French football league system
The French football league system, also known as the French football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France and Monaco, and includes one Spanish side. At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1, Ligue 2. Below that are a number of leagues run by the Fédération Française de Football. At level 3 is the semi-professional Championnat National. Below that is the Championnat National 2, which is divided into four parallel regional divisions, followed by the Championnat National 3, which is divided into eleven parallel regional divisions. Underneath that are many more regional and departmental leagues and divisions. Clubs finishing the season at or near the top of their division may be eligible for promotion to a higher division. Similarly, clubs finishing at or near the bottom of their division may be relegated to a lower division.
Men (Since 2024)
National leagues
Starting in 2017–18 there were changes at levels 3 and 4 and level 5.Regional leagues
As of the 2022–23 season, this is the structure of the amateur regional leagues, operating directly below the national leagues.| Leagues | Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Bretagne | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Centre-Val de Loire | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Corsica | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | Régional 4 |
| Grand Est | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Hauts-de-France | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Méditerranée | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Normandy | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Nouvelle Aquitaine | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Occitanie | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Paris Île-de-France | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 | |
| Pays de la Loire | Régional 1 | Régional 2 | Régional 3 |
Departmental leagues
As of the 2019–20 season, this is the structure of the amateur departmental leagues, operating at various levels below the regional leagues.Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Bretagne region
Centre-Val de Loire region
Corsica region
There are no district divisions in Corsica. The system in Corsica goes up to Régional 4.Grand Est region
Hauts-de-France region
Provence Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region (Méditérranée Region)
Normandy region
Nouvelle Aquitaine region
Occitanie region
Paris Île-de-France region
Clubs in the arrondissements of Paris are divided between the three surrounding suburban districts. The District of Hauts-de-Seine includes 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th, the District of Seine-Saint-Denis has the 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, 19th, 20th and the District of Val-de-Marne includes 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 12th and 13th.| Departmental districts | Level 9 | Level 10 | Level 11 | Level 12 | Level 13 | Level 14 |
| Essonne | Départemental 1 | Départemental 2 | Départemental 3 | Départemental 4 | Départemental 5 | |
| Hauts-de-Seine | Départemental 1 | Départemental 2 | Départemental 3 | Départemental 4 | Départemental 5 | Départemental 6 |
| Seine-et-Marne | Départemental 1 | Départemental 2 | Départemental 3 | Départemental 4 | ||
| Seine-Saint-Denis | Départemental 1 | Départemental 2 | Départemental 3 | Départemental 4 | Départemental 5 | |
| Val d'Oise | Départemental 1 | Départemental 2 | Départemental 3 | Départemental 4 | ||
| Val-de-Marne | Départemental 1 | Départemental 2 | Départemental 3 | Départemental 4 | ||
| Yvelines | Départemental 1 | Départemental 2 | Départemental 3 | Départemental 4 | Départemental 5 | Départemental 6 |
Pays de la Loire region
Men (National leagues only) (2017-2024)
National leagues
Starting in 2017–18 there were changes at Levels 3 and 4 and Level 5.Men (pre-2017)
National leagues
The 2016–17 season was the last of the former league structure. From 2017–18 there were changes at Levels 3 and 4 and Level 5.Regional leagues
For the 2016–17 season, this was the structure of the regional leagues, operating directly below the national leagues. Despite the varying names given some regions, level 6 leagues are generically referred to as Division d'Honneur or DH.Departmental leagues
For the 2016–17 season, this was the structure of the departmental leagues, operating at various levels below the regional leagues.;League of Alsace
Officially, the League of Alsace does not include departmental districts. The organization of the championships, with a single DH and departmental groups at lower levels wrongly conveys the impression that there is a district of Haut-Rhin and a district of Bas-Rhin. Below level 13 is a separate "B" league structure for reserve and other secondary teams. Teams from these divisions can be promoted to level 13 and higher, but first teams from level 13 are not relegated.
;League of Aquitaine
;Atlantique League
;League of Auvergne
;League of Basse-Normandie
;League of Bourgogne
;League of Bretagne
;League of Centre-Val de Loire
;League of Centre-Ouest
;League of Champagne-Ardenne
;League of Corsica
There is no district championship in Corsica.
;League of Franche-Comté
;League of Languedoc-Roussillon
;League of Lorraine
;League of Maine
;League of Provence Alpes-Cote d'Azur
;League of Midi-Pyrénées
;League of Nord Pas-de-Calais
;League of Haute-Normandie
;League of Paris Île-de-France
Clubs in the arrondissements of Paris are divided between the three surrounding suburban districts. The District of Hauts-de-Seine includes 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th, the District of Seine-Saint-Denis has the 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, 19th, 20th and the District of Val-de-Marne includes 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 12th and 13th.
;League of Picardy
;League of Rhône-Alpes