Championnat National
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 17 May 2024
Matches played150
Goals scored376 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer12 (Esteban Lepaul, Épinal)
Biggest home winFC Versailles 78 6–0 Nîmes
Game week 13, 10 November 2023
Biggest away winSochaux 0–3 GOAL FC
Game week 4, 1 September 2023
Épinal 0–3 Sochaux
Game week 5, 8 September 2023
Châteauroux 0–3 Rouen
Game week 12, 3 November 2023
Dijon 0–3 Sochaux
Game week 16, 15 December 2023
Highest scoringDijon 5–2 Avranches
Game week 3, 25 August 2023
Longest winning run7 (Red Star)
Longest unbeaten run11 (Red Star)
Longest winless run13 (Châteauroux)
Longest losing run5 (Nîmes
Cholet)
Highest attendance18,034
Le Mans 1–3 Nancy
Game week 15, 1 December 2023[1]
Lowest attendance146
Marignane GCB 2–2 GOAL FC
Game week 14, 24 November 2023[1]
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 22:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC).

The 2023–24 Championnat National season is the 31st since the establishment of the Championnat National and the 25th in its current format, which serves as third division of the French football league system. Two clubs will be promoted to Ligue 2 and six relegated to Championnat National 2 after this season as adjustment for the reduction in size of Ligue 2 from 20 teams to 18 next season. As a result, no promotion play-offs are to be held.

Team changes

Team changes from 2022–23 Championnat National.

  1. As of the start of the season, the future status of Sochaux was still in dispute, and hence the season commenced without them.[2] The FFF validated Sochaux's participation on 17 August 2023.[3]
  2. The administrative relegation of Sedan by the DNCG appeal committee was later confirmed by the CNOSF and the administrative court.[4][5]

Stadia and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity
Avranches Avranches Stade René Fenouillère 2,000
Châteauroux Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit 17,173
Cholet Cholet Stade Pierre Blouen 9,000
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995
Épinal Épinal Stade de la Colombière 8,000
GOAL FC Chasselay Stade Ludovic Giuly 5,000
Le Mans Le Mans MMArena 25,000
Marignane GCB Marignane Stade Saint-Exupéry 1,500
Martigues Martigues Stade Francis Turcan 8,290
Nancy Nancy Stade Marcel Picot 20,087
Nîmes Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482
Niort Niort Stade René Gaillard 10,886
Orléans Orléans Stade de la Source 7,000
Red Star Paris (Saint-Ouen) Stade Bauer 10,000
Rouen Rouen Stade Robert Diochon 12,108
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005
Versailles Paris (Paris 16) Stade Jean-Bouin[lower-alpha 1] 19,904
Villefranche Villefranche-sur-Saône Stade Armand Chouffet 3,500
  1. Stade de Montbauron is not of sufficient standard for Championnat National. Versailles will play their games at Stade Jean-Bouin.[6]

Number of teams by regions

Teams Region Team(s)
2  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes GOAL FC and Villefranche
 Centre-Val de Loire Châteauroux and Orléans
 Grand Est Épinal and Nancy
 Île-de-France Versailles and Red Star
 Normandy Avranches and Rouen
 Pays de la Loire Cholet and Le Mans
 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marignane GCB and Martigues
 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Dijon and Sochaux
1  Nouvelle-Aquitaine Niort
 Occitanie Nîmes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Red Star 17 12 3 2 31 17 +14 39 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Niort 17 9 3 5 29 22 +7 30
3 Villefranche 17 8 6 3 24 17 +7 30
4 Martigues 17 8 5 4 18 10 +8 29
5 Sochaux 17 8 4 5 30 22 +8 28
6 Rouen[lower-alpha 1] 17 8 7 2 24 13 +11 26
7 Nancy[lower-alpha 2] 17 6 6 5 19 15 +4 23
8 Dijon 16 6 4 6 20 22 2 22[lower-alpha 3]
9 Avranches 17 6 4 7 21 26 5 22[lower-alpha 3]
10 Le Mans 17 6 4 7 18 23 5 22[lower-alpha 3]
11 Versailles 16 5 6 5 26 19 +7 21
12 Orléans 16 6 3 7 21 24 3 21
13 GOAL FC 16 5 5 6 20 17 +3 20 Relegation to Championnat National 2
14 Marignane GCB 17 3 7 7 13 22 9 16
15 Nîmes 17 3 7 7 15 26 11 16
16 Châteauroux 17 2 8 7 19 27 8 14
17 Épinal 17 3 4 10 20 29 9 13
18 Cholet 17 4 0 13 11 28 17 12
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
Notes:
  1. On 28 November 2023, the DNCG announced a deduction of five points for Rouen, due to financial issues.[7] The punishment was upheld on appeal.[8]
  2. On 23 June 2023, the FFF announced a deduction of one point for Nancy, applicable to the 2023–24 season, due to incidents in the game against Bourg-Péronnas on the final day of the 2022–23 Championnat National season.[9]
  3. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Dijon 4, Avranches 3, Le Mans 1.

Top scorers

As of 15 January 2024.[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Esteban Lepaul Épinal 12
2 France Alan Kerouedan Avranches 9
3 France Christopher Ibayi Rouen 8
4 Guadeloupe Geoffray Durbant Châteauroux 7
5 France Kévin Hoggas Sochaux 6
Algeria Mehdi Baaloudj Versailles
France Claudy M'Buyi Villefranche
Mali Diaowre Diarra Marignane GCB
France Hacène Benali Red Star
10 The Gambia Yankuba Jarju Cholet 5
Ivory Coast Kévin Zohi Sochaux
Ivory Coast Achille Anani Red Star
France Nesta Elphege Niort
France Noah Fatar Sochaux
Gabon Orphé Mbina Nîmes
France Thibault Rambaud GOAL FC

References

  1. 1 2 "Records du Tournoi, National" (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. "Au programme de la 1ère journée du National" (in French). Foot Amateur. 10 August 2023.
  3. "La FFF valide la participation du FC Sochaux-Montbéliard en National" (in French). Foot Amateur. 17 August 2023.
  4. "DNCG. Le CS Sedan-Ardennes exclu des championnats nationaux" (in French). Foot Amateur. 4 July 2023.
  5. "Le CS Sedan-Ardennes débouté par le tribunal administratif" (in French). Foot Amateur. 8 August 2023.
  6. "National. Le FC Versailles 78 a choisi de jouer au stade Jean Bouin" (in French). footamateur.fr. 28 June 2022.
  7. "DNCG. Des retraits de points pour le FC Rouen et l'AS Cannes !" (in French). Foot Amateur. 28 November 2023.
  8. "DNCG. Cinq points de retrait pour Rouen, amende pour Cannes" (in French). Foot Amateur. 15 December 2023.
  9. "Un retrait d'un point pour l'AS Nancy Lorraine pour la saison 2023-2024" (in French). Foot Amateur. 23 June 2023.
  10. "National 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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