The 2016–17
Championnat de France Amateur
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was the 19th season of the fourth tier in the
French football league system
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in its current format. The competition was contested by 64 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 16 teams each. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few are
semi-professional
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) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.
Teams
On July 15, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:
* 47 clubs who were neither relegated or promoted from the
2015–16 Championnat de France amateur groups.
* 1 team administratively relegated from
2015–16 Ligue 2
The 2015–16 Ligue 2 season was the 77th season since its establishment.
Teams
There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated to the same level, and three rel ...
(
Évian TG)
* 1 team relegated from
2015–16 Championnat National
The 2015–16 Championnat National season was the 18th season since its establishment. The previous season's champions were Red Star.
Teams
Stadia and locations
* 1 Bastia failed to reach an agreement with the local government on the use of ...
(
Fréjus Saint-Raphaël).
* 12 teams promoted from
2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2
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. (
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
reserves,
Chartres
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,
ES Paulhan-Pézenas,
Andrézieux,
Reims
Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...
reserves,
Lille
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reserves,
Le Havre
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,
Annecy
Annecy ( , ; , also ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, regi ...
,
Saint-Maur,
Montpellier
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reserves,
Raon-l'Étape and
Granville).
* 2 teams reprieved from relegation from
2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur (
Rodez
Rodez (, , ; , ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the communau ...
and
Vitré)
*
Sporting Club Toulon, formed from a merger of
Toulon-Le Las and
Toulon
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The Commune of Toulon h ...
, and taking the former's place in the league.
On 9 August, the FFF confirmed the decision by
Évian TG not to participate in the CFA following the club's recent receivership. Because the decision comes after 15 July, there will be no replacement and Group C will instead operate with 15 clubs.
League tables
Season outcomes
Outcomes below are provisional and subject to ratification by the FFF.
Champions and promotions
Cholet,
Entente SSG
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Recent history
...
,
Grenoble
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and
Rodez
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are promoted to
National
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. Although
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
(res) finished at the top of Group A, reserve sides are not eligibile for promotion.
Grenoble
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are Champions of 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur, due to having the best record of the four group winning sides against the teams finishing in 2nd to 6th in their respective groups.
Relegation
Plabennec,
Nantes
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(res),
Châteaubriant
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,
Wasquehal
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The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as ''Waskenhal'' in the 11th century.
Geography
Wasquehal ...
,
Dieppe
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Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England ...
,
Calais RUFC,
Auxerre
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(res),
Mulhouse
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,
Paulhan-Pézenas,
Le Pontet and
Montpellier
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(res) are provisionally relegated to
National 3, subject to reprieves.
Calais RUFC were subsequently given an administrative relegation by the FFF, and as a consequence will play in
the top level of regional football in 2017–18.
Reprieves
On 30 May the FFF announced that
Furiani-Agliani were to be denied promotion from
2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2. This decision was overturned on appeal.
On 7 June the FFF announced that
AS Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône were to be denied promotion from
2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2, and as a result
Paulhan-Pézenas would be reprieved.
This decision was ratified on appeal.
If any other administrative events lead to teams from outside the relegation places being relegated, already relegated teams will be reprieved in the following order:
Best 14th placed teams
Based on record against the teams finishing in 9th to 13th place in their respective groups.
Best 15th placed teams
Based on record against the teams finishing in 10th to 14th place in their respective groups.
Top scorers
References