2018–19 Championnat National

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Quevilly-Rouen 4–3 Laval
Round 34, 17 May 2019)
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The 2018–19 Championnat National season was the 21st season since the establishment of the Championnat National, which serves as the third division of the French football league system.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2018–19 National
Club Location Venue Capacity
Avranches Avranches Stade René Fenouillère 2,000
Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer Stade de la Libération 15,204
Bourg-Péronnas Bourg-en-Bresse Stade Marcel-Verchère 11,400
Chambly
 		Chambly Stade des Marais 2,500
Cholet Cholet Stade Pierre Blouen 9,000
Concarneau Concarneau Stade Guy Piriou 6,500
Drancy Drancy Stade Charles Sage 2,500
Dunkerque Dunkirk Stade Marcel-Tribut 4,200
Laval Laval Stade Francis Le Basser 18,607
L'Entente
 		Saint-Gratien Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo 8,000
Le Mans Le Mans
MMArena
 25,000
Lyon-Duchère
 		Lyon
Stade de Balmont
 5,438
Marignane-Gignac
 		Marignane Stade Saint-Exupéry 1,900
Pau Pau Stade du Hameau 13,819
Quevilly-Rouen
 		Le Petit-Quevilly Stade Robert Diochon 12,018
Rodez Rodez
Stade Paul Lignon
 5,955
Tours Tours Stade de la Vallée du Cher 16,247
Villefranche
 		Villefranche-sur-Saône Stade Armand-Chouffet 3,200

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Rodez (C, P) 34 23 7 4 54 21 +33 76 Promotion to Ligue 2
2
Chambly
(P) 		34 18 8 8 48 31 +17 62
3 Le Mans (O, P) 34 16 11 7 38 29 +9 59 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Laval 34 16 6 12 51 43 +8 54
5
Lyon-Duchère
 34 13 11 10 43 42 +1 50
6 Boulogne 34 12 13 9 38 33 +5 49
7 Cholet 34 11 13 10 41 38 +3 46
8 Avranches 34 12 9 13 37 40 −3 45
9
Quevilly-Rouen
 34 11 12 11 37 37 0 45
10 Pau[a] 34 13 6 15 41 38 +3 44
11 Dunkerque 34 11 10 13 37 39 −2 43
12
Villefranche
 34 8 18 8 34 34 0 42
13 Concarneau 34 10 10 14 30 43 −13 40
14 Bourg-Péronnas 34 10 9 15 35 38 −3 39
15 Tours (R) 34 7 16 11 21 29 −8 37
2019-20 CFA 2
16
Marignane-Gignac
(R) 		34 8 10 16 31 43 −12 34 Relegation to Championnat National 2
17
L'Entente SSG
(R) 		34 5 14 15 27 46 −19 29
18 Drancy (R) 34 5 11 18 21 40 −19 26
Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) fair play points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Pau were penalised for fielding a suspended player, Vincent Thill, in the home match against Bourg-Péronnas on 29 March 2018. The original scoreline was 4–0, with Thill scoring the first goal. Bourg-Péronnas were awarded a 3–0 victory and Pau deducted a penalty point.[1]

Promotion play-offs

A promotion play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and 3rd-placed team of the 2018–19 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 28 May and 2 June.[2]

Le Mans1–2Gazélec Ajaccio
  • Boissier 53'
 Report
MMArena, Le Mans
Attendance: 22,800
20:45 CEST
Gazélec Ajaccio0–2Le Mans
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mikael Lesage

Le Mans won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 2, while Gazélec Ajaccio were relegated to the Championnat National.

Top scorers

As of matches played 17 May 2019.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Kévin Rocheteau Cholet 15
2 France Robert Maah Boulogne 14
3 France Joris Correa
Chambly
 13
4 Luxembourg Vincent Thill Pau 12
Mayingila N'Zuzi Mata
 Dunkerque
6 Guadeloupe Florian David Rodez 11
7 France Vincent Créhin Le Mans 10
France Jordan Pierre-Charles Bourg-Péronnas
9 France Ugo Bonnet Rodez 9
France Madih Talal
L'Entente SSG
Cameroon Paul Garita Dunkerque

References

  1. ^ "Foot National - Le FBBP 01 récupère trois points sur tapis vert !" (in French). La Voix de l'Ain. 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Domino's Ligue 2 : Tout sur la Saison 2018/2019" (in French). LFP.fr. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.