2012–13 Championnat National
| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Promoted |
Créteil Metz CA Bastia |
| Relegated |
Rouen Épinal Cherbourg Quevilly |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 907 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Romain Pastorelli (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Boulogne-sur-Mer 5–0 Red Star (19 October 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Quevilly 0–5 Vannes (2 February 2013) |
| Highest scoring | Quevilly 3–6 Metz (31 August 2012) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Créteil (14 September – 9 November) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 games Fréjus (15 March – 11 May) |
| Longest winless run | 25 games Quevilly (3 August – 9 March) |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Bourg-Péronnas (29 March – 11 May) |
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The 2012–13 Championnat National season was the 15th season since its establishment. The previous season's champions were Nîmes. The league schedule was announced in May 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 7 July. The season began on 3 August and ended on 24 May 2013. The winter break took place from 23 December to 12 January 2013.
There were four promoted teams from the Championnat de France amateur, replacing the four teams that were relegated from the Championnat National following the 2011–12 season. There were also three teams relegated from Ligue 2, the second division in France, replacing the clubs that were promoted to Ligue 2 from National for the 2012–13 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league. Due to a 2010 federation ruling, beginning with the 2013–14 season, the Championnat National will downsize to 18 teams. Therefore, six clubs will suffer relegation to the fourth division, Championnat de France amateur in the 2012–13 season. All clubs that secured National status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
Amiens was the first club to suffer relegation to the Championnat National in the 2011–12 Ligue 2 season. The club's drop was confirmed on 27 April 2012 following the team's 5–0 loss to Nantes. Amiens returned to the third division after only one season in Ligue 2. Two weeks later, Boulogne relegation to National was confirmed following the club's 2–1 defeat to Angers. Boulogne returned to the amateur level after five seasons playing at the professional level; included in those five years was a year's stint in Ligue 1. On the final day of the 2011–12 Ligue 2 season, Metz became the final club to fall to the third division following a 1–1 draw with Tours. Metz played in the Championnat National for the first time in club history having never appeared below Ligue 2 since the inception of professionalism in 1932.
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