French football league system

The French football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France and Monaco, and includes one Spanish side. At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Below that are a number of leagues run by the Fédération Française de Football. At level 3 is the semi-professional Championnat National. Below that is the amateur Championnat de France amateur (level 4), which is divided into four parallel regional divisions, followed by the Championnat de France amateur 2 (level 5), which is divided into eight parallel regional divisions. Underneath that are many more regional leagues and divisions. 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

The 2016–17 season is the last of the current league structure. From 2017–18 there will be changes at Levels 3 and 4 (in name only) and Level 5 (significant restructuring and rename).

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Ligue 1 20 clubs
2	Ligue 2 20 clubs
3	National 18 clubs
4	CFA group A 16 clubs		CFA group B 16 clubs		CFA group C 16 clubs		CFA group D 16 clubs
5	CFA2 group A 14 clubs	CFA2 group B 14 clubs	CFA2 group C 14 clubs	CFA2 group D 14 clubs	CFA2 group E 14 clubs	CFA2 group F 14 clubs	CFA2 group G 14 clubs	CFA2 group H 14 clubs

Regional leagues

For the 2016–17 season, this was the structure of the regional leagues, operating directly below the national leagues. Despite the varying names given some regions, level 6 leagues are generically referred to as Division d'Honneur or DH.

Leagues	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10
Alsace	Division Honneur
Aquitaine	Regional 1	Regional 2	Regional 3	Regional 4
Atlantique	Division Honneur	Division Régionale Supérieure	Division Régionale Honneur	Promotion Honneur
Auvergne	Regional 1	Regional 2	Regional 3
Lower Normandy	Division Honneur	Division Supérieure Régionale	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Honneur
Burgundy	Honneur Ligue	Promotion Honneur	Promotion Ligue
Brittany	Division Honneur	Division Supérieure Élite	Division Supérieure Régionale	Division Régionale Honneur	Promotion Honneur
Centre-Val de Loire	Division Honneur	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Honneur
Centre-West	Division Honneur	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Honneur	Promotion Ligue
Champagne-Ardenne	Division Honneur	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Ligue
Corsica	Division Honneur	Promotion Honneur A	Promotion Honneur B	Promotion Honneur C
Franche-Comté	Division Honneur	Ligue Régionale 2	Ligue Régionale 3
Languedoc-Roussillon	Division Honneur	Division Honneur Régionale
Lorraine	Division Honneur	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Honneur	Promotion Honneur Régionale
Maine	Division Honneur	Division Supérieure Régionale	Division Régionale Honneur	Promotion Honneur
Méditerranée	Division Honneur	Division Honneur Régionale
Midi-Pyrénées	Division Honneur	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Honneur	Promotion Ligue
Nord-Pas-de-Calais	Division Honneur	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Honneur	Promotion Honneur Régionale
Normandy	Division Honneur	Division Supérieure Régionale	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Honneur
Paris Île-de-France	Division Honneur	Division Supérieure Régionale	Division Honneur Régionale	Promotion Honneur
Picardy	Division Honneur	Promotion Honneur	Promotion Interdistricts
Rhône-Alpes	Honneur Ligue	Honneur Régional Ligue	Promotion Honneur Régional