2016–17 Championnat National Explained

Competition:Championnat National
Season:2016–17
Winners:Châteauroux
Relegated:Épinal
CA Bastia
Sedan
Belfort
Promoted:Châteauroux
Quevilly-Rouen
Paris FC
League Topscorer:18 goals (Umut Bozok, Marseille Consolat)
Matches:306
Total Goals:728
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18
Updated: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]

To National

Promoted from CFA

Relegated from Ligue 2

From National

Relegated to CFA

Relegated to 6th tier

Promoted to Ligue 2

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AvranchesStade René Fenouillère2,000
BastiaStade d'Erbajolo2,000
BelfortStade Roger Serzian5,500
BéziersStade de Sauclières12,000
Boulogne-sur-MerStade de la Libération15,204
ChamblyStade des Marais2,500
ChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit17,000
ConcarneauStade Guy Piriou6,500
CréteilStade Dominique Duvauchelle12,050
DunkirkStade Marcel-Tribut4,200
ÉpinalStade de la Colombière8,000
Les HerbiersStade Massabielle5,000
LyonStade de Balmont5,438
MarseilleStade La Martine1,990
ParisStade Sébastien Charléty20,000
PauStade du Hameau13,819
Le Petit-QuevillyStade Robert Diochon12,018
SedanStade Louis Dugauguez24,389

League table

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.[4]

----Orléans won 2–0 on aggregate.

Top scorers

[5]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Umut BozokMarseille Consolat18
2 Mehdy GuezouiQuevilly-Rouen15
3 Adama SarrLes Herbiers12
Malik TchokountéDunkerque
5 Christopher MayuluAvranches11
6 Grégory GendreyChambly10
Soufiane AtikLyon-Duchère
Julien LópezMarseille Consolat
Theoson SiebatcheuChâteauroux
10 Kalen DamessiConcarneau9
Bevic Moussiti-OkoDunkerque
Martin MimounCréteil
Anthony SchusterLes Herbiers

Notes and References

  1. News: National 2016/2017 : Le calendrier enfin dévoilé . www.foot-national.com . 15 July 2016 . 15 July 2016.
  2. News: Repêchage en National : Communiqué officiel. 14 July 2016. 16 July 2016. sasfootball.com. fr.
  3. [Les Herbiers VF|Les Herbiers]
  4. News: Les décisions du 14 avril 2016 . . 30 April 2016 . 14 April 2016 . fr . 18 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418234637/http://www.lfp.fr/corporate/article/les-decisions-du-14-avril-2016.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: Livescores - Soccer - Scoresway.