2024–25 Championnat National 3

Championnat National 3
Season	2024–25
Dates	25 August 2024 – 26 May 2025
Promoted	Bayonne ; Chauray ; Lorient (res) ; Borgo ; Dieppe ; Montlouis-sur-Loire ; Saint-Maur ; Colmar ; Limonest ; Rousset
Relegated	40 Teams
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024-25 Championnat National 3 is the eighth season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. For this season only, the competition is contested by 140 clubs split geographically across 10 groups of 14 teams. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs. The competition starts on 25 August 2024 and is scheduled to end on 26 May 2025.^[1]

Teams

On 16 July 2024, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups.^[2]

Changes from the 2023–24 season were as follows:

Teams joining the division

Alès, Thonon Évian, Chamalières, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Toulouse (res), Saumur, Romorantin, Avoine Chinon, Trélissac, Angers (res), Racing Club, Lorient (res), Borgo, Vire, Guingamp (res), Haguenau, Colmar, Auxerre (res), Mâcon, Racing Besançon and Saint-Quentin finished in relegation positions in 2023–24 Championnat National 2
13 teams gained promotion from the various Régional 1 leagues.^[3]

Teams promoted to Championnat National 3
Region	Team	Method of qualification
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bassin d'Arcachon	Champion, R1 Group C
Pays de la Loire	La Roche-sur-Yon	Champion, R1 Group B
Centre-Val de Loire	Chartres	Champion, R1
Corse	Sud FC	Champion, R1 Corse
Méditerranée	Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat	Champion, R1 Méditerranée
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Montceau-les-Mines	Champion, R1 Group A
Grand Est	Sarreguemines	Champion, R1 Group B
Occitanie	Aigues-Mortes	Champion, R1 Group A
Hauts-de-France	Calais	Champion, R1 Group C
Normandy	Grand-Quevilly	Champion, R1 Group B
Brittany	Cesson-Sévigné	Champion, R1 Group B
Paris Île-de-France	Torcy	Champion, R1 Group B
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Seyssinet-Pariset	Champion, R1 Group C

Teams leaving the division

Istres, Anglet, Poitiers, Poiré-sur-Vie, Saint-Colomban Locminé, Houlgate, Chantilly, FC Balagne, Thionville, Rumilly-Vallières and Saint-Priest were champions of each group, and were promoted to 2023–24 Championnat National 2.
Cagnes-sur-Mer, Montferrier-sur-Lez, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, Saint-Estève, Tours (administrative relegation), Bourges Foot 18 (res), Chambray, Niort (res), Saint-Nazaire, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Château-Gontier, Stade Briochin (res), Stade Pontivyen, Cercle Paul Bert Bréquigny, Le Havre (res), Quevilly-Rouen (res), Les Mureaux, Marcq-en-Barœul, Compiègne, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Montrouge (administrative relegation), Vitry-sur-Seine, Saran, Mainvilliers, Reims Sainte-Anne (administrative relegation), Nancy (res), FC Métropole Troyenne, Vesoul, Is-Selongey, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Feurs (administrative relegation), Valence, Ain Sud, Vaulx-en-Velin were relegated to Régional 1 for the 2024–25 season.

Prix-lès-Mézières merged with Charleville and became Charleville Prix-lès-Mézières.^[4]

Promotion and relegation

If eligible, the top team in each group is promoted to Championnat National 2. If a team finishing top of the group is ineligible, or declines promotion, the next eligible team in that group is promoted.

This season a total of 40 teams will be relegated to Régional 1, as a result of the restructuring of the French leagues.^[5]^[6] This will result in teams finishing in the bottom three places being relegated, along with the four worst eleventh-placed clubs, calculated from results against the teams placed 5th to 10th in their group.^[7] Initially, it was planned the worst tenth was to be relegated, but the administrative relegation of FC Girondins de Bordeaux changed that.^[8]

Reserve teams whose training centres are categorised as category 2B or lower cannot be promoted to Championnat National 2 by the rules of the competition.

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bayonne (C, P)	26	16	8	2	49	17	+32	56	Promotion to National 2
2	Colomiers	26	11	6	9	41	34	+7	39
3	Bassin d'Arcachon	26	11	6	9	42	39	+3	39
4	Toulouse (res)	26	10	7	9	34	29	+5	37
5	Alberes Argelès	26	8	12	6	36	34	+2	36
6	Castanet	26	8	12	6	28	34	−6	36
7	Pau (res)	26	10	6	10	34	36	−2	35^[a]
8	Blagnac	26	7	13	6	25	19	+6	34
9	Onet-le-Château	26	8	9	9	40	56	−16	33
10	Canet Roussillon	26	9	6	11	29	31	−2	33
11	Lège Cap Ferret	26	7	11	8	33	35	−2	32
12	Trélissac (R)	26	7	7	12	34	44	−10	28	Relegation to Regional 1
13	Bordeaux (res) (R)	26	6	8	12	35	44	−9	25^[b]
14	Stade Bordelais (R)	26	5	7	14	25	33	−8	22

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Pau (res) was deducted 1 point.
^ Bordeaux (res) was deducted 1 point.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chauray (C, P)	26	12	7	7	30	24	+6	43	Promotion to National 2
2	Nantes (res)	26	11	8	7	40	26	+14	41
3	La Châtaigneraie	26	12	4	10	24	33	−9	40
4	Vitré	26	11	6	9	43	36	+7	39
5	Angers (res)	26	10	6	10	38	33	+5	36
6	Fontenay	26	8	11	7	40	31	+9	35
7	Vertou	26	9	7	10	30	36	−6	34
8	Panazol	26	9	7	10	34	33	+1	34
9	Challans	26	7	12	7	32	26	+6	33
10	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu	26	8	9	9	35	36	−1	33
11	Laval (res)	26	7	12	7	32	33	−1	32^[a]
12	ESOF La Roche-sur-Yon (R)	26	7	10	9	26	36	−10	31	Relegation to Regional 1
13	TA Rennes (R)	26	8	6	12	27	37	−10	30
14	Sablé (R)	26	7	7	12	29	40	−11	27^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Laval (res) was deducted 1 point.
^ Sablé was deducted 1 point.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lorient (res) (C, P)	26	16	4	6	50	30	+20	52	Promotion to National 2
2	Guingamp (res)	26	14	7	5	42	23	+19	49
3	Vire	26	14	6	6	49	34	+15	48
4	Rennes (res)	26	13	6	7	41	28	+13	44^[a]
5	Milizac	26	11	10	5	43	31	+12	43
6	Cesson-Sévigné	26	10	7	9	33	30	+3	37
7	Fougères	26	9	7	10	37	48	−11	34
8	Vannes	26	10	3	13	30	34	−4	32^[b]
9	Pontivy	26	9	5	12	39	37	+2	32
10	Ergué-Gabéric	26	9	4	13	36	48	−12	31
11	Lannion	26	7	9	10	30	38	−8	30
12	Flers (R)	26	7	8	11	31	38	−7	29	Relegation to Regional 1
13	Plabennec (R)	26	5	6	15	20	42	−22	21
14	Saint-Lô (R)	26	4	6	16	38	58	−20	18

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Rennes (res) was deducted 1 point.
^ Vannes was deducted 1 point.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Borgo (C, P)	26	16	7	3	45	23	+22	55	Promotion to National 2
2	Oissel	26	13	8	5	45	28	+17	47
3	Brétigny	26	13	5	8	37	24	+13	44
4	AC Ajaccio (res)	26	11	9	6	41	33	+8	42
5	Linas-Montlhéry	26	12	6	8	37	38	−1	42
6	Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône	26	11	8	7	45	25	+20	41
7	SM Caen (res)	26	11	5	10	48	41	+7	38
8	SC Bastia (res)	26	11	4	11	37	34	+3	37
9	Alençon	26	11	4	11	44	44	0	37
10	Dives-Cabourg	26	9	7	10	36	38	−2	34
11	ASPTT Caen (R)	26	9	5	12	35	40	−5	32	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Chatou (R)	26	7	7	12	37	37	0	27^[a]
13	Grand-Quevilly (R)	26	4	6	16	25	62	−37	18
14	AG Caen (R)	26	3	1	22	26	71	−45	7^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Chatou was deducted 1 point.
^ AG Caen was deducted 3 points.

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dieppe (C, P)	26	17	6	3	60	27	+33	57	Promotion to National 2
2	Lille (res)	26	13	6	7	47	30	+17	45
3	Reims (res)	26	11	6	9	49	39	+10	39
4	Charleville Prix-lès-Mézières	26	9	8	9	37	38	−1	35
5	Pays du Valois	26	9	8	9	36	44	−8	35
6	Vimy	26	8	10	8	43	45	−2	34
7	Drancy	26	9	7	10	37	41	−4	34
8	Croix	26	8	10	8	36	36	0	34
9	Pays de Cassel	26	8	9	9	38	48	−10	33
10	Saint-Quentin	26	8	9	9	45	46	−1	33
11	Lens (res) (R)	26	10	4	12	42	39	+3	33^[a]	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Sannois-Saint-Gratien (R)	26	7	11	8	30	36	−6	32
13	Calais (R)	26	6	8	12	29	44	−15	26
14	Valenciennes (res) (R)	26	2	12	12	27	43	−16	18

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Lens (res) was deducted 1 point.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Montlouis-sur-Loire (C, P)	26	18	3	5	36	20	+16	57	Promotion to National 2
2	Chartres	26	16	6	4	43	24	+19	54
3	Cosne-sur-Loire	26	13	5	8	44	40	+4	44
4	Orléans (res)	26	13	4	9	53	43	+10	43
5	Romorantin	26	13	3	10	58	45	+13	42
6	Châtellerault	26	10	4	12	39	39	0	34
7	Ouest Tourangeau	26	9	7	10	38	36	+2	34
8	Vierzon	26	11	8	7	54	41	+13	34^[a]
9	Chauvigny	26	8	9	9	33	40	−7	33
10	Châteauroux (res)	26	9	4	13	27	33	−6	31
11	Avoine Chinon (R)	26	5	12	9	25	29	−4	27	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Moulon Bourges (R)	26	8	3	15	36	42	−6	27
13	Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (R)	26	7	4	15	32	54	−22	25
14	Vineuil (R)	26	5	2	19	18	50	−32	17

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Vierzon was deducted 7 points.

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Saint-Maur (C, P)	26	16	8	2	47	21	+26	56	Promotion to National 2
2	Racing Club	26	15	8	3	57	22	+35	53
3	Auxerre (res)	26	12	7	7	40	26	+14	43
4	ESTAC Troyes (res)	26	12	6	8	49	30	+19	42
5	Sainte-Geneviève	26	10	9	7	33	28	+5	39
6	Torcy	26	10	6	10	35	43	−8	36
7	Neuilly-sur-Marne	26	10	8	8	39	37	+2	38
8	Dijon (res)	26	9	6	11	36	36	0	33
9	Moulins Yzeure	26	9	6	11	35	43	−8	33
10	Ivry	26	8	8	10	36	37	−1	32
11	Montceau-les-Mines (R)	26	8	5	13	22	40	−18	29	Relegation to Regional 1
12	ASPTT Dijon (A)	26	7	9	10	33	40	−7	27^[a]	Administrative reintegration to National 3
13	Louhans-Cuiseaux (R)	26	3	7	16	20	55	−35	16	Relegation to Regional 1
14	Gueugnon (R)	26	3	7	16	19	43	−24	16	Relegation to Regional 1

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ASPTT Dijon, initially 6^th with 38 points, is handed 3-0 losses on the 12 June 2025 (at home against Torcy and Neuilly-sur-Marne, away against Montceau-les-Mines) along with a 3-point deduction. Indeed, Didier Slimane, a New Caledonian player, played in all three of these matches, and it was found the player had been transferred without an international certificate.^[9] The club then fell to 12^th place, which should've meant being relegated. However, the club will be reintegrated in the 2025–26 Championnat National 3, by decision from the French Football Federation, following an appeal to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.^[10]

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Colmar (C, P)	26	15	4	7	54	27	+27	49	Promotion to National 2
2	Racing Besançon	26	14	6	6	39	26	+13	48
3	Sochaux (res)	26	13	6	7	41	30	+11	45
4	Pontarlier	26	11	7	8	35	35	0	40
5	Metz (res)	26	11	6	9	46	34	+12	39
6	RC Strasbourg (res)	26	11	4	11	47	52	−5	37
7	Jura Dolois	26	10	7	9	33	29	+4	36^[a]
8	Belfort	26	9	7	10	39	41	−2	34
9	Thaon	26	7	11	8	36	40	−4	32
10	Besançon Football	26	8	7	11	33	42	−9	31
11	Sarreguemines (R)	26	9	4	13	41	59	−18	31	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Sarre-Union (R)	26	7	9	10	28	29	−1	30
13	Raon-l'Étape (R)	26	6	7	13	41	50	−9	25
14	Strasbourg Koenigshoffen (R)	26	5	7	14	29	48	−19	22

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Jura Dolois was deducted 1 point.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Limonest (C, P)	26	15	5	6	37	25	+12	50	Promotion to National 2
2	Lyon La Duchère	26	14	5	7	39	29	+10	47
3	Bourgoin-Jallieu	26	11	7	8	42	32	+10	40
4	Mâcon	26	13	1	12	34	35	−1	40
5	Olympique Lyonnais (res)	26	12	4	10	43	30	+13	40
6	Thonon Évian	26	12	4	10	39	36	+3	40
7	Chamalières	26	10	6	10	28	29	−1	36
8	Saint-Étienne (res)	26	9	8	9	33	35	−2	35
9	Seyssinet-Pariset	26	9	6	11	33	42	−9	33
10	Hauts Lyonnais	26	7	10	9	29	29	0	31
11	Chassieu (R)	26	7	8	11	35	40	−5	29	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Clermont (res) (R)	26	8	6	12	36	48	−12	29^[a]
13	Espaly-Saint-Marcel (R)	26	5	11	10	26	32	−6	26
14	Chambéry (R)	26	6	7	13	27	39	−12	25

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Clermont Foot was deducted 1 point.

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Rousset (C, P)	26	19	3	4	66	36	+30	60	Promotion to National 2
2	Alès	26	16	2	8	67	41	+26	50
3	Agde	26	14	3	9	41	35	+6	45
4	Marseille (res)	26	12	7	7	51	30	+21	42^[a]
5	Fos-sur-Mer	26	11	7	8	42	40	+2	40
6	Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat	26	11	5	10	36	38	−2	38
7	Lucciana	26	9	8	9	41	49	−8	35
8	Beaucaire	26	10	5	11	39	38	+1	35
9	Cannet Rocheville	26	8	10	8	31	28	+3	31^[b]
10	Montpellier (res)	26	8	6	12	38	42	−4	30
11	Sud FC (R)	26	6	8	12	25	37	−12	26	Relegation to Regional 1
12	Aigues-Mortes (R)	26	6	7	13	31	44	−13	25
13	Corte (R)	26	6	6	14	31	52	−21	24
14	EUGA Ardziv (R)	26	6	3	17	42	71	−29	21

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2025. Source: fff
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Olympique de Marseille was deducted 1 point
^ Cannet Rocheville was deducted 3 points.

References

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^ "National 3 : les groupes pour la saison 2024-2025" (in French). Foot National. 16 July 2024.
^ "Régional 1 : tous les promus en National 3" (in French). Foot National. 23 June 2024.
^ "L'Olympique Charleville Prix Ardenne Métropole dévoile son nouveau logo" (in French). L'Union. 13 June 2024.
^ "Les montées et descentes dans les divisions françaises pour 2024-2025" (in French). lequipe.fr. 20 May 2024.
^ "National 3. Montées, descentes : la réforme du championnat en détail" (in French). footamateur.fr. 10 May 2022.
^ "Du National au National 3, les montées et descentes en 2024-2025" (in French). Foot Amateur. 17 July 2024.
^ "Le nombre de relégations des championnats nationaux modifié" (in French). Foot Amateur. 20 September 2024.
^ "L'ASPTT Dijon sanctionnée de 12 points et rétrogradée, le FC Montceau devient repêchable". lejsl.com (in French). Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire. June 12, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
^ Jérôme Bouchacourt (August 11, 2025). "La FFF va réintégrer l'ASPTT Dijon en National 3 !". footamateur.ouest-france.fr (in French). Ouest France. Retrieved August 12, 2025.

[table_hth_PAU0.27481854393837-9] Pau (res) was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_GDB0.27481854393837-10] Bordeaux (res) was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_LAV0.29188803876372-11] Laval (res) was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_SAB0.29188803876372-12] Sablé was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_REN0.4482676384264-13] Rennes (res) was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_VAN0.4482676384264-14] Vannes was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_CHA0.74998786102514-15] Chatou was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_AGC0.74998786102514-16] AG Caen was deducted 3 points.

[table_hth_LEN0.051219324605176-17] Lens (res) was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_VIE0.59582341257288-18] Vierzon was deducted 7 points.

[table_hth_ASD0.7975786341343-21] ASPTT Dijon, initially 6^th with 38 points, is handed 3-0 losses on the 12 June 2025 (at home against Torcy and Neuilly-sur-Marne, away against Montceau-les-Mines) along with a 3-point deduction. Indeed, Didier Slimane, a New Caledonian player, played in all three of these matches, and it was found the player had been transferred without an international certificate.^[9] The club then fell to 12^th place, which should've meant being relegated. However, the club will be reintegrated in the 2025–26 Championnat National 3, by decision from the French Football Federation, following an appeal to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.^[10]

[table_hth_DOL0.99980058148494-22] Jura Dolois was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_CLE0.98174096596508-23] Clermont Foot was deducted 1 point.

[table_hth_MAR0.96321462558732-24] Olympique de Marseille was deducted 1 point

[table_hth_CAN0.96321462558732-25] Cannet Rocheville was deducted 3 points.

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Women's domestic cups	Coupe de France Féminine (Final)
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Ligue 1	Angers Auxerre Brest Le Havre Lens Lille Lyon Marseille Monaco Montpellier Nantes Nice Paris Saint-Germain Reims Rennes Saint-Étienne Strasbourg Toulouse
Ligue 2	Ajaccio Amiens Annecy Bastia Caen Clermont Dunkerque Grenoble Guingamp Laval Lorient Martigues Metz Paris FC Pau Red Star Rodez Troyes
Championnat National	Boulogne Châteauroux Dijon Le Mans Nancy Orléans Valenciennes
National 2	Bordeaux
Summer transfers Winter transfers