Championnat de France amateur

Championnat de France amateur
Championnat de France amateur
Countries  France
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1993
Number of teams 69 (2010–11 season)
Levels on pyramid 4
Promotion to Championnat National
Relegation to Championnat de France amateur 2
Domestic cup(s) Coupe de France
International cup(s) Europa League (via domestic cup)
Current champions Gazélec Ajaccio
(2010–11)
Website Official site
2011–12 Championnat de France amateur

The Championnat de France amateur, commonly referred to as simply CFA and formerly known as National 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and the Championnat National. Contested by 72 clubs, the Championnat de France amateur operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Championnat National and the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth division of French football. Seasons run from August to May, with teams in four groups playing 34 games each totalling 1360 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January.

The Championnat de France amateur was initially founded by the French Football Federation in 1927 and was composed of the regional amateur league champions. The league served as the first division of French football until 1929 before the league was converted to the professional league that exists today in 1932.[1] The current incarnation of the CFA was founded in 1993 as National 2 and lasted for five years before being converted to the current format used today. Most clubs that participate in the league are amateur clubs, hence the league name, but a small amount of clubs are semi-professional. The matches in the league attract on average between 800 and 1,000 spectators per match. However, this average is dragged down by the minuscule turnouts for the pros' home reserve matches. The current champions are Colmar who accumulated 103 points in Groupe A to earn promotion to the third division.[2] The winners of the Groupe B, Groupe C, and Groupe D were Gap, Niort, and Orléans, respectively. All three clubs, alongside the champions, earned promotion to the Championnat National.[3][4][5]

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History

The amateur championship of France was created in 1993 under the name National 2 as an heir to the now-defunct Division 3. The league's debut coincided with the creation of the Championnat National, the third division of French football, which is commonly known as National. For the first three years of the competition, an amateur champion was crowned in France regardless of whether the club was amateur or a reserve team. In 1998, the French Football Federation changed the competition's format creating two separate tables; one for the amateur clubs and another for the reserve teams of professional clubs. The dual tables allowed the league to declare a champion for the amateurs and the reserves with four team tournaments being held following the conclusion of league play to determine the champions. In 2001, the federation ended this style and reverted to the original format allowing both the amateur clubs and reserve teams to be grouped together based on their regional location. The winner of each group would then earn promotion to the Championnat National, unless the club is a reserve team. Meanwhile, the reserve teams continued to use the previous format with the best reserve teams of each group being inserted into a tournament to decide the reserves' champion.

Competition format

There are 72 clubs that participate in the Championnat de France amateur annually. The clubs are split into four parallel groups of 18 with their group affiliation being based on the regional location. The league 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. During the course of a season, usually from August to May, each club plays the others in their respective group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games. Since the league it is considered amateur, teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. One point is awarded for a loss. A club gets no points from a game for certain disciplinary reasons or if they forfeit. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points, regardless of the group, is crowned champion and promoted to the Championnat National. If points are equal, head-to-head match results, followed by the goal difference, and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship or for relegation, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The three other highest-placed amateur teams in the other groups are also promoted, while the 4 lowest-placed teams from each group are relegated to the Championnat de France amateur 2 and the eight winners of the eight groups and the top four second-place finishers from the Championnat de France amateur 2 are promoted in their place.

Teams

The following teams are competing in the Championnat de France amateur for the 2009–10 season.


Groupe A

Club Name
UJA Alfortville
CSO Amnéville
Besançon RC
SR Colmar
AFC Compiègne
JA Drancy
USL Dunkerque
SAS Épinal
RC Lens Reserves
Lille OSC Reserves
AS Marck
FC Mulhouse
AS Nancy Reserves
Olympique Noisy-le-Sec
US Raon-l'Étape
L'Entente SSG
RC Strasbourg Reserves
Vesoul Haute-Saône
Villemomble Sports


Groupe B

Club Name
RCO Agde
Gazélec Ajaccio
ASF Andrézieux
CA Bastia
FC Bourg-Péronnas
Gap FC
Grenoble Reserves
Jura Sud Foot
US Le Pontet
AS Lyon-Duchère
Lyon Reserves
US Marignane
FC Martigues
FC Montceau Bourgogne
Montpellier HSC Reserves
Sochaux Reserves
Sporting Toulon Var
FC Villefranche


Groupe C

Club Name
US Albi
Genêts Anglet
Aurillac FCA
Balma SC
Bordeaux Reserves
US Colomiers
Vendée Fontenay Foot
Le Mans Reserves
Les Herbiers VF
FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin
Vendée Luçon Football
EDS Montluçon
Chamois Niortais FC
Paris SG Reserves
Pau FC
Red Star FC
Toulouse Fontaines Club
AS Yzeure


Groupe D

Club Name
AJ Auxerre Reserves
US Avranches
SM Caen Reserves
USJA Carquefou
AS Cherbourg
US Ivry
Le Havre AC Reserves
FC Mantes
US Sénart-Moissy
US Orléans
GSI Pontivy
US Quevilly
Quimper Cornouaille FC
Racing Club de France
Rennes Reserves
SO Romorantin
ES Viry-Châtillon
La Vitréenne FC

References

  1. ^ Gilles Gauthey, Le football professionnel français, Paris, 1961, p.18
  2. ^ "Colmar en National? Point sur les quatre Groupes". Foot National (Foot National). 22 May 2010. http://www.foot-national.com/articles-2524.html. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
  3. ^ "Niort en National, le point sur tous les groupes". Foot National (Foot National). 8 May 2010. http://www.foot-national.com/articles-2492.html. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 
  4. ^ "Orléans est en National". Foot National (Foot National). 15 May 2010. http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-14446.html. Retrieved 15 May 2010. 
  5. ^ "Gap en National, incertitude entre Colmar et l'UJA Alfortville". Foot National (Foot National). 29 May 2010. http://www.foot-national.com/articles-2534.html. Retrieved 29 May 2010. 

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