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 championsMarseille (3rd title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsLyon (4 titles)
WebsiteChampionnat 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.

History

In 2009, the Championnat National 16 ans was renamed the Championnat National U17.[2][3] A under-15 (moins de 15 ans) league existed from 1990 to 1999, and a 15 ans league from 1999 to 2002.[4] The Championnat National U17 became the continuation for these competitions.[5]

Period Name of the competition Age category
1990–1996 Championnat National des moins de 15 ans Players turning 16 on or after 1 August of the year the competition ends
1996–1999 Players turning 16 on or after 1 January of the year the competition ends
1999–2002 Championnat National des 15 ans
2002–2009 Championnat National 16 ans Players turning 17 on or after 1 January of the year the competition ends
2009–present Championnat National U17

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.[6]

Clubs

2023–24 season

For the 2023–24 season, 84 clubs participate in the Championnat National U17.[7]

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Amiens Bastia Andrézieux SC Air Bel Balma Angers
Blois Borgo Annecy AC Ajaccio Bordeaux Avranches
Caen Cambrai Auxerre Gazélec Ajaccio Canet Roussillon Brest
Châteauroux Drancy Racing Besançon Clermont Castelnau Le Crès Carquefou
Laval Épernay Bourg-en-Bresse Lyon Istres Cholet
Le Havre Lens Dijon Lyon La Duchère Marmande Guingamp
Le Mans Lesquin FC Lyon ASPTT Marseille Marseille La Roche
Mantes Lille Metz Monaco Mérignac [fr] Lorient
Montrouge FC 92 FC Montfermeil Nancy Nice Montpellier Nantes
Orléans Paris 13 Atletico Sochaux Cavigal Nice [fr] Rodez Niort
Paris FC Red Star Strasbourg Nîmes Olympique Rovenain Rennes
Paris Saint-Germain Reims Torcy Saint-Étienne Entente St Clément Montferrier TA Rennes
Quevilly-Rouen AAS Sarcelles Troyes Saint-Priest Toulouse ES Saintes
Versailles Valenciennes Villefranche Valence UJS Toulouse [fr] 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.[5]

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
Marseille 3 2007–08, 2008–09, 2022–23
Le Havre 2 1991–92, 1997–98
Metz 2 2004–05, 2006–07
Nantes 2 2005–06, 2018–19
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
Toulouse 1 2021–22

See also

References

  1. ^ "France - Championnat National U17". LiveSoccerTV. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Une réforme prête à l'emploi". 18 May 2009.
  3. ^ REFORME CHAMPIONNATS JEUNES Saison 2009/2010
  4. ^ Foot, hebdomadaire de la FFF, 29 May 1996.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "L'équipe U17 dans le groupe A". PSG.FR (in French). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

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