The 2022–23 Championnat National season was the 30th since the establishment of the Championnat National, and the 24th in its current format, which served as the third division of the French football league system. Two clubs were promoted to Ligue 2 and six relegated after this season as adjustment for Ligue 1's reduction in size from 20 to 18 next season. As a result, no promotion play-offs were held.
Team changes Team changes from 2021–22 Championnat National.
To National Promoted from 2021–22 Championnat National 2 Versailles Martigues Paris 13 Atletico Le Puy Relegated from 2021–22 Ligue 2 Dunkerque Nancy
From National Relegated to 2022–23 Championnat National 2 Sète Chambly Créteil Boulogne Promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 2 Laval Annecy
Stadia and locations
Club Location Venue CapacityAvranchesStade René Fenouillère 2,000BorgoStade Paul-Antoniotti1,300Bourg-en-BresseStade Marcel-Verchère 11,400ChâteaurouxStade Gaston Petit 17,173CholetStade Pierre Blouen 9,000ConcarneauStade Guy Piriou 6,500DunkerqueStade Marcel-Tribut4,933Le MansMMArena 25,000Le Puy-en-VelayStade Charles Massot4,800MartiguesStade Francis Turcan8,290NancyStade Marcel Picot20,087Paris Stade Sébastien Charléty 20,000OrléansStade de la Source7,000Paris Stade Bauer 10,000Saint-BrieucFred-Aubert Stadium 10,600SedanStade Louis Dugauguez 23,189Paris Stade Jean-Bouin 19,904
Number of teams by regions TeamsRegionTeam(s)3Versailles, Paris 13 Atletico and Red StarLe Puy Foot 43 Auvergne, Bourg-Péronnas and Villefranche2Concarneau and Saint-BrieucChâteauroux and OrléansCholet and Le MansNancy and Sedan1BorgoAvranchesMartiguesDunkerque
League table
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Fahd El Khoumisti Le Mans and Concarneau162 Armand Gnanduillet Le Mans14 Rayan Ghrieb Dunkerque4 Alexandre Ramalingom Sedan13 Idrissa Ba Villefranche Mohamed Ben Fredj Le Puy Goduine Koyalipou Avranches8 Hicham Benkaid Stade Briochin12 Antoine Rabillard Concarneau 10 Amine Boutrah Concarneau 11 Yankuba Jarju Cholet
Post-season administrative relegations and reprieves On 6 June 2023, the DNCG announced administrative relegation to Championnat National 2 for Sedan. Sedan appealed the decision, and the DNCG appeal committee elected to take stronger action, excluding the club from all national championships, effectively relegating the club to the sixth tier. As a result, Nancy were handed a reprieve from relegation.
Nancy themselves were originally handed an administrative relegation by the DNCG, but this was successfully appealed.
Châteauroux were also initially punished with relegation by the DNCG, but successfully appealed and retained their place in the division.
Bourg-Péronnas were initially handed an administrative relegation to Championnat National 3 on top of their sporting relegation, but this was also successfully appealed.
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Nancy 8,282 2 Le Mans 4,574 3 Châteauroux 3,285 4 Concarneau 3,060 5 Orléans 2,532 6 Red Star 2,430 7 Sedan 2,411 8 Dunkerque 2,334 9 Martigues 1,926 10 Stade brochin 1,675 11 FBBP 1,605 12 Villefranche 1,364 13 Avranches 855 14 Versailles 741 15 Le Puy 721 16 Cholet 654 17 Paris 13 Atletico 303 18 Borgo 180
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