Championnat de France Amateur (1935–1971)
The champion received a cup from the president of the French Football Federation, Jules Rimet, where the nickname of the competition Challenge Jules‒Rimet came from.[2] The competition was folded in 1971 in the midst of reform to the football league system in France.From 1935 to 1948, the Championnat de France Amateur was played at the end of the season between the winners of each regional league.Starting in 1948, an annual league was created, called the Division Nationale, played in the format of four to six geographically-determined groups.[citation needed] Although the professional football pyramid contained two levels, the first and second tiers, the Championnat de France Amateur did note make up the third tier, and there was no system of promotion and relegation between professional and amateur clubs.