The Ligue de Football Professionnel (French pronunciation: [liɡ də futbol pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl], Professional Football League), commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professionalfootball leagues in France. It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of the French Football Federation. The current president of the league is Vincent Labrune. It is headquartered in Paris.[1]
The league is responsible for overseeing, organizing, and managing the top two leagues in France, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, and is also responsible for the 44 professional football clubs that contest football in France (20 in Ligue 1, 20 in Ligue 2, and four in the Championnat National).
The history of the Ligue de Football Professionnel dates back before World War II when the committee's primary motive was to ensure clubs in France pay players their wages. The chairman of the early predecessor of the league was Emmanuel Gambardella. Another committee, which monitored professional clubs and the status of professional players also existed during this time and was headed by Gabriel Hanot, who was later responsible for the creation of the European Cup, now the UEFA Champions League. During the Vichy regime, professionalism in France was abolished, which led to clubs forming unpopular regional amateur leagues. Under the current LFP hierarchy, the years 1939–1945 are non-existent.
Following the conclusion of the war, many clubs were hesitant to follow the initiatives of the French Football Federation due to their belief that the federation were not thinking in their best interests and, instead, opted to join an initiative by Gambardella referred the Groupement des clubs autorisés. On 27 October 1944, the Ligue Nationale de Football (National Football League) was officially founded with Gambardella being installed as the organization's first president. The league changed its name back to Groupement des clubs autorisés shortly after and kept the name until 1970 before returning to Ligue Nationale de Football. In 2000, the league changed its name to the Ligue de Football Professionnel.
Mission
The Ligue de Football Professionnel describes itself through its mission statement. The LFP must:
Organize, manage, and regulate all the aspects of professional football in France.
Finance all operations or any actions that are likely to develop the resources of professional football in France.
Apply the sanctions imposed by its authority organizations vis-à-vis members of sports clubs and its licenses and any other person bounded by these articles.
To defend the moral and material interests of French football in France.
Competition
League
The 44 member clubs of the LFP are grouped into two divisions: Ligue 1 (20 clubs) and Ligue 2 (20 clubs). The LFP also oversee the professional clubs that suffer relegation to third-tier Championnat National. Currently, there are four clubs playing in the third division that the league manages. In any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, though special circumstances may allow a club to host matches at other venues such as when Lille hosted Lyon at the Stade de France in 2007 and 2008. This makes for a total of 38 games played each season in both leagues.
Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a defeat. At the end of each season, the club with the most points in Ligue 1 is crowned champion of France. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If points are equal, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The three lowest placed teams are relegated to Ligue 2 and the top three teams from Ligue 2 are promoted in their place.
Cup
The LFP also organizes a cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue. Before its foundation as an official league cup in 1994, the competition was a summer friendly tournament. Unlike the Coupe de France which allows all clubs, regardless of status, to enter, the Coupe de la Ligue only allows professional clubs to participate. The competition is considered second-rate compared to the Coupe de France and attracts much criticism from many who deem the cup as having less prestige and creating fixture congestion.[2]
The DNCG is the organisation responsible for monitoring the accounts of professional association football clubs in France.[3] It was founded in 1984 and is an administrative directorate of the LFP. The current president of the DNCG is Richard Olivier.[4] Along with the LFP, the DNCG has a public mission of service. The mission of the DNCG is to oversee all financial operations of the 40 member clubs of the LFP (as well as those clubs recently relegated to the Championnat National), develop the resources of professional clubs, apply sanctions to those clubs breaking the rules of operation and to defend the morals and interests of French football in general.[3]
Presidents
Since the LFP's foundation, there have been a total of nine presidents who have served. The first president of the league was Emmanuel Gambardella who ran the organization from 1944 to 1953. His positive influence on French football led to the French Football Federation naming the country's prestigious under-19 youth cup tournament after him. The current president is Nathalie Boy de la Tour who was elected in 2016, becoming the first woman to take the role.[5]
^"Ligue de Football Professionnel Contacts". Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^Antonetti défend la compétition 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ ab(PDF) (in French). LFP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ (in French). LFP. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^"Nathalie Boy de la Tour becomes first female president of French league". The Guardian. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
External links
Official LFP site (in French)
(in English)
May 05, 2023
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Not to be confused with Liga de Futbol Profesional For the Algerian governing body see Ligue de Football Professionnel Algeria The Ligue de Football Professionnel French pronunciation liɡ de futbol pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl Professional Football League commonly known as the LFP is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of the French Football Federation The current president of the league is Vincent Labrune It is headquartered in Paris 1 Ligue de Football ProfessionnelCountryFranceConfederationUEFADivisionsLigue 1Ligue 2Number of teams40Level on pyramid1 2Relegation toChampionnat NationalDomestic cup s Coupe de la Ligue folded Current championsLigue 1 Paris Saint Germain Ligue 2 Toulouse 2021 22 TV partnersAmazon PrimeCanal beIN SportsWebsitewww wbr lfp wbr frCurrent 2022 23 Ligue 1 2022 23 Ligue 2The league is responsible for overseeing organizing and managing the top two leagues in France Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 and is also responsible for the 44 professional football clubs that contest football in France 20 in Ligue 1 20 in Ligue 2 and four in the Championnat National Contents 1 Foundation 2 Mission 3 Competition 3 1 League 3 2 Cup 4 DNCG 5 Presidents 6 References 7 External linksFoundation EditThe history of the Ligue de Football Professionnel dates back before World War II when the committee s primary motive was to ensure clubs in France pay players their wages The chairman of the early predecessor of the league was Emmanuel Gambardella Another committee which monitored professional clubs and the status of professional players also existed during this time and was headed by Gabriel Hanot who was later responsible for the creation of the European Cup now the UEFA Champions League During the Vichy regime professionalism in France was abolished which led to clubs forming unpopular regional amateur leagues Under the current LFP hierarchy the years 1939 1945 are non existent Following the conclusion of the war many clubs were hesitant to follow the initiatives of the French Football Federation due to their belief that the federation were not thinking in their best interests and instead opted to join an initiative by Gambardella referred the Groupement des clubs autorises On 27 October 1944 the Ligue Nationale de Football National Football League was officially founded with Gambardella being installed as the organization s first president The league changed its name back to Groupement des clubs autorises shortly after and kept the name until 1970 before returning to Ligue Nationale de Football In 2000 the league changed its name to the Ligue de Football Professionnel Mission EditThe Ligue de Football Professionnel describes itself through its mission statement The LFP must Organize manage and regulate all the aspects of professional football in France Finance all operations or any actions that are likely to develop the resources of professional football in France Apply the sanctions imposed by its authority organizations vis a vis members of sports clubs and its licenses and any other person bounded by these articles To defend the moral and material interests of French football in France Competition EditLeague Edit The 44 member clubs of the LFP are grouped into two divisions Ligue 1 20 clubs and Ligue 2 20 clubs The LFP also oversee the professional clubs that suffer relegation to third tier Championnat National Currently there are four clubs playing in the third division that the league manages In any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents though special circumstances may allow a club to host matches at other venues such as when Lille hosted Lyon at the Stade de France in 2007 and 2008 This makes for a total of 38 games played each season in both leagues Clubs gain three points for a win one for a draw and none for a defeat At the end of each season the club with the most points in Ligue 1 is crowned champion of France Teams are ranked by total points then goal difference and then goals scored If points are equal the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner If still equal teams are deemed to occupy the same position If there is a tie for the championship for relegation or for qualification to other competitions a play off match at a neutral venue decides rank The three lowest placed teams are relegated to Ligue 2 and the top three teams from Ligue 2 are promoted in their place Cup Edit The LFP also organizes a cup competition the Coupe de la Ligue Before its foundation as an official league cup in 1994 the competition was a summer friendly tournament Unlike the Coupe de France which allows all clubs regardless of status to enter the Coupe de la Ligue only allows professional clubs to participate The competition is considered second rate compared to the Coupe de France and attracts much criticism from many who deem the cup as having less prestige and creating fixture congestion 2 DNCG EditMain article Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion The DNCG is the organisation responsible for monitoring the accounts of professional association football clubs in France 3 It was founded in 1984 and is an administrative directorate of the LFP The current president of the DNCG is Richard Olivier 4 Along with the LFP the DNCG has a public mission of service The mission of the DNCG is to oversee all financial operations of the 40 member clubs of the LFP as well as those clubs recently relegated to the Championnat National develop the resources of professional clubs apply sanctions to those clubs breaking the rules of operation and to defend the morals and interests of French football in general 3 Presidents EditSince the LFP s foundation there have been a total of nine presidents who have served The first president of the league was Emmanuel Gambardella who ran the organization from 1944 to 1953 His positive influence on French football led to the French Football Federation naming the country s prestigious under 19 youth cup tournament after him The current president is Nathalie Boy de la Tour who was elected in 2016 becoming the first woman to take the role 5 President YearsEmmanuel Gambardella 1944 1953Georges Bayrou 1953Paul Nicolas 1953 1956Louis Bernard Dancausse 1956 1961Antoine Chiarisoli 1961 1967Jean Sadoul 1967 1991Noel Le Graet 1991 2000Gerard Bourgoin 2000 2002Frederic Thiriez fr 2002 2016Jean Pierre Denis 2016Nathalie Boy de la Tour 2016 2020Vincent Labrune 2020 presentPresidents in italics served in an interim role References Edit Ligue de Football Professionnel Contacts Retrieved 22 January 2018 Antonetti defend la competition Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine a b Rules of the DNCG PDF in French LFP Archived from the original PDF on 31 March 2010 Retrieved 1 January 2010 Composition of the DNCG in French LFP Archived from the original on 22 September 2009 Retrieved 1 January 2010 Nathalie Boy de la Tour becomes first female president of French league The Guardian 11 November 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2017 External links EditOfficial LFP site in French Official LFP site in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ligue de Football Professionnel amp oldid 1123066759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
