2018–19 Championnat National

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.

Championnat National
Season2018–19
ChampionsRodez
PromotedRodez
Chambly
Le Mans
RelegatedDrancy
L'Entente SSG
Marignane Gignac
Tours
Matches played306
Goals scored669 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer15 Goals
Kévin Rocheteau, Cholet
Biggest home winBoulogne 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 winDunkerque 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 scoring7 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)

Team changes

    Stadia and locations
    Location of teams in 2018–19 National
    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[lower-alpha 1] 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 Relegation to Championnat National 2
    16 Marignane-Gignac (R) 34 8 10 16 31 43 −12 34
    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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. 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 Mans1–2Gazélec Ajaccio
    • Boissier 53'
    		 Report
    Attendance: 22,800
    Gazélec Ajaccio0–2Le Mans
    Report
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referee: Mikael Lesage

    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

    References
    1. "Foot National - Le FBBP 01 récupère trois points sur tapis vert !" (in French). La Voix de l'Ain. 11 April 2019.
    2. "Domino's Ligue 2 : Tout sur la Saison 2018/2019" (in French). LFP.fr. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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