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 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

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Ligue 1

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Ligue 2

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Ligue 2

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Championnat National

Teams relegated from Championnat National 2008–09

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur

Promoted from CFA 2

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

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 Arnaud Cormier 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 Arnaud Cormier 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 Baptiste Gentilli 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 Claude Robin 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 France 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  0–1  France Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
17:00 CET Report Gignac 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 48' Report Escudé 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 12' (pen.) Report Henry 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 34', 38'
Gallas 52'
Anelka 86'
Benzema 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 18'
Henry 26' (pen.)
Gignac 66'		 Report Janko 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 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 103' Report Keane 32' Attendance: 79,145
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Friendly

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

2010 FIFA World Cup

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)
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)
Group Stage
22 June 2010 		France  1–2  South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
16:00 CEST Malouda 70' Report
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 25'
Franco 38', 55'
Delie 45'
Le Sommer 65'
Abily 78'
Thomis 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 23'
Thomis 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 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: Norway Christina Pedersen
Group Stage
21 November 2009 		Serbia Serbia 0–2 France France Stadion FK Inđija, Inđija
13:00 CET Report Thiney 27'
Abily 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 78' Report Bompastor 52' (pen.)
Delie 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 31'
Bompastor 34'
Le Sommer 47'
Delie 50'
Necib 54'
Hutton 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 17'
Abily 19'
Le Sommer 52'
Delie 90'		 Referee: Spain Paloma Quintero Siles

Friendly

5 May 2010 Switzerland Switzerland 0–2 France France Stadion Rankhof, Basel
18:30 CET Report Henry 29'
Soubeyrand 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 22'
Le Sommer 57'
Delie 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 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

12 August 2009 France France 2–2 Poland 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

First Round
4 September 2009 		Slovenia Slovenia 1–3 France France Ob Jezeru, Velenje
15:00 CET Mihelič 70' Report Modeste 18'
Bakar 43'
Škarabot 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 3'
Sakho 26'		 Report Chesnakov 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 54'
Aït-Fana 77'		 Attendance: —
Referee: Huw Jones (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 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

First Round
17 November 2009 		France France 1–0 Slovenia Slovenia Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims
19:50 CET Sankharé 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 20', 50'
Modeste 89'		 Report Perišić 24' Attendance: 10,502
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
20 May 2010 Argentina Argentina 3–3 France 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)
24 May 2010 Argentina Argentina 2–2 France 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

France 2–0 Turkey
Malonga 20'
Joseph-Monrose 76'		 Report
Referee: Libya Gamail Embaia
France 1–0 Malta
Lasimant 7' Report
France 1–2 Spain
Tabanou 87' Report Nsue 42'
Víctor 51'
Libya 0 – 0
8 – 7 pen.		 France
Report
France 1–1 Senegal
Cissé 34' Report Wade 27'
Attendance: Ivory Coast M. Kouame N'Dri
France 0–1 Morocco
Report Kachani 1'

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 39', 79'
Barada 55'		 Report Kakuta 7', 60'
Bakambu 44'		 Attendance: —
Referee: Japan Imehuro Inoue
Group Stage
12 September 2009 		France France 1–0 South Korea South Korea Sendai Stadium, Sendai
14:00 CET Bahamboula 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 35' Report Attendance: —
Referee: Japan Iomohuro Inoue

Friendly

9 October 2009 Netherlands 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: Netherlands Maarten Ketting
12 October 2009 Belgium Belgium 1–0  France Stade Freethiel, Beveren
18:00 CET Kabasele 4' Report Attendance: —
Referee: Belgium Sam Loeman
14 October 2009 Belgium Belgium 1–2 France France Wassland Stadium, Wassland
18:00 CET Kabasele 59' Report Tafer 4'
Salibur 89'		 Attendance: —
Referee: Belgium Christophe Dierck

Tournio de Limoges

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

Friendly

2 March 2010 France France 0–0 Ukraine Ukraine Complexe du Petit-Bois, Saint-Jean-de-Braye
17:00 CET Report Attendance: —
Referee: France Benoît Millot
4 March 2010 France France 2–1 Ukraine Ukraine Complexe Sportif des Crébezeaux, Saint-Denis
17:00 CET Lacazette 63'
Griezmann 88'		 Report Koval 53' Attendance: —
Referee: France Benoît Bastien
31 March 2010 France France 2–0 Denmark Denmark Stade Camille Tisserand, Nœux-les-Mines
15:00 CET Damour 35'
Roux 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 88' Report Roye 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 20'
Bakambu 44', 90'
Martins Indi 84' (o.g.)		 Report Cabral 55' Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Group stage
21 July 2010 		France France 5–0 Austria Austria Stade du Hazé, Flers
16:00 CEST Griezmann 19', 73'
Lacazette 66', 83'
Reale 80'		 Report Referee: Alan Black (Northern Ireland)
Group stage
24 July 2010 		England England 1–1  France Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô
18:00 CEST Phillips 90' Report Tafer 56' Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
Semi-finals
27 July 2010 		France France 2–1 Croatia Croatia Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
Kakuta 37'
Bakambu 83'		 Report Ademi 4' Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Final
30 July 2010 		Spain 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

First Round
17 October 2009 		France France 3–1 Slovenia Slovenia Linnastaadion, Rakvere
14:00 CET Deligny 20'
A. Doucouré 41'
Sanogo 61'		 Report Palčič 62' Attendance: —
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)
First Round
19 October 2009 		Estonia Estonia 1–3 France France Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
14:00 CET Leht 20' Report Sanogo 7', 70'
Omrani 78'		 Attendance: —
Referee: Jovan Kaludjerovic (Montenegro)
First Round
22 October 2009 		Ukraine Ukraine 1–1 France France Linnastaadion, Rakvere
14:00 CET Lukanyuk 21' Report Tandia 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 Complexe Sportif de Périgny, Périgny
20:00 CET Report Derici 34' Attendance: —
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
Elite Round
28 March 2010 		France France 1–0 Norway Norway Complexe Sportif de Périgny, Périgny
19:00 CET Deligny 76' Report Attendance: —
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
Elite Round
31 March 2010 		Wales Wales 0–4 France 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

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

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