Championnat National U17 Explained

Championnat National U17
Organiser:French Football Federation (FFF)
Country:France (83 teams)
Level:1 (of under-17 age group)
Relegation:Regional leagues
Founded:1990 (officially)
2009 (as Championnat National U17)
Most Successful Club:Lyon (4 titles)
Champions:Amiens (1st title)
(2023–24)
Other Countries:Monaco (1 team)
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.

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]

!Period!Name of the competition!Age 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
AmiensBastiaAndrézieuxSC Air BelBalmaAngers
BloisBorgoAnnecyAC AjaccioBordeauxAvranches
CaenCambraiAuxerreGazélec AjaccioCanet RoussillonBrest
ChâteaurouxDrancyRacing BesançonClermontCastelnau Le CrèsCarquefou
LavalÉpernayBourg-en-BresseLyonIstresCholet
Le HavreLensDijonLyon La DuchèreMarmandeGuingamp
Le MansLesquinFC LyonASPTT MarseilleMarseilleLa Roche
MantesLilleMetzMonacoLorient
Montrouge FC 92FC MontfermeilNancyNiceMontpellierNantes
OrléansParis 13 AtleticoSochauxRodezNiort
Paris FCRed StarStrasbourgNîmesOlympique RovenainRennes
Paris Saint-GermainReimsTorcySaint-ÉtienneEntente St Clément MontferrierTA Rennes
Quevilly-RouenAAS SarcellesTroyesSaint-PriestToulouseES Saintes
VersaillesValenciennesVillefrancheValenceVertou

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.

Championnat National U17 winners by team!Team!Winners!Years won
Lyon41993–94, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2013–14
Auxerre31990–91, 1995–96, 2002–03
Paris Saint-Germain32010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17
Marseille32007–08, 2008–09, 2022–23
Le Havre21991–92, 1997–98
Metz22004–05, 2006–07
Nantes22005–06, 2018–19
Cannes11992–93
Lille11996–97
Bordeaux11998–99
INF Clairefontaine12000–01
Bastia12001–02
Sochaux12009–10
Lens12011–12
Saint-Étienne12012–13
Lorient12014–15
Rennes12017–18
Toulouse12021–22
Amiens12023–24

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: France - Championnat National U17. live. 22 February 2021. LiveSoccerTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20111122173429/http://www.livesoccertv.com:80/competitions/france/championnat-national-u17/ . 2011-11-22 .
  2. Web site: Une réforme prête à l'emploi . 18 May 2009 .
  3. https://static.footeo.com/uploads/fcstmichel/Medias/Refonte_championnat.pdf REFORME CHAMPIONNATS JEUNES Saison 2009/2010
  4. Foot, hebdomadaire de la FFF, 29 May 1996.
  5. Web site: CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U17, ANCIEN 16 ANS JUSQU'EN 2008-2009 ET 15 ANS JUSQU'EN 2001-02 . NATIONAL U17 CHAMPIONSHIP, FORMER U16 UNTIL 2008-2009 AND U15 UNTIL 2001-2002 . 14 April 2022 . . fr.
  6. Web site: REGLEMENT DES CHAMPIONNATS NATIONAUX DE JEUNES SAISON 2016-2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702184648/https://www.fff.fr/common/bib_res/ressources/450000/5000/160722113804_reglement_des_championnats_nationaux_de_jeunes_2016-2017.pdf. 2 July 2020. PDF. 21 February 2021. French Football Federation. fr.
  7. Web site: 2023-07-13 . L'équipe U17 dans le groupe A . 2023-07-15 . PSG.FR . fr.