2016–17 Championnat National

Championnat National
Season2016–17
ChampionsChâteauroux
PromotedChâteauroux
Quevilly-Rouen
Paris FC
RelegatedÉpinal
CA Bastia
Sedan
Belfort
Matches played306
Goals scored728 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorer18 goals (Umut Bozok, Marseille Consolat)
All statistics correct as of 12:49, 25 May 2017 (UTC).

The 2016–17 Championnat National season was the 19th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 15 July 2016.[1]

Teams

There are 18 clubs in the league, with four promoted teams from Championnat de France Amateur replacing the four teams that were relegated from National following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured National status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

Team changes

As of 14 July 2016, the following teams have mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 season. Evian Thonon Gaillard, who were relegated from Ligue 2, was sent administratively to CFA due to financial troubles. As a result, Épinal were added back to National.[2]

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2016–17 National
Club Location Venue Capacity
Avranches Avranches Stade René Fenouillère 2,000
CA Bastia Bastia Stade d'Erbajolo 2,000
Belfort Belfort Stade Roger Serzian 5,500
Béziers Béziers Stade de Sauclières 12,000
Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer Stade de la Libération 15,204
Chambly Chambly Stade des Marais 2,500
Châteauroux Châteauroux Stade Gaston Petit 17,000
Concarneau Concarneau Stade Guy Piriou 6,500
Créteil Créteil Stade Dominique Duvauchelle 12,050
Dunkerque Dunkirk Stade Marcel-Tribut 4,200
Épinal Épinal Stade de la Colombière 8,000
Les Herbiers Les Herbiers Stade Massabielle 5,000
Lyon-Duchère Lyon Stade de Balmont 5,438
Marseille Consolat Marseille Stade La Martine 1,990
Paris FC Paris Stade Sébastien Charléty 20,000
Pau Pau Stade du Hameau 13,819
Quevilly-Rouen Le Petit-Quevilly Stade Robert Diochon 12,018
Sedan Sedan Stade Louis Dugauguez 24,389

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Châteauroux (C, P) 34 16 11 7 43 35 +8 59 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Quevilly-Rouen (P) 34 15 13 6 50 37 +13 58
3 Paris FC[a] (P) 34 15 9 10 30 18 +12 54 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Marseille Consolat 34 16 6 12 52 44 +8 54
5 Chambly 34 14 12 8 42 34 +8 54
6 Dunkerque 34 15 8 11 51 37 +14 53
7 Lyon-Duchère 34 14 8 12 40 37 +3 50
8 Béziers 34 14 8 12 44 41 +3 50
9 Boulogne 34 13 10 11 47 38 +9 49
10 Avranches 34 12 10 12 47 46 +1 46
11 Concarneau 34 13 7 14 38 43 −5 46
12 Créteil 34 12 6 16 40 49 −9 42
13 Les Herbiers 34 8 15 11 38 42 −4 39
14 Pau 34 8 14 12 28 37 −9 38
15 Épinal (R) 34 8 13 13 33 39 −6 37 Relegation to National 2
16 CA Bastia (D, R) 34 9 9 16 34 53 −19 36 Merged after the season
17 Sedan (R) 34 9 8 17 39 52 −13 35 Relegation to National 2
18 Belfort (R) 34 8 7 19 32 46 −14 31
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) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Paris FC lost the relegation play-off, but were promoted to fill the vacant spot created by the administrative relegation of SC Bastia from Ligue 1 to Championnat National.[4]

Play-offs

The 2016–17 season saw the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd-placed team in the Championnat National in a two-legged confrontation. The Championnat National team hosted the first game.[5]

Paris FC0–1Orléans
Report Sami 49'
Orléans1–0Paris
Nabab 75' Report
Referee: Frank Schneider

Orléans won 2–0 on aggregate.

Top scorers

As of end of season [6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Turkey Umut Bozok Marseille Consolat 18
2 France Mehdy Guezoui Quevilly-Rouen 15
3 Senegal Adama Sarr Les Herbiers 12
Senegal Malik Tchokounté Dunkerque
5 France Christopher Mayulu Avranches 11
6 Guadeloupe Grégory Gendrey Chambly 10
France Soufiane Atik Lyon-Duchère
Algeria Julien López Marseille Consolat
France Theoson Siebatcheu Châteauroux
10 Togo Kalen Damessi Concarneau 9
Republic of the Congo Bevic Moussiti-Oko Dunkerque
France Martin Mimoun Créteil
France Anthony Schuster Les Herbiers

References

  1. ^ "National 2016/2017 : Le calendrier enfin dévoilé". www.foot-national.com. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Repêchage en National : Communiqué officiel" (in French). sasfootball.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ Les Herbiers were originally relegated but Luçon decided to not take part in the new season due to financial difficulties. "Le Vendée Luçon Football dit adieu au National" (in French). ouest-france.fr. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ "LFP : Le Paris FC est en Ligue 2 (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Les décisions du 14 avril 2016" (in French). lfp.fr. 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Livescores - Soccer - Scoresway".