2007–08 Championnat National
# 2007–08 Championnat National

The 2007–08 Championnat National is the 15th edition of the 3rd division league and began play in August 2007 and is slated to end in May 2008. Clermont Foot, US Boulogne, and Angers SCO were promoted to Ligue 2, whereas Sporting Toulon, US Raon-l'Étape, SO Châtellerault, and AS Yzeure were relegated to the CFA.

Promoted from the CFA were Calais RUFC from Groupe A, AC Arles from Groupe B, Rodez AF from Groupe C, and Villemomble Sports from Groupe D.

## 20 participating teams

* AC Arles
* AS Beauvais Oise
* AS Cannes
* Calais RUFC
* AS Cherbourg Football
* US Créteil-Lusitanos
* FC Istres
* Stade Lavallois
* CS Louhans-Cuiseaux
* FC Martigues
* Nîmes Olympique
* Paris FC
* Pau FC
* Rodez AF
* SO Romorantin
* L'Entente SSG
* FC Sète
* Tours FC
* Vannes OC
* Villemomble Sports

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vannes (C, P) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 69 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 2 | Tours (P) | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 65 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 3 | Nîmes (P) | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 63 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 4 | Cherbourg | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 61 | |
| 5 | Laval | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 58 | |
| 6 | Sète | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 56 | |
| 7 | Créteil | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 51 | |
| 8 | Arles | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 51 | |
| 9 | Beauvais | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 51 | |
| 10 | Paris FC | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 50 | |
| 11 | Istres | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 50 | |
| 12 | Entente SSG | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 50 | |
| 13 | Cannes | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 50 | |
| 14 | Rodez | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 48 | |
| 15 | Calais | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 47 | |
| 16 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 45 | |
| 17 | Villemomble (R) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 41 | Relegation to Championnat de France amateur |
| 18 | Pau (R) | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 41 | Relegation to Championnat de France amateur |
| 19 | Martigues (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 40 | Relegation to Championnat de France amateur |
| 20 | Romorantin (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 37 | Relegation to Championnat de France amateur |

## Top goalscorers

Last updated 10 May 2008

| Position | Player's name | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hamado Ouedraogo | AS Beauvais | 18 |
| 2 | Youssef Adnane | AS Cherbourg | 17 |
| – | Welington | L'Entente SSG | 17 |
| 4 | Maurice Dalé | FC Martigues | 14 |
| – | Olivier Giroud | FC Istres | 14 |
| 6 | Robert Malm | Nîmes Olympique | 13 |
| 7 | Jean-Marie David | Paris FC | 12 |
| – | Gilles Fabien | Stade Lavallois | 12 |
| – | Tenema N'Diaye | Tours FC | 12 |
| 10 | Franck Berrier | AS Cannes | 11 |

## Managers

| Club | Head coach |
| - | - |
| AC Arles | Michel Estevan |
| AS Beauvais Oise | Bruno Roux |
| AS Cannes | Jean-Claude Lahiner |
| Calais RUFC | Sylvain Jore |
| AS Cherbourg Football | Noël Tosi |
| US Créteil-Lusitanos | Thierry Goudet |
| FC Istres | Frédéric Arpinon |
| Stade Lavallois | Philippe Hinschberger |
| CS Louhans-Cuiseaux | Stéphane Crucet |
| FC Martigues | Patrice Eyraud |
| Nîmes Olympique | Laurent Fournier replaced by Jean-Luc Vannuchi in December 2007 |
| Paris FC | Jean-Guy Wallemme |
| Pau FC | David Vignes |
| Rodez AF | Didier Tholot |
| SO Romorantin | Franck Rizzetto |
| L'Entente SSG | Kamel Djamour |
| FC Sète | Thierry Laurey |
| Tours FC | Daniel Sanchez |
| Vannes OC | Thierry Gabillet |
| Villemomble Sports | Alain M'Boma |
