FRANCE
First and Second level clubs since 1932/33
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- Ligue 1 / Division 1 clubs (1st level)

Paris Saint-Germain FC (a) 52+ 2!11111 1111111111 1111111111 1111111111 1111111111 1111112.12 ---------- ---------- -----  ------- L1 (IDF.yve 500247)@
Olympique Lyonnais         66+ 9!11111 1111111111 1111111111 1111111111 1222222111 1111111111 1111111111 1111112212 -----  ------- L1 (ARA.lrh 500080)@
Stade Rennais FC           68+19!11111 1111111111 1111111111 1111112211 2221121222 2221211111 1111111111 1121222111 11111  2211111 L1 (BRE.ilv 500015)@ Stade Rennais UC (1904-1972)
Olympique de Marseille     75+12!11111 1111111111 1111111111 1111221111 1111112222 1111111111 1111222122 2111111111 11111  1111111 L1 (MED.pro 500083)@
Lille OSC                  65+14!11111 1111111111 1111111111 2221111111 1111111111 1121112212 .211112222 2112111111 11111  ------- L1 (HDF.fla 500054)@
OGC Nice                   66+20!11111 1111111111 1111111122 2221112221 1111122211 1111111111 2111121111 1111111111 11222  2222.11 L1 (MED.caz 500208)@
Montpellier HSC            33+14!11111 1111111111 1222221112 1111111111 1112222212 22....---- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- L1 (OCC.her 500099)@ Montpellier PSC (1976-1989)
AS Monaco FC               66+12!11111 1111111221 1111111111 1111111111 1111111111 1112111212 2111111111 1111111222 22...  .....2. L1 (MED.caz 500091)@ AS Monaco (1924-1992)
FC Nantes                  57+23!11111 1111111222 2121111111 1111111111 1111111111 1111111111 1111111222 2222222222 22222  ------- L1 (PLO.lat 501904)@ FC Nantes Atlantique (1992-2007)
RC Strasbourg Alsace       64+16!11111 1112...... 2212111121 1111111122 2122111111 1112111121 1111111112 1121111211 11111  111112. L1 (EST.als 500191)@ RC Strasbourg, RP Strasbourg-Meinau (1970-1976)
Stade de Reims             40+31!11111 1122111122 .22222.2.. .........2 2222222222 2111111111 2221221111 1111111111 11111  2222... L1 (EST.mar 542397)@
Stade Brestois 29          19+23!11111 1222222111 222222.... .........1 1211111112 1222222222 .......... .......... -----  ------- L1 (BRE.fin 500024)@ Brest Armorique FC (1982-1993)
RC Lens                    63+21!11111 2222212221 1211111111 1111111112 2111111111 1211111222 .211111111 1111111111 12211  11222.. L1 (HDF.art 500369)@
Toulouse FC (c)            35+18!11122 1111111111 11111112.1 2112221111 1111111122 2222222222 ---------- ---------- -----  ------- L1 (OCC.hga 524391)@ US Toulouse (1970-1979)
Le Havre AC                26+46!11222 2222222222 2122222122 1111111112 2211122222 2........2 ......2211 1222221111 22211  122222. L1 (NOR.sma 500052)@
Angers SCO                 32+40!12111 1111122222 222..22..2 ....221222 2222222221 1121211111 1211111111 1111222222 22222  ....... L1 (PLO.mlo 501931)@ SCO Angers (1919-1994?)
AJ Auxerre                 34+17!12122 2222222211 1111111111 1111111111 1111111111 222222.... .......... .......... .....  ....... L1 (BFC.yon 500220)@
AS Saint-Etienne           70+16!12211 1111111111 1111112221 1222111111 1111221111 1111111111 1111111211 1111111111 11111  122222. L1 (ARA.loi 500225)@

- former Ligue 1 / Division 1 clubs now in Ligue 2 (2nd level)

FC Lorient                 17+27!21111 2221111111 1111222212 21222..2.. 2.2.2..... ...2222222 222....... .......... .....  ....... L2 (BRE.mor 501913)@ FC 56 Lorient (1990-1995)
Clermont Foot 63            3+19!21112 2222222222 222.2222.. .......... ......---- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- L2 (ARA.pdd 535789)@
FC Metz                    64+22!21211 1211212.22 2212111211 1111111111 1111111111 1111111111 1112222212 2211111112 11111  1111221 L2 (EST.mos 500154)@ CS Metz (1934-1936)
ESTAC Troyes               11+17!22112 2212122122 .221122111 1222...... ....------ ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- L2 (EST.aub 500073)@ ATAC Troyes (1986-2000)
AC Ajaccio                 14+22!22122 2222221112 2222111122 22........ .......... ......2111 11122..... .......... .....  ....... L2 (COR     500765)@
Amiens SCF                  3+43!22222 1112....2. .22222222. 222222.22. ...2.2.... .2.222.222 .......... ........22 22222  ..2222. L2 (HDF.som 500240)@ Amiens AC (1901-1961), Amiens SC (1961-1985)
En avant Guingamp          13+33!22222 211111122. 2222221111 221112.222 2222222222 222....... .......... .......... .....  ....... L2 (BRE.car 500126)@
SM Caen                    18+34!22222 2111112211 2112212222 2221211111 112222...2 ..222..222 .......... .......... .....  .2222.. L2 (NOR.cal 500075)@
Paris FC (a)(b)             3+17!22222 222.2..... .......... .......... .......222 21222211aa .--------- ---------- -----  ------- L2 (IDF.vdm 500568)@ Paris 1 (1978-1982), Racing Paris 1 (1982-1983), Paris FC 83 (1983-1991), Paris FC 98 (1991-1996), Paris FC 2000 (1996-2005)
Grenoble Foot 38            4+44!22222 22.......2 112222222. ........2. 222.222222 .........2 2222222121 222222222. ....2  ....... L2 (ARA.ise 546946)@ FC Grenoble (1911-1977), FCAS Grenoble (1977-1984), FC Grenoble Dauphiné (1984-1990), FC Grenoble Isère (1990-1992)
SC Bastia                  34+21!2222. ...111112. 2222211111 1111112222 2222111111 1111111111 11222..... .......... .....  ....... L2 (COR     508009)@ SEC Bastia (1962-1987)
Stade Lavallois MFC        13+34!222.. ...2222222 2...222222 2222222222 2111111111 1111222222 .......... .......... .....  ....... L2 (PLO.may 500016)@ Stade Lavallois (1902-1989), Stade Lavallois FC (1989-1994)
Red Star FC 93             16+38!2.... .2.22..... .......... .222222222 2..22222.. ..22212111 111212222. 22222222.. --111  2111121 L2 (IDF.ssd 500002)@ Red Star Olympique (1926-1946), Red Star OA (1946-1948, 1950-1967), Red Star FC (1967-1978), AS Red Star (1978-1984), AS Red Star 93 (1984-2003), Red Star FC 93 (2003-2012)
FC Martigues                3+25!2.... .......... ........22 ..22111222 2222222222 222222..2. .......... .......... .....  ....... L2 (MED.pro 503044)@

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- former Ligue 1 / Division 1 clubs now in National (3rd level)

Valenciennes FC            33+41!.2222 2222221111 11112..... ......2122 2222222211 1111122121 1111111121 1111222222 22222  212122. N  (HDF.esc 500250)@ FC Valenciennes (1913-1929), US Valenciennes-Anzin (1929-1987)
Dijon FCO                   6+13!..221 1111222212 222222.... ..-------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- N  (BFC.cdo 547450)@
Nîmes Olympique            36+35!..221 11222222.2 22......22 222..22112 2222221221 1111111111 1121111111 1111111111 22222  22----- N  (OCC.gal 503313)@
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard     66+19!..222 2222221111 1111111112 2122211111 1121111111 1111111111 1111112212 1111111111 11121  1111111 N  (BFC.dtb 500303)@
AS Nancy-Lorraine          30+25!...22 2221222111 1111122222 1121222211 2221111111 1111121111 222....... .......... .....  ....... N  (EST.mmo 500302)@ US Frontière (1910-1928), AS Lorraine (1928-1967)
LB Châteauroux              1+41!....2 222..22222 2222222222 221222.22. .....22222 2222222222 .......... .......... .....  ....--- N  (CVL.ind 500098)@
Le Mans FC                  6+19!..... 2......222 1111121222 2222222222 .2...----- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- N  (PLO.sar 537103)@ Le Mans UC 72 (1985-2010)
US Boulogne-sur-Mer CO      1+28!..... ........22 122....... .......... .......... .222222222 2222222222 2......... .....  2222... N  (HDF.cop 500077)@ US Boulogne-sur-Mer (1898-1969), USG Boulogne-sur-Mer (1969-1997)
FC Rouen 1899              19+36!..... .......... ......2... ......2222 222.211122 2212222222 1111111111 2222222222 22211  111222. N  (NOR.sma 500037)@ FC Rouen (1899-1995), FCG Rouen (1995-1997), OG Rouen (1997-2000)

- former Ligue 1 / Division 1 clubs now in National 2 (4th level)

FC Girondins de Bordeaux   69+12!.2211 1111111111 1111111111 1111111121 1111111111 1111111111 1111111122 1222111111 12211  22..... N2 (NAQ.gir 500211)@ Girondins de Bordeaux FC (1936-1940, 1950-1991), Girondins ASP (1940-1950)
Chamois Niortais FC         1+31!..222 22222222.. ..22.22222 22222222.2 22122..... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N2 (NAQ.deu 506978)@ Chamois Niortais (1925-1991)
Istres FC                   1+18!..... ......2222 2..221222. ......2222 22222..... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N2 (MED.pro 501523)@ Istres SF (1969-1990), FC Istres VN (1990-2004), FC Istres OP (2004-2016)
AS Cannes                  22+41!..... .......... .........2 2211111211 1112222222 2222222222 2222122222 2222222222 21111  1111111 N2 (MED.caz 500117)@
SC Toulon                  12+36!..... .......... .......... ..22...111 111111122. 2222222222 2222212222 1222222222 22.22  ------- N2 (MED.var 581717)@ SC Toulon Var (1984-1993), SC Toulon 83 (1993-1998), Sporting Toulon Var (1998-2016)
Angoulême Charente FC       3+19!..... .......... .......... .......... ......2222 2222222211 12222..... .......... ..222  ....... N2 (NAQ.cha 552163)@ AS Charentes (1925-1948), AS Angoulême (1947-1992), AS Angoulême Charente 92 (1992-2005)
Hyères 83 FC                1+ 1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  .....21 N2 (MED.var 500102)@ Hyères FC (1911-2021)

- former Ligue 1 / Division 1 clubs now in National 3 (5th level)

Thonon Evian Grand Genève   4+ 2!..... ....211112 ...------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- N3 (ARA.hsg 582664)@ Olympique Croix de Savoie (2007-2009), Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (2009-2016, N°affiliation: 553251)
FC Gueugnon                 1+37!..... .......... ..22222222 2222122222 2222222222 2222222222 .......... .......... .....  ....... N3 (BFC.sl  506791)@ 
Olympique Alès-Cévennes     6+35!..... .......... .......... ....222222 22222222.. 222......2 .........2 2112222222 22122  2221121 N3 (OCC.gal 503029)@ Olympique Alésien (1926-1963)
Racing CF (b)              30+ 5!..... .......... .......... .......... 1111212... .......... ....221111 1111112111 11111  1111111 N3 (IDF.hds 539013)@ RC Paris (1932-1966), Racing CP (1983-1987), Matra Racing (1987-1989), Racing Paris 1 (1989-1991)
SR Colmar                   1+ 5!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .1222  22..... N3 (EST.als 582058)@

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- former Ligue 1 / Division 1 clubs now in lower levels

Gazélec FC Ajaccio          1+21!..... .22212.2.. .......... .......222 ..22....22 22222...22 22........ ---------- -----  ------- R1(6) (COR     546836)@ Gazélec FCO Ajaccio (1996-2012)
Tours FC                    4+25!..... ..22222222 22.2...... .......222 2.22212111 222222.... .......... .........- -----  ------- R1(6) (CVL.il  504917)@ US Centre (1933-1942), AS Centre (1942-1951), FC Tours (1951-1993)
AC Arles                    1+12!..... .....22221 2......... .......... .......... .222..2222 .......... .......... .....  ....... R1(6) (MED.pro 500116)- AC Arles-Avignon (2009-2016)
CS Sedan Ardennes          23+22!..... .......222 2221222111 12...2222. ....222... ....221121 1111111111 1111122... .....  ....... R2(7) (EST.ard 500266)@ UA Sedan-Torcy (1919-1966), RC Paris-Sedan (1966-1970), CS Sedan Mouzon Ardennes (1974-1975)
SC Sète                    16+20!..... .......... ....2..... .......... .222222... ...2222222 .......... 2222221111 11111  1111111 R2(7) (OCC.her 564600)@ FC Cette (1914-1928), FC Sète (1928-1989), FC Sète 34 (1989-2023)
FC Mulhouse                 6+27!..... .......... .......... ..22222222 122222212. 22..222222 .......... .......... ....2  2211121 R1(6) (EST.als 500123)@
AC Avignon                  1+20!..... .......... .......... .........2 2........2 2222122222 22222..... .......... ..222  ....... D4(11)(MED.552220 ex 550708)@ AS Avignon (1931-1948), Olympique Avignonnais (1948-1992), SCO Avignon (1992-1996), FC Avignon (1996-2003), Avignon Football 84 (2003-2010)
Limoges FC                  3+23!..... .......... .......... .......... ...2222222 222....222 2222222221 112....... ...--  ------- R2(7) (NAQ.hvi 560360 ex 550682)@ Limoges FC (1947-1987), Limoges Foot 87 (1987-2003), Limoges Football (2003-2020)
Stade Français             13+11!..... .......... .......... .......... .....2222. .......... ...1111111 1222221121 ..112  ....... no senior team(IDF.hds 540588)@  Stade Français-CA Paris (1942-1944), Stade Français-Capitale (1944-1945), Stade Français FC (1950-1966), Stade de Paris FC (1966-1968), Stade Français 92 (1981-1985)
AS Aix-en-Provence          1+18!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... ........22 2212222222 2222222... .....  ------- D1(8) (MED.pro 542615)@ Pays d'Aix FC (2014-2020)
CAP Charenton               2+23!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......222 2222222222 22222  2222211 R2(7) (IDF.vdm 500012)@ CA Paris
Lyon OU                     1+ 4!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ........-- 22221  ....... no senior team (EST     530058)@
FC Antibes                  7+ 2!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ...22  1111111 D1(8) (MED.caz 512382)@ Olympique d'Antibes (1912-1933), Ol. Antibes Juan-les-Pins (1940-1966), FC Antibes Juan-les-Pins (1966-2011)

- former Ligue 1 / Division 1 clubs now defunct or merged

AS Béziers                  1+40!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ...2222222 2222222.22 .222222222 2212222222 22222  .....2. SO Béziers (1918-1932, 1933-1935), ES Béziers (1935-1939)
Roubaix Football           10+ 9!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ......2... .......... .......222 2222211111 11111  ------- CO Roubaix-Tourcoing (1947-1970), Excelsior AC Roubaix (1970-1977)
Troyes AF                   8+23!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -211111222 .......221 2222112222 22222  2222... AS Troyes-Sainte-Savine (1931-1967), Troyes Omni-Sports (1967-1970)
SO Montpellier             10+21!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- .222222112 2222222122 11112  2222111
FC Nancy                   15+ 8!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --....2111 2121111111 11112  2222...
Toulouse FC ('37)(c)       19+ 5!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---1111111 1111111221 11112  22-----
Stade Français-Red Star     2+ 0!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 11---  -------
Excelsior Roubaix           7+ 0!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --...  1111111 Excelsior Club Tourcoing (1922-1929), Excelsior AC Roubaix (1929-1935), Excel. Roubaix-Tourcoing (1935-1945)
RC Roubaix                  3+ 3!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --...  111222.
Olympique Lillois           7+ 0!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  1111111 OIC Lillois (1941-1944)
SC Fives                    7+ 0!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  1111111
SC Nîmes                    3+ 0!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  --..111
Club Français               1+ 1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  -----21

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- other Ligue 2 clubs (2nd level)

Rodez AF                      10!22222 2......... .......... .......222 .2........ .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... L2 (OCC.ave 505909)@ Stade Rodez Football (1987-1993)
Pau FC                         5!22222 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .--------- -----  ------- L2 (NAQ.pat 501681)@
FC Annecy                      8!222.. .......... .......... .......222 22........ .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... L2 (ARA.hsg 504259)@ Annecy FC (1993-2013)
USL Dunkerque                 38!22.22 .......... .......... ....222222 2222222222 2222222222 2222...... .......... .....  2222... L2 (HDF.fla 500056)@ Olympique Dunkerquois (1934-1954), US Dunkerque (1954-1987)

- former Ligue 2 / Division 2 clubs now in National (3rd level)

US Quevilly RM                 6!.222. ..2....... .......... .......... .......... ........22 .......... .......... .....  ....... N  (NOR.sma 531562)@ US Quevilly (1902-2015)
US Concarneau                  1!.2... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N  (BRE.fin 500308)@
US Orléans LF                 19!..... 2222.2.... .......... ........22 2222222222 22..------ ---------- ---------- -----  ------- N  (CVL.loi 504891)@ US Orléans Arago (1976-1979), US Orléans (1979-1992), US Orléans 45 (1992-2011)
FC Bourg-Péronnas              3!..... ..222..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ------- N  (ARA.ain 504281)@
FC Villefranche Beaujolais     1!..... .......... .......... .......... ......2... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N  (ARA.lrh 504256)@

- former Ligue 2 / Division 2 clubs now in National 2 (4th level)

FC Chambly Oise                2!....2 2......... .......... .......... .--------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- N2 (HDF.ois 536772)@
US Créteil-Lusitanos          15!..... ....222... ...2222222 2......2.2 22........ .......... .......... .......... .....  ...---- N2 (IDF.vdm 500689)@ US Créteil (1936-2002)
Wasquehal Football             6!..... .......... .......222 222....... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N2 (HDF.fla 500899)@ ES Wasquehal (1945-2017)
AS Beauvais Oise              16!..... .......... .......222 .222.22222 22222..... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N2 (HDF.ois 500108)@ AS Beauvais Marissel (1945-1986), AS Beauvais (1986-1989)
SA Epinal                     10!..... .......... .......... ...22..222 .......... .22222.... .......... .......... .....  ------- N2 (EST.vos 500481)@
Stade Briochin                 3!..... .......... .......... ...2.22... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N2 (BRE.car 500087)@ Saint-Brieuc CA (1993-1997)
Stade Poitevin FC              5!..... .......... .......... ....2..... .......... ......2222 .......... ........-- -----  ------- N2 (NAQ.vie 553111)@ Stade Poitevin PEP (1952-2002)
La Roche VF                    4!..... .......... .......... .......222 2--------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- N2 (PLO.ven 507000)@
Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne        5!..... .......... .......... .......... .22222.... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N2 (ARA.hl  554336 ex 544795)@ CO Le Puy (1974-1991), SCO Le Puy (1991-1992), USF Le Puy en Velay (1992-2009)
Blois Football 41              9!..... .......... .......... .......... ........22 22...22222 .......... .......... .....  ....... N2 (CVL.lc  548235)@ AAJ Blois (1912-1999)
US Thionville-Lusitanos        2!..... .......... .......... .......... .........2 2......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N2 (EST.mos 541471)@ La Sportive Thionvilloise (1919-1981)
Marignane GCB FC               1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ....2..... .......... .....  ....... N2 (MED.pro 503062)@ US Marignane (1924-2016), Marignane Gignac FC (2016-2022)
US Saint-Malo                  1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  .....2. N2 (BRE.ilv 500026)@ US Saint-Servan et Malo (1902-1945)

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- former Ligue 2 / Division 2 clubs now in National 3 (5th level)

Vannes OC                      3!..... .........2 22........ ..-------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- N3 (BRE.mor 547500)@
Racing Besançon               42!..... .......... ......2... .......... ....222222 2222222222 2222222222 2222222222 22222  ....... N3 (BFC.dtb 550453 ex 500391)@ RCFC Besançon (1904-1986), Besançon RC (1986-2012)
Louhans-Cuiseaux FC           17!..... .......... .......... 2.222..222 2222.2222. .......22. ---------- ---------- -----  ------- N3 (BOU.sao 580488)@ CS Cuiseaux-Louhans (1970-1989), CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71 (1989-2013)
Olympique Saint-Quentinois     2!..... .......... .......... ........22 .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... N3 (HDF.ais 500164)@
FC Montceau Bourgogne          7!..... .......... .......... .......... 22222.22.. .......... .......... .......... ..---  ------- N3 (BFC.sl  500335) Entente Montceau
SO Châtellerault               1!..... .......... .......... .......... ..2....... .......... .......... .......... .....  ------- N3 (NAQ.vie 500111)@
FC Dieppe                      1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  .2..... N3 (NOR.sma 500065)@

- former Ligue 2 / Division 2 clubs now in lower levels

AS Béziers                     1!..... .2........ ...------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- R1(6) (OCC.her 553074)
RC Ancenis-St-Géréon           2!..... .......... .......... .......22. .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... R2(7) (PLO.lat 500268) RC Ancenis, RC Ancenis 44
Chaumont FC                   16!..... .......... .......... .........2 2...2..... 2222222222 .222...... ...------- -----  ------- R1(6) (EST.hma 542228) ECAC Chaumont
SC Abbeville CP               10!..... .......... .......... .......... 2222222222 .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... R2(7) (HDF.som 500253) SC Abbeville
Le Touquet ACFCO               1!..... .......... .......... .......... .2........ .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... R3(8) (HDF.cop 500332) Le Touquet AC
Libourne FA 2024               4!..... .......... .--------- --........ ......2222 .......... .......... .......... .....  ....--- D1(10) (NAQ.gir 564925 ex 505610)- FC Libourne (1935-1998, 2009-2024), AS Libourne (1966-1998)
US Noeux-les-mines             6!..... .......... .......... .......... .......222 2.22...... .......... .......... .....  ....... R2(7) (HDF.art 500182)
RCP Fontainebleau              2!..... .......... .......... .......... ..-....22. ..-------- ----...... .......... .....  ....... D1(10) (IDF.sm  500364) RC Fontainebleau, CS Fontainebleau
CS Blénod                      1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......2.. .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... R3(8) (EST.mmo 500344)
ES Viry-Châtillon              1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......2.. .......... .......... ........-- -----  ------- R3(8) (IDF.ess 513751)
SR Saint-Dié Kellermann        7!..... .......... .......... .......... ........22 22222..... .......... .......... .....  ....... R2(7) (EST.vos 500357)
UES Montmorillon               2!..... .......... .......... .......... .........2 2......... .......... .......... .....  ....... R2(7) (NAQ.vie 507038)
ALF Lucé                       4!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... 2222...... .......... .......... .....  .------ R2(7) (CVL.el  505133)
FC Melun                       2!..... .......... .......... .......--- ---....... .22....... .......... .......... .....  ....... R2(7) (IDF.sm  542557) US Melun
Poissy FC                      1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..2....... .......... .......... .....  ....... D1(10) (IDF.yve 564690 ex 500411) AS Poissy (1904-2023)
SC Hazebrouck                  4!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... ...2222... .......... .......... .....  ....... R1(6) (HDF.fla 500957)
USM Malakoff                   1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... ....2..... .......... .......... .....  ------- D2(11) (IDF.hds 512078)
SO Cholet                      1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... ....2..... .......... .......... .....  ....... R3(8) (PLO.mlo 500106)@ CO Cholet (1913-1946)
AC Cambrai                     5!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....22222 .......... .......... .....  ....... R1(6) (HDF.esc 500165)
ES La Rochelle                 2!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......2.2. .......... .......... .----  ....... R1(6) (NAQ.cm  553245)
UMS Montélimar                 3!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......222 .......... .......... .....  ....... R3(8) (ARA.da  500355)
ES La Ciotat                   3!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......222 .......... .......... .....  ....... R3(8) (MED.pro 503033) ESCN La Ciotat
AFC Creil                      2!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... ........22 .......... .......... .....  ....... R3(8) (HDF.ois 550141) AS Creil
SO Merlebach                   1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .........2 .......... .......... .....  ....... R2(7) (EST.mos 503619)
AS Cherbourg                   7!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ...2222222 .......... .....  ....... R2(7) (NOR.man 500144)
US Forbach                     9!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ....222222 222....... .....  ....... R1(6) (EST.mos 500212)
SC Douai                       4!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .2222  ....... R3(8) (HDF.esc 500125)
RC Vichy                       1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ....2  ....... R2(7) (ARA.all 508746) SC Vichy, USC Vichy, US Vichy
ESA Brive                      1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ....2  ....... R1(6) (NAQ.cor 506980)
Arras Football                 2!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  22..... R1(6) (HDF.art 546983) RC Arras
AS Hautmont                    2!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  22..... R3(8) (HDF.esc 500455)
USB Longwy                     2!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  22..... D1(9) (EST.mmo 500532)
US Tourcoing FC                3!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ...------- -----  .2..22. R1(6) (HDF.fla 540645) Tourcoing FC, US Tourcoing
FC Lyon                        1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ...--2. R2(7) (ARA.lrh 505605)
SC Bastidienne Bordeaux        1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....-2. D2(11) (NAQ.gir 500057)

                             #L2 22222 1111111111 0000000000 9999999999 8888888888 7777777777 6666666666 5555555555 44444  3333333
                                 43210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 98765  8765432
                                 22222 2111111111 1000000000 0999999999 9888888888 8777777777 7666666666 6555555555 54444  3333333
                                 54321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 09876  9876543

- former Ligue 2 / Division 2 clubs now defunct or merged

Bourges 18                    11!----. .......... .......... ......2222 ...2...... ...2.22222 ....------ ---------- -----  ------- (CVL.che 553611 ex 551832) FC Bourges, Bourges Football
OFC Charleville                9!----- --........ .......... ...22222.. .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  2222... (EST.ard 547316) FCO Charleville
AS Corbeil-Essonnes            2!----- --........ .......... .......... .......2.2 .......... .......... .........- -----  ------- (IDF.ess 500590) US Corbeil
Calais RUFC                    1!----- ---....... .......... .......... ........2. ......---- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- (HDF.cop 500063)
CA Bastia                      1!----- ---...2... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .....  ....... (COR     550836) CA Bastia
CS Vittel                      1!----- -----..... .......... .......... .......... ......2... .......... .......... .....  ....--- (LOR.vos 503695)
CO Saint-Dizier                2!----- --------.. .......... .......... ..22...... .......... .......... .......... .....  ......- (CA.hma  500093)
Quimper CFC                   16!----- ---------. .......... .......... 2222222.22 2222.2..22 .......... .......... .....  ....... (BRE.fis 547143) Stade Quimpérois
EDS Montluçon                 10!----- ---------. .......... .......... ........22 22..222222 .......... .......... .....  ...---- (AUV.all 508736)
FC Libourne - Saint-Seurin     2!----- ---------- -.22...... ..-------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  -------
Evreux AC                      1!----- ---------- -......... .......... .......... ........2. .......... .......... .....  ....... (NOR.eur 501410)
Olympique Thonon-Chablais      8!----- ---------- ---....... .......... ...2222222 2......... .......... .......... .....  ....... (RA  500213) CS Thonon
ASOA Valence                  10!----- ---------- -----.22.. 22222222-- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ------- (RA  552282) ASOA Valence
Perpignan FC                  12!----- ---------- --------.. ...222.22. .......--- ---------- ---------- -2222222.. .....  .....-- CO Perpignan, SO Perpignan, SPR Perpignan
Bataillon de Joinville         2!----- ---------- --------.. .......... .......... .......... .22....... ....------ -----  -------
AS Saint-Seurin                3!----- ---------- ---------- --......22 2......... .......... .......... .......... .....  .......
CSL Dijon                      4!----- ---------- ---------- --.......2 222....... .......... .......... .......... .....  -------
JGA Nevers                     2!----- ---------- ---------- ------.... .......... ....2.2... .......... .......... .....  .......
CA Mantes-la-Ville             4!----- ---------- ---------- ------.... .......... .....2222. .......... .......--- -----  -------
FC Valence 07-26               1!----- ---------- ---------- --------.. .....2.... .......... .........- ---------. ....-  ------- FC Valence
US Tavaux-Damparis             3!----- ---------- ---------- ---------. .........2 2..2...... .......... .......... .....  .......
Clermont-Ferrand FC            1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- .2....---- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  -------
AEPB La Roche                  4!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- -222.2.... .......... .......... .......... ...--  ------- AEP La Roche
FC Yonnais                     1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- -.....2... .......... .......... .......... .....  ......-
Ent. Melun-Fontainebleau       1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- --2------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  -------
SR Haguenau                    1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---....... ..2....... .......... .......... .....  .......
US Le Mans                    11!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----..... ......2222 .......... ........22 22222  .......
Stade Clermontois              2!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------.... .......... .......... .......... ...22  .......
Entente Fontainebleau          8!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --22222222 ....------ ---------- -----  -------
Montpellier-Littoral SC        2!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------..22 ---------- ---------- -----  -------
AC Mouzon                      1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------..2. .......... .......... .....  .......
RC Calais                      5!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------.... .......... .......... .....  .22222.
RFC Paris-Joinville            3!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------..22 2--------- ---------- -----  ------- RFC Paris-Neuilly
GSC Marseille                  1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------. 2----  -------
AS Villeurbanne                1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --...  ...2-..
USAP Perpignan                 2!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---22  -------
Club Deportivo Bordeaux        1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ....-2.
Lyon-Villeurbanne              1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ----2--
FC Hispano-Bastidienne         1!----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----  ----2--

- reserve teams

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2       1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .........2 .......... .......... .....  .......
RC Strasbourg 2                1!..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .........2 .......... .......... .....  .......

                             #L2 22222 1111111111 0000000000 9999999999 8888888888 7777777777 6666666666 5555555555 44444  3333333
                                 43210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 9876543210 98765  8765432
                                 22222 2111111111 1000000000 0999999999 9888888888 8777777777 7666666666 6555555555 54444  3333333
                                 54321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 0987654321 09876  9876543


(a) in 1970 Paris-Saint-Germain FC was created by the merge of Paris FC and Stade Sangermanois
    in 1972 Paris FC was recreated from Paris Saint-Germain FC professional section
(b) in 1983 RC Paris restarted with Racing Paris 1 (old Paris FC) professional section
(c) Toulouse FC can be considered as the successor of Toulouse FC ('37) whose professional team was integrated in Red Star OA in 1967

National levels:

1st level = L1 professional
2nd level = L2 professional
3rd level = N professional & amateur mixed
4th level = N2
5th level = N3
lower levels (L6, L7...) from 2017:
6th level = R1 (Régional 1)
7th level = R2 (Régional 2)
8th level = R3 (Régional 3)
9th level = R4 (Régional 4)
lower levels (L6, L7...) until 2017:
 DH = Divison Honneur
 DHR = Divison Honneur Régionale
 DHI = Division Honneur Intersport
 PH = Promotion Honneur
 PL = Promotion de Ligue
 DRS = Division Régionale Supérieure
 DSR = Division Supérieure Régionale
 DRH = Division Régionale Honneur
 PHR = Promotion Honneur Régionale
 IR = Interrégionnale
 R = Régionale
 PI = Promotion Interdistricts
 HL = Honneur Ligue
 HRL = Honneur Régional Ligue
 DSE = Division Supérieure Elite
 E = Excellence
 DE = Division Excellence
 PE = Promotion Excellence
 P = Promotion
 LR = Ligue Régionale
 PD = Promotion de District
 1DD = 1ère Division District

Regional leagues & districts

- ARA Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes : R1 R2 R3
  - ain  District de l'Ain
  - all  District Allier
  - da   District Drôme Ardèche
  - hl   District Haute-Loire
  - hsg  District Haute-Savoie Pays de Gex
  - ise  District Isère
  - loi  District Loire
  - lrh  District de Lyon et du Rhône
  - pdd  District Puy-de-Dome
- BFC Ligue Bourgogne-Franche-Comté : R1 R2 R3
  - cdo  District Côte-d'or
  - dtb  District Doubs-Territoire de Belfort
  - sl   District Saône et Loire
  - yon  District Yonne
- BRE Ligue de Bretagne : R1 R2 R3
  - car  District Côtes d'Armor
  - fin  District Finistère
  - ilv  District Ille-et-Vilaine
  - mor  District Morbihan
- CVL Ligue Centre-Val de Loire : R1 R2 R3
  - che  District Cher
  - el   District Eure-et-Loir
  - il   District Indre-et-Loire
  - ind  District Indre
  - lc   District Loir-et-Cher
  - loi  District Loiret
- EST Ligue Grand-Est : R1 R2 R3 R4
  - als  District Alsace
  - ard  District Ardennes
  - aub  District Aube
  - hma  District Haute-Marne
  - mar  District Marne
  - mmo  District Meurthe-et-Moselle
  - mos  District Mosellan
  - vos  District Vosges :
- HDF Ligue des Hauts-de-France : R1 R2 R3 R4
  - ais  District Aisne
  - art  District Artois
  - cop  District Côte-d'Opale
  - esc  District Escaut
  - fla  District des Flandres
  - ois  District Oise
  - som  District Somme
- IDF Ligue de Paris Ile-de France : R1 R2 R3 R4
  - ess  District Essonne : D1 D2
  - hds  District Hauts-de-Seine : D1 D2
  - sm   District Seine-et-Marne : D1
  - ssd  District Seine-Saint-Denis
  - vdm  District Val-de-Marne : D1
  - yve  District Yvelines
- COR Ligue de Corse : R1 R2 R3
- MED Ligue de Méditerranée : R1 R2
  - caz  District Côte-d'Azur : D1...
  - pro  District Provence : D1 D2 D3...
  - var  District du Var : D1 D2 D3 D4...
  - gv   District Grand Vaucluse
- NAQ Ligue de Nouvelle-Aquitaine : R1 R2 R3 R4
  - cha  District Charente
  - cm   District Charente-Maritime
  - cor  District Corrèze
  - deu  District Deux-Sèvres
  - gir  District de la Gironde
  - hvi  District Haute-Vienne
  - vie  District de la Vienne
  - pat  District de Pyrénées-Atlantique
- NOR Ligue de Normandie : R1 R2 R3
  - cal  District Calvados
  - man  District Manche
  - eur  District de l'Eure
  - sma  District Seine Maritime
- OCC Ligue d'Occitanie : R1(DH) R2(DHR) R3(PH) (PL)
  - ave  District Aveyron
  - her  District Hérault
  - hga  District Haute-Garonne
  - gal  District Gard Lozère
- PLO Ligue des Pays de la Loire : R1I R2 R3
  - lat  District Loire-Atlantique
  - mlo  District Maine et Loire
  - may  District Mayenne
  - sar  District Sarthe
  - ven  District de Vendée

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Author: Jérôme Faugeras
Last updated: 13 December 2024

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