2008–09 Championnat de France Amateur

The 2008–09 Championnat de France Amateurs season was the 11th edition of the competition since its establishment. The competition officially began 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. The competition consists of 72 clubs spread into four parallel groups of 18.

2008–09 Championnat de France Amateur

It is open to reserve teams in France and amateur clubs in France, although only the amateur clubs are eligible for promotion to the Championnat National. The highest-placed amateur team in each pool are promoted, replaced by the four lowest-placed in the Championnat.

Promotion and relegation from 2007–08

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Relegated from Championnat National to CFA

Promoted from CFA to Championnat National

Standings

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Note: Unlike the higher leagues, a win in the CFA is worth 4 points, with 2 points for a draw and 1 for a defeat.

Groupe A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Besançon (C, D, R) 34 22 6 6 67 34 +33 106 Expelled from the league
2 Compiègne 34 18 10 6 52 30 +22 98
3 Mulhouse 34 18 8 8 47 33 +14 96
4 Montceau Bourgogne 34 16 10 8 46 33 +13 92
5 Colmar 34 14 12 8 33 29 +4 88
6 Sochaux B 34 15 8 11 45 36 +9 87
7 Dunkerque 34 12 13 9 43 39 +4 83
8 Auxerre B 34 14 5 15 39 37 +2 81
9 Lens B 34 12 9 13 45 40 +5 79
10 Strasbourg B 34 11 11 12 34 35 −1 78
11 Lille B 34 12 7 15 41 47 −6 77
12 Raon-l'Étape 34 11 8 15 40 50 −10 75
13 Sénart-Moissy 34 9 10 15 24 32 −8 71
14 Noisy-le-Sec 34 9 9 16 31 43 −12 70
15 Nancy B 34 7 15 12 32 41 −9 70
16 Vesoul (R) 34 8 11 15 39 48 −9 69 Relegated to CFA 2
17 Metz B (R) 34 8 11 15 30 47 −17 69
18 Sainte-Geneviève (R) 34 5 7 22 28 59 −31 56
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2009. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated

Groupe B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hyères (P) 34 19 9 6 37 24 +13 100 Promoted to Championnat National
2 Fréjus 34 16 10 8 50 29 +21 92
3 Villefranche 34 16 8 10 59 44 +15 90
4 Andrézieux 34 13 14 7 43 29 +14 87
5 Sporting Toulon 34 14 11 9 42 40 +2 87
6 Martigues 34 14 11 9 51 39 +12 87
7 Lyon B 34 14 10 10 52 36 +16 86
8 Montpellier B 34 14 8 12 65 46 +19 84
9 Gazélec Ajaccio 34 12 10 12 40 41 −1 80
10 CA Bastia 34 11 12 11 55 64 −9 79
11 Agde 34 10 13 11 39 49 −10 77
12 Jura Sud 34 12 6 16 36 47 −11 76
13 Marignane 34 9 13 12 27 31 −4 74
14 Lyon Duchère 34 11 7 16 36 50 −14 74
15 Gap 34 10 8 16 42 54 −12 72
16 Saint-Étienne B (R) 34 7 14 13 40 45 −5 69 Relegated to CFA 2
17 Saint-Priest (R) 34 6 6 22 36 58 −22 58
18 AS Monaco B (R) 34 7 9 18 34 57 −23 64
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2009. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Groupe C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Luzenac (P) 34 20 9 5 59 27 +32 103 Promoted to Championnat National
2 Moulins 34 18 8 8 56 41 +15 96
3 Pau 34 18 8 8 42 25 +17 96
4 Vendée Fontenay 34 16 9 9 37 32 +5 91
5 Yzeure 34 15 9 10 60 43 +17 88
6 Bordeaux B 34 14 10 10 41 35 +6 86
7 Le Mans B 34 12 12 10 35 33 +2 82
8 Romorantin 34 13 10 11 49 49 0 83
9 Vendée Luçon 34 12 11 11 39 37 +2 81
10 Aurillac 34 9 15 10 46 45 +1 76
11 Colomiers 34 9 14 11 33 32 +1 75
12 Montluçon 34 9 13 12 43 54 −11 74
13 Albi 34 10 6 18 26 40 −14 70
14 Balma 34 9 9 16 47 54 −7 70
15 Genêts Anglet 34 9 8 17 35 53 −18 69
16 Châtellerault (R) 34 7 13 14 48 64 −16 68 Relegated to CFA 2
17 Bordelais (R) 34 7 11 16 27 47 −20 66
18 Bergerac (R) 34 4 16 14 32 47 −15 62
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2009. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Groupe D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rouen (P) 34 18 11 5 56 28 +28 99 Promoted to Championnat National
2 Plabennec 34 16 12 6 41 31 +10 94
3 Quevilly 34 15 12 7 53 31 +22 91
4 Orléans 34 15 11 8 49 36 +13 90
5 Villemomble 34 14 9 11 31 29 +2 85
6 La Vitréenne 34 12 13 9 36 28 +8 83
7 Rennes B 34 13 7 14 40 39 +1 80
8 Racing 34 12 10 12 36 34 +2 80
9 Viry-Châtillon 34 11 11 12 43 49 −6 78
10 PSG B 34 12 7 15 38 44 −6 77
11 SM Caen B 34 11 11 12 41 43 −2 78
12 Alfortville 34 10 10 14 40 43 −3 74
13 Quimper 34 9 12 13 28 41 −13 73
14 Le Havre B 34 8 15 11 38 42 −4 73
15 Pontivy 34 9 11 14 31 45 −14 72
16 Red Star (R) 34 10 9 15 28 36 −8 73 Relegated to CFA 2
17 Guingamp B (R) 34 9 10 15 35 41 −6 71
18 Vitré (R) 34 6 10 18 25 50 −25 62
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2009. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

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The Championnat de France Amateurs playoffs are designated for only the professional clubs B teams playing in the league. The best finishing professional reserve club in each group will advance to the playoffs where they will face each other at a site to be determined. The semi-final opponents are determined by the best finishing place. The best finishing reserve club will be awarded the 1st seed, while the worst finishing reserve club of the four will be awarded the 4th seed.

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Lyon 1 (4)
4 Rennes 1 (3)
1 Lyon 3
3 Sochaux 0
2 Bordeaux 2
3 Sochaux 3

Semi-finals

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Lyon1–1Rennes
Valdivia   5' Report Boye   24'
Penalties
4–3

Bordeaux2–3Sochaux
Bouscarrat  23'
Insou   62'
Report Bakambu   11',   52'
Gurler   66'

Final

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Lyon3–0Sochaux
Court   8',   68'
Tafer   63'
Report

Top goalscorers

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Last updated 3 May 2009

Groupe A

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Position Name Nationality Club Goals
1 Thomas Régnier   France FC Mulhouse 18
2 Yassin El Azzouzi   France FC Montceau Bourgogne 17
3 Benoit Boulanger   France AFC Compiègne 10
- Ludovic Gamboa   France AFC Compiègne 10
5 Hassan Benkajjane   France US Raon-l'Étape 9

Groupe B

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Position Name Nationality Club Goals
1 Romain Armand   France Montpellier B 23
2 Grégory Dutil   France ES Fréjus 18
3 Bruno Baretto   France FC Villefranche Beaujolais 13
4 Stéphane Biakolo   Cameroon ASF Andrézieux 12
5 Cyril Eboki-Poh   France CA Bastia 11

Groupe C

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Position Name Nationality Club Goals
1 Sylvain Komenan   Ivory Coast EDS Montluçon 15
2 Marvin Ousmane Seck   France Vendée Luçon 13
3 Pierre Aristouy   France Pau FC 11
- Tristan M'Bongo   France US Luzenac 11
5 Raphaël Caceres   France EDS Montluçon 10

Groupe D

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Position Name Nationality Club Goals
1 César Da Costa   Senegal FC Rouen 18
2 Ladislas Douniama   Congo US Orléans 14
3 Kelton Agasson   France ES Viry-Châtillon 13
- Kevin Le Faix   France AS Vitré 13
5 Gaëtan Charbonnier   France PSG B 12
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