2026–27 Ligue 3
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| Season | 2026–27 |
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| Dates | August 2026 – May 2027 |
2027–28 → | |
The 2026-27 Ligue 3 will be the first season to have the official name Ligue 3 (Ligue 3 Betclic for sponsorship reasons from 2026 onwards), as it was previously named Championnat National.[1] It is the 34th season since it was established, and serves the third division of the French football league system.
Teams
Ligue 3 will feature 18 clubs competing across a traditional 34-game home-and-away season. La Roche and Cannes were promoted to Ligue 3 after thirteen and twelve respective years of absence. Thionville enters the league for the first time. Bastia and Amiens, however, were relegated to Ligue 3 after five and six years in Ligue 2, respectively. The top two sides will earn automatic promotion to Ligue 2, while teams finishing between third and sixth will contest promotion play-offs. The winner of those play-offs will then face the 16th-placed Ligue 2 side in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. At the other end of the table, the bottom three clubs will be relegated.
Changes
The following teams changed division since the 2025–26 season.
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Stadiums and locations
Locations of teams in the 2026–27 Ligue 3.
Locations of teams in the 2026–27 Ligue 3 from Île-de-France
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens↓ | Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 |
| Aubagne Air Bel | Aubagne | Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny | 1,000 |
| Bastia↓ | Bastia | Stade Armand-Cesari | 16,048 |
| Bourg-Péronnas | Bourg-en-Bresse | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 |
| Caen | Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,215 |
| Cannes↑ | Cannes | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | 9,819 |
| Concarneau | Concarneau | Stade Guy-Piriou | 5,800 |
| Fleury | Fleury-Mérogis | Stade Auguste Gentelet | 2,000 |
| La Roche↑ | La Roche-sur-Yon | Stade Henri Desgranges | 10,000 |
| Le Puy | Le Puy-en-Velay | Stade Charles Massot | 4,800 |
| Orléans | Orléans | Stade de la Source | 7,000 |
| Paris 13 Atletico | Paris (Paris 13) | Stade Sébastien Charléty | 20,000 |
| Quevilly-Rouen | Rouen | Stade Robert Diochon | 8,372 |
| Rouen | Rouen | Stade Robert Diochon | 8,372 |
| Thionville↑ | Thionville | Stade de la Plaine | 1,000 |
| Valenciennes | Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
| Versailles | Versailles | Stade de Montbauron | 7,545 |
| Villefranche | Villefranche-sur-Saône | Stade Armand Chouffet | 3,500 |
| ↓ | Relegated from the Ligue 2 |
| ↑ | Promoted from the National 2 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastia |  Réginald Ray |
Mutual consent | 12 May 2026[2] | Pre-season | Laurent Peyrelade |
6 June 2026[3] |
| Concarneau | Stéphane Rossi |
Sacked | 28 May 2026[4] | Stéphane Moulin |
13 June 2026[5] | |
| Quevilly-Rouen | Fabien Valeri |
End of contract | 2 June 2026[6] | .svg.png){kind=small} Gabriel Santos |
22 June 2026[7] | |
| Bourg-Péronnas | David Le Frapper |
Sacked | 6 June 2026[8] | Nicolas Rabuel |
10 June 2026[9] | |
| Fleury | David Vignes |
Signed by Laval | 12 June 2026[10] | Maxime D'Ornano |
16 June 2026[11] | |
| Paris 13 Atletico | Emmanuel Da Costa |
End of contract | 30 June 2026[12] | Stéphane Rossi |
1 July 2026[13] |
Standings
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thionville | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 2 | Rouen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | La Roche | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for promotion play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Versailles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Caen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 6 | Orléans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Paris 13 Atletico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Le Puy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Concarneau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Bourg-Péronnas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 12 | Cannes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Bastia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Villefranche | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Fleury | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 16 | Amiens | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | Relegation to National 1 |
| 17 | Quevilly-Rouen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 18 | Aubagne Air Bel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2026. Source: Ligue 3 2026–27
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
Results
Fixture and results
See also
- 2026–27 Ligue 1
- 2026–27 Ligue 2
- 2026–27 National 1
- 2026–27 Coupe de France
Notes
References
- ↑ https://ligue1.com/en/articles/l1_article_5112-ligue-3-explained-france-s-new-professional-third-tier
- ↑ "Laurent Peyrelade, nouvel entraîneur du Sporting Club Di Bastia" (in French). SC Bastia. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Fin de la collaboration avec Réginald Ray" (in French). SC Bastia. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Alors qu'il venait de prolonger son contrat, Stéphane Rossi sur le départ de l'US Concarneau" (in French). Le Telegramme. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Communiqué officiel : Stéphane Moulin nommé au poste d'entraîneur principal du groupe professionnel" (in French). US Concarneau. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Football – Ligue 3 : après son départ de QRM, Fabien Valeri a déjà retrouvé un club" (in French). Paris Normandie. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriel Santos, nouveau coach de QRM !" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "DÉPART I DAVID LE FRAPPER" (in French). FC Bourg-Péronnas. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "NICOLAS RABUEL I UN ENFANT DU PAYS AU COEUR DU NOUVEAU PROJET" (in French). FC Bourg-Péronnas. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "David Vignes, nouvel entraîneur Tango !" (in French). Stade Lavallois. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Maxime d'Ornano nommé entraîneur des Lions" (in French). FC Fleury 91. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "National : le Paris 13 Atletico officialise l'arrivée d'Emmanuel Da Costa" (in French). Foot National. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Mercato Paris 13 Atletico : le Corse Stéphane Rossi nommé entraîneur" (in French). Le Parisien. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.