2018–19 in French football

The following article is a summary of the 2018–19 football season in France, which was the 85th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2018 to June 2019.

Football in France
Season2018–19
Men's football
Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 2Metz
Championnat NationalRodez
Coupe de FranceRennes
Coupe de la LigueStrasbourg
Trophée des ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
Women's football
Division 1Lyon
Coupe de FranceLyon
2017–18 2019–20

National teams

France national football team

Friendly matches

11 October 2018 France  2–2  Iceland Guingamp, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
20 November 2018 France  1–0  Uruguay Saint-Denis, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
2 June 2019 France  2–0  Bolivia Nantes, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,228
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

UEFA Nations League A

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1  Netherlands 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Nations League Finals 2–0 3–0
2  France 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7[lower-alpha 2] 2–1 2–1
3  Germany 4 0 2 2 3 7 4 2 2–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
  2. Head-to-head goal difference: Netherlands +1, France −1.

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 10 8 1 1 25 6 +19 25 Qualify for final tournament 1–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 2–1
2  Turkey 10 7 2 1 18 3 +15 23 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–0
3  Iceland 10 6 1 3 14 11 +3 19 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0
4  Albania 10 4 1 5 16 14 +2 13 0–2 0–2 4–2 2–2 2–0
5  Andorra 10 1 1 8 3 20 17 4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–0
6  Moldova 10 1 0 9 4 26 22 3 1–4 0–4 1–2 0–4 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) Moldova  1–4  France Chișinău, Moldova
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Ambros  89' Report Griezmann  24'
Varane  27'
Giroud  36'
Mbappé  87'
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 10,042
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
25 March 2019 (2019-03-25) France  4–0  Iceland Saint-Denis, France
20:45 Umtiti  12'
Giroud  68'
Mbappé  78'
Griezmann  84'
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 64,538
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
8 June 2019 (2019-06-08) Turkey  2–0  France Konya, Turkey
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Büyükşehir Stadium
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) Andorra  0–4  France Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 Report
Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

France women's national football team

Friendly matches

1 September 2018 France  4–0  Mexico Amiens, France
21:00 Diani  9'
Thiney  49'
Le Sommer  54', 88' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 8,080
Referee: Irina Lyussin (Belgium)
5 October 2018 France  2–0  Australia Saint-Étienne, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 10,815
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
9 October 2018 France  6–0  Cameroon Grenoble, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
10 November 2018 France  3–1  Brazil Nice, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 12,073
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
19 January 2019 France  3–1  United States Le Havre, France
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 22,870
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
28 February 2019 France  0–1  Germany Laval, France
21:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 10,238
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
4 March 2019 France  6–0  Uruguay Tours, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Attendance: 11,019
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
4 April 2019 France  3–1  Japan Auxerre, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 15,379
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
8 April 2019 France  4–0  Denmark Strasbourg, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 15,874
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
25 May 2019 France  3–0  Thailand Orléans, France
16:00
Report Stadium: Stade de la Source
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara
31 May 2019 France  2–1  China PR Creteil, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 8 7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
7 June 2019 Group A France  4–0  South Korea Paris
21:00
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,261
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
12 June 2019 Group A France  2–1  Norway Nice
21:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera,
Attendance: 34,872
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
17 June 2019 Group A Nigeria  0–1  France Rennes
21:00 Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,267
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Knockout stage
23 June 2019 Round of 16 France  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Brazil Le Havre
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 23,965
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
28 June 2019 Quarter-finals France  1–2  United States Paris
21:00
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,595
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

League tables

Ligue 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 29 4 5 105 35 +70 91 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Lille 38 22 9 7 68 33 +35 75
3 Lyon 38 21 9 8 70 47 +23 72
4 Saint-Étienne 38 19 9 10 59 41 +18 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Marseille 38 18 7 13 60 52 +8 61
6 Montpellier 38 15 14 9 53 42 +11 59
7 Nice 38 15 11 12 30 35 5 56
8 Reims 38 13 16 9 39 42 3 55
9 Nîmes 38 15 8 15 57 58 1 53
10 Rennes 38 13 13 12 55 52 +3 52 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
11 Strasbourg 38 11 16 11 58 48 +10 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
12 Nantes 38 13 9 16 48 48 0 48
13 Angers 38 10 16 12 44 49 5 46
14 Bordeaux 38 10 11 17 34 42 8 41
15 Amiens 38 9 11 18 31 52 21 38
16 Toulouse 38 8 14 16 35 57 22 38
17 Monaco 38 8 12 18 38 57 19 36
18 Dijon (O) 38 9 7 22 31 60 29 34 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Caen (R) 38 7 12 19 29 54 25 33 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Guingamp (R) 38 5 12 21 28 68 40 27
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.[1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Ligue 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Metz (C, P) 38 24 9 5 60 23 +37 81 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Brest (P) 38 21 11 6 64 35 +29 74
3 Troyes 38 21 8 9 51 28 +23 71 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-final
4 Paris FC 38 17 14 7 36 22 +14 65 Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final
5 Lens 38 18 9 11 49 28 +21 63
6 Lorient 38 17 12 9 51 41 +10 63
7 Le Havre 38 13 15 10 45 40 +5 54
8 Orléans 38 15 7 16 51 53 2 52
9 Grenoble 38 13 11 14 43 47 4 50
10 Clermont 38 11 15 12 44 37 +7 48
11 Châteauroux 38 11 15 12 37 42 5 48
12 Niort 38 11 14 13 34 41 7 47
13 Valenciennes 38 11 10 17 52 61 9 43
14 Nancy 38 12 6 20 36 50 14 42
15 Auxerre 38 10 11 17 34 36 2 41
16 Sochaux 38 11 8 19 27 43 16 41
17 Ajaccio 38 9 13 16 29 45 16 40
18 Gazélec Ajaccio (R) 38 9 12 17 30 54 24 39 Qualification to relegation play-offs
19 Béziers (R) 38 9 11 18 33 50 17 38 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Red Star (R) 38 7 9 22 28 58 30 30
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Championnat National

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Rodez (C, P) 34 23 7 4 54 21 +33 76 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Chambly (P) 34 18 8 8 48 31 +17 62
3 Le Mans (O, P) 34 16 11 7 38 29 +9 59 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Laval 34 16 6 12 51 43 +8 54
5 Lyon-Duchère 34 13 11 10 43 42 +1 50
6 Boulogne 34 12 13 9 38 33 +5 49
7 Cholet 34 11 13 10 41 38 +3 46
8 Avranches 34 12 9 13 37 40 3 45
9 Quevilly-Rouen 34 11 12 11 37 37 0 45
10 Pau[lower-alpha 1] 34 13 6 15 41 38 +3 44
11 Dunkerque 34 11 10 13 37 39 2 43
12 Villefranche 34 8 18 8 34 34 0 42
13 Concarneau 34 10 10 14 30 43 13 40
14 Bourg-Péronnas 34 10 9 15 35 38 3 39
15 Tours (R) 34 7 16 11 21 29 8 37 Relegation to National 2
16 Marignane-Gignac (R) 34 8 10 16 31 43 12 34
17 L'Entente SSG (R) 34 5 14 15 27 46 19 29
18 Drancy (R) 34 5 11 18 21 40 19 26
Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) fair play points
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Pau were penalised for fielding a suspended player, Vincent Thill, in the home match against Bourg-Péronnas on 29 March 2018. The original scoreline was 4–0, with Thill scoring the first goal. Bourg-Péronnas were awarded a 3–0 victory and Pau deducted a penalty point.[2]
Le Mans1–2Gazélec Ajaccio
Report
Attendance: 22,800

Gazélec Ajaccio0–2Le Mans
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mikael Lesage

Championnat National 2

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Toulon (P) 30 59
2 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 30 57
3 Annecy 30 53
4 Jura Sud 30 50
5 Athlético Marseille 30 47
6 Endoume Marseille 30 44
7 Hyères 30 41
8 Saint-Priest 30 40
9 Martigues 30 40
10 Grasse 30 39
11 Chasselay MDA 30 39
12 Lyon (res) 30 37
13 Olympic Marseille (res) 30 35
14 Monaco (res) 30 33
15 Pontarlier (R) 30 22
16 Nice (res) (R) 30 20
Source: FFF.fr
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Le Puy (P) 30 52
2 Les Herbiers 30 50
3 Andrézieux 30 48
4 Yzeure 30 47
5 Sète 30 46
6 Blois 30 45
7 Saint-Pryvé 30 44
8 Bergerac 30 42
9 Saint-Étienne (res) 30 41
10 Colomiers 30 40
11 Stade Bordelais 30 38
12 Romorantin 30 37
13 Trélissac 30 37
14 Nîmes (res) 30 33
15 Bordeaux (res) (R) 30 26
16 Mont-de-Marsan (R) 30 25
Source: FFF.fr
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Nantes (res) 30 55
2 Bastia-Borgo (P) 30 54
3 Chartres 30 52
4 Saint-Brieuc 30 50
5 Lorient (res) 30 47
6 Oissel 30 41
7 Vannes 30 40
8 Mantes 30 39
9 Poissy 30 39
10 Granville 30 38
11 Saint-Malo 30 37
12 Vitré 30 36
13 Paris Saint-Germain (res) 30 33
14 Furiani-Agliani (R) 30 33
15 Boulogne-Billancourt (R) 30 29
16 Le Havre (res) (R) 30 29
Source: FFF.fr
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Créteil (P) 30 59
2 Saint-Maur 30 49
3 Sedan 30 47
4 Lille (res) 30 46
5 Sainte-Geneviève 30 45
6 Croix 30 43
7 Schiltigheim 30 42
8 Épinal 30 42
9 Reims (res) 30 41
10 Fleury 30 39
11 Lens (res) 30 37
12 Belfort 30 35
13 Bobigny 30 34
14 Haguenau 30 31
15 Feignies Aulnoye (R) 30 31
16 Arras (R) 30 21
Source: FFF.fr
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.

Cup competitions

2018–19 Coupe de France

Final

2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue

Final

Strasbourg0–0 (a.e.t.)Guingamp
Report
Penalties
4–1
Attendance: 49,161
Referee: Benoît Millot

2018 Trophée des Champions

Paris Saint-Germain4–0Monaco
Report

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR ATM BRU MON
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 10 2 +8 13[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase 4–0 0–0 3–0
2 Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 3–1 2–0
3 Club Brugge 6 1 3 2 6 5 +1 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–0 1–1
4 Monaco 6 0 1 5 2 14 12 1 0–2 1–2 0–4
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head goal difference: Borussia Dortmund +2, Atlético Madrid –2.
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR LIV NAP ZVE
1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 2 1 17 9 +8 11 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 2–2 6–1
2 Liverpool 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9[lower-alpha 1] 3–2 1–0 4–0
3 Napoli 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to Europa League 1–1 1–0 3–1
4 Red Star Belgrade 6 1 1 4 5 17 12 4 1–4 2–0 0–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Goals in all group matches: Liverpool 9, Napoli 7.
Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MC LYO SHK HOF
1 Manchester City 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–2 6–0 2–1
2 Lyon 6 1 5 0 12 11 +1 8 2–2 2–2 2–2
3 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 8 16 8 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–1 2–2
4 1899 Hoffenheim 6 0 3 3 11 14 3 3 1–2 3–3 2–3
Source: UEFA
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United 3–3 (a) Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 3–1
Lyon 1–5 Barcelona 0–0 1–5

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ventspils 1–3 Bordeaux 0–1 1–2
Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mariupol 2–5 Bordeaux 1–3 1–2
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gent 0–2 Bordeaux 0–0 0–2

Group stage

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZEN SLP BOR KOB
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 2–1 1–0
2 Slavia Prague 6 3 1 2 4 3 +1 10 2–0 1–0 0–0
3 Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 1–1 2–0 1–2
4 Copenhagen 6 1 2 3 3 5 2 5 1–1 0–1 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FRA LAZ APL MAR
1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 6 0 0 17 5 +12 18 Advance to knockout phase 4–1 2–0 4–0
2 Lazio 6 3 0 3 9 11 2 9 1–2 2–1 2–1
3 Apollon Limassol 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 2–3 2–0 2–2
4 Marseille 6 0 1 5 6 16 10 1 1–2 1–3 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group K
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DKV REN AST JAB
1 Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 2–2 0–1
2 Rennes 6 3 0 3 7 8 1 9 1–2 2–0 2–1
3 Astana 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–1 2–0 2–1
4 Jablonec 6 1 2 3 6 8 2 5 2–2 0–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rennes 6–4 Real Betis 3–3 3–1
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rennes 3–4 Arsenal 3–1 0–3

UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATM MON BRU DOR
1 Atlético Madrid 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12 Round of 16 3–0 1–2 4–0
2 Monaco 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 Play-offs 0–2 3–1 1–1
3 Club Brugge 6 2 1 3 10 11 1 7 3–1 2–3 1–1
4 Borussia Dortmund 6 1 2 3 7 13 6 5 3–4 0–2 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV PAR NAP ZVE
1 Liverpool 6 4 1 1 17 7 +10 13 Round of 16 5–2 5–0 2–1
2 Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 13 10 +3 13 Play-offs 3–2 0–0 2–1
3 Napoli 6 1 3 2 9 15 6 6 1–1 2–5 5–3
4 Red Star Belgrade 6 0 1 5 6 13 7 1 0–2 0–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOF LYO MCI SHK
1 1899 Hoffenheim 6 3 2 1 15 10 +5 11 Round of 16 3–1 5–2 1–1
2 Lyon 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 Play-offs 3–3 2–0 2–0
3 Manchester City 6 2 1 3 10 14 4 7 2–1 1–4 4–1
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 3 3 5 11 6 3 1–2 1–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Domestic Champions Path

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Žilina 1–7 Montpellier 1–5 0–2
Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Altınordu 2–5 Montpellier 2–4 0–1

Play-offs

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Chelsea 3–1 Monaco
Montpellier 2–1 Benfica
Hertha BSC 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain
Sigma Olomouc 0–2 Lyon

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Chelsea 2–1 Montpellier
Lyon 2–2 (6–5 p) Ajax
Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Barcelona 3–2 Lyon

UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Avaldsnes 0–7 Lyon 0–2 0–5
St. Pölten 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain 1–4 0–2
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ajax 0–13 Lyon 0–4 0–9
Linköping 2–5 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 2–3
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lyon 6–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 4–2
Chelsea 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 1–2
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lyon 3–2 Chelsea 2–1 1–1
Final

The final was played on 18 May 2019 at the Groupama Arena in Budapest. The "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.

Lyon 4–1 Barcelona
Report

References

  1. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. "Foot National - Le FBBP 01 récupère trois points sur tapis vert !" (in French). La Voix de l'Ain. 11 April 2019.
  3. Evans, Simon (18 May 2019). "Hegerberg hat-trick fires Lyon to fourth straight Champions League". Budapest: Reuters. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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