2024–25 Championnat National 3

Championnat National 3

Season	2024–25
Dates	25 August 2024 to 26 May 2025
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024-25 Championnat National 3 is the eighth season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. For this season only, the competition is contested by 140 clubs split geographically across 10 groups of 14 teams. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs. The competition starts on 25 August 2024 and is scheduled to end on 26 May 2025. ^[1]

Teams

On 16 July 2024, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups. ^[2]

Changes from the 2023–24 season were as follows:

Teams joining the division

• Alès, Thonon Évian, Chamalières, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Toulouse (res), Saumur, Romorantin, Avoine Chinon, Trélissac, Angers (res), Racing Club, Lorient (res), Borgo, Vire, Guingamp (res), Haguenau, Colmar, Auxerre (res), Mâcon, Racing Besançon and Saint-Quentin finished in relegation positions in 2023–24 Championnat National 2
• 13 teams gained promotion from the various Régional 1 leagues. ^[3]

Teams promoted to Championnat National 3

Region	Team	Method of qualification
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bassin d'Arcachon	Champion, R1 Group C
Pays de la Loire	La Roche-sur-Yon	Champion, R1 Group B
Centre-Val de Loire	Chartres	Champion, R1
Corse	Sud FC	Champion, R1 Corse
Méditerranée	Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat	Champion, R1 Méditerranée
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Montceau-les-Mines	Champion, R1 Group A
Grand Est	Sarreguemines	Champion, R1 Group B
Occitanie	Aigues-Mortes	Champion, R1 Group A
Hauts-de-France	Calais	Champion, R1 Group C
Normandy	Grand-Quevilly	Champion, R1 Group B
Brittany	Cesson-Sévigné	Champion, R1 Group B
Paris Île-de-France	Torcy	Champion, R1 Group B
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Seyssinet-Pariset	Champion, R1 Group C

Teams leaving the division

• Istres, Anglet, Poitiers, Poiré-sur-Vie, Saint-Colomban Locminé, Houlgate, Chantilly, FC Balagne, Thionville, Rumilly-Vallières and Saint-Priest were champions of each group, and were promoted to 2023–24 Championnat National 2.
• Cagnes-sur-Mer, Montferrier-sur-Lez, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, Saint-Estève, Tours (administrative relegation), Bourges Foot 18 (res), Chambray, Niort (res), Saint-Nazaire, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Château-Gontier, Stade Briochin (res), Stade Pontivyen, Cercle Paul Bert Bréquigny, Le Havre (res), Quevilly-Rouen (res), Les Mureaux, Marcq-en-Barœul, Compiègne, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Montrouge (administrative relegation), Vitry-sur-Seine, Saran, Mainvilliers, Reims Sainte-Anne (administrative relegation), Nancy (res), FC Métropole Troyenne, Vesoul, Is-Selongey, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Feurs (administrative relegation), Valence, Ain Sud, Vaulx-en-Velin were relegated to Régional 1 for the 2024–25 season.

• Prix-lès-Mézières merged with Charleville and became Charleville Prix-lès-Mézières. ^[4]

Promotion and relegation

If eligible, the top team in each group is promoted to Championnat National 2. If a team finishing top of the group is ineligible, or declines promotion, the next eligible team in that group is promoted.

This season a total of 40 teams will be relegated to Régional 1, as a result of the restructuring of the French leagues. ^{[5] [6]} This will result in teams finishing in the bottom three places being relegated, along with the four worst eleventh-placed clubs, calculated from results against the teams placed 5th to 10th in their group. ^[7] Initially, it was planned the worst tenth was to be relegated, but the administrative relegation of FC Girondins de Bordeaux changed that. ^[8]

Reserve teams whose training centres are categorised as category 2B or lower cannot be promoted to Championnat National 2 by the rules of the competition.

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bayonne	20	14	5	1	40	10	+30	47	Promotion to National 2
2	Colomiers	20	10	3	7	34	24	+10	33
3	Onet-le-Château	20	7	7	6	30	39	−9	28
4	Castanet	20	6	9	5	20	28	−8	27
5	Bassin d'Arcachon	20	7	6	7	30	30	0	27
6	Alberes Argelès	20	6	9	5	27	30	−3	27
7	Canet Roussillon	20	7	5	8	22	21	+1	26
8	Pau (res)	19	8	3	8	23	25	−2	26
9	Toulouse (res)	19	7	5	7	25	21	+4	26
10	Trélissac	20	6	6	8	27	32	−5	24
11	Lège Cap Ferret	20	4	9	7	20	27	−7	21	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Blagnac	20	3	12	5	16	16	0	21
13	Stade Bordelais	20	5	5	10	21	21	0	20
14	Bordeaux (res)	20	3	8	9	22	33	−11	16

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chauray	20	9	5	6	23	20	+3	32	Promotion to National 2
2	Nantes (res)	20	8	7	5	26	18	+8	31
3	Vitré	20	8	5	7	32	30	+2	29
4	Fontenay	20	7	8	5	29	22	+7	29
5	Angers (res)	20	8	5	7	30	22	+8	29
6	La Châtaigneraie	20	8	4	8	15	25	−10	28
7	Vertou	20	8	4	8	23	28	−5	28
8	Challans	20	7	6	7	26	20	+6	27
9	La Roche-sur-Yon	20	6	8	6	21	24	−3	26
10	Laval (res)	20	5	11	4	24	23	+1	26
11	TA Rennes	20	7	3	10	21	29	−8	24	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Sablé	20	6	6	8	24	28	−4	23
13	Panazol	20	6	5	9	25	27	−2	23
14	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu	20	5	7	8	28	31	−3	22

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Guingamp (res)	20	11	6	3	33	15	+18	39	Promotion to National 2
2	Vire	19	10	6	3	40	28	+12	36
3	Lorient (res)	20	10	4	6	35	26	+9	34
4	Rennes (res)	20	9	6	5	28	19	+9	32
5	Pontivy	20	9	4	7	35	26	+9	31
6	Milizac	19	7	9	3	32	22	+10	30
7	Cesson-Sévigné	20	7	4	9	24	26	−2	25
8	Vannes	20	8	2	10	22	26	−4	25
9	Ergué-Gabéric	20	7	4	9	25	33	−8	25
10	Lannion	20	5	8	7	25	26	−1	23
11	Fougères	20	6	5	9	28	41	−13	23	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Flers	20	4	7	9	20	31	−11	19
13	Plabennec	20	5	4	11	17	34	−17	19
14	Saint-Lô	20	4	5	11	31	42	−11	17

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Borgo	20	11	7	2	29	14	+15	40	Promotion to National 2
2	SC Bastia (res)	20	10	4	6	31	26	+5	34
3	Dives-Cabourg	20	9	6	5	33	23	+10	33
4	Oissel	20	8	8	4	33	24	+9	32
5	SM Caen (res)	20	10	2	8	39	31	+8	32
6	Brétigny	20	9	4	7	25	19	+6	31
7	AC Ajaccio (res)	20	7	8	5	26	27	−1	29
8	Linas-Montlhéry	20	8	5	7	26	30	−4	29
9	Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône	20	7	8	5	30	21	+9	29
10	Alençon	20	7	3	10	30	36	−6	24
11	ASPTT Caen	20	6	4	10	24	32	−8	22	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Grand-Quevilly	20	4	6	10	23	40	−17	18
13	Chatou	20	4	6	10	24	29	−5	17
14	AG Caen	20	3	3	14	23	44	−21	12

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dieppe	20	14	4	2	47	18	+29	46	Promotion to National 2
2	Lille (res)	20	9	6	5	31	23	+8	33
3	Pays du Valois	20	8	8	4	34	30	+4	32
4	Reims (res)	20	9	3	8	34	31	+3	30
5	Croix	20	7	8	5	28	23	+5	29
6	Charleville Prix-lès-Mézières	20	7	7	6	29	28	+1	28
7	Vimy	20	6	9	5	36	33	+3	27
8	Lens (res)	20	7	4	9	36	31	+5	25
9	Pays de Cassel	20	6	6	8	28	35	−7	24
10	Saint-Quentin	20	6	6	8	31	36	−5	24
11	Calais	20	5	7	8	23	33	−10	22	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Sannois-Saint-Gratien	20	4	9	7	22	31	−9	21
13	Drancy	20	4	7	9	24	38	−14	19
14	Valenciennes (res)	20	1	10	9	20	33	−13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chartres	20	13	4	3	35	19	+16	43	Promotion to National 2
2	Montlouis-sur-Loire	20	12	3	5	26	18	+8	39
3	Cosne-sur-Loire	20	11	3	6	38	30	+8	36
4	Orléans (res)	20	11	3	6	44	34	+10	36
5	Romorantin	20	10	2	8	41	33	+8	32
6	Chauvigny	20	7	8	5	27	27	0	29
7	Vierzon	20	9	7	4	42	27	+15	27
8	Ouest Tourangeau	20	7	5	8	30	28	+2	26
9	Châtellerault	20	6	4	10	25	29	−4	22
10	Moulon Bourges	20	6	3	11	27	30	−3	21
11	Châteauneuf-sur-Loire	20	5	4	11	20	42	−22	19	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Châteauroux (res)	20	5	4	11	19	29	−10	19
13	Vineuil	20	5	2	13	15	37	−22	17
14	Avoine Chinon	20	2	10	8	19	25	−6	16

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Saint-Maur	20	13	6	1	34	15	+19	45	Promotion to National 2
2	Racing Club	20	11	7	2	40	18	+22	40
3	Sainte-Geneviève	20	9	5	6	25	22	+3	32
4	Auxerre (res)	20	8	6	6	26	18	+8	30
5	ASPTT Dijon	20	7	9	4	31	22	+9	30
6	ESTAC Troyes (res)	19	8	5	6	39	24	+15	29
7	Moulins Yzeure	20	8	4	8	30	35	−5	28
8	Neuilly-sur-Marne	20	7	6	7	31	32	−1	27
9	Dijon (res)	20	7	5	8	24	28	−4	26
10	Ivry	20	6	6	8	28	29	−1	24
11	Torcy	20	7	3	10	26	40	−14	24	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Montceau-les-Mines	20	5	5	10	13	28	−15	20
13	Louhans-Cuiseaux	20	3	6	11	18	34	−16	15
14	Gueugnon	19	2	3	14	10	30	−20	9

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Colmar	20	12	3	5	43	20	+23	39	Promotion to National 2
2	Sochaux (res)	19	10	6	3	29	17	+12	36
3	Racing Besançon	20	10	5	5	30	21	+9	35
4	Pontarlier	20	9	7	4	30	24	+6	34
5	Jura Dolois	19	8	6	5	24	17	+7	30
6	Sarreguemines	20	8	4	8	34	39	−5	28
7	Metz (res)	20	7	6	7	29	27	+2	27
8	RC Strasbourg (res)	20	7	4	9	31	39	−8	25
9	Belfort	20	6	7	7	25	32	−7	25
10	Sarre-Union	20	6	6	8	24	23	+1	24
11	Besançon Football	20	5	7	8	25	31	−6	22	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Thaon	20	4	9	7	25	31	−6	21
13	Strasbourg Koenigshoffen	20	4	6	10	21	33	−12	18
14	Raon-l'Étape	20	3	4	13	30	46	−16	13

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Limonest	19	12	3	4	26	13	+13	39	Promotion to National 2
2	Bourgoin-Jallieu	20	10	5	5	35	22	+13	35
3	Lyon La Duchère	20	10	5	5	26	20	+6	35
4	Olympique Lyonnais (res)	20	10	4	6	37	21	+16	34
5	Mâcon	20	10	1	9	27	22	+5	31
6	Thonon Évian	20	9	3	8	27	25	+2	30
7	Chamalières	19	8	4	7	20	21	−1	28
8	Saint-Étienne (res)	20	6	6	8	26	32	−6	24
9	Espaly-Saint-Marcel	20	5	8	7	23	24	−1	23
10	Seyssinet-Pariset	20	6	5	9	25	31	−6	23
11	Chambéry	20	6	4	10	23	30	−7	22	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Hauts Lyonnais	20	5	7	8	18	22	−4	22
13	Chassieu	20	5	5	10	19	33	−14	20
14	Clermont (res)	20	4	6	10	23	39	−16	18

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Rousset	19	15	3	1	48	21	+27	48	Promotion to National 2
2	Fos-sur-Mer	19	9	5	5	31	25	+6	32
3	Agde	20	10	2	8	28	30	−2	32
4	Marseille (res)	20	9	5	6	39	23	+16	32
5	Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat	20	8	5	7	24	26	−2	29
6	Alès	18	9	1	8	38	27	+11	28
7	Beaucaire	18	7	5	6	25	21	+4	26
8	Lucciana	20	6	8	6	29	33	−4	26
9	Montpellier (res)	20	6	6	8	25	23	+2	24
10	Cannet Rocheville	20	5	10	5	21	19	+2	24
11	Aigues-Mortes	19	5	5	9	19	26	−7	20	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Sud FC	20	4	6	10	18	31	−13	18
13	EUGA Ardziv	20	5	2	13	26	50	−24	17
14	Corte	19	4	5	10	17	33	−16	17

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

References

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3. "Régional 1 : tous les promus en National 3" (in French). Foot National. 23 June 2024.
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