The 2018–19 Championnat National season was the 21st season since the establishment of the Championnat National, which serves as the third division of the French football league system.

Team changes

To National Promoted from National 2 Marignane-Gignac Villefranche Drancy Le Mans

Relegated from Ligue 2 Bourg-Péronnas Quevilly-Rouen Tours

From National Relegated to National 2 Les Herbiers Marseille Consolat Créteil

Promoted to Ligue 2 Red Star Béziers Grenoble

Stadia and locations

Club Location Venue CapacityAvranchesStade René Fenouillère 2,000Boulogne-sur-MerStade de la Libération 15,204Bourg-en-BresseStade Marcel-Verchère 11,400ChamblyStade des Marais 2,500CholetStade Pierre Blouen 9,000ConcarneauStade Guy Piriou 6,500DrancyStade Charles Sage 2,500DunkirkStade Marcel-Tribut 4,200LavalStade Francis Le Basser 18,607Saint-GratienParc des Sports Michel Hidalgo 8,000Le MansMMArena 25,000LyonStade de Balmont 5,438MarignaneStade Saint-Exupéry 1,900PauStade du Hameau 13,819Le Petit-QuevillyStade Robert Diochon 12,018RodezStade Paul Lignon 5,955ToursStade de la Vallée du Cher 16,247Villefranche-sur-SaôneStade Armand-Chouffet 3,200

League table

Promotion play-offs A promotion play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and 3rd-placed team of the 2018–19 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 28 May and 2 June.

Le Mans won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 2, while Gazélec Ajaccio were relegated to the Championnat National.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kévin RocheteauCholet152 Robert MaahBoulogne143 Joris CorreaChambly134 Vincent ThillPau12 Mayingila N'Zuzi MataDunkerque6 Florian DavidRodez117 Vincent CréhinLe Mans10 Jordan Pierre-CharlesBourg-Péronnas9 Ugo BonnetRodez9 Madih TalalL'Entente SSG Paul GaritaDunkerque

Attendances

# Club Average 1 Le Mans 5,853 2 Stade lavallois 4,317 3 Rodez 3,213 4 Boulogne 2,908 5 FBBP 2,263 6 Tours 1,969 7 Concarneau 1,917 8 Quevilly-Rouen 1,684 9 Chambly 1,071 10 Dunkerque 1,040 11 Villefranche 890 12 Avranches 886 13 Cholet 800 14 Pau 786 15 Entente 533 16 MGCB 517 17 Drancy 340 18 Lyon-La Duchère 273

Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra19.htm

References