| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Drancy |
| Promoted | Drancy Le Mans Villefranche Marignane-Gignac |
| Relegated | 11 teams (see outcomes section) |
| Top goalscorer | 20 goals Alexandre Ramalingom,Marignane-Gignac |
| Biggest home win | Le Mans10–0Trélissac Group D, Round 18, 3 February 2018 |
| Biggest away win | Raon-l'Étape0–6Schiltigheim Group B, Round 28, 28 April 2018 |
| Highest scoring | 10 goals Le Mans 10–0Trélissac Group D, Round 18, 3 February 2018 |
2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 09:35, 21 May 2018 (UTC). | |
The2017–18Championnat National 2 was the 20th season of the fourth tier in theFrench football league system in its current format. The competition was contested by 64 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 16 teams each. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few weresemi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.
On July 13, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marignane-Gignac(P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 57[a] | Promotion toNational |
| 2 | Toulon | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 57[a] | |
| 3 | Colomiers | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 51 | |
| 4 | Bergerac | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 49[b] | |
| 5 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 49[b] | |
| 6 | Martigues | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 47 | |
| 7 | Sète | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 46 | |
| 8 | Monaco (res) | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 43 | |
| 9 | Grasse | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Hyères | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Nice (res) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 35 | |
| 12 | Mont-de-Marsan | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 32 | |
| 13 | Stade Bordelais[c] | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 31 | |
| 14 | Marseille (res) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 28 | |
| 15 | Tarbes(R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 26 | Relegation toNational 3 |
| 16 | Paulhan-Pézenas[d](R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villefranche(P) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 58 | Promotion toNational |
| 2 | Annecy | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 57 | |
| 3 | Andrézieux | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 52 | |
| 4 | Jura Sud | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 51 | |
| 5 | Schiltigheim | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 50 | |
| 6 | Yzeure | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 46 | |
| 7 | Épinal | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 41 | |
| 8 | Paris Saint-Germain (res) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Belfort | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 39[a] | |
| 10 | Le Puy | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 39[a] | |
| 11 | Lyon (res) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 37[b] | |
| 12 | Chasselay MDA | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 37[b] | |
| 13 | Saint-Priest | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 35 | |
| 14 | St-Louis Neuweg(R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 34 | Relegation toNational 3 |
| 15 | Montceau[c](R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 | |
| 16 | Raon-l'Étape(R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 13 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drancy(P) | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 59 | Promotion toNational |
| 2 | Sedan[a] | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 54 | |
| 3 | Sainte-Geneviève | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 54 | |
| 4 | Fleury | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 51 | |
| 5 | Arras FA | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 48 | |
| 6 | Saint-Maur | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 46 | |
| 7 | Bastia-Borgo[b] | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 44 | |
| 8 | Poissy | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Croix | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 36 | |
| 10 | Lens (res) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 34[c] | |
| 11 | Lille (res) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 34[c] | |
| 12 | Furiani-Agliani | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 34 | |
| 13 | Reims (res) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 32 | |
| 14 | AC Amiens(R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 30 | Relegation toNational 3 |
| 15 | Viry-Châtillon[d](R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 25 | |
| 16 | Beauvais(R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 24 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Mans(P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 60 | Promotion toNational |
| 2 | Saint-Brieuc | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 57 | |
| 3 | Saint-Malo | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 48 | |
| 4 | Lorient (res) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 45 | |
| 5 | Romorantin | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 41 | |
| 6 | Saint-Pryvé[a] | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Chartres(M) | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 39 | Merged after the season. |
| 8 | Le Havre (res) | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 38 | |
| 9 | Granville | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 37[b] | |
| 10 | Mantes | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 37[b] | |
| 11 | Vitré | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Limoges[c](R) | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 34[d] | Administrative relegation toNational 3 |
| 13 | Boulogne-Billancourt[e] | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 34[d] | |
| 14 | Trélissac | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 33 | |
| 15 | Rennes (res)(R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 32 | Relegation toNational 3 |
| 16 | Fontenay(R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 25 |
The champion of Championnat National 2 is decided by measuring performance of each group winner in matches against the top 6 clubs in their group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drancy | 10 | 23 | 10 |
| 2 | Le Mans | 10 | 22 | 13 |
| 3 | Villefranche | 10 | 22 | 8 |
| 4 | Marignane-Gignac | 10 | 17 | 3 |
Drancy are champions of 2017–18 Championnat National 2 and are promoted to2018–19 Championnat National.
Le Mans,Villefranche andMarignane-Gignac are promoted to 2018–19 Championnat National.
Paulhan-Pézenas,Raon-l'Étape,Beauvais,Fontenay,Rennes (res),Tarbes,Viry-Châtillon,Montceau,St-Louis Neuweg andAC Amiens were relegated to2018–19 Championnat National 3 once the reprieves in the next section were taken into account.
After being placed in administration in April,Limoges were given an administrative relegation by the FFF, confirmed on 8 May 2018.[16]
Paulhan-Pézenas andViry-Châtillon were given additional administrative relegations by the FFF, subject to appeal, on 11 June 2018, meaning neither will contest Championnat National 3 next season.[18]
Any reprieves required due to administrative relegations, mergers or clubs folding are decided by taking, in order, the 14th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing 9th to 13th position in their group, followed by the 15th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing in 10th to 14th position in their group.
On 17 October 2017 the FFF announced that due toSC Bastia not participating in the division as planned, the best 14th placed team will automatically be reprieved from relegation.[19]Marseille (res) were reprieved from relegation.
Trélissac were reprieved from relegation due to the administrative relegation ofLimoges.[16]
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille (res) | 10 | 15 | 2 | Reprieved |
| 2 | Trélissac | 10 | 15 | 1 | Reprieved |
| 3 | AC Amiens | 10 | 12 | 1 | |
| 4 | St-Louis Neuweg | 10 | 10 | -10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rennes (res) | 10 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2 | Tarbes | 10 | 16 | 1 | |
| 3 | Viry-Châtillon | 10 | 11 | -4 | |
| 4 | Montceau | 10 | 8 | -5 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marignane-Gignac | 20 | |
| 2 | Le Mans | 19 | |
| 3 | Hyères | 17 | |
| 4 | Le Mans | 16 | |
| Furiani-Agliani | |||
| Sedan | |||
| 7 | Annecy | 15 | |
| Jura Sud | |||
| Annecy | |||
| 10 | Fleury | 14 | |
| Monaco (res) | |||
| Belfort |