Championnat National U17

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Championnat National U17
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Organising body French Football Federation (FFF)
Founded1990 (officially)
2009 (as Championnat National U17)
CountryFrance (83 teams)
Other club(s) fromMonaco (1 team)
Level on pyramid1 (of under-17 age group)
Relegation toRegional leagues
Current champions Amiens (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championships Lyon (4 titles)
Website Championnat National U17

The Championnat National U17 is the highest tier of under-17 football in France. [1] Organized by the French Football Federation, it is contested by 84 clubs that are split into 6 groups.

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History

In 2009, the Championnat National 16 ans was renamed the Championnat National U17. [2] [3] A under-15 (moins de 15 ans) league existed from 1990 to 1999, and a 15 ans league from 1999 to 2002. [4] The Championnat National U17 became the continuation for these competitions. [5]

PeriodName of the competitionAge category
1990–1996Championnat National des moins de 15 ansPlayers turning 16 on or after 1 August of the year the competition ends
1996–1999Players turning 16 on or after 1 January of the year the competition ends
1999–2002Championnat National des 15 ans
2002–2009Championnat National 16 ansPlayers turning 17 on or after 1 January of the year the competition ends
2009–presentChampionnat National U17

Format

The Championnat National U17 is an annual competition that is contested by 84 clubs, with 83 coming from France and 1 from Monaco. The teams are distributed into 6 geographically determined groups of 14 teams. A season starts in the end of summer and ends the following the spring. In the league phase, each team plays each other twice (home and away) in their respective groups for a total of 26 matches played per team. Afterwards, the 6 first-place teams in addition to the 2 best second-place teams face off in a play-off phase. The winner of the final is crowned French under-17 champion. [6]

Clubs

2023–24 season

For the 2023–24 season, 84 clubs participate in the Championnat National U17. [7]

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup F
Amiens Bastia Andrézieux SC Air Bel Balma Angers
Blois Borgo Annecy AC Ajaccio Bordeaux Avranches
Caen Cambrai Auxerre Gazélec Ajaccio Canet Roussillon Brest
Châteauroux Drancy Racing Besançon Clermont Castelnau Le Crès Carquefou
Laval Épernay Bourg-en-Bresse Lyon Istres Cholet
Le Havre Lens Dijon Lyon La Duchère Marmande Guingamp
Le Mans Lesquin FC Lyon ASPTT Marseille Marseille La Roche
Mantes Lille Metz Monaco Mérignac  [ fr ] Lorient
Montrouge FC 92FC Montfermeil Nancy Nice Montpellier Nantes
Orléans Paris 13 Atletico Sochaux Cavigal Nice  [ fr ] Rodez Niort
Paris FC Red Star Strasbourg Nîmes Olympique Rovenain Rennes
Paris Saint-Germain Reims Torcy Saint-Étienne Entente St Clément MontferrierTA Rennes
Quevilly-Rouen AAS Sarcelles Troyes Saint-Priest Toulouse ES Saintes
Versailles Valenciennes Villefranche Valence UJS Toulouse  [ fr ] Vertou

Performances by club

Lyon have won the most titles, with four. The title was not awarded for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no competition was held for the 1994–95 season. [5]

Championnat National U17 winners by team
TeamWinnersYears won
Lyon 41993–94, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2013–14
Auxerre 31990–91, 1995–96, 2002–03
Paris Saint-Germain 32010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17
Marseille 32007–08, 2008–09, 2022–23
Le Havre 21991–92, 1997–98
Metz 22004–05, 2006–07
Nantes 22005–06, 2018–19
Cannes 11992–93
Lille 11996–97
Bordeaux 11998–99
INF Clairefontaine 12000–01
Bastia 12001–02
Sochaux 12009–10
Lens 12011–12
Saint-Étienne 12012–13
Lorient 12014–15
Rennes 12017–18
Toulouse 12021–22
Amiens 12023–24

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