2012–13 in French football

Football in France
Season2012–13
Men's football
Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 2Monaco
Championnat NationalCréteil
Coupe de FranceBordeaux
Coupe de la LigueSaint-Étienne
Trophée des ChampionsLyon
Women's football
Division 1Lyon
Coupe de FranceLyon
← 2011–12 France 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was the 108th overall season of football and the 80th season of competitive professional football in France.

The France men's national team began play on 15 August 2012, contesting a friendly match against Uruguay. The team also began contesting qualification matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The men's youth international teams also began playing qualification matches for their yearly European Championship tournament. Les Espoirs concluded its qualification campaign for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, while the under-19 and under-17 teams played qualification matches for the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, respectively.

Similarly, the women's team concluded its qualification campaign for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.

Broadcast rights

[edit]

On 23 June 2011, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) confirmed that French television channel Canal+ had acquired four television packages for the next four seasons beginning with the 2012–13 and ending with the 2015–16 season.[1] The organization also announced that independent broadcaster Al Jazeera had acquired two packages. The combined deals are valued at €510 million per season.[2]

Schedule

[edit]

To coincide with the new television rights deal, the LFP announced that the match days would be re-arranged. Beginning with the 2012–13 season, there will be one match played on Friday night at 21:00. On Saturday, a match will be contested at 17:00. At 19:00, four matches will be played and that will be followed by a match at 21:00. On Sunday, the early match will be played at 14:00. This will be followed by a match at 19:00. Finally, at 21:00, the match day will conclude with the showcase match.[1]

Supercup in the United States

[edit]

On 5 April 2012, the LFP announced that, for the fourth consecutive season, the Trophée des champions will be held on international soil. The match will be played in Harrison, New Jersey, at the Red Bull Arena and will be contested by the winner of Ligue 1 and the winner of the Coupe de France. The match will be played on 28 July 2012. Like the previous three years, the idea will be to promote French football abroad, but this time more specifically in the United States.[3][4]

DNCG rulings

[edit]

Ligue 2

[edit]

On 11 July 2012, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in Ligue 2, the DNCG ruled that Le Mans would be relegated to the Championnat National.[5] Following the announcement, Le Mans club president Henri Legarda announced that the club would appeal the decision, stating the "shareholders will play their part and the club will go after every possible step to restore its rightful place in the sport".[6]

National

[edit]

On 12 June 2012, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in the Championnat National, the DNCG ruled that Cherbourg would be relegated to the Championnat de France amateur due to the club possessing a financial debt of €200,000.[7][8] Following the announcement, Cherbourg president Gérard Gohel announced that the club would appeal the decision.[9] On 5 July, the DNCG reversed its decision to relegate Cherbourg after the club gained the €200,000 required to remain in the division.[10]

Managerial changes

[edit]

Ligue 1

[edit]
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Position
in table 		Incoming head coach Date of
appointment 		Position
in table
Nice France René Marsiglia Fired 21 May 2012[11] Off-season France Claude Puel 24 May 2012[12] Off-season
Brest France Corentin Martins Mutual consent 31 May 2012 Off-season France Landry Chauvin 31 May 2012[13] Off-season
Ajaccio France Olivier Pantaloni Resigned 14 June 2012[14] Off-season France Alex Dupont 22 June 2012[15] Off-season
Marseille France Didier Deschamps Mutual consent 2 July 2012[16] Off-season France Elie Baup 4 July 2012[17] Off-season
Evian Uruguay Pablo Correa Sacked 3 September 2012[18] 18th France Pascal Dupraz 3 September 2012 18th
Ajaccio France Alex Dupont Sacked 17 December 2012[19] 14th France Albert Emon 21 December 2012[20] 14th
Nancy France Jean Fernandez Resigned 10 January 2013[21] 20th France Patrick Gabriel 11 January 2013[22] 20th
Brest France Landry Chauvin Sacked 2 April 2013[23] 18th France Corentin Martins 4 April 2013[24] 18th

Ligue 2

[edit]
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Position
in table 		Incoming head coach Date of
appointment 		Position
in table
Monaco Italy Marco Simone Fired 19 May 2012[25] Off-season Italy Claudio Ranieri 30 May 2012[26] Off-season
Dijon France Patrice Carteron Mutual consent 24 May 2012[27] Off-season France Olivier Dall'Oglio 1 June 2012[28] Off-season
Nîmes France Thierry Froger End of contract 25 May 2012[29] Off-season France Victor Zvunka 1 June 2012[30] Off-season
Nantes France Landry Chauvin Joined Brest 31 May 2012[31] Off-season Armenia Michel Der Zakarian 1 June 2012[32] Off-season
Clermont Armenia Michel Der Zakarian Resigned 30 May 2012[33] Off-season France Régis Brouard 7 June 2012[34] Off-season
Caen France Franck Dumas Resigned 13 June 2012 Off-season France Patrice Garande 18 June 2012[35] Off-season
Gazélec Ajaccio France Dominique Veilex Mutual consent 1 August 2012[36] 15th France Jean-Michel Cavalli 6 August 2012[37] 18th
Tours Germany Peter Zeidler Fired 21 August 2012[38] 20th France Bernard Blaquart 21 August 2012 20th
Lens France Jean-Louis Garcia Fired 24 September 2012[39] 15th France Éric Sikora 24 September 2012 15th
Arles-Avignon France Thierry Laurey Fired 3 November 2012[40] 18th France Pierre Mosca (interim) 3 November 2012 18th
Le Havre France Cédric Daury Fired 12 November 2012[41] 16th France Erick Mombaerts 21 December 2012[42] 9th
Auxerre France Jean-Guy Wallemme Mutual consent 2 December 2012[43] 15th France Bernard Casoni 3 December 2012[44] 15th
Arles-Avignon France Pierre Mosca (interim) End of interim spell 11 February 2013 17th France Noël Tosi 11 February 2013[45] 17th
Gazélec Ajaccio France Jean-Michel Cavalli Fired 15 February 2013[46] 19th France Thierry Laurey 19 February 2013[47] 19th
Le Mans France Denis Zanko Fired 24 April 2013[48] 18th France Régis Beunardeau 24 April 2013 18th

National

[edit]
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Position
in table 		Incoming head coach Date of
appointment 		Position
in table
Rouen France Emmanuel Da Costa Mutual consent 18 May 2012 Off-season France Didier Ollé-Nicolle 30 May 2012[49] Off-season
Quevilly France Régis Brouard Joined Clermont 30 May 2012[34] Off-season France Laurent Hatton 6 June 2012[50] Off-season
Paris Cameroon Alain Mboma Resigned 18 May 2012 Off-season France Olivier Guillou 22 June 2012[51] Off-season
Boulogne France Pascal Plancque Mutual consent 7 June 2012[52] Off-season France Georges Tournay 23 June 2012[53] Off-season
Fréjus Saint-Raphaël France Charly Paquille Mutual consent 18 May 2012 Off-season France Michel Estevan 1 July 2012[54] Off-season
Amiens France Ludovic Batelli Resigned 30 June 2012[55] Off-season France Francis De Taddeo 1 July 2012[56] Off-season
Paris France Olivier Guillou Fired 5 October 2012 18th France Alexandre Monier 5 October 2012[57] 18th

Transfers

[edit]
Main articles: List of French football transfers summer 2012 and List of French football transfers winter 2013

Competitions

[edit]
Competition Winner Details Match Report
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain 2012–13 Ligue 1
Ligue 2 Monaco 2012–13 Ligue 2
Championnat National US Créteil 2012–13 Championnat National
Championnat de France amateur USL Dunkerque 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur Group A
Championnat de France amateur US Raon-l'Étape 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur Group B
Championnat de France amateur US Colomiers 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur Group C
Championnat de France amateur Vendée Luçon 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur Group D
Championnat de France amateur 2 2012–13 Championnat de France amateur 2
Division 1 Féminine Olympique Lyonnais 2012–13 Division 1 Féminine
Coupe de France Girondins de Bordeaux 2012–13 Coupe de France
Coupe de la Ligue Saint-Étienne 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue Report
Coupe de France Féminine 2012–13 Coupe de France Féminine
Coupe Gambardella Girondins de Bordeaux 2012–13 Coupe Gambardella
Trophée des Champions Olympique Lyonnais 2012 Trophée des Champions

International competitions

[edit]

Men's

[edit]
Team / Competition UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Montpellier Group stage
Eliminated 		Did not qualify
Paris Saint-Germain Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Spain Barcelona 		Did not qualify
Lille Group stage
Eliminated 		Did not qualify
Lyon Did not qualify Round of 32
eliminated by
England Tottenham Hotspur
Bordeaux Did not qualify Round of 16
eliminated by
Portugal Benfica
Marseille Did not qualify Group stage
Eliminated

Women's

[edit]
Team / Competition UEFA Women's Champions League
Lyon Runner-up
eliminated by
Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Juvisy Semifinals
eliminated by
France Lyon

National teams

[edit]

France

[edit]

Friendly

15 August 2012 France  0 – 0  Uruguay Stade Océane, Le Havre
20:45 CEST Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
12 October 2012 France  0 – 1  Japan Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CET Report Kagawa 86' Attendance: 60,205
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
14 November 2012 Italy  1 – 2  France Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
20:50 CET El Shaarawy 35' Report Valbuena 37'
Gomis 67'		 Attendance: 20000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
6 February 2013 France  1 – 2  Germany Stade de France
21:00 Valbuena 44' Summary Müller 51'
Khedira 74'		 Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Italy Paolo Mazzoleni
5 June 2013  Uruguay 1 – 0 France  Estadio Centenario
21:00 Suárez 50' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Julio César Quintana (Paraguay
9 June 2013  Brazil 3 – 0 France  Arena do Grêmio
21:00 Oscar 54'
Neymar 85'
Lucas 90'		 Attendance: 51,919
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo Peru

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group Stage
7 September 2012 		Finland  0 – 1  France Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
20:30 CEST Report Diaby 20' Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Group Stage
11 September 2012 		France  3 – 1  Belarus Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CEST Capoue 49'
Jallet 68'
Ribéry 80'		 Report Putsila 72' Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Group Stage
16 October 2012 		Spain  1 – 1  France Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
21:00 CET Ramos 24' Report Giroud 90+4' Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Group Stage
22 March 2013 		France  3 – 1  Georgia Stade de France
21:00 Giroud 45+1'
Valbuena 47'
Ribéry 61'		 Summary Kobakhidze 71'
Amisulashvili Yellow card 79'		 Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Croatia Ivan Bebek
Group Stage
26 March 2013 		France  0 – 1  Spain Stade de France
21:00 Cabaye Yellow card 54'
Matuidi Yellow card 68'
Pogba Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 78'		 Summary Xavi Yellow card 32'
Pedro 58'
Fàbregas Yellow card 78'
Arbeloa Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Hungary Viktor Kassai

Last updated: 16 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation

France (women's)

[edit]

UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification

Group Stage
15 September 2012 		France  4 – 0  Republic of Ireland Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp
20:50 CEST Thomis 8'
Le Sommer 12', 43'
Morel 86'		 Report Referee: Mihaela Gurdon Basimamović (Croatia)
Group Stage
19 September 2012 		Scotland  0 – 5  France Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
20:45 CEST Report Delie 17', 72'
Le Sommer 34', 66'
Nécib 64'		 Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)

Friendly

20 October 2012 France  2 – 2  England Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
20:50 CEST Delie 59', 83' Report Houghton 34'
Scott 39'		 Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)
24 October 2012 Netherlands  1 – 1  France Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
19:00 CEST Spitse 61' Report Le Sommer 89' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Maarten Ketting (Netherlands)
29 November 2012 Germany  1 – 1  France Erdgas Sportpark
15:15 CEST Summary
13 February 2013 France  3 – 3  Germany Stade de la Meinau
Nécib 15', 22'
Delie 53'		 Schmidt 12'
Kessler 66', 81'		 Attendance: 15,888
Referee: Pernilla Larsson
6 March 2013 France  2–2  Brazil Stade Marcel-Picot, Nancy
Le Sommer 57'
Thiney 86' (pen.)		 Report Giovania 32', 79' Attendance: 16,752
Referee: Alexandra Ihringova
9 March 2013 France  1–1  Brazil Stade Robert-Diochon, Le Petit-Quevilly
Nécib 96' Report Georges 48' (o.g.) Attendance: 6,884
Referee: Simona Ghisletta
4 April 2013 France  1–1  Canada Stade du Ray, Nice
Thomis 45' Report Kyle 95' Attendance: 5,583
Referee: Jana Adamkova
1 June 2013 France  3–0  Finland Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
Delie 32', 59'
Thiney 37'		 Report Attendance: 11,417
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos

Last updated: 7 August 2014
Source: French Football Federation

France U-21

[edit]

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

7 September 2012 Slovakia  2 – 1  France NTC Senec, Senec
18:45 CEST Žilák 21'
Oršula 67'		 Report Varane 4' Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)

Friendly

10 September 2012 France  4 – 0  Chile Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle
20:50 CET Knockaert 53'
Fofana 66'
Lacazette 77'
Cabella 87'		 Report Referee: Félix Zwayer (Germany)

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification playoffs

12 October 2012 France  1 – 0  Norway Stade Océane, Le Havre
18:45 CEST Varane 22' Report Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
16 October 2012 Norway  5 – 3  France Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
18:00 CEST Singh 13' (pen.)
Nielsen 19'
Rogne 27'
Konradsen 57'
Berget 66'		 Report Guilavogui 29'
Lacazette 84'
Griezmann 87'		 Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Last updated: 16 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-21 Schedule

France U-20

[edit]

Four Nations Tournament

7 September 2012 China  0 – 0  France Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao
13:30 CET Report
9 September 2012 France  3 – 1  North Korea Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao
10:00 CET Plea 47', 69'
Pogba 57'		 Report 88'
11 September 2012 France  3 – 1  Mexico Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao
10:00 CET Ngando 35'
Plea 63'
Bosetti 73'		 Report Romo 85'

Friendly

13 November 2012 France  2 – 0  Ukraine TBD, Mont-de-Marsan
Veretout 30'
Thavin 57'		 Budkivskiy 22'
5 February 2013 France  2 – 0  Portugal Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil
Report Attendance: 5,000
21 March 2013 France  3 – 1  Denmark Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours
Digne 5'
Thauvin 35'
Doucouré 53'		 [www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/4/u20/matchs/1680/2013-03-21/france-danemark Report] Brock-Madsen 25' Attendance: 2,600
25 March 2013 France  3 – 0  Romania Stade des Allées, Blois
Bahebeck 2'
Thauvin 52', 84'		 [www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/4/u20/matchs/1681/2013-03-25/france-roumanie Report]

Last updated: 24 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-20 Schedule

France U-19

[edit]

Friendly

8 September 2012 Switzerland  0 – 1  France Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge
18:00 CET Rodrigues 80'
14 November 2012 Germany  3 – 0  France Rheinstadion, Kehl
[www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/6/u19/matchs/1659/2012-11-14/allemagne-france Report]
5 February 2013 Croatia  2 – 2  France Gradski Stadium, Umag
Report
21 March 2013 France  1 – 1  Denmark Stade Jacques Fourroux, Auch
Report
23 March 2013 France  2 – 0  Sweden Stade Jacques Fourroux, Auch
Report

2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship First Round qualification

11 October 2012 France  2 – 1  Israel Complexo Desportivo De Anadia, Anadia
16:00 CET Sacko 27'
Laporte 74'		 Report Raiyan 8' Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)
13 October 2012 France  6 – 0  Latvia Estádio Municipal Dr. Américo Couto, Mealhada
16:00 CET Rabiot 8'
Rougeaux 55'
Benzia 63'
Nguette 66'
Haller 79'
Sacko 90+1'		 Report Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)
16 October 2012 Portugal  2 – 2  France Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição, Coimbra
17:00 CET Lopes 41'
Mané 46'		 Report Rougeaux 13'
Benzia 53'		 Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)

Last updated: 24 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-19 Schedule

France U-18

[edit]

Friendly

6 September 2012 Austria  1 – 4  France Schubertk Stadium, Melk
18:30 CET 64' Report Rabiot 18'
Bahlouli 47'
Martial 74'
Labidi 85'
19 March 2013 France  4 – 0  United States Stade Pierre Pibarot, Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines
Report
22 March 2013 Germany  2 – 3  France Meppen
Report
15 May 2013 France  2 – 0   Switzerland Boé
Report

2012 Tournio de Limoges

31 October 2012 France  4 – 0  Uruguay Stade Beaublanc, Limoges
19:00 CET
2 November 2012 France  5 – 1  Norway Stade Beaublanc, Limoges
19:00 CET
4 November 2012 France  1 – 1  Portugal Stade Beaublanc, Limoges
19:00 CET

Last updated: 24 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-18 Schedule

France U-17

[edit]

2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification

24 September 2012 France  3 – 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET Cornet 15'
Coman 61'
Coulibaly 73'		 Report Radovac 32' Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)
26 September 2012 Slovenia  1 – 0  France Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET Ožbolt 42' (pen.) Report Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)
29 September 2012 France  2 – 2  Greece Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET Pereira de Sa 49'
Cornet 80+2'		 Report Donis 75'
Saliakas 80'		 Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)

2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round

21 March 2013 Belgium  1 – 4  France Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi, Dugopolje
15:00 CET Schrijvers 64' Report Maupay 12', 33'
Coman 20'
Cornet 79'		 Referee: Kevin Azzopardi (Malta)
23 March 2013 Croatia  1 – 0  France Igralište Blato, Stobreč
15:00 CET Coulibaly 7' (o.g.) Report Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)
26 March 2013 France  3 – 2  Spain Stadion Pricviće, Žrnovnica
15:00 CET Coulibaly 10'
Cornet 20'
Houri 79'		 Report Núñez 28'
Chirivella 72' (pen.)		 Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)

Friendly

30 October 2012 France  1 – 0  Romania Stade Saint-Jean, Anglet
18:00 CET Report
1 November 2012 France  2 – 0  Romania Complexe Sportif de Lons, Lons
15:00 CET Report
29 January 2013 Israel  0 – 2  France National Complex, Shefayim
Report
31 January 2013 Israel  0 – 3  France National Complex, Shefayim
Report

Last updated: 26 March 2013
Source: Federation U-17 Schedule

France U-16

[edit]

Friendly

18 September 2012 Wales  0 – 6  France Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
21:00 CET Report Faupala 15'
Boga 30'
Labissière 49'
Epaillard 55'
Aye 61', 65'
20 September 2012 Wales  0 – 1  France Jenner Park Stadium, Barry
12:00 CET Report Epaillard 12'
5 March 2013 Romania  4 – 2  France Centre National du football, Mogoșoaia
Report
7 March 2013 Romania  2 – 2  France Centre National du football, Mogoșoaia
[www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/12/u16/matchs/1704/2013-03-07/roumanie-france Report]
13 April 2013 France  3 – 2  Czech Republic Las Rozas de Madrid
Report
14 April 2013 Italy  3 – 2  France Las Rozas de Madrid
Report
16 April 2013 Spain  1 – 0  France Las Rozas de Madrid
Report
4 June 2013 Germany  2 – 2  France Olympiastadion, Berlin
Report

2012 Tournoi du Val-de-Marne

30 October 2012 France  3 – 0  Norway Parc des Sports, Maisons-Alfort
14:00 CET Ntambwe 15'
Faupala 21'
Sagun 67'		 Report
1 November 2012 France  1 – 0  Croatia Stade Jean Bouin, Choisy-le-Roi
16:00 CET Onguene 40' Report
3 November 2012 France  1 – 0  Netherlands Complexe Sportif Léo-Lagrange, Bonneuil-sur-Marne
16:00 CET Prohouly 17' Report

2013 Aegean Cup

21 January 2013 France  3 – 2  Belgium 7 Eylül Stadium, Turgutlu
Report
22 January 2013 France  1 – 0  Ukraine Ilçe Stadium, Kula
Report
24 January 2013 France  3 – 1  Czech Republic Ilçe Stadium, Kula
Report
26 January 2013 Turkey  1 – 1  France Ilçe Stadium, Akhisar
Report

2013 Montaigu Tournament

26 March 2013 France  2 – 2  Turkey Montaigu
Pendant 25'
Tell 80 +2'		 Report 41' Polat
66' Hakan
28 March 2013 France  2 – 3  Japan Montaigu
Tell 15'
Augustin 21'		 [www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/12/u16/matchs/1714/2013-03-28/france-japon Report] 6' Goddard
22', 70' Sugimori
28 March 2013 France  4 – 1  Portugal Montaigu
St Maximin 35'
Pendant 42'
Makiadi 58'
Tell 70'		 Report 6' (pen.) Delgado
1 April 2013 Germany  1 – 2  France Montaigu
Fiore Tapia 65' Report 36' Augustin
72' Sabri Toufiqui

Last updated: 4 June 2013
Source: French Football Federation U-16 Schedule

Notes

[edit]


References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "La LFP choisit Al Jazeera, comme prévu" (in French). Eurosport. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Jazeera make move into Ligue 1". ESPN. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Le calendrier général 2012/2013 adopté". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  4. ^ "French soccer will open season with game at Red Bull Arena". Sports Business Journal. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Le Mans rétrogradé en National". Sport 24 (in French). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Le Mans relégué en National par la DNCG". Agence France Presse (in French). 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Cherbourg rétrogradé en CFA". Foot-National (in French). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Cherbourg rétrogradé en CFA". Ouest-France (in French). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Cherbourg fait appel". Foot-National (in French). 24 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Cherbourg jouera bien en National". France 3 (in French). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Marsiglia out as Nice manager". Fox News. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Puel reaches agreement with Nice". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Landry Chauvin va signer au Stade Brestois 29" (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Pantaloni leaves Ajaccio". Fox News. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  15. ^ "Alex Dupont, nouveau coach de l'ACA" (in French). AC Ajaccio. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  16. ^ "L'OM et Deschamps officialisent leur séparation". Olympique de Marseille. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Baup named new manager of Marseille". Fox News. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  18. ^ "Correa sacked by Evian". fifa.com. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  19. ^ "Ajaccio sack Dupont". FIFA. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  20. ^ "Albert Emon has been named the new coach of Ligue 1 side Ajaccio". Sky Sports. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  21. ^ "Fernandez quitte le navire nancéien". Le Figaro. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  22. ^ "Gabriel, l'intérimaire prolongé". Le Figaro. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  23. ^ "Landry Chauvin remercié". Le Figaro. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  24. ^ "Martins, le pompier de service". Le Figaro. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  25. ^ "Monaco fire coach Simone". Eurosport. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  26. ^ "Claudio Ranieri nouveau coach de l'ASM FC". AS Monaco FC. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  27. ^ "Carteron dismissed by Dijon". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  28. ^ "Olivier Dall'Oglio nouvel entraîneur de Dijon". Sport France TV. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  29. ^ "Pas d'accord entre Jean-Louis Gazeau et Thierry Froger" (in French). Nîmes Olympique. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.