2019–20 Championnat National 2

The 2019–20 Championnat National 2 was the 22nd season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition was 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. The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Championnat National 2

Season	2019–20
Dates	10 August 2019 – 13 March 2020
Promoted	SC Bastia Saint-Brieuc Sète Annecy
Relegated	12 teams (see Season outcomes section)
Top goalscorer	15 goals Geoffray Durbant, Sedan
Biggest home win	Andrézieux 5–0 Stade Bordelais Group C, Round 18, 8 February 2020
Biggest away win	Jura Sud 1–6 Louhans-Cuiseaux Group D, Round 3, 24 August 2019 Montpellier (res) 0–5 Romorantin Group C, Round 19, 15 February 2020
Highest scoring	10 goals Monaco (res) 4–6 Louhans-Cuiseaux Group D, Round 1, 10 August 2019
← 2018–19 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 11:24, 17 April 2020 (UTC).

On 16 April 2020, the FFF announced the termination of the competition, with promotion and relegation decided by points earned per game played, subject to the normal verification process by the financial authority, the DNCG.^[2][3][4]

Teams

On 16 July, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:^[5]

• 46 clubs who were neither relegated or promoted from the 2018–19 Championnat National 2 groups.
• 3 teams relegated from 2018–19 Championnat National (Drancy, L'Entente SSG, Marignane Gignac).
• 12 teams promoted from 2018–19 Championnat National 3. (Angoulême, Angers (res), Bourges Foot, SC Bastia, Louhans-Cuiseaux, Mulhouse, Montpellier (res), Saint-Quentin, Rouen, Guingamp (res), Gobelins and Chamalières).
• 3 teams reprieved from relegation from the 2018–19 Championnat National 2 groups (Haguenau,^[6] Nîmes(res),^[6] Monaco (res)^[7]).

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PPG	Promotion or relegation
1	SC Bastia (P)	21	17	2	2	37	15	+22	2.52	Promotion to National
2	Sedan	21	14	6	1	27	4	+23	2.29
3	Bobigny	21	13	6	2	35	12	+23	2.14
4	Reims (res)	21	10	6	5	39	30	+9	1.71
5	Sainte-Geneviève	21	9	7	5	30	25	+5	1.62
6	Épinal	21	8	6	7	22	15	+7	1.43
7	Lens (res)	21	7	7	7	26	27	−1	1.33
8	Saint-Maur	21	6	6	9	22	23	−1	1.14
9	Haguenau	21	6	5	10	21	29	−8	1.10
10	Saint-Quentin	21	6	5	10	23	27	−4	1.10
11	Schiltigheim	21	6	4	11	26	36	−10	1.05
12	Mulhouse^[a] (R)	21	3	11	7	17	27	−10	0.95	Relegation to National 3
13	Belfort	21	5	4	12	24	34	−10	0.90
14	Lille (res) (R)	21	3	9	9	12	21	−9	0.86	Relegation to National 3
15	Drancy (R)	21	3	8	10	16	28	−12	0.81
16	Croix (R)	21	4	4	13	17	41	−24	0.76

Source: foot-national.com
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
Notes:

1. On 16 June 2020, the DNCG committee of the FFF announced that Mulhouse were administratively relegated to Championnat National 3 due to financial issues. The club has the right of appeal.^[8]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PPG	Promotion or relegation
1	Saint-Brieuc (P)	21	14	4	3	38	22	+16	2.19	Promotion to National
2	Chartres	21	13	5	3	42	19	+23	2.10
3	Rouen	20	11	6	3	23	15	+8	1.95
4	Granville	21	11	5	5	22	21	+1	1.81
5	Vannes	21	9	8	4	35	24	+11	1.67
6	Gobelins	21	9	3	9	32	29	+3	1.43
7	Lorient (res)	21	8	6	7	19	19	0	1.43
8	Fleury	21	8	5	8	24	23	+1	1.38
9	Saint-Malo	20	7	7	6	23	22	+1	1.40
10	Angers (res)	21	6	9	6	21	19	+2	1.29
11	Guingamp (res)	21	7	2	12	30	34	−4	1.10
12	L'Entente SSG	21	5	8	8	20	24	−4	1.10
13	Poissy	21	4	10	7	28	32	−4	1.05
14	Vitré (R)	21	2	12	7	19	26	−7	0.86	Relegation to National 3
15	Oissel (R)	21	2	7	12	18	38	−20	0.62
16	Mantes^[a] (R)	21	1	3	17	7	34	−27	0.24

Source: foot-national.com
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
Notes:

1. On 21 January the DNCG (financial management committee) deducted a penalty point from Mantes for breach of financial regulations.^[9]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PPG	Promotion or relegation
1	Sète (P)	21	15	4	2	33	15	+18	2.33	Promotion to National
2	Blois	20	12	2	6	24	20	+4	1.90
3	Bergerac	21	10	6	5	23	16	+7	1.71
4	Les Herbiers^[a]	20	11	2	7	29	19	+10	1.75
5	Colomiers	20	7	10	3	28	19	+9	1.55
6	Saint-Pryvé	21	8	7	6	25	26	−1	1.48
7	Bourges Foot	21	9	4	8	25	21	+4	1.48
8	Nantes (res)	21	6	10	5	23	19	+4	1.33
9	Angoulême	20	6	9	5	29	24	+5	1.35
10	Romorantin	21	6	7	8	25	20	+5	1.19
11	Andrézieux	21	5	8	8	26	25	+1	1.10
12	Trélissac	21	5	7	9	18	22	−4	1.05
13	Chamalières	20	5	6	9	19	27	−8	1.05
14	Montpellier (res)^[a] (R)	21	5	7	9	25	38	−13	1.00	Relegation to National 3
15	Saint-Étienne (res) (R)	21	4	6	11	19	32	−13	0.86
16	Stade Bordelais (R)	20	2	3	15	16	44	−28	0.45

Source: foot-national.com
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
Notes:

1. On 9 November 2019, the match between Montpellier (res) and Les Herbiers was abandoned after 78 minutes, due to electrical failure at the ground, with Les Herbiers leading 1–0. The match was initially ordered to be replayed.^[10] Les Herbiers appealed the decision, and on 5 February 2020 the Commission Supérieure d'Appel of the FFF awarded the match to Les Herbiers as a 3–0 victory, and deducted Montpeliier (res) a penalty point.^[11] Montpellier may still appeal to the CNOSF.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PPG	Promotion or relegation
1	Annecy (P)	21	12	6	3	30	16	+14	2.00	Promotion to National
2	Grasse	21	11	7	3	28	17	+11	1.90
3	MDA Foot	21	11	6	4	32	19	+13	1.86
4	Moulins Yzeure	21	11	6	4	30	21	+9	1.86
5	Martigues	21	10	7	4	27	20	+7	1.76
6	Louhans-Cuiseaux	21	10	6	5	42	24	+18	1.71
7	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël	21	6	9	6	21	22	−1	1.29
8	Lyon (res)	21	7	4	10	28	31	−3	1.19
9	Hyères	21	6	7	8	13	21	−8	1.19
10	Olympic Marseille (res)	21	7	3	11	27	38	−11	1.14
11	Jura Sud	21	6	5	10	24	37	−13	1.10
12	Marignane Gignac	21	5	7	9	19	23	−4	1.05
13	Monaco (res)	21	6	4	11	26	34	−8	1.05
14	Saint-Priest	21	4	9	8	24	27	−3	1.00
15	Endoume Marseille (R)	21	4	7	10	23	33	−10	0.90	Relegation to National 3
16	Nîmes (res)^[a] (R)	21	3	5	13	19	30	−11	0.62

Source: foot-national.com
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
Notes:

1. Nîmes (res) were penalised for fielding a suspended player in the match at Louhans-Cuiseaux on 21 December 2019. The original scoreline was 1–2. The revised scoreline is 3–0. Nîmes (res) were also deducted a penalty point.^[12]

Top scorers

As of termination of the season.[1][2][3][4]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Geoffray Durbant	Sedan	15
2	Pythocles Bazolo	Bobigny	14
3	Kévin Farade	Bobigny	13
	Nigel Solvet	Haguenau
	Jordan Popineau	Blois
6	Marvyn Belliard	Sainte-Geneviève	12
7	Kévin Cardinali	Colomiers	11
	Samy Alouache	Moulins-Yzeure
9	Daouda Gueye	Bourges Foot	10
10	Louis Mafouta	Grasse	9
	Sébastien Persico	Chartres
	Mamadou Niang	Saint-Quentin

Season outcomes

Promotion

SC Bastia, Saint-Brieuc, Sète and Annecy were champions of each group, and are promoted to 2020–21 Championnat National, subject to the usual ratification by the FFF and DNCG.

Relegation

Croix, Drancy, Lille (res), Mantes, Oissel, Vitré, Montpellier (res), Stade Bordelais, Saint-Étienne (res), Saint-Priest, Endoume Marseille and Nîmes (res) finished in the relegation places, and are relegated to 2020–21 Championnat National 3, subject to any reprieves detailed in the next section.

On 16 June 2020 Mulhouse were administrative relegated by the DNCG committee of the FFF.^[8] The relegation was confirmed on appeal.^[13]

Reprieves

Any reprieves required due to administrative relegations, mergers or clubs folding are usually 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. Due to the season not being completed, this ranking used points per game rather than points earned.^[14]

Saint-Priest were reprieved due to the administrative relegation of Mulhouse, subject to that club appealing the decision.^[8]

Best 14th placed team

As of 20 April 2020.^[14]

Pos	Team	PPG	GD
1	Saint-Priest	1.83	6	Reprieved
2	Lille (res)	1.5	1
3	Vitré	1.14	0
4	Montpellier (res)	1.12	-5

Best 15th placed team

As of 20 April 2020.^[14]

Pos	Team	PPG	GD
1	Saint-Étienne (res)	1.6	0
2	Drancy	1.43	2
3	Marseille Endoume	1.16	0
4	Oissel	0.33	-14

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3. "Pour les championnats nationaux, ce sera montées et descentes normales !" (in French). footamateur.fr. 16 April 2020.
4. "N2-N3 Voici les Équipes promues et Reléguées" (in French). actufoot.com. 16 April 2020.
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11. "National 2. Les Herbiers récupèrent trois points sur tapis vert" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 February 2020.
12. "Football (N2) : Louhans-Cuiseaux récupère 3 points sur tapis vert" (in French). Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire. 24 January 2020.
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