A total of 20 teams will compete in the league with four clubs suffering relegation to the Championnat de France amateur.
All clubs that secure league status for the season will be subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
[7] Two weeks later, both Besançon and Gazélec Ajaccio were promoted to the Championnat National after recording victories during the match day.
Despite drawing, the two points Quevilly earned from the match was enough to edge Red Star Paris, which also drew during the week.
[11] On 24 June 2011, Pacy Vallée-d'Eure officials confirmed in a press conference that it would accept its relegation to the fourth division in an effort to smooth over its €350,000 debt into next year.
[12] Two weeks later, Grenoble confirmed on its website that the Appeals Board of the DNCG had informed club officials that it will be relegated to the fourth division.
[16] On 18 July, despite both clubs still having the option to appeal the DNCG rulings, the Ligue du Football Amateur (LFA) announced that Red Star and Cherbourg would replace Strasbourg and Gap, respectively, for the 2011–12 edition of the Championnat National.
[18] Similar to Gap, following the decision, Cannes announced its intent to appeal the ruling at the CNOSF.