2009–10 in French football

The 2009–10 season was the 77th season of competitive professional football in France.

The season began on 7 August 2009 for the Championnat National and Ligue 2 and on 8 August for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur. The season concluded on 14 May 2010 for Ligue 2, 15 May for Ligue 1, and 21 May for the Championnat National and the Championnat de France amateur.[1]

News

Supercup in Canada

On 12 May, it was announced that the 2009 Trophée des Champions will be played, for the first time, on international soil at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. The match will contest the winners of the 2008–09 Coupe de France, Guingamp, and the 2008–09 Ligue 1 champions, Bordeaux, with the objective being to promote French professional football abroad.

Match ball sponsorship

On 5 June, it was announced that German sportswear company Puma will become the official provider of match balls for the upcoming season after agreeing to a long term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP).

Presidential departures

On 17 June, Marseille announced that they were parting ways with longtime chairman Pape Diouf. Diouf had been chairman of the club for five years and was the only black chairman ever to preside over a Ligue 1 club.[2] Jean-Claude Dassier was announced as his replacement.

On 7 July, Auxerre announced that Alain Dujon will become the club's new president. He replaces Jean-Claude Hamel, who had presided over the club for over 46 years.[3]

On 10 September, Paris Saint-Germain announced that president Sébastien Bazin would step down from his role in order to supervise the club's surveillance council. He was replaced by Robin Leproux.

Television deal

On 29 June, the LFP board of directors announced that France Télévisions will be the official provider of Coupe de la Ligue coverage for the next three seasons.

French football records

On 9 August 2009, Bordeaux established a record for most consecutive league wins with 12, surpassing Lille, who won 11 consecutive matches in 1949, winning their last four games of the 1948–49 season and their first seven in the 1949–50 season.[4] Bordeaux's streak began during the 2008–09 Ligue 1 season on 14 March 2009 following a 2–1 victory over Nice. The club broke the record on the opening match day of this season defeating Lens 4–1. The record lasted for 14 matches before coming to an end on 30 August following the club's 0–0 draw with Marseille.

On 31 October 2009, Grenoble set a record for most consecutive losses in French football following the club's 11th-straight league defeat, an 0–2 loss to Lille. The previous record of ten-straight defeats, held by Sète, had been intact since 1947. The losing streak came to an end the following week, on 7 November, following the club's 0–0 draw with Monaco.[5]

DNCG rulings

On 23 June, the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNC) ruled that Arles-Avignon would not be allowed to play in Ligue 2 following their promotion from the Championnat National, due to irregularities in the club's management.[6] On 3 July, following an appeal, the DNCG reversed its decision, reinstating Arles' Ligue 2 status.[7]

Following the DNCG's annual report on clubs, on 25 June it was announced that six clubs had been relegated from the National to lower divisions: AS Beauvais, SO Cassis Carnoux, CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, and FC Libourne Saint-Seurin were relegated to the Championnat de France Amateurs. Meanwhile, Besançon RC, US Luzenac, and FC Rouen, who were all recently promoted, were relegated to Championnat de France Amateurs 2, while Sète and Calais RUFC were relegated to the Division d'Honneur. All clubs relegated were allowed to appeal the decision.[8]

Following an appeal from the aforementioned clubs, Rouen, Beauvais and Luzenac had their appeals successfully overturned, meaning they will remain in the Championnat National. Some clubs were, however, unsuccessful. For example, Sète's appeal was upheld relegating them to the Division d'Honneur; Stade Plabennecois will replace them in the Championnat National.[9] Libourne Saint-Seurin, Besançon and Calais' appeals were also rejected by the DNCG, though all three clubs have decided to take their case to the CNOSF, the National Sporting Committee of France which governs sport in France. Both Calais and Besançon's rulings were determined on 23 July. The CNOSF determined that Besançon should be relegated to the CFA and not CFA 2, while Calais should respect and oblige the DNCG's ruling relegated them to CFA 2.[10][11]

Libourne's ruling was determined on 27 July, when the CNOSF informed the club that they should honor the DNCG's ruling and suffer relegation to the CFA. Libourne's chairman Bernard Layda responded by announcing the club will file for bankruptcy, restructure the club and oblige the ruling.[12] Besançon and Libournce are slated to be replaced by ES Fréjus and AS Moulins.

Both Louhans-Cuiseaux and Cassis Carnoux had their appeals heard by the DNCG on 9 July.[13] On 10 July, the DNGC ruled that both Louhans-Cuiseaux and Cassis-Carnoux rulings had been overturned, meaning they will play in the Championnat National this season.[14]

On 6 August, just three days before the start of the season, the CNSOF ruled that CFA 2 club Olympique Saumur would be allowed promotion to the CFA on the assumption that the club was ranked second behind Les Herbiers VF in terms of the promotion chart following a current CFA club's relegation by means of a federation ruling.[15] With Besançon's relegation to the CFA, it has been determined that two groups will have an allocation of 20 clubs, while one group will have an allocation of 19 clubs.[16] Due to the sudden circumstances, on 7 August the France Football Federation (FFF) devised a brand new schedule for the CFA.[17] The FFF also announced that they had rejected the CNOSF's proposal for integrating Saumur into the CFA. Saumur responding by announcing their intent to appeal the judgment in Administrative Court.[18]

Turmoil at 2010 FIFA World Cup

On 19 June 2010, France international striker Nicolas Anelka was dismissed from the national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup after reportedly having a dispute, in which obscenities were passed with team manager Raymond Domenech during the team's 2–0 loss against Mexico.[19] The FFF condemned the actions and, following a meeting with Anelka, Domenech and team captain Patrice Evra, the FFF agreed to send the player home.[20] The following day, Evra engaged in a heated confrontation with team trainer Robert Duverne, with Duverne having to be restrained by Domenech. The resulting confrontation led to the players returning to the team bus and canceling practice.[21] The team's managing director, Jean-Louis Valentin, announced his resignation from his position and the FFF the same day, stating he was "sickened and disgusted" by the actions of the team.[22] The team, through Domenech, later released a statement criticizing the FFF for sending Anelka home based on reports from the media. The FFF responded to the statement by declaring the player's boycott "unacceptable" and apologizing to the world for the conduct of the players. The FFF also announced that following the World Cup, the Federal Council would convene to discuss the current state of the team.[23]

Five players were identified as having been key to the embarrassing events at the World Cup – Nicolas Anelka, Patrice Evra, Franck Ribéry, Jérémy Toulalan and Eric Abidal – and all were summoned to a hearing before the FFF disciplinary committee on 17 August 2010. After the expulsion of Anelka and ensuing training strike, Evra and Ribéry were summoned for failing in their duties as captain and vice-captain respectively; Toulalan was seen as the originator of the statement read out by coach Domenech to the media; while Abidal was accused of refusing to play in the final group match. After the hearing, Anelka was banned from playing for France for 18 games, Evra was banned for five, Ribéry for three and Toulalan for one, while Abidal was not punished. Anelka dismissed the sanction as irrelevant, considering himself already retired from international football.[24][25]

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Ligue 1

• Champions: Lens
• Runners-up: Montpellier
• 3rd Place: Boulogne

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Ligue 1

• 18th Place: Caen
• 19th Place: Nantes
• 20th Place: Le Havre

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Ligue 2

• Champions: Istres
• Runners-up: Laval
• 3rd Place: Arles-Avignon

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Ligue 2

• 18th Place: Amiens
• 19th Place: Reims
• 20th Place: Troyes

Teams promoted to Championnat National 2009–10

• Champions, Groupe A: Besançon
• Champions, Groupe B: Hyères
• Champions, Groupe C: Luzenac
• Champions, Groupe D: Rouen
• 2nd Place, Groupe D: Plabennec

Teams relegated from Championnat National 2008–09

• 17th Place: Niort
• 18th Place: Calais
• 19th Place: Cherbourg
• 20th Place: L'Entente

Teams promoted to Championnat de France Amateurs 2009–10

Promoted from CFA 2

• Champions, Groupe A: Marck
• Champions, Groupe B: Drancy
• Champions, Groupe C: Épinal
• Champions, Groupe D: Grenoble B
• 2nd Place, Groupe E: Le Pontet¹
• Champions, Groupe F: Toulouse Fontaines
• 2nd Place, Groupe G: Les Herbiers²
• Champions, Groupe H: Carquefou
• 2nd Place, Groupe B : Ivry-sur-Seine
• 2nd Place, Groupe C : Amnéville
• 2nd Place, Groupe D : Bourg-Peronnas
• 2nd Place, Groupe H : Avranches

¹Saint-Raphael finished as Champions, but won't participate in next season's CFA because the club will fuse with ES Fréjus to form a new club. As such, Le Pontet was allowed to take their promotion spot.

²Tours B finished as Champions, but won't participate in next season's CFA because the DNCG deemed the formation structure of the reserves inadequate. Les Herbiers were allowed to take their promotion spot.

Teams relegated from Championnat de France Amateurs 2008–09

• 16th Place, Groupe A: Vesoul
• 17th Place, Groupe A: Metz B
• 18th Place, Groupe A: Sainte-Geneviève
• 16th Place, Groupe B: Saint-Étienne B
• 17th Place, Groupe B: Saint-Priest
• 18th Place, Groupe B: AS Monaco B
• 16th Place, Groupe C: Châtellerault
• 17th Place, Groupe C: Bordelais
• 18th Place, Groupe C: Bergerac
• 16th Place, Groupe D: Red Star
• 17th Place, Groupe D: Guingamp B
• 18th Place, Groupe D: Vitré

Managerial changes

Ligue 1

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Marseille	Eric Gerets	Resigned	12 May 2009[26]	Off-season	Didier Deschamps	1 July 2009[27]	N/A
Paris Saint-Germain	Paul Le Guen	Contract Expiration	30 June 2009[28]	Off-season	Antoine Kombouaré	1 July 2009[29]	N/A
Nice	Frédéric Antonetti	Contract Expiration	30 June 2009[30]	Off-season	Didier Ollé-Nicolle	1 July 2009[31]	N/A
Monaco	Ricardo Gomes	Contract Expiration	30 June 2009[32]	Off-season	Guy Lacombe	1 July 2009[33]	N/A
Valenciennes	Antoine Kombouaré	Moved to Paris Saint-Germain	30 June 2009[29]	Off-season	Philippe Montanier	1 July 2009[34]	N/A
Rennes	Guy Lacombe	Move to Monaco	30 June 2009[33]	Off-season	Frédéric Antonetti	1 July 2009[35]	N/A
Le Mans	Arnaud Cormier	Mutual consent	30 June 2009[36]	Off-season	Paulo Duarte	1 July 2009[37]	N/A
Boulogne	Philippe Montanier	Moved to Valenciennes	30 June 2009[34]	Off-season	Laurent Guyot	1 July 2009[38]	N/A
Montpellier	Rolland Courbis	Mutual consent	30 June 2009[39]	Off-season	René Girard	1 July 2009[40]	N/A

In season

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Le Mans	Paulo Duarte	Sacked	10 December 2009[41]	19th	Arnaud Cormier	10 December 2009[41]	19th
Saint-Étienne	Alain Perrin	Sacked	15 December 2009[42]	18th	Christophe Galtier	15 December 2009	18th
Nice	Didier Ollé-Nicolle	Sacked	9 March 2010[43]	17th	Eric Roy	9 March 2010	17th

Ligue 2

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Bastia	Bernard Casoni	Contract Expiration	30 June 2009[44]	Off-season	Philippe Anziani	1 July 2009[45]	N/A
Clermont	Didier Ollé-Nicole	Joined Nice	30 June 2009[46]	Off-season	Michel Der Zakarian	1 July 2009[47]	N/A
Le Havre	Frédéric Hantz	Resigned	30 June 2009[48]	Off-season	Cédric Daury	1 July 2009[49]	N/A
Nantes	Elie Baup	Mutual consent	30 June 2009[50]	Off-season	Gernot Rohr	1 July 2009[51]	N/A
Strasbourg	Jean-Marc Furlan	Sacked	3 June 2009[52]	Off-season	Gilbert Gress	1 July 2009[53]	N/A
Dijon	Faruk Hadžibegić	Sacked	20 June 2009	Off-season	Patrice Carteron	1 July 2009[54]	N/A

In season

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Strasbourg	Gilbert Gress	Sacked	24 August 2009[55]	18th	Pascal Janin	24 August 2009[55]	18th
Bastia	Philippe Anziani	Sacked	25 November 2009[56]	20th	Faruk Hadžibegić	10 December 2009[56]	20th
Nantes	Gernot Rohr	Sacked	3 December 2009[57]	7th	Jean-Marc Furlan	3 December 2009[57]	7th
Châteauroux	Dominique Bijotat	Sacked	23 December 2009	16th	Jean-Pierre Papin	29 December 2009[58]	16th
Nantes	Jean-Marc Furlan	Sacked	19 February 2010	14th	Baptiste Gentilli	18 April 2010[59]	14th
Metz	Yvon Pouliquen	Sacked	17 April 2010	4th	Joël Müller	18 April 2010[60]	4th

Championnat National

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Cannes	Patrice Carteron	Sacked	29 June 2009[61]	Off-season	Albert Emon	1 July 2009[62]	N/A
Reims	Luis Fernandez	Sacked	12 June 2009	Off-season	Marc Collat	1 July 2009[63]	N/A
Troyes	Claude Robin	Sacked	4 June 2009	Off-season	Patrick Rémy	1 July 2009[64]	N/A
Amiens	Thierry Laurey	Sacked	10 June 2009	Off-season	Serge Romano	1 July 2009[65]	N/A

In season

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Evian	Stéphane Paille	Sacked	15 January 2010	1st	Bernard Casoni	20 January 2010[66]	1st

Transfers

Main articles: List of French football transfers summer 2009 and List of French football transfers winter 2010

Notable transfers

Bordeaux completes the signing of midfielder Yoann Gourcuff after the player spent the entire 2008–09 season on loan from Italian club Milan. The transfer fee was priced at €15 million.[67]

Defending Portuguese Liga champions Porto lose four players to three Ligue 1 title chasers, with Marseille signing midfielder Lucho González for €18 million,[68] Lyon signing both striker Lisandro López for €24 million[69] and defender Aly Cissokho for €15 million,[70] and Toulouse signing Paulo Machado for a modest €3.5 million. Porto also lost veteran defender João Paulo to Le Mans for a fee of €1.5 million.

Guingamp striker Eduardo, who wrote his name into French football history by scoring both his team's goals in a 2–1 triumph in the Coupe de France final against Rennes, moves to recently promoted Lens for approximately €3 million.[71]

Four French national team goalkeepers move clubs, with Cédric Carrasso joining Bordeaux for €8 million,[72] Mickaël Landreau joining Lille from Paris Saint-Germain for €2 million, Yohann Pelé moving to Toulouse from Le Mans on a Bosman transfer, and Grégory Coupet makes his return Ligue 1 signing with PSG from La Liga side Atlético Madrid.

PSG sign two Ligue 1 stars for a total on €12 million, committing four years to both Turkish striker Mevlüt Erdinç and Lorient midfielder Christophe Jallet.

Nancy recruits three Bordeaux youngsters: Malian striker Cheick Diabaté, French defender Florian Marange and the Togolese midfielder Floyd Ayité. All join the club, with Diabaté and Ayité joining on loan for the entire season and Marange signing a one-year contract.[73]

Saint-Étienne sign two Argentine internationals from the Primera División of Argentina. The first signing being striker Gonzalo Bergessio, formerly of San Lorenzo, for an undisclosed fee, and midfielder Augusto Fernández, who joins the club on loan for the entire season from River Plate.

Honours

Competition	Winner	Details	Match Report
Ligue 1	Marseille	2009–10 Ligue 1
Ligue 2	Caen	2009–10 Ligue 2
Championnat National	Evian	2009–10 Championnat National
Championnat de France amateur	Colmar	Championnat de France Amateurs 2009–10
Championnat de France amateur 2	Metz B	Championnat de France Amateurs 2 2009–10
D1 Féminine	Lyon	D1 Féminine 2009–10
Coupe de France	Paris Saint-Germain	2009–10 Coupe de France Beat AS Monaco 1–0	Report
Coupe de la Ligue	Marseille	2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue Beat Bordeaux 3–1	Report
Challenge de France	Paris Saint-Germain	2009–10 Challenge de France Beat Montpellier 5–0	Report
Coupe Gambardella	Metz	2009–10 Coupe Gambardella Beat Sochaux 4–3 on penalties	Report
Trophée des Champions	Bordeaux	2009 Trophée des Champions Beat Guingamp 2–0	Report

National teams

France

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Faroe Islands v France

First Round 12 August 2009	Faroe Islands	0–1	France	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
17:00 CET		Report	Gignac  41'	Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

France v Romania

First Round 5 September 2009	France	1–1	Romania	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET	Henry  48'	Report	Escudé  55' (o.g.)	Attendance: 78,209 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Serbia v France

First Round 9 September 2009	Serbia	1–1	France	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
21:00 CET	Milijaš  12' (pen)	Report	Henry  36'	Attendance: 49,456 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

France v Faroe Islands

First Round 10 October 2009	France	5–0	Faroe Islands	Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp
21:00 CET	Gignac  34', 38' Gallas  52' Anelka  86' Benzema  88'	Report		Attendance: 16,755 Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)

France v Austria

First Round 14 October 2009	France	3–1	Austria	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET	Benzema  18' Henry  26' (pen.) Gignac  66'	Report	Janko  49'	Attendance: 78,099 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Republic of Ireland v France

Second Round 14 November 2009	Republic of Ireland	0–1	France	Croke Park, Dublin
20:00 CET		Report	Anelka  72'	Attendance: 74,103 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

France v Republic of Ireland

Second Round 18 November 2009	France	1–1 (a.e.t)	Republic of Ireland	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET	Gallas  103'	Report	Keane  32'	Attendance: 79,145 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Friendly

France v Spain

3 March 2010	France	0–2	Spain	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET		Report	Villa  21' Ramos  49'	Attendance: 79,021 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

France v Costa Rica

26 May 2010	France	2–1	Costa Rica	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
21:00 CET	Sequeira  22' (o.g.) Valbuena  83'	Report	Hernández  12'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Tunisia v France

30 May 2010	Tunisia	1–1	France	Stade 7 November, Radès
21:00 CET	Jemâa  5'	Report	Gallas  62'	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Adel Rai (Libya)

France v China PR

4 June 2010	France	0–1	China PR	Stade Michel Volnay, Saint-Pierre, Réunion
18:00 CET		Report	Zhuoxiang  68'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

2010 FIFA World Cup

Uruguay v France

Group Stage 11 June 2010	Uruguay	0–0	France	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
20:30 CEST		Report		Attendance: 64,100 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

France v Mexico

Group Stage 17 June 2010	France	0–2	Mexico	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
20:30 CEST		Report	Hernández  64' Blanco  79' (pen.)	Attendance: 35,370 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

France v South Africa

Group Stage 22 June 2010	France	1–2	South Africa	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
16:00 CEST	Malouda  70'	Report	Khumalo  20' Mphela  37'	Attendance: 39,415 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Last updated: 28 March 2010
Source: French Football Federation Les matches de l'équipe de France

France (women's)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Croatia v France

Group Stage 23 September 2009	Croatia	0–7	France	Stadion NK Inter Zaprešić, Zaprešić
16:00 CET		Report	Soubeyrand  25' Franco  38', 55' Delie  45' Le Sommer  65' Abily  78' Thomis  90+3'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Yuliliya Madvedeva

France v Iceland

Group Stage 24 October 2009	France	2–0	Iceland	Stade Gerland, Lyon
16:30 CET	Thiney  23' Thomis  79'	Report		Attendance: 8,732 Referee: Christine Beck

France v Estonia

Group Stage 28 October 2009	France	12–0	Estonia	Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre
18:00 CET	Herbert  27', 57' Necib  31' Abily  36' Thiney  37', 41', 47' Franco  40' Thomis  79' Delie  80', 90+1' Prants  90+4' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Christina Pedersen

Serbia v France

Group Stage 21 November 2009	Serbia	0–2	France	Stadion FK Inđija, Inđija
13:00 CET		Report	Thiney  27' Abily  45+3'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Teodora Albon

Friendly

Republic of Ireland v France

25 February 2010	Republic of Ireland	1–2	France	Richmond Park, Dublin
17:00 CET	Roche  78'	Report	Bompastor  52' (pen.) Delie  84'	Attendance: 700 Referee: Paul Tuite

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

France v Northern Ireland

Group Stage 27 March 2010	France	6–0	Northern Ireland	Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer
16:30 CET	Franco  31' Bompastor  34' Le Sommer  47' Delie  50' Necib  54' Hutton  71' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 6,691 Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli

Northern Ireland v France

Group Stage 31 March 2010	Northern Ireland	0–4	France	Windsor Park, Belfast
19:45 CET		Report	Bompastor  17' Abily  19' Le Sommer  52' Delie  90'	Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles

Friendly

Switzerland v France

5 May 2010	Switzerland	0–2	France	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
18:30 CET		Report	Henry  29' Soubeyrand  48' (pen.)	Attendance: 604 Referee: Esther Staubli

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

France v Croatia

Group Stage 20 June 2010	France	3–0	Croatia	Stade Léo Lagrange, Besançon
	Thiney  22' Le Sommer  57' Delie  61'	Report		Attendance: 6,716 Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Estonia v France

Group Stage 23 June 2010	Estonia	0–6	France	Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
13:00 CET		Report	Thiney  21' Thomis  53' Bussaglia  54' Le Sommer  60' Delie  61', 90'	Referee: Sjoukje de Jong (Netherlands)

Last updated: 28 March 2010
Source: French Football Federation Women's Schedule

France U-21

Friendly

France v Poland

12 August 2009	France	2–2	Poland	Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
20:30 CET	Modeste  32' Dervite  80'	Report	Małecki  65' Korzym  90+1'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

Slovenia v France

First Round 4 September 2009	Slovenia	1–3	France	Ob Jezeru, Velenje
15:00 CET	Mihelič  70'	Report	Modeste  18' Bakar  43' Škarabot  90+1' (o.g.)	Attendance: — Referee: Michael Lerjeus (Sweden)

France v Ukraine

First Round 8 September 2009	France	2–2	Ukraine	Stade Jean Laville, Gueugnon
20:45 CET	Modeste  3' Sakho  26'	Report	Chesnakov  45', 65'	Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Pavel Olsiak (Slovakia)

Malta v France

First Round 9 October 2009	Malta	0–2	France	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta
20:45 CET		Report	Modeste  54' Aït-Fana  77'	Attendance: — Referee: Huw Jones (Wales)

Belgium v France

13 October 2009	Belgium	0–0	France	Stade Le Canonnier, Mouscron
20:45 CET		Report		Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (German)

Friendly

France v Tunisia

13 November 2009	France	1–1	Tunisia	Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours
20:45 CET	Sako  2'	Report	Ayari  52'	Attendance: 4,832 Referee: Christof Virant (Belgium)

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

France v Slovenia

First Round 17 November 2009	France	1–0	Slovenia	Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims
19:50 CET	Sankharé  90+2'	Report		Attendance: 11,394 Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)

Friendly

France v Croatia

2 March 2010	France	3–1	Croatia	Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims
20:50 CET	Roux  20', 50' Modeste  89'	Report	Perišić  24'	Attendance: 10,502 Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)

Argentina v France

20 May 2010	Argentina	3–3	France	Complexe Sportif d'Ezeiza, Buenos Aires
20:30 CET	Ro. Funes Mori  19', 30', 89'	Report	Biabiany  44' Martin  63' Rivière  70'	Referee: Sebastián Bresba (Argentina)

Argentina v France

24 May 2010	Argentina	2–2	France	Complexe Sportif d'Ezeiza, Buenos Aires
20:30 CET	Ferreyra  76' Mosca  90+2'	Report	Modeste  43' Biabiany  74'	Referee: TBD

France U-20

• The France under-20 team competed in the quad-annual Mediterranean Games football tournament that was contested from 25 June to 5 July in Pescara, Italy.[74] France finished in a respectable 4th place losing to Libya on penalties in the third place match. The U-20 team will also compete in the 2009 edition of the Francophone Games that will be held in Beirut, Lebanon to begin on 26 September.

25 June 2009

17:00 CET

France	2–0	Turkey
Malonga  20' Joseph-Monrose  76'	Report

Stadio Comunale, Teramo, Italy

Referee: Gamail Embaia

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29 June 2009

17:00 CET

France	1–0	Malta
Lasimant  7'	Report

Stadio Comunale, Teramo, Italy

Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Spain)

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1 July 2009

21:00 CET

France	1–2	Spain
Tabanou  87'	Report	Nsue  42' Víctor  51'

Stadio Comunale, Teramo, Italy

Referee: Nikola Dabanović

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4 July 2009

19:00 CET

Libya	0 – 0 8 – 7 pen.	France
	Report

Stadio Guido Angelini, Chieti, Italy

Referee: Mauro Bergonzi (Italy)

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28 September 2009

21:00 CET

France	1–1	Senegal
Cissé  34'	Report	Wade  27'

Rafic El-Hariri Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

Attendance: M. Kouame N'Dri

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26 September 2009

21:00 CET

France	0–1	Morocco
	Report	Kachani  1'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

Last updated: 30 March 2010
Source: French Football Federation U-21 Schedule

France U-19

2009 Sendaï Cup

Japan v  France

Group Stage 9 September 2009	Japan	3–3	France	Sendai Stadium, Sendai
16:00 CET	Kiyotake  39', 79' Barada  55'	Report	Kakuta  7', 60' Bakambu  44'	Attendance: — Referee: Imehuro Inoue

France v South Korea

Group Stage 12 September 2009	France	1–0	South Korea	Sendai Stadium, Sendai
14:00 CET	Bahamboula  31'	Report		Attendance: — Referee: Yuki Noda

Brazil v France

Group Stage 13 September 2009	Brazil	1–0	France	Sendai Stadium, Sendai
14:00 CET	Gerson  35'	Report		Attendance: — Referee: Iomohuro Inoue

Friendly

Netherlands v  France

9 October 2009	Netherlands	4–2	France	Werkendam Stadium, Werkendam
18:00 CET	Bonevacia  22' Cabral  24' Burnet  35' Berghuis  56'	Report	Tafer  36' Fofana  89'	Attendance: — Referee: Maarten Ketting

Belgium v  France

12 October 2009	Belgium	1–0	France	Stade Freethiel, Beveren
18:00 CET	Kabasele  4'	Report		Attendance: — Referee: Sam Loeman

Belgium v France

14 October 2009	Belgium	1–2	France	Wassland Stadium, Wassland
18:00 CET	Kabasele  59'	Report	Tafer  4' Salibur  89'	Attendance: — Referee: Christophe Dierck

Tournio de Limoges

France v Poland

Group Stage 11 November 2009	France	1–0	Poland	Stade de Beaublanc, Limoges
17:00 CET	Tafer  73'	Report		Attendance: — Referee: Silas Billong

France v Greece

Group Stage 13 November 2010	France	3–3	Greece	Stade de Beaublanc, Limoges
17:00 CET	Grenier  46' Bourgeois  59' Tafer  90+2'	Report	Koutroubis  68', 90+4' Tsitas  70'	Attendance: — Referee: Mme Sabine Bonnin

France v Switzerland

Group Stage 15 November 2010	France	2–2	Switzerland	Stade de Beaublanc, Limoges
17:00 CET	Sunu  64' Tafer  90'	Report	Gadient  8' Aratore  90+2'	Attendance: — Referee: Silhas Billong

Friendly

France v Ukraine

2 March 2010	France	0–0	Ukraine	Complexe du Petit-Bois, Saint-Jean-de-Braye
17:00 CET		Report		Attendance: — Referee: Benoît Millot

France v Ukraine

4 March 2010	France	2–1	Ukraine	Complexe Sportif des Crébezeaux, Saint-Denis
17:00 CET	Lacazette  63' Griezmann  88'	Report	Koval  53'	Attendance: — Referee: Benoît Bastien

France v Denmark

31 March 2010	France	2–0	Denmark	Stade Camille Tisserand, Nœux-les-Mines
15:00 CET	Damour  35' Roux  62'	Report		Referee: Ludovic Rémy

Unofficial Friendly

France v Paris FC

20 April 2010	France	1–1	Paris FC	Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines
18:00 CET	Reale  88'	Report	Roye  24'	Referee: TBD

2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

France v Netherlands

Group stage 18 July 2010	France	4–1	Netherlands	Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
20:00 CEST	Kakuta  20' Bakambu  44', 90' Martins Indi  84' (o.g.)	Report	Cabral  55'	Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

France v Austria

Group stage 21 July 2010	France	5–0	Austria	Stade du Hazé, Flers
16:00 CEST	Griezmann  19', 73' Lacazette  66', 83' Reale  80'	Report		Referee: Alan Black (Northern Ireland)

England v  France

Group stage 24 July 2010	England	1–1	France	Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô
18:00 CEST	Phillips  90'	Report	Tafer  56'	Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)

France v Croatia

Semi-finals 27 July 2010	France	2–1	Croatia	Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
	Kakuta  37' Bakambu  83'	Report	Ademi  4'	Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Spain v  France

Final 30 July 2010	Spain	1–2	France	Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
19:00 CEST	Rodrigo  18'	Report	Sunu  49' Lacazette  82'	Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)

Last updated: 28 March 2010
Source: French Football Federation U-19 Schedule

France U-17

2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification

France v Slovenia

First Round 17 October 2009	France	3–1	Slovenia	Linnastaadion, Rakvere
14:00 CET	Deligny  20' A. Doucouré  41' Sanogo  61'	Report	Palčič  62'	Attendance: — Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)

Estonia v France

First Round 19 October 2009	Estonia	1–3	France	Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
14:00 CET	Leht  20'	Report	Sanogo  7', 70' Omrani  78'	Attendance: — Referee: Jovan Kaludjerovic (Montenegro)

Ukraine v France

First Round 22 October 2009	Ukraine	1–1	France	Linnastaadion, Rakvere
14:00 CET	Lukanyuk  21'	Report	Tandia  78'	Attendance: — Referee: Halis Özkahya

2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round qualification

France v Turkey

Elite Round 26 March 2010	France	0–1	Turkey	Complexe Sportif de Périgny, Périgny
20:00 CET		Report	Derici  34'	Attendance: — Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)

France v Norway

Elite Round 28 March 2010	France	1–0	Norway	Complexe Sportif de Périgny, Périgny
19:00 CET	Deligny  76'	Report		Attendance: — Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)

Wales v France

Elite Round 31 March 2010	Wales	0–4	France	Stade François Le Parco, La Rochelle
18:00 CET		Report	Koura  35' Omrani  52', 71', 72'	Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)

2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

France v Spain

Group Stage 18 May 2010	France	1–2	Spain	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
17:30 CET	Koura  65'	Report	Bernat  24' Alcácer  74'	Referee: Euan Norris (Scotland)

France v Portugal

Group Stage 21 May 2010	France	1–0	Portugal	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
20:00 CET	Pogba  29'	Report		Referee: Christof Virant (Belgium)

Switzerland v France

Group Stage 24 May 2010	Switzerland	1–3	France	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
17:00 CET	Žarković  29'		Sanogo  43', 47' Koura  64'	Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)

England v France

Semi-finals 27 May 2010	England	2–1	France	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
20:00 CET	Wickham  23', 40'	Report	Pogba  56'	Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)

Last updated: 27 March 2010
Source: French Football Federation U-17 Schedule

See also

2009–10 season

• Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1
• Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1
• Olympique Marseille Ligue 1
• Rennes Ligue 1
• Chamois Niortais CFA

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