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The 2012–13 season was the 108th overall season of football and the 80th season of competitive professional football in France.
The France men's national team began play on 15 August 2012, contesting a friendly match against Uruguay. The team also began contesting qualification matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The men's youth international teams also began playing qualification matches for their yearly European Championship tournament. Les Espoirs concluded its qualification campaign for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, while the under-19 and under-17 teams played qualification matches for the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, respectively.
Similarly, the women's team concluded its qualification campaign for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.
On 23 June 2011, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) confirmed that French television channel Canal+ had acquired four television packages for the next four seasons beginning with the 2012–13 and ending with the 2015–16 season.[1] The organization also announced that independent broadcaster Al Jazeera had acquired two packages. The combined deals are valued at €510 million per season.[2]
To coincide with the new television rights deal, the LFP announced that the match days would be re-arranged. Beginning with the 2012–13 season, there will be one match played on Friday night at 21:00. On Saturday, a match will be contested at 17:00. At 19:00, four matches will be played and that will be followed by a match at 21:00. On Sunday, the early match will be played at 14:00. This will be followed by a match at 19:00. Finally, at 21:00, the match day will conclude with the showcase match.[1]
On 5 April 2012, the LFP announced that, for the fourth consecutive season, the Trophée des champions will be held on international soil. The match will be played in Harrison, New Jersey, at the Red Bull Arena and will be contested by the winner of Ligue 1 and the winner of the Coupe de France. The match will be played on 28 July 2012. Like the previous three years, the idea will be to promote French football abroad, but this time more specifically in the United States.[3][4]
On 11 July 2012, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in Ligue 2, the DNCG ruled that Le Mans would be relegated to the Championnat National.[5] Following the announcement, Le Mans club president Henri Legarda announced that the club would appeal the decision, stating the "shareholders will play their part and the club will go after every possible step to restore its rightful place in the sport".[6]
On 12 June 2012, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in the Championnat National, the DNCG ruled that Cherbourg would be relegated to the Championnat de France amateur due to the club possessing a financial debt of €200,000.[7][8] Following the announcement, Cherbourg president Gérard Gohel announced that the club would appeal the decision.[9] On 5 July, the DNCG reversed its decision to relegate Cherbourg after the club gained the €200,000 required to remain in the division.[10]
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table |
Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | Fired | 21 May 2012[11] | Off-season | 24 May 2012[12] | Off-season | ||
| Brest | Mutual consent | 31 May 2012 | Off-season | 31 May 2012[13] | Off-season | ||
| Ajaccio | Resigned | 14 June 2012[14] | Off-season | 22 June 2012[15] | Off-season | ||
| Marseille | Mutual consent | 2 July 2012[16] | Off-season | 4 July 2012[17] | Off-season | ||
| Evian | Sacked | 3 September 2012[18] | 18th | 3 September 2012 | 18th | ||
| Ajaccio | Sacked | 17 December 2012[19] | 14th | 21 December 2012[20] | 14th | ||
| Nancy | Resigned | 10 January 2013[21] | 20th | 11 January 2013[22] | 20th | ||
| Brest | Sacked | 2 April 2013[23] | 18th | 4 April 2013[24] | 18th |
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table |
Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | Fired | 19 May 2012[25] | Off-season | 30 May 2012[26] | Off-season | ||
| Dijon | Mutual consent | 24 May 2012[27] | Off-season | 1 June 2012[28] | Off-season | ||
| Nîmes | End of contract | 25 May 2012[29] | Off-season | 1 June 2012[30] | Off-season | ||
| Nantes | Joined Brest | 31 May 2012[31] | Off-season | 1 June 2012[32] | Off-season | ||
| Clermont | Resigned | 30 May 2012[33] | Off-season | 7 June 2012[34] | Off-season | ||
| Caen | Resigned | 13 June 2012 | Off-season | 18 June 2012[35] | Off-season | ||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | Mutual consent | 1 August 2012[36] | 15th | 6 August 2012[37] | 18th | ||
| Tours | Fired | 21 August 2012[38] | 20th | 21 August 2012 | 20th | ||
| Lens | Fired | 24 September 2012[39] | 15th | 24 September 2012 | 15th | ||
| Arles-Avignon | Fired | 3 November 2012[40] | 18th | 3 November 2012 | 18th | ||
| Le Havre | Fired | 12 November 2012[41] | 16th | 21 December 2012[42] | 9th | ||
| Auxerre | Mutual consent | 2 December 2012[43] | 15th | 3 December 2012[44] | 15th | ||
| Arles-Avignon | End of interim spell | 11 February 2013 | 17th | 11 February 2013[45] | 17th | ||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | Fired | 15 February 2013[46] | 19th | 19 February 2013[47] | 19th | ||
| Le Mans | Fired | 24 April 2013[48] | 18th | 24 April 2013 | 18th |
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table |
Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouen | Mutual consent | 18 May 2012 | Off-season | 30 May 2012[49] | Off-season | ||
| Quevilly | Joined Clermont | 30 May 2012[34] | Off-season | 6 June 2012[50] | Off-season | ||
| Paris | Resigned | 18 May 2012 | Off-season | 22 June 2012[51] | Off-season | ||
| Boulogne | Mutual consent | 7 June 2012[52] | Off-season | 23 June 2012[53] | Off-season | ||
| Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | Mutual consent | 18 May 2012 | Off-season | 1 July 2012[54] | Off-season | ||
| Amiens | Resigned | 30 June 2012[55] | Off-season | 1 July 2012[56] | Off-season | ||
| Paris | Fired | 5 October 2012 | 18th | 5 October 2012[57] | 18th |
| Competition | Winner | Details | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2012–13 Ligue 1 | |
| Ligue 2 | Monaco | 2012–13 Ligue 2 | |
| Championnat National | US Créteil | 2012–13 Championnat National | |
| Championnat de France amateur | USL Dunkerque | 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur Group A | |
| Championnat de France amateur | US Raon-l'Étape | 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur Group B | |
| Championnat de France amateur | US Colomiers | 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur Group C | |
| Championnat de France amateur | Vendée Luçon | 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur Group D | |
| Championnat de France amateur 2 | 2012–13 Championnat de France amateur 2 | ||
| Division 1 Féminine | Olympique Lyonnais | 2012–13 Division 1 Féminine | |
| Coupe de France | Girondins de Bordeaux | 2012–13 Coupe de France | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Saint-Étienne | 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue | Report |
| Coupe de France Féminine | 2012–13 Coupe de France Féminine | ||
| Coupe Gambardella | Girondins de Bordeaux | 2012–13 Coupe Gambardella | |
| Trophée des Champions | Olympique Lyonnais | 2012 Trophée des Champions |
| Team / Competition | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League |
|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | Group stage Eliminated |
Did not qualify |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Quarter-finals eliminated by |
Did not qualify |
| Lille | Group stage Eliminated |
Did not qualify |
| Lyon | Did not qualify | Round of 32 eliminated by |
| Bordeaux | Did not qualify | Round of 16 eliminated by |
| Marseille | Did not qualify | Group stage Eliminated |
| Team / Competition | UEFA Women's Champions League |
|---|---|
| Lyon | Runner-up eliminated by |
| Juvisy | Semifinals eliminated by |
Friendly
| 15 August 2012 | France | 0 – 0 | | Stade Océane, Le Havre |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 12 October 2012 | France | 0 – 1 | | Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Kagawa |
Attendance: 60,205 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
| 14 November 2012 | Italy | 1 – 2 | | Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma |
| 20:50 CET | El Shaarawy |
Report | Valbuena Gomis |
Attendance: 20000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
| 6 February 2013 | France | 1 – 2 | | Stade de France |
| 21:00 | Valbuena |
Summary | Müller Khedira |
Attendance: 75,000 Referee: |
| 5 June 2013 | | 1 – 0 | France | Estadio Centenario |
| 21:00 | Suárez |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Julio César Quintana (Paraguay |
| 9 June 2013 | | 3 – 0 | France | Arena do Grêmio |
| 21:00 | Oscar Neymar Lucas |
Attendance: 51,919 Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo Peru |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Group Stage 7 September 2012 | Finland | 0 – 1 | | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Diaby |
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
| Group Stage 11 September 2012 | France | 3 – 1 | | Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
| 21:00 CEST | Capoue Jallet Ribéry |
Report | Putsila |
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) |
| Group Stage 16 October 2012 | Spain | 1 – 1 | | Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid |
| 21:00 CET | Ramos |
Report | Giroud |
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| Group Stage 22 March 2013 | France | 3 – 1 | | Stade de France |
| 21:00 | Giroud Valbuena Ribéry |
Summary | Kobakhidze Amisulashvili |
Attendance: 77,000 Referee: |
| Group Stage 26 March 2013 | France | 0 – 1 | | Stade de France |
| 21:00 | Cabaye Matuidi Pogba |
Summary | Xavi Pedro Fàbregas Arbeloa |
Attendance: 80,000 Referee: |
Last updated: 16 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
| Group Stage 15 September 2012 | France | 4 – 0 | | Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp |
| 20:50 CEST | Thomis Le Sommer Morel |
Report | Referee: Mihaela Gurdon Basimamović (Croatia) |
| Group Stage 19 September 2012 | Scotland | 0 – 5 | | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Delie Le Sommer Nécib |
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy) |
Friendly
| 20 October 2012 | France | 2 – 2 | | Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris |
| 20:50 CEST | Delie |
Report | Houghton Scott |
Attendance: 5,914 Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy) |
| 24 October 2012 | Netherlands | 1 – 1 | | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
| 19:00 CEST | Spitse |
Report | Le Sommer |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Maarten Ketting (Netherlands) |
| 29 November 2012 | Germany | 1 – 1 | | Erdgas Sportpark |
| 15:15 CEST | Summary |
| 13 February 2013 | France | 3 – 3 | | Stade de la Meinau |
| Nécib Delie |
Schmidt Kessler |
Attendance: 15,888 Referee: Pernilla Larsson |
| 6 March 2013 | France | 2–2 | | Stade Marcel-Picot, Nancy |
| Le Sommer Thiney |
Report | Giovania |
Attendance: 16,752 Referee: Alexandra Ihringova |
| 9 March 2013 | France | 1–1 | | Stade Robert-Diochon, Le Petit-Quevilly |
| Nécib |
Report | Georges |
Attendance: 6,884 Referee: Simona Ghisletta |
| 4 April 2013 | France | 1–1 | | Stade du Ray, Nice |
| Thomis |
Report | Kyle |
Attendance: 5,583 Referee: Jana Adamkova |
| 1 June 2013 | France | 3–0 | | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes |
| Delie Thiney |
Report | Attendance: 11,417 Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos |
Last updated: 7 August 2014
Source: French Football Federation
2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
| 7 September 2012 | Slovakia | 2 – 1 | | NTC Senec, Senec |
| 18:45 CEST | Žilák Oršula |
Report | Varane |
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland) |
Friendly
| 10 September 2012 | France | 4 – 0 | | Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle |
| 20:50 CET | Knockaert Fofana Lacazette Cabella |
Report | Referee: Félix Zwayer (Germany) |
2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification playoffs
| 12 October 2012 | France | 1 – 0 | | Stade Océane, Le Havre |
| 18:45 CEST | Varane |
Report | Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
| 16 October 2012 | Norway | 5 – 3 | | Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen |
| 18:00 CEST | Singh Nielsen Rogne Konradsen Berget |
Report | Guilavogui Lacazette Griezmann |
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy) |
Last updated: 16 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-21 Schedule
Four Nations Tournament
| 7 September 2012 | China | 0 – 0 | | Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao |
| 13:30 CET | Report |
| 9 September 2012 | France | 3 – 1 | | Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao |
| 10:00 CET | Plea Pogba |
Report |
| 11 September 2012 | France | 3 – 1 | | Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao |
| 10:00 CET | Ngando Plea Bosetti |
Report | Romo |
Friendly
| 13 November 2012 | France | 2 – 0 | | TBD, Mont-de-Marsan |
| Veretout Thavin |
Budkivskiy |
| 5 February 2013 | France | 2 – 0 | | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil |
| Report | Attendance: 5,000 |
| 21 March 2013 | France | 3 – 1 | | Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours |
| Digne Thauvin Doucouré |
[www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/4/u20/matchs/1680/2013-03-21/france-danemark Report] | Brock-Madsen |
Attendance: 2,600 |
| 25 March 2013 | France | 3 – 0 | | Stade des Allées, Blois |
| Bahebeck Thauvin |
[www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/4/u20/matchs/1681/2013-03-25/france-roumanie Report] |
Last updated: 24 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-20 Schedule
Friendly
| 8 September 2012 | Switzerland | 0 – 1 | | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge |
| 18:00 CET | Rodrigues |
| 14 November 2012 | Germany | 3 – 0 | | Rheinstadion, Kehl |
| [www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/6/u19/matchs/1659/2012-11-14/allemagne-france Report] |
2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship First Round qualification
| 11 October 2012 | France | 2 – 1 | | Complexo Desportivo De Anadia, Anadia |
| 16:00 CET | Sacko Laporte |
Report | Raiyan |
Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro) |
| 13 October 2012 | France | 6 – 0 | | Estádio Municipal Dr. Américo Couto, Mealhada |
| 16:00 CET | Rabiot Rougeaux Benzia Nguette Haller Sacko |
Report | Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro) |
| 16 October 2012 | Portugal | 2 – 2 | | Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição, Coimbra |
| 17:00 CET | Lopes Mané |
Report | Rougeaux Benzia |
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland) |
Last updated: 24 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-19 Schedule
Friendly
| 6 September 2012 | Austria | 1 – 4 | | Schubertk Stadium, Melk |
| 18:30 CET | Report | Rabiot Bahlouli Martial Labidi |
| 19 March 2013 | France | 4 – 0 | | Stade Pierre Pibarot, Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines |
| Report |
| 15 May 2013 | France | 2 – 0 | | Boé |
| Report |
2012 Tournio de Limoges
Last updated: 24 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-18 Schedule
2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification
| 24 September 2012 | France | 3 – 1 | | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo |
| 15:00 CET | Cornet Coman Coulibaly |
Report | Radovac |
Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan) |
| 26 September 2012 | Slovenia | 1 – 0 | | Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium, Sarajevo |
| 15:00 CET | Ožbolt |
Report | Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan) |
| 29 September 2012 | France | 2 – 2 | | Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium, Sarajevo |
| 15:00 CET | Pereira de Sa Cornet |
Report | Donis Saliakas |
Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia) |
2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round
| 21 March 2013 | Belgium | 1 – 4 | | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi, Dugopolje |
| 15:00 CET | Schrijvers |
Report | Maupay Coman Cornet |
Referee: Kevin Azzopardi (Malta) |
| 23 March 2013 | Croatia | 1 – 0 | | Igralište Blato, Stobreč |
| 15:00 CET | Coulibaly |
Report | Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) |
| 26 March 2013 | France | 3 – 2 | | Stadion Pricviće, Žrnovnica |
| 15:00 CET | Coulibaly Cornet Houri |
Report | Núñez Chirivella |
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) |
Friendly
Last updated: 26 March 2013
Source: Federation U-17 Schedule
Friendly
| 18 September 2012 | Wales | 0 – 6 | | Stebonheath Park, Llanelli |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Faupala Boga Labissière Epaillard Aye |
| 7 March 2013 | Romania | 2 – 2 | | Centre National du football, Mogoșoaia |
| [www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/12/u16/matchs/1704/2013-03-07/roumanie-france Report] |
| 13 April 2013 | France | 3 – 2 | | Las Rozas de Madrid |
| Report |
| 14 April 2013 | Italy | 3 – 2 | | Las Rozas de Madrid |
| Report |
| 16 April 2013 | Spain | 1 – 0 | | Las Rozas de Madrid |
| Report |
| 4 June 2013 | Germany | 2 – 2 | | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Report |
2012 Tournoi du Val-de-Marne
| 30 October 2012 | France | 3 – 0 | | Parc des Sports, Maisons-Alfort |
| 14:00 CET | Ntambwe Faupala Sagun |
Report |
| 1 November 2012 | France | 1 – 0 | | Stade Jean Bouin, Choisy-le-Roi |
| 16:00 CET | Onguene |
Report |
| 3 November 2012 | France | 1 – 0 | | Complexe Sportif Léo-Lagrange, Bonneuil-sur-Marne |
| 16:00 CET | Prohouly |
Report |
2013 Aegean Cup
| 24 January 2013 | France | 3 – 1 | | Ilçe Stadium, Kula |
| Report |
2013 Montaigu Tournament
| 28 March 2013 | France | 2 – 3 | | Montaigu |
| Tell Augustin |
[www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/12/u16/matchs/1714/2013-03-28/france-japon Report] |
| 28 March 2013 | France | 4 – 1 | | Montaigu |
| St Maximin Pendant Makiadi Tell |
Report |
| 1 April 2013 | Germany | 1 – 2 | | Montaigu |
| Fiore Tapia |
Report |
Last updated: 4 June 2013
Source: French Football Federation U-16 Schedule