2018–19 Championnat National 3

Championnat National 3 2018–19
Season information
Winners	Saint-Quentin
Promoted	12 teams (see Season outcomes section)
Relegated	35 teams (see Season outcomes section)
Season statistics
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The 2018–19 Championnat National 3 was the second season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is due to be contested by 168 clubs split geographically across 12 groups of 14 teams. The teams include 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:

• 123 teams that were not relegated or promoted from the 2017–18 Championnat National 3 groups.
• 9 teams relegated from 2017–18 Championnat National 2 after any reprieves and additional administrative relegations to the Regional Leagues (US Raon-l'Étape, Fontenay, Rennes (res), Tarbes, Montceau, St-Louis Neuweg, Limoges, Beauvais and Amiens AC)
• 36 teams promoted from Regional Division d'Honneur (as shown in the table below).

Teams promoted to Championnat National 3

Region	Team	Method of Qualification
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Cestas	Champion, R1 Pool B
	Montmorillon	Champion, R1 Pool A
	Chauvigny	Runner-up, R1 Pool A
Pays de la Loire	Le Mans (res)	Champion, R1 Group A
	Saint-Nazaire	Champion, R1 Group B
	Saumur	Playoff winner
Centre-Val de Loire	Montlouis-sur-Loire	Champion, R1
	Amilly	Runner-up, R1
	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	4th place, R1
Méditerranée-Corsica	Côte Bleue	Champion, R1 Méditerranée
	Bastelicaccia	Champion R1 Corsica
	Istres	Runner-up R1 Méditerranée
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	La Charité	Champion, R1 Pool A
	Grandvillars	Champion, R1 Pool B
	Morteau-Montlebon	Runner-up, R1 Pool B
Grand Est	Troyes	Champion, R1 Champagne-Ardenne
	Thaon	Champion, R1 Lorraine
	ASPV Strasbourg	Champion, R1 Alsace
Occitanie	Stade Beaucairois	Champion, R1 Languedoc-Roussillon
	Muret	Champion, R1 Midi-Pyrenées
	Rodez (res)	Best Runner-up
Hauts-de-France	Le Touquet	Champion, R1 Nord-Pas de Calais
	Chantilly (res)	Runner-up, R1 Picardie
	Olympique Marcquois	Runner-up, R1 Nord-Pas de Calais
Normandy	ASPTT Caen	Champion, R1 Pool A
	Déville-Maromme	Champion, R1 Pool B
	Cherbourg	Runner-up, R1 Pool A
Brittany	Plouzané	Champion, R1 Pool A
	Fougères	Runner-up, R1 Pool B
	Stade Pontivyen	Runner-up, R1 Pool A
Paris Île-de-France	Le Mée	Champion, R1
	Meaux Academy	Runner-up, R1
	Brétigny	3rd place, R1
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Moulins	Champion, R1 Ouest
	Rumilly-Vallières	Champion, R1 Est
	Lyon-Duchère (res)	Runner-up, R1 Est

Promotion and relegation

If eligible, the top team in each group will be promoted to Championnat National 2. If a team finishing top of the group is ineligible, the next eligible team in that group will be promoted.

Generally, three teams will be relegated from each group to the top league in their region, subject to reprieves. Extra relegation places will be enforced if more than one team is relegated to a specific group from Championnat National 2, and one less may be enforced if no team is relegated to a specific group.

League Tables

Group A: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Angoulême (P)	26	19	4	3	56	24	+32	61	Promotion to National 2
2	Lège Cap Ferret	26	13	8	5	41	29	+12	47
3	Niort (res)	26	14	5	7	59	40	+19	47
4	Bressuire	26	12	7	7	41	31	+10	43
5	Anglet	26	11	7	8	32	28	+4	40
6	Mérignac Arlac	26	11	5	10	34	24	+10	38
7	Bayonne	26	10	8	8	32	26	+6	38
8	Limoges (R)	26	9	11	6	23	25	−2	38	Administrative relegation to Regional 1
9	Chauvigny	26	9	6	11	25	29	−4	33
10	Poitiers	26	9	6	11	28	31	−3	33
11	Pau (res)	26	8	7	11	43	43	0	31	Reprieved from relegation (see Reprieves)
12	Cestas (R)	26	4	8	14	23	51	−28	20	Relegation to Regional 1
13	Montmorillon (R)	26	4	5	17	17	41	−24	17
14	Chauray (R)	26	4	3	19	15	47	−32	15

Source: Ligue de Football Nouvelle Aquitaine
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B: Pays de la Loire

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Angers (res) (P)	26	14	5	7	39	20	+19	47	Promotion to National 2
2	Challans	26	13	6	7	39	32	+7	45
3	Fontenay	26	12	7	7	36	29	+7	43
4	Châteaubriant	26	13	2	11	50	37	+13	41
5	Saint-Nazaire (R)	26	11	5	10	31	28	+3	38	Administrative relegation to Regional 1
6	Vertou	26	10	8	8	31	29	+2	38
7	Saumur	26	10	6	10	35	37	−2	36
8	La Roche	26	10	6	10	30	29	+1	36
9	La Flèche	26	9	7	10	24	26	−2	34
10	Le Mans (res)	26	9	6	11	32	34	−2	33
11	Sablé	26	9	3	14	35	45	−10	30
12	Les Herbiers (res)	26	7	8	11	28	36	−8	29
13	Laval (res)	26	6	9	11	36	44	−8	27	Reprieved from relegation (see Reprieves)
14	La Suze (R)	26	7	6	13	31	51	−20	27	Relegation to Regional 1

Source: Ligue de Football des Pays de la Loire
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group C: Centre-Val de Loire

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bourges Foot (P)	26	18	3	5	66	30	+36	57	Promotion to National 2
2	Avoine Chinon	26	12	7	7	36	27	+9	43
3	Ouest Tourangeau	26	11	9	6	41	33	+8	42
4	Châteauroux (res)	26	11	9	6	47	33	+14	42
5	Vierzon	26	11	9	6	36	23	+13	42
6	Orléans (res)	26	11	9	6	47	38	+9	42
7	Montlouis-sur-Loire	26	11	6	9	42	41	+1	39
8	Bourges 18	26	7	10	9	32	40	−8	31
9	Chartres (res)	26	8	6	12	34	53	−19	30
10	Montargis	26	8	6	12	38	50	−12	30
11	Tours (res)	26	8	5	13	32	47	−15	29
12	Châteauneuf-sur-Loire	26	8	5	13	35	45	−10	28
13	Amilly (R)	26	5	7	14	31	43	−12	22	Relegation to Regional 1
14	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc (R)	26	7	1	18	41	55	−14	22

Source: Ligue Centre-Val de Loire de Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group D: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corsica

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	SC Bastia (P)	24	19	4	1	62	9	+53	61	Promotion to National 2
2	Aubagne	24	13	5	6	39	22	+17	44
3	Côte Bleue	24	12	7	5	37	29	+8	43
4	Saint-Jean Beaulieu	24	12	7	5	38	24	+14	43
5	Cannes	24	12	5	7	37	28	+9	41
6	Gémenos	24	10	6	8	33	31	+2	36
7	Lucciana	24	9	7	8	33	35	−2	34
8	Istres	24	10	3	11	29	30	−1	33
9	AC Ajaccio (res)	24	8	3	13	37	45	−8	27
10	Bastelicaccia (R)	24	6	6	12	31	39	−8	24	Relegation to Regional 1
11	Cannet (R)	24	6	5	13	36	47	−11	23
12	Le Pontet (R)	24	4	2	18	19	50	−31	14
13	ÉF Bastia (R)	24	3	4	17	17	59	−42	13
14	Saint-Rémy (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: fff.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group E: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dijon (res)	26	19	3	4	60	26	+34	60
2	Louhans-Cuiseaux (P)	26	17	5	4	66	32	+34	56	Promotion to National 2
3	Auxerre (res)	26	15	8	3	51	22	+29	53
4	Besançon Football	26	13	10	3	37	17	+20	49
5	Montceau	26	13	7	6	47	32	+15	46
6	Gueugnon	26	10	9	7	27	23	+4	39
7	Jura Dolois	26	10	8	8	43	36	+7	38
8	Sochaux (res)	26	6	11	9	29	34	−5	29
9	Is-Selongey	26	6	8	12	40	47	−7	26
10	Morteau-Montlebon	26	5	10	11	24	41	−17	24
11	Racing Besançon	26	5	6	15	29	46	−17	21
12	La Charité (R)	26	5	8	13	30	55	−25	20	Relegation to Regional 1
13	Avallon (R)	26	3	7	16	27	58	−31	13
14	Grandvillars (R)	26	2	6	18	31	72	−41	12

Source: Ligue de Football Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group F: Grand Est

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mulhouse (P)	26	14	6	6	40	21	+19	48	Promotion to National 2
2	RC Strasbourg (res)	26	13	8	5	48	32	+16	47
3	Sarre-Union	26	11	10	5	37	28	+9	43
4	Thaon	26	10	8	8	42	40	+2	38
5	ESTAC Troyes (res)	26	8	12	6	38	26	+12	36
6	St-Louis Neuweg	26	9	8	9	32	34	−2	35
7	FCA Troyes	26	9	7	10	25	22	+3	34
8	ASPV Strasbourg	26	9	6	11	34	41	−7	33
9	Biesheim	26	9	6	11	32	38	−6	33
10	Raon-l'Étape	26	9	6	11	38	44	−6	33
11	Amnéville	26	8	8	10	36	41	−5	32
12	Sarreguemines	26	7	10	9	44	48	−4	31	Reprieved from relegation (see Reprieves)
13	Nancy (res) (R)	26	7	8	11	31	43	−12	29	Relegation to Regional 1
14	Épernay (R)	26	5	5	16	28	47	−19	20

Source: Ligue du Grant Est de Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group H: Occitanie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Montpellier (res) (P)	26	16	6	4	52	23	+29	54	Promotion to National 2
2	Alès	26	16	5	5	46	22	+24	53
3	Muret	26	10	11	5	34	27	+7	41
4	Canet Roussillon	26	9	8	9	21	20	+1	35
5	Toulouse (res)	26	9	8	9	37	31	+6	35
6	Balma	26	9	7	10	24	30	−6	34
7	Stade Beaucairois	26	9	7	10	29	30	−1	34
8	Fabrègues	26	9	7	10	26	30	−4	34
9	Rodéo	26	8	11	7	28	27	+1	32
10	Blagnac	26	9	5	12	24	31	−7	32
11	Rodez (res)	26	7	10	9	27	36	−9	31
12	Agde	26	8	7	11	27	35	−8	31	Reprieved from relegation (see Reprieves)
13	Lozère (R)	26	7	8	11	25	29	−4	29	Relegation to Regional 1
14	Tarbes (R)	26	2	8	16	15	44	−29	14

Source: Lige de Football d'Occitanie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group I: Hauts-de-France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Saint-Quentin (P)	26	15	9	2	48	20	+28	54	Promotion to National 2
2	Beauvais	26	15	6	5	47	23	+24	51
3	AC Amiens	26	13	8	5	34	20	+14	47
4	Grande-Synthe	26	12	4	10	42	36	+6	40
5	Amiens SC (res)	26	11	6	9	39	31	+8	39
6	Chambly (res)	26	9	12	5	33	27	+6	39
7	Boulogne (res)	26	11	4	11	32	31	+1	36
8	Maubeuge	26	8	10	8	24	21	+3	34
9	Le Touquet	26	9	7	10	30	40	−10	34
10	Olympique Marcquois	26	8	8	10	32	39	−7	32
11	Senlis (R)	26	8	6	12	28	41	−13	30	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Dunkerque (res) (R)	26	8	4	14	33	42	−9	28
13	Tourcoing (R)	26	7	5	14	29	37	−8	26
14	Chantilly (R)	26	1	5	20	25	68	−43	8

Source: Ligue de Football des Hauts-de-France
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group J: Normandy

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Rouen (P)	26	18	6	2	42	10	+32	60	Promotion to National 2
2	Évreux	26	14	11	1	51	24	+27	53
3	Alençon	26	13	7	6	44	33	+11	45
4	Saint-Lô	26	11	6	9	42	36	+6	39
5	SM Caen (res)	26	11	6	9	42	36	+6	39
6	Dieppe	26	11	4	11	35	36	−1	37
7	Gonfreville	26	11	4	11	43	39	+4	37
8	Avranches (res)	26	8	8	10	42	42	0	31
9	Quevilly-Rouen (res)	26	8	6	12	35	37	−2	30
10	Cherbourg	26	8	4	14	35	46	−11	28
11	Pacy Ménilles	26	7	7	12	31	51	−20	28
12	ASPTT Caen (R)	26	7	7	12	42	51	−9	27	Relegation to Regional 1
13	Bayeux (R)	26	6	6	14	27	46	−19	23
14	Déville-Maromme (R)	26	6	4	16	26	50	−24	22

Source: Ligue de Football de Normandie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group K: Brittany

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Guingamp (res) (P)	26	19	4	3	50	14	+36	61	Promotion to National 2
2	Dinan-Léhon	26	17	7	2	58	21	+37	58
3	Rennes (res)	26	12	10	4	41	19	+22	46
4	Saint-Colomban Locminé	26	13	5	8	35	28	+7	44
5	Brest (res)	26	12	5	9	38	34	+4	41
6	Plabennec	26	10	10	6	31	25	+6	40
7	Pontivy	26	11	5	10	34	36	−2	38
8	Plouzané	26	8	8	10	25	33	−8	32
9	TA Rennes	26	8	6	12	34	40	−6	30
10	Stade Pontivyen	26	7	7	12	18	26	−8	28
11	Fougères	26	8	2	16	29	52	−23	26
12	Lannion	26	7	3	16	41	58	−17	24
13	Montagnarde (R)	26	6	5	15	20	39	−19	23	Relegation to Regional 1
14	Atlantique Vilaine (R)	26	3	5	18	28	57	−29	14

Source: Ligue Bretagne de Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group L: Île-de-France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Gobelins (P)	26	14	7	5	50	24	+26	49	Promotion to National 2
2	Versailles	26	13	7	6	38	26	+12	45
3	Aubervilliers	26	12	6	8	47	34	+13	42
4	Racing Club	26	10	11	5	32	26	+6	41
5	Les Mureaux	26	12	3	11	31	29	+2	39
6	Paris FC (res)	26	10	8	8	35	29	+6	38
7	Les Ulis	26	9	10	7	31	28	+3	37
8	Ivry	26	9	8	9	37	31	+6	34
9	Blanc-Mesnil	26	9	6	11	30	34	−4	32
10	Créteil (res)	26	9	5	12	35	42	−7	32
11	Brétigny (R)	26	7	7	12	15	28	−13	28	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Le Mée (R)	26	7	6	13	24	49	−25	27
13	Meaux Academy (R)	26	7	6	13	29	42	−13	27
14	Noisy-le-Sec (R)	26	7	4	15	23	35	−12	24

Source: Ligue de Paris Île-de-France
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group M: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chamalières (P)	26	16	5	5	38	20	+18	53	Promotion to National 2
2	Rumilly-Vallières	26	13	11	2	48	22	+26	50
3	Ain Sud	26	14	3	9	45	40	+5	45
4	Aurillac	26	11	9	6	48	32	+16	42
5	Clermont (res)	26	12	6	8	43	25	+18	42
6	Limonest	26	12	4	10	40	38	+2	40
7	Lyon-Duchère (res)	26	10	8	8	35	31	+4	38
8	Bourgoin-Jallieu	26	10	6	10	31	31	0	36
9	Vaulx-en-Velin	26	10	6	10	40	41	−1	36
10	Chambéry	26	9	4	13	36	40	−4	31
11	Thiers	26	7	7	12	34	42	−8	28
12	Montluçon	26	7	7	12	36	35	+1	28
13	Moulins (R)	26	4	7	15	21	49	−28	19	Relegation to Regional 1
14	Ytrac (R)	26	3	5	18	18	67	−49	14

Source: Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes de Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Season outcomes

Promotion

Angoulême, Angers (res), Bourges Foot, SC Bastia, Louhans-Cuiseaux, Mulhouse, Montpellier (res), Saint-Quentin, Rouen, Guingamp (res), Gobelins and Chamalières finished in the promotion places, and willbe promoted to 2019–20 Championnat National 2, subject to ratification by the FFF.

Champions

The title of Champion of Championnat National 3 is awarded to the team with the best record in games against the teams that finished in 2nd to 6th place in their group, with goal difference to separate ties.

Pos	Team	Pts	GD
1	Saint-Quentin	22	15
2	Montpellier (res)	22	13
3	SC Bastia	21	16
4	Rouen	20	9
5	Angoulême	20	5
6	Mulhouse	18	5
7	Angers (res)	17	7
8	Bourges Foot	17	6
9	Dijon (res)	17	6
10	Chamalières	17	3
11	Gobelins	16	7
12	Guingamp (res)	15	5

Saint-Quentin are Champions of 2018–19 Championnat National 3.

Relegation

Pau (res), Cestas, Montmorillon, Chauray, Laval (res), La Suze, Amilly, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, Cannet, Le Pontet, ÉF Bastia, AS Saint-Rémy, La Charité, Avallon, Grandvillars, Sarreguemines, Nancy (res), Épernay, Agde, Lozère, Tarbes, Senlis, Dunkerque (res), Tourcoing, Chantilly, ASPTT Caen, Bayeux, Déville-Maromme, Montagnarde, Atlantique Vilaine, Le Mée, Meaux Academy, Noisy-le-Sec, Moulins and Ytrac finished in the relegation places and were relegated to the top division of their respective regional leagues, subject to any reprieves detailed in the next section.

Top scorers

As of 20 May 2019.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ibrahima Keita	Bourges Foot	23
2	Omar Konté	Évreux	19
	Anthony Janeszko	Grande-Synthe
4	Carnejy Antoine	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	18
	Anthony Vermet	Dinan-Léhon
	Quissumgo Maconda M'Buta	Montluçon
	Souleymane Anne	Aurillac
8	Alexis Ebrard	Saint-Colomban Locminé	17
	Jony Ramos	Gobelins
10	David Vernet	Châteaubriant	16
	Oumar Diao	ASPTT Caen

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
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