2025–26 Championnat National

2025–26 Championnat National

The 2025–26 Championnat National season is the 33rd since the establishment of the Championnat National and the 27th in its current format, which serves as third division of the French football league system.

This season is also be the last to use the National name, with the league being renamed Ligue 3 starting in the 2026–27 season.

Teams

Changes

The following teams changed division since the 2024–25 season.

Relegated from Ligue 2
Promoted from National 2
Promoted to Ligue 2
Relegated to National 2
Demoted to Régional 2
Relegated to Départemental 3

Name changes

• Aubagne changed its official name to Aubagne Air Bel after the team merged with SC Air Bel and took effect this season.

Stadia and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th><th>2024–25 season</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ajaccio↓</td><td>Ajaccio</td><td>Stade Michel Moretti</td><td>10,600</td><td>12th in Ligue 2</td></tr><tr><td>Aubagne Air Bel</td><td>Aubagne</td><td>Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny</td><td>1,000</td><td>6th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Bourg-Péronnas</td><td>Bourg-en-Bresse</td><td>Stade Marcel-Verchère</td><td>11,400</td><td>5th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Caen↓</td><td>Caen</td><td>Stade Michel d'Ornano</td><td>20,300</td><td>18th in Ligue 2</td></tr><tr><td>Châteauroux</td><td>Châteauroux</td><td>Stade Gaston-Petit</td><td>17,173</td><td>16th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Concarneau</td><td>Concarneau</td><td>Stade Guy-Piriou</td><td>5,800</td><td>8th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Dijon</td><td>Dijon</td><td>Stade Gaston Gérard</td><td>15,995</td><td>4th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Fleury↑</td><td>Fleury-Mérogis</td><td>Stade Auguste Gentelet</td><td>2,000</td><td>1st in National 2 Group C</td></tr><tr><td>Le Puy↑</td><td>Le Puy-en-Velay</td><td>Stade Charles Massot</td><td>4,800</td><td>1st in National 2 Group A</td></tr><tr><td>Orléans</td><td>Orléans</td><td>Stade de la Source</td><td>7,533</td><td>7th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Paris 13 Atletico</td><td>Paris 13</td><td>Stade Sébastien Charléty</td><td>20,000</td><td>14th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Quevilly-Rouen</td><td>Le Petit-Quevilly</td><td>Stade Robert Diochon</td><td>12,018</td><td>11th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Rouen</td><td>Rouen</td><td>10th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Sochaux</td><td>Montbéliard</td><td>Stade Auguste-Bonal</td><td>20,005</td><td>12th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Stade Briochin↑</td><td>Saint-Brieuc</td><td>Stade Fred-Aubert</td><td>10,600</td><td>1st in National 2 Group B</td></tr><tr><td>Valenciennes</td><td>Valenciennes</td><td>Stade du Hainaut</td><td>25,172</td><td>9th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Versailles</td><td>Versailles</td><td>Stade Georges Lefèvre</td><td>2,164</td><td>13th in National</td></tr><tr><td>Villefranche</td><td>Villefranche-sur-Saône</td><td>Stade Armand Chouffet</td><td>3,500</td><td>15th in National</td></tr></tbody></table>

↓	Relegated from the Ligue 2
↑	Promoted from the National 2

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Main kit sponsor</th><th>Other kit sponsor(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ajaccio</td><td>Thierry Debès1</td><td></td><td>Adidas</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Aubagne Air Bel</td><td>Gabriel Santos</td><td></td><td>Adidas</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Bourg-Péronnas</td><td>David Le Frapper</td><td></td><td>Hummel</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Caen</td><td>Maxime d'Ornano</td><td></td><td>Nike</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Châteauroux</td><td>Cris</td><td></td><td>Erreà</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Concarneau</td><td>Stéphane Rossi</td><td></td><td>Hummel</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Dijon</td><td>Baptiste Ridira</td><td></td><td>Nike</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Fleury</td><td>David Vignes</td><td></td><td>Skita</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Le Puy</td><td>Stéphane Dief</td><td></td><td>Adidas</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Orléans</td><td>Hervé Della Maggiore</td><td></td><td>Hummel</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Paris 13 Atletico</td><td>Vacant</td><td></td><td>Skita</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Quevilly-Rouen</td><td>David Carré</td><td></td><td>Hummel</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Rouen</td><td>Régis Brouard</td><td></td><td>XKript</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Sochaux</td><td>Vincent Hognon</td><td></td><td>Eldera</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Stade Briochin</td><td>Guillaume Allanou</td><td></td><td>Kappa</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Valenciennes</td><td>Stéphane Moulin</td><td></td><td>Hummel</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Versailles</td><td>Jordan Gonzalez</td><td></td><td>Kappa</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Villefranche</td><td>Fabien Pujo</td><td></td><td>Adidas</td><td></td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>

• ^ Interim. • ^ Apparel made by club. • ^ Applied on home shirt • ^ Applied on away shirt • ^ Applied on third shirt

Pre-season

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Replaced by</th><th>Arrival date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Announced on</td><td>Arrival on</td></tr><tr><td>Caen</td><td>Michel Der Zakarian</td><td>End of contract</td><td>1 May 2025</td><td>Maxime d'Ornano</td><td>12 May 2025</td><td>1 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sochaux</td><td>Frédéric Bompard</td><td>7 May 2025</td><td>Vincent Hognon</td><td>21 May 2025</td><td>1 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Valenciennes</td><td>Vincent Hognon</td><td>19 May 2025</td><td>Stéphane Moulin</td><td>21 May 2025</td><td>1 July 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

Standings

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dijon	25	14	10	1	42	17	+25	52	Promotion to Ligue 2
2	Sochaux	25	15	6	4	43	17	+26	51
3	Rouen	26	12	11	3	36	22	+14	47	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Orléans	26	12	7	7	35	35	0	43	Qualification to Ligue 3
5	Le Puy	25	11	8	6	36	26	+10	41
6	Fleury	25	11	8	6	33	23	+10	41
7	Versailles	25	12	5	8	34	28	+6	41
8	Valenciennes	25	9	6	10	29	34	−5	32
9	Concarneau	25	7	9	9	27	30	−3	30
10	Paris 13 Atletico	26	7	9	10	24	32	−8	30
11	Caen	26	5	14	7	29	30	−1	29
12	Villefranche	26	8	5	13	27	37	−10	29
13	Aubagne Air Bel	25	7	8	10	29	35	−6	29
14	Châteauroux	25	4	11	10	25	33	−8	23
15	Bourg-Péronnas	26	5	7	14	21	38	−17	22
16	Quevilly-Rouen	25	4	7	14	22	37	−15	19	Relegation to the National
17	Stade Briochin	26	3	9	14	26	44	−18	18
18	Ajaccio (D, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Excluded

Position by round

	Promotion to the Ligue 2
	Qualification for the Promotion play-off
	Relegation to the National

Attendances

Overall

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Ajaccio	0	0	0	0	n/a†
2	Aubagne Air Bel	0	0	0	0	n/a†
3	Bourg-Péronnas	0	0	0	0	n/a†
4	Caen	0	0	0	0	n/a†
5	Châteauroux	0	0	0	0	n/a†
6	Concarneau	0	0	0	0	n/a†
7	Dijon	0	0	0	0	n/a†
8	Fleury	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
9	Le Puy	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
10	Orléans	0	0	0	0	n/a†
11	Paris 13 Atletico	0	0	0	0	n/a†
12	Quevilly-Rouen	0	0	0	0	n/a†
13	Rouen	0	0	0	0	n/a†
14	Sochaux	0	0	0	0	n/a†
15	Stade Briochin	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
16	Valenciennes	0	0	0	0	n/a†
17	Versailles	0	0	0	0	n/a†
18	Villefranche	0	0	0	0	n/a†
	League total	0	0	0	0	n/a†

Home match played

Team \ Match played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Total
Ajaccio
Aubagne Air Bel
Bourg-Péronnas
Caen
Châteauroux
Concarneau
Dijon
Fleury
Le Puy
Orléans
Paris 13 Atletico
Quevilly-Rouen
Rouen
Sochaux
Stade Briochin
Valenciennes
Versailles
Villefranche
League total	0