2021–22 in French football

The following article is a summary of the 2021–22 football season in France, which is the 88th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2021 to June 2022.

Football in France
Season2021–22
Men's football
Trophée des ChampionsLille

National team

France national football team

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 8 5 3 0 18 3 +15 18 Qualification to 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
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2021 France  1–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Strasbourg, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 21,754
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
4 September 2021 Ukraine  1–1  France Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45
Report
Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
7 September 2021 France  2–0  Finland Décines-Charpieu, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
13 November 2021 France  8–0  Kazakhstan Paris, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,551
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
16 November 2021 Finland  0–2  France Helsinki, Finland
20:45 Report
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

2021 UEFA Nations League Finals

7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) 2021 UEFA Nations League SF Belgium  2–3  France Turin, Italy
20:45
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 12,409
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Final
Spain 1–2 France
Report
Attendance: 31,511[1]

France national under-23 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.[2]

Group A
Pos Team 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
3  France 3 1 0 2 5 11 6 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 3 8 5 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
22 July 2021 (2021-07-22) Mexico  4–1  France Tokyo, Japan
Report
Stadium: Tokyo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) France  4–3  South Africa Saitama, Japan
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) France  0–4  Japan Yokohama, Japan
Report
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

France women's national football team

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 6 6 0 0 37 2 +35 18 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 2–0 12 Apr 6 Sep 6–0 11–0
2  Wales 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 13 Play-offs 8 Apr 6 Sep 5–0 6–0 4–0
3  Slovenia 6 3 2 1 17 5 +12 11 2–3 1–1 0–0 2 Sep 6–0
4  Greece 6 2 1 3 5 21 16 7 0–10 2 Sep 1–4 3–2 12 Apr
5  Kazakhstan (Y) 5 0 0 5 2 21 19 0 0–5 12 Apr 8 Apr 0–1 6 Sep
6  Estonia (Y) 5 0 0 5 0 26 26 0 2 Sep 0–1 0–4 8 Apr 28 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot qualify automatically but can still qualify via the play-offs.
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Greece  0–10  France Patras, Greece
Report
Stadium: Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
21 September 2021 (2021-09-21) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Slovenia  2–3  France Murska Sobota, Slovenia
Report
Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification France  11–0  Estonia Créteil
Report Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
Referee: Abigail Marriott (England)
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Kazakhstan  0–5  France Nur-Sultan
Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
26 November 2021 (2021-11-26) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification France  6–0  Kazakhstan Vannes
Report Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification France  2–0  Wales Guingamp
Report Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Wales  v  France
Report
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification France  v  Slovenia
Report

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sparta Prague 1–5 Monaco 0–2 1–3
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monaco 2–3 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI PAR RBL BRU
1 Manchester City 6 4 0 2 18 10 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 6–3 4–1
2 Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 2–0 3–2 4–1
3 RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 15 14 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 2–2 1–2
4 Club Brugge 6 1 1 4 6 20 14 4 1–5 1–1 0–5
Source: UEFA
Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LOSC SAL SEV WOL
1 Lille 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 0–0 0–0
2 Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 1–0 3–1
3 Sevilla 6 1 3 2 5 5 0 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 2–0
4 VfL Wolfsburg 6 1 2 3 5 10 5 5 1–3 2–1 1–1
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea Lille 22 Feb 16 Mar
Paris Saint-Germain Real Madrid 15 Feb 9 Mar

UEFA Europa League

Group Stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO RAN SPP BRO
1 Lyon 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Rangers 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 2–0 2–0
3 Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 6 9 3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 3–4 1–0 2–0
4 Brøndby 6 0 2 4 2 11 9 2 1–3 1–1 0–0
Source: UEFA
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON RSO PSV STU
1 Monaco 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 Advance to round of 16 2–1 0–0 1–0
2 Real Sociedad 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 3–0 1–1
3 PSV Eindhoven 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 2–2 2–0
4 Sturm Graz 6 0 2 4 3 10 7 2 1–1 0–1 1–4
Source: UEFA
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GAL LAZ MAR LOK
1 Galatasaray 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to round of 16 1–0 4–2 1–1
2 Lazio 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 0–0 2–0
3 Marseille 6 1 4 1 6 7 1 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–0 2–2 1–0
4 Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 2 4 2 9 7 2 0–1 0–3 1–1
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lyon
Monaco

UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rennes 5–1 Rosenborg 2–0 3–1

Group stage

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REN VIT TOT MUR
1 Rennes (Q) 5 3 2 0 10 7 +3 11 Advance to round of 16 3–3 2–2 1–0
2 Vitesse (Y) 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 1–0 3–1
3 Tottenham Hotspur (Y) 5 2 1 2 11 8 +3 7 TBD 3–2 5–1
4 Mura (E) 6 1 0 5 5 14 9 3 1–2 0–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2021. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (Y) Cannot qualify directly for round of 16, but may still qualify for knockout round play-offs

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille Qarabağ 17 Feb 24 Feb
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rennes

UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSG BRU MCI LPZ
1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 2 0 16 7 +9 14 Round of 16 3–2 1–1 3–0
2 Club Brugge 6 3 2 1 18 11 +7 11 Play-offs 2–2 1–1 4–1
3 Manchester City 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 1–3 3–5 5–1
4 RB Leipzig 6 0 0 6 4 21 17 0 1–4 1–4 0–1
Source: UEFA
Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLZ SEV LIL WOL
1 Red Bull Salzburg 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12 Round of 16 2–0 3–1 3–0
2 Sevilla 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 Play-offs 2–0 0–0 2–0
3 Lille 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–0 0–3 2–0
4 VfL Wolfsburg 6 0 1 5 2 13 11 1 1–2 1–1 0–3
Source: UEFA

Domestic Champions Path

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Miercurea Ciuc 0–5 Angers 0–2 0–3
Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Angers 1–1 (4–5 p) AZ 0–1 1–0
Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Paris Saint-Germain

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Round 1
Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bordeaux 2–1 Celtic
Final / Third-place play-off
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bordeaux 3–1 Kristianstad
Round 2
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Levante 2–4 Lyon 1–2 1–2
VfL Wolfsburg 5–5 (3–0 p) Bordeaux 3–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)

Group stage

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSG RMA KHA BRE
1 Paris Saint-Germain (A) 5 5 0 0 19 0 +19 15 Advance to Quarter-finals 4–0 5–0 16 Dec
2 Real Madrid (A) 5 3 0 2 9 6 +3 9 0–2 16 Dec 5–0
3 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (E) 5 1 1 3 2 12 10 4 0–6 0–1 0–0
4 Breiðablik (E) 5 0 1 4 0 12 12 1 0–2 0–3 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2021. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO BAY BEN HAK
1 Lyon (A) 5 4 0 1 15 2 +13 12 Advance to Quarter-finals 2–1 5–0 15 Dec
2 Bayern Munich (A) 5 3 1 1 11 3 +8 10 1–0 15 Dec 4–0
3 Benfica (E) 5 1 1 3 2 12 10 4 0–5 0–0 0–1
4 BK Häcken (E) 5 1 0 4 3 14 11 3 0–3 1–5 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2021. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain 22–23 Mar 30–31 Mar
Lyon 22–23 Mar 30–31 Mar

League season

Ligue 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain 18 14 3 1 38 16 +22 45 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 17 9 5 3 25 14 +11 32
3 Rennes 18 9 4 5 33 16 +17 31 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nice 18 9 4 5 27 16 +11 30[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Montpellier 18 8 4 6 29 23 +6 28 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6 Lens 18 7 6 5 32 26 +6 27
7 Strasbourg 18 7 5 6 34 24 +10 26
8 Monaco 18 7 5 6 27 22 +5 26
9 Angers 18 6 7 5 25 23 +2 25
10 Nantes 18 7 4 7 24 23 +1 25
11 Lille 18 6 7 5 23 24 1 25
12 Brest 18 6 6 6 25 27 2 24
13 Lyon 17 6 6 5 25 25 0 23[lower-alpha 2]
14 Reims 18 5 7 6 21 21 0 22
15 Bordeaux 18 3 8 7 28 40 12 17
16 Clermont 18 4 5 9 20 32 12 17
17 Troyes 18 4 4 10 17 27 10 16
18 Metz 18 3 6 9 22 38 16 15 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Lorient 18 3 6 9 14 30 16 15 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Saint-Étienne 18 2 6 10 17 39 22 12
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[5]
Notes:
  1. Nice were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille. They may be deducted an additional point if this trouble occurs again.[3]
  2. Lyon were deducted one point for crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.[4]

Ligue 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Ajaccio 18 10 5 3 19 8 +11 35 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Toulouse 18 9 7 2 38 17 +21 34
3 Auxerre 18 9 6 3 30 20 +10 33 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Paris FC 18 10 3 5 24 16 +8 33
5 Sochaux 18 9 5 4 19 15 +4 32
6 Le Havre 18 7 8 3 17 11 +6 29
7 Rodez 18 7 5 6 20 17 +3 26
8 Niort 18 7 4 7 20 21 1 25
9 Pau 18 7 3 8 19 20 1 24
10 Nîmes 18 6 5 7 21 22 1 23
11 Quevilly-Rouen 18 6 5 7 18 23 5 23
12 Amiens 18 4 9 5 22 18 +4 21
13 Caen 18 5 6 7 20 19 +1 21
14 Guingamp 18 5 6 7 21 26 5 21
15 Grenoble 18 6 3 9 17 25 8 21
16 Dijon 18 6 2 10 21 27 6 20
17 Valenciennes 18 5 5 8 14 26 12 20
18 Bastia 18 4 7 7 16 19 3 19 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19 Dunkerque 18 4 4 10 14 24 10 16 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Nancy 18 2 6 10 14 30 16 12
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. 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

Championnat National

Division 1 Féminine

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon 11 11 0 0 50 4 +46 33 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 11 10 0 1 35 6 +29 30 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Paris FC 11 7 1 3 24 11 +13 22 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Fleury 11 7 0 4 17 15 +2 21
5 Montpellier 11 6 1 4 15 13 +2 19
6 Reims 11 4 2 5 14 23 9 14
7 Bordeaux 11 4 2 5 19 16 +3 14
8 Dijon 11 3 3 5 9 21 12 12
9 Guingamp 11 1 5 5 10 29 19 8
10 Soyaux 11 2 1 8 9 28 19 7
11 Issy 11 1 1 9 3 25 22 4 Relegation to Division 2 Féminine
12 Saint-Étienne 11 1 2 8 9 23 14 5
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Division 1 Féminine
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored

Cup competitions

2021–22 Coupe de France

Final

2022 Coupe de France Final

2021 Trophée des Champions

Lille1–0Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

References

  1. "Full Time Report – Final – Spain v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. McCurry, Justin; Ingle, Sean (24 March 2020). "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. "Discipline: Nice-OM to be replayed". Ligue1.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. "Lyon deducted point for crowd trouble against Marseille & Dimitri Payet". bbc.com. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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