2019–20 Championnat National


The 2019–20 Championnat National season was the 27th season since the establishment of the Championnat National, and the 22nd in its current format, which serves as the third division of the French football league system. The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 28 April 2020, the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that there would be no sporting events, even behind closed doors, before September 2020, thus in effect ending the season. On 11 May the executive committee of the FFF announced that the top two teams would be promoted to Ligue 2, but that no promotion playoff would take place, and no champion would be declared.

Team changes

Team changes from the 2018–19 Championnat National were confirmed by the FFF on 12 July.

To National

Promoted from National 2
Relegated from Ligue 2
Relegated to National 2
Promoted to Ligue 2
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AvranchesStade René Fenouillère2,000
BorgoStade Paul-Antoniotti1,300
BéziersStade de la Méditerranée18,555
Boulogne-sur-MerStade de la Libération15,204
Bourg-en-BresseStade Marcel-Verchère11,400
CholetStade Pierre Blouen9,000
ConcarneauStade Guy Piriou6,500
CréteilStade Dominique Duvauchelle12,150
DunkirkStade Marcel-Tribut4,200
AjaccioStade Ange Casanova8,000
LavalStade Francis Le Basser18,607
Le Puy-en-VelayStade Charles Massot4,800
LyonStade de Balmont5,438
PauStade du Hameau13,819
Le Petit-QuevillyStade Robert Diochon12,018
Paris Stade Bauer10,000
ToulonStade de Bon Rencontre8,200
Villefranche-sur-SaôneStade Armand-Chouffet3,200

Special rule changes

Due to the premature cancellation of the season before completion, special rules were put in place by the FFF Executive Committed to rank clubs, superseding the normal competition rules.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Achille AnaniBourg-en-Bresse16
2 Mamadou GueyePau14
3 Jonathan RivasLyon-Duchère13
4 Mohamed BayoDunkerque12
5 Mehdi ChahiriRed Star11
5 Guillaume BoscaDunkerque11
5 Gaëtan LauraQuevilly-Rouen11
8 Cheikh SabalyPau10
8 Kévin RocheteauCholet10
8 Kevin TestudBéziers10