National. Châteauroux and Niort are administratively relegated by the DNCG to N2 and are appealing

The descent into hell continues for the Chamois Niortais. Relegated from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2022-2023 season, Niort was reassured during its National season by finishing 3^ejust behind the two promoted from Red Star and Martigues.

Martigues not yet in Ligue 2

But after their appearance before the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG), the financial policeman of French football, this Wednesday, June 26, an expected sentence fell. The Niortais were relegated to National 2. The club nevertheless decided to appeal.

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A call followed by Châteauroux, who suffered the same fate and on the same day, with relegation to N2. The Castelroussins, for their part, experienced a more complicated sporting season, kept on the edge at the end of the 34^e and last day (12^e). La Berrichonne evolves in the 3^e division of French football since the 2021-2022 season and has since that date aimed to move up to Ligue 2, without success.

Finally, Martigues, the last National club to pass this Wednesday, June 26, did not have its rise in Ligue 2 confirmed. But the decision is not buried, the DNCG having granted ” an added delay “to send additional elements.