2018–19 Championnat National
Football league season
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The 2018–19 Championnat National season was the 21st season since the establishment of the Championnat National, which serves as the third division of the French football league system.
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rodez |
| Promoted | Rodez Chambly Le Mans |
| Relegated | Drancy L'Entente SSG Marignane Gignac Tours |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 669 (2.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 15 Goals Kévin Rocheteau, Cholet |
| Biggest home win | Boulogne 4–0 Avranches Round 8, 20 September 2018 Round 28, 29 March 2019 Avranches 5–1 L'Entente Round 30, 12 April 2019 Rodez 5–1 Lyon-Duchère Round 34, 17 May 2019 |
| Biggest away win | Dunkerque 1–4 Bourg-en-Bresse Round 26, 15 March 2019 Concarneau 0–3 Chambly Round 31, 19 April 2019 L'Entente 1–4 Pau Round 33, 9 May 2019 |
| Highest scoring | 7 goals (Concarneau 4–3 Villefranche Round 8, 21 September 2018 Laval 4–3 Drancy Round 20, 1 February 2019 Quevilly-Rouen 4–3 Laval Round 34, 17 May 2019) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Team changes
To NationalPromoted from National 2 Relegated from Ligue 2 |
From NationalRelegated to National 2 Promoted to Ligue 2
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Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avranches | Avranches | Stade René Fenouillère | 2,000 |
| Boulogne | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Stade de la Libération | 15,204 |
| Bourg-Péronnas | Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 |
| Chambly | Chambly | Stade des Marais | 2,500 |
| Cholet | Cholet | Stade Pierre Blouen | 9,000 |
| Concarneau | Concarneau | Stade Guy Piriou | 6,500 |
| Drancy | Drancy | Stade Charles Sage | 2,500 |
| Dunkerque | Dunkirk | Stade Marcel-Tribut | 4,200 |
| Laval | Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,607 |
| L'Entente | Saint-Gratien | Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo | 8,000 |
| Le Mans | Le Mans | MMArena | 25,000 |
| Lyon-Duchère | Lyon | Stade de Balmont | 5,438 |
| Marignane-Gignac | Marignane | Stade Saint-Exupéry | 1,900 |
| Pau | Pau | Stade du Hameau | 13,819 |
| Quevilly-Rouen | Le Petit-Quevilly | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 |
| Rodez | Rodez | Stade Paul Lignon | 5,955 |
| Tours | Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,247 |
| Villefranche | Villefranche-sur-Saône | Stade Armand-Chouffet | 3,200 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodez (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 76 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 2 | Chambly (P) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 62 | |
| 3 | Le Mans (O, P) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Laval | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 54 | |
| 5 | Lyon-Duchère | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 50 | |
| 6 | Boulogne | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Cholet | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 | |
| 8 | Avranches | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 45 | |
| 9 | Quevilly-Rouen | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 45 | |
| 10 | Pau[a] | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Dunkerque | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Villefranche | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Concarneau | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bourg-Péronnas | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 39 | |
| 15 | Tours (R) | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 37 | 2019-20 CFA 2 |
| 16 | Marignane-Gignac (R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 34 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |
| 17 | L'Entente SSG (R) | 34 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 29 | |
| 18 | Drancy (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 26 |
Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) fair play points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) fair play points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Pau were penalised for fielding a suspended player, Vincent Thill, in the home match against Bourg-Péronnas on 29 March 2018. The original scoreline was 4–0, with Thill scoring the first goal. Bourg-Péronnas were awarded a 3–0 victory and Pau deducted a penalty point.[1]
Promotion play-offs
A promotion play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and 3rd-placed team of the 2018–19 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 28 May and 2 June.[2]
Le Mans won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 2, while Gazélec Ajaccio were relegated to the Championnat National.
Top scorers
- As of matches played 17 May 2019.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kévin Rocheteau |
Cholet | 15 |
| 2 | Robert Maah |
Boulogne | 14 |
| 3 | Joris Correa |
Chambly | 13 |
| 4 |  Vincent Thill |
Pau | 12 |
| Mayingila N'Zuzi Mata |
Dunkerque | ||
| 6 | Florian David |
Rodez | 11 |
| 7 | Vincent Créhin |
Le Mans | 10 |
| Jordan Pierre-Charles |
Bourg-Péronnas | ||
| 9 | Ugo Bonnet |
Rodez | 9 |
| Madih Talal |
L'Entente SSG | ||
 Paul Garita |
Dunkerque |
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Mans | 5,853 |
| 2 | Stade lavallois | 4,317 |
| 3 | Rodez | 3,213 |
| 4 | Boulogne | 2,908 |
| 5 | FBBP | 2,263 |
| 6 | Tours | 1,969 |
| 7 | Concarneau | 1,917 |
| 8 | Quevilly-Rouen | 1,684 |
| 9 | Chambly | 1,071 |
| 10 | Dunkerque | 1,040 |
| 11 | Villefranche | 890 |
| 12 | Avranches | 886 |
| 13 | Cholet | 800 |
| 14 | Pau | 786 |
| 15 | Entente | 533 |
| 16 | MGCB | 517 |
| 17 | Drancy | 340 |
| 18 | Lyon-La Duchère | 273 |
Source:[3]