2019–20 in French football

The following article is a summary of the 2019–20 football season in France, which is the 86th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2019 to June 2020.

Football in France
Season2019–20
Men's football
Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 2Lorient
Championnat NationalNot awarded
Trophée des ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
Women's football
Division 1Lyon
2018–19 2020–21

On 28 April 2020 Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France would be cancelled.[1]

National teams

France national football team

Friendlies
TBD France v UkraineSaint-Denis, France
Stadium: Stade de France
TBD France v CroatiaNice, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Allianz Riviera

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 10 8 1 1 25 6 +19 25 Qualify for final tournament 1–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 2–1
2  Turkey 10 7 2 1 18 3 +15 23 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–0
3  Iceland 10 6 1 3 14 11 +3 19 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0
4  Albania 10 4 1 5 16 14 +2 13 0–2 0–2 4–2 2–2 2–0
5  Andorra 10 1 1 8 3 20 17 4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–0
6  Moldova 10 1 0 9 4 26 22 3 1–4 0–4 1–2 0–4 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) France 4–1 AlbaniaSaint-Denis, France
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) France 3–0 AndorraSaint-Denis, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 55,383
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) Iceland 0–1 FranceReykjavík, Iceland
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 9,719
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) France 1–1 TurkeySaint-Denis, France
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 72,154
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) France 2–1 MoldovaSaint-Denis, France
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) Albania 0–2 FranceTirana, Albania
20:45 Report
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Euro 2020

France women's national football team

Friendly matches

31 August 2019 France 2–0 SpainClermont-Ferrand, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 7,508
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
4 October 2019 France 4–0 IcelandNîmes, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

2020 Tournoi de France

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France (H, C) 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
2  Netherlands 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
3  Canada 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2
4  Brazil 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2
Updated to match(es) played on compete. Source: FFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champion; (H) Host.
4 March 2020 France 1–0 CanadaCalais, France
17:00
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Epopee
Attendance: 7,054
Referee: Stade de l'Épopée, Calais
7 March 2020 France 1–0 BrazilValenciennes, France
21:00
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 17,022
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
10 March 2020 France 3–3 NetherlandsValenciennes, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Note: The match between France and Netherlands in Valenciennes was played behind closed doors due to an outbreak of coronavirus in France.

UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 4 0 0 16 0 +16 12 Final tournament 1 Dec 27 Oct 3–0 9–0
2  Serbia 5 3 0 2 17 8 +9 9 Final tournament
if among three best runners-up
(play-offs otherwise)
0–1 18 Sep 8–1 24 Oct
3  France 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 27 Nov 6–0 23 Oct 1 Dec
4  North Macedonia 5 1 0 4 5 21 16 3 0–3 0–6 22 Sep 4–1
5  Kazakhstan 4 0 0 4 1 19 18 0 22 Sep 0–3 0–3 27 Oct
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
8 October 2019 Kazakhstan 0–3 FranceShymkent, Kazakhstan
17:00 Report
Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Referee: Laura Rapp (Sweden)
9 November 2019 France 6–0 SerbiaBordeaux, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 21,211
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RM BRU GAL
1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 1 0 17 2 +15 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–0 5–0
2 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 2–2 2–2 6–0
3 Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 12 8 3 Transfer to Europa League 0–5 1–3 0–0
4 Galatasaray 6 0 2 4 1 14 13 2 0–1 0–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBL LYO BEN ZEN
1 RB Leipzig 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 2–2 2–1
2 Lyon 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 2–2 3–1 1–1
3 Benfica 6 2 1 3 10 11 1 7[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to Europa League 1–2 2–1 3–0
4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 1 3 7 9 2 7[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 2–0 3–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Benfica +1, Zenit Saint Petersburg −1.
Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL CHL AJX LIL
1 Valencia 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase 2–2 0–3 4–1
2 Chelsea 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 4–4 2–1
3 Ajax 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6 10 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 3–0
4 Lille 6 0 1 5 4 14 10 1 1–1 1–2 0–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Valencia 4, Chelsea 1.

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 0–2
Lyon Juventus 1–0 7/8 Aug
Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Paris Saint-Germain

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Strasbourg 4–3 Maccabi Haifa 3–1 1–2

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–2 Strasbourg 0–1 0–1

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Strasbourg 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 0–3

Group stage

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CEL CLJ LAZ REN
1 Celtic 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–1 3–1
2 CFR Cluj 6 4 0 2 6 4 +2 12 2–0 2–1 1–0
3 Lazio 6 2 0 4 6 9 3 6 1–2 1–0 2–1
4 Rennes 6 1 1 4 5 8 3 4 1–1 0–1 2–0
Source: UEFA
Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNT WLF STE OLE
1 Gent 6 3 3 0 11 7 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 3–2 2–1
2 VfL Wolfsburg 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 1–3 1–0 3–1
3 Saint-Étienne 6 0 4 2 6 8 2 4 0–0 1–1 1–1
4 Oleksandriya 6 0 3 3 6 10 4 3 1–1 0–1 2–2
Source: UEFA

UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAD BRU PSG GAL
1 Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 16 10 +6 13 Round of 16 3–0 6–3 2–4
2 Club Brugge 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 Play-offs 2–2 2–0 3–2
3 Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 0 4 10 15 5 6[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–4 1–0
4 Galatasaray 6 2 0 4 9 13 4 6[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 2–1 1–5
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Paris Saint-Germain 6, Galatasaray 0.
Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN LYO LEI ZEN
1 Benfica 6 5 0 1 17 6 +11 15 Round of 16 1–2 2–1 1–0
2 Lyon 6 4 0 2 13 10 +3 12 Play-offs 2–3 1–0 4–2
3 RB Leipzig 6 1 1 4 5 10 5 4[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 1–3 1–1
4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 1 1 4 7 16 9 4[lower-alpha 1] 1–7 3–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: RB Leipzig 4, Zenit Saint Petersburg 1.
Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AJX LIL CHE VAL
1 Ajax 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 Round of 16 4–0 0–1 1–1
2 Lille 6 3 1 2 7 8 1 10 Play-offs 1–2 2–0 1–0
3 Chelsea 6 1 3 2 7 9 2 6 1–1 1–1 3–3
4 Valencia 6 1 2 3 10 13 3 5 3–5 1–2 2–1
Source: UEFA

Domestic Champions Path

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rennes 2–1 Brodarac 2–1 0–0
Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rennes 3–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–0 1–0

Play-offs

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zaragoza 1–3 Lyon
Midtjylland 1–1 (7–6 p) Lille
Rennes 1–1 (5–3 p) Club Brugge

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Atalanta 3–3 (3–5 p) Lyon
Internazionale w/o[upper-alpha 1] Rennes
Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rennes TBD Juventus/Real Madrid
Red Bull Salzburg TBD Lyon

UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Braga 0–7 Paris Saint-Germain 0–7 0–0
Ryazan-VDV 0–16 Lyon 0–9 0–7
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fortuna Hjørring 0–11[upper-alpha 2] Lyon 0–4 0–7
Breiðablik 1–7[upper-alpha 2] Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 1–3

Notes

  1. On 9 March 2020, Internazionale announced that they had suspended all activities of their youth teams due to the coronavirus pandemic, and thus would not play their round of 16 match against Rennes.[2]
  2. Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lyon 21–22 Aug Bayern Munich
Arsenal 21–22 Aug Paris Saint-Germain

League tables

Men

Ligue 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 27 22 2 3 75 24 +51 68 2.52 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 28 16 8 4 41 29 +12 56 2.00
3 Rennes 28 15 5 8 38 24 +14 50 1.79 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Lille 28 15 4 9 35 27 +8 49 1.75 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Nice 28 11 8 9 41 38 +3 41[lower-alpha 1] 1.46[lower-alpha 1]
6 Reims 28 10 11 7 26 21 +5 41[lower-alpha 1] 1.46[lower-alpha 1]
7 Lyon 28 11 7 10 42 27 +15 40 1.43
8 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 35 34 +1 40 1.43
9 Monaco 28 11 7 10 44 44 0 40 1.43
10 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 0 38 1.41
11 Angers 28 11 6 11 28 33 5 39 1.39
12 Bordeaux 28 9 10 9 40 34 +6 37[lower-alpha 2] 1.32[lower-alpha 2]
13 Nantes 28 11 4 13 28 31 3 37[lower-alpha 2] 1.32[lower-alpha 2]
14 Brest 28 8 10 10 34 37 3 34 1.21
15 Metz 28 8 10 10 27 35 8 34 1.21
16 Dijon 28 7 9 12 27 37 10 30 1.07
17 Saint-Étienne 28 8 6 14 29 45 16 30 1.07
18 Nîmes[lower-alpha 3] 28 7 6 15 29 44 15 27 0.96
19 Amiens (R) 28 4 11 13 31 50 19 23 0.82 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Toulouse (R) 28 3 4 21 22 58 36 13 0.46
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[3]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Nice finished ahead of Reims on head-to-head points: Nice 2–0 Reims, Reims 1–1 Nice.
  2. Bordeaux finished ahead of Nantes on head-to-head points: Bordeaux 2–0 Nantes, Nantes 0–1 Bordeaux.
  3. Originally, the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team would play in promotion-relegation play-offs at the end of the season with a team from Ligue 2 to decide whether they would remain in Ligue 1 for the 2020–21 season, but the play-offs were cancelled and the 18th-placed team remained in Ligue 1.

Ligue 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lorient (P, C) 28 17 3 8 45 25 +20 54 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Lens (P) 28 15 8 5 39 24 +15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 +16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 +9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 +10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 +13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 +4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 +7 39
9 Grenoble 28 7 14 7 27 29 2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 +1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 +1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 2 34
15 Châteauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 3 32
17 Paris FC 28 7 7 14 22 40 18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 11 26
19 Le Mans (R) 28 7 5 16 30 45 15 26 Relegation to National
20 Orléans (R) 28 4 7 17 21 43 22 19
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Championnat National

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD PPG
1 Pau (P) 25 13 9 3 43 20 +23 1.92 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Dunkerque (P) 25 14 5 6 42 26 +16 1.88
3 Boulogne 25 14 4 7 32 17 +15 1.84
4 Avranches 24 13 3 8 30 26 +4 1.75
5 Red Star 25 12 6 7 30 22 +8 1.68[lower-alpha 1]
6 Bourg-Péronnas 25 11 9 5 38 30 +8 1.68[lower-alpha 1]
7 Villefranche 25 10 11 4 34 24 +10 1.64
8 Lyon-Duchère 25 11 7 7 37 32 +5 1.60
9 Créteil 25 9 8 8 33 27 +6 1.40[lower-alpha 2]
10 Laval 25 9 8 8 26 24 +2 1.40[lower-alpha 2]
11 Concarneau 25 8 7 10 21 25 4 1.24
12 Cholet 25 7 7 11 32 40 8 1.12
13 Bastia-Borgo 23 5 9 9 22 32 10 1.04
14 Quevilly-Rouen 24 6 6 12 26 34 8 1.00
15 Le Puy (R) 25 6 5 14 27 40 13 0.92[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to National 2
16 Béziers (R) 25 5 8 12 26 43 17 0.92[lower-alpha 3]
17 Gazélec Ajaccio[lower-alpha 4] (R) 25 4 8 13 15 35 20 0.76
18 Toulon (R) 25 1 10 14 17 34 17 0.52
Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: see Special rule changes section
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Red Star and Bourg-Péronnas completed both their head-to-head games (Bourg-Péronnas 1–4 Red Star, Red Star 1–1 Bourg-Péronnas). Criteria 2 (Number of points gained in head to head matches (only where all scheduled matches between all tied teams have completed)) applies: Red Star 4, Bourg-Péronnas 1.
  2. Créteil and Laval did not complete both their head-to-head games. Both completed 12 of 17 away games. Criteria 5 (Goal difference per game completed) applies: Créteil 0.24, Laval 0.08.
  3. Le Puy and Béziers did not complete both their head-to-head games. Both completed 13 of 17 away games. Criteria 5 (Goal difference per game completed) applies: Le Puy -0.52, Béziers -0.68.
  4. On 2 August 2019, Gazélec Ajaccio refused to play their first game of the season at Red Star in protest at decisions taken by the DNCG.[4] On 7 August 2019, the FFF confirmed the forfeit, awarding a 3–0 victory to Red Star and deducting a penalty point from Gazélec Ajaccio.[5]

Championnat National 2

Group A
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 SC Bastia (P) 21 53
2 Sedan 21 48
3 Bobigny 21 45
4 Reims (res) 21 36
5 Sainte-Geneviève 21 34
6 Épinal 21 30
7 Lens (res) 21 28
8 Saint-Maur 21 24
9 Haguenau 21 23
10 Saint-Quentin 21 23
11 Schiltigheim 21 22
12 Mulhouse (R) 21 20
13 Belfort 21 19
14 Lille (res) (R) 21 18
15 Drancy (R) 21 17
16 Croix (R) 21 16
Source: foot-national.com
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.
Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Saint-Brieuc (P) 21 46
2 Chartres 21 44
3 Rouen 20 39
4 Granville 21 38
5 Vannes 21 35
6 Gobelins 21 30
7 Lorient (res) 21 30
8 Fleury 21 29
9 Saint-Malo 20 28
10 Angers (res) 21 27
11 Guingamp (res) 21 23
12 L'Entente SSG 21 23
13 Poissy 21 22
14 Vitré (R) 21 18
15 Oissel (R) 21 13
16 Mantes (R) 21 5
Source: foot-national.com
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.
Group C
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Sète (P) 21 49
2 Blois 20 38
3 Bergerac 21 36
4 Les Herbiers 20 35
5 Colomiers 20 31
6 Saint-Pryvé 21 31
7 Bourges Foot 21 31
8 Nantes (res) 21 28
9 Angoulême 20 27
10 Romorantin 21 25
11 Andrézieux 21 23
12 Trélissac 21 22
13 Chamalières 20 21
14 Montpellier (res) (R) 21 21
15 Saint-Étienne (res) (R) 21 18
16 Stade Bordelais (R) 20 9
Source: foot-national.com
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.
Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Annecy (P) 21 42
2 Grasse 21 40
3 MDA Foot 21 39
4 Moulins Yzeure 21 39
5 Martigues 21 37
6 Louhans-Cuiseaux 21 36
7 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 21 27
8 Lyon (res) 21 25
9 Hyères 21 25
10 Olympic Marseille (res) 21 24
11 Jura Sud 21 23
12 Marignane Gignac 21 22
13 Monaco (res) 21 22
14 Saint-Priest 21 21
15 Endoume Marseille (R) 21 19
16 Nîmes (res) (R) 21 13
Source: foot-national.com
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.

Women

Division 1 Féminine

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 16 14 2 0 67 4 +63 44 Qualification for 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League
2 Paris Saint-Germain 16 13 2 1 60 7 +53 41
3 Bordeaux 16 12 1 3 36 12 +24 37
4 Montpellier 16 9 3 4 39 18 +21 30
5 Paris FC 16 7 3 6 21 26 5 24
6 Guingamp 16 6 5 5 20 21 1 23
7 Fleury 16 6 2 8 18 30 12 20
8 Reims 16 4 3 9 13 32 19 15
9 Dijon 16 3 5 8 10 32 22 14
10 Soyaux 16 4 4 8 15 30 15 13[lower-alpha 1]
11 Marseille 16 2 0 14 12 62 50 6 Relegation to 2020–21 Division 2 Féminine
12 Metz 16 0 2 14 7 44 37 2
Source: [7][8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 3 points deduction (sanctioned by DNCG).[6]

Cup Competitions

2019–20 Coupe de France

Final

Paris Saint-GermainvSaint-Étienne
Referee: Amaury Delerue

2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue

Final

Paris Saint-GermainvLyon
Referee: Jérôme Brisard

2019 Trophée des Champions

Paris Saint-Germain2–1Rennes
Report

References

  1. "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. "UEFA Youth League: comunicato ufficiale su Inter-Rennes". Inter Official Site. 9 March 2020.
  3. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "Le Gazelec Ajaccio déclare forfait pour la 1ere journée !" (in French). foot-national.com. 2 August 2019.
  5. "Red Star - Ajaccio GFC : Les sanctions sont connues (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 7 August 2019.
  6. "#D1Arkema - SOYAUX lourdement sanctionné par la DNCG". Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  7. "Championnat de France de D1 2019-2020". statsfootofeminin.fr.
  8. "D1 ARKEMA 2019-2020 - Résultats et classement". fff.fr.
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