2018–19 Championnat National
# 2018–19 Championnat National

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

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Avranches | Avranches | Stade René Fenouillère | 2,000 |
| Boulogne | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Stade de la Libération | 15,204 |
| Bourg-Péronnas | Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 |
| Chambly | Chambly | Stade des Marais | 2,500 |
| Cholet | Cholet | Stade Pierre Blouen | 9,000 |
| Concarneau | Concarneau | Stade Guy Piriou | 6,500 |
| Drancy | Drancy | Stade Charles Sage | 2,500 |
| Dunkerque | Dunkirk | Stade Marcel-Tribut | 4,200 |
| Laval | Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,607 |
| L'Entente | Saint-Gratien | Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo | 8,000 |
| Le Mans | Le Mans | MMArena | 25,000 |
| Lyon-Duchère | Lyon | Stade de Balmont | 5,438 |
| Marignane-Gignac | Marignane | Stade Saint-Exupéry | 1,900 |
| Pau | Pau | Stade du Hameau | 13,819 |
| Quevilly-Rouen | Le Petit-Quevilly | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 |
| Rodez | Rodez | Stade Paul Lignon | 5,955 |
| Tours | Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,247 |
| Villefranche | Villefranche-sur-Saône | Stade Armand-Chouffet | 3,200 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rodez (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 76 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 2 | Chambly (P) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 62 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 3 | Le Mans (O, P) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Laval | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 54 | |
| 5 | Lyon-Duchère | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 50 | |
| 6 | Boulogne | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Cholet | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 | |
| 8 | Avranches | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 45 | |
| 9 | Quevilly-Rouen | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 45 | |
| 10 | Pau | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Dunkerque | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Villefranche | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Concarneau | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bourg-Péronnas | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 39 | |
| 15 | Tours (R) | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 37 | 2019-20 CFA 2 |
| 16 | Marignane-Gignac (R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 34 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |
| 17 | L'Entente SSG (R) | 34 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 29 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |
| 18 | Drancy (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |

* ↑ Pau were penalised for fielding a suspended player, Vincent Thill, in the home match against Bourg-Péronnas on 29 March 2018. The original scoreline was 4–0, with Thill scoring the first goal. Bourg-Péronnas were awarded a 3–0 victory and Pau deducted a penalty point.

## 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

    As of matches played 17 May 2019.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kévin Rocheteau | Cholet | 15 |
| 2 | Robert Maah | Boulogne | 14 |
| 3 | Joris Correa | Chambly | 13 |
| 4 | Vincent Thill | Pau | 12 |
| 4 | Mayingila N'Zuzi Mata | Dunkerque | 12 |
| 6 | Florian David | Rodez | 11 |
| 7 | Vincent Créhin | Le Mans | 10 |
| 7 | Jordan Pierre-Charles | Bourg-Péronnas | 10 |
| 9 | Ugo Bonnet | Rodez | 9 |
| 9 | Madih Talal | L'Entente SSG | 9 |
| 9 | Paul Garita | Dunkerque | 9 |
