The Championnat de France Amateurs is a French football competition; the equivalent of the fourth division, below the Championnat National. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Championnat de France National (also called Division 3) is the third highest division in French football , one division below Ligue 2, one above the Championnat de France Amateurs. ...

How it works

The "Championnat de France Amateurs" consists of 72 clubs spread into 4 parallel groups of 18. It is open to the best reserve teams in France and amateur clubs in France, although only the amateur clubs are eligible for promotion to the Championnat National. The highest-placed amateur team in each pool are promoted, replaced by the 4 lowest-placed in the Championnat National. However, both reserve clubs and amateur clubs are eligible for relegation: the 3 lowest-placed teams from each group go down to the division below, the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 (CFA2). The Championnat de France National (also called Division 3) is the third highest division in French football , one division below Ligue 2, one above the Championnat de France Amateurs. ... The Championnat de France National (also called Division 3) is the third highest division in French football , one division below Ligue 2, one above the Championnat de France Amateurs. ...

The average attendance in CFA is between 800 and 1000. However, this average is dragged down by the miniscule turnouts for the pros' home reserve matches.

2005-2006 participants

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External links

• Official Site of the Fédération française de football