2018–19 Championnat National 2

Championnat National 2 2018–19
Season information
Promoted	Créteil Toulon Le Puy Bastia-Borgo
Relegated	11 teams (see outcomes section)
Season statistics
Top goalscorer	25 goals Pape Ibnou Bâ, Athlético Marseille
Biggest home win	Lyon (res) 6–0 Pontarlier Group A, Round 4, 1 September 2018 Lyon (res) 6–0 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël Group A, Round 6, 15 September 2018
Biggest away win	Arras 0–6 Créteil Group D, Round 19, 16 February 2019
Highest scoring	9 goals Saint-Priest 2–7 Jura Sud Group A, Round 15, 22 December 2018 Grasse 3–6 Olympic Marseille (res) Group A, Round 26, 20 April 2019 Fleury 5–4 Arras Group D, Round 30, 25 May 2019
← 2017–18	2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Championnat National 2 was the 21st season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is contested by 64 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 16 teams each. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) 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:

• 49 clubs who were neither relegated or promoted from the 2017–18 Championnat National 2 groups.
• 3 teams relegated from 2017–18 Championnat National (Les Herbiers, Marseille Consolat, Créteil).
• 12 teams promoted from 2017–18 Championnat National 3. (Bordeaux (res), Nantes (res), Blois, Endoume Marseille, Pontarlier, Haguenau, Nîmes (res), Feignies Aulnoye, Oissel, Vannes, Bobigny and Saint-Étienne (res)).

Group A Club Name Athlétic Marseille Annecy Chasselay MDA Endoume Marseille Fréjus Saint-Raphaël Grasse Hyères Jura Sud Lyon (res) Monaco (res) Martigues Nice (res) Olympique Marseille (res) Pontarlier Saint-Priest Toulon

Group B Club Name Andrézieux Bergerac Blois Bordeaux (res) Colomiers Les Herbiers Le Puy Mont-de-Marsan Nîmes (res) Romorantin Stade Bordelais Sète Saint-Étienne (res) Saint-Pryvé Trélissac Yzeure

Group C Club Name Bastia-Borgo Boulogne-Billancourt Chartres Furiani-Agliani Le Havre (res) Lorient (res) Mantes Nantes (res) Oissel Poissy Paris Saint-Germain (res) Saint-Brieuc Granville Saint-Malo Vannes Vitré

Group D Club Name Arras Belfort Bobigny Créteil Épinal Feignies Aulnoye Fleury Haguenau Croix Lens (res) Lille (res) Reims (res) Schiltigheim Sedan Sainte-Geneviève Saint-Maur

League tables

Group A

2018–19 Championnat National 2 Group A Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]  (P)					0	0	0		Promotion to National
2	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
3	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
4	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
5	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
6	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
7	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
8	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
9	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
10	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
11	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
12	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
13	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
14	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
15	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]  (R)					0	0	0		Relegation to National 3
16	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]  (R)					0	0	0

Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group B

2018–19 Championnat National 2 Group B Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0		Promotion to National
2	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
3	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
4	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
5	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
6	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
7	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
8	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
9	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
10	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
11	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
12	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
13	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
14	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0		Relegation to National 3
15	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
16	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0

Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group C

2018–19 Championnat National 2 Group C Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
2	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0		Promotion to National
3	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
4	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
5	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
6	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
7	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
8	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
9	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
10	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
11	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
12	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
13	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
14	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0		Relegation to National 3
15	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
16	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0

Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group D

2018–19 Championnat National 2 Group D Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0		Promotion to National
2	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
3	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
4	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
5	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
6	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
7	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
8	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
9	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
10	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
11	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
12	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
13	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
14	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0		Relegation to National 3
15	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0
16	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]					0	0	0

Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

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.

As of 25 May 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts	GD	GF	GA
1	Créteil	10	15	2	15	13
2	Nantes (res)	10	12	0	10	10
3	Le Puy	10	12	0	9	9
4	Toulon	10	12	0	8	8

Créteil are champions of 2018–19 Championnat National 2 and are promoted to 2019–20 Championnat National.

Le Puy, Toulon and Bastia-Borgo are promoted to 2019–20 Championnat National.

Relegation

Monaco (res), Pontarlier, Nice (res), Nîmes (res), Bordeaux (res), Mont-de-Marsan, Furiana-Agliani, Boulogne-Billancourt, Le Havre (res), Haguenau, Feignies Aulnoye and Arras finished in the relegation places and will be relegated to 2019–20 Championnat National 3 subject to any reprieves in the next section.

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 24 May 2019, Paris Saint-Germain (res) announced they would not be participating as a reserve team next season, meaning an automatic reprieve for the best 14th placed team, Monaco (res).

Best 14th placed team

As of 25 May 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts	GD
1	Monaco (res)	10	15	-1	Reprieved
2	Nîmes (res)	10	14	-1
3	Haguenau	10	12	1
4	Furiana-Agliani	9	10	-3

Best 15th placed team

As of 25 May 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts	GD
1	Feignies Aulnoye	10	12	1
2	Pontarlier	10	11	-11
3	Boulogne-Billancourt	10	9	-4}
4	Bordeaux (res)	9	10	-4

Top scorers

As of 16 May 2019.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Pape Ibnou Bâ	Athlético Marseille	25
2	Sébastien Persico	Saint-Malo	18
3	Benjamin Genghini	Schiltigheim	17
4	Tony Do Pilar Patrao	Le Puy	16
	Gwenn Foulon	Bastia-Borgo
5	Steve Papin	Chartres	15
6	Jérémy Bekhechi	Sedan	14
8	Achille Anani	Marseille Endoume	13
	Ryad Habbas	Croix
10	Nassim Akrour	Annecy	12
	Thomas De Parmentier	Croix
	Jordan Popineau	Blois
	Yann Kitala	Lyon (res)
	Geoffray Durbant	Saint-Maur
	Gaoussou Sackho	Épinal

External links

• Official site
• Standings and statistics

2018–19 in French football
Domestic leagues
Ligue 1 · Ligue 2 · National · National 2 · National 3
Domestic cups
Coupe de France (Preliminaries, Final) · Coupe de la Ligue (Final) · Trophée des Champions
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
National teams
2017-18                                                        2019-20