Championnat National U17
Organising body | French Football Federation (FFF) |
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Founded | 1990 2009 (as Championnat National U17) | (officially)
Country | France (83 teams) |
Other club(s) from | Monaco (1 team) |
Level on pyramid | 1 (of under-17 age group) |
Relegation to | Regional leagues |
Current champions | Nantes (2nd title) (2018–19) |
Most championships | Lyon (4 titles) |
Website | Championnat National U17 |
The Championnat National U17 is the highest tier of under-17 football in France.[1] Organized by the French Football Federation, it is contested by 84 clubs that are split into 6 groups.
History[]
In 2009, the U18 youth championship of France was split into two age groups; the Championnat National U19, which would replace the U18 league, and the Championnat National U17, a new league for this age category. Before this separation, a U16 league existed from 2002 to 2009 and a U15 league from 1990 to 2002. Therefore, the Championnat National U17 became the continuation for these now-disappeared competitions.[2]
Format[]
The Championnat National U17 is an annual competition that is contested by 84 clubs, with 83 coming from France and 1 from Monaco. The teams are distributed into 6 geographically-determined groups of 14 teams. A season starts in the end of summer and ends the following the spring. In the league phase, each team plays each other twice (home and away) in their respective groups for a total of 26 matches played per team. Afterwards, the 6 first-place teams in addition to the 2 best second-place teams face off in a play-off phase. The winner of the final is crowned French under-17 champion.[3]
Clubs[]
2020–21 season[]
For the 2020–21 season, 84 clubs participated in the Championnat National U17.[4]
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F |
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Amiens | Arras | Annecy | AC Ajaccio | Balma | Angers |
Avranches | Boulogne-Billancourt | Auxerre | Gazélec Ajaccio | Béziers | Angoulême |
Blois | Boulogne | Racing Besançon | Andrézieux | Bordeaux | Brest |
Dunkerque | Bourg-en-Bresse | Castelnau Le Crès | Istres | LB Châteauroux | |
Caen | Drancy | ASPTT Dijon | Clermont | Marignane Gignac | Cholet |
Le Havre | Feignies | Dijon | SC Lyon | Guingamp | |
Le Mans | Lens | Épinal | Marseille | Montpellier | La Roche |
Mantes | Lille | FC Lyon | SC Air Bel | Montauban | Lorient |
Montrouge FC 92 | FC Montfermeil | Lyon | Monaco | Muret | Nantes |
Orléans | Paris 13 Atletico | Metz | Nice | Nîmes | Niort |
Paris FC | Reims | Mulhouse | Saint-Étienne | Pau | |
Paris Saint-Germain | Torcy | Nancy | Saint-Priest | Rodez | Rennes |
Rouen | Troyes | Sochaux | Racing FC Toulon | Toulouse | Vannes |
Vitré | Valenciennes | Strasbourg | Valence | AC Le Pontet Vedène | Vertou |
Performances by club[]
Lyon have won the most titles, with four.[2] The title was not awarded for the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no competition was held for the 1994–95 season.
Team | Winners | Years won |
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Lyon | 4 | 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2013–14 |
Auxerre | 3 | 1990–91, 1995–96, 2002–03 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
Le Havre | 2 | 1991–92, 1997–98 |
Metz | 2 | 2004–05, 2006–07 |
Nantes | 2 | 2005–06, 2018–19 |
Marseille | 2 | 2007–08, 2008–09 |
Cannes | 1 | 1992–93 |
Lille | 1 | 1996–97 |
Bordeaux | 1 | 1998–99 |
INF Clairefontaine | 1 | 2000–01 |
Bastia | 1 | 2001–02 |
Sochaux | 1 | 2009–10 |
Lens | 1 | 2011–12 |
Saint-Étienne | 1 | 2012–13 |
Lorient | 1 | 2014–15 |
Rennes | 1 | 2017–18 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "France - Championnat National U17". LiveSoccerTV. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U17, ANCIEN 16 ANS JUSQU'EN 2008-2009 ET 15 ANS JUSQU'EN 2001-02". French Football Federation (in French). 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "REGLEMENT DES CHAMPIONNATS NATIONAUX DE JEUNES SAISON 2016-2017" (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Classement U17 - Groupe A" [U17 Standings - Group A]. Le Bien Public (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
External links[]
- Football leagues in France
- Under-17 association football
- Youth football leagues in Europe
- 1990 establishments in France
- Sports leagues established in 1990