French Championnat National
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Established
1993 (32 years old)
First Recorded Event
2020-02-14
Current Season
2025-2026
Current Round
15
Level Above
French Ligue 2
Level Below
French National 2 Group A
Sport
SoccerLocation
France
Gender
Male
TV Rights
12 Dec 
Description
The Championnat de France National (English: French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2 and the Championnat National 2, the fourth division of French football.
Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 34 games each, totalling 306 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Saturdays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January.
National was founded in 1993 by the French Football Federation and serves as a base league for clubs on the brink of becoming professional or falling to the amateur levels. The league is annually composed of professional, semi-professional, and amateur football clubs. The current champions are Rodez AF. The matches in the league attract on average between 2,500 and 6,000 spectators per match.
Seasons
 2025-2026 | 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | ||||
Teams
  Aubagne Air Bel  |  Bourg-Péronnas |  Caen |  Châteauroux | ||||
 Concarneau |  Dijon |  Fleury |  Le Puy Foot 43 | ||||
 Orléans |  Paris 13 Atleti |  Quevilly-Rouen M� |  Rouen | ||||
 Sochaux |  Stade Briochin |  Valenciennes |  Versailles | ||||
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