The 2021–22 Championnat National season was the 29th season since the establishment of the Championnat National, and the 23rd in its current format, which serves as the third division of the French football league system.
Team changes Team changes from the 2020–21 Championnat National.
To National Promoted from 2020–21 Championnat National 2 None. Season not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Promoted from 2019–20 Championnat National 2 Sedan
Relegated from Ligue 2 Châteauroux Chambly
From National Relegated to National 2 SC Lyon
Promoted to Ligue 2 Bastia Quevilly-Rouen
Stadia and locations
Club Location Venue CapacityAnnecyParc des Sports 15,660AvranchesStade René Fenouillère 2,000BorgoStade Paul-Antoniotti 1,300Boulogne-sur-MerStade de la Libération 15,204Bourg-en-BresseStade Marcel-Verchère 11,400ChamblyStade des Marais 1,000ChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit 17,173CholetStade Pierre Blouen 9,000ConcarneauStade Guy Piriou 6,500Paris Stade Dominique Duvauchelle 12,150LavalStade Francis Le Basser 18,607Le MansMMArena 25,000OrléansStade de la Source7,000Paris Stade Bauer 10,000Saint-BrieucFred-Aubert Stadium 10,600SedanStade Louis Dugauguez 23,189SèteStade Louis Michel 8,500Villefranche-sur-SaôneStade Armand-Chouffet 3,200
Number of teams by regions TeamsRegionTeam(s)3Cholet, Laval and Le MansAnnecy, Bourg-Péronnas and Villefranche2Concarneau and Saint-BrieucChâteauroux and OrléansCréteil and Red StarBoulogne and Chambly1AvranchesSèteBastia-BorgoSedan
Professional status Châteauroux and Chambly retain their professional status having just been relegated to Championnat National. Le Mans and Orléans retain their professional status under section 102 of the administrative rules of the LFP. Red Star have been granted an exemption from section 102 rules due to the health situation, and also retain their professional status.
League table
Promotion play-offs A promotion play-off will be held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed team of the 2021–22 Ligue 2 and the 3rd-placed team of the 2021–22 Championnat National. This will be played over two legs on 26 and 29 May.
First leg
Second leg
Quevilly-Rouen won 5–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Post-season changes On 21 June 2022, the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion ruled that Bourg-Péronnas were to be relegated to Championnat National 2 for the 2022–23 season, due to financial mismanagement. On 1 July 2022, the decision was overturned at the appeal hearing.
On 28 June 2022, the DNCG further ruled that Sète would be relegated to Championnat National 2 for the 2022–23 season, due to financial mismanagement. On 12 July 2022, the decision was upheld at the appeal hearing, meaning Bastia-Borgo were reprieved from relegation.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Pape Meïssa Ba Red Star212 Fahd El Khoumisti Concarneau203 Geoffray Durbant Laval 194 Thomas Robinet Châteauroux185 Simon Elisor Villefranche176 Kévin Farade Créteil137 Romain Spano Annecy11 Alexandre Ramalingom Sedan Cheikh N'Doye Red Star Alexy Bosetti Annecy
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