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The French football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France. A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that teams (usually) can be promoted or relegated between, depending on finishing positions or playoffs. ...
Structure
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. The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) is the French League of professional Football (soccer). ...
Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ...
Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ...
Below that are a number of leagues run by the Fédération Française de Football. The French Football Federation (FFF) (French: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. ...
At level 3 is the semi-professional Championnat de France National. 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. ...
Below that (level 4) is the amateur Championnat de France Amateurs, which is divided into four parallel regional divisions. The Championnat de France Amateurs is a French football competition; the equivalent of the fourth division, below the Championnat National. ...
Followed by (level 5) the Championnat de France Amateurs 2, which is divided into eight parallel regional divisions. The Championnat de France Amateurs 2 is the 5th highest league in French football, after Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Championnat National and Championnat de France Amateurs, and is made up of 128 teams in 8 groups of 16 teams. ...
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.
National Leagues The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) is the French League of professional Football (soccer). ...
Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ...
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) is the French League of professional Football (soccer). ...
Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ...
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 Amateurs is a French football competition; the equivalent of the fourth division, below the Championnat National. ...
The Championnat de France Amateurs 2 is the 5th highest league in French football, after Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Championnat National and Championnat de France Amateurs, and is made up of 128 teams in 8 groups of 16 teams. ...
Regional Leagues
Ligue d'Alsace | Level | League(s)/Division(s) | | VI | Division d'Honneur (14 clubs) | | Districts | Bas-Rhin | Haut-Rhin | | VII | Excellence (14 clubs) | Excellence (14 clubs) | | VIII | Promotion d'Excellence (2 × 12 clubs) | Promotion d'Excellence (2 × 12 clubs) | | IX | Promotion (4 × 12 clubs) | Promotion (3 × 12 clubs) | | X | Division I (7 × 12 clubs) | Division I (4 × 12 clubs) | | XI | Division II (7 × 12 clubs) | Division II (4 × 12 clubs) | | XII | Division III (7 × 12 clubs) | Division III (3 × 12 clubs) | History The département was created on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution. ...
Haut-Rhin is a French département, named after the Rhine river. ...
Ligue d'Aquitaine | Level | League(s)/Division(s) | | VI | Division d'Honneur (14 clubs) | | VII | Division Supérieure Régionale (12 clubs) | | VIIIv | Division Honneur Régionale (2 × 12 clubs) | | IX | Division Promotion Honneur (3 × 12 clubs) | | X | Division Promotion de Ligue (6 × 12 clubs) | | Districts | Bordeaux (Gironde) | Dordogne-Périgord (Dordogne) | Gironde-Est (Gironde) | Gironde-Atlantique (Gironde) | Sauternais et Graves (Gironde) | Landes | Lot-et-Garonne | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | | XI | Première Division (12 clubs) | Première Division Excellence (12 clubs) | Première Division (12 clubs) | Première Division (12 clubs) | Première Division (12 clubs) | Première Division (12 clubs) | Première Division (12 clubs) | Première Division (14 clubs) | | XII | Promotion de Première Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Première Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (12 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (12 clubs) | | XIII | Deuxième Division (4 × 10 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (4 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (4 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (3 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (3 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (2 × 12 clubs) | | XIV | Promotion de Deuxième Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (6 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Deuxième Division (3 × 10 clubs) | | Promotion de Deuxième Division (2 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Deuxième Division (3 × 12 clubs) | Troisième Division (3 × 10 clubs) | Promotion de Deuxième Division (3 × 12 clubs) | | XV | | Promotion de Deuxième Division (9 × 12 clubs) | | | | Promotion de Troisième Division (10 clubs) | | | Gironde is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gironde Estuary. ...
Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. ...
Gironde is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gironde Estuary. ...
Gironde is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gironde Estuary. ...
Gironde is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gironde Estuary. ...
Landes is a département in southern France. ...
Lot-et-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. ...
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a département in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Ligue Atlantique | Level | League(s)/Division(s) | | VI | Division Honneur (14 clubs) | | VII | Division Régionale Supérieure (2 × 12 clubs) | | VIII | Division Régionale Honneur (3 × 12 clubs) | | IX | Promotion Honneur (6 × 12 clubs) | | Districts | Loire-Atlantique | Maine-et-Loire | Vendée | | X | Division Supérieure Départementale (2 × 12 clubs) | Première Division (4 × 12 clubs) | Première Division (4 × 12 clubs) | | XI | Première Division (4 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (6 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Première Division (6 × 12 clubs) | | XII | Promotion de Première Division (7 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (9 × 12 clubs) | Deuxième Division (8 × 12 clubs) | | XIII | Deuxième Division (10 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Deuxième Division (11 × 12 clubs) | Promotion de Deuxième Division (10 × 12 clubs) | | XIV | Promotion de Deuxième Division (12 × 12 clubs) | Troisième Division (13 × 12 clubs) | Troisième Division (11 × 12 clubs) | | XV | Troisième Division (11 × 12 clubs) | | | Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Maine-et-Loire is a département in west-central France. ...
Vendée is a département in west central France, on the Atlantics Bay of Biscay. ...
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Ligue de Basse-Normandie
Ligue de Bourgogne
Ligue de Bretagne
Ligue du Centre
Ligue de Champagne-Ardenne
Ligue Corse
Ligue de Franche-Comté
Ligue de Guyane
Ligue du Languedoc-Roussillon
Ligue de Lorraine
Ligue du Maine
Ligue de la Méditerranée
Ligue de Midi-Pyrénées
Ligue du Nord Pas-de-Calais
Ligue de Normandie
Ligue de Paris Île-de-France
Ligue de Picardie
Ligue de la Réunion
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