The 2009–10 season was the 77th season of competitive professional

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in France. The season began on 7 August 2009 for the

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and

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and on 8 August for

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and the

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. The season concluded on 14 May 2010 for

, 15 May for Ligue 1, and 21 May for the

and the

News

Supercup in Canada

On 12 May, it was announced that the

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will be played, for the first time, on international soil at

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, Canada. The match will contest the winners of the

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, and the

2008–09 Ligue 1 The 2008–09 Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment. Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the last weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008. The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May ...

champions,

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, with the objective being to promote French professional football abroad.

Match ball sponsorship

On 5 June, it was announced that German

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company Puma will become the official provider of match balls for the upcoming season after agreeing to a long term

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with the

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(LFP).

Presidential departures

On 17 June,

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announced that they were parting ways with longtime

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. Diouf had been chairman of the club for five years and was the only black chairman ever to preside over a Ligue 1 club. Jean-Claude Dassier was announced as his replacement. On 7 July,

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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. On 10 September,

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announced that president

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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

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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

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, 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. Bordeaux's streak began during the 2008–09 Ligue 1 season on 14 March 2009 following a 2–1 victory over

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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,

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set a record for most consecutive losses in

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following the club's 11th-straight league defeat, an 0–2 loss to Lille. The previous record of ten-straight defeats, held by

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, 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

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DNCG rulings

On 23 June, the

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(DNC) ruled that Arles-Avignon would not be allowed to play in Ligue 2 following their promotion from the

, due to irregularities in the club's management. On 3 July, following an appeal, the DNCG reversed its decision, reinstating Arles' Ligue 2 status. 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

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. Meanwhile, Besançon RC, US Luzenac, and

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, who were all recently promoted, were relegated to

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, while Sète and Calais RUFC were relegated to the

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. All clubs relegated were allowed to appeal the decision. 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. 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

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. 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. 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

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, restructure the club and oblige the ruling. 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. 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. On 6 August, just three days before the start of the season, the CNSOF ruled that CFA 2 club

Olympique Saumur Olympique de Saumur Football Club is a French association football club founded in 2000. They are based in Saumur, Pays de la Loire and since 2022–23 they play in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system. ...

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. 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. Due to the sudden circumstances, on 7 August the France Football Federation (FFF) devised a brand new schedule for the CFA. 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.

Turmoil at 2010 FIFA World Cup

On 19 June 2010, France international striker

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was dismissed from the national team at the

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after reportedly having a dispute, in which obscenities were passed with team

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Raymond Domenech during the team's 2–0 loss against

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. The FFF condemned the actions and, following a meeting with Anelka, Domenech and team captain

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, the FFF agreed to send the player home. 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. 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. 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. Five players were identified as having been key to the embarrassing events at the World Cup – Nicolas Anelka, Patrice Evra, Franck Ribéry,

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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.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to

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* Champions:

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* Runners-up:

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* 3rd Place:

Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Boul ...

Teams relegated from

* 18th Place:

Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...

* 19th Place:

Nantes Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...

* 20th Place:

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Teams promoted to

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* Champions:

Istres Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Location I ...

* Runners-up: Laval * 3rd Place: Arles-Avignon Teams relegated from

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* 18th Place:

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* 19th Place:

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

* 20th Place:

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Teams promoted to 2009–10 Championnat National * Champions, Groupe A:

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* Champions, Groupe B:

Hyères Hyères (), Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Al ...

* Champions, Groupe C: Luzenac * Champions, Groupe D:

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

* 2nd Place, Groupe D: Plabennec Teams relegated from Championnat National 2008–09 * 17th Place:

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ...

* 18th Place:

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...

* 19th Place:

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* 20th Place: L'Entente Teams promoted to 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur Promoted from

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* Champions, Groupe A: Marck * Champions, Groupe B:

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* Champions, Groupe C:

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* 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:

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* 2nd Place, Groupe B :

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* 2nd Place, Groupe C : Amnéville * 2nd Place, Groupe D : Bourg-Peronnas * 2nd Place, Groupe H :

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¹ Saint-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. ² Tours 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:

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* 17th Place, Groupe A: Metz B * 18th Place, Groupe A:

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* 16th Place, Groupe B: Saint-Étienne B * 17th Place, Groupe B: Saint-Priest * 18th Place, Groupe B: AS Monaco B * 16th Place, Groupe C:

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* 17th Place, Groupe C: Bordelais * 18th Place, Groupe C: Bergerac * 16th Place, Groupe D:

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* 17th Place, Groupe D: Guingamp B * 18th Place, Groupe D: Vitré

Managerial changes

Ligue 1

In season

Ligue 2

In season

Championnat National

In season

Transfers

Notable transfers

completes the signing of

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after the player spent the entire 2008–09 season on loan from Italian club

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. The transfer fee was priced at €15 million. Defending Portuguese Liga champions

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lose four players to three Ligue 1 title chasers, with

signing

Lucho González for €18 million,

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signing both striker Lisandro López for €24 million and defender

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for €15 million, and

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signing Paulo Machado for a modest €3.5 million. Porto also lost veteran defender João Paulo to

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for a fee of €1.5 million.

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

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, moves to recently promoted

for approximately €3 million. Four France national team goalkeepers move clubs, with Cédric Carrasso joining Bordeaux for €8 million, Mickaël Landreau joining

from

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

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side

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

. PSG sign two Ligue 1 stars for a total on €12 million, committing four years to both Turkey, Turkish striker Mevlüt Erdinç and FC Lorient, Lorient midfielder Christophe Jallet. AS Nancy, Nancy recruits three Bordeaux youngsters: Malian striker Cheick Diabaté (footballer, born 1988), Cheick Diabaté, French defender Florian Marange and the Togolese

Floyd Ayité. All join the club, with Diabaté and Ayité joining on loan for the entire season and Marange signing a one-year contract. AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne sign two Argentina national football team, Argentine internationals from the Argentine Primera División, Primera División of Argentina. The first signing being striker Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio, Gonzalo Bergessio, formerly of Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, San Lorenzo, for an undisclosed fee, and midfielder Augusto Fernández, who joins the club on loan for the entire season from Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate.

Honours

National teams

France

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Friendly 2010 FIFA World Cup Last updated: 28 March 2010
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French Football Federation Les matches de l'équipe de France
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France (women's)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Friendly 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Friendly 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Last updated: 28 March 2010
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French Football Federation Women's Schedule
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France U-21

Friendly 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Friendly 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Friendly

France U-20

* The France national youth football team#France national under-20 squad, France under-20 team competed in the quad-annual Mediterranean Games Football at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, football tournament that was contested from 25 June to 5 July in Pescara, Italy.Pescara 2009 – Football – Technical Book
(Published 16 February 2009) France finished in a respectable 4th place losing to Libya national football team, Libya on penalties in the third place match. The U-20 team will also compete in the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, 2009 edition of the Jeux de la Francophonie, Francophone Games that will be held in Beirut, Lebanon to begin on 26 September. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Last updated: 30 March 2010
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French Football Federation U-21 Schedule
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France U-19

2009 Sendaï Cup Friendly Tournio de Limoges Friendly Unofficial Friendly 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Last updated: 28 March 2010
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French Football Federation U-19 Schedule
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France U-17

2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round qualification 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Last updated: 27 March 2010
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French Football Federation U-17 Schedule
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 in French football 2009–10 in French football, Seasons in French football 2009–10 in European football by country, French 2009 in French sport, Football 2010 in French sport, Football

News

Supercup in Canada

Match ball sponsorship

Presidential departures

Television deal

French football records

DNCG rulings

Turmoil at 2010 FIFA World Cup

Promotion and relegation

Managerial changes

Ligue 1

In season

Ligue 2

In season

Championnat National

In season

Transfers

Notable transfers

Honours

National teams

France

France (women's)

France U-21

France U-20

France U-19

France U-17

See also

References