Ligue 3 Comes to Diochon

𝑳𝒂 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝟑 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂̀ 𝑫𝒊𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒏 : A new era for Football Club de Rouen 1899!

Starting with the 2026–2027 season, the National Championship will become Ligue 3, the new third tier of professional soccer in France.

This change marks a major milestone for FC Rouen 1899 and its fans. More than just a name change, it represents the full professionalization of the league taking root in Diochon. 𝑨𝒗𝒆𝒄 𝒍’𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆́𝒆 𝒅𝒆 𝒍𝒂 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝟑, 𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒖 𝑭𝑪 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒆𝒏 𝒆 𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒆́ 𝒂̀ 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒈𝒆. Thanks to increased media exposure and a fully professional league, FC Rouen will continue to proudly represent Rouen and Normandy throughout France

𝑳𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝟑, 𝒖𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄 𝒕𝒊𝒇 𝒆𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆́𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒇 :
18 professional clubs, with a race for promotion more intense than ever!

The top 2 teams advance directly to Ligue 2.
Promotion playoffs for 3rd through 6th place.

3 teams are relegated at the end of the season.

𝑳𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝟑, 𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆́ 𝒊𝒏𝒆́𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒖 𝒓 𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝑪 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒆𝒏:
All league matches will be broadcast on Ligue 1+!

With a marquee matchup every week on Thursday during prime time, dedicated matchdays, and enhanced media coverage featuring more cameras and content, 𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝑪 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒆́𝒏𝒆́𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒅’ 𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒆̀𝒓𝒆 𝒂̀ 𝒍𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒖 𝒕𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.

This increased visibility will also help promote the image of the club, its region, and its fans to an ever-wider audience.

But more than ever, the club’s influence will also rest on its historic strength: 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄. Because the atmosphere in the stands is an integral part of the spectacle, every match—and your presence—will be an opportunity to show French soccer the passion that drives the red-and-white faithful.

Starting this Monday, June 22, 2026, 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒗𝒆𝒛 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒆 𝒅’ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒆 𝒓𝒆́𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔!