The French football league system, also known as the French football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France and Monaco, and includes one Spanish side. [note 1] At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1, Ligue 2.[1][2][3] Below that are a number of leagues run by the Fédération Française de Football. At level 3 is the semi-professional Championnat National.[4] Below that is the Championnat National 2 (level 4), which is divided into four parallel regional divisions, followed by the Championnat National 3 (level 5), which is divided into eleven parallel regional divisions. Underneath that are many more regional and departmental leagues and divisions.[5][6] Clubs finishing the season at or near the top of their division may be eligible for promotion to a higher division. Similarly, clubs finishing at or near the bottom of their division may be relegated to a lower division.

Men

National leagues

Starting in 2017–18 there were changes at levels 3 and 4 (in name only) and level 5 (significant restructuring and rename).[7]

Level

League(s)/Division(s)
Professional leagues

1

Ligue 1
18 clubs

2

Ligue 2
20 clubs
(18 clubs starting from 2024–25 season)

Semi-professional leagues

3

National
2024/25 18 clubs

4

National 2
56 clubs divided into 4 groups (for 2023–24 season) = 14x4
48 clubs divided into 3 groups (for 2024–25 season) = 16x3

Group A
14 clubs
Group B
14 clubs
Group C
14 clubs
Group D
14 clubs

5

National 3
154 clubs divided into 11 groups (for 2023–24 season) = 14x11
140 clubs divided into 10 groups (for 2024–25 season) = 14x10
112 clubs divided into 8 groups (for 2025–26 season) = 14x8

Group A
14 clubs
Group B
14 clubs
Group C
14 clubs
Group D
14 clubs
Group E
14 clubs
Group F
14 clubs
Group G
14 clubs
Group H
14 clubs
Group I
14 clubs
Group J
14 clubs
Group K
14 clubs

Regional leagues

As of the 2022–23 season, this is the structure of the amateur regional leagues, operating directly below the national leagues.

Leagues Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3 
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3 
Brittany Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3 
Centre-Val de Loire Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3 
Corsica Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3Régional 4
Grand Est Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3
Hauts-de-France Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3
Méditerranée Régional 1Régional 2  
Normandy Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3 
Nouvelle Aquitaine Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3
Occitanie Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3
Paris Île-de-France Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3
Pays de la Loire Régional 1Régional 2Régional 3

Departmental leagues

As of the 2019–20 season, this is the structure of the amateur departmental leagues, operating at various levels below the regional leagues.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13
Ain Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Allier Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Cantal Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Drôme-Ardèche Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Haute-Loire Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Haute-Savoie-Pays de Gex Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Isère Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Loire Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Lyon Metropolis-Rhône Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Puy-de-Dôme Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Savoie Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12
Côte-d'Or Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Doubs-Territoire de Belfort Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Haute-Saône Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Jura Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Nièvre Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Saône-et-Loire Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Yonne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4

Brittany region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13
Côtes-d'Armor Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 
Finistère Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 
Ille-et-Vilaine Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Morbihan Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 

Centre-Val de Loire region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13
Cher Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Eure-et-Loir Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 
Indre Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Indre-et-Loire Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Loiret Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Loir-et-Cher Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 

Corsica region

There are no district divisions in Corsica. The system in Corsica goes up to Régional 4.

Grand Est region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14 Level 15 Level 16 Level 17
Alsace District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9
Ardennes Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4     
Aube Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3      
Haute-Marne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4     
Marne District 1District 2District 3District 4     
Meurthe-et-Moselle Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4     
Meuse Division 1Division 2Division 3      
Moselle Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4     
Vosges Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4     

Hauts-de-France region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14 Level 15
Aisne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5  
Artois Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6Départemental 7
Côte d'Opale Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6Départemental 7
Escaut Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6Départemental 7
Flandres Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6Départemental 7
Oise Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5  
Somme Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6Départemental 7

Méditerranée Region

Departmental districts Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12
Alpes (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes) District 1District 2District 3  
Côte d'Azur (Alpes-Maritimes) District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5
Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 
Grand Vaucluse District 1District 2District 3District 4 
Var Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 

Normandy region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12
Calvados Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Eure Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Manche Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Orne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4
Seine-Maritime Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4

Nouvelle Aquitaine region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14
Charente Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5 
Charente-Maritime Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Corrèze Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Creuse Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Deux-Sèvres Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5 
Dordogne-Périgord (Dordogne) Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Gironde Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Haute-Vienne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5 
Landes Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Lot-et-Garonne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Pyrénées-Atlantiques Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Vienne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6

Occitanie region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14
Ariège Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Aude Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Aveyron Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6
Haute-Garonne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5 
Hautes-Pyrénées Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Gard-Lozère Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Gers Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3   
Hérault Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5 
Lot Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4  
Pyrénées-Orientales Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Tarn Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4  
Tarn-et-Garonne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5 

Paris Île-de-France region

Clubs in the arrondissements of Paris are divided between the three surrounding suburban districts. The District of Hauts-de-Seine includes 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th, the District of Seine-Saint-Denis has the 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, 19th, 20th and the District of Val-de-Marne includes 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 12th and 13th.

Départemental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14
Essonne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5 
Hauts-de-Seine Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6
Seine-et-Marne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Seine-Saint-Denis Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5 
Val d'Oise Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Val-de-Marne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4  
Yvelines Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5Départemental 6

Pays de la Loire region

Departmental districts Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13
Loire-Atlantique Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4Départemental 5
Maine-et-Loire Première DivisionDeuxième DivisionTroisième DivisionQuatrième DivisionCinquième Division
Mayenne Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 
Sarthe Départemental 1Départemental 2Départemental 3Départemental 4 
Vendée Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5

Women

National leagues

From 2023–24 onwards :

Level League(s)/Division(s)
1 Division 1 Féminine
12 clubs
2 Division 2 Féminine
12 clubs

3

Division 3 Féminine
24 clubs divided into 2 groups
Group A
12 clubs
Group B
12 clubs
4 Alsace Honneur, Aquitaine Honneur, Atlantique Honneur, Auvergne Honneur, Lower Normandy Honneur, Burgundy Honneur, Brittany Honneur, Centre Honneur, Centre-Ouest Honneur, Champagne-Ardenne Honneur, Corsica Honneur, Franche-Comté Honneur, Languedoc-Roussillon Honneur, Lorraine Honneur, Maine Honneur, Provence Honneur, Midi-Pyrénées Honneur, Nord-Pas-de-Calais Honneur, Upper Normandy Honneur, Paris Honneur, Picardy Honneur, Rhône-Alpes Honneur

Notes

  1. UE Bossòst play in the Occitanie League, Haute-Garonne division.

References

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  4. "Championnat National" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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