French National 3 Group C

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Established
1993 (32 years old)

First Recorded Event

Current Season
2025-2026

Current Round
11

Level Above
French National 2 Group A

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Soccer

Location
France

Gender
Male

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10 Jan	Virois	5:00pm	Saint-Pie
10 Jan	Laval II	5:00pm	Guingamp
10 Jan	Vannes	5:00pm	Cesson
10 Jan	Ergué-Ga	5:00pm	GSI Ponti
10 Jan	Vitré	5:00pm	Lannion
10 Jan	Fougères	5:30pm	Alençon
10 Jan	Brest II	6:00pm	Rennes II
17 Jan	Lannion	5:00pm	Brest II
17 Jan	GSI Ponti	5:00pm	Virois
17 Jan	Alençon	5:00pm	Vitré
Results
13 Dec	Rennes II	-	Vitré
13 Dec	Guingamp	-	GSI Ponti
13 Dec	Alençon	-	Vannes
13 Dec	Laval II	-	Brest II
13 Dec	Lannion	-	Fougères
13 Dec	Cesson	-	Virois
13 Dec	Saint-Pie	-	Ergué-Ga
06 Dec	Brest II	0 - 1	Guingamp
06 Dec	Fougères	0 - 2	Rennes II
06 Dec	GSI Ponti	1 - 2	Saint-Pie

Description

The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Championnat National, and the Championnat National 2. Usually contested by 112 clubs, the Championnat National 3 operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Championnat National 2 and the regional leagues of the Division d'Honneur, the sixth division of French football. Seasons run from August to May, with teams in eight groups playing 26 games each totalling 1,456 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, 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.

The competition was founded in 1993 as National 3 and lasted for five years before being converted to Championnat de France Amateur 2 in 1998. In 2017, the FFF reorganised amateur football and the restructured 5th level again became Championnat National 3. Some clubs that participate in the league are semi-professional. The matches in the league attract on average between 200 and 400 spectators per match.

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