The 2016–17 Championnat National season was the 19th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 15 July 2016.

Teams

There are 18 clubs in the league, with four promoted teams from Championnat de France Amateur replacing the four teams that were relegated from National following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured National status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

Team changes

As of 14 July 2016, the following teams have mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 season. Evian Thonon Gaillard, who were relegated from

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, was sent administratively to CFA due to financial troubles. As a result,

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were added back to National.

To National

Promoted from CFA * Quevilly-Rouen * Lyon-Duchère * Pau *

Concarneau Concarneau (, meaning "Bay of Cornouaille") is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in Northwestern France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie ...

Relegated from

* Paris FC *

Créteil Créteil () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, dep ...

From National

Relegated to CFA * Fréjus Saint-Raphaël Relegated to 6th tier *

Luçon Luçon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department, Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region, western France. Its inhabitants are known as Luçonnais. Luçon Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Luço ...

Colmar Colmar (; ; or ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department ...

Promoted to

Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
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Stadia and locations

League table

Play-offs

The 2016–17 season saw the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed

team and the 3rd-placed team in the Championnat National in a two-legged confrontation. The Championnat National team hosted the first game. ---- ''Orléans won 2–0 on aggregate.''

Top scorers

References

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