# 2020–21 in French football

The following article is a summary of the 2020–21 football season in France, which was the 87th season of competitive football in the country and ran from July 2020 to June 2021.

## National teams
### France national football team
#### UEFA Nations League A
##### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | | | | |
| 1 | France | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Croatia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sweden (R) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | Relegation to League B | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

##### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
###### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 18 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 3 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

#### UEFA Euro 2020
##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.

##### Knockout phase
### France national under-21 football team
#### Summer Olympics

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.

##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |

### France women's national football team
#### UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
##### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | +44 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | 11–0 | 12–0 |
| 2 | Austria | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 19 | Final tournament | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 |
| 3 | Serbia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 12 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 8–1 | 4–1 |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 39 | −31 | 6 | | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–6 | — | 4–1 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 43 | −41 | 0 | | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |

#### 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | +50 | 30 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 11–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Wales | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 20 | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 18 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Greece | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 13 | | 0–10 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 5 | Estonia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 43 | −36 | 6 | | 0–9 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | — | 4–2 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 0 | | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

## UEFA competitions
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | POR | OLY | MAR |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Marseille | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Olympiacos 1, Marseille 0.

##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SEV | KRA | REN |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Rennes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |

##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | RBL | MUN | IBS |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 5–0 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona | 2–5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–4 | 1–1 |

##### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bayern Munich | 3–3 (a) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–3 | 1–0 |

##### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–4 | Manchester City | 1–2 | 0–2 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Servette | 0–1 | Reims |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Fehérvár | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Reims |

#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEV | SLP | HBS | NCE |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 |
| 2 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | | 2–4 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Nice | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |

##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | LOSC | SPP | CEL |
| 1 | Milan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 4 | | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–4 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lille | 2–4 | Ajax | 1–2 | 1–2 |

### UEFA Youth League

On 17 February 2021, the UEFA Executive Committee cancelled the tournament.

#### UEFA Champions League Path

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sevilla | 3 Mar | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3 Mar | Rennes |
| Liverpool | 2 Mar | Marseille |

#### Domestic Champions Path

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Angers | 2 Mar | Red Star Belgrade |

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juventus | 2–6 | Lyon | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 2–6 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–2 | 0–3 |

##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 5–3 | Sparta Prague | 5–0 | 0–3 (awd.) |
| Lyon | 5–1 | Brøndby | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Notes
* ↑ Order of legs between Paris Saint-Germain and Sparta Prague reversed after original draw, due to quarantine of a large number of AC Sparta Prague players prior to the first leg.
* ↑ The Sparta Prague v Paris Saint-Germain could not be played due to quarantine of the Paris Saint-Germain players prior to the second leg.

##### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–2 (a) | Lyon | 0–1 | 2–1 |

##### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–3 | Barcelona | 1–1 | 1–2 |

## League tables
### Men
#### Ligue 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lille (C) | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 28 | +58 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Lyon | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 43 | +38 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Marseille | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 57 | |
| 8 | Montpellier | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 54 | |
| 9 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 52 | |
| 10 | Metz | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 47 | |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 46 | |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 45 | |
| 13 | Angers | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 44 | |
| 14 | Reims | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 42 | |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 42 | |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 42 | |
| 17 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 41 | |
| 18 | Nantes (O) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 40 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Nîmes (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 35 | Relegation to the Ligue 2 |
| 20 | Dijon (R) | 38 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 73 | −48 | 21 | Relegation to the Ligue 2 |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

#### Ligue 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| 1 | Troyes (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 77 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 2 | Clermont (P) | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 72 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 70 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Grenoble | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Paris FC | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 64 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Auxerre | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 62 | |
| 7 | Sochaux | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 51 | |
| 8 | Nancy | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 47 | |
| 9 | Guingamp | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 47 | |
| 10 | Amiens | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 47 | |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 47 | |
| 12 | Le Havre | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 47 | |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 46 | |
| 14 | Pau | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 44 | |
| 15 | Rodez | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 43 | |
| 16 | Dunkerque | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 41 | |
| 17 | Caen | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 41 | |
| 18 | Niort (O) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 41 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Chambly (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 38 | Relegation to Championnat National |
| 20 | Châteauroux (R) | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to Championnat National |
* Promoted In Ligue 1:
* Lorient
* RC Lens
* Promoted In Ligue 2:
* Pau FC
* USL Dunkerque

#### Championnat National

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| 1 | SC Bastia (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 66 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 2 | Quevilly-Rouen (P) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 58 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 3 | Villefranche (Q) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 55 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Le Mans | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 52 | |
| 5 | Concarneau | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Orléans | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 47 | |
| 7 | Red Star | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 | |
| 8 | Cholet | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 43 | |
| 9 | Bourg-Péronnas | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 43 | |
| 10 | Stade Briochin | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 43 | |
| 11 | Sète | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Laval | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 42 | |
| 13 | Avranches | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 41 | |
| 14 | Annecy | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 40 | |
| 15 | Boulogne | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 38 | |
| 16 | Bastia-Borgo | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 35 | |
| 17 | Créteil | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 35 | |
| 18 | SC Lyon (R) | 34 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 31 | Possible relegation to 2021–22 Championnat National 2 |
Promoted In Clubs: SC Bastia, FC Sète 34, Annecy FC, Stade Briochin
Relegation In Championnat National 2: Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne, AS Béziers, Gazélec Ajaccio, Sporting Toulon Var
Promoted In Ligue 2: Pau FC, USL Dunkerque
Relegation In Ligue 2: Le Mans FC, Orléans

### Women
#### Division 1 Féminine

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 4 | +79 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Lyon | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 6 | +72 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Paris FC | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 37 | |
| 5 | Guingamp | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 31 | |
| 6 | Reims | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 30 | |
| 7 | Montpellier | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 30 | |
| 8 | Dijon | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 26 | |
| 9 | Fleury | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 25 | |
| 10 | Soyaux | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 46 | −31 | 17 | |
| 11 | Issy | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 77 | −66 | 10 | |
| 12 | Le Havre (R) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 8 | Relegation to Division 2 Féminine |
* 1 2 Reims finished ahead of Montpellier on head-to-head goal difference: Reims 0–1 Montpellier, Montpellier 0–4 Reims.