The 2017–18
Championnat National 2
The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a Association football, football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of French football league system be ...
was the 20th 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 were
semi-professional
Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because they receive regular payment from their team, but generally at a cons ...
) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.
Teams
On July 13, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:
* 48 clubs who were neither relegated or promoted from the
2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur groups.
* 4 teams relegated from
2016–17 Championnat National (
Épinal
Épinal (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department.
Geography
The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, so ...
,
Belfort
Belfort (; archaic , ) is a city in northeastern France, situated approximately from the Swiss border. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Territoire de Belfort.
Belfort is from Paris and from Basel. The residents of the city ...
,
Sedan and
CA Bastia).
* 11 teams promoted from
2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2. (
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc (, Breton language, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo language, Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France.
History
...
,
Saint-Pryvé,
Beauvais
Beauvais ( , ; ) is a town and Communes of France, commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise Departments of France, département, in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, north of Paris.
The Communes of France, commune o ...
,
Ste-Geneviève,
Saint-Priest,
Grasse
Grasse (; Provençal dialect, Provençal in classical norm or in Mistralian norm ; traditional ) is the only Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur Re ...
,
Stade Bordelais
Stade Bordelais are a French rugby union club, based in Bordeaux.
The club was established in 1889. Bordelais were a major force in the French championship during the 1900s. Until 2005–06, the senior team competed in the second level of dom ...
,
Schiltigheim,
Le Mans
Le Mans (; ) is a Communes of France, city in Northwestern France on the Sarthe (river), Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the Provinces of France, province of Maine (province), Maine, it is now the capital of ...
,
Furiani-Agliani and
Limoges
Limoges ( , , ; , locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated o ...
).
* 1 team reprieved from relegation from
2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur (
Paulhan-Pézenas).
League tables
Season Outcomes
Champions and promotions
The champion of Championnat National 2 is decided by measuring performance of each group winner in matches against the top 6 clubs in their group.
are champions of 2017–18 Championnat National 2 and are promoted to
2018–19 Championnat National.
Le Mans
Le Mans (; ) is a Communes of France, city in Northwestern France on the Sarthe (river), Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the Provinces of France, province of Maine (province), Maine, it is now the capital of ...
,
Villefranche and
Marignane-Gignac are promoted to 2018–19 Championnat National.
Relegation
Paulhan-Pézenas,
Raon-l'Étape,
Beauvais
Beauvais ( , ; ) is a town and Communes of France, commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise Departments of France, département, in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, north of Paris.
The Communes of France, commune o ...
,
Fontenay,
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),
Tarbes
Tarbes (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of southwestern France. It is ...
,
Viry-Châtillon,
Montceau,
St-Louis Neuweg and
AC Amiens were relegated to
2018–19 Championnat National 3 once the reprieves in the next section were taken into account.
After being placed in administration in April,
Limoges
Limoges ( , , ; , locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated o ...
were given an administrative relegation by the FFF, confirmed on 8 May 2018.
and
Viry-Châtillon were given additional administrative relegations by the FFF, subject to appeal, on 11 June 2018, meaning neither will contest Championnat National 3 next season.
Reprieves
Any reprieves required due to administrative relegations, mergers or clubs folding are decided by taking, in order, the 14th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing 9th to 13th position in their group, followed by the 15th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing in 10th to 14th position in their group.
On 17 October 2017 the FFF announced that due to
SC Bastia
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not participating in the division as planned, the best 14th placed team will automatically be reprieved from relegation.
Marseille
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(res) were reprieved from relegation.
Trélissac were reprieved from relegation due to the administrative relegation of
Limoges
Limoges ( , , ; , locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated o ...
.
Best 14th placed team
Best 15th placed team
Top scorers
References