2009–10 in French football

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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 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 2009–10 Championnat National

  • 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 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur

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

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

In season[]

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

Ligue 2[]

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

In season[]

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

Championnat National[]

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

In season[]

Team Outgoing Manner Date Table Incoming Date Table
Evian France Stéphane Paille Sacked 15 January 2010 1st France 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 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur
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

First Round
12 August 2009 		Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 0–1 France France Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
17:00 CET Report Gignac Goal 41' Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
First Round
5 September 2009 		France France 1–1 Romania Romania Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET Henry Goal 48' Report Escudé Goal 55' (o.g.) Attendance: 78,209
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
First Round
9 September 2009 		Serbia Serbia 1–1 France France Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
21:00 CET Milijaš Goal 12' (pen) Report Henry Goal 36' Attendance: 49,456
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
First Round
10 October 2009 		France France 5–0 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp
21:00 CET Gignac Goal 34', 38'
Gallas Goal 52'
Anelka Goal 86'
Benzema Goal 88'		 Report Attendance: 16,755
Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)
First Round
14 October 2009 		France France 3–1 Austria Austria Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET Benzema Goal 18'
Henry Goal 26' (pen.)
Gignac Goal 66'		 Report Janko Goal 49' Attendance: 78,099
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Second Round
14 November 2009 		Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 0–1 France France Croke Park, Dublin
20:00 CET Report Anelka Goal 72' Attendance: 74,103
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Second Round
18 November 2009 		France France 1–1 (a.e.t) Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET Gallas Goal 103' Report Keane Goal 32' Attendance: 79,145
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Friendly

3 March 2010 France France 0–2 Spain Spain Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET Report Villa Goal 21'
Ramos Goal 49'		 Attendance: 79,021
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
26 May 2010 France France 2–1 Costa Rica Costa Rica Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
21:00 CET Sequeira Goal 22' (o.g.)
Valbuena Goal 83'		 Report Hernández Goal 12' Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
30 May 2010 Tunisia Tunisia 1–1 France France Stade 7 November, Radès
21:00 CET Jemâa Goal 5' Report Gallas Goal 62' Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Adel Rai (Libya)
4 June 2010 France France 0–1 China China PR Stade Michel Volnay, Saint-Pierre, Réunion
18:00 CET Report Zhuoxiang Goal 68' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

2010 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage
11 June 2010 		Uruguay Uruguay 0–0 France France Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
20:30 CEST Report Attendance: 64,100
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Group Stage
17 June 2010 		France France 0–2 Mexico Mexico Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
20:30 CEST Report Hernández Goal 64'
Blanco Goal 79' (pen.)		 Attendance: 35,370
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Group Stage
22 June 2010 		France France 1–2 South Africa South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
16:00 CEST Malouda Goal 70' Report Khumalo Goal 20'
Mphela Goal 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

Group Stage
23 September 2009 		Croatia Croatia 0–7 France France Stadion NK Inter Zaprešić, Zaprešić
16:00 CET Report Soubeyrand Goal 25'
Franco Goal 38', 55'
Delie Goal 45'
Le Sommer Goal 65'
Abily Goal 78'
Thomis Goal 90+3'		 Attendance: 150
Referee: Kazakhstan Yuliliya Madvedeva
Group Stage
24 October 2009 		France France 2–0 Iceland Iceland Stade Gerland, Lyon
16:30 CET Thiney Goal 23'
Thomis Goal 79'		 Report Attendance: 8,732
Referee: Germany Christine Beck
Group Stage
28 October 2009 		France France 12–0 Estonia Estonia Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre
18:00 CET Herbert Goal 27', 57'
Necib Goal 31'
Abily Goal 36'
Thiney Goal 37', 41', 47'
Franco Goal 40'
Thomis Goal 79'
Delie Goal 80', 90+1'
Prants Goal 90+4' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Norway Christina Pedersen
Group Stage
21 November 2009 		Serbia Serbia 0–2 France France Stadion FK Inđija, Inđija
13:00 CET Report Thiney Goal 27'
Abily Goal 45+3'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Romania Teodora Albon

Friendly

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

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Group Stage
27 March 2010 		France France 6–0 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer
16:30 CET Franco Goal 31'
Bompastor Goal 34'
Le Sommer Goal 47'
Delie Goal 50'
Necib Goal 54'
Hutton Goal 71' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Italy Silvia Tea Spinelli
Group Stage
31 March 2010 		Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0–4 France France Windsor Park, Belfast
19:45 CET Report Bompastor Goal 17'
Abily Goal 19'
Le Sommer Goal 52'
Delie Goal 90'		 Referee: Spain Paloma Quintero Siles

Friendly

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

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Group Stage
20 June 2010 		France France 3–0 Croatia Croatia Stade Léo Lagrange, Besançon
Thiney Goal 22'
Le Sommer Goal 57'
Delie Goal 61'		 Report Attendance: 6,716
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)
Group Stage
23 June 2010 		Estonia Estonia 0–6 France France Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
13:00 CET Report Thiney Goal 21'
Thomis Goal 53'
Bussaglia Goal 54'
Le Sommer Goal 60'
Delie Goal 61', 90'		 Referee: Sjoukje de Jong (Netherlands)

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

France U-21[]

Friendly

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

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

First Round
4 September 2009 		Slovenia Slovenia 1–3 France France Ob Jezeru, Velenje
15:00 CET Mihelič Goal 70' Report Modeste Goal 18'
Bakar Goal 43'
Škarabot Goal 90+1' (o.g.)		 Attendance: —
Referee: Michael Lerjeus (Sweden)
First Round
8 September 2009 		France France 2–2 Ukraine Ukraine Stade Jean Laville, Gueugnon
20:45 CET Modeste Goal 3'
Sakho Goal 26'		 Report Chesnakov Goal 45', 65' Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Pavel Olsiak (Slovakia)
First Round
9 October 2009 		Malta Malta 0–2 France France Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta
20:45 CET Report Modeste Goal 54'
Aït-Fana Goal 77'		 Attendance: —
Referee: (Wales)
13 October 2009 Belgium Belgium 0–0 France France Stade Le Canonnier, Mouscron
20:45 CET Report Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (German)

Friendly

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

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

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

Friendly

2 March 2010 France France 3–1 Croatia Croatia Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims
20:50 CET Roux Goal 20', 50'
Modeste Goal 89'		 Report Perišić Goal 24' Attendance: 10,502
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
20 May 2010 Argentina Argentina 3–3 France France , Buenos Aires
20:30 CET Ro. Funes Mori Goal 19', 30', 89' Report Biabiany Goal 44'
Martin Goal 63'
Rivière Goal 70'		 Referee: Sebastián Bresba (Argentina)
24 May 2010 Argentina Argentina 2–2 France France , Buenos Aires
20:30 CET Ferreyra Goal 76'
Mosca Goal 90+2'		 Report Modeste Goal 43'
Biabiany Goal 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.
France 2–0 Turkey
Malonga Goal 20'
Joseph-Monrose Goal 76'		 Report
Stadio Comunale, Teramo, Italy
Referee: Libya
France 1–0 
Lasimant Goal 7' Report
Stadio Comunale, Teramo, Italy
France 1–2 Spain
Tabanou Goal 87' Report Nsue Goal 42'
Víctor Goal 51'
Stadio Comunale, Teramo, Italy
Libya 0 – 0
8 – 7 pen.		 France
Report
Stadio Guido Angelini, Chieti, Italy
Referee: (Italy)
France 1–1 Senegal
Cissé Goal 34' Report Wade Goal 27'
Rafic El-Hariri Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: Ivory Coast
France 0–1 Morocco
Report Goal 1'
Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

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

France U-19[]

2009 Sendaï Cup

Group Stage
9 September 2009 		Japan Japan 3–3  France Sendai Stadium, Sendai
16:00 CET Kiyotake Goal 39', 79'
Barada Goal 55'		 Report Kakuta Goal 7', 60'
Bakambu Goal 44'		 Attendance: —
Referee: Japan Imehuro Inoue
Group Stage
12 September 2009 		France France 1–0 South Korea Sendai Stadium, Sendai
14:00 CET Bahamboula Goal 31' Report Attendance: —
Referee: Japan Yuki Noda
Group Stage
13 September 2009 		Brazil Brazil 1–0 France France Sendai Stadium, Sendai
14:00 CET Gerson Goal 35' Report Attendance: —
Referee: Japan Iomohuro Inoue

Friendly

9 October 2009 Netherlands Netherlands 4–2  France , Werkendam
18:00 CET Bonevacia Goal 22'
Cabral Goal 24'
Burnet Goal 35'
Berghuis Goal 56'		 Report Tafer Goal 36'
Fofana Goal 89'		 Attendance: —
Referee: Netherlands Maarten Ketting
12 October 2009 Belgium Belgium 1–0  France , Beveren
18:00 CET Kabasele Goal 4' Report Attendance: —
Referee: Belgium Sam Loeman
14 October 2009 Belgium Belgium 1–2 France France ,
18:00 CET Kabasele Goal 59' Report Tafer Goal 4'
Salibur Goal 89'		 Attendance: —
Referee: Belgium Christophe Dierck

Tournio de Limoges

Group Stage
11 November 2009 		France France 1–0 Poland Poland , Limoges
17:00 CET Tafer Goal 73' Report Attendance: —
Referee: France Silas Billong
Group Stage
13 November 2010 		France France 3–3 Greece Greece , Limoges
17:00 CET Grenier Goal 46'
Bourgeois Goal 59'
Tafer Goal 90+2'		 Report Goal 68', 90+4'
Goal 70'		 Attendance: —
Referee: France Mme Sabine Bonnin
Group Stage
15 November 2010 		France France 2–2 Switzerland Switzerland , Limoges
17:00 CET Sunu Goal 64'
Tafer Goal 90'		 Report Goal 8'
Aratore Goal 90+2'		 Attendance: —
Referee: France Silhas Billong

Friendly

2 March 2010 France France 0–0 Ukraine Ukraine , Saint-Jean-de-Braye
17:00 CET Report Attendance: —
Referee: France Benoît Millot
4 March 2010 France France 2–1 Ukraine Ukraine , Saint-Denis
17:00 CET Lacazette Goal 63'
Griezmann Goal 88'		 Report Koval Goal 53' Attendance: —
Referee: France Benoît Bastien
31 March 2010 France France 2–0 Denmark Denmark , Nœux-les-Mines
15:00 CET Damour Goal 35'
Goal 62'		 Report Referee: France Ludovic Rémy

Unofficial Friendly

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

2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

Group stage
18 July 2010 		France France 4–1 Netherlands Netherlands Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
20:00 CEST Kakuta Goal 20'
Bakambu Goal 44', 90'
Martins Indi Goal 84' (o.g.)		 Report Cabral Goal 55' Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Group stage
21 July 2010 		France France 5–0 Austria Austria Stade du Hazé, Flers
16:00 CEST Griezmann Goal 19', 73'
Lacazette Goal 66', 83'
Reale Goal 80'		 Report Referee: (Northern Ireland)
Group stage
24 July 2010 		England England 1–1  France Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô
18:00 CEST Phillips Goal 90' Report Tafer Goal 56' Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
Semi-finals
27 July 2010 		France France 2–1 Croatia Croatia Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
Kakuta Goal 37'
Bakambu Goal 83'		 Report Ademi Goal 4' Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Final
30 July 2010 		Spain Spain 1–2  France Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
19:00 CEST Rodrigo Goal 18' Report Sunu Goal 49'
Lacazette Goal 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

First Round
17 October 2009 		France France 3–1 Slovenia Slovenia Linnastaadion, Rakvere
14:00 CET Deligny Goal 20'
A. Doucouré Goal 41'
Sanogo Goal 61'		 Report Palčič Goal 62' Attendance: —
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)
First Round
19 October 2009 		Estonia Estonia 1–3 France France Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
14:00 CET Goal 20' Report Sanogo Goal 7', 70'
Omrani Goal 78'		 Attendance: —
Referee: Jovan Kaludjerovic (Montenegro)
First Round
22 October 2009 		Ukraine Ukraine 1–1 France France Linnastaadion, Rakvere
14:00 CET Goal 21' Report Tandia Goal 78' Attendance: —
Referee: Turkey Halis Özkahya

2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round qualification

Elite Round
26 March 2010 		France France 0–1 Turkey Turkey , Périgny
20:00 CET Report Derici Goal 34' Attendance: —
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
Elite Round
28 March 2010 		France France 1–0 Norway Norway , Périgny
19:00 CET Deligny Goal 76' Report Attendance: —
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
Elite Round
31 March 2010 		Wales Wales 0–4 France France , La Rochelle
18:00 CET Report Koura Goal 35'
Omrani Goal 52', 71', 72'		 Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)

2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

Group Stage
18 May 2010 		France France 1–2 Spain Spain Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
17:30 CET Koura Goal 65' Report Bernat Goal 24'
Alcácer Goal 74'		 Referee: Euan Norris (Scotland)
Group Stage
21 May 2010 		France France 1–0 Portugal Portugal Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
20:00 CET Pogba Goal 29' Report Referee: Christof Virant (Belgium)
Group Stage
24 May 2010 		Switzerland Switzerland 1–3 France France Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
17:00 CET Goal 29' Sanogo Goal 43', 47'
Koura Goal 64'		 Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)
Semi-finals
27 May 2010 		England England 2–1 France France Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
20:00 CET Wickham Goal 23', 40' Report Pogba Goal 56' Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)

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

See also[]

2009–10 season

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