2021–22 Championnat National 2

The 2021–22 Championnat National 2 was the 24th season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. This season the competition was contested by 64 clubs split geographically across four groups of 16 teams. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.

Championnat National 2
Season2021–22
Dates7 August 2021 – 28 May 2022
ChampionsParis 13 Atletico
PromotedVersailles
Martigues
Paris 13 Atletico
Le Puy
Relegated12 teams
See Season outcomes
Top goalscorer23 (Anthony Petrilli, Fleury)
Biggest home winÉpinal 8–1 Reims (res)
(Group B, game week 15, 29 January 2022)
Biggest away winPlabennec 0–6 Saint-Malo
(Group A, game week 29, 21 May 2022)
Highest scoring9 goals
Épinal 8–1 Reims (res)
(Group B, game week 15, 29 January 2022)
Blois 5–4 Vitré
(Group A, game week 29, 21 May 2022)
All statistics correct as of 10:42, 30 May 2022 (UTC).

Teams

On 15 July 2021, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups.[1]

Due to the non-completion of the 2020–21 season, the FFF declared that there would be no regular promotion or relegation from the division, and that any vacancies to be filled would be done on the basis of finishing positions in the 2019–20 season.[2][3]

Changes from 2020–21 season are as follows:

Impact of COVID-19 on the season

The start of the season was impacted by postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Three opening day games in Group C were postponed due to COVID-19 cases at Saint-Priest, Martigues and Aubagne.[11][12]

The game-week three game between Nantes (res) and Angers (res) was postponed on the preceding Wednesday due to COVID-19 cases at Angers.[13]

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Versailles (C, P) 30 18 10 2 47 16 +31 64 Promotion to National
2 Lorient (res) 30 16 8 6 49 22 +27 56
3 Chartres 30 15 5 10 53 49 +4 50
4 Rouen 30 12 11 7 38 28 +10 47
5 Blois 30 12 7 11 52 56 −4 43
6 Saint-Pryvé 30 12 6 12 37 38 −1 42
7 Vannes 30 10 9 11 42 43 −1 39
8 Guingamp (res) 30 10 8 12 41 48 −7 38[lower-alpha 1]
9 Châteaubriant 30 10 8 12 29 33 −4 38[lower-alpha 2]
10 Granville 30 8 14 8 38 32 +6 38[lower-alpha 2]
11 Saint-Malo 30 10 6 14 33 38 −5 36
12 Poissy 30 7 15 8 33 40 −7 36
13 SM Caen (res) 30 9 8 13 29 41 −12 35[lower-alpha 2]
14 Romorantin 30 9 8 13 37 40 −3 35[lower-alpha 2]
15 Plabennec (R) 30 6 9 15 29 45 −16 27 Relegation to National 3
16 Vitré (R) 30 5 10 15 35 53 −18 25
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Guingamp (res) 2–3 Châteaubriant, Guingamp (res) 1–0 Granville, Châteaubriant 0–2 Guingamp (res), Châteaubriant 1–1 Granville, Granville 3–4 Guingamp (res), Granville 0–0 Châteaubriant. Guingamp (res) 9 points, Châteaubriant 5 points, Granville 2 points.
  2. SM Caen (res) 0–0 Romorantin, Romorantin 0–1 SM Caen (res). SM Caen (res) 4 points, Romorantin 1 point.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Paris 13 Atletico (C, P) 30 20 6 4 40 17 +23 66 Promotion to National
2 Fleury 30 20 5 5 54 23 +31 65
3 Beauvais 30 16 6 8 30 26 +4 54
4 FC 93 30 12 12 6 42 38 +4 48
5 Épinal 30 13 8 9 49 31 +18 47[lower-alpha 1]
6 Saint-Maur 30 11 14 5 32 22 +10 47[lower-alpha 1]
7 Auxerre (res) 30 12 6 12 33 35 −2 42
8 Reims (res) 30 10 7 13 42 43 −1 37
9 Saint-Quentin 30 8 12 10 36 39 −3 36
10 Sainte-Geneviève 30 8 11 11 30 34 −4 35
11 Haguenau 30 9 7 14 45 53 −8 34[lower-alpha 2]
12 Belfort 30 9 7 14 34 43 −9 34[lower-alpha 2]
13 Metz (res) 30 8 7 15 31 39 −8 31
14 Schiltigheim (R) 30 5 13 12 24 33 −9 28 Relegation to National 3
15 Lens (res) (R) 30 4 12 14 26 46 −20 24[lower-alpha 3]
16 Entente SSG (R) 30 7 3 20 20 46 −26 24[lower-alpha 3]
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Épinal 0–0 Saint-Maur, Saint-Maur 2–2 Épinal. Épinal 1 point +0 goal difference, Saint-Maur 1 point +0 goal difference. Overall goal difference applies.
  2. Haguenau 2–0 Belfort, Belfort 0–3 Haguenau. Haguenau 6 points, Belfort 0 points.
  3. Lens (res) 1–0 Entente SSG, Entente SSG 1–0 Lens (res). Lens (res) 3 points +0 goal difference, Entente SSG 3 points +0 goal difference. Overall goal difference applies.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Martigues (C, P) 30 17 9 4 48 29 +19 60 Promotion to National
2 Grasse 30 15 9 6 41 29 +12 54
3 GOAL FC 30 14 9 7 51 29 +22 51
4 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 30 13 8 9 34 27 +7 47
5 Jura Sud Foot 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 45
6 Louhans-Cuiseaux 30 11 10 9 39 29 +10 43
7 Aubagne[lower-alpha 1] 30 10 12 8 37 32 +5 40
8 Hyères 30 9 12 9 34 34 0 39
9 Toulon 30 9 11 10 30 29 +1 38[lower-alpha 2]
10 Lyon (res) 30 10 8 12 31 43 −12 38[lower-alpha 2]
11 Saint-Priest 30 10 7 13 37 38 −1 37[lower-alpha 3]
12 Marignane Gignac 30 10 7 13 29 35 −6 37[lower-alpha 3]
13 Lyon La Duchère 30 8 9 13 36 43 −7 33
14 Monaco (res) (R) 30 8 8 14 34 48 −14 32[lower-alpha 4] Relegation to National 3
15 Rumilly-Vallières (R) 30 8 8 14 27 39 −12 32[lower-alpha 4]
16 Marseille (res) (R) 30 7 3 20 31 59 −28 24
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. On 4 January 2022, Aubagne were deducted two points by the DNCG (Financial Control Board of the FFF).[14]
  2. Toulon 2–1 Lyon (res), Lyon (res) 0–0 Toulon. Toulon 4 points, Lyon (res) 1 point.
  3. Saint-Priest 0–0 Marignane Gignac, Marignane Gignac 0–1 Saint-Priest. Saint-Priest 4 points, Marignane Gignac 1 point.
  4. Monaco (res) 2–2 Rumilly-Vallières, Rumilly-Vallières 1–2 Monaco (res). Monaco (res) 4 points, Rumilly-Vallières 1 point.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Le Puy (C, P) 30 18 7 5 40 17 +23 61 Promotion to National
2 Bergerac 30 17 9 4 38 16 +22 60
3 Bourges Foot 18 30 17 5 8 46 25 +21 56
4 Andrézieux 30 15 6 9 43 30 +13 51
5 Angoulême 30 13 10 7 33 25 +8 49
6 Béziers[lower-alpha 1] (R) 30 13 8 9 45 36 +9 47 Relegation to National 3
7 Moulins Yzeure 30 11 11 8 33 28 +5 44
8 Canet Roussillon[lower-alpha 2] 30 14 6 10 35 36 −1 37[lower-alpha 3]
9 Les Herbiers 30 9 10 11 31 34 −3 37[lower-alpha 3]
10 Trélissac 30 9 8 13 27 34 −7 35
11 Nantes (res) 30 8 10 12 33 37 −4 34
12 Angers (res) 30 7 12 11 27 32 −5 33
13 Chamalières 30 8 8 14 30 41 −11 32
14 Montpellier (res) (R) 30 8 6 16 33 44 −11 30 Relegation to National 3
15 Colomiers (R) 30 6 9 15 30 46 −16 27
16 Mont-de-Marsan (R) 30 1 7 22 24 67 −43 10
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Béziers relegated by the DNCG due to financial mismanagement.[15] The decision was upheld on appeal.[16]
  2. The match between Le Puy and Canet Roussillon, scheduled for 5 February 2022, was postponed due to COVID-19 cases in the Canet Roussillon team. On 14 April 2022 the FFF found that Canet Roussillon had provided PCR test results with questionable authenticity, in order to justify the postponement of the match. The FFF deducted Canet Roussillon 10 points for the offence. Furthermore, they awarded the postponed match to Le Puy by a scoreline of 3–0, with a further penalty point deducted from Canet Roussillon.[17]
  3. Canet Roussillon 2–1 Les Herbiers. Les Herbiers 0–1 Canet Roussillon. Canet Roussillon 6 points, Les Herbiers 0 points.

Top scorers
As of 28 May 2022.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Anthony Petrilli Fleury 23
2 France Abdoulaye Diallo Andrézieux 19
3 France Jordan Popineau Blois 17
4 Algeria Mokhtar Benarbia Aubagne 16
France Sébastien Persico Vannes
France Steven Nsimba Bourges Foot 18
7 France Rayan Ghrieb Schiltigheim 14
8 Senegal Sambou Soumano Lorient (res) 13
France Maxime Pélican Moulins Yzeure
France Claudy M'Buyi Jura Sud Foot
France Mouya Ipiélé Sainte-Geneviève

Season outcomes

Promotion

Versailles, Martigues, Paris 13 Atletico and Le Puy were champions of each group, and were promoted to 2022–23 Championnat National, subject to the usual ratification by the FFF and DNCG.

Relegation

Romorantin, Plabennec, Vitré, Schiltigheim, Lens (res), Entente SSG, Monaco (res), Rumilly-Vallières, Marseille (res), Montpellier (res), Colomiers and Mont-de-Marsan finished in the relegation places, and were relegated to 2022–23 Championnat National 3, subject to any reprieves detailed in the next section.

Reprieves

Any reprieves required due to administrative relegations, mergers or clubs folding will be decided by taking, in order, the 14th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing 9th to 13th position in their group, followed by the 15th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing in 10th to 14th position in their group.

On 14 June 2022, the DNCG announced that Béziers were to be relegated to Championnat National 3 for the 2022–23 season, due to financial mismanagement.[15] The decision was upheld on appeal, and Romorantin were reprieved from relegation.[16]

References
  1. "National 2. Les groupes pour la saison 2021-2022" (in French). footamateur.fr. 15 July 2021.
  2. "La FFF a décidé d'arrêter les championnats de National 2 et D2 Féminine" (in French). footamateur.fr. 23 April 2021.
  3. "Relégations, repêchages : petit point sur le règlement des championnats" (in French). footamateur.fr. 9 July 2021.
  4. "Le CS Sedan-Ardennes repêché en National, Saint-Etienne en D1 Féminine" (in French). footamateur.fr. 13 July 2021.
  5. "Le Sporting Club de Lyon va redevenir Lyon La Duchère" (in French). footamateur.fr. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. "Bourges Foot et Bourges 18 fusionnent pour devenir Bourges Foot 18" (in French). footamateur.fr. 18 April 2021.
  7. "DNCG : un club de N2 rétrogradé, les décisions de la semaine" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 June 2021.
  8. "La relégation en N3 confirmée en appel pour le GFC Ajaccio" (in French). maligue2.fr. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. "National 2. Vitré accepte d'être repêché, Lille refuse, Montpellier réfléchit" (in French). footamateur.fr. 14 July 2021.
  10. "La réserve de Montpellier repêchée en N2, Aigues-Mortes en N3" (in French). footamateur.fr. 15 July 2021.
  11. "National 2. Deux premiers matchs reportés pour cause de Covid-19" (in French). footamateur.fr. 4 August 2021.
  12. "Le match entre Aubagne et Fréjus reporté!" (in French). actufoot.com. 6 August 2021.
  13. "N2 D:un match reporté! (Officiel)" (in French). foot-national.com. 18 August 2021.
  14. "DNCG. Un retrait de deux points pour Aubagne FC (National 2)" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 January 2022.
  15. "DNCG. Béziers rétrogradé en National 3, Romorantin repêché ?" (in French). footamateur.fr. 14 June 2022.
  16. "DNCG. Rétrogradation de Béziers confirmée, Bourg-Péronnas reste en N1" (in French). footamateur.fr. 1 July 2022.
  17. "National 2. Canet-Roussillon FC sanctionné de dix points de pénalité !" (in French). footamateur.fr. 14 April 2022.
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