2020–21 Championnat National 3

The 2020–21 Championnat National 3 is the fourth season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is contested by 168 clubs split geographically across 12 groups of 14 teams. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.

Championnat National 3
Season2020–21
Dates29 August 2020 – 5 June 2021
Top goalscorer8 goals
Mustapha Sangaré, Racing Club
Biggest home winVitré 6–0 Guipry Messac
Group K, Round 2, 5 September 2020
Gueugnon 6–0 Valdahon-Vercel
Group E, Round 3, 12 September 2020
Dives-Cabourg 6–0 Romilly
Group J, Round 6, 24 October 2020
Amiens SC (res) 7–1 Chantilly
Group I, Round 6, 25 October 2020
Biggest away winParon 0–6 Jura Dolois
Group E, Round 3, 13 September 2020
Highest scoringRousset 4–4 Cannet-Rocheville
Group D, Round 2, 5 September 2020
Ain Sud 4–4 Hauts Lyonnais
Group M, Round 5, 26 September 2020
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All statistics correct as of 10:09, 11 November 2020 (UTC).

Teams

On 17 July 2020, the French Football Federation ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:[1]

Teams promoted to Championnat National 3
RegionTeamMethod of qualification
Nouvelle-Aquitaine[2] NeuvilleR1A champions
LibourneR1B champions
TartasR1C champions
Pays de la Loire[3] Poiré-sur-VieR1A champions
SautronR1A runners up
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-LieuR2A champions
Centre-Val de Loire[4] DéolsR1 runners up[lower-alpha 1]
AmillyR1 third
Saint-Jean-le-BlancR1 fourth
Méditerranée-Corsica[5] CorteR1 Corsica champions
Cannet-RochevilleR1 Méditerranée champions
RoussetR1 Méditerranée runners up
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté[6] Saint-ApollinaireR1A champions
GrandvillarsR1B runners up[lower-alpha 2]
ParonR1A runners up
Grand Est[7] ÉpernayR1A champions
Nancy (res)R1B champions
ColmarR1C champions
Occitanie[8] CastanetR1A runners up[lower-alpha 3]
NarbonneR1B champions
Alberes ArgelèsR1C champions
Hauts-de-France[9] WasquehalR1A champions
ChantillyR1B champions
Saint-OmerR1B runners up (best runner up on PPG)
Normandy[10] BayeuxR1A runners up[lower-alpha 4]
RomillyR1B runners up[lower-alpha 5]
Dives-CabourgR1A third[lower-alpha 6]
Brittany[12] MilizacR1A champions
Guipry MessacR1B champions
Saint-Brieuc (res)R1B runners up (best runner up on PPG)
Paris Île-de-France[13] Meaux AcademyR1A champions
Linas-MontlhéryR1B champions
BrétignyR1B runners up
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[14] MoulinsR1A champions
Thonon ÉvianR1B champions
VelayR1A runners up
  1. R1 champions Blois (res) ineligible, due to the first team being in Championnat National 2
  2. R1B champions Pontarlier (res) ineligible, due to the first team being in Championnat National 3
  3. R1A champions Colomiers (res) ineligible, due to the first team being in Championnat National 2
  4. R1A champions Granville (res) ineligible, due to the first team being in Championnat National 2
  5. R1B champions Rouen (res) ineligible, due to the first team being in Championnat National 2
  6. Mesnil-Esnard-Franqueville were best third placed team on PPG, but lost an appeal after the Ligue de Football de Normandie controversially promoted Dives-Cabourg.[11]

On 27 July 2020, the Appeals committee of the DNCG confirmed that Athlético Marseille would be allowed to play in Championnat National 2, thus temporarily leaving a vacant place in Group D.[15] Three days later, the disciplinary committee of the FFF announced that they were demoting the club back to National 3, due to the production of fraudulent documentation at the end of the 2018–19 season.[16]

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.

Generally, three teams are relegated from each group to their respective top regional league, subject to reprieves. Extra teams are relegated from a group if more than one team is relegated to that group from Championnat National 2. In the case that no teams are relegated to a group from Championnat National 2, one less team is relegated from that group to the regional league.[17]

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.

Impacts of COVID-19 on the competition

On 28 October 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a second COVID-19 lockdown, including the suspension of all amateur football, for four weeks.[18] The following day, the FFF confirmed the suspension of senior football at all levels below Championnat National.[19] By this point in the competition, more than 60 games had been postponed due to positive covid cases impacting one or both teams.

League tables

Group A: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stade Bordelais 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 15 Promotion to National 2
2 Lège Cap Ferret 5 3 2 0 12 7 +5 11
3 Neuville 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
4 Libourne 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
5 Tartas 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
6 Anglet 5 2 0 3 5 6 −1 6
7 Poitiers 4 1 3 0 4 2 +2 6
8 Cognac 6 1 3 2 6 13 −7 6
9 Niort (res) 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4
10 Bressuire 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 4
11 Châtellerault 5 1 1 3 3 7 −4 4
12 Bayonne 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Chauvigny 5 0 2 3 3 9 −6 2
14 Bordeaux (res) 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2020. Source:
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

Group B: Pays de la Loire
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 La Roche 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Promotion to National 2
2 Changé 5 3 2 0 9 2 +7 11
3 Saumur 5 2 2 1 9 5 +4 8
4 Fontenay 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8
5 Laval (res) 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 8
6 Challans 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
7 Vertou 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
8 Sautron 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 6
9 Poiré-sur-Vie 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
10 Sablé 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
11 Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu 5 1 1 3 7 14 −7 4
12 Pouzauges 4 0 2 2 4 9 −5 2 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Le Mans (res) 5 0 2 3 2 7 −5 2
14 La Châtaigneraie 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source:
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

Group C: Centre-Val de Loire
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Saran 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 Promotion to National 2
2 Vierzon 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5 10
3 Avoine Chinon 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 9
4 Chartres (res) 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8
5 Amilly 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 8
6 Tours 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 8
7 Châteauneuf-sur-Loire 6 1 5 0 5 4 +1 8
8 Orléans (res) 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 8
9 Châteauroux (res) 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8
10 Montlouis-sur-Loire 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
11 Ouest Tourangeau[lower-alpha 1] 5 2 2 1 4 5 −1 7
12 Saint-Jean-le-Blanc 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Montargis 5 1 0 4 5 8 −3 3
14 Déols 6 0 1 5 8 16 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2020. Source:
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
Notes:
  1. Ouest Tourangeau were deducted a point for an as yet unpublished reason.

Group D: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corsica
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Furiani-Agliani 5 4 1 0 11 6 +5 13 Promotion to National 2
2 Istres 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13
3 Saint-Jean Beaulieu 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10
4 Cannes 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10
5 Côte Bleue 6 2 2 2 14 11 +3 8
6 Lucciana 5 2 2 1 5 2 +3 8
7 Nice (res) 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8
8 Cannet-Rocheville 6 2 1 3 11 13 −2 7
9 Rousset 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
10 Athlético Marseille[lower-alpha 1] 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
11 AC Ajaccio (res) 5 2 0 3 5 9 −4 6
12 Corte 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Mandelieu 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6 3
14 Endoume Marseille[lower-alpha 1] 4 0 1 3 6 11 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2020. Source:
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
Notes:
  1. The match between Athlético Marseille and Endoume Marseille on 30 September 2020 was abandoned after 89 minutes when Endoume Marseille were reduced to less than 8 players. The scoreline at the time was 6–1. Endoume Marseille will likely be penalised in due course.[20]

Group E: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Racing Besançon 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 15 Promotion to National 2
2 Jura Dolois 5 3 2 0 12 3 +9 11
3 Gueugnon 5 3 1 1 11 6 +5 10
4 Dijon (res) 6 2 4 0 8 5 +3 10
5 Pontarlier 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10
6 Besançon Football 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8
7 Sochaux (res) 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8
8 Morteau-Montlebon 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 7
9 Is-Selongey 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 7
10 Grandvillars 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5 4
11 Saint-Apollinaire 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 4
12 Montceau 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Valdahon-Vercel 5 0 1 4 2 13 −11 1
14 Paron 5 0 0 5 1 12 −11 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source:
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

Group F: Grand Est
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Biesheim 7 5 2 0 16 5 +11 17 Promotion to National 2
2 Thaon 7 5 1 1 14 6 +8 16
3 Colmar 7 3 2 2 13 10 +3 11
4 Sarre-Union 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
5 Mulhouse 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
6 St-Louis Neuweg 7 2 3 2 12 12 0 9
7 Nancy (res) 7 3 0 4 9 15 −6 9
8 Épernay 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7
9 Illkirch-Graffenstaden 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 7
10 Prix-lès-Mézières 7 2 1 4 9 11 −2 7
11 Raon-l'Étape[lower-alpha 1] 7 2 1 4 5 11 −6 6
12 RC Strasbourg (res) 6 1 3 2 9 10 −1 6 Relegation to Regional 1
13 ESTAC Troyes (res) 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
14 Amnéville 7 1 2 4 6 11 −5 5
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2020. Source:
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
Notes:
  1. The match between Raon-l'Étape and Épernay on 10 October 2020 was postponed after the goals were found to be too small. A challenge was lodged by Épernay.[21] The Ligue du Grand-Est penalised Raon-l'Étape, awarding the match to Épernay 3–0 and deducting a penalty point from Raon-l'Étape.[22]

Group H: Occitanie
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Castanet 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Promotion to National 2
2 Montpellier (res) 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11
3 Agde 5 3 2 0 8 5 +3 11
4 Stade Beaucairois 6 2 4 0 10 7 +3 10
5 Blagnac 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
6 Rodez (res) 6 2 2 2 9 11 −2 8
7 Alès 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7
8 Balma 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 7
9 Nîmes (res) 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
10 Toulouse (res) 5 2 0 3 13 10 +3 6
11 Alberes Argelès 6 1 3 2 9 7 +2 6
12 Fabrègues 6 2 0 4 11 13 −2 6 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Muret 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
14 Narbonne 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2020. Source:
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

Group I: Hauts-de-France
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wasquehal 5 4 1 0 11 6 +5 13 Promotion to National 2
2 Olympique Marcquois 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
3 Maubeuge 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
4 Vimy 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8
5 Croix 5 2 2 1 6 3 +3 8
6 Le Touquet 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
7 Amiens SC (res) 6 2 1 3 13 12 +1 7
8 Chantilly 5 2 1 2 13 14 −1 7
9 Boulogne (res) 5 2 1 2 9 12 −3 7
10 Valenciennes (res) 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 6
11 Lille (res) 4 2 0 2 7 9 −2 6
12 Saint-Omer 6 1 3 2 8 9 −1 6 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Feignies Aulnoye 5 0 4 1 8 9 −1 4
14 Amiens AC 6 0 0 6 4 12 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2020. Source:
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

Group J: Normandy
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AG Caen 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15 Promotion to National 2
2 Dives-Cabourg 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15
3 Oissel 5 3 2 0 10 5 +5 11
4 Saint-Lô 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
5 Dieppe 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9
6 Avranches (res) 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9
7 Alençon 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8
8 Cherbourg 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
9 Vire 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 7
10 Le Havre (res) 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 6
11 Évreux 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 6
12 Romilly 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Bayeux 6 0 1 5 6 15 −9 1
14 Quevilly-Rouen (res) 5 0 0 5 3 13 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source:
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

Group K: Brittany
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pontivy 6 6 0 0 17 2 +15 18 Promotion to National 2
2 Rennes (res) 6 4 2 0 11 7 +4 14
3 Vitré 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13
4 Dinan-Léhon 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12
5 Milizac 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12
6 Saint-Brieuc (res) 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10
7 Saint-Colomban Locminé 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8
8 Brest (res) 5 2 1 2 5 9 −4 7
9 Guipry Messac 6 2 0 4 7 14 −7 6
10 Plouzané 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4
11 Lannion 5 1 0 4 5 12 −7 3
12 Stade Pontivyen 6 1 0 5 2 9 −7 3 Relegation to Regional 1
13 TA Rennes 6 1 0 5 6 15 −9 3
14 Fougères 5 1 0 4 5 9 −4 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source:
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

Group L: Île-de-France
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Racing Club 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 Promotion to National 2
2 Aubervilliers 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13
3 Ivry 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
4 Créteil (res) 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
5 Paris Saint-Germain (res) 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 9
6 Les Ulis 5 3 0 2 8 5 +3 9
7 Linas-Montlhéry 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9
8 Drancy 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8
9 Paris FC (res) 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
10 Mantes 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5
11 Brétigny 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
12 Blanc-Mesnil 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 4 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Meaux Academy 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4
14 Les Mureaux 6 0 2 4 3 14 −11 2
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source:
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

Group M: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bourgoin-Jallieu 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11 Promotion to National 2
2 Ain Sud 6 3 2 1 15 12 +3 11
3 Sporting Club Lyon (res) 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4 10
4 Limonest 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
5 Hauts Lyonnais 5 2 2 1 13 12 +1 8
6 Thonon Évian 5 2 2 1 10 6 +4 8
7 Saint-Étienne (res) 5 2 1 2 12 11 +1 7
8 Vaulx-en-Velin 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 7
9 Chambéry 5 2 0 3 8 12 −4 6
10 Aurillac 5 2 0 3 6 10 −4 6
11 Clermont (res) 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5
12 Moulins 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 Relegation to Regional 1
13 Velay 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
14 Montluçon 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 4
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source:
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

Top scorers
As of 28 October 2020. [23]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mustapha Sangaré Racing Club 8
2 El Hadji Malick Seck Stade Bordelais 7
Belkacem Dali-Amar Côte Bleue
4 Sullivan Martinet Stade Bordelais 6
Thomas Alvarez Saran
Rodney Mazikou Amilly
Alain Reppert Biesheim
Moustapha Ouabi Fabrègues
Christopher Formy Vitré
Christian Toko Hauts Lyonnais

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