2011–12 Championnat National

May 2014 October 2020 Championnat National 2011–12 Nîmes Niort Gazélec Ajaccio Beauvais Martigues Besançon Bayonne Europa League (via domestic cups) Seydou Koné (17 goals) Paris 6–0 Épinal (12 October 2011) Paris 0–4 Red Star (15 September 2011) Orléans 1–5 Niort (2 December 2011) Cherbourg 4–5 Gazélec Ajaccio (4 May 2012) Besançon 4–5 Rouen (26 May 2012) 380 977 5 games Rouen (12 August – 10 September) 9 games Épinal (6 August – 24 September) 13 games Martigues (7 October – 17 February) 7 games Red Star (20 September – 4 November) 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Championnat National season was the 14th since its establishment.Championnat de National http://www.fff.fr/palmares/2128.shtml French Football Federation 17 May 2008 25 April 2011 French https://web.archive.org/web/20120528123005/http://www.fff.fr/palmares/2128.shtml 28 May 2012 dead The previous season's champions was Bastia. The league schedule was announced on 16 May 2011 and the fixtures were determined in July. The season began on 6 August 2011 and ended on 26 May 2012. The winter break was in effect from 23 December to 6 January.Coup d'envoi samedi 6 août http://www.fff.fr/champ/national/actualite/537552.shtml French Football Federation 16 May 2011 17 May 2011 French https://web.archive.org/web/20110519215906/http://www.fff.fr/champ/national/actualite/537552.shtml 19 May 2011 dead Teams France 300 right Location of teams in 2011–12 Championnat National France 43.4936 -1.475 Bayonne left France 49.430278 02.09520 Beauvais France 47.24306 6.02194 Besançon left France 49.633 -1.6167 Cherbourg left France 48.08166667 7.35555556 Colmar right France 48.741422 2.353053 Créteil bottom France 48.1744 6.4512 Épinal left France 43.432990 6.736984 Fréjus right France 41.92667 8.73694 Gazélec left France 46.7682 -1.5098 Le Poiré-sur-Vie left France 42.7647222222 1.76444444444 Luzenac left France 43.4052777778 5.0475 Martigues left France 43.8377777778 4.36083333333 Nîmes left France 46.3258333333 -0.460555556 Niort France 47.9025 1.9090 Orléans left France 48.841422 2.253053 Paris France 49.4311111111 1.05388888889 Quevilly top France 48.9000 2.3333 Red Star left France 49.4439 1.1033 Rouen left France 47.648747 -2.769367 Vannes left There will be four promoted teams from the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football, replacing the five teams that were relegated from the Championnat National following the 2010–11 season. A total of 20 teams will compete in the league with four clubs suffering relegation to the Championnat de France amateur. All clubs that secure league status for the season will be subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.The DNCG is responsible for overseeing the legal and financial accounts of professional football clubs in France. If clubs operating in French football don't meet the DNCG's expectations, they can face sanctions, such as relegation. Grenoble became the first professional club to fall to the Championnat National from Ligue 2. The club's drop occurred on 13 May 2011 without it even playing a match following positive results from clubs Grenoble had been trailing in the table.Evian rigole, Grenoble relégué https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110513_220423_evian-bientot-promu-grenoble-descend.html L'Equipe 13 May 2011 17 May 2011 French https://web.archive.org/web/20110516152713/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110513_220423_evian-bientot-promu-grenoble-descend.html 16 May 2011 dead Grenoble will be returning to the third division after playing over a decade under the Ligue de Football Professionnel emblem in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. On 20 May, both Nîmes and Vannes completed the trio of Ligue 2 clubs dropping down to the third division.Ligue 2: Vannes et Nîmes relégués en National http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-22578.html Foot-National 20 May 2011 20 May 2011 French Nîmes will be returning to National after three seasons playing in Ligue 2, while Vannes will regress back to the third division after two seasons. On 7 May 2011, despite having the week off, Le Poiré-sur-Vie became the first club from the Championnat de France amateur to achieve promotion from the fourth division to the Championnat National. The club's spot in the third division was confirmed following second-place Les Herbiers' 0–0 draw with the reserve team of professional club Lorient.CFA: Les enseignements de la 31ème journée http://www.foot-national.com/articles-3076.html Foot-National 9 May 2011 9 May 2011 French Le Poiré-sur-Vie will be making its debut in the third division having spent, aside from six seasons in the fifth and fourth division, its entire history languishing in the regional leagues of Centre-Ouest and Atlantique.Historique http://www.lepoiresurvie-vendee-football.com/le-club/historique SJA Le Poiré-sur-Vie 9 May 2011 French https://archive.today/20130128005637/http://www.lepoiresurvie-vendee-football.com/le-club/historique 28 January 2013 dead Two weeks later, both Besançon and Gazélec Ajaccio were promoted to the Championnat National after recording victories during the match day.CFA B (J33) : Besançon promu en National! http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-22616.html Foot-National 21 May 2011 21 May 2011 FrenchCFA C (J33): Le GFCO Ajaccio champion! http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-22615.html Foot-National 21 May 2011 21 May 2011 French 24 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110524162817/http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-22615.html dead Besançon will be returning to the third division after spending six seasons in the Championnat de France amateur, while Gazélec will be returning to the league after spending four seasons in the fourth division. On the final day of the season, Quevilly became the final club in the CFA to earn promotion to National after drawing with Poissy. Despite drawing, the two points Quevilly earned from the match was enough to edge Red Star Paris, which also drew during the week.CFA A: L'US Quevilly promue en National! http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-22815.html Foot-National 28 May 2011 28 May 2011 French Teams relegated to Championnat National Vannes Nîmes Grenoble Teams promoted to Championnat National Besançon CherbourgPromoted to the Championat National as a result of Gap's administrative relegation. ÉpinalPromoted to the Championat National as a result of Grenoble's administrative relegation after the club entered liquidation. Gazélec Ajaccio Le Poiré-sur-Vie MartiguesPromoted to the Championat National as a result of Cannes' administrative relegation. Quevilly Red StarPromoted to the Championat National as a result of Strasbourg's administrative relegation. DNCG rulings On 26 May 2011, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in the Championnat National, the DNCG ruled that Pacy Vallée-d'Eure, Strasbourg, Gap, Grenoble, and Cannes would be relegated to the Championnat de France amateur after the organisation determined that the clubs were enduring financial difficulties. The clubs had the option to appeal the ruling.Football – National: Gap attend le verdict de la DNCG http://www.laprovence.com/actu/region-en-direct/football-national-gap-attend-le-verdict-de-la-dncg La Provence 26 May 2011 26 May 2011 French On 24 June 2011, Pacy Vallée-d'Eure officials confirmed in a press conference that it would accept its relegation to the fourth division in an effort to smooth over its €350,000 debt into next year.Pacy, la fin de l'aventure http://haute-normandie.france3.fr/info/pacy-la-fin-de-l-aventure----69370602.html France 3 24 June 2011 24 June 2011 French https://web.archive.org/web/20120326020126/http://haute-normandie.france3.fr/info/pacy-la-fin-de-l-aventure----69370602.html 26 March 2012 dead Two weeks later, Grenoble confirmed on its website that the Appeals Board of the DNCG had informed club officials that it will be relegated to the fourth division.National Grenoble: La DNCG confirme la rétrogradation en CFA http://www.football.fr/cmc/scanner/football/201127/grenoble-la-dncg-confirme-la-retrogradation-en-cfa_369971.html?popup3 Football.fr 4 July 2011 4 July 2011 French https://web.archive.org/web/20110927013458/http://www.football.fr/cmc/scanner/football/201127/grenoble-la-dncg-confirme-la-retrogradation-en-cfa_369971.html?popup3 27 September 2011 dead Grenoble, subsequently, entered liquidation on 7 July. On 13 July, Grenoble's relegation was validated after the French Football Federation confirmed via letter to SAS Épinal that the club would be replacing Grenoble in the Championnat National.Epinal remplace Grenoble en National http://www.francefootball.fr/#!/news/2011/07/13/172126_epinal-remplace-grenoble-en-national.html France Football 13 July 2011 13 July 2011 French On 8 July 2011, the Appeals Board of the DNCG confirmed that both Strasbourg and Gap would remain relegated after the clubs failed to convince the board of its intent to fix its financial liabilities. Strasbourg has a deficit of over €4 million, while Gap's debt has exceeded over €80,000.Strasbourg : Graeff renonce http://www.eurosport.fr/football/cfa/2005-2006/strasbourg-graeff-renonce_sto2867331/flashnews.shtml Eurosport 11 July 2011 11 July 2011 French https://web.archive.org/web/20110714055620/http://www.eurosport.fr/football/cfa/2005-2006/strasbourg-graeff-renonce_sto2867331/flashnews.shtml 14 July 2011 dead Following the appeal denial, Gap officials announced that the club would appeal to the CNOSF, the National Sporting Committee of France.CNOSF: Gap réfléchit à un appel http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-24088.html Foot-National 9 July 2011 10 July 2011 French On 18 July, despite both clubs still having the option to appeal the DNCG rulings, the Ligue du Football Amateur (LFA) announced that Red Star and Cherbourg would replace Strasbourg and Gap, respectively, for the 2011–12 edition of the Championnat National.Championnat National: Season 2011–2012 http://www.fff.fr/common/bib_res/ressources/420000/8500/110718182442_national.pdf French Football Federation 18 July 2011 18 July 2011 French On the following day, Cannes had its appeal to remain in the Championnat National rejected by the DNCG.DNCG: Cannes confirmé en CFA http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-24381.html Foot-National 19 July 2011 19 July 2011 French Similar to Gap, following the decision, Cannes announced its intent to appeal the ruling at the CNOSF.Cannes: Le CNOSF sera saisi http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-24382.html Foot-National 19 July 2011 19 July 2011 French On 29 July, the CNOSF gave a favourable ruling for Cannes recommending to the federation that Cannes should remain in the third division.Cannes peut encore y croire! http://www.nicematin.com/article/papier/cannes-peut-encore-y-croire Nice-Matin 29 July 2011 1 August 2011 French September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes On 3 August, the CNOSF ruled Gap confirmed the demotion of Gap to the Championnat de France amateur.CNOSF: Gap confirmé en CFA http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-24835.html Foot-National 3 August 2011 4 August 2011 French The French Football Federation determined whether Cannes would be allowed to participate in the league on 4 August, one day before the season was set to begin at the federation's annual executive meeting.Cannes: La FFF tranchera le 4 août prochain http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-24704.html Foot-National 29 July 2011 1 August 2011 French At the meeting, the Federation re-affirmed its decision to relegate Cannes to the CFA stating it "trust the DNCG and followed its decisions".Cannes: La FFF ne suit pas le CNOSF http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-24870.html Foot-National 4 August 2011 4 August 2011 French Stadia and locations Club Location Venue Capacity Average attendancehttps://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra12.htm Attendances France average European-football-statistics.co.uk 19 October 2026Bayonne BayonneBayonneStade Didier Deschamps 3,500 377Beauvais BeauvaisBeauvaisStade Pierre Brisson 10,178 926Besançon BesançonBesançonStade Léo Lagrange 10,500 1,798Cherbourg CherbourgCherbourg-OctevilleStade Maurice Postaire 7,000 1,372Colmar ColmarColmarColmar Stadium 7,000 1,921Créteil CréteilCréteilStade Dominique Duvauchelle 12,150 424Épinal ÉpinalÉpinalStade de la Colombière 8,000 1,643Fréjus FréjusFréjusStade Pourcin 2,500 1,540Gazélec Gazélec AjaccioAjaccioStade Ange Casanova 8,000 1,392Le Poiré-sur-Vie Le Poiré-sur-VieLe Poiré-sur-VieStade de l'Idonnière 1,950 2,032Luzenac LuzenacLuzenacStade Paul Fédou 1,000 495Martigues MartiguesMartiguesStade Francis Turcan 11,500 546Nîmes NîmesNîmesStade des Costières 18,482 4,952Niort NiortNiortStade René Gaillard 10,898 3,775Orléans OrléansOrléansStade de la Source 6,000 1,663Paris ParisParisStade Sébastien Charléty 20,000 384Quevilly QuevillyLe Petit-QuevillyStade Lozai 2,500 1,143Red Star Red StarSaint-OuenStade Bauer 10,000 1,325Rouen RouenRouenStade Robert Diochon 10,000 3,236Vannes VannesVannesStade de la Rabine 8,000 3,107 Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager1 Captain1 Kit Manufacturer1 Main Sponsor1BayonneAlain PochatMichel BidegainDuarigForge AdourBeauvaisAlex ClémentLéonard MendyErreàOdalys VacancesBesançonHervé GenetJulien PerrinKappaEiffageCherbourgJean-Marie HuriezLoïc BinetNikeMaîtres Laitiers du CotentinColmarDamien OttSylvain MeslienNikePatrick SportsCréteilJean-Luc VasseurSebastien GondouinNikeSFB BétonÉpinalFabien TossotAbdellah AsbabouNikeFromages ErmitageFréjusCharly Paquille Vincent FernandezLottoGéantGazélec AjaccioDominique VeilexAnthony ColinetErreàCasino d'AjaccioLe Poiré-sur-VieOswald TanchotLudovic PallierNikeYves CougnaudLuzenacChristophe Pélissier footballerSébastien MignotteErreàGroupe ScopelecMartiguesJean-Luc VannuchiJonathan Di MariaNikeMadewisNîmesThierry Froger Benoît PoulainErreàMac DanNiortPascal GastienVincent DurandErreàCheminées PoujoulatOrléansYann LachuerYozip LeméeUmbroCTVLParisAlain Mboma Ibrahima FayéNikeNexityQuevillyRégis BrouardFrédéric WeisNikeMatmutRed StarVincent DoukantiéBertrand AbissononoAdidasRouenEmmanuel da CostaPierre VignaudHummelPromaritime InternationalVannesStéphane Le MignanPatrick LeugueunAdidasBreizh Cola 1 Subject to change prior to the start of the season. Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner ofdepartureDate ofvacancyPositionin tableIncoming head coachDate ofappointmentPositionin table Le Poiré-sur-Vie Alain Ferrand Resigned dmy 2011 5 11 Off-season Oswald Tanchot dmy 2011 5 11 Off-season Fréjus Saint-Raphaël Athos Bandini Sacked dmy 2011 5 27 Off-season Franck Priou dmy 2011 6 3Fréjus St Raphaël: Franck Priou nouveau coach http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-23005.html Foot-National 3 June 2011 8 June 2011 French Off-season Paris Jean-Luc Vannuchi Sacked dmy 2011 5 27 Off-season Alain Mboma dmy 2011 6 7Paris FC: Alain M'Boma signe pour deux ans http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-23108.html Foot-National 7 June 2011 8 June 2011 French Off-season Cannes Victor Zvunka Mutual consent dmy 2011 5 27 Off-season David Guion dmy 2011 6 7Cannes: David Guion nouvel entraîneur http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-23095.html Foot-National 7 June 2011 8 June 2011 French 10 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610000802/http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-23095.html dead Off-season Martigues Franck Priou Joined Fréjus dmy 2011 6 3 Off-season Jérôme Erceau dmy 2011 6 9CFA: Jérôme Erceau nouveau coach de Martigues... http://www.foot13.fr/CFA-Jerome-Erceau-nouveau-coach-de-Martigues_a385.html Foot13 9 June 2011 9 June 2011 French Off-season Créteil Hubert Velud Resigned dmy 2011 5 22 Off-season Jean-Luc Vasseur dmy 2011 6 9Jean-Luc Vasseur nouvel entraîneur de l'US Créteil-Lusitanos http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/iledefrance/jean-luc-vasseur-nouvel-entraineur-de-l-us-creteil-lusitanos-09-06-2011-1487001.php Le Parisien 9 June 2011 11 June 2011 French Off-season Red Star Alain Mboma Joined Paris dmy 2011 6 7 Off-season Athos Bandini dmy 2011 6 10Red Star : Athos Bandini nouveau coach http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-23194.html Foot-National 10 June 2011 18 July 2011 French Off-season Red Star Athos Bandini Fired dmy 2011 10 13 18th Vincent Doukantié dmy 2011 10 13 18th Fréjus Franck Priou Fired dmy 2011 12 7 10th Charly Paquille dmy 2011 12 7 10th Martigues Jérôme Erceau Fired dmy 2012 2 13Martigues: Jérôme Erceau remercié http://www.foot-national.com/foot-martigues-jerome-erceau-remercie-32254.html 13 February 2012 8 March 2012 French 18 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120218132431/http://www.foot-national.com/foot-martigues-jerome-erceau-remercie-32254.html dead 18th Jean-Luc Vannuchi dmy 2012 2 15Martigues: Vannuchi nouveau coach http://www.foot-national.com/foot-martigues-vannuchi-nouveau-coach-32301.html 15 February 2012 8 March 2012 French 18th Rouen Éric Garcin Fired dmy 2012 3 14 8th Emmanuel da Costa dmy 2012 3 14le FCR change de coach, Da Costa remplace Garcin! http://www.coterouen.fr/2012/03/14/foot-le-fcr-change-de-coach-da-costa-remplace-garcin/ Côté Rouen 14 March 2012 23 May 2012 French 8th League table main WDL Promotion or Relegation NÎM Nîmes NRT Niort GAZ Gazélec Ajaccio VAN Vannes EPI Épinal ROU Rouen ORL Orléans COL Colmar FRE Fréjus CRE Créteil RSFC Red Star LPV Le Poiré-sur-Vie QUE Quevilly CHB Cherbourg LUZ Luzenac PAR Paris BEA Beauvais MRT Martigues BSC Besançon BAY Bayonne 18 14 6 65 38 CP 19 10 9 61 33 P 20 8 10 57 32 -2 P 16 14 8 55 38 17 11 10 61 47 17 9 12 48 46 15 11 12 41 41 15 10 13 54 44 15 6 17 50 58 13 11 14 51 50 15 5 18 44 52 14 7 17 41 46 12 11 15 45 54 11 13 14 56 57 11 12 15 47 56 12 8 18 39 48 8 18 12 39 43 R 9 12 17 43 69 R 9 11 18 42 64 -3 DR 7 13 18 38 60 R Gazélec Ajaccio was docked four points, two of them suspended, after being found guilty of its inability to control its players and supporters. The deduction came as a result of a fight that broke out between the club's players and its supporters during a September match against Beauvais. Besançon were docked three points. green1 Promotion to Ligue 2 P P P red2 Relegation to Championnat de France amateur R R R red1 Relegation to Division d'Honneur Régionale DHR 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete French Football Federation Results main FBR grey BAY BEA BSC CHB COL CRE EPI FRE GAZ LPV LUZ MRT NRT NMS ORL PAR QUE RSFC ROU VAN Bayonne 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 5–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 Beauvais 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–4 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–2 0–1 0–0 Besançon 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 4–5 0–2 Cherbourg 1–1 2–2 6–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–5 1–2 4–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 Colmar 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 Créteil 4–3 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 Épinal 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 3–0 5–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 Fréjus 2–0 3–1 4–2 1–0 2–3 0–4 1–2 2–1 2–5 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 3–2 Gazélec Ajaccio 2–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 Le Poiré-sur-Vie 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 5–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 Luzenac 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 Martigues 1–1 2–3 2–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 Niort 4–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 Nîmes 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–4 1–2 1–2 Orléans 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–5 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 Paris 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–4 1–0 6–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–4 2–1 2–0 Quevilly 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 4–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 2–5 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 2–0 Red Star 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 Rouen 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 Vannes 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 complete French Football Federation Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Seydou KonéNîmes172Nicolas BelvitoCherbourg14Abdellah AsbabouÉpinal14Geoffrey MalfleuryRed Star Saint-Ouen145Nicolas VerdierGazélec Ajaccio13Jean-Michel LesageCréteil137Julien JahierÉpinal12Mathieu ScarpelliFréjus12El Fardou Ben NabouhaneVannes1210Vincent CréhinBeauvais10 Last updated: 3 May 2012Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings Notes References 32em External links Official site 2011–12 3 France