2025–26 Championnat National

Championnat National
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 15 May 2026
2026–27 Ligue 3 →

The 2025–26 Championnat National season will be the 33rd since the establishment of the Championnat National and the 27th in its current format, which serves as third division of the French football league system.

This season will also be the last to use the National name, with the league being renamed Ligue 3 starting in the 2026–27 season.[1]

Teams

Changes

The following teams changed division since the 2024–25 season.

To National
Decrease Relegated from Ligue 2
Increase Promoted from National 2
From National
Increase Promoted to Ligue 2
Decrease Relegated to National 2
Administrative
Decrease Excluded

Notes:

  1. ^ Originally ranked 12th in Ligue 2 the previous season but was relegated administratively due to financial problems.[2]
  2. ^ Promoted despite losing in the promotion play-offs in the previous season.
  3. ^ On 14 August 2025, due to continuing financial issues, Ajaccio were excluded from the competition.[3]

Name changes

  • Aubagne changed its official name to Aubagne Air Bel after the team merged with SC Air Bel and took effect this season.[4]

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Championnat National.
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Championnat National from Île-de-France
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 season
Ajaccio↓ Ajaccio Stade Michel Moretti 10,600 12th in Ligue 2
Aubagne Air Bel Aubagne Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny 1,000 6th in National
Bourg-Péronnas Bourg-en-Bresse Stade Marcel-Verchère 11,400 5th in National
Caen↓ Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 20,300 18th in Ligue 2
Châteauroux Châteauroux Stade Gaston-Petit 17,173 16th in National
Concarneau Concarneau Stade Guy-Piriou 5,800 8th in National
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995 4th in National
Fleury↑ Fleury-Mérogis Stade Auguste Gentelet 2,000 1st in National 2 Group C
Le Puy↑ Le Puy-en-Velay Stade Charles Massot 4,800 1st in National 2 Group A
Orléans Orléans Stade de la Source 7,533 7th in National
Paris 13 Atletico Paris 13 Stade Sébastien Charléty 20,000 14th in National
Quevilly-Rouen Le Petit-Quevilly Stade Robert Diochon 12,018 11th in National
Rouen Rouen 10th in National
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste-Bonal 20,005 12th in National
Stade Briochin↑ Saint-Brieuc Stade Fred-Aubert 10,600 1st in National 2 Group B
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut 25,172 9th in National
Versailles Versailles Stade Georges Lefèvre 2,164 13th in National
Villefranche Villefranche-sur-Saône Stade Armand Chouffet 3,500 15th in National
↓ Relegated from the Ligue 2
↑ Promoted from the National 2

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
Ajaccio France national football team Thierry Debès1 France national football team Germany Adidas
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Aubagne Air Bel Portugal national football team Gabriel Santos France national football team Germany Adidas
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Bourg-Péronnas France national football team David Le Frapper France national football team Denmark Hummel
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Caen France national football team Maxime d'Ornano France national football team United States Nike
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Châteauroux Brazil national football team Cris France national football team Italy Erreà
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Concarneau France national football team Stéphane Rossi France national football team Denmark Hummel
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Dijon France national football team Baptiste Ridira France national football team United States Nike
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Fleury France national football team David Vignes France national football team France Skita
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Le Puy France national football team Stéphane Dief France national football team Germany Adidas
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Orléans France national football team Hervé Della Maggiore France national football team Denmark Hummel
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Paris 13 Atletico Vacant France national football team France Skita
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Quevilly-Rouen France national football team David Carré France national football team Denmark Hummel
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Rouen France national football team Régis Brouard France national football team France XKript
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Sochaux France national football team Vincent Hognon France national football team France Eldera
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Stade Briochin France national football team Guillaume Allanou France national football team Italy Kappa
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Valenciennes France national football team Stéphane Moulin France national football team Denmark Hummel
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Versailles France national football team Jordan Gonzalez France national football team Italy Kappa
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Villefranche France national football team Fabien Pujo France national football team Germany Adidas
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  1. ^ Interim.
  2. ^ Apparel made by club.
  3. ^ Applied on home shirt
  4. ^ Applied on away shirt
  5. ^ Applied on third shirt

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Arrival date
Announced on Arrival on
Caen Armenia Michel Der Zakarian End of contract 1 May 2025[5] France Maxime d'Ornano 12 May 2025[6] 1 July 2025
Sochaux France Frédéric Bompard 7 May 2025[7] France Vincent Hognon 21 May 2025[8] 1 July 2025
Valenciennes France Vincent Hognon 19 May 2025 France Stéphane Moulin 21 May 2025[9] 1 July 2025

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sochaux 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Versailles 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
3 Fleury 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Caen 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
5 Dijon 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
6 Valenciennes 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
7 Paris 13 Atletico 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
8 Aubagne Air Bel 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
9 Châteauroux 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
10 Rouen 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
11 Bourg-Péronnas 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Concarneau 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Villefranche 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
14 Quevilly-Rouen 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
15 Le Puy 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
16 Stade Briochin 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 Relegation to the National
17 Orléans 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
18 Ajaccio (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: NATIONAL
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated

Position by round

Promotion to the Ligue 2
Qualification for the Promotion play-off
Relegation to the National
First match(es) will be played on 8 August 2025. Source: NATIONAL

Results

Fixture and results

Home \ Away AUB BBP CAE CHA CON DIJ FLE LEP ORL P13 QUE ROU SOC STB VAL VER VIL
Aubagne Air Bel 3–1
Bourg-Péronnas
Caen 3–0
Châteauroux 2–2 0–0
Concarneau
Dijon 1–1
Fleury 4–1
Le Puy 0–1
Orléans 1–2
Paris 13 Atletico 1–0
Quevilly-Rouen 1–1
Rouen 0–0
Sochaux 5–0
Stade Briochin 0–1
Valenciennes 2–1
Versailles 2–1
Villefranche 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: NATIONAL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.


Matchdays 1–17

Matchdays 18–34

Results by round

First match(es) will be played on 8 August 2025. Source: NATIONAL

Notes:

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Top Assists

Hat-trick

Clean sheets

Discipline

Attendances

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Ajaccio 0 0 0 0 n/a†
2 Aubagne Air Bel 0 0 0 0 n/a†
3 Bourg-Péronnas 0 0 0 0 n/a†
4 Caen 0 0 0 0 n/a†
5 Châteauroux 0 0 0 0 n/a†
6 Concarneau 0 0 0 0 n/a†
7 Dijon 0 0 0 0 n/a†
8 Fleury 0 0 0 0 n/a‡
9 Le Puy 0 0 0 0 n/a‡
10 Orléans 0 0 0 0 n/a†
11 Paris 13 Atletico 0 0 0 0 n/a†
12 Quevilly-Rouen 0 0 0 0 n/a†
13 Rouen 0 0 0 0 n/a†
14 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 n/a†
15 Stade Briochin 0 0 0 0 n/a‡
16 Valenciennes 0 0 0 0 n/a†
17 Versailles 0 0 0 0 n/a†
18 Villefranche 0 0 0 0 n/a†
League total 0 0 0 0 n/a†

Source: NATIONAL
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in Ligue 2
‡ Teams played previous season in National 2

Home match played

As of future
Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total
Ajaccio
Aubagne Air Bel
Bourg-Péronnas
Caen
Châteauroux
Concarneau
Dijon
Fleury
Le Puy
Orléans
Paris 13 Atletico
Quevilly-Rouen
Rouen
Sochaux
Stade Briochin
Valenciennes
Versailles
Villefranche
League total 0

Source: NATIONAL

See also

References

  1. ^ "La FFF confirme son projet d'une Ligue 3 professionnelle en 2026". L'Equipe (in French). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Official: Ajaccio relegated from Ligue 2 to Championnat National after unsuccessful appeal". Get Football News France. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ^ "L'AC Ajaccio, déjà relégué de Ligue 2 en National, exclu de toutes compétitions nationales par la DNCG" [AC Ajaccio, already relegated from Ligue 2 to National, excluded from all national competitions by the DNCG] (in French). Humanité. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  4. ^ Noailles, Yan (27 May 2025). "Football - National : la fusion entre Aubagne et Air Bel officiellement validée par la DNCG". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Michel Der Zakarian confirms SM Caen departure". Get Football News France. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Maxime d'Ornano nouvel entraîneur du Stade Malherbe Caen". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  7. ^ Farge, Rémi (7 May 2025). "Frédéric Bompard ne sera plus l'entraîneur du FC Sochaux la saison prochaine". L’Ést Républicain (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  8. ^ Minonzio, Pierre-Etienne; Trésarrieu, Flavien (21 May 2025). "Sochaux a choisi Vincent Hognon comme nouvel entraîneur pour la saison 2025-2026". L’Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ^ Doucet, Thomas; Trésarrieu, Flavien (21 May 2025). "Stéphane Moulin s'est engagé avec Valenciennes pour deux ans au poste d'entraîneur (officiel)". L’Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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