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.[1][2][3] Below that are a number of leagues run by the Fédération Française de Football. At level 3 is the semi-professional Championnat National.[4] Below that is the amateur Championnat National 2 (level 4), which is divided into four parallel regional divisions, followed by the Championnat National 3 (level 5), which is divided into 12 parallel regional divisions. Underneath that are many more regional and departmental leagues and divisions.[5][6] 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.
National 2 64 clubs divided into 4 groups (for 2022–23 season) = 16x4 56 clubs divided into 4 groups (for 2023–24 season) = 14x4 48 clubs divided into 3 groups (for 2024–25 season) = 16x3
Group A 16 clubs
Group B 16 clubs
Group C 16 clubs
Group D 16 clubs
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National 3 168 clubs divided into 12 groups (for 2022–23 season) = 14x12 154 clubs divided into 11 groups (for 2023–24 season) = 14x11 140 clubs divided into 10 groups (for 2024–25 season) = 14x10 112 clubs divided into 8 groups (for 2025–26 season) = 14x8
Group Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 14 clubs
Group Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 14 clubs
Group Brittany 14 clubs
Group Centre-Val de Loire 14 clubs
Group Grand Est 14 clubs
Group Hauts-de-France 14 clubs
Group Île-de-France 14 clubs
Group Normandy 14 clubs
Group Nouvelle Aquitaine 14 clubs
Group Occitanie 14 clubs
Group Pays de la Loire 14 clubs
Group Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corsica 14 clubs
Regional leagues
For the 2019–20 season, this was the structure of the regional leagues, operating directly below the national leagues.
Clubs in the arrondissements of Paris are divided between the three surrounding suburban districts. The District of Hauts-de-Seine includes 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th, the District of Seine-Saint-Denis has the 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, 19th, 20th and the District of Val-de-Marne includes 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 12th and 13th.
^ (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
^ (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
^ (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
^ (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
^ (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
^"National 3 : Le visage des futurs groupes se dessine" (in French). foot-national.com. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
External links
FFF Regional Leagues
FFF Districts
League321.com - French football league tables, records & statistics database.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources French football league system news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 1 2 3 Below that are a number of leagues run by the Federation Francaise de Football At level 3 is the semi professional Championnat National 4 Below that is the amateur Championnat National 2 level 4 which is divided into four parallel regional divisions followed by the Championnat National 3 level 5 which is divided into 12 parallel regional divisions Underneath that are many more regional and departmental leagues and divisions 5 6 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 Contents 1 Men 1 1 National leagues 1 2 Regional leagues 1 3 Departmental leagues 1 3 1 Auvergne Rhone Alpes region 1 3 2 Bourgogne Franche Comte region 1 3 3 Brittany region 1 3 4 Centre Val de Loire region 1 3 5 Corsica region 1 3 6 Grand Est region 1 3 7 Hauts de France region 1 3 8 Mediterranee Region 1 3 9 Normandy region 1 3 10 Nouvelle Aquitaine region 1 3 11 Occitanie region 1 3 12 Paris Ile de France region 1 3 13 Pays de la Loire region 2 Women 2 1 National leagues 3 References 4 External linksMen EditNational leagues Edit Starting in 2017 18 there were changes at levels 3 and 4 in name only and level 5 significant restructuring and rename 7 Level League s Division s 1 Ligue 120 clubs 18 clubs starting from 2023 24 season 2 Ligue 220 clubs 18 clubs starting from 2024 25 season 3 National18 clubs4 National 264 clubs divided into 4 groups for 2022 23 season 16x456 clubs divided into 4 groups for 2023 24 season 14x448 clubs divided into 3 groups for 2024 25 season 16x3Group A 16 clubs Group B 16 clubs Group C 16 clubs Group D 16 clubs5 National 3168 clubs divided into 12 groups for 2022 23 season 14x12154 clubs divided into 11 groups for 2023 24 season 14x11140 clubs divided into 10 groups for 2024 25 season 14x10112 clubs divided into 8 groups for 2025 26 season 14x8Group Auvergne Rhone Alpes 14 clubs Group Bourgogne Franche Comte 14 clubs Group Brittany 14 clubs Group Centre Val de Loire 14 clubs Group Grand Est 14 clubs Group Hauts de France 14 clubs Group Ile de France 14 clubs Group Normandy 14 clubs Group Nouvelle Aquitaine 14 clubs Group Occitanie 14 clubs Group Pays de la Loire 14 clubs Group Provence Alpes Cote d Azur Corsica 14 clubsRegional leagues Edit For the 2019 20 season this was the structure of the regional leagues operating directly below the national leagues Leagues Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9Auvergne Rhone Alpes Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3 Bourgogne Franche Comte Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3 Brittany Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3 Centre Val de Loire Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3 Corsica Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3 Regional 4Grand Est Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3Hauts de France Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3Mediterranee Regional 1 Regional 2 Normandy Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3Occitanie Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3Paris Ile de France Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3Pays de la Loire Regional 1 Regional 2 Regional 3Departmental leagues Edit For the 2019 20 season this was the structure of the departmental leagues operating at various levels below the regional leagues Auvergne Rhone Alpes region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13Ain Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Allier Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Cantal Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Drome Ardeche Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Haute Loire Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Haute Savoie et Pays Gex Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Isere Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Loire Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Lyon et Rhone Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Puy de Dome Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Savoie Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Bourgogne Franche Comte region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12Cote d Or Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Doubs Territoire de Belfort Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Haute Saone Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Jura Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Nievre Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Saone et Loire Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Yonne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Brittany region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13Cotes d Armor Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Finistere Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Ille et Vilaine Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Morbihan Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Centre Val de Loire region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13Cher Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Eure et Loir Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Indre Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Indre et Loire Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Loiret Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Loir et Cher Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Corsica region Edit There are no district divisions in Corsica Grand Est region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14 Level 15 Level 16 Level 17Alsace District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9Ardennes Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Aube Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Haute Marne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Marne District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 Meurthe et Moselle Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Meuse Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Moselle Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Vosges Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Hauts de France region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14 Level 15Aisne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Artois Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6 Departemental 7Cote d Opale Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6 Departemental 7Escaut Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6 Departemental 7Flandres Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6 Departemental 7Oise Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Somme Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6 Departemental 7Mediterranee Region Edit Departmental districts Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12Alpes Alpes de Haute Provence and Hautes Alpes District 1 District 2 District 3 Cote d Azur Alpes Maritimes District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5Provence Bouches du Rhone Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Grand Vaucluse District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 Var Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Normandy region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12Calvados Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Eure Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Manche Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Orne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Seine Maritime Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4Nouvelle Aquitaine region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14Charente Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Charente Maritime Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Correze Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Creuse Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Deux Sevres Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Dordogne Perigord Dordogne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Gironde Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Haute Vienne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Landes Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Lot et Garonne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Pyrenees Atlantiques Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Vienne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6Occitanie region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14Ariege Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Aude Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Aveyron Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6Haute Garonne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Hautes Pyrenees Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Gard Lozere Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Gers Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Herault Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Lot Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Pyrenees Orientales Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Tarn Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Tarn et Garonne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Paris Ile de France region Edit Clubs in the arrondissements of Paris are divided between the three surrounding suburban districts The District of Hauts de Seine includes 6th 7th 8th 14th 15th 16th and 17th the District of Seine Saint Denis has the 9th 10th 11th 18th 19th 20th and the District of Val de Marne includes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 12th and 13th Departemental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14Essonne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Hauts de Seine Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6Seine et Marne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Seine Saint Denis Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Val d Oise Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Val de Marne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Yvelines Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5 Departemental 6Pays de la Loire region Edit Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13Loire Atlantique Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Departemental 5Maine et Loire Premiere Division Deuxieme Division Troisieme Division Quatrieme Division Cinquieme DivisionMayenne Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Sarthe Departemental 1 Departemental 2 Departemental 3 Departemental 4 Vendee Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5Women EditNational leagues Edit Until 2022 23 Level League s Division s 1 Division 1 Feminine12 clubs2 Division 2 FeminineGroupe A 12 clubs Division 2 FeminineGroupe B 12 clubs 3 Division 3 FeminineGroupe A 10 clubs Division 3 FeminineGroupe B 10 clubs Division 3 FeminineGroupe C 10 clubs Division 3 FeminineGroupe D 10 clubs 4 Alsace Honneur Aquitaine Honneur Atlantique Honneur Auvergne Honneur Lower Normandy Honneur Burgundy Honneur Brittany Honneur Centre Honneur Centre Ouest Honneur Champagne Ardenne Honneur Corsica Honneur Franche Comte Honneur Languedoc Roussillon Honneur Lorraine Honneur Maine Honneur Provence Honneur Midi Pyrenees Honneur Nord Pas de Calais Honneur Upper Normandy Honneur Paris Honneur Picardy Honneur Rhone Alpes HonneurFrom 2023 24 onwards Level League s Division s 1 Division 1 Feminine12 clubs2 Division 2 Feminine12 clubs3 Division 3 Feminine24 clubs divided into 2 groupsGroup A12 clubs Group B12 clubs4 Alsace Honneur Aquitaine Honneur Atlantique Honneur Auvergne Honneur Lower Normandy Honneur Burgundy Honneur Brittany Honneur Centre Honneur Centre Ouest Honneur Champagne Ardenne Honneur Corsica Honneur Franche Comte Honneur Languedoc Roussillon Honneur Lorraine Honneur Maine Honneur Provence Honneur Midi Pyrenees Honneur Nord Pas de Calais Honneur Upper Normandy Honneur Paris Honneur Picardy Honneur Rhone Alpes HonneurReferences Edit LFP Ligue 1 L1 Ligue 2 L2 et Coupe de le Ligue in French Ligue de Football Professionnel Archived from the original on 16 October 2010 Retrieved 9 December 2010 Ligue 1 in French French Football Federation Archived from the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2010 Ligue 2 in French French Football Federation Archived from the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2010 Championnat National in French French Football Federation Archived from the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2010 Championnat de France amateur in French French Football Federation Archived from the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2010 Championnat de France amateur 2 in French French Football Federation Archived from the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2010 National 3 Le visage des futurs groupes se dessine in French foot national com 21 March 2017 Retrieved 9 May 2017 External links EditFFF Regional Leagues FFF Districts League321 com French football league tables records amp statistics database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French football league system amp oldid 1093774492 Regional leagues, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
