2023–24 in French football

Football in France
Season2023–24
Men's football
Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 2Auxerre
Championnat NationalRed Star
Coupe de FranceParis Saint-Germain
Trophée des ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
Women's football
Division 1Lyon
Coupe de FranceParis Saint-Germain
Trophée des ChampionnesLyon
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The following article is a summary of the 2023–24 football season in France, which was the 90th season of competitive football in the country and will run from July 2023 to June 2024.

National team

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France national football team

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Friendlies

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12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Germany  2–1  France Dortmund, Germany
20:45
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) France  4–1  Scotland Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
23 March 2024 France  0–2  Germany Décines-Charpieu, France
21:05 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
26 March 2024 France  3–2  Chile Marseille, France
21:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
5 June 2024 France  3–0  Luxembourg Longeville-lès-Metz, France
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
9 June 2024 France  0–0  Canada Bordeaux, France
21:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Malmut Atlantique
Attendance: 40,835
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France Netherlands Greece Republic of Ireland Gibraltar
1  France 8 7 1 0 29 3 +26 22 Qualify for final tournament 4–0 1–0 2–0 14–0
2  Netherlands 8 6 0 2 17 7 +10 18 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–0
3  Greece 8 4 1 3 14 8 +6 13 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 2–2 0–1 2–1 5–0
4  Republic of Ireland 8 2 0 6 9 10 −1 6 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–0
5  Gibraltar 8 0 0 8 0 41 −41 0 0–3 0–6 0–3 0–4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) France  2–0  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,995
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) Netherlands  1–2  France Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) France  14–0  Gibraltar Nice, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: John Brooks (England)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) Greece  2–2  France Athens, Greece
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Report Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2024

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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: UEFA
17 June 2024 (2024-06-17) Austria  0–1  France Düsseldorf, Germany
21:00 Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 46,425
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
21 June 2024 (2024-06-21) Netherlands  0–0  France Leipzig, Germany
21:00 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 38,531
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
25 June 2024 (2024-06-25) France  1–1  Poland Dortmund, Germany
18:00
Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 59,728
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Knockout stage
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1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) R16 France  1–0  Belgium Düsseldorf, Germany
18:00 Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 46,810
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) QF Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
 France Hamburg, Germany
21:00 Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 47,789
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Penalties
9 July 2024 (2024-07-09) SF Spain  2–1  France Munich, Germany
21:00
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 62,042
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

U–17

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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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Group E
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) France  3–0  Burkina Faso Jakarta, Indonesia
Report Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 7,033
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) France  1–0  South Korea Jakarta, Indonesia
Report Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 7,476
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) United States  0–3  France Jakarta, Indonesia
Report
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Knockout stage
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22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) R16 France  0–0
(5–3 p)
 Senegal Jakarta, Indonesia
Report Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 12,238
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Penalties
25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) QF France  1–0  Uzbekistan Surakarta, Indonesia
Report Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) SF France  2–1  Mali Surakarta, Indonesia
Report
Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 12,013
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

France women's national football team

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Friendlies

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14 July 2023 Australia  1–0  France Melbourne, Australia
Source Stadium: Marvel Stadium

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jamaica 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
23 July 2023 France  0–0  Jamaica Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 39,045
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
29 July 2023 France  2–1  Brazil Brisbane, Australia
Report
Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 49,378
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
2 August 2023 Panama  3–6  France Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,498
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Knockout stage
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8 August 2023 R16 France  4–0  Morocco Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 13,557
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

UEFA Women's Nations League

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2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A Group A2
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation France Austria Norway Portugal
1  France 6 5 1 0 9 1 +8 16 Qualification for Nations League Finals 3–0 0–0 2–0
2  Austria 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 0–1 2–1 2–1
3  Norway (O) 6 1 2 3 9 8 +1 5 Qualification for relegation play-offs 1–2 1–1 4–0
4  Portugal (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 Relegation to League B 0–1 1–2 3–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated


22 September 2023 France  2–0  Portugal Valenciennes
Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
26 September 2023 Austria  0–1  France Vienna
Report
Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia
27 October 2023 Norway  1–2  France Oslo
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
31 October 2023 France  0–0  Norway Reims
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
1 December 2023 France  3–0  Austria Rennes
Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
5 December 2023 Portugal  v  France Leiria
0–1 Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Nations League Finals
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UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France England Sweden Republic of Ireland
1  France 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12 Qualify for final tournament 1–2 2–1 1–0
2  England 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 1–2 1–1 2–1
3  Sweden 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8 Advance to play-offs (seeded) 0–1 0–0 1–0
4  Republic of Ireland (R) 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 3 Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 3–1 0–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
9 April 2024 Sweden  0–1  France Gothenburg, Sweden
Report
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
31 May 2024 England  1–2  France Newcastle, England
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 42,561
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
4 June 2024 France  1–2  England Saint-Étienne
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 10,194
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying rounds

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Third qualifying round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panathinaikos Greece 2–2 (5–3 p) France Marseille 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)

Group stage

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS PSV LEN SEV
1 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 6–0 2–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 8 10 −2 9 1–1 1–0 2–2
3 France Lens 6 2 2 2 6 11 −5 8 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 1–1 2–1
4 Spain Sevilla 6 0 2 4 7 12 −5 2 1–2 2–3 1–1
Source: UEFA
Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR PAR MIL NEW
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 0–0 2–0
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8[a] 2–0 3–0 1–1
3 Italy Milan 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8[a] Transfer to Europa League 1–3 2–1 0–0
4 England Newcastle United 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5 0–1 4–1 1–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Paris Saint-Germain +2, Milan −2.

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–1 Spain Real Sociedad 2–0 2–1
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain France 6–4 Spain Barcelona 2–3 4–1
Semi-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–0 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 1–0

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BHA MAR AJA AEK
1 England Brighton & Hove Albion 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 1–0 2–0 2–3
2 France Marseille 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 4–3 3–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 3–3 3–1
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 0–1 0–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Group E
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV TOU USG LAS
1 England Liverpool 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 12 Advance to round of 16 5–1 2–0 4–0
2 France Toulouse 6 3 2 1 8 9 −1 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–2 0–0 1–0
3 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–1 1–1 2–1
4 Austria LASK 6 1 0 5 6 12 −6 3 1–3 1–2 3–0
Source: UEFA
Group E
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL REN MHA PAO
1 Spain Villarreal 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 Advance to round of 16 1–0 0–0 3–2
2 France Rennes 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–3 3–0 3–1
3 Israel Maccabi Haifa 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 5 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 0–3 0–0
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 1 1 4 7 10 −3 4 2–0 1–2 1–2
Source: UEFA

Knockout stage

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Knockout round play-offs
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Milan Italy 5–3 France Rennes 3–0 2–3
Lens France 2–3 Germany SC Freiburg 0–0 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Benfica Portugal 2–1 France Toulouse 2–1 0–0
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 3–5 France Marseille 2–2 1–3
Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille France 5–3 Spain Villarreal 4–0 1–3
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 2–2 (2–4 p) France Marseille 2–1 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Semi-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille France 1–4 Italy Atalanta 1–1 0–3

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Play-off round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lille France 3–2 Croatia Rijeka 2–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)

Group stage

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LOSC SLO LJU
1 France Lille 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 2–1 2–0 3–0
2 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 1–2 2–1
3 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 0–2 0–1 2–0
4 Faroe Islands 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–0 1–2 3–0
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sturm Graz Austria 1–4 France Lille 0–3 1–1
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aston Villa England 3–3 (4–3 p) France Lille 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Round 1

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Semi-finals
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Paris FC France 4–0 Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Final
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Arsenal England 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) France Paris FC

Round 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris FC France 5–3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 3–3 2–0
Manchester United England 2–4 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 1–3

Group stage

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO BRA PRA PÖL
1 France Lyon 6 4 2 0 25 5 +20 14 Advance to quarter-finals 3–1 2–2 2–0
2 Norway Brann 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 2–2 1–0 2–1
3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 1 2 3 3 13 −10 5 0–9 0–1 1–0
4 Austria St. Pölten 6 0 1 5 2 14 −12 1