2020–21 in French football

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.

Football in France
Season2020–21
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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
1  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 14 Nov 14 Oct 5 Sep
2  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Oct — 17 Nov 8 Sep
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Sep 5 Sep — 14 Nov
4  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 17 Nov 14 Oct 11 Oct —
First match(es) will be played on 5 September 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
5 September 2020 Sweden v FranceTBA, Sweden
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
8 September 2020 France v CroatiaTBA, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
11 October 2020 France v PortugalTBA, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
14 October 2020 Croatia v FranceTBA, Croatia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
14 November 2020 Portugal v FranceTBA, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
17 November 2020 France v SwedenTBA, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report

UEFA Euro 2020
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020
Group F
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POA  POR  FRA  GER
1 Play-off winner A or D[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase —
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking —
4  Germany (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played on 15 June 2021. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. If Romania win Play-off Path A, the winner of Play-off Path D will enter Group F. Otherwise, the winner of Play-off Path A will enter Group F.
15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) France v GermanyMunich, Germany
Stadium: Allianz Arena
19 June 2021 (2021-06-19) Winner Play-off Path A/D v FranceBudapest, Hungary
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) Portugal v FranceBudapest, 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
Main article: 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
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 MacedoniaDijon, France
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) Austria v FranceSankt Pölten
Stadium: NV Arena
27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) France v AustriaFrance
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) France v KazakhstanFrance

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UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League
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

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
Round of 32
  • Lyon
  • Paris Saint-Germain

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 Angers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Bordeaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Lens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6 Lille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lorient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Metz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montpellier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Nantes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nîmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Reims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Rennes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Saint-Étienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Strasbourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 21 August 2020. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[3]

Ligue 2
Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 2

• Promoted In Ligue 1:

• Promoted In Ligue 2:

Championnat National
Main article: Championnat National
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Annecy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Avranches 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 SC Bastia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Bastia-Borgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Boulogne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bourg-Péronnas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cholet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Concarneau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Créteil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Laval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Le Mans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sporting Club Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Orléans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Quevilly-Rouen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Red Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National 2
16 Sète 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Saint-Brieuc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Villefranche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) fair play points

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

Cup Competitions

2020–21 Coupe de France

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
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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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