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Alexandre Gourlaouen
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With five clubs engaged in regional 1, the Caen agglomeration will be well represented. However, it is not guaranteed that all these teams meet in the same group At the start of the 2025-2026 season. Indeed, the Normandy football league announced by a press release Thursday, June 19, 2025 that the two pools would no longer be composed according to geographic distance, But by a unique draw.
More sports equity and visibility
So far, the formula was clear. The two groups of regional 1 were trained according to the clubs are located in ex-bass or ex-high Normandy. But this season, the observation is simple: if the format had not changed, four of the five relegated Norman clubs of National 3 would have found themselves in the same group in regional 1. The imbalance between the two hens would therefore have been considerable. By organizing a draw with three hats (The relegated N3, the promoted of R2 and the maintained in R1), the League thus create two balanced groups, explaining wanting to best prepare the two clubs which will go up to the national level the following season.
Another will behind this change, the valuation of the division. By changing the composition of its groups, the league will create new oppositions and offer greater influence to partners and sponsors. This change nevertheless is not unanimous, in particular Faced with the inevitable increase in travel costs which will result from it. In a press release, the league indicates to be “aware of the concerns expressed by certain clubs”but does not say more about it.
The draw will be carried out live on the social networks of the Normandy football league Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 7 p.m. In the meantime, the clubs continue preparation for their season.
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