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The Régional 1, formerly Division d'Honneur or Honneur Ligue is the common generic name for the highest level
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league competitions run by each of the 13 Regional Leagues in France. Together, these league competitions serve as the sixth division of the
French football league system The French football league system, also known as the French football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France and Monaco, and includes one Spanish side. At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Footb ...
, promoting clubs into the
Championnat National 3 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 ...
, subject to certain criteria being met. The name is also given to the highest level football league competitions in the French overseas territories of
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
,
French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...
,
Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...
,
Mayotte Mayotte ( ; , ; , ; , ), officially the Department of Mayotte (), is an Overseas France, overseas Overseas departments and regions of France, department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the Overseas departm ...
and
Réunion Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
. Prior to the formation of a Championnat de France Amateur in 1927, the Division d'Honneur leagues were the highest level of league competition in France, and from 1932 (when Championnat de France Amateur was converted to become the top professional league) until the formation of the National League in 1970 they remained the highest level of amateur football. Each region administers its own league to its own rules and is free to give their own name to their Division d'Honneur. Some clubs that participate in the league are
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 ...
. The competition is open to qualifying reserve or
academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...
teams of all clubs whose first team participates at a higher level in the league system.


Groups for the 2020–21 season


Ligue d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes


Group A

* Blavozy * Clermont Foot III * Clermont Saint-Jacques * AS Domerat * FC Espaly * AS Moulins * Moulins Yzeure Foot II * FC Riom * US Saint-Georges * FC Velay * RC Vichy * CS Volvic * Ytrac Foot


Group B

* FC
Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains (, ; ; ), known locally and simply as Aix, is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern French Departments of France, department of Savoie.FC Bourg-en-Bresse II * Chassieu Décines * Cluses-Scionzier * FC Échirolles * US Feurs * Grenoble Foot II * FC Limonest Saint-Didier II * Monts d'Or Azergues Foot II * UMS Montélimar * Olympique de Valence * FC Rhône Vallées * Salaise/Sanne * Thonon Évian


Ligue Bourgogne-Franche-Comté


Group A

*
AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or by the abbreviation AJA, is a French professional association football, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club plays in L ...
III *
Auxerre Auxerre ( , , Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Auchoirre'') is the capital (Prefectures in France, prefecture) of the Yonne Departments of France, department and the fourth-largest city in the Burgundy historical region southeast of Par ...
Stade * Avallon FCO * FC Chalon * US Charitoise * US Cosne * Fauverney Rouvres * IS-Selongey * UF
Mâcon Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home t ...
* USC Paray * FC Paron * AS Quetigny * AS Saint-Apollinaire * Sud Nivernais Imphy Decize


Group B

* AS Baume-les-Dames * AS
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 ...
Sud * Racing Besançon II * Bresse Jura Foot * FC Champagnole * FC Grandvillars II * Jura Sud Foot II * RC Lons le Saunier * Louhans-Cuiseaux FC II * CA Pontarlier II * US Saint-Vit * FC Vesoul * 4 Rivières 70


Ligue de Bretagne


Group A

* Chateaulin FC * US Concarneau II * SM Douarnenez * GDS Guipavas * US La Montagne * CEP
Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginn ...
* Loudeac OSC * SP Milizac * Stade Plabennécois II * Kériolets de Pluvigner *
GSI Pontivy GSI Pontivy () is a French football club based in Pontivy, Morbihan. It was founded in 1935. They play at the Stade Municipal du Faubourg de Verdun, which has a capacity of 3,200. The colours of the club are green and white. For the 2018–1 ...
II * EA Saint-Renan * Séné FC * Vannes OC II


Group B

* FC Atlantique Villaine * FC Breteil Talensac * OC Cesson * Dinan-Léhon FC II * FC Guipry-Messac * Lamballe FC * US Langueux * SC Le Rheu * Plancoet Aguenon FC * US Quessoy * US Saint-Malo II * AS Vignoc Hédé Guipel * AS Vitré II


Ligue Centre-Val-de-Loire

* J3S Amilly * SC Azay Chenillé * Blois Football 41 II * AS Portugais de Bourges * C'Chartres Football III * Chambray FC * FC Deols * AS Saint-Amand-Montrond * FC Saint-Georges-sur-Eure * FC Saint-Jean-le-Blanc *
Tours FC Tours Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tours (), was a football club based in Tours, France. Formed in 1919, the club adopted the name Tours FC in 1951 after several other name changes. The club was dissolved on 26 February 2025 d ...
II * SF Vileuil


Ligue de Corse

* AFA FA * GFC Ajaccio II * FC Bastelicaccia * ÉF Bastia * AJ Biguglia * US Bocognano Gravona * AS Casinca * USC Corte * AS Furiani Aglia II * Gallia Club Lunel * US Ghisonaccia * AS Nebbiu Conca d'Oru * AS Porto-Vecchio * FC Sainte-Lucie


Ligue Grand-Est


Group A

* AS Asfeld * AS Avize Grauves * FC Bogny * RCDS La Chapelle * FC Cormontreuil * US Eclaron * RC Épernay Champagne * FC Métropole Troyenne II * FC Nogentais * EF
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 ...
Sainte-Anne * Rethel Sporting Football * FC Saint-Mesmin * CS Sedan Ardennes II * SA Sézannais


Group B

*
Bar-le-Duc Bar-le-Duc (), formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France. The lower, more modern and busier part of the town extends along a narrow valley, ...
FC * CA Boulay * RC Champigneulles * US
Forbach Forbach ( , , ; ) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est. It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, with which it constitutes a ...
* Jarville JF * Lunéville FC * APM
Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...
* AS Nancy-Lorraine II * AS Pagny-sur-Moselle *
Saint-Avold Saint-Avold (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Sänt Avuur'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated east of Metz, France and southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany. History The Saint-Avold area ha ...
* FC
Thionville Thionville (; ; ) is a city in the northeastern French Departments of France, department of Moselle (department), Moselle. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle (river), Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz. History Thionvi ...
* * US
Vaux-sur-Blaise Vaux-sur-Blaise (, literally ''Vaux on Blaise'') is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Blaise flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Haute-Marne department The following is ...
* ES Villerupt Thil


Group C

* Bischheim Soleil FC * SR Colmar * AS Erstein * FC Geispolsheim * ES Golbey * FC Hagenthal Wentzwiller * FCSR Haguenau II * FC Hegenheim * ASIM
Illzach Illzach (), in Alsatian Ìllzig () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is located in the north side of the Mulhouse metropolitan area, and forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter ...
* FC Obermodern * US Reipertswiller * FC
Sarrebourg Sarrebourg (; also , ; Lorraine Franconian: ; older ) is a commune of northeastern France. In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains. Geography Sarrebourg is located in the ...
* FCE Schirrhein * FC
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 ...
Kronenbourg


Ligue Hauts-de-France


Group A

* OS Aise * CS Avion * Stade béthunois * US Camon * USL Dunkerque II * US
Gravelines Gravelines ( , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord departments of France, department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa (France), Aa southwest of Dunkirk, France, Dunkirk. It was form ...
* ESC Longueau * FC Loon-Plage * AS Marck * US Noeux * ASF Outreau * US Saint-Omer * US Tourcoing FC * Wasquehal Football


Group B

* AC Chambray * US Chantilly * US Chauny * AFC Compiegne * US Guignicourt * SC
Hazebrouck Hazebrouck (, , , ) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. West Flemish was the usual language until 1880, when French was taught ...
* FC Itancourt Neuville * US
Laon Laon () is a city in the Aisne Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History Early history The Ancient Diocese of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held s ...
* US Lesquin * USSM Loos * US Nogent * US Roye-Noyon * FC
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (; former ) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It lies on the river Scarpe, 12 km northwest of Valenciennes. In French, the town people are named ''Amandinois'' (m), ''Amandinoise'' (f). Saint ...
* USM
Senlis Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France. The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...


Ligue de Méditérranée

* SPC Berre * AS Cagnes-le-Cros * ES Cannet-Rocheville * FC Carnoux * US Carqueiranne * SPC Courthezon * ES
Fos-sur-Mer Fos-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fos on Sea''; Provençal: ''Fòs'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Geography Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the w ...
* Marignane Gignac FC II * Stade marseillais * ROS Rapid_de_Menton * FC Rousset SVO * AS Sainte-Maxime * Salon Bel Air Football * SC Toulon II


Ligue de Normandie


Group A

* FC Argentan *
Bayeux Bayeux (, ; ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It is also known as the fir ...
FC * ASPTT
Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...
* SU Dives-Cabourg * JS
Douvres Douvres () is a commune in the eastern French department of Ain. Population See also * Communes of the Ain department * Battle of Douvres Radar Station References Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from F ...
* US Ducey-Isigny * * US Granville II * OS Maladerie * USON Mondeville * US
Saint-Lô Saint-Lô (, ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy.Tourlaville


Group B

* FUSC Bois-Guillaume * AST
Deauville Deauville () is a communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados department, Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, northwestern France. Major attractions include its port, harbour, Race track, race course, marinas, con ...
* AL Deville-Maromme * CSSM
Le Havre Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine, river Seine on the English Channel, Channe ...
* AS Madrillet-Château-Blanc * US Mesnil-Esnard Franqueville * CMS Oissel II * O Pavillon * Romilly Pont-Saint-Pierre * FC Rouen II * Stade Sotteville * AC Yvetot


Ligue Nouvelle-Aquitaine


Ligue d'Occitanie


Ligue Paris-ÃŽle-de-France


Ligue Pays-de-la-Loire


COVID-19 impact

The 2020–21 season of the Regional leagues was declared void by the ''FFF'' on 24 March 2021, having been suspended since October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. No promotions or relegations were enacted.


Overseas leagues

The Guadeloupean League, French Guiana League, and the Martinican League are associated to
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...
. The Reunionese League is associated to CAF and Mayotte League is a non-affiliated league.


Guadeloupe


Guyane


Martinique


Mayotte


Réunion


Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon


References


External links


Official FFF site
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