2022–23 Championnat National 3

Teams

• Plabennec, Vitré, Schiltigheim, Lens, Entente SSG, Rumilly-Vallières, Marseille, Montpellier, Colomiers and Mont-de-Marsan finished in the relegation positions in 2021–22 [Championnat National 2].
• Béziers were relegated from the Championnat National 2 by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion for financial mismanagement.
• 36 teams gained promotion from the various Régional 1 leagues.

• Stade Bordelais, Saumur, Vierzon, Furiani-Agliani, Racing Besançon, Colmar, Alès, Wasquehal, Évreux, Rennes, Racing Club and Thonon Évian finished in the promotion places in 2021–22 Championnat National 3
• Bressuire, Cognac, Tartas, La Châtaigneraie, Sautron, Déols, Amilly, Istres, Athlético Marseille, Marseille Endoume, Saint-Jean Beaulieu, Mandelieu, Paron, Valdahon-Vercel, Saint-Louis Neuweg, Amnéville, Blagnac, Nîmes, Muret, Fabrègues, Saint-Omer, Boulogne, Le Touquet, Romilly, Bayeux, Stade Pontivyen, Plouzané, Guipry Messac, Trégunc, Créteil, Mantes, Meaux Academy, Velay, Aurillac and Moulins finished in the relegation zones and were relegated to Régional 1 for the 2022–23 season.
• Mulhouse were relegated by the DNCG for financial reasons and subsequently entered receivership.
• Narbonne were relegated by the Occitanie league after receiving a points deduction for not fielding junior teams in competitions as required by the regulations..

• The merger of Marignane Gignac F.C. and Côte Bleue meant the second team of the new club, Côte Bleue FC|Marignane GCB], took the place of Côte Bleue in group D.

Promotion and relegation

League tables

Group A: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Group B: Pays de la Loire

Group C: Centre-Val de Loire

Group D: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corsica

Group E: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Group F: Grand Est

Group H: Occitanie

Group I: Hauts-de-France

Group J: Normandy

Group K: Brittany

Group L: Île-de-France

Group M: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Season outcomes Promotion Libourne, La Roche, Avoine Chinon, Cannes, Mâcon, Biesheim, Feignies Aulnoye, Vire, Dinan Léhon, Aubervilliers and Bourgoin-Jallieu were champions of each group, and were promoted to 2023–24 Championnat National 2. Béziers finished top of their group, but were denied promotion by the DNCG, and failed to appeal successfully. Toulouse were promoted as runners-up. Relegation A total of 60 teams were initially relegated due to finishing in the bottom five places in each group. Reprieves are required to maintain the correct number of teams in the division, in light of any administrative relegations from this or higher divisions enacted by the FFF and DNCG. The relegated teams will take their place in the Régional 1 competition of their respective regional leagues: ;Nouvelle-Aquitaine Mont-de-Marsan, Guéret, Neuville, Portes Entre-Deux-Mers and Bordeaux ;Pays de la Loire Pouzauges, Changé, Beaucouzé, La Roche-sur-Yon and Le Mans ;Centre-Val de Loire Montargis, Dreux, Chartres, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc and Chambray ;Corsica None ;Mediterranean Marignane GCB, Nice, Carnoux and EUGA Ardziv ;Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Quetigny, Montceau, Saint-Apollinaire, Grandvillars and Morteau-Montlebon ;Grand Est Jarville, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Champigneulles, Épernay and Schiltigheim ;Occitanie Bagnols Pont, Union Saint-Jean, Balma, Rodez and Aigues-Mortes ;Hauts-de-France Longueau, Lambres-lez-Douai, AC Amiens, Amiens SC and Maubeuge ;Normandy Mont-Gaillard, Grand-Quevilly, Avranches, Gonfreville and Dives-Cabourg ;Brittany US Montagnarde, Dol-de-Bretagne, Brest, Cesson and Pontivy ;Paris and Île-de-France Le Mée, Blanc-Mesnil, Paris Saint-Germain, Paris FC and Les Ulis ;Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Montluçon, Lyon La Duchère, Aix-les-Bains, Domérat and Chambéry Reprieves Any reprieve required will initially go to the tenth placed team in Group D, EUGA Ardziv. Any reprieves required beyond this will come from the tenth-placed team with the best record against the teams placed sixth to ninth in their group. ;Ranking of tenth placed teams. Team 1 Chambray 15 Reprieved 2 Pontivy 13 Reprieved 3 Bordeaux 12 Reprieved 4 Dives-Cabourg 12 Reprieved 5 Chambéry 11 Reprieved 6 Schiltigheim 11 Relegated 7 Les Ulis 10 Relegated 8 Le Mans 9 Relegated 9 Aigues-Mortes 9 Relegated 10 Maubeuge 9 Relegated 11 Morteau-Montlebon 3 Relegated Subject to any appeals to be enacted, reprieves are required due to the following administrative decisions: Poissy and Évreux were excluded from National competitions by the DNCG, and will not take their place in National 3, having been relegated from 2022–23 Championnat National 2. Poissy appealed unsuccessfully against the decision. C'Chartres Football were administratively relegated to Régional 1, in addition to being relegated from 2022–23 Championnat National 2. The decision was confirmed on appeal. FC Sète 34 were placed into receivership, which automatically triggered an administrative relegation. Due to finishing in the 2022–23 Championnat National 2 relegation places, they will therefore be relegated at least to Régional 1. Cherbourg were excluded from National competitions by the Ligue de Normandie, and will be relegated to Régional 3. Sedan were excluded from national competition by the DNCG appeals committee, after unsuccessfully appealing their demotion from 2022–23 Championnat National. Additionally: Canet Roussillon FC were initially administratively relegated to Régional 1, in addition to being relegated from 2022–23 Championnat National 2, but successfully appealed the decision.