French football league system
The French football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France. 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.
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[edit] Men
[edit] National Leagues
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League(s)/Division(s) |
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1 |
Ligue 1 |
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2 |
Ligue 2 |
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3 |
National |
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4 |
CFA groupe A |
CFA groupe B |
CFA groupe C |
CFA groupe D |
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5 |
CFA2 groupe A |
CFA2 groupe B |
CFA2 groupe C |
CFA2 groupe D |
CFA2 groupe E |
CFA2 groupe F |
CFA2 groupe G |
CFA2 groupe H |
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Alsace Honneur Aquitaine Honneur Atlantique Honneur Auvergne Honneur Lower Normandy Honneur Burgundy Honneur Brittany Honneur Centre Honneur Centre-Ouest Honneur Champagne-Ardennes 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 |
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Aquitaine DSR Atlantique DRS Auvergne DHR Lower Normandy DSR Burgundy PH Brittany DSE Centre DHR Centre-Ouest DHR Champagne-Ardennes 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-Ardennes 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 |
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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 |
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Aquitaine PL Brittany PH Corsica PHC2 Nord-Pas-de-Calais Régionale |
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Championnat de district level 1 (all Departments) |
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Championnat de district level 2 (all Departments) |
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Championnat de district level 3 (all Departments) |
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Championnat de district level 4 (all Departments except district of Finistère-nord) |
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Championnat de district level 5 |
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Championnat de district level 6 (only Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Loire-Atlantique, Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme) |
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[edit] Regional Leagues
| Leagues | Level VI | Level VII | Level VIII | Level IX | Level X |
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| Alsace | Division Honneur | ||||
| Aquitaine | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue |
| Atlantique | Division Honneur | Division Régionale Supérieure | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur | |
| Auvergne | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur Régionale | ||
| Lower Normandy | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | |
| Burgundy | Honneur Ligue | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | ||
| Brittany | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Élite | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur |
| Centre | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
| Centre-Ouest | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
| Champagne-Ardenne | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Ligue | ||
| Corsica | Division Honneur | Promotion Honneur A | Promotion Honneur B | Promotion Honneur C1 | Promotion Honneur C2 |
| Franche-Comté | Division Honneur | Ligue Régionale 2 | Ligue Régionale 3 | ||
| Languedoc-Roussillon | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | |||
| Lorraine | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Honneur Régionale | |
| Maine | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Régionale Honneur | Promotion Honneur | |
| Méditerranée | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | |||
| Midi-Pyrénées | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Ligue | |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Honneur Régionale | Promotion Ligue |
| Normandy | Division Honneur | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | ||
| Paris Île-de-France | Division Honneur | Division Supérieure Régionale | Division Honneur Régionale | Promotion Honneur | |
| Picardy | Division Honneur | Promotion Honneur | Promotion Interdistricts | ||
| Rhône-Alpes | Honneur Ligue | Honneur Régional Ligue | Promotion Honneur Régional |
[edit] Departemental Districts
- League of Alsace
| Départemental districts | Level VII | Level VIII | Level IX | Level X | Level XI | Level XII |
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| Bas-Rhin | Excellence | Promotion Excellence | Promotion | Division I | Division II | Division III |
| Haut-Rhin | Excellence | Promotion Excellence | Promotion | Division I | Division II | Division III |
- League of Aquitaine
| Départemental districts | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV | Level XVI |
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| Bordeaux (Gironde) | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | ||
| Dordogne-Périgord (Dordogne) | Division 1 Excellence | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | |
| Gironde-Altantique (Gironde) | Division 1 | Honneur Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | ||
| Gironde-Est (Gironde) | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | ||
| Landes | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | Division 3 | |
| Lot-et-Garonne | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | ||
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | ||
| Sauternais-et-Graves (Gironde) | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 |
- Atlantic League
| Départemental districts | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV |
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| Loire-Atlantique | Division Supérieure | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | Division 3 |
| Maine-et-Loire | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | Division 3 | |
| Vendée | Division 1 | Promotion Division 1 | Division 2 | Promotion Division 2 | Division 3 |
- League of the Auvergne
| Départemental districts | Level IX | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV |
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| Allier | Élite | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
| Cantal | Élite | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
| Haute-Loire | Élite | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
| Puy-de-Dôme | Élite | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
- League of Lower Normandy
| Départemental districts | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV |
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| Calvados | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | ||
| Manche | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | |
| Orne | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
- League of Burgundy
| Départemental districts | Level IX | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV |
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| Côte-d'Or | Promotion | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
| Nièvre | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |
| Pays Minier (Saône-et-Loire) | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |
| Pays Saônois (Saône-et-Loire) | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |
| Yonne | Promotion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
- League of Brittany
| Départemental districts | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV | Level XVI |
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| Côtes-d'Armor | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Challenge | |
| Finistère-Nord (Finistère) | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |||
| Finistère-Sud (Finistère) | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | ||
| Ille-et-Vilaine | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | |
| Morbihan | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 |
- League of the Centre
- League of Champagne-Ardenne
- League of Corsica
- League of Franche-Comté
| Départemental districts | Level IX | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV |
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| Doubs-Sud/Haut-Doubs | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | |
| Belfort-Montbéliard | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | ||
| Jura | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | ||
| Haute-Saône | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 |
- League of Guyana
- League of Languedoc-Roussillon
- League of Lorraine
- League of Maine
- League of the Mediterranean
- League of Midi-Pyrénées
- League of Nord Pas-de-Calais
- League of Normandy
- League of Paris Île-de-France
| Départemental districts | Level X | Level XI | Level XII | Level XIII | Level XIV | Level XV | Level XVI | Level XVII |
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| Essonne | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | ||
| Hauts-de-Seine | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | ||
| Seine-et-Marne Nord (Seine-et-Marne) | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |||
| Seine-et-Marne Sud (Seine-et-Marne) | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |||
| Seine-Saint-Denis | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | ||||
| Val d'Oise | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |||
| Val-de-Marne | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |||
| Yvelines | Excellence | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | Division 6 | Division 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 |
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| Ain | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
| Drôme-Ardèche | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
| Isère | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
| Loire | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
| Rhône | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
| Savoie | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | |
| Haute-Savoie et Pays Gex | Excellence | Promotion d'Excellence | 1ere Division | 2eme Division | 3eme Division | 4emeDivision |
[edit] Women
[edit] National leagues
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Level |
League(s)/Division(s) |
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1 |
Division 1 Féminine |
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2 |
Division 2 Féminine |
Division 2 Féminine |
Division 2 Féminine |
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3 |
Division 3 Féminine |
Division 3 Féminine |
Division 3 Féminine |
Division 3 Féminine |
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Alsace Honneur Aquitaine Honneur Atlantique Honneur Auvergne Honneur Lower Normandy Honneur Burgundy Honneur Brittany Honneur Centre Honneur Centre-Ouest Honneur Champagne-Ardennes 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 |
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[edit] References
- ^ "LFP, Ligue 1, L1, Ligue 2, L2 et Coupe de le Ligue." (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. http://new.lfp.fr. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Ligue 1" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/presentationfff/liens/35816.shtml. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Ligue 2" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/presentationfff/liens/35817.shtml. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Championnat National" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/presentationfff/liens/35818.shtml. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Championnat de France amateur" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/presentationfff/liens/35820.shtml. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Championnat de France amateur 2" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/presentationfff/liens/35821.shtml. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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