2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur

Championnat de France amateur
Season2009–10
ChampionsColmar (Groupe A)
PromotedGap (Groupe B)
Niort (Groupe C)
Orléans (Groupe D)
RelegatedBordeaux B
Balma
Dunkerque
Grenoble B
Le Pontet
Mantes
Marck
Montpellier B
Pontivy
Quimper
Strasbourg B
Toulouse Fontaines
Vesoul
Top goalscorerFrédéric Marques (22)

The 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateurs season was the 12th edition of the competition since its establishment. The competition officially began on 8 August 2009 and ended in May 2010. The competition consisted of 73 clubs spread into four parallel groups of 18 with one of the groups containing 19 clubs. 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.

DNGC Rulings

All clubs that secured CFA status for the 2009–10 season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[1][2]

Following the DNCG's annual report on clubs, on 25 June, it was announced that six clubs had been relegated from the National to lower divisions. AS Beauvais, SO Cassis Carnoux, CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, and FC Libourne Saint-Seurin were relegated to the Championnat de France Amateurs. Besançon RC, US Luzenac, and FC Rouen, who were all recently promoted, were relegated to Championnat de France Amateurs 2, while FC Sète and Calais RUFC were relegated to the Division d'Honneur. All clubs relegated were allowed to appeal the decision.[3]

Following an appeal from the aforementioned clubs, FC Rouen, AS Beauvais, and US Luzenac had their appeals successfully overturned meaning they will remain in the Championnat National. Some clubs were, however, unsuccessful. FC Sète's appeal was upheld relegating them to the Division d'Honneur. Stade Plabennecois will replace them in the Championnat National.[4] FC Libourne Saint-Seurin, Besançon RC, and Calais RUFC appeals were also rejected by the DNCG, however, all three clubs decided to take their case to the CNOSF, the National Sporting Committee of France which governs sport in France. Both Calais and Besançon's rulings were determined on 23 July. The CNOSF determined that Besançon should be relegated to the CFA and not CFA 2, while Calais should respect and oblige the DNCG's ruling relegated them to CFA 2.[5][6]

Libourne's ruling was determined on 27 July, when the CNOSF informed the club that they should honor the DNCG's ruling and suffer relegation to the CFA. Libourne's chairman Bernard Layda responded by announcing the club will file for bankruptcy, restructure themselves, and oblige the ruling.[7] Besançon and Libourne are slated to be replaced by ES Fréjus and AS Moulins.

Both CS Louhans-Cuiseaux and SO Cassis Carnoux had their appeals heard by the DNCG on 9 July.[8] On 10 July, the DNGC ruled that both Louhans-Cuiseaux and Cassis-Carnoux rulings had been overturned meaning they will play in the Championnat National this season.[9]

On 29 July, the French Football Federation unanimously suspended newly promoted CFA club Toulouse Rodéo FC from the league following abnormalities detected in the club's use of non-licensed players.[10] The club was replaced by Red Star Saint-Ouen, who were relegated from the CFA last year.[11]

On 6 August, just three days before the start of the season, the CNSOF ruled that CFA 2 club Olympique Saumur would be allowed promotion to the CFA on the assumption that the club was ranked second behind Les Herbiers VF in terms of the promotion chart following a current CFA club's relegation by means of a federation ruling.[12] With Besançon's relegation to the CFA, it has been determined that two groups would have an allocation of 20 clubs, while one group would have an allocation of 19 clubs.[13] Due to the sudden circumstances, on 7 August, the FFF devised a brand new schedule for the CFA.[14] The federation also announced that they had rejected the CNOSF's proposal for integrating Saumur into the CFA. Saumur responding by announcing their intent to appeal the judgment in Administrative Court.[15]

Promotion and relegation from 2008–09

Promoted from CFA 2

1Saint-Raphael finished Champions, but cannot participate in next season's CFA because the club will fuse with ES Fréjus to form a new club. As such, Le Pontet was allowed to take their promotion spot.

2Tours B finished Champions, but cannot participate in CFA because the DNCG deemed the formation structure of the reserve inadequate. Les Herbiers were allowed to take their promotion spot.

Teams relegated from Championnat National 2009–10

Teams promoted to Championnat National 2009–10

Relegated from CFA to CFA 2

League Tables

Last updated: 30 May 2010

Groupe A

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Colmar (C) (P) 36 19 12 5 55 33 +22 105 Promotion to
Championnat National
2 Alfortville (P) 36 19 10 7 56 37 +19 103 Promotion to
Championnat National
3 Villemomble 36 15 16 5 45 33 +12 97
4 Besançon 36 15 11 10 59 48 +11 92
5 Amnéville 36 15 8 13 58 55 +3 89
6 Drancy 36 15 7 14 49 51 −2 88
7 Noisy-le-Sec 36 11 17 8 52 46 +6 86
8 Épinal 36 13 11 12 45 46 −1 86
9 Nancy Reserves 36 14 8 14 47 46 +1 86 Championnat de France amateur
Playoffs
10 Lille Reserves 36 11 16 9 55 47 +8 84
11 Compiègne 36 11 15 10 42 40 +2 84
12 Raon-l'Étape 36 11 12 13 47 48 −1 81
13 Mulhouse 36 12 9 15 41 48 −7 81
14 Sannois Saint-Gratien 36 12 9 15 47 51 −4 81
15 Lens Reserves 36 12 8 16 40 42 −2 80
16 Vesoul (R) 36 9 11 16 29 45 −16 74
Relegation to
Championnat de France amateur 2
17 Dunkerque (R) 36 10 7 19 45 53 −8 73
18 Marck (R) 36 8 13 15 43 57 −14 73
19 Strasbourg Reserves (R) 36 4 12 20 28 59 −31 60

Groupe B

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gap (P) 34 17 9 8 58 34 +24 94 Promotion to
Championnat National
2 Gazélec Ajaccio 34 16 10 8 45 30 +15 92
3 Jura Sud 34 16 9 9 47 37 +10 91
4 Lyon Reserves 34 12 15 7 51 38 +13 85 Championnat de France amateur
Playoffs
5 Martigues 34 13 10 11 39 35 +4 83
6 Marignane 33 13 10 10 34 34 0 82
7 Toulon 33 13 11 9 38 31 +7 80
8 Agde 34 11 13 10 30 39 −9 80
9 CA Bastia 34 11 11 12 40 38 +2 78
10 Bourg-Péronnas 34 11 11 12 37 47 −10 78
11 Sochaux Reserves 34 11 9 14 37 33 +4 76
12 Montceau Bourgogne1 34 12 9 13 42 42 0 76
13 Villefranche 34 12 9 13 41 45 −4 76
14 Andrézieux 34 11 8 15 36 39 −3 75
15 Lyon-Duchère 34 10 11 13 30 34 −4 75
16 Le Pontet (R) 34 10 11 13 40 54 −14 75
Relegation to
Championnat de France amateur 2
17 Montpellier Reserves (R) 34 8 12 14 35 41 −6 70
18 Grenoble Reserves (R) 34 6 10 18 31 55 −24 62

1 Montceau Bourgogne have been docked 3 points.

Groupe C

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Niort (P) 34 18 11 5 53 23 +30 99 Promoted to
Championnat National
2 Yzeure 34 16 10 8 37 28 +9 92
3 Vendée Luçon 34 15 11 8 45 39 +6 90
4 Paris SG Reserves 34 13 15 6 37 28 +9 88 Championnat de France amateur
Playoffs
5 Albi 34 14 12 8 42 40 +2 88
6 Montluçon 34 14 10 10 45 36 +9 86
7 Colomiers 34 13 9 12 33 29 +4 82
8 Les Herbiers 34 12 12 10 48 44 +4 82
9 Le Mans Reserves 34 10 14 10 42 34 +8 78
10 Libourne-Saint-Seurin 34 10 14 10 35 31 +5 78
11 Red Star 34 11 9 14 38 42 −4 76
12 Pau 34 9 12 13 30 35 −5 73
13 Aurillac 34 8 14 12 26 40 −14 72
14 Genêts d'Anglet 34 9 9 16 29 42 −13 70
15 Vendée Fontenay 34 6 18 10 31 41 −10 70
16 Bordeaux Reserves2 (R) 34 9 10 15 23 32 −9 69
Relegation to
Championnat de France amateur 2
17 Balma (R) 34 6 12 16 27 41 −14 64
18 Toulouse Fontaines (R) 34 6 10 18 25 39 −14 62

2 Bordeaux Reserves have been docked 5 points.

Groupe D

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Orléans (P) 34 19 12 3 43 21 +22 103 Promotion to
Championnat National
2 Vitréenne 34 17 10 7 49 34 +15 95
3 Le Havre Reserves 34 15 14 5 59 40 +19 93 Championnat de France amateur
Playoffs
4 Cherbourg 34 17 8 9 45 33 +12 93
5 Quevilly 34 13 9 12 52 46 +6 82
6 Racing3 34 13 11 10 47 36 +11 81
7 Romorantin 34 12 11 11 59 57 +2 81
8 Viry-Châtillon 34 13 8 13 50 58 −8 81
9 Ivry 34 12 10 12 40 37 +3 80
10 Auxerre Reserves 34 12 9 13 47 42 +5 79
11 Sénart-Moissy 34 11 12 11 49 47 +2 79
12 Carquefou 34 12 9 13 37 42 −5 79
13 Rennes Reserves 34 12 9 13 31 41 −10 76
14 Caen Reserves 34 9 12 13 46 43 +3 73
15 Avranches 34 10 9 15 34 44 −10 73
16 Mantes (R) 34 10 7 17 35 49 −14 71
Relegation to
Championnat de France amateur 2
17 Quimper (R) 34 6 9 19 24 57 −33 61
18 Pontivy (R) 34 5 10 19 36 57 −21 59

3 Racing have been docked 3 points due to financial irregularities.

Playoffs

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 Le Havre 3
4 Nancy 2
1 Le Havre 2
3 Lyon 3
2 Paris SG 0
3 Lyon 3

Semi-finals

Paris SG0–3Lyon
Report Lacazette 60', 63'
Miguet 70'
Referee: Ansel Aymeric (Ligue Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
Le Havre3–2Nancy
Quedeville 16' (o.g.)
Fardou 42'
Laguarrigue 78'		 Report Makota 71'
Hadji 87'
Referee: Eric Wernert (Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France)

Final

Le Havre2–3Lyon
Fardou 85'
Kifoueti 107'		 Report Court 63', 98'
Novillo 95'
Referee: Fabrice Baussay (Ligue du Maine)

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 17 April 2010

References

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