The 2015–16 Championnat de France amateur 2 is the 18th season of the fifth tier in the

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in its current format. The competition is contested by 112 clubs split geographically across 8 groups of 14 teams each. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.

Teams

22 teams were promoted as champions of the

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of the regional leagues. 12 teams were due to be relegated from the CFA, however two were eventually reprieved due to demotions or resignations of other teams. 7 teams due to be relegated to the regional leagues were also reprieved. On 30 May 2015, Le Poíre-sur-Vie VF resigned from the

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division, and took the place of their reserve team in CFA2, with the reserve team being relegated to the regional league. On 5 June 2015,

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were placed in CFA2, following their relegation from the

, due to an administrative failure regarding the registration of an amateur player. However, this decision was overturned by appeal on 15 July 2015. On 30 June 2015,

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requested relegation to the regional league.

Eligibility for Promotion

The reserve teams in CFA2 cannot obtain promotion if their ''centre de formation'' (equivalent to

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) is deemed of insufficient quality. The following teams are not eligible for promotion from CFA2 this season: Group A *

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(res) Group C *

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 ...

(res) Group D *

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(res) * Évian TG (res) * Nîmes (res) Group E * Clermont (res) *

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(res) Group F * Strasbourg (res) Group G *

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(res) * Boulogne (res) Group H *

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(res) *

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(res)

League tables

Season outcomes

Outcomes below are provisional and subject to ratification by the FFF.

Champions and promotion

Rennes reserves, Chartres,

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, Andrézieux, Reims reserves,

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

reserves and

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...

reserves are promoted to CFA as champions of their respective groups.

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, champions of Group D, are set to merge for next season with Toulon-Le Las, forming

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. The new club will play in CFA, with their reserves taking the place in CFA2. Accordingly, Annecy are promoted to CFA from Group D as best placed team. Lusitanos St-Maur, Montpellier reserves, Raon-l'Étape and Granville are promoted, due to having the best record of the 2nd placed clubs against the top five teams eligible for promotion in their respective groups. Reims reserves are Champions of 2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2, due to having the best record of the four promoted sides against the teams finishing in 2nd to 6th in their respective groups.

Relegation

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reserves, Villenave, Blagnac,

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, Sens, Thiers, Thaon,

Épernay Épernay () is a commune in the Marne department of northern France, 130 km north-east of Paris on the mainline railway to Strasbourg. The town sits on the left bank of the Marne at the extremity of the Cubry valley which crosses it. Ép ...

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reserves,

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, Gonfreville and ASPTT Caen are relegated to their regional

as a result of finishing 13th or 14th in their respective groups. Poiré-sur-Vie,

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and Angoulême are relegated to their regional Division d'Honneur, due to having the worst record of the 12th placed teams against the teams finishing in 7th to 11th in their respective groups.

Reprieves

On 8 June, the FFF confirmed that

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would be administratively relegated from

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to the regional

. This resulted in a reprieve for Angoulême. On 31 May, the FFF confirmed that Colmar would be administratively relegated, in addition to their sporting relegation from

. Colmar subsequently filed for bankruptcy, and will reform in the regional Division d'Honneur. This results in a reprieve for

. On 21 June, it was confirmed that Moulins would be administratively relegated to the regional Division d'Honneur due to bankruptcy. This resulted in a reprieve for

. Moulins eventually completed a merger with Yzeure, forming Moulins Yzeure Foot 03. On 10 June, it was confirmed that Châtellerault would be administratively relegated to the regional Division d'Honneur due to financial issues. This resulted in a reprieve for

. If any administrative events lead to teams from outside the relegation places being relegated, already relegated teams will be reprieved in the following order:

4th to 8th Best 12th Placed teams

Based on record against the teams finishing in 7th to 11th place in their respective groups.

Best 13th Placed teams

Based on record against the teams finishing in 8th to 12th place in their respective groups.

Top scorers

References

External links

Official site

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