French Football Leagues

The French football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France. At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Below that are a number of leagues run by the Fédération Française de Football. At level 3 is the semi-professional Championnat National. Below that is the amateur Championnat de France amateur (level 4), which is divided into four parallel regional divisions, followed by the Championnat de France amateur 2 (level 5), which is divided into eight parallel regional divisions. Underneath that are many more regional leagues and divisions. Clubs finishing the season at or near the top of their division may be eligible for promotion to a higher division. Similarly, clubs finishing at or near the bottom of their division may be relegated to a lower division.

Departemental Districts

 * League of Alsace


 * League of Aquitaine


 * Atlantic League


 * League of the Auvergne


 * League of Lower Normandy


 * League of Burgundy


 * League of Brittany


 * League of the Centre
 * League of Champagne-Ardenne
 * League of Corsica
 * League of Franche-Comté


 * League of Guyana
 * League of Languedoc-Roussillon
 * League of Lorraine
 * League of Maine
 * League of the Mediterranean
 * League of Midi-Pyrénées
 * League of Nord Pas-de-Calais
 * League of Normandy
 * League of Paris Île-de-France


 * League of Picardy
 * League of Réunion
 * League of Rhône-Alpes