Championnat National U17
{{Short description|Youth association football league in France}}
{{Infobox football league|name=Championnat National U17|organiser=French Football Federation (FFF)|country=France (83 teams)|level=1 (of under-17 age group)|relegation=Regional leagues|founded=1990 (officially)
2009 (as Championnat National U17)|domest_cup=|most_successful_club=Lyon (4 titles)|champions=Amiens (1st title)
(2023–24)|other countries=Monaco (1 team)|image=Championnat National U17 logo.png|website=[https://www.fff.fr/competition/engagement/374264-championnat-national-u17/phase/1/index.html Championnat National U17]}}The Championnat National U17 is the highest tier of under-17 football in France.{{Cite web|title=France - Championnat National U17|url=https://www.livesoccertv.com/competitions/france/championnat-national-u17/#:~:text=The%20Championnat%20National%20U17%20is,by%20the%20French%20Football%20Federation.|url-status=live|access-date=22 February 2021|website=LiveSoccerTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122173429/http://www.livesoccertv.com:80/competitions/france/championnat-national-u17/ |archive-date=2011-11-22 }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/une-reforme-prete-a-l-emploi-18-05-2009-516516.php | title=Une réforme prête à l'emploi | date=18 May 2009 }}[https://static.footeo.com/uploads/fcstmichel/Medias/Refonte_championnat.pdf REFORME CHAMPIONNATS JEUNES Saison 2009/2010] A under-15 (moins de 15 ans) league existed from 1990 to 1999, and a 15 ans league from 1999 to 2002.Foot, hebdomadaire de la FFF, 29 May 1996. The Championnat National U17 became the continuation for these competitions.{{Cite web |date= |title=CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U17, ANCIEN 16 ANS JUSQU'EN 2008-2009 ET 15 ANS JUSQU'EN 2001-02 |trans-title=NATIONAL U17 CHAMPIONSHIP, FORMER U16 UNTIL 2008-2009 AND U15 UNTIL 2001-2002 |url=https://www.fff.fr/competition/engagement/374264-championnat-national-u17/phase/1/267-palmares-championnat-u17.html |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=14 April 2022 |website= |publisher=French Football Federation |language=fr}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Period !Name of the competition !Age category |
| 1990–1996
| rowspan="2" |Championnat National des moins de 15 ans |Players turning 16 on or after 1 August of the year the competition ends |
| 1996–1999
| rowspan="2" |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 | rowspan="2" |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.{{Cite web|title=REGLEMENT DES CHAMPIONNATS NATIONAUX DE JEUNES SAISON 2016-2017|url=https://www.fff.fr/common/bib_res/ressources/450000/5000/160722113804_reglement_des_championnats_nationaux_de_jeunes_2016-2017.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702184648/https://www.fff.fr/common/bib_res/ressources/450000/5000/160722113804_reglement_des_championnats_nationaux_de_jeunes_2016-2017.pdf|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-format=PDF|access-date=21 February 2021|website=French Football Federation|language=fr}}
Clubs
= 2023–24 season =
For the 2023–24 season, 84 clubs participate in the Championnat National U17.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-13 |title=L'équipe U17 dans le groupe A |url=https://www.psg.fr/equipes/the-club/content/lequipe-u17-du-paris-saint-germain-dans-le-groupe-a-du-championnat-national-u17-2023-2024 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=PSG.FR |language=fr}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Group A !Group B !Group C !Group D !Group E !Group F |
| Amiens
|SC Air Bel |
| Blois |
| Caen |
| Châteauroux |
| Laval
|Lyon |
| Le Havre
|Lens |
| Le Mans
|ASPTT Marseille |
| Mantes
|Metz |{{Interlanguage link|SA Mérignac|lt=Mérignac|fr|Sport athlétique mérignacais (football)}} |
| Montrouge FC 92
|FC Montfermeil |Nice |
| Orléans
|{{Interlanguage link|Cavigal Nice Football|lt=Cavigal Nice|fr|Cavigal Nice Sports}} |
| Paris FC
|Olympique Rovenain |
| Paris Saint-Germain
|Entente St Clément Montferrier |TA Rennes |
| Quevilly-Rouen
|AAS Sarcelles |ES Saintes |
| Versailles
|{{Interlanguage link|UJS Toulouse|lt=UJS Toulouse|fr|Union des jeunes sportifs toulousains}} |
= 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.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Championnat National U17 winners by team !Team !Winners !Years won |
| Lyon
| align="center" |4 |1993–94, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2013–14 |
|---|
| Auxerre
| align="center" |3 |1990–91, 1995–96, 2002–03 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
| align="center" |3 |2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Marseille
| align="center" |3 |2007–08, 2008–09, 2022–23 |
| Le Havre
| align="center" |2 |1991–92, 1997–98 |
| Metz
| align="center" |2 |2004–05, 2006–07 |
| Nantes
| align="center" |2 |2005–06, 2018–19 |
| Cannes
| align="center" |1 |1992–93 |
| Lille
| align="center" |1 |1996–97 |
| Bordeaux
| align="center" |1 |1998–99 |
| INF Clairefontaine
| align="center" |1 |2000–01 |
| Bastia
| align="center" |1 |2001–02 |
| Sochaux
| align="center" |1 |2009–10 |
| Lens
| align="center" |1 |2011–12 |
| Saint-Étienne
| align="center" |1 |2012–13 |
| Lorient
| align="center" |1 |2014–15 |
| Rennes
| align="center" |1 |2017–18 |
| Toulouse
| align="center" |1 |2021–22 |
| Amiens
| align="center" |1 |2023–24 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.fff.fr/competition/engagement/374264-championnat-national-u17/phase/1/index.html Website]
{{Football in France}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Championnat National U17}}
Category:Football leagues in France
Category:Under-17 association football competitions
Category:Youth football leagues in Europe
Category:1990 establishments in France