2018–19 Championnat National
The 2018–19 Championnat National season is the 21st season since the establishment of the Championnat National which serves as the third division of the French football league system.
Team changes
To National
Promoted from National 2- Marignane-Gignac
- Villefranche
- Drancy
- Le Mans
- Bourg-Péronnas
- Quevilly-Rouen
- Tours
From National
- Les Herbiers
- Marseille Consolat
- Créteil
- Red Star
- Béziers
- Grenoble
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
Avranches | Stade René Fenouillère | 2,000 | |
Boulogne-sur-Mer | Stade de la Libération | 15,204 | |
Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 | |
Chambly | Stade des Marais | 2,500 | |
Cholet | Stade Pierre Blouen | 9,000 | |
Concarneau | Stade Guy Piriou | 6,500 | |
Drancy | Stade Charles Sage | 2,500 | |
Dunkirk | Stade Marcel-Tribut | 4,200 | |
Laval | Stade Francis Le Basser | 18,607 | |
Saint-Gratien | Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo | 8,000 | |
Le Mans | MMArena | 25,000 | |
Lyon | Stade de Balmont | 5,438 | |
Marignane | Stade Saint-Exupéry | 1,900 | |
Pau | Stade du Hameau | 13,819 | |
Le Petit-Quevilly | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,018 | |
Rodez | Stade Paul Lignon | 5,955 | |
Tours | Stade de la Vallée du Cher | 16,247 | |
Villefranche-sur-Saône | Stade Armand-Chouffet | 3,200 |
League table
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
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 |