club is often referred to as Toulouse Rodéo Football Club to show the club's location. The club played in ...
from the league following abnormalities detected in the club's use of non-licensed players. The club was replaced by
Red Star Saint-Ouen Red Star Football Club, also known simply as Red Star (), is a French association football club founded in Paris in 1897, and is the fourth oldest French football club, after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC and Girondins de Bordeaux. In the ...
, who were relegated from the CFA last year. On 6 August, just three days before the start of the season, the CNSOF ruled that CFA 2 club
Olympique Saumur Olympique de Saumur Football Club is a French association football club founded in 2000. They are based in Saumur, Pays de la Loire and since 2022–23 they play in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system. ...
would be allowed promotion to the CFA on the assumption that the club was ranked second behind Les Herbiers VF in terms of the promotion chart following a current CFA club's relegation by means of a federation ruling. With Besançon's relegation to the CFA, it has been determined that two groups would have an allocation of 20 clubs, while one group would have an allocation of 19 clubs. Due to the sudden circumstances, on 7 August, the FFF devised a brand new schedule for the CFA. The federation also announced that they had rejected the CNOSF's proposal for integrating Saumur into the CFA. Saumur responding by announcing their intent to appeal the judgment in Administrative Court.


Promotion and relegation from 2008–09

Promoted from
CFA 2 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...
* Champions, Groupe A: Marck * Champions, Groupe B: Drancy * Champions, Groupe C:
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* Champions, Groupe D: Grenoble B * 2nd Place, Groupe E: Le Pontet1 * Champions, Groupe F: Toulouse Fontaines * 2nd Place, Groupe G:
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2 * Champions, Groupe H: Carquefou * 2nd Place, Groupe B :
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* 2nd Place, Groupe C : Amneville * 2nd Place, Groupe D : Bourg-Peronnas * 2nd Place, Groupe H : Avranches 1 Saint-Raphael finished Champions, but cannot participate in next season's CFA because the club will fuse with ES Fréjus to form a new club. As such, Le Pontet was allowed to take their promotion spot. 2 Tours B finished Champions, but cannot participate in CFA because the DNCG deemed the formation structure of the reserve inadequate. Les Herbiers were allowed to take their promotion spot. Teams relegated from Championnat National 2009–10 * 17th Place:
Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; oc, Niòrt; la, Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the ...
* 18th Place: Calais * 19th Place: Cherbourg * 20th Place: L'Entente Teams promoted to Championnat National 2009–10 * Champions, Groupe A:
Besançon Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzer ...
* Champions, Groupe B:
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* Champions, Groupe C:
Luzenac Luzenac (; oc, Lusenac) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Luzenac-Garanou station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol. Population Sports * Luzenac is also home to the football club Luz ...
* Champions, Groupe D: Rouen Relegated from CFA to
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* 16th Place, Groupe A:
Vesoul Vesoul () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté located in eastern France. It is the most populated municipality of the department with inhabitants in 2014. The same year, the Communauté d'agglo ...
* 17th Place, Groupe A: Metz B * 18th Place, Groupe A:
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* 16th Place, Groupe B: Saint-Étienne B * 17th Place, Groupe B: Saint-Priest * 18th Place, Groupe B: AS Monaco B * 16th Place, Groupe C: Châtellerault * 17th Place, Groupe C: Bordelais * 18th Place, Groupe C: Bergerac * 16th Place, Groupe D: Red Star * 17th Place, Groupe D: Guingamp B * 18th Place, Groupe D: Vitré


League Tables

''Last updated: 30 May 2010''


Groupe A


Groupe B

1 '' Montceau Bourgogne have been docked 3 points.''


Groupe C

2 '' Bordeaux Reserves have been docked 5 points.''


Groupe D

3 ''
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have been docked 3 points due to financial irregularities.''


Playoffs

The Championnat de France Amateurs playoffs are designated for only the professional clubs B teams playing in the league. The best finishing professional reserve club in each group will advance to the playoffs where they will face each other at a site to be determined. The semi-final opponents are determined by the best finishing place. The best finishing reserve club will be awarded the 1st seed, while the worst finishing reserve club of the four will be awarded the 4th seed.


Semi-finals

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Final


Top goalscorers

''Last updated: 17 April 2010


Groupe A


Groupe B


Groupe C


Groupe D


References


External links


CFA Official Page

CFA Standings and Statistics

CFA Statistics
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