2023–24 Championnat National 2

The 2023–24 Championnat National 2 is the 26th season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. This season the competition is contested by 56 clubs split geographically across four groups of 14 teams, a change from the previous season, as part of the restructuring of the French football league system. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs. The competition starts on 28 August 2023 and concludes on 18 May 2024.^[1]

Championnat National 2

Season	2023–24
Dates	26 August 2023 - 18 May 2024
Promoted	Aubagne Paris 13 Atletico Boulogne Bourg-Péronnas
Top goalscorer	12 Amine Meftah Aubervilliers
Biggest home win	Cannes 8–1 Alès Group A, Game week 4, 16 September 2023
Biggest away win	Thonon Évian 0–6 Hyères Group A, Game week 3, 9 September 2023
Highest scoring	Cannes 8–1 Alès Group A, Game week 4, 16 September 2023
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 22:55, 2 March 2024 (UTC).

Teams

On 13 July 2023, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups.^[2]

Changes from the 2022–23 season are:

Teams joining the division

• Bourg-Péronnas, Stade Briochin, Le Puy, Paris 13 Atletico and Borgo finished in the relegation positions in 2022-23 Championnat National.
• Libourne, La Roche, Avoine Chinon, Cannes, Mâcon, Biesheim, Feignies Aulnoye, Vire, Dinan Léhon, Aubervilliers and Bourgoin-Jallieu were promoted as champions of their 2022–23 Championnat National 3 groups.
• Béziers finished top of their 2022–23 Championnat National 3 group, but were denied promotion by the DNCG, and failed to appeal successfully.^[3][4] Toulouse (res) were promoted as runners-up.

Teams leaving the division

• Rouen, Épinal, Marignane GCB, GOAL FC were champions of each group, and were promoted to 2023–24 Championnat National.
• Évreux, Rennes (res), Vannes, SM Caen (res), Chartres, Reims (res), Sainte-Geneviève, Metz (res), Belfort, Saint-Maur, Sète, Saint-Priest, Lyon (res), Canet Roussillon, Louhans-Cuiseaux, Vierzon, Moulins Yzeure, Stade Bordelais and Nantes (res) finished in relegation positions in 2022–23 Championnat National 2 and were relegated to 2023–24 Championnat National 3
• Lyon La Duchère were administratively relegated by the DNCG to 2023–24 Championnat National 3.^[5]
• Poissy were excluded from national competition by the DNCG, which was confirmed on appeal.^[6][7]

Promotion and Relegation

The top team in each group will be promoted to 2024–25 Championnat National.

Due to the restructuring of the French football leagues, this season the bottom five teams in each group will be relegated to 2024–25 Championnat National 3, along with the worst performing ninth-placed team. This performance will calculated based on the performance of each ninth-placed team in matches against the teams finishing 4th to 8th.^[1]

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Aubagne (P)	26	14	10	2	33	17	+16	52	Promotion to National
2	Le Puy	26	12	10	4	39	24	+15	46
3	Grasse	26	10	12	4	31	21	+10	42
4	Jura Sud Foot	26	10	11	5	34	23	+11	41
5	Cannes	26	9	13	4	41	21	+20	40
6	Hyères	26	9	10	7	37	22	+15	37
7	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël	26	8	12	6	25	19	+6	36
8	Toulon	26	9	8	9	30	29	+1	35
9	Andrézieux	26	9	7	10	26	28	−2	34
10	Alès (R)	26	7	8	11	23	39	−16	29	Relegation to National 3
11	Thonon Évian (R)	26	7	7	12	27	35	−8	28
12	Chamalières (R)	26	5	11	10	26	40	−14	26
13	Bourgoin-Jallieu (R)	26	4	9	13	24	43	−19	21
14	Toulouse (res) (R)	26	1	8	17	24	59	−35	11

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Paris 13 Atletico (P)	26	13	9	4	41	24	+17	48[a]	Promotion to National
2	La Roche	26	13	9	4	40	19	+21	48[a]
3	Libourne	26	10	10	6	44	35	+9	40
4	Saint-Pryvé	26	10	8	8	32	27	+5	38
5	Bergerac[b]	26	10	10	6	36	29	+7	37[c]
6	Angoulême	26	10	7	9	33	32	+1	37[c]
7	Blois	26	10	7	9	37	35	+2	37[c]
8	Bourges Foot 18	26	11	4	11	30	38	−8	37[c]
9	Les Herbiers	26	9	10	7	37	28	+9	37[c]
10	Saumur (R)	26	9	7	10	37	36	+1	34	Relegation to National 3
11	Romorantin (R)	26	9	6	11	33	38	−5	33
12	Avoine Chinon (R)	26	6	8	12	23	38	−15	26
13	Trélissac (R)	26	3	12	11	25	42	−17	21
14	Angers (res) (R)	26	2	7	17	19	46	−27	13

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head to head, Paris 13 Atletico vs La Roche. Paris 13 Atletico 3 points, +1 Goal Difference, La Roche 3 points, -1 Goal Difference.
2. On 5 December 2023 it was announced that Bergerac had been deducted three points by the DNCG for financial mismanagement.^[8]
3. Head to head, Bergerac vs Angoulême vs Blois vs Bourges vs Les Herbiers. Bergerac 13 points, +3 Goal Difference, Angoulême 13 points, +3 Goal Difference, Blois 9 points, -2 Goal Difference, Bourges Foot 9 points, -4 Goal Difference, Les Herbiers 8 points, +0 Goal Difference. Head to head resolved via overall Goal Difference.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Boulogne (P)	26	15	6	5	48	29	+19	51	Promotion to National
2	Saint-Malo	26	12	8	6	38	23	+15	44
3	Granville	26	12	7	7	35	31	+4	43
4	Chambly[a]	26	12	7	7	39	25	+14	38[b]
5	Dinan Léhon	26	11	5	10	41	44	−3	38[b]
6	Stade Briochin	26	10	7	9	31	26	+5	37[c]
7	Beauvais	26	10	7	9	38	31	+7	37[c]
8	Aubervilliers	26	11	3	12	30	39	−9	36
9	Châteaubriant	26	8	10	8	29	31	−2	34[d]
10	Racing Club (R)	26	10	4	12	30	35	−5	34[d]	Relegation to National 3
11	Lorient (res) (R)	26	8	8	10	36	39	−3	32
12	Borgo (R)	26	9	3	14	37	49	−12	30
13	Vire (R)	26	8	3	15	35	43	−8	27
14	Guingamp (res) (R)	26	6	2	18	28	50	−22	20

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. On 3 January 2024 it was announced that Chambly had been deducted five points by the DNCG due to financial mismanagement.^[9]
2. Head to head, Chambly vs Dinan Léhon. Chambly 4 points, Dinan Léhon 1 point.
3. Head to head, Stade Briochin vs Beauvais. Briochin 3 points, +1 Goal Difference, Beauvais 3 points, -1 Goal Difference.
4. Head to head, Châteaubriant vs Racing Club. Châteaubriant 4 points, Racing Club 1 point.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bourg-Péronnas[a] (P)	26	16	5	5	48	25	+23	50	Promotion to National
2	Fleury	26	13	7	6	44	21	+23	46
3	Furiani-Agliani	26	10	13	3	31	18	+13	43
4	FC 93	26	10	12	4	39	30	+9	42
5	Créteil	26	10	7	9	30	29	+1	37
6	Biesheim	26	9	8	9	29	34	−5	35
7	Wasquehal	26	9	7	10	35	39	−4	34[b]
8	Feignies Aulnoye	26	9	7	10	28	32	−4	34[b]
9	Haguenau (R)	26	9	5	12	32	47	−15	32	Relegation to National 3
10	Colmar (R)	26	9	4	13	35	41	−6	31
11	Auxerre (res) (R)	26	8	6	12	32	32	0	30
12	Mâcon (R)	26	6	10	10	34	37	−3	28
13	Racing Besançon (R)	26	6	7	13	26	34	−8	25
14	Saint-Quentin (R)	26	6	6	14	37	61	−24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. On 5 December 2023 it was announced that Bourg-Péronnas had been deducted three points by the DNCG for financial mismanagement.^[8]
2. Head to head, Wasquehal vs Feignies Aulnoye. Wasquehal 3 points, 0 Goal Difference, Feignies Aulnoye 3 points, 0 Goal Difference. Head to head resolved via overall number of goals scored.

Top scorers

As of 29 February 2024.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Abdoulaye Diallo	Toulon	12
2	Amine Meftah	Aubervilliers	10
	Florent Stevance	Saint-Quentin
4	Romain Escarpit	Bergerac	9
	Sébastien Da Silva	Borgo
6	Sander Benbachir	Hyères	8
	Jordan Popineau	Romorantin
	Vincent Créhin	Granville
	Mamadou Diallo	Boulogne
	Sofian Valla	Dinan Léhon FC
	Jean Vercruysse	Boulogne
	Farid Beziouen	FC 93
	Maxime Blé	Racing Besançon
	Alain Reppert	Biesheim

References

1. "National 2. Tout ce qu'il savoir sur la saison 2023-2024" (in French). Foot Amateur. 6 June 2023.
2. "National 2. Les groupes pour la saison 2023-2024" (in French). Foot Amateur. 13 July 2023.
3. "DNCG. Nancy relégué en N3, Béziers interdit d'accession" (in French). Foot Amateur. 27 June 2023.
4. "Appel DNCG. Sochaux en National, Nancy en National 2" (in French). Foot Amateur. 11 July 2023.
5. "DNCG. Lyon La Duchère rétrogradé en National 3 !" (in French). Foot Amateur. 13 June 2023.
6. "Découvrez toutes les décisions de la DNCG de l'été 2023" (in French). Foot Amateur. 6 June 2023.
7. "DNCG. Trois clubs exclus des championnats nationaux en appel" (in French). Foot Amateur. 4 July 2023.
8. "DNCG. Retrait de trois points au classement pour deux clubs de N2" (in French). Foot Amateur. 5 December 2023.
9. "DNCG. Des retraits de points pour deux clubs ce 3 janvier !" (in French). Foot Amateur. 3 January 2024.