2013–14 in French football
| 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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The 2013–14 season was the 109th overall season of football and the 80th season of competitive professional football in France.
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 | .svg.png) 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 .svg.png)  | 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 | .svg.png) 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 | |||
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
France U-20
France U-19
France U-18
France U-17
France U-16
Notes
References
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- ^ "Valenciennes fire Daniel Sanchez after dreadful start". Numberun.com. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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