2015–16 Championnat de France amateur

Championnat de France Amateur

Season	2015–16
Top goalscorer	Damien Mayenga, Roye Noyon (17 goals)
Biggest home win	6–0 (Troyes (res) v L'Entente SSG, Round 8, 17 October 2015)
Biggest away win	1–6 (Roye Noyon v Poissy, Round 3, 29 August 2015)
Highest scoring	8 goals (Stade Plabennécois v Lorient (res), Round 8, 17 October 2015 Sochaux (res) v Montceau, round 11, 5 December 2015)
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The 2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur is the 18th season of the fourth tier in the French football league system.

Teams

There were twelve teams promoted from Championnat de France amateur 2, while ten teams were relegated from the 2014–15 Championnat de France amateur. Two teams came from the 2014–15 Ligue 2 and 2014–15 Championnat National, which are AC Arles-Avignon and US Colomiers Football respectively. The original plan was to have CA Bastia, FC Istres and SAS Épinal also relegated from the Championnat National, but due to DNCG and/or FFF rulings, the following clubs were relegated to lower divisions: AC Arles-Avignon (demoted from Ligue 2),^[1] Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football (resigned to join CFA 2)^[2] and FC Istres (demoted to 6th level).^[3] Bastia and Épinal stayed in Championnat National.

Because of these vacancies, Hyères FC and Vendée Fontenay Foot remained in the CFA. Arles-Avignon was declared bankrupt in the middle of the season and subsequently relegated to the Mediterranean second tier or 7th tier overall.^[4] All results were invalidated and remaining games cancelled.

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Quevilly	26	14	10	2	39	19	+20	78	Promotion to National
2	IC Croix	26	13	8	5	51	35	+16	73
3	Poissy	26	13	7	6	46	36	+10	72
4	Wasquehal	26	12	8	6	41	33	+8	70
5	L'Entente SSG	26	11	9	6	42	34	+8	68
6	Amiens AC	26	11	4	11	31	29	+2	63
7	Boulogne-Billancourt	26	10	6	10	41	35	+6	62
8	Troyes (res)	26	9	8	9	39	37	+2	61
9	Paris Saint-Germain (res)	26	9	7	10	27	33	−6	60
10	Calais RUFC	26	9	7	10	27	31	−4	60
11	Mantes	26	9	6	11	27	34	−7	59
12	Arras FA	26	8	7	11	36	40	−4	57
13	Dieppe	26	7	9	10	28	22	+6	56
14	Lens (res)	26	6	9	11	30	41	−11	53	Relegation to CFA 2
15	Aubervilliers	26	3	10	13	23	42	−19	45
16	Roye Noyon[lower-alpha 1]	26	4	5	17	30	57	−27	42

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: FFF.fr
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
Notes:

1. Roye Noyon were penalised when the game against Troyes reserves on 12 September 2015 was forced to be abandoned with Roye reduced to 7 men, due to three players being sent off and two players injured after all three substitutions had been made. The score at the time of abandonment was 3-0 to Troyes reserves. This scoreline stood, but Roye Noyon had the 1 point for defeat withheld.^[5]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lyon-Duchère	26	15	7	4	36	17	+19	78	Promotion to National
2	Grenoble	26	14	7	5	36	19	+17	75
3	Auxerre (res)	26	13	7	6	34	19	+15	72
4	Lyon (res)	26	13	5	8	33	29	+4	70
5	Jura Sud[lower-alpha 1]	26	9	11	6	36	31	+5	63
6	Villefranche	26	9	9	8	30	28	+2	62
7	Monts d'Or	26	7	14	5	23	25	−2	61
8	St-Louis Neuweg	26	9	7	10	21	25	−4	60
9	Moulins	26	8	9	9	30	30	0	59
10	Drancy	26	7	10	9	24	26	−2	57
11	Mulhouse	26	8	6	12	29	33	−4	56
12	Yzeure	26	6	11	9	20	23	−3	55
13	Le Puy Foot	26	7	7	12	22	28	−6	54
14	Montceau	26	7	6	13	24	43	−19	53	Relegation to CFA 2
15	Sochaux (res)	26	5	8	13	22	34	−12	49
16	Sarre-Union	26	4	10	12	25	35	−10	48

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: FFF.fr
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
Notes:

1. Jura Sud were penalised for fielding a suspended player in the match against Villefranche on 2 April 2016. The original scoreline was 1–0 in favour of Jura Sud. The match was awarded as a 3–0 victory to Villefranche, and the point due to Jura Sud in defeat was withheld ^[6]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Pau	24	15	5	4	33	16	+17	74	Promotion to National
2	Stade Montois	25	11	6	8	27	25	+2	64
3	Monaco (res)[lower-alpha 1]	24	12	4	8	41	27	+14	63
4	Colomiers	24	11	6	7	25	21	+4	63
5	Marignane	25	10	6	9	28	32	−4	61
6	Nice (res)	24	10	5	9	33	34	−1	59
7	Hyères	24	9	7	8	28	23	+5	58
8	Toulon-Le Las	24	7	12	5	24	25	−1	57
9	Marseille (res)	24	7	10	7	28	26	+2	55
10	Martigues	24	7	9	8	19	24	−5	54
11	Le Pontet	25	7	7	11	33	36	−3	53
12	Rodez	25	7	6	12	22	25	−3	52
13	Tarbes	24	7	7	10	25	31	−6	52
14	Sète	24	6	9	9	19	22	−3	51	Relegation to CFA 2
15	Bayonne	24	5	3	16	18	36	−18	42
16	Arles[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: FFF.fr
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
Notes:

1. Monaco reserves were penalised for fielding an ineligible player in the game against Sète on 9 January 2016. The game finished 3-3, but Sète were awarded a 3–0 victory, and Monaco reserves had the point due for defeat withheld.^[7]
2. Arles were dissolved during the season, and their record thus expunged.^[8]

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Concarneau	27	14	9	4	36	23	+13	78	Promotion to National
2	Saint-Malo	26	13	7	6	42	23	+19	72
3	Romorantin	26	12	6	8	40	35	+5	68
4	Bergerac	26	12	6	8	29	31	−2	68
5	Châteaubriant	26	11	8	7	41	34	+7	67
6	Lorient (res)	26	10	9	7	35	25	+10	65
7	Cholet	26	10	8	8	28	25	+3	64
8	Trélissac	26	8	12	6	36	25	+11	62
9	Fleury-Mérogis	26	8	12	6	31	29	+2	62
10	Stade Plabennécois	26	7	9	10	27	39	−12	56
11	Nantes (res)	26	8	6	12	32	34	−2	56
12	Vendée Fontenay	26	5	12	9	35	42	−7	53
13	Viry	26	5	12	9	23	30	−7	53
14	Stade Bordelais	26	5	10	11	17	25	−8	51	Relegation to CFA 2
15	Vitré	26	5	9	12	28	41	−13	50
16	Bordeaux (res)	27	4	9	14	20	39	−19	48

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: FFF.fr
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

Top scorers

As of matches played 30 April 2016 ^[9]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Damien Mayenga	Roye Noyon	18
2	Abou Maiga	Saint-Malo	16
3	Mehdy Guezoui	Quevilly	15
4	Ilyes Chaïbi	Monaco (res)	14
	Yannick Mamilonne	Poissy
	Tony Do Pilar Patrao	Jura Sud
7	Rémi Laurent	Vitré	13
	Jeremy Bekhechi	IC Croix
	Malik Rouag	Poissy
	Patrick Etshini Kindenge	L'Entente SSG

References

1. "Arles-Avignon rétrogradé en CFA" (in French). ledauphine.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
2. "Le Poiré-sur-Vie quitte le Championnat de National" (in French). lequipe.fr. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
3. "FC Istres, l'énorme gâchis". laprovence.com (in French). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
4. "Arles-Avignon renvoyé en DHR" (in French). foot-national.com. 16 October 2015.
5. "Roye Noyon : Des rouges, des blessés et un point de pénalité" (in French). foot-national.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
6. "CFA B : Une victoire sur tapis vert" (in French). foot-national.com. 12 April 2016.
7. "Sète : Une victoire sur tapis vert... et un départ (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
8. "Arles Avignon renvoyé en DHR" (in French). foot-national.com. 16 October 2015.

External links

• Official site
• Standings and statistics