2022–23 Championnat National 2

Championnat National 2
Season	2022–23
Dates	20 August 2022 – 3 June 2023
Top goalscorer	11 Arnold Lamb Luth, Racing Club
Biggest home win	FC 93 5–0 Colmar; Group B, Game week 1, 20 August 2022
Biggest away win	SM Caen (res) 0–5 Vannes; Group A, Game week 1, 20 August 2022; Évreux 0–5 Racing Club; Group A, Game week 6, 1 October 2022
Highest scoring	Lorient (res) 5–4 Stade Bordelais; Group D, Game week 8, 5 November 2022
	← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 22:22, 30 November 2022 (UTC).

The 2022–23 Championnat National 2 is the 25th season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. This season the competition is contested by 64 clubs split geographically across four groups of 16 teams. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs. The competition started on 20 August 2022 and is scheduled to complete on 3 June 2023.^[1]

Teams

On 13 July 2022, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups.^[2]

Changes from the 2021-22 season are:

Teams joining the division

Chambly, Boulogne and Créteil finished in the relegation positions in 2021-22 Championnat National.
Sète were relegated from 2021-22 Championnat National by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion for financial mismanagement.^[3]
Stade Bordelais, Saumur, Vierzon, Furiani-Agliani, Racing Besançon, Colmar, Alès, Wasquehal, Évreux, Rennes (res), Racing Club and Thonon Évian finished in the promotion places in 2021–22 Championnat National 3

Teams leaving the division

Versailles, Martigues, Paris 13 Atletico and Le Puy were champions of each group, and were promoted to 2022–23 Championnat National
Plabennec, Vitré, Schiltigheim, Lens (res), Entente SSG, Monaco (res), Rumilly-Vallières, Marseille (res), Montpellier (res), Colomiers and Mont-de-Marsan finished in the relegation positions in 2021–22 Championnat National 2 and were relegated to 2022–23 Championnat National 3
Béziers were relegated to 2022-23 Championnat National 3 by the DNCG for financial mismanagement.^[4]

Promotion and Relegation

The top team in each group will be promoted to 2023–24 Championnat National.

Due to the restructuring of the French football leagues, this season the bottom five teams in each group will be relegated to 2023–24 Championnat National 3, along with the two worst performing 11th-placed teams. This performance will be calculated based on the performance of each 11th-placed team in matches against the teams finishing 6th to 10th.^[5]

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Racing Club	11	8	2	1	29	11	+18	26	Promotion to National
2	Rouen	11	7	2	2	20	14	+6	23
3	Poissy	11	7	1	3	17	10	+7	22
4	Chambly	11	5	4	2	13	4	+9	19
5	Châteaubriant	11	4	5	2	13	13	0	17
6	Évreux	9	4	3	2	13	13	0	15
7	Chartres	11	3	5	3	11	13	−2	14
8	Saint-Pryvé	10	4	2	4	13	13	0	14
9	Saint-Malo	10	3	5	2	9	11	−2	14
10	Granville	10	3	3	4	15	16	−1	12
11	Guingamp (res)	11	3	3	5	14	17	−3	12	Possible relegation to National 3
12	Beauvais	10	2	4	4	10	13	−3	10	Relegation to National 3
13	Vannes	10	2	3	5	16	16	0	9
14	Blois	10	2	3	5	12	17	−5	9
15	SM Caen (res)	11	1	4	6	13	22	−9	7
16	Rennes (res)	11	0	3	8	11	26	−15	3

Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2022. Source: Soccerway
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

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Créteil	11	6	4	1	19	10	+9	22	Promotion to National
2	Fleury	11	6	3	2	20	20	0	21
3	Saint-Maur	11	5	4	2	14	9	+5	19
4	Sainte-Geneviève	11	6	1	4	18	14	+4	19
5	FC 93	10	5	3	2	22	9	+13	18
6	Furiani-Agliani	11	5	2	4	9	8	+1	17
7	Belfort	10	4	4	2	14	12	+2	16
8	Épinal	10	4	3	3	17	11	+6	15
9	Metz (res)	11	4	2	5	18	19	−1	14
10	Racing Besançon	11	3	4	4	13	15	−2	13
11	Colmar	10	3	2	5	10	17	−7	11	Possible relegation to National 3
12	Haguenau	10	2	4	4	13	18	−5	10	Relegation to National 3
13	Saint-Quentin	10	2	3	5	7	13	−6	9
14	Wasquehal^[a]	10	3	2	5	13	19	−6	8
15	Reims (res)	10	2	2	6	9	16	−7	8
16	Boulogne	11	1	3	7	10	16	−6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2022. Source: Soccerway
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
Notes:

^ On 22 November 2022, the DNCG announced a deduction of 3 points for Wasquehal as a result of financial mismanagement.^[6]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lyon La Duchère	10	7	1	2	19	10	+9	22	Promotion to National
2	Jura Sud Foot	10	6	3	1	18	9	+9	21
3	Auxerre (res)	11	5	4	2	18	8	+10	19
4	Marignane GCB	10	4	5	1	10	7	+3	17
5	Grasse	10	5	2	3	11	9	+2	17
6	Thonon Évian	11	5	1	5	14	13	+1	16
7	Hyères	10	4	3	3	9	10	−1	15
8	Louhans-Cuiseaux	10	4	2	4	17	14	+3	14
9	Canet Roussillon^[a]	10	5	2	3	10	8	+2	14
10	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël	10	3	4	3	9	7	+2	13
11	Toulon	11	4	1	6	14	14	0	13	Possible relegation to National 3
12	Lyon (res)	10	3	2	5	8	14	−6	11	Relegation to National 3
13	Saint-Priest	10	2	4	4	12	16	−4	10
14	Alès	10	3	1	6	8	17	−9	10
15	Aubagne	10	1	3	6	11	19	−8	6
16	Sète	11	1	2	8	7	20	−13	5

Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2022. Source: Soccerway
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
Notes:

^ On 15 November 2022, the DNCG announced a deduction of 3 points for Canet Roussillon as a result of financial mismanagement.^[7]

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	GOAL FC	10	5	4	1	14	6	+8	19	Promotion to National
2	Saumur	10	5	4	1	18	12	+6	19
3	Bergerac	10	4	5	1	10	7	+3	17
4	Stade Bordelais	11	5	1	5	13	12	+1	16
5	Les Herbiers	10	3	6	1	16	12	+4	15
6	Lorient (res)	10	3	5	2	12	13	−1	14
7	Andrézieux	11	3	5	3	7	9	−2	14
8	Angoulême	11	3	4	4	11	9	+2	13
9	Angers (res)	10	4	1	5	12	14	−2	13
10	Nantes (res)	10	4	0	6	11	14	−3	12
11	Moulins Yzeure	11	3	3	5	10	14	−4	12	Possible relegation to National 3
12	Trélissac	10	3	3	4	9	9	0	12	Relegation to National 3
13	Chamalières	10	3	3	4	9	10	−1	12
14	Bourges Foot 18	10	2	5	3	10	12	−2	11
15	Romorantin	10	2	5	3	12	15	−3	11
16	Vierzon	10	2	2	6	8	14	−6	8

Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2022. Source: Soccerway
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

Top scorers

As of 26 November 2022[1][2][3][4]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Arnold Lamb Luth	Racing Club	11
2	Samuel Ntamack Ndimba	Romorantin	10
3	Alexi Ébrard	Vannes	9
3	Dame Guèye	Grasse	9
5	Christopher Ibayi	Rouen	8
	Cheikh Touré	Poissy
	Ousmane Camara	Auxerre (res)
8	Raphaël Gerbeaud	Saint-Pryvé	7
8	Michael Nilor	Lorient (res)	7
10	Amadou Konaté	Poissy	6
	Jordan Popineau	Blois
	Josué Ahouré	Saint-Maur
	Farid Beziouen	FC 93
	Salya Touré	Sainte-Geneviève
	Tiago	Jura Sud Foot
	Brandon Bokangu	Saumur

References

^ "Le calendrier de la saison 2022–23" (in French). French Football Federation. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ "National 2. Les groupes pour la saison 2022-2023" (in French). footamateur.fr. 13 July 2022.
^ "DNCG. Sète jouera en National 2, Bastia-Borgo repêché en National" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 July 2022.
^ "DNCG. Rétrogradation de Béziers confirmée, Bourg-Péronnas reste en N1" (in French). footamateur.fr. 1 July 2022.
^ "National 2. Cinq ou six descentes par groupe ces deux prochaines saisons" (in French). footamateur.fr. 21 June 2022.
^ "DNCG. Quatre clubs mis en délibéré lors de la réunion du 22 novembre" (in French). footamateur.fr. 23 November 2022.
^ ""Une situation financière catastrophique" pour le club de foot de Canet" (in French). francebleu.fr. 16 November 2022.

[table_note_WAS0.40031578876093-7] On 22 November 2022, the DNCG announced a deduction of 3 points for Wasquehal as a result of financial mismanagement.^[6]

[table_note_CAN0.025806763687081-9] On 15 November 2022, the DNCG announced a deduction of 3 points for Canet Roussillon as a result of financial mismanagement.^[7]

[1] "Le calendrier de la saison 2022–23" (in French). French Football Federation. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[2] "National 2. Les groupes pour la saison 2022-2023" (in French). footamateur.fr. 13 July 2022.

[3] "DNCG. Sète jouera en National 2, Bastia-Borgo repêché en National" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 July 2022.

[bezapp-4] "DNCG. Rétrogradation de Béziers confirmée, Bourg-Péronnas reste en N1" (in French). footamateur.fr. 1 July 2022.

[5] "National 2. Cinq ou six descentes par groupe ces deux prochaines saisons" (in French). footamateur.fr. 21 June 2022.

[6] "DNCG. Quatre clubs mis en délibéré lors de la réunion du 22 novembre" (in French). footamateur.fr. 23 November 2022.

[8] ""Une situation financière catastrophique" pour le club de foot de Canet" (in French). francebleu.fr. 16 November 2022.

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