2013–14 in French football
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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.
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Men's football | |
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Ligue 2 | Metz |
| Championnat National | Orléans |
| Coupe de France | Guingamp |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Trophée des Champions | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Women's football | |
| Division 1 | Lyon |
| Coupe de France | Lyon |
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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 | René Girard |
Mutual consent | 30 May 2013[1] | Off-season | Jean Fernandez |
1 July 2013[2] | Off-season |
| Rennes | Frédéric Antonetti |
Resigned | 30 May 2013[3] | Off-season | Philippe Montanier |
1 July 2013[4] | Off-season |
| Ajaccio | Albert Emon |
Resigned | 30 May 2013[5] | Off-season |  Fabrizio Ravanelli |
8 June 2013[6] | Off-season |
| Lille | Rudi Garcia |
Mutual consent | 3 June 2013[7] | Off-season | René Girard |
14 June 2013[8] | Off-season |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Carlo Ancelotti |
Signed by Real Madrid | 25 June 2013[9] | Off-season | Laurent Blanc |
25 June 2013 | Off-season |
| Sochaux | Eric Hély |
Resigned | 26 September 2013[10] | 20th |  Omar Daf |
27 September 2013[11] | 20th |
| Sochaux | Omar Daf |
Caretaker | 7 October 2013 | 19th | Hervé Renard |
7 October 2013[12] | 19th |
| Valenciennes | Daniel Sanchez |
Sacked | 7 October 2013[13] | 20th |  Ariël Jacobs |
14 October 2013[14] | 20th |
| Ajaccio | Fabrizio Ravanelli |
Sacked | 2 November 2013 | 19th | Christian Bracconi |
4 November 2013 | 19th |
| Montpellier | Jean Fernandez |
Resigned | 5 December 2013 | 17th | Rolland Courbis |
9 December 2013[15] | 17th |
| Marseille | Elie Baup |
Sacked | 7 December 2013 | 5th | 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 | Corentin Martins |
End of tenure as caretaker | 31 May 2013 | Off-season | Alex Dupont |
31 May 2013[16] | Off-season |
| Tours | Bernard Blaquart |
Resigned | 23 June 2013[5] | Off-season | Olivier Pantaloni |
25 June 2013 | Off-season |
| Lens | Éric Sikora |
Sacked | 25 June 2013 | Off-season | Antoine Kombouaré |
25 June 2013[17] | Off-season |
| Nancy | Patrick Gabriel |
Sacked | 12 October 2013 | 15th |  Pablo Correa |
12 October 2013[18] | 15th |
| Châteauroux | Didier Tholot |
Sacked | 28 October 2013[19] | 17th | Jean-Louis Garcia |
28 October 2013[20] | 17th |
| Nîmes | Victor Zvunka |
Sacked | 19 December 2013[21] | 19th | René Marsiglia |
26 December 2013[21] | 19th |
| Laval | Philippe Hinschberger |
Sacked | 24 February 2014 | 19th | Denis Zanko |
24 February 2014[22] | 19th |
| Auxerre | Bernard Casoni |
Sacked | 17 March 2014[23] | 15th | Jean-Luc Vannuchi |
17 March 2014[24] | 15th |
| Istres | José Pasqualetti |
Sacked | 24 March 2014 | 17th | Frédéric Arpinon |
24 March 2014[25] | 17th |
National
Transfers
Competitions
International competitions
Men's
| Team / Competition | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League |
|---|---|---|
| Lyon | Play-off round eliminated by  Real Sociedad |
Quarter-finals eliminated by Juventus |
| Marseille | Group stage eliminated |
Did not qualify |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Quarter-finals eliminated by  Chelsea |
Did not qualify |
| Saint-Étienne | Did not qualify | Play-off round eliminated by  Esbjerg |
| Nice | Did not qualify | Play-off round eliminated by  Apollon Limassol |
| Bordeaux | Did not qualify | Group stage Eliminated |
Women's
| Team / Competition | UEFA Women's Champions League |
|---|---|
| Lyon | Round of 16 eliminated by  Turbine Potsdam |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Round of 32 eliminated by  Tyresö |
National teams
France
Friendly
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 15 July 2013 | Spain | 0–1 | France | Nya Parken, Norrköping |
| 20:30 | Report | Renard 5' |
Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy) |
| 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) |
| 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  Thiney  Le Sommer Delannoy |
Røddik Hansen Rydahl Bukh Nadim Nielsen Arnth Jensen |
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Last updated: 7 August 2013
Source: French Football Federation Archived 16 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
France U-21
Friendly
| 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
| 5 September 2013 | France | 5–0 |  Kazakhstan |
Last updated: 7 August 2014
Source: French Football Federation U-21 Schedule Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine