| Competition: | Championnat National |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Winners: | Rodez |
| Promoted: | Rodez Chambly Le Mans |
| Relegated: | Drancy L'Entente SSG Marignane Gignac Tours |
| League Topscorer: | 15 Goals Kévin Rocheteau, Cholet |
| Biggest Home Win: | Boulogne 4–0 Avranches Round 8, 20 September 2018 Round 28, 29 March 2019 Avranches 5–1 L'Entente Round 30, 12 April 2019 Rodez 5–1 Lyon-Duchère Round 34, 17 May 2019 |
| Biggest Away Win: | Dunkerque 1–4 Bourg-en-Bresse Round 26, 15 March 2019 Concarneau 0–3 Chambly Round 31, 19 April 2019 L'Entente 1–4 Pau Round 33, 9 May 2019 |
| Highest Scoring: | 7 goals (Concarneau 4–3 Villefranche Round 8, 21 September 2018 Laval 4–3 Drancy Round 20, 1 February 2019 Quevilly-Rouen 4–3 Laval Round 34, 17 May 2019) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 669 |
| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Championnat National season was the 21st season since the establishment of the Championnat National, which serves as the third division of the French football league system.
Promoted from National 2
Relegated from Ligue 2
Relegated to National 2
Promoted to Ligue 2
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avranches | Stade René Fenouillère | 2,000 | ||
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | Stade de la Libération | 15,204 | ||
| Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 | ||
| Chambly | Stade des Marais | 2,500 | ||
| Cholet | Stade Pierre Blouen | 9,000 | ||
| Concarneau | Stade Guy Piriou | 6,500 | ||
| Drancy | Stade Charles Sage | 2,500 | ||
| Dunkirk | Stade Marcel-Tribut | 4,200 | ||
| Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,607 | ||
| Saint-Gratien | Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo | 8,000 | ||
| Le Mans | MMArena | 25,000 | ||
| Lyon | Stade de Balmont | 5,438 | ||
| Marignane | Stade Saint-Exupéry | 1,900 | ||
| Pau | Stade du Hameau | 13,819 | ||
| Le Petit-Quevilly | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 | ||
| Rodez | Stade Paul Lignon | 5,955 | ||
| Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,247 | ||
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | Stade Armand-Chouffet | 3,200 |
A promotion play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and 3rd-placed team of the 2018–19 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 28 May and 2 June.[1]
