French football league system

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 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.[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.

Men

National Leagues

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Ligue 1
20 clubs

2

Ligue 2
20 clubs

3

National
18 clubs

4

CFA groupe A
16 clubs

CFA groupe B
16 clubs

CFA groupe C
16 clubs

CFA groupe D
16 clubs

5

CFA2 groupe A
14 clubs

CFA2 groupe B
14 clubs

CFA2 groupe C
14 clubs

CFA2 groupe D
14 clubs

CFA2 groupe E
14 clubs

CFA2 groupe F
14 clubs

CFA2 groupe G
14 clubs

CFA2 groupe H
14 clubs

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 Division d'Honneur

Alsace, Aquitaine, Atlantique, Auvergne, Lower Normandy, Burgundy, Brittany, Centre, Centre-Ouest, Champagne-Ardenne, Corsica, Franche-Comté, Languedoc-Roussillon, Lorraine, Maine, Provence, Midi-Pyrénées, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Upper Normandy, Paris, Picardy, Rhône-Alpes
(All divisions run in parallel)

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Aquitaine DSR Atlantique DRS Auvergne DHR Lower Normandy DSR Burgundy PH Brittany DSE Centre DHR Centre-Ouest DHR Champagne-Ardenne DHR Corsica PHA Franche-Comté LR2 Languedoc-Roussillon DHR Lorraine DHR Maine DSR Provence DHR Midi-Pyrénées DHR Nord-Pas-de-Calais DHR Upper Normandy DHR Paris DSR Picardy PH Rhône-Alpes HRL

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Aquitaine DHR Atlantique DRH Auvergne PHR Lower Normandy DHR Burgundy PL Brittany DSR Centre PH Centre-Ouest PH Champagne-Ardenne PL Corsica PHB Franche-Comté LR3 Lorraine PH Maine DRH Midi-Pyrénées PH Nord-Pas-de-Calais PH Upper Normandy PH Paris DHR Picardy PI Rhône-Alpes PHR

9

Aquitaine PH Atlantique PH Lower Normandy PH Brittany DRH Centre PL Centre-Ouest PL Corsica PHC1 Lorraine PHR Maine PH Midi-Pyrénées PL Nord-Pas-de-Calais PHR Paris PH

10

Aquitaine PL Brittany PH Corsica PHC2 Nord-Pas-de-Calais Régionale

11

Championnat de district level 1 (all Departments)

12

Championnat de district level 2 (all Departments)

13

Championnat de district level 3 (all Departments)

14

Championnat de district level 4 (all Departments except district of Finistère-nord)

15

Championnat de district level 5

16

Championnat de district level 6 (only Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Loire-Atlantique, Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme)

Regional Leagues

Leagues Level VI Level VII Level VIII Level IX Level X
Alsace Division Honneur    
Aquitaine Division HonneurDivision Supérieure RégionaleDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion HonneurPromotion Ligue
Atlantique Division HonneurDivision Régionale SupérieureDivision Régionale HonneurPromotion Honneur 
Auvergne Division HonneurDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion Honneur Régionale  
Lower Normandy Division HonneurDivision Supérieure RégionaleDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion Honneur 
Burgundy Honneur LiguePromotion HonneurPromotion Ligue  
Brittany Division HonneurDivision Supérieure ÉliteDivision Supérieure RégionaleDivision Régionale HonneurPromotion Honneur
Centre Division HonneurDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion HonneurPromotion Ligue 
Centre-Ouest Division HonneurDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion HonneurPromotion Ligue 
Champagne-Ardenne Division HonneurDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion Ligue  
Corsica Division HonneurPromotion Honneur APromotion Honneur BPromotion Honneur C1Promotion Honneur C2
Franche-Comté Division HonneurLigue Régionale 2Ligue Régionale 3  
Languedoc-Roussillon Division HonneurDivision Honneur Régionale   
Lorraine Division HonneurDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion HonneurPromotion Honneur Régionale 
Maine Division HonneurDivision Supérieure RégionaleDivision Régionale HonneurPromotion Honneur 
Méditerranée Division HonneurDivision Honneur Régionale   
Midi-Pyrénées Division HonneurDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion HonneurPromotion Ligue 
Nord-Pas-de-Calais Division HonneurDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion HonneurPromotion Honneur RégionalePromotion Ligue
Normandy Division HonneurDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion Honneur  
Paris Île-de-France Division HonneurDivision Supérieure RégionaleDivision Honneur RégionalePromotion Honneur 
Picardy Division HonneurPromotion HonneurPromotion Interdistricts  
Rhône-Alpes Honneur LigueHonneur Régional LiguePromotion Honneur Régional  

Departemental Districts

League of Alsace

Officially, the League of Alsace does not include departmental districts. The organization of the championships, with a single DH and departmental groups at lower levels wrongly conveys the impression that there is a district of Haut-Rhin and a district of Bas-Rhin (also sometimes called District Nord Alsace and District Sud Alsace). At Level X and below reserves or second teams (II-III-IV-etc. ...) participate in a "B" pyramid. From this they can move into the "A" pyramid if they are promoted into Level IX and above.

Départemental districts Level VII Level VIII Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV Level XV
Bas-Rhin ExcellencePromotion ExcellencePromotionDivision 1
Excellence B (rés.)		Division 2
Prom. Exc. B (rés.)		Division 3
Promotion B (rés.)		Division 1 B (rés.)Division 2 B (rés.)Division 3 B (rés.)
Haut-Rhin ExcellencePromotion ExcellencePromotionDivision 1
Excellence B (rés.)		Division 2
Prom. Exc. B (rés.)		Division 3
Promotion B (rés.)		Division 1 B (rés.)Division 2 B (rés.) 
League of Aquitaine
Départemental districts Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV Level XV
Bordeaux (Gironde) Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2 
Dordogne-Périgord (Dordogne) Division 1 ExcellenceDivision 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2
Gironde-Altantique (Gironde) Division 1Honneur Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2 
Gironde-Est (Gironde) Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2 
Landes Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2Division 3
Lot-et-Garonne Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Division 3 
Pyrénées-Atlantiques Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2 
Sauternais-et-Graves (Gironde) Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2 
Atlantic League
Départemental districts Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV Level XV
Loire-Atlantique Division SupérieureDivision 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2Division 3
Maine-et-Loire Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2Division 3 
Vendée Division 1Promotion Division 1Division 2Promotion Division 2Division 3 
League of the Auvergne
Départemental districts Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV
Allier ÉlitePromotionDivision 1Division 2Division 3 
Cantal ÉlitePromotionDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
Haute-Loire ÉlitePromotionDivision 1Division 2Division 3 
Puy-de-Dôme ÉlitePromotionDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
League of Lower Normandy
Départemental districts Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV Level XV
Calvados Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4  
Manche Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5 
Orne Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4  
League of Burgundy
Départemental districts Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV
Côte-d'Or PromotionExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3 
Nièvre PromotionDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4 
Pays Minier (Saône-et-Loire) PromotionDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4 
Pays Saônois (Saône-et-Loire) PromotionDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4 
Yonne PromotionDivision 1Division 2Division 3  
League of Brittany
Départemental districts Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV Level XV Level XVI
Côtes-d'Armor Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Challenge 
Finistère-Nord (Finistère) Division 1Division 2Division 3   
Finistère-Sud (Finistère) Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4  
Ille-et-Vilaine Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5 
Morbihan Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5 
League of the Centre
Départemental districts Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV
Cher Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5
Eure-et-Loir Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4 
Indre Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5
Indre-et-Loire Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5
Loiret Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5
Loir-et-Cher Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5
League of Champagne-Ardenne
Départemental districts Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII
Ardennes Excellence1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd Division
Aube 1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd Division3rd Division
Marne 1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd Division3rd Division
Haute-Marne 1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd Division3rd Division
League of Corsica

There is no district championship in Corsica.

League of Franche-Comté
Départemental districts Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV
Doubs-Sud/Haut-Doubs Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5 
Belfort-Montbéliard Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4  
Jura Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4  
Haute-Saône Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5 
League of Guyana
League of Languedoc-Roussillon
Départemental districts Level VIII Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII
Aude Promotion Honneur 1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd Division3rd Division 
Gard-Lozère Promotion Honneur APromotion Honneur B1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd DivisionPromotion 2nd Division
Hérault Promotion Honneur APromotion Honneur B1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd Division 
Pyrénées-Orientales Promotion Honneur1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd Division  
League of Lorraine
Départemental districts Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII
Meurthe-et-Moselle Sud (Meurthe-et-Moselle) Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
Pays-Haut (Meurthe-et-Moselle) Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
Meuse Division 1Division 2Division 3
Moselle Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
Vosges Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
League of Maine
League of the Mediterranean
League of Midi-Pyrénées
League of Nord Pas-de-Calais
Départemental districts Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV Level XV Level XVI Level XVII Level XVIII
Artois (Pas-de-Calais) ExcellencePromotion ExcellenceFirst DivisionPromotion FirstSecond DivisionPromotion SecondThird Division 
Côte d'Opale (Pas-de-Calais) Excellence1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd DivisionPromotion 2nd Division3rd Division4th Division 
Escaut (Nord) ExcellencePromotion Excellence1st DivisionPromotion 1st Division2nd DivisionPromotion 2nd Division3rd Division4th Division
Flandre (Nord) Excellence DistrictPromotion ExcellencePromotion District1st Division District2nd Division District3rd Division District  
Maritime Nord (Nord) ExcellenceFirst DivisionSecond DivisionThird DivisionFourth Division   
League of Normandy
League of Paris Île-de-France

The arrondissements of Paris are divided into the three 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.

Départemental districts Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV Level XV Level XVI Level XVII
Essonne ExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5  
Hauts-de-Seine ExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5  
Seine-et-Marne Nord (Seine-et-Marne) ExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4   
Seine-et-Marne Sud (Seine-et-Marne) ExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4   
Seine-Saint-Denis ExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4   
Val d'Oise ExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4   
Val-de-Marne ExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4   
Yvelines ExcellenceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5Division 6Division 7
League of Picardy
League of Réunion
League of Rhône-Alpes
Départemental districts Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII Level XIII Level XIV
Ain ExcellencePromotion d'Excellence1ere Division2eme Division3eme Division4emeDivision
Drôme-Ardèche ExcellencePromotion d'Excellence1ere Division2eme Division3eme Division4emeDivision
Isère ExcellencePromotion d'Excellence1ere Division2eme Division3eme Division4emeDivision
Loire ExcellencePromotion d'Excellence1ere Division2eme Division3eme Division4emeDivision
Rhône ExcellencePromotion d'Excellence1ere Division2eme Division3eme Division4emeDivision
Savoie ExcellencePromotion d'Excellence1ere Division2eme Division3eme Division 
Haute-Savoie et Pays Gex ExcellencePromotion d'Excellence1ere Division2eme Division3eme Division4emeDivision

Women

National leagues

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Division 1 Féminine
12 clubs

2

Division 2 Féminine
Groupe A (12 clubs)

Division 2 Féminine
Groupe B (12 clubs)

Division 2 Féminine
Groupe C (12 clubs)

3

Division 3 Féminine
Groupe A (10 clubs)

Division 3 Féminine
Groupe B (10 clubs)

Division 3 Féminine
Groupe C (10 clubs)

Division 3 Féminine
Groupe 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-Comté Honneur Languedoc-Roussillon Honneur Lorraine Honneur Maine Honneur Provence Honneur Midi-Pyrénées Honneur Nord-Pas-de-Calais Honneur Upper Normandy Honneur Paris Honneur Picardy Honneur Rhône-Alpes Honneur

References

  1. ↑ "LFP, Ligue 1, L1, Ligue 2, L2 et Coupe de le Ligue." (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ligue 1" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ligue 2" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Championnat National" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Championnat de France amateur" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Championnat de France amateur 2" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2010.

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