2022–23 Championnat National

The 2022–23 Championnat National season was the 30th since the establishment of the Championnat National, and the 24th in its current format, which serves as third division of the French football league system. Two clubs were promoted to Ligue 2 and six relegated after this season as adjustment for Ligue 1's reduction in size from 20 to 18 next season.[2] As a result, no promotion play-offs were held.[2]

Championnat National
Season2022–23
Dates12 August 2022 – 26 May 2023[1]
ChampionsConcarneau
PromotedConcarneau
Dunkerque
RelegatedSedan (to Régional 3)
Bourg-en-Bresse
Stade Briochin
Le Puy
Paris 13 Atletico
Borgo
Matches played306
Goals scored766 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer16 Fahd El Khoumisti, Le Mans and Concarneau
Biggest home winLe Mans 6–1 Sedan
Game week 2, 22 August 2022
Biggest away winBorgo 0–5 Avranches
Game week 16, 15 December 2022
Highest scoring7 goals
Le Mans 6–1 Sedan
Game week 2, 22 August 2022
Avranches 3–4 Dunkerque
Game week 13, 25 November 2022
Martigues 4–3 Versailles
Game week 34, 26 May 2023
Longest winning run7 (Dunkerque)
Longest unbeaten run16 (Martigues)
Longest winless run11 (Stade Briochin)
Longest losing run5 (Borgo
Avranches)
All statistics correct as of 19:16, 29 May 2023 (UTC).

Team changes

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Team changes from 2021–22 Championnat National.

  1. ^ On 28 June 2022, the DNCG further ruled that Sète would be relegated to Championnat National 2 for the 2022–23 season, due to financial mismanagement.[3] On 12 July, the decision was upheld at the appeal hearing, meaning Bastia-Borgo were reprieved from relegation.[4]

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Venue Capacity
Avranches Avranches Stade René Fenouillère 2,000
Borgo Borgo Stade Paul-Antoniotti 1,300
Bourg-Péronnas Bourg-en-Bresse Stade Marcel-Verchère 11,400
Châteauroux Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit 17,173
Cholet Cholet Stade Pierre Blouen 9,000
Concarneau Concarneau Stade Guy Piriou 6,500
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade Marcel-Tribut 4,933
Le Mans Le Mans MMArena 25,000
Le Puy Le Puy-en-Velay Stade Charles Massot 4,800
Martigues Martigues Stade Francis Turcan 8,290
Nancy Nancy Stade Marcel Picot 20,087
Paris 13 Atletico Paris (Paris 13) Stade Sébastien Charléty[a] 20,000
Orléans Orléans Stade de la Source 7,000
Red Star Paris (Saint-Ouen) Stade Bauer 10,000
Stade Briochin Saint-Brieuc Fred-Aubert Stadium 10,600
Sedan Sedan Stade Louis Dugauguez 23,189
Versailles Paris (Paris 16) Stade Jean-Bouin[b] 19,904
  1. ^ Stade Boutroux is not of sufficient standard for Championnat National, although it is being renovated. Paris 13 Atletico will start the season at Stade Sébastien Charléty[5]
  2. ^ Stade de Montbauron is not of sufficient standard for Championnat National. Versailles will play their games at Stade Jean-Bouin.[6]

Number of teams by regions

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Teams Region Team(s)
3   Île-de-France Versailles, Paris 13 Atletico and Red Star
  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne, Bourg-Péronnas and Villefranche
2   Brittany Concarneau and Saint-Brieuc
  Centre-Val de Loire Châteauroux and Orléans
  Pays de la Loire Cholet and Le Mans
  Grand Est Nancy and Sedan
1   Corsica Borgo
  Normandy Avranches
  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Martigues
  Hauts-de-France Dunkerque

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Concarneau (C, P) 34 19 6 9 60 37 +23 62[a] Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Dunkerque (P) 34 19 5 10 50 32 +18 62
3 Red Star 34 17 9 8 51 30 +21 60
4 Martigues 34 15 15 4 54 40 +14 60
5 Versailles 34 14 9 11 41 41 0 51
6 Villefranche 34 11 13 10 49 40 +9 46
7 Sedan (R) 34 12 10 12 41 47 −6 46 Administrative relegation
8 Cholet 34 11 12 11 38 41 −3 45
9 Avranches 34 14 4 16 44 46 −2 45[b]
10 Orléans 34 10 14 10 38 37 +1 44
11 Châteauroux 34 12 8 14 41 46 −5 44
12 Le Mans 34 10 13 11 50 42 +8 43
13 Nancy 34 10 12 12 37 42 −5 41[c]
14 Bourg-Péronnas (R) 34 9 13 12 42 46 −4 40 Relegation to Championnat National 2
15 Stade Briochin (R) 34 8 14 12 36 46 −10 38
16 Le Puy (R) 34 7 14 13 34 50 −16 35
17 Paris 13 Atletico (R) 34 6 13 15 28 42 −14 31
18 Borgo (R) 34 6 8 20 32 61 −29 26
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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Concarneau were deducted one point for fielding a suspended player against Orléans on 12 August 2022. Orléans were awarded a 3–0 win.[7]
  2. ^ Avranches were deducted one point for fielding a suspended player against Cholet on 12 August 2022. Cholet were awarded a 3–0 win.[7]
  3. ^ Nancy were deducted one point for fielding a player against Concarneau on 28 March 2023, who was suspended when the game originally took place (and was subsequently abandoned) on 13 February 2023. Concarneau were awarded a 3–0 win.[8]

Top scorers

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As of end of season.[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Fahd El Khoumisti Le Mans and Concarneau 16
2   Armand Gnanduillet Le Mans 14
  Rayan Ghrieb Dunkerque
4   Alexandre Ramalingom Sedan 13
  Idrissa Ba Villefranche
  Mohamed Ben Fredj Le Puy
  Goduine Koyalipou Avranches
8   Hicham Benkaid Stade Briochin 12
  Antoine Rabillard Concarneau
10   Amine Boutrah Concarneau 11
  Yankuba Jarju Cholet

Post-season administrative relegations and reprieves

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On 6 June 2023, the DNCG announced administrative relegation to Championnat National 2 for Sedan.[10] Sedan appealed the decision, and the DNCG appeal committee elected to take stronger action, excluding the club from all national championships, effectively relegating the club to the sixth tier.[11] As a result, Nancy were handed a reprieve from relegation.

Nancy themselves were originally handed an administrative relegation by the DNCG, but this was successfully appealed.[12][13]

Châteauroux were also initially punished with relegation by the DNCG, but successfully appealed and retained their place in the division.[14][15]

Bourg-Péronnas were initially handed an administrative relegation to Championnat National 3 on top of their sporting relegation, but this was also successfully appealed.[16][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Le calendrier de la saison 2022-2023" (in French). French Football Federation. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "National : 6 descentes, 2 montées… tout ce qu'il y a à savoir sur la saison 2022/2023 !". Foot National (in French). 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "DNCG. Le FC Sète 34 est relégué en National 2 !" (in French). footamateur.fr. 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "DNCG. Sète jouera en National 2, Bastia-Borgo repêché en National" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "National. Paris 13 Atletico jouera au stade Charléty en début de saison" (in French). footamateur.fr. 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ "National. Le FC Versailles 78 a choisi de jouer au stade Jean Bouin" (in French). footamateur.fr. 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b "N1. Deux clubs sacntionnées d'un retrait de points sur tapis vert" (in French). actufoot.com. 9 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Nancy : " on s'y attendait " réagit l'ASNL, qui va saisir le CNOSF pour son litige" (in French). foot-national.com. 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ "National 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ^ "DNCG. Le CS Sedan-Ardennes rétrogradé en National 2" (in French). Foot Amateur. 6 June 2023.
  11. ^ "DNCG. Le CS Sedan-Ardennes exclu des championnats nationaux" (in French). Foot Amateur. 4 July 2023.
  12. ^ "DNCG. L'AS Nancy Lorraine rétrogradée en National 3 !" (in French). Foot Amateur. 27 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Appel DNCG. Sochaux en National, Nancy en National 2" (in French). Foot Amateur. 11 July 2023.
  14. ^ "DNCG. La Berrichonne de Châteauroux rétrogradée en National 2 !" (in French). Foot Amateur. 20 June 2023.
  15. ^ a b "DNCG. La Commission d'Appel confirme les sanctions pour deux clubs" (in French). Foot Amateur. 6 July 2023.
  16. ^ "DNCG. Bourg-en-Bresse et Soyaux lourdement sanctionnés !" (in French). Foot Amateur. 20 June 2023.