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.

Championnat National U17
Organising bodyFrench Football Federation (FFF)
Founded1990 (officially)
2009 (as Championnat National U17)
CountryFrance (83 teams)
Other club(s) fromMonaco (1 team)
Level on pyramid1 (of under-17 age group)
Relegation toRegional leagues
Current championsNantes (2nd title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsLyon (4 titles)
WebsiteChampionnat National U17

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

2021–22 season

For the 2021–22 season, 84 clubs participated in the Championnat National U17.[4]

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Avranches Amiens Annecy AC Ajaccio Balma Angers
Blois Boulogne Auxerre Gazélec Ajaccio Béziers Angoulême
Brétigny Boulogne-Billancourt Racing Besançon Andrézieux Bordeaux Brest
Caen Dunkerque Bourg-en-Bresse Castelnau Le Crès Istres Châteauroux
Le Havre Drancy ASPTT Dijon Clermont Marignane Gignac Cholet
Le Mans Feignies Aulnoye Dijon Lyon La Duchère Mérignac Guingamp
Mantes Lens Épinal Marseille Montpellier La Roche
Montrouge FC 92 Lille FC Lyon SC Air Bel Montauban Lorient
Orléans FC Montfermeil Lyon Monaco Muret Nantes
Paris FC Paris 13 Atletico Metz Nice Nîmes Chamois Niortais
Paris Saint-Germain Reims Mulhouse Saint-Étienne Pau Bréquigny
Rouen Torcy Nancy Saint-Priest Rodez Rennes
Tours 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. The title was not awarded for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no competition was held for the 1994–95 season.[2]

Championnat National U17 winners by team
Team Winners Years won
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
  1. "France - Championnat National U17". LiveSoccerTV. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. "CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U17, ANCIEN 16 ANS JUSQU'EN 2008-2009 ET 15 ANS JUSQU'EN 2001-02" [NATIONAL U17 CHAMPIONSHIP, FORMER U16 UNTIL 2008-2009 AND U15 UNTIL 2001-2002] (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "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.
  4. "Classement U17 - Groupe A" [U17 Standings - Group A]. Le Bien Public (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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