Championnat National U19

The Championnat National U19 is the highest tier of under-19 football in France. Organized by the French Football Federation, it is contested by 56 clubs that are split into 4 groups.

Championnat National U19
Organising bodyFrench Football Federation (FFF)
Founded1990 (officially)
2009 (as Championnat National U19)
CountryFrance (55 teams)
Other club(s) fromMonaco (1 team)
Level on pyramid1 (of under-19 age group)
Relegation toRegional leagues
Domestic cup(s)Coupe Gambardella
International cup(s)UEFA Youth League
Current championsRennes (3rd title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsParis Saint-Germain (4 titles)
WebsiteChampionnat National U19

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 the U18 league, a U17 league existed from 1990 to 2002. The Championnat National U19 became the continuation of the now-disappeared U17 and U18 leagues.[1] On the other hand, the Championnat National U17 is a continuation of the former U15 league from 1990 to 2002 and U16 league from 2002 to 2009.[2]

Format

The Championnat National U19 is played annually and is contested by 56 clubs, with 55 coming from France and 1 from Monaco. The teams are divided into 4 geographically-determined groups of 14 teams. A season begins in the end of summer and ends in the following spring. In the league phase, every team plays each other twice (home and away) in their respective groups for a total of 26 games played per team. Afterwards, the first and second place teams of each group face off in a play-off phase. The winner of the final is crowned French under-19 champion.[3][4]

European qualification

Since 2015, the winner of the Championnat National U19 has qualified for the UEFA Youth League. In a separate path, 2–3 youth teams of Ligue 1 clubs qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualify for the Youth League as well.[5]

Clubs

2020–21 season

For the 2020–21 season, 56 clubs participated in the Championnat National U19.[6]

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Amiens Auxerre Angers AC Ajaccio
Caen Bourg-en-Bresse Avranches Béziers
Chambly Clermont Bordeaux Cannes
Drancy ASPTT Dijon Brest Colomiers
Évreux Dijon Concarneau Istres
Feignies Lyon Châteauroux Marseille
Le Havre Metz Guingamp Monaco
Lens Nancy Laval Montpellier
Lille Paris FC Le Mans Nice
Orléans Pontarlier Mérignac Nîmes
FC Montfermeil Sochaux Nantes ASC Pieve di Lota
Paris Saint-Germain Strasbourg Rennes Saint-Étienne
Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire Torcy Tours Toulon
Valenciennes Troyes Vertou Toulouse

Performances by club

Paris Saint-Germain have won the most Championnat National U19 titles, with four. They are followed by Lyon, Bordeaux, and Rennes, who all have three titles, while Auxerre and Cannes both have two.[1] The title was not awarded for the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Championnat National U19 winners by team
Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16 2011–12
Lyon 3 4 1992–93, 1999–2000, 2004–05 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2015–16
Bordeaux 3 2 1997–98, 1998–99, 2016–17 2000–01, 2008–09
Rennes 3 2001–02, 2006–07, 2018–19
Auxerre 2 1 1993–94, 2011–12 1990–91
Cannes 2 1994–95, 1995–96
Nantes 1 3 1990–91 2004–05, 2012–13, 2014–15
Metz 1 2 2000–01 1993–94, 1995–96
Monaco 1 2 2012–13 2005–06, 2009–10
Sochaux 1 1 2002–03 1997–98
Nice 1 1 2003–04 2001–02
Saint-Étienne 1 1 1996–97 2006–07
Montpellier 1 1 2017–18 2018–19
Strasbourg 1 1991–92
Guingamp 1 2007–08
Lens 1 2008–09
Tours 1 2013–14
Reims 1 2014–15
Le Havre 2 2007–08, 2016–17
Caen 2 1999–2000, 2017–18
Toulouse 1 1991–92
Nancy 1 1992–93
INF Clairefontaine 1 1994–95
FC Lyon 1 1996–97
Grenoble 1 2010–11
Thonon Évian 1 2013–14

See also

References
  1. "CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U19, ANCIEN 18 ANS JUSQU'EN 2008-2009 ET 17 ANS JUSQU'EN 2001-02". French Football Federation (in French). 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. "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.
  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. "CHAMPIONNAT U19 NATIONAL". ESA Brive (in French). Footeo. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. "UEFA Youth League: How the new system will work". UEFA. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Championnat National U19". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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