The French football league system 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 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.
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National leagues[]
The 2016–17 season is the last of the current league structure. From 2017–18 there will be changes at Levels 3 and 4 (in name only) and Level 5 (significant restructuring and rename).
Level |
League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||
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1 |
Ligue 1 | |||||||
2 |
Ligue 2 | |||||||
3 |
National | |||||||
4 |
CFA group A |
CFA group B |
CFA group C |
CFA group D | ||||
5 |
CFA2 group A |
CFA2 group B |
CFA2 group C |
CFA2 group D |
CFA2 group E |
CFA2 group F |
CFA2 group G |
CFA2 group H |
Regional leagues[]
For the 2016–17 season, this was the structure of the regional leagues, operating directly below the national leagues. Despite the varying names given some regions, level 6 leagues are generically referred to as Division d'Honneur or DH.
Leagues | Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 | Level 10 |
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Alsace | Division Honneur | ||||
Aquitaine | Regional 1 | Regional 2 | Regional 3 | Regional 4 | |
Atlantique | Division Honneur | Division Régionale Supérieure | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur | |
Auvergne | Regional 1 | Regional 2 | Regional 3 | ||
Lower Normandy | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | |
Burgundy | Honneur Ligue | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | ||
Brittany | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Élite | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur |
Centre-Val de Loire | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | ||
Centre-West | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
Champagne-Ardenne | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Ligue | ||
Corsica | Division Honneur | Promotion Honneur A | Promotion Honneur B | Promotion Honneur C | |
Franche-Comté | Division Honneur | Ligue Régionale 2 | Ligue Régionale 3 | ||
Languedoc-Roussillon | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | |||
Lorraine | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Honneur Régionale | |
Maine | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur | |
Méditerranée | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | |||
Midi-Pyrénées | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Honneur Régionale | |
Normandy | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | |
Paris Île-de-France | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | |
Picardy | Division Honneur | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Interdistricts | ||
Rhône-Alpes | Honneur Ligue | Honneur Régional Ligue | Promotion Honneur Régional |
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