Ligue 3 Comes to Diochon

Ligue 3 Comes to Diochon

Club

20 June 2026

𝑳𝒂 π‘³π’Šπ’ˆπ’–π’† πŸ‘ π’‚π’“π’“π’Šπ’—π’† 𝒂̀ π‘«π’Šπ’π’„π’‰π’π’ : 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’π’‚π’“π’“π’Šπ’—π’†Μπ’† 𝒅𝒆 𝒍𝒂 π‘³π’Šπ’ˆπ’–π’† πŸ‘, 𝒍𝒆 π’“π’‚π’šπ’π’π’π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒅𝒖 𝑭π‘ͺ 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒆𝒏 𝒆 𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒆́ 𝒂̀ π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’π’…π’Šπ’“ 𝒅𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 π’ˆπ’†. Thanks to increased media exposure and a fully professional league, FC Rouen will continue to proudly represent Rouen and Normandy throughout France

𝑳𝒂 π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’–π’† πŸ‘, 𝒖𝒏 π’„π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’π’π’‚π’• 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄 π’•π’Šπ’‡ 𝒆𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒔 π’„π’π’Žπ’‘π’†Μπ’•π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’‡ :
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 π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’–π’† πŸ‘, 𝒖𝒏𝒆 π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’†Μ π’Šπ’π’†Μπ’…π’Šπ’•π’† 𝒑𝒐𝒖 𝒓 𝒍𝒆 𝑭π‘ͺ 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 𝑭π‘ͺ 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒆𝒏 π’ƒπ’†Μπ’π’†Μπ’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’†π’“π’‚ 𝒅’ 𝒖𝒏𝒆 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’† 𝒆𝒏 π’π’–π’Žπ’Šπ’†Μ€π’“π’† 𝒂̀ 𝒍𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒖 𝒕𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒏 π’‰π’Šπ’”π’•π’π’Šπ’“π’† 𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒏 π’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’.

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 π’‘π’–π’ƒπ’π’Šπ’„. Because the atmosphere in the stands is an integral part of the spectacle, every matchβ€”and your presenceβ€”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 π’Šπ’π’‡π’π’“ π’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒔𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 π’„π’‚π’Ž π’‘π’‚π’ˆπ’π’† 𝒅’ π’‚π’ƒπ’π’π’π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’” 𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒆 𝒓𝒆́𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆 π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’”!

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