2023–24 Championnat National

Championnat National
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 17 May 2024
Matches played166
Goals scored415 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer12 (Esteban Lepaul, Épinal)
Biggest home winFC Versailles 78 6–0 Nîmes
Game week 13, 10 November 2023
Biggest away winVillefranche 0–4 Niort
Game week 19, 2 February 2024
Highest scoringDijon 5–2 Avranches
Game week 3, 25 August 2023
Longest winning run7 (Red Star)
Longest unbeaten run11 (Red Star)
Longest winless run13 (Châteauroux)
Longest losing run5 (Nîmes
Cholet)
Highest attendance18,034
Le Mans 1–3 Nancy
Game week 15, 1 December 2023
Lowest attendance138
Marignane GCB 2–2 Avranches
Game week 18, 19 January
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 17:21, 3 February 2024 (UTC).

The 2023–24 Championnat National season is the 31st since the establishment of the Championnat National and the 25th in its current format, which serves as third division of the French football league system. Two clubs will be promoted to Ligue 2 and six relegated to Championnat National 2 after this season as adjustment for the reduction in size of Ligue 2 from 20 teams to 18 next season. As a result, no promotion play-offs are to be held.

Team changes

Team changes from 2022–23 Championnat National.

  1. As of the start of the season, the future status of Sochaux was still in dispute, and hence the season commenced without them. The FFF validated Sochaux's participation on 17 August 2023.
  2. The administrative relegation of Sedan by the DNCG appeal committee was later confirmed by the CNOSF and the administrative court.

Stadia and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity
Avranches Avranches Stade René Fenouillère 2,000
Châteauroux Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit 17,173
Cholet Cholet Stade Pierre Blouen 9,000
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995
Épinal Épinal Stade de la Colombière 8,000
GOAL FC Chasselay Stade Ludovic Giuly 5,000
Le Mans Le Mans MMArena 25,000
Marignane GCB Marignane Stade Saint-Exupéry 1,500
Martigues Martigues Stade Francis Turcan 8,290
Nancy Nancy Stade Marcel Picot 20,087
Nîmes Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482
Niort Niort Stade René Gaillard 10,886
Orléans Orléans Stade de la Source 7,000
Red Star Paris (Saint-Ouen) Stade Bauer 10,000
Rouen Rouen Stade Robert Diochon 12,108
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005
Versailles Paris (Paris 16) Stade Jean-Bouin 19,904
Villefranche Villefranche-sur-Saône Stade Armand Chouffet 3,500
  1. Stade de Montbauron is not of sufficient standard for Championnat National. Versailles will play their games at Stade Jean-Bouin.

Number of teams by regions

Teams Region Team(s)
2 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes GOAL FC and Villefranche
Centre-Val de Loire Châteauroux and Orléans
Grand Est Épinal and Nancy
Île-de-France Versailles and Red Star
Normandy Avranches and Rouen
Pays de la Loire Cholet and Le Mans
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marignane GCB and Martigues
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Dijon and Sochaux
1 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Niort
Occitanie Nîmes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Red Star 18 12 4 2 33 19 +14 40 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Niort 19 10 4 5 33 22 +11 34
3 Martigues 19 9 6 4 20 11 +9 33
4 Sochaux 18 8 5 5 32 24 +8 29
5 Dijon 19 8 5 6 27 25 +2 29
6 Nancy 19 8 6 5 22 16 +6 29
7 Rouen 18 8 6 4 24 16 +8 25
8 Orléans 18 7 4 7 24 26 −2 25
9 Villefranche 16 6 6 4 19 20 −1 24
10 Versailles 19 6 6 7 29 23 +6 24
11 Le Mans 18 6 6 6 19 22 −3 24
12 Avranches 18 6 4 8 23 32 −9 22
13 GOAL FC 18 5 5 8 21 20 +1 20 Relegation to Championnat National 2
14 Nîmes 19 4 8 7 17 26 −9 20
15 Marignane GCB 19 4 7 8 17 26 −9 19
16 Châteauroux 19 3 9 7 22 27 −5 18
17 Épinal 19 4 4 11 22 31 −9 16
18 Cholet 19 4 1 14 11 29 −18 13
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Sochaux 4, Dijon 3, Nancy 1.
  2. On 23 June 2023, the FFF announced a deduction of one point for Nancy, applicable to the 2023–24 season, due to incidents in the game against Bourg-Péronnas on the final day of the 2022–23 Championnat National season.
  3. On 28 November 2023, the DNCG announced a deduction of five points for Rouen, due to financial issues. The punishment was upheld on appeal.
  4. Ranked on head-to-head points: Rouen 3, Orléans 0.
  5. On 19 January 2024, the appeal commission of the FFF announced that Villefranche would have to replay games against Rouen, Avranches and Le Mans after fielding an ineligible player in the original fixtures. The three results were removed from the table.
  6. Ranked on head-to-head points and (goal difference): Villefranche 6 (+3), Versailles 1 (-1), Le Mans 1 (-2).
  7. Ranked on head-to-head points: GOAL FC 3, Nîmes 0.

Top scorers

As of 2 February 2024.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Esteban Lepaul Épinal 12
2 Alan Kerouedan Avranches 11
3 Christopher Ibayi Rouen 8
Diaowre Diarra Marignane GCB
5 Geoffray Durbant Châteauroux 7
Mehdi Baaloudj Versailles
7 Kévin Hoggas Sochaux 6
Achille Anani Red Star
Yankuba Jarju Cholet
Hacène Benali Red Star
Nesta Elphege Niort
Zakaria Fdaouch Dijon