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2019–20 in French football

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

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On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

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National teams

France national football team

Friendlies

TBD France  v  Ukraine Saint-Denis, France
Stadium: Stade de France
TBD France  v  Finland Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
TBD France  v  Croatia Nice, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Allianz Riviera

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Group H
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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) France  4–1  Albania Saint-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  Andorra Saint-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  France Reykjavík, 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  Turkey Saint-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  Moldova Saint-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  France Tirana, 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  Spain Clermont-Ferrand, France
21:00 Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 7,508
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
4 October 2019 France  4–0  Iceland Nîmes, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

2020 Tournoi de France

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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) Champions; (H) Hosts
4 March 2020 France  1–0  Canada Calais, France
17:00
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Epopee
Attendance: 7,054
Referee: Stade de l'Épopée, Calais
7 March 2020 France  1–0  Brazil Valenciennes, France
21:00
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 17,022
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
10 March 2020 France  3–3  Netherlands Valenciennes, 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
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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
8 October 2019 Kazakhstan  0–3  France Shymkent, Kazakhstan
17:00 Report
Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Referee: Laura Rapp (Sweden)
9 November 2019 France  6–0  Serbia Bordeaux, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 21,211
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
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UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group A

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Source: UEFA
Group G

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Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Benfica +1, Zenit Saint Petersburg −1.
Group H

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Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Valencia 4, Chelsea 1.

Knockout phase

Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 10 July 2020 (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

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UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

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Third qualifying round

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Play-off round

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Group stage

Group E

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Source: UEFA
Group I

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Source: UEFA

UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path

Group A

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Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Paris Saint-Germain 6, Galatasaray 0.
Group G

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Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: RB Leipzig 4, Zenit Saint Petersburg 1.
Group H

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Source: UEFA

Domestic Champions Path

First round
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Second round
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Play-offs

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Knockout phase

Round of 16
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Notes

  1. On 9 March 2020, Internazionale announced that they had suspended all activities of their youth teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, and thus would not play their round of 16 match against Rennes, and the match had originally been cancelled.[4] UEFA decided not to punish Internazionale due to the unprecedented situation caused by COVID-19 and following an agreement by both clubs, the match was rescheduled.[5]
Quarter-finals
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UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

Round of 32
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Round of 16
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Notes

  1. Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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League tables

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Men

Ligue 1

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Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fairplay ranking.[7][8]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot given to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
  2. Nice finished ahead of Reims on head-to-head points: Nice 2–0 Reims, Reims 1–1 Nice.
  3. Bordeaux finished ahead of Nantes on head-to-head points: Bordeaux 2–0 Nantes, Nantes 0–1 Bordeaux.
  4. 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

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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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Originally, the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team would play in promotion-relegation play-offs at the end of the season with a team from the Championnat National to decide whether they would remain in Ligue 2 for the 2020–21 season, but the play-offs were cancelled and the 18th- placed team remained in Ligue 2.

Championnat National

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Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: see Special rule changes section
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Originally, the 3rd-placed Championnat National 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 be promoted to Ligue 2 for the 2020–21 season, but the play-offs were cancelled and the 3rd-placed team remained in the Championnat National.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.[9] 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.[10]

Championnat National 2

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Source: foot-national.com
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

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(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

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(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

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(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

Women

Division 1 Féminine

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Source: [12][13]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 3 points deduction (sanctioned by DNCG).[11]
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Cup competitions

2019–20 Coupe de France

Final

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Attendance: 2,805[note 3]
Referee: Amaury Delerue

2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue

Final

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2019 Trophée des Champions

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Notes

  1. The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[3]
  2. The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[6]
  3. The final was played in front of 2,805 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
  4. The final was played in front of 3,500 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
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