2016–17 Championnat National
The 2016–17 Championnat National season was the 19th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 15 July 2016.
Teams
There are 18 clubs in the league, with four promoted teams from Championnat de France Amateur replacing the four teams that were relegated from National following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured National status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.Team changes
As of 14 July 2016, the following teams have mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 season. Evian Thonon Gaillard, who were relegated from Ligue 2, was sent administratively to CFA due to financial troubles. As a result, Épinal were added back to National.To National
Promoted from CFARelegated from Ligue 2
Relegated to CFA
Relegated to 6th tier
Promoted to Ligue 2
- Strasbourg
- Orléans
- Amiens
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Avranches | Stade René Fenouillère | 2,000 | |
| Bastia | Stade d'Erbajolo | 2,000 | |
| Belfort | Stade Roger Serzian | 5,500 | |
| Béziers | Stade de Sauclières | 12,000 | |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | Stade de la Libération | 15,204 | |
| Chambly | Stade des Marais | 2,500 | |
| Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,000 | |
| Concarneau | Stade Guy Piriou | 6,500 | |
| Créteil | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle | 12,050 | |
| Dunkirk | Stade Marcel-Tribut | 4,200 | |
| Épinal | Stade de la Colombière | 8,000 | |
| Les Herbiers | Stade Massabielle | 5,000 | |
| Lyon | Stade de Balmont | 5,438 | |
| Marseille | Stade La Martine | 1,990 | |
| Paris | Stade Sébastien Charléty | 20,000 | |
| Pau | Stade du Hameau | 13,819 | |
| Le Petit-Quevilly | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 | |
| Sedan | Stade Louis Dugauguez | 24,389 |
League table
Play-offs
The 2016–17 season saw the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd-placed team in the Championnat National in a two-legged confrontation. The Championnat National team hosted the first game.----
Orléans won 2–0 on aggregate.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Umut Bozok | Marseille Consolat | 18 |
| 2 |  Mehdy Guezoui | Quevilly-Rouen | 15 |
| 3 |  Adama Sarr | Les Herbiers | 12 |
| 3 | Malik Tchokounté | Dunkerque | 12 |
| 5 | Christopher Mayulu | Avranches | 11 |
| 6 |  Grégory Gendrey | Chambly | 10 |
| 6 | Soufiane Atik | Lyon-Duchère | 10 |
| 6 |  Julien López | Marseille Consolat | 10 |
| 6 | Theoson Siebatcheu | Châteauroux | 10 |
| 10 |  Kalen Damessi | Concarneau | 9 |
| 10 |  Bevic Moussiti-Oko | Dunkerque | 9 |
| 10 | Martin Mimoun | Créteil | 9 |
| 10 | Anthony Schuster | Les Herbiers | 9 |