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Football in France
Season2020–21
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The following article is a summary of the 2020–21 football season in France, which is the 87th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2020 to June 2021.

National teams

France national football team

Main article: France national football team

Friendlies

UEFA Nations League A

Main article: UEFA Nations League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
Group 3
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation France Portugal Croatia Sweden
1  France 6 5 1 0 12 5 +7 16 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 0–0 4–2 4–2
2  Portugal 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 0–1 — 4–1 3–0
3  Croatia 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3[a] 1–2 2–3 — 2–1
4  Sweden (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3[a] Relegation to League B 0–1 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
5 September 2020 Sweden  v  France TBA, Sweden
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
8 September 2020 France  v  Croatia TBA, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
11 October 2020 France  v  Portugal TBA, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
14 October 2020 Croatia  v  France TBA, Croatia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
14 November 2020 Portugal  v  France TBA, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
17 November 2020 France  v  Sweden TBA, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report

UEFA Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020
Group F
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group F

Template:UEFA Euro 2020 group tables

15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) France  v  Germany Munich, Germany
Stadium: Allianz Arena
19 June 2021 (2021-06-19) Winner Play-off Path A/D v  France Budapest, Hungary
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) Portugal  v  France Budapest, Hungary
Stadium: Puskás Aréna

France national under-21 football team

Main article: France national under-21 football team

Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.[1]

France women's national football team

Main article: France women's national football team

Friendly matches

Group G[2]
Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 8 7 1 0 44 0 +44 22 Final tournament — 3–0 6–0 11–0 12–0
2  Austria 8 6 1 1 22 3 +19 19 0–0 — 1–0 3–0 9–0
3  Serbia 8 4 0 4 21 12 +9 12 0–2 0–1 — 8–1 4–1
4  North Macedonia 8 2 0 6 8 39 −31 6 0–7 0–3 0–6 — 4–1
5  Kazakhstan 8 0 0 8 2 43 −41 0 0–3 0–5 0–3 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
18 September 2020 Serbia  v  France
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) North Macedonia  v  France
23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) France  v  North Macedonia Dijon, France
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) Austria  v  France Sankt Pölten
Stadium: NV Arena
27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) France  v  Austria France
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) France  v  Kazakhstan France

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League Group Stage

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Second Qualifying Round
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round (Main Path)

Group Stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage

UEFA Youth League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Youth League

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
Round of 32
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32

League tables

Men

Ligue 1

Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lille (C) 38 24 11 3 64 23 +41 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 26 4 8 86 28 +58 82
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 +34 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Lyon 38 22 10 6 81 43 +38 76 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 +7 60
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 47
11 Saint-Étienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 −12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 −14 45
13 Angers 38 12 8 18 40 58 −18 44
14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 −8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 −9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 −18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 −16 41
18 Nantes (O) 38 9 13 16 47 55 −8 40 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Nîmes (R) 38 9 8 21 40 71 −31 35 Relegation to the Ligue 2
20 Dijon (R) 38 4 9 25 25 73 −48 21
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Ligue 2

Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 2

• Promoted In Ligue 1:

• Promoted In Ligue 2:

Championnat National

Main article: Championnat National
Villefranche3–1Niort
Blanc 54'
Dauchy 84'
Garita 90+3'		 Report Bâ 45+2'
Stade Armand Chouffet, Villefranche-sur-Saône
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela Teles
Niort2–0Villefranche
Lebeau 78'
Kemen 81'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Promoted In Clubs: SC Bastia, FC Sète 34, Annecy FC, Stade Briochin

Relegation In Championnat National 2: Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne, AS Béziers, Gazélec Ajaccio, Sporting Toulon Var

Promoted In Ligue 2: Pau FC, USL Dunkerque

Relegation In Ligue 2: Le Mans FC, Orléans

Women

Division 1 Féminine

Main article: 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine

Cup Competitions

2020–21 Coupe de France

Main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France

2020–21 French Division Cup

Main article: 2020-21 French Division Cup

Preliminary round:29 July 2020 

           Pau FC 5-3 Dunkerque

First Stage:12 August 2020 

           Toulouse FC 1-4 Pau FC
           Amiens FC 4-0 Niort FC
           Le Harve 0-4 Nancy
           Paris FC 1-3 Clermont
           Guingamp 2-2 (7-6 penalty) Grenoble
           Rodez 2-1 Sochaux
           Troyes 4-0 Chateauroux
           Chambly 1-0 Valenciennes
           Dunkerque  2-3 Caen
           AJ Auxerre 3-2Ajaccio

Second Stage:26 August 2020 

            Pau FC vs Amiens SC
            Nancy vs Clermont
            Rodez vs Guingamp
            Troyes vs Chambly
              AJ Auxerre  vs   Caen

2020 Trophée des Champions

Main article: 2020 Trophée des Champions
Paris Saint-Germain2–1Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

References

  1. ^ McCurry, Justin; Ingle, Sean (2020-03-24). "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. ^ https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/matches/2021/qualifying/#/mt/2020/09
  3. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.


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