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| Current season or competition: Championnat National 2007-08 |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1936 |
| No. The 2007-08 Championnat National is the 15th edition of the 3rd division league and began play in August 2007 and is slated to end in May 2008. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Events May 8: Jockey Ralph Neves was involved in a racing accident at Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo California and mistakenly pronounced of teams | 20 |
| Country(ies) |  France |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Clermont Foot |
The Championnat de France National (also called Division 3) is the third highest division in French football, one division below Ligue 2, one above the Championnat de France Amateurs. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Clermont Foot is based in the city of Clermont-Ferrand (in the Région of Auvergne) Football in France is governed by the French Football Federation (Fédération Française de Football or FFF Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 1, which is France's top The Championnat de France Amateurs is a French football competition the equivalent of the fourth division below the Championnat National.
The Championnat National consists of 20 teams. At the end of the season, after all clubs have played a home and away series against each other, the three top teams in the league are promoted to Ligue 2, replaced by the latter's bottom three teams; and the bottom four are relegated to the Championnat de France Amateurs, replaced by their top four clubs. Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 1, which is France's top The Championnat de France Amateurs is a French football competition the equivalent of the fourth division below the Championnat National. After the Ligue 2 clubs are relegated, they are allowed to keep their professional status for two seasons, except under exceptional circumstances. Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 1, which is France's top Thus, this league contains both professional and amateur clubs. This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon. An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay
Since 1970, there has been an automatic promotion/relegation link between the D3 and the Ligue 2. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, before 1970 the Division 3 was open to reserve teams from the best professional teams in France, whose first teams played in Ligue 1. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade Nowadays, the best reserve teams are eligible for the division below, the Championnat de France Amateurs. The Championnat de France Amateurs is a French football competition the equivalent of the fourth division below the Championnat National.
In the long run, the professionalisation of the Championnat's member clubs is uncertain. The French League does not want to divide its profits into smaller shares, so it does not collaborate with amateur clubs to help them become professional. The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP is the French League of professional Football (soccer.
The matches in the Championnat National attract on average between 1500 and 2000 spectators per match.
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Honours
Championnat National (1993-94 - 1996-97), (two parallel groups in the division)
- 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) LB Châteauroux
- 1995. La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French second division football team from Châteauroux. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 FC Lorient
- 1996. FC Lorient Bretagne Sud is a French football club based in Lorient, Brittany. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Sporting Toulon Var
- 1997. Sporting Toulon Var is a football club from Toulon, France, who currently play in the French fourth division (the Championnat de France Amateurs Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Nîmes Olympique
Champions (since 1997-98)
| Season | Winner | Runner Up |
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| 1997-98 | AC Ajaccio | Sedan |
| 1998-99 | Louhans | Creteil |
| 1999-00 | Beauvais | Martigues |
| 2000-01 | Grenolbe | Amiens |
| 2001-02 | Clermont Foot | Stade Reims |
| 2002-03 | Besancon | Angers |
| 2003-04 | Stade Reims | Brest |
| 2004-05 | Valenciennes | Valence |
| 2005-06 | Niort | Tours |
| 2006-07 | Clermont Foot | Boulogne |
| 2007-08 | Vannes | Tours |
External links (in French)
- Official Website of The Championnat de France National
- Championnat National Fixtures,Live Results,Standings and Detailed Statistics (English)
- Foot-National
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