Championnat National U19

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Championnat National U19
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Organising body French Football Federation (FFF)
Founded1990 (officially)
2009 (as Championnat National U19)
CountryFrance (55 teams)
Other club(s) fromMonaco (1 team)
Level on pyramid1 (of under-19 age group)
Relegation toRegional leagues
Domestic cup(s) Coupe Gambardella (1996-2019)
International cup(s) UEFA Youth League
Current champions Nantes (3rd title)
(2022–23)
Most championships Paris Saint-Germain (4 titles)
Website Championnat National U19

The Championnat National U19 is the highest tier of under-19 football in France. Organized by the French Football Federation, it is contested by 56 clubs that are split into 4 groups.

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History

In 2009, the Championnat National 18 ans of France was renamed Championnat National U19. [1] [2] Before the 18 ans league, a U17 (moins de 17 ans then 17 ans) league existed from 1990 to 2002. The Championnat National U19 became the continuation of the now-disappeared -17 ans and 18 ans leagues. [3] [4] On the other hand, the Championnat National U17 is a continuation of the former moins de 15 ans league from 1990 to 2002 and 16 ans league from 2002 to 2009. [5]

PeriodName of the competitionAge category
1990–1996Championnat National des moins de 17 ansPlayers turning 18 on or after 1 August of the year the competition ends
1996–1999Players turning 18 on or after 1 January of the year the competitions ends
1999–2002Championnat National des 17 ans
2002–2009Championnat National 18 ansPlayers turning 19 on or after 1 January of the year the competition ends
2009–presentChampionnat National U19

Format

The Championnat National U19 is played annually and is contested by 56 clubs, with 55 coming from France and 1 from Monaco. The teams are divided into 4 geographically-determined groups of 14 teams. A season begins in the end of summer and ends in the following spring. In the league phase, every team plays each other twice (home and away) in their respective groups for a total of 26 games played per team. Afterwards, the first and second place teams of each group face off in a play-off phase. The winner of the final is crowned French under-19 champion. [6] [7]

European qualification

Since 2015, the winner of the Championnat National U19 has qualified for the UEFA Youth League. In a separate path, 2–3 youth teams of Ligue 1 clubs qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualify for the Youth League as well. [8]

Clubs

2021–22 season

For the 2021–22 season, 56 clubs participated in the Championnat National U19. [9]

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Amiens Auxerre Angers Ajaccio
Caen Bourg-en-Bresse Avranches Béziers
Chambly Clermont Bordeaux Cannes
Drancy ASPTT Dijon Brest Colomiers
Évreux Dijon Concarneau Istres
Feignies Aulnoye Lyon Châteauroux Marseille
Le Havre Metz Guingamp Monaco
Lens Nancy Laval Montpellier
Lille Paris FC Le Mans Nice
Orléans Pontarlier Mérignac  [ fr ] Nîmes
FC Montfermeil Sochaux Nantes ASC Pieve di Lota
Paris Saint-Germain Strasbourg Rennes Saint-Étienne
Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire Torcy Tours Toulon
Valenciennes Troyes Vertou Toulouse

Performances by club

Paris Saint-Germain have won the most Championnat National U19 titles, with four. They are followed by Lyon, Bordeaux, and Rennes, who all have three titles, while Auxerre and Cannes both have two. [3] The title was not awarded for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Championnat National U19 winners by team
TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Paris Saint-Germain 412005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–162011–12
Lyon 341992–93, 1999–2000, 2004–051998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2015–16
Bordeaux 321997–98, 1998–99, 2016–172000–01, 2008–09
Rennes 32001–02, 2006–07, 2018–19
Nantes 231990–91, 2021–222004–05, 2012–13, 2014–15
Auxerre 211993–94, 2011–121990–91
Cannes 21994–95, 1995–96
Monaco 132012–132005–06, 2009–10, 2021–22
Metz 122000–011993–94, 1995–96
Sochaux 112002–031997–98
Nice 112003–042001–02
Saint-Étienne 111996–972006–07
Montpellier 112017–182018–19
Strasbourg 11991–92
Guingamp 12007–08
Lens 12008–09
Tours 12013–14
Reims 12014–15
Le Havre 22007–08, 2016–17
Caen 21999–2000, 2017–18
Toulouse 11991–92
Nancy 11992–93
INF Clairefontaine 11994–95
FC Lyon 11996–97
Grenoble 12010–11
Thonon Évian 12013–14

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References

  1. ↑ "Une réforme prête à l'emploi". 18 May 2009.
  2. ↑ REFORME CHAMPIONNATS JEUNES Saison 2009/2010
  3. 1 2 "CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U19, ANCIEN 18 ANS JUSQU'EN 2008-2009 ET 17 ANS JUSQU'EN 2001-02". French Football Federation (in French). 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Foot, hebdomadaire de la FFF, 29 May 1996.
  5. ↑ "CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U17, ANCIEN 16 ANS JUSQU'EN 2008-2009 ET 15 ANS JUSQU'EN 2001-02". French Football Federation (in French). 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "REGLEMENT DES CHAMPIONNATS NATIONAUX DE JEUNES SAISON 2016-2017" (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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  8. ↑ "UEFA Youth League: How the new system will work". UEFA. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Championnat National U19". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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