France

Contents:
1. Ligue 1
2. Ligue 2

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. It has been an all-professional league since its inception in 1932 except for the 1943-44 season, during which the Vichy regime abolished professionalism. Since the end of World War II, the French first division has switched several times between an 18- and a 20- team format, the latter being in force today and having the preference of clubs in spite of a busier schedule for the players.

AC Arles-Avignon – Parc des Sports
AJ Auxerre – Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps – (2.67/5)
AS Monaco FC – Stade Louis II – (4.63/5)
AS Nancy Lorraine – Stade Marcel Picot – (3.50/5)
AS Saint-Etienne – Stade Geoffroy Guichard – (3.60/5)
FC Girondins de Bordeaux – Stade Chaban-Delmas – (2.57/5)
FC Lorient – Stade du Moustoir
FC Sochaux – Stade Auguste Bonal – (3.67/5)
Lille OSC – Stadium Lille Métropole de Villeneuve d’Ascq – (3.83/5)
Montpellier – Stade de la Mosson – (3.50/5)
OGC Nice – Stade du Ray – (2.50/5)
Olympique de Marseille – Stade Vélodrome – (4.44/5)
Olympique Lyonnais – Stade Gerland – (3.67/5)
Paris Saint-Germain FC – Parc des Princes – (3.20/5)
RC Lens – Stade Felix Bollaert – (4.14/5)
Stade Brestois 29 – Stade Francis-Le Blé
Stade Malherbe Caen – Stade Michel d’Ornano
Stade Rennais FC – Stade de la Route de Lorient – (3.67/5)
Toulouse FC – Stadium Municipal – (3.20/5)
Valenciennes FC – Stade Nungesser
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Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP.

The 20 clubs that make up Ligue 2 play each other twice during the season, creating a 38-match schedule. At the end of the season, the top three clubs are promoted to Ligue 1 for the following season, while the bottom three clubs of Ligue 1 are relegated to Ligue 2. The bottom three teams of Ligue 2 are relegated to the Championnat National.

AC Ajaccio – Stade François Coty – (2.50/5)
Angers – Stade Jean Bouin
Boulogne – Stade de la Libération
ChÁ¢teauroux – Stade Gaston Petit
Clermont – Stade Gabriel Montpied
Dijon !Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard
Évian – Parc des Sports
FC Metz – Stade Saint Symphorien – (3.75/5)
FC Nantes Atlantique – Stade de la Beaujoire – (2.20/5)
Grenoble – Stade des Alpes
Istres – Stade Parsemain
Laval – Stade Francis Le Basser
Le Havre – Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Le Mans UC72 – Stade Leon Bollée – (2.67/5)
NÁ®mes – Stade des Costières
Reims – Stade Auguste-Delaune
Sedan – Stade Louis Dugauguez
Tours – Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Troyes AC – Stade de l’Aube – (3.67/5)
Vannes – Stade de la Rabine

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Championnat National

The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is a football league competition. The league serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 20 clubs (21 for the 2010-11 season), the Championnat National operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2 and the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football.

RC Strasbourg – Stade de la Meinau – (2.75/5)

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