# 2023–24 Championnat National

The 2023–24 Championnat National season is the 31st since the establishment of the Championnat National and the 25th in its current format, which serves as third division of the French football league system. Two clubs will be promoted to Ligue 2 and six relegated to Championnat National 2 after this season as adjustment for the reduction in size of Ligue 2 from 20 teams to 18 next season. As a result, no promotion play-offs are to be held.

## Team changes

Team changes from 2022–23 Championnat National.
* ↑ As of the start of the season, the future status of Sochaux was still in dispute, and hence the season commenced without them. The FFF validated Sochaux's participation on 17 August 2023.
* ↑ The administrative relegation of Sedan by the DNCG appeal committee was later confirmed by the CNOSF and the administrative court.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Avranches | Avranches | Stade René Fenouillère | 2,000 |
| Châteauroux | Châteauroux | Stade Gaston Petit | 17,173 |
| Cholet | Cholet | Stade Pierre Blouen | 9,000 |
| Dijon | Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 15,995 |
| Épinal | Épinal | Stade de la Colombière | 8,000 |
| GOAL FC | Chasselay | Stade Ludovic Giuly | 5,000 |
| Le Mans | Le Mans | MMArena | 25,000 |
| Marignane GCB | Marignane | Stade Saint-Exupéry | 1,500 |
| Martigues | Martigues | Stade Francis Turcan | 8,290 |
| Nancy | Nancy | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 |
| Nîmes | Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 |
| Niort | Niort | Stade René Gaillard | 10,886 |
| Orléans | Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 |
| Red Star | Paris (Saint-Ouen) | Stade Bauer | 10,000 |
| Rouen | Rouen | Stade Robert Diochon | 12,108 |
| Sochaux | Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,005 |
| Versailles | Paris (Paris 16) | Stade Jean-Bouin | 19,904 |
| Villefranche | Villefranche-sur-Saône | Stade Armand Chouffet | 3,500 |
* ↑ Stade de Montbauron is not of sufficient standard for Championnat National. Versailles will play their games at Stade Jean-Bouin.

### Number of teams by regions

| Teams | Region | Team(s) |
| 2 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | GOAL FC and Villefranche |
| 2 | Centre-Val de Loire | Châteauroux and Orléans |
| 2 | Grand Est | Épinal and Nancy |
| 2 | Île-de-France | Versailles and Red Star |
| 2 | Normandy | Avranches and Rouen |
| 2 | Pays de la Loire | Cholet and Le Mans |
| 2 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marignane GCB and Martigues |
| 2 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Dijon and Sochaux |
| 1 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Niort |
| 1 | Occitanie | Nîmes |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Red Star (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 65 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 2 | Martigues (P) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 59 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 3 | Niort (R) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 58 | Administrative relegation to Régional 1 |
| 4 | Dijon | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 54 | |
| 5 | Le Mans | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 52 | |
| 6 | Nancy | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 50 | |
| 7 | Rouen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 49 | |
| 8 | Sochaux | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 48 | |
| 9 | Versailles | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 47 | |
| 10 | Orléans | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 44 | |
| 11 | Nîmes | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 44 | |
| 12 | Châteauroux | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Villefranche | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 41 | Spared from relegation |
| 14 | GOAL FC (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 38 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |
| 15 | Avranches (R) | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 38 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |
| 16 | Marignane GCB (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 37 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |
| 17 | Épinal (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 33 | Relegation to Championnat National 2 |
| 18 | Cholet (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 32 | Administrative relegation to Régional 3 |
* ↑ On 23 June 2023, the FFF announced a deduction of one point for Nancy, applicable to the 2023–24 season, due to incidents in the game against Bourg-Péronnas on the final day of the 2022–23 Championnat National season.
* ↑ On 28 November 2023, the DNCG announced a deduction of five points for Rouen, due to financial issues. The punishment was upheld on appeal.
* ↑ On 19 January 2024, the appeal commission of the FFF announced that Villefranche would have to replay games against Rouen, Avranches and Le Mans after fielding an ineligible player in the original fixtures. The three results were removed from the table.

## Top scorers

    As of 18 May 2024.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alan Kerouedan | Avranches | 15 |
| 1 | Diawoye Diarra | Marignane GCB | 15 |
| 1 | Cheikh Touré | Nancy | 15 |
| 2 | Nesta Elphege | Niort | 13 |
| 2 | Hacène Benali | Red Star | 12 |
| 3 | Esteban Lepaul | Épinal | 12 |

## Attendances

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Championnat National.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 17 | 10,382 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 17 | 9,421 |
| 3 | Le Mans FC | 17 | 5,186 |
| 4 | Dijon FCO | 17 | 5,121 |
| 5 | FC Rouen | 17 | 4,901 |
| 6 | Red Star FC | 17 | 3,508 |
| 7 | La Berrichonne de Châteauroux | 17 | 2,904 |
| 8 | US Orléans | 17 | 2,781 |
| 9 | Chamois Niortais | 17 | 2,194 |
| 10 | FC Martigues | 17 | 1,949 |
| 11 | FC Villefranche Beaujolais | 17 | 1,778 |
| 12 | Nîmes Olympique | 17 | 1,635 |
| 13 | FC Versailles | 17 | 1,423 |
| 14 | SAS Épinal | 17 | 1,210 |
| 15 | US Avranches | 17 | 879 |
| 16 | SO Cholet | 17 | 558 |
| 17 | GOAL FC | 17 | 546 |
| 18 | Marignane Gignac | 17 | 264 |