The Championnat National U17 is the highest tier of under-17 football in France. Organized by the French Football Federation, it is contested by 84 clubs that are split into 6 groups.
History In 2009, the Championnat National 16 ans was renamed the Championnat National U17.REFORME CHAMPIONNATS JEUNES Saison 2009/2010 A under-15 (moins de 15 ans) league existed from 1990 to 1999, and a 15 ans league from 1999 to 2002.Foot, hebdomadaire de la FFF, 29 May 1996. The Championnat National U17 became the continuation for these competitions. +PeriodName of the competitionAge category1990–1996Championnat National des moins de 15 ansPlayers turning 16 on or after 1 August of the year the competition ends1996–1999Players turning 16 on or after 1 January of the year the competition ends1999–2002Championnat National des 15 ans2002–2009Championnat National 16 ansPlayers turning 17 on or after 1 January of the year the competition ends2009–presentChampionnat National U17
Format The Championnat National U17 is an annual competition that is contested by 84 clubs, with 83 coming from France and 1 from Monaco. The teams are distributed into 6 geographically determined groups of 14 teams. A season starts in the end of summer and ends the following the spring. In the league phase, each team plays each other twice (home and away) in their respective groups for a total of 26 matches played per team. Afterwards, the 6 first-place teams in addition to the 2 best second-place teams face off in a play-off phase. The winner of the final is crowned French under-17 champion.
Clubs 2023–24 season For the 2023–24 season, 84 clubs participate in the Championnat National U17. Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup FAmiensBastiaAndrézieuxSC Air BelBalmaAngersBloisBorgoAnnecyAC AjaccioBordeauxAvranchesCaenCambraiAuxerreGazélec AjaccioCanet RoussillonBrestChâteaurouxDrancyRacing BesançonClermontCastelnau Le CrèsCarquefouLavalÉpernayBourg-en-BresseLyonIstresCholetLe HavreLensDijonLyon La DuchèreMarmandeGuingampLe MansLesquinFC LyonASPTT MarseilleMarseilleLa RocheMantesLilleMetzMonacoLorientMontrouge FC 92FC MontfermeilNancyNiceMontpellierNantesOrléansParis 13 AtleticoSochauxRodezNiortParis FCRed StarStrasbourgNîmesOlympique RovenainRennesParis Saint-GermainReimsTorcySaint-ÉtienneEntente St Clément MontferrierTA RennesQuevilly-RouenAAS SarcellesTroyesSaint-PriestToulouseES SaintesVersaillesValenciennesVillefrancheValenceVertou
Performances by club Lyon have won the most titles, with four. The title was not awarded for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no competition was held for the 1994–95 season. +Championnat National U17 winners by teamTeamWinnersYears wonLyon41993–94, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2013–14Auxerre31990–91, 1995–96, 2002–03Paris Saint-Germain32010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17Marseille32007–08, 2008–09, 2022–23Le Havre21991–92, 1997–98Metz22004–05, 2006–07Nantes22005–06, 2018–19Cannes11992–93Lille11996–97Bordeaux11998–99INF Clairefontaine12000–01Bastia12001–02Sochaux12009–10Lens12011–12Saint-Étienne12012–13Lorient12014–15Rennes12017–18Toulouse12021–22Amiens12023–24Troyes12024–25
See also Championnat National U19
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