2013–14 in French football

Football in France
Season2013–14
Men's football
Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 2Metz
Championnat NationalOrléans
Coupe de FranceGuingamp
Coupe de la LigueParis Saint-Germain
Trophée des ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
Women's football
Division 1Lyon
Coupe de FranceLyon
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The 2013–14 season was the 109th overall season of football and the 80th season of competitive professional football in France.

Managerial changes

Ligue 1

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Position
in table 		Incoming head coach Date of
appointment 		Position
in table
Montpellier France René Girard Mutual consent 30 May 2013[1] Off-season France Jean Fernandez 1 July 2013[2] Off-season
Rennes France Frédéric Antonetti Resigned 30 May 2013[3] Off-season France Philippe Montanier 1 July 2013[4] Off-season
Ajaccio France Albert Emon Resigned 30 May 2013[5] Off-season Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli 8 June 2013[6] Off-season
Lille France Rudi Garcia Mutual consent 3 June 2013[7] Off-season France René Girard 14 June 2013[8] Off-season
Paris Saint-Germain Italy Carlo Ancelotti Signed by Real Madrid 25 June 2013[9] Off-season France Laurent Blanc 25 June 2013 Off-season
Sochaux France Eric Hély Resigned 26 September 2013[10] 20th Senegal Omar Daf 27 September 2013[11] 20th
Sochaux Senegal Omar Daf Caretaker 7 October 2013 19th France Hervé Renard 7 October 2013[12] 19th
Valenciennes France Daniel Sanchez Sacked 7 October 2013[13] 20th Belgium Ariël Jacobs 14 October 2013[14] 20th
Ajaccio Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli Sacked 2 November 2013 19th France Christian Bracconi 4 November 2013 19th
Montpellier France Jean Fernandez Resigned 5 December 2013 17th France Rolland Courbis 9 December 2013[15] 17th
Marseille France Elie Baup Sacked 7 December 2013 5th France José Anigo 7 December 2013 5th

Ligue 2

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Position
in table 		Incoming head coach Date of
appointment 		Position
in table
Brest France Corentin Martins End of tenure as caretaker 31 May 2013 Off-season France Alex Dupont 31 May 2013[16] Off-season
Tours France Bernard Blaquart Resigned 23 June 2013[5] Off-season France Olivier Pantaloni 25 June 2013 Off-season
Lens France Éric Sikora Sacked 25 June 2013 Off-season France Antoine Kombouaré 25 June 2013[17] Off-season
Nancy France Patrick Gabriel Sacked 12 October 2013 15th Uruguay Pablo Correa 12 October 2013[18] 15th
Châteauroux France Didier Tholot Sacked 28 October 2013[19] 17th France Jean-Louis Garcia 28 October 2013[20] 17th
Nîmes France Victor Zvunka Sacked 19 December 2013[21] 19th France René Marsiglia 26 December 2013[21] 19th
Laval France Philippe Hinschberger Sacked 24 February 2014 19th France Denis Zanko 24 February 2014[22] 19th
Auxerre France Bernard Casoni Sacked 17 March 2014[23] 15th France Jean-Luc Vannuchi 17 March 2014[24] 15th
Istres France José Pasqualetti Sacked 24 March 2014 17th France Frédéric Arpinon 24 March 2014[25] 17th

National

Transfers

Competitions

Competition Winner Details Match Report
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain 2013–14 Ligue 1
Ligue 2 FC Metz 2013–14 Ligue 2
Championnat National US Orléans 2013–14 Championnat National
Championnat de France amateur FC Chambly 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur Group A
Championnat de France amateur SAS Épinal 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur Group B
Championnat de France amateur GS Consolat 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur Group C
Championnat de France amateur US Avranches 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur Group D
Championnat de France amateur 2 2013–14 Championnat de France amateur 2
Division 1 Féminine Olympique Lyonnais 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine
Coupe de France Guingamp 2013–14 Coupe de France
Coupe de la Ligue Paris Saint-Germain 2013–14 Coupe de la Ligue
Coupe de France Féminine Olympique Lyonnais 2013–14 Coupe de France Féminine
Coupe Gambardella AJ Auxerre 2013–14 Coupe Gambardella
Trophée des Champions Paris Saint-Germain 2013 Trophée des Champions

International competitions

Men's

Team / Competition UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Lyon Play-off round
eliminated by
Spain Real Sociedad 		Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Italy Juventus
Marseille Group stage
eliminated 		Did not qualify
Paris Saint-Germain Quarter-finals
eliminated by
England Chelsea 		Did not qualify
Saint-Étienne Did not qualify Play-off round
eliminated by
Denmark Esbjerg
Nice Did not qualify Play-off round
eliminated by
Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Bordeaux Did not qualify Group stage
Eliminated

Women's

Team / Competition UEFA Women's Champions League
Lyon Round of 16
eliminated by
Germany Turbine Potsdam
Paris Saint-Germain Round of 32
eliminated by
Sweden Tyresö

National teams

France

Friendly

Belgium  v  France
14 August 2013 Belgium  0–0  France Brussels, Belgium
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
France  v  Australia
11 October 2013 France  6–0  Australia Paris, France
20:45 UTC+2 Ribéry 8' (pen.)
Giroud 16', 27'
Cabaye 29'
Debuchy 47'
Benzema 51'		 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (Portugal)
France  v  Netherlands
5 March 2014 France  2–0  Netherlands Saint-Denis, France
21:00 UTC+1 Benzema 32'
Matuidi 41'		 Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Georgia  v  France
6 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Georgia  0–0  France Tbilisi, Georgia
22:15 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 26,360
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)
Belarus  v  France
10 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Belarus  2–4  France Gomel, Belarus
22:00 UTC+3 Filipenko 32'
Kalachev 57'		 Report Ribéry 47' (pen.), 64'
Nasri 71'
Pogba 73'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 12,203
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
France  v  Finland
15 October 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q France  3–0  Finland Saint-Denis, France
21:00 UTC+2 Ribéry 8'
Toivio 76' (o.g.)
Benzema 87'		 Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 70,156
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
Ukraine  v  France
15 November 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Play-Off Ukraine  2–0  France Kyiv, Ukraine
21:45 UTC+2 Zozulya 62'
Yarmolenko 82' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 67,732
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
France  v  Ukraine
19 November 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Play-Off France  3–0  Ukraine Saint-Denis, France
21:00 UTC+1 Sakho 22', 72'
Benzema 34'		 Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 77,098
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Last updated: 7 August 2014
Source: French Football Federation

France (Women's)

UEFA Women's Euro 2013
France  v  Russia
12 July 2013 France  3–1  Russia Nya Parken, Norrköping
18:00 Delie 21', 33'
Le Sommer 67'		 Report Morozova 84' Attendance: 2,980
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
Spain  v  France
15 July 2013 Spain  0–1  France Nya Parken, Norrköping
20:30 Report Renard 5' Attendance: 5,068
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
France  v  England
18 July 2013 France  3–0  England Arena Linköping, Linköping
20:30 Le Sommer 9'
Nécib 62'
Renard 64'		 Report Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
France  v  Denmark
22 July 2013 France  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		  Denmark Arena Linköping, Linköping
20:45 Nécib 71' (pen.) Report Rasmussen 28' Attendance: 7,448
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Penalties
Nécib soccer ball with red X
Thiney soccer ball with check mark
Le Sommer soccer ball with check mark
Delannoy soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Røddik Hansen
soccer ball with check mark Rydahl Bukh
soccer ball with check mark Nadim
soccer ball with red X Nielsen
soccer ball with check mark Arnth Jensen

Last updated: 7 August 2013
Source: French Football Federation Archived 16 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

France U-21

Friendly

Germany  v  France
13 August 2013 Germany  0–0  France Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany
Report
France  v  Netherlands
18 November 2013 France  1–1  Netherlands Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse, France
19:30 Ntep 44' Trindade de Vilhena 60' Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

France  v  Kazakhstan
5 September 2013 France  5–0  Kazakhstan
Belarus  v  France
9 September 2013 Belarus  1–2  France
Armenia  v  France
10 October 2013 Armenia  1–4  France
Iceland  v  France
14 October 2013 Iceland  3–4  France
France  v  Armenia
14 November 2013 France  6–0  Armenia
France  v  Belarus
4 March 2014 France  1–0  Belarus

Last updated: 7 August 2014
Source: French Football Federation U-21 Schedule Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine

France U-20

France U-19

France U-18

France U-17

France U-16

Notes


References

  1. ^ "Nicollin-Girard, divorce acté" (in French). Le Figaro. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Montpellier a choisi Fernandez" (in French). Le Figaro. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Antonetti quitte Rennes en fin de saison" (in French). Le Figaro. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Philippe Montanier entraînera Rennes" (in French). Le Figaro. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Emon va quitter Ajaccio" (in French). Le Figaro. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Foot: Ravanelli entraînera l'AC Ajaccio" (in French). Le Figaro. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  7. ^ "A Lille, ça pourrait bouger" (in French). Le Figaro. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Girard débarque à Lille" (in French). Le Figaro. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Laurent Blanc nommé entraîneur du PSG et Carlo Ancelotti du Real Madrid" (in French). Le Figaro. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ "La démission d'Hély acceptée" (in French). L'Equipe. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Un trio pour assurer l'intérim à Sochaux". Le Monde (in French). 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Hervé Renard, de la Zambie à Sochaux". Le Monde (in French). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Valenciennes fire Daniel Sanchez after dreadful start". Numberun.com. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Ariel Jacobs appointed new manager of Valenciennes". Numberun.com. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Courbis nouvel entraîneur". L'Équipe. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  16. ^ "Dupont va revenir à Brest" (in French). Le Figaro. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  17. ^ "Philippe Montanier entraînera Rennes" (in French). Le Figaro. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  18. ^ "Pablo Correa de retour à Nancy!" (in French). Le Figaro. 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  19. ^ "Didier Tholot limogé" (in French). Le Figaro. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  20. ^ "Garcia remplace Tholot à Châteauroux" (in French). Le Figaro. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  21. ^ a b "Marsiglia nouvel entraîneur" (in French). L'Équipe. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  22. ^ "Zanko remplace Hinschberger" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  23. ^ "AJA : Casoni remercié" (in French). Le Figaro. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  24. ^ "Vannuchi remplace Casoni" (in French). Le Figaro. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  25. ^ "Pasqualetti limogé !" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

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