2019–20 Championnat National 2

The 2019–20 Championnat National 2 was the 22nd season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition was contested by 64 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 16 teams each. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs. The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Championnat National 2
Season2019–20
Dates10 August 2019 – 13 March 2020
PromotedSC Bastia
Saint-Brieuc
Sète
Annecy
Relegated12 teams
(see Season outcomes section)
Top goalscorer15 goals
Geoffray Durbant, Sedan
Biggest home winAndrézieux 5–0 Stade Bordelais
Group C, Round 18, 8 February 2020
Biggest away winJura Sud 1–6 Louhans-Cuiseaux
Group D, Round 3, 24 August 2019
Montpellier (res) 0–5 Romorantin
Group C, Round 19, 15 February 2020
Highest scoring10 goals
Monaco (res) 4–6 Louhans-Cuiseaux
Group D, Round 1, 10 August 2019
All statistics correct as of 11:24, 17 April 2020 (UTC).

On 16 April 2020, the FFF announced the termination of the competition, with promotion and relegation decided by points earned per game played, subject to the normal verification process by the financial authority, the DNCG.[2][3][4]

Teams

On 16 July, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:[5]

    League tables

    Group A
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 SC Bastia (P) 21 17 2 2 37 15 +22 53 Promotion to National
    2 Sedan 21 14 6 1 27 4 +23 48
    3 Bobigny 21 13 6 2 35 12 +23 45
    4 Reims (res) 21 10 6 5 39 30 +9 36
    5 Sainte-Geneviève 21 9 7 5 30 25 +5 34
    6 Épinal 21 8 6 7 22 15 +7 30
    7 Lens (res) 21 7 7 7 26 27 −1 28
    8 Saint-Maur 21 6 6 9 22 23 −1 24
    9 Haguenau 21 6 5 10 21 29 −8 23
    10 Saint-Quentin 21 6 5 10 23 27 −4 23
    11 Schiltigheim 21 6 4 11 26 36 −10 22
    12 Mulhouse[lower-alpha 1] (R) 21 3 11 7 17 27 −10 20 Relegation to National 3
    13 Belfort 21 5 4 12 24 34 −10 19
    14 Lille (res) (R) 21 3 9 9 12 21 −9 18 Relegation to National 3
    15 Drancy (R) 21 3 8 10 16 28 −12 17
    16 Croix (R) 21 4 4 13 17 41 −24 16
    Source: foot-national.com
    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
    (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
    Notes:
    1. On 16 June 2020, the DNCG committee of the FFF announced that Mulhouse were administratively relegated to Championnat National 3 due to financial issues. The club has the right of appeal.[8]

    Group B
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 Saint-Brieuc (P) 21 14 4 3 38 22 +16 46 Promotion to National
    2 Chartres 21 13 5 3 42 19 +23 44
    3 Rouen 20 11 6 3 23 15 +8 39
    4 Granville 21 11 5 5 22 21 +1 38
    5 Vannes 21 9 8 4 35 24 +11 35
    6 Gobelins 21 9 3 9 32 29 +3 30
    7 Lorient (res) 21 8 6 7 19 19 0 30
    8 Fleury 21 8 5 8 24 23 +1 29
    9 Saint-Malo 20 7 7 6 23 22 +1 28
    10 Angers (res) 21 6 9 6 21 19 +2 27
    11 Guingamp (res) 21 7 2 12 30 34 −4 23
    12 L'Entente SSG 21 5 8 8 20 24 −4 23
    13 Poissy 21 4 10 7 28 32 −4 22
    14 Vitré (R) 21 2 12 7 19 26 −7 18 Relegation to National 3
    15 Oissel (R) 21 2 7 12 18 38 −20 13
    16 Mantes[lower-alpha 1] (R) 21 1 3 17 7 34 −27 5
    Source: foot-national.com
    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
    (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
    Notes:
    1. On 21 January the DNCG (financial management committee) deducted a penalty point from Mantes for breach of financial regulations.[9]

    Group C
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 Sète (P) 21 15 4 2 33 15 +18 49 Promotion to National
    2 Blois 20 12 2 6 24 20 +4 38
    3 Bergerac 21 10 6 5 23 16 +7 36
    4 Les Herbiers[lower-alpha 1] 20 11 2 7 29 19 +10 35
    5 Colomiers 20 7 10 3 28 19 +9 31
    6 Saint-Pryvé 21 8 7 6 25 26 −1 31
    7 Bourges Foot 21 9 4 8 25 21 +4 31
    8 Nantes (res) 21 6 10 5 23 19 +4 28
    9 Angoulême 20 6 9 5 29 24 +5 27
    10 Romorantin 21 6 7 8 25 20 +5 25
    11 Andrézieux 21 5 8 8 26 25 +1 23
    12 Trélissac 21 5 7 9 18 22 −4 22
    13 Chamalières 20 5 6 9 19 27 −8 21
    14 Montpellier (res)[lower-alpha 1] (R) 21 5 7 9 25 38 −13 21 Relegation to National 3
    15 Saint-Étienne (res) (R) 21 4 6 11 19 32 −13 18
    16 Stade Bordelais (R) 20 2 3 15 16 44 −28 9
    Source: foot-national.com
    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
    (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
    Notes:
    1. On 9 November 2019, the match between Montpellier (res) and Les Herbiers was abandoned after 78 minutes, due to electrical failure at the ground, with Les Herbiers leading 1–0. The match was initially ordered to be replayed.[10] Les Herbiers appealed the decision, and on 5 February 2020 the Commission Supérieure d'Appel of the FFF awarded the match to Les Herbiers as a 3–0 victory, and deducted Montpeliier (res) a penalty point.[11] Montpellier may still appeal to the CNOSF.

    Group D
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 Annecy (P) 21 12 6 3 30 16 +14 42 Promotion to National
    2 Grasse 21 11 7 3 28 17 +11 40
    3 MDA Foot 21 11 6 4 32 19 +13 39
    4 Moulins Yzeure 21 11 6 4 30 21 +9 39
    5 Martigues 21 10 7 4 27 20 +7 37
    6 Louhans-Cuiseaux 21 10 6 5 42 24 +18 36
    7 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 21 6 9 6 21 22 −1 27
    8 Lyon (res) 21 7 4 10 28 31 −3 25
    9 Hyères 21 6 7 8 13 21 −8 25
    10 Olympic Marseille (res) 21 7 3 11 27 38 −11 24
    11 Jura Sud 21 6 5 10 24 37 −13 23
    12 Marignane Gignac 21 5 7 9 19 23 −4 22
    13 Monaco (res) 21 6 4 11 26 34 −8 22
    14 Saint-Priest 21 4 9 8 24 27 −3 21
    15 Endoume Marseille (R) 21 4 7 10 23 33 −10 19 Relegation to National 3
    16 Nîmes (res)[lower-alpha 1] (R) 21 3 5 13 19 30 −11 13
    Source: foot-national.com
    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
    (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
    Notes:
    1. Nîmes (res) were penalised for fielding a suspended player in the match at Louhans-Cuiseaux on 21 December 2019. The original scoreline was 1–2. The revised scoreline is 3–0. Nîmes (res) were also deducted a penalty point.[12]

    Top scorers
    As of termination of the season.
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Geoffray Durbant Sedan 15
    2 Pythocles Bazolo Bobigny 14
    3 Kevin Farade Bobigny 13
    Nigel Solvet Haguenau
    Jordan Popineau Blois
    6 Marvyn Belliard Sainte-Geneviève 12
    7 Kévin Cardinali Colomiers 11
    Samy Alouache Moulins-Yzeure
    9 Daouda Gueye Bourges Foot 10
    10 Louis Mafouta Grasse 9
    Sébastien Persico Chartres
    Mamadou Niang Saint-Quentin

    Season outcomes

    Promotion

    SC Bastia, Saint-Brieuc, Sète and Annecy were champions of each group, and are promoted to 2020–21 Championnat National, subject to the usual ratification by the FFF and DNCG.

    Relegation

    Croix, Drancy, Lille (res), Mantes, Oissel, Vitré, Montpellier (res), Stade Bordelais, Saint-Étienne (res), Saint-Priest, Endoume Marseille and Nîmes (res) finished in the relegation places, and are relegated to 2020–21 Championnat National 3, subject to any reprieves detailed in the next section.

    On 16 June 2020 Mulhouse were administrative relegated by the DNCG committee of the FFF.[8] The relegation was confirmed on appeal.[13]

    Reprieves

    Any reprieves required due to administrative relegations, mergers or clubs folding are usually decided by taking, in order, the 14th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing 9th to 13th position in their group, followed by the 15th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing in 10th to 14th position in their group. Due to the season not being completed, this ranking used points per game rather than points earned.[14]

    Saint-Priest were reprieved due to the administrative relegation of Mulhouse, subject to that club appealing the decision.[8]

    Best 14th placed team
    As of 20 April 2020.[14]
    Pos Team PPG GD
    1Saint-Priest1.836Reprieved
    2Lille (res)1.51
    3Vitré1.140
    4Montpellier (res)1.12-5

    Best 15th placed team
    As of 20 April 2020.[14]
    Pos Team PPG GD
    1Saint-Étienne (res)1.60
    2Drancy1.432
    3Marseille Endoume1.160
    4Oissel0.33-14

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