Championnat de France Amateurs

Infobox sports league
current_season=Championnat de France Amateurs 2008-09
logo=
pixels=100px
sport=Football
founded=1997
teams=72
country=FRA
champion=Group A • Pacy Vallée-d'Eure
Group B • Croix de Savoie
Group C • SO Cassis
Group D • Bayonne FCThe Championnat de France Amateurs is a French football competition; the equivalent of the fourth division, below the Championnat National.

How it works

The "Championnat de France Amateurs" consists of 72 clubs spread into 4 parallel groups of 18. It is open to the best reserve teams in France and amateur clubs in France, although only the amateur clubs are eligible for promotion to the Championnat National. The highest-placed amateur team in each pool are promoted, replaced by the 4 lowest-placed in the Championnat National. However, both reserve clubs and amateur clubs are eligible for relegation: the 3 lowest-placed teams from each group go down to the division below, the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 (CFA2). Unlike the higher leagues, a win in the CFA is worth 4 points, with 2 points for a draw and 1 for a defeat. A club gets no points from a game for certain disciplinary reasons, and if they forfeit. This points system is also in practice in all French leagues below this league, including regional and district leagues.

The average attendance in CFA is between 800 and 1000. However, this average is dragged down by the minuscule turnouts for the pros' home reserve matchesfact|date=November 2007.

External links

* [http://www.fff.fr Official Site of the Fédération française de football]
* [http://www.soccerway.com/national/france/cfa/ Championnat de France Amateurs Fixtures,Results,Standings and Detailed Statistics] en icon