2013–14 in French football
# 2013–14 in French football

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 | Off-season | Jean Fernandez | 1 July 2013 | Off-season |
| Rennes | Frédéric Antonetti | Resigned | 30 May 2013 | Off-season | Philippe Montanier | 1 July 2013 | Off-season |
| Ajaccio | Albert Emon | Resigned | 30 May 2013 | Off-season | Fabrizio Ravanelli | 8 June 2013 | Off-season |
| Lille | Rudi Garcia | Mutual consent | 3 June 2013 | Off-season | René Girard | 14 June 2013 | Off-season |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Carlo Ancelotti | Signed by Real Madrid | 25 June 2013 | Off-season | Laurent Blanc | 25 June 2013 | Off-season |
| Sochaux | Eric Hély | Resigned | 26 September 2013 | 20th | Omar Daf | 27 September 2013 | 20th |
| Sochaux | Omar Daf | Caretaker | 7 October 2013 | 19th | Hervé Renard | 7 October 2013 | 19th |
| Valenciennes | Daniel Sanchez | Sacked | 7 October 2013 | 20th | Ariël Jacobs | 14 October 2013 | 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 | 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 | Off-season |
| Tours | Bernard Blaquart | Resigned | 23 June 2013 | Off-season | Olivier Pantaloni | 25 June 2013 | Off-season |
| Lens | Éric Sikora | Sacked | 25 June 2013 | Off-season | Antoine Kombouaré | 25 June 2013 | Off-season |
| Nancy | Patrick Gabriel | Sacked | 12 October 2013 | 15th | Pablo Correa | 12 October 2013 | 15th |
| Châteauroux | Didier Tholot | Sacked | 28 October 2013 | 17th | Jean-Louis Garcia | 28 October 2013 | 17th |
| Nîmes | Victor Zvunka | Sacked | 19 December 2013 | 19th | René Marsiglia | 26 December 2013 | 19th |
| Laval | Philippe Hinschberger | Sacked | 24 February 2014 | 19th | Denis Zanko | 24 February 2014 | 19th |
| Auxerre | Bernard Casoni | Sacked | 17 March 2014 | 15th | Jean-Luc Vannuchi | 17 March 2014 | 15th |
| Istres | José Pasqualetti | Sacked | 24 March 2014 | 17th | Frédéric Arpinon | 24 March 2014 | 17th |

## Competitions

| Competition | Winner | Details |
| - | - | - |
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2013–14 Ligue 1 |
| Ligue 2 | FC Metz | 2013–14 Ligue 2 |
| Championnat National | US Orléans | 2013–14 Championnat National |
| Championnat de France amateur | FC Chambly | 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur Group A |
| Championnat de France amateur | SAS Épinal | 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur Group B |
| Championnat de France amateur | GS Consolat | 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur Group C |
| Championnat de France amateur | US Avranches | 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur Group D |
| Championnat de France amateur 2 | | 2013–14 Championnat de France amateur 2 |
| Division 1 Féminine | Olympique Lyonnais | 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine |
| Coupe de France | Guingamp | 2013–14 Coupe de France |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Paris Saint-Germain | 2013–14 Coupe de la Ligue |
| Coupe de France Féminine | Olympique Lyonnais | 2013–14 Coupe de France Féminine |
| Coupe Gambardella | AJ Auxerre | 2013–14 Coupe Gambardella |
| Trophée des Champions | Paris Saint-Germain | 2013 Trophée des Champions |

### 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

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Last updated: 7 August 2014 Source: French Football Federation

### France (Women's)

**UEFA Women's Euro 2013**

Last updated: 7 August 2013 Source: French Football Federation Archived 16 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

### France U-21

Friendly

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Last updated: 7 August 2014 Source: French Football Federation U-21 Schedule Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine

