Paris (AFP)
The French Football Federation has decided to award the title of champion of France 2019-2020 to the women's team of Lyon although the season has not ended, AFP learned Monday from concordant sources, confirming an information from RMC Sport.
Solicited, the Federation refused to comment on Monday evening after an executive committee which was to rule on this point.
The information disclosed by the specialized site was however confirmed to AFP by a source close to the deliberations and by a source close to the Lyon club.
Once officially confirmed by the FFF, it will offer a fourteenth consecutive Division 1 title to the Lyonnaises, untouchable on the national scene since 2007.
The French Women's Championship was stopped in mid-March because of the spread of the new coronavirus at the time when Lyon, leader of the classification, was preparing to face Paris SG, second with three points behind six days before the end.
PSG should therefore be qualified for the next edition of the Champions League, like OL.
At the bottom of the table, Marseille (11th with 6 pts) and Metz (12th with 2 pts), largely unhooked in the ranking, are in relegation position.
Who will do the opposite path? First of its group in D2, with twelve points ahead of the nearest pursuer, Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine) has its accession ticket in its pocket.
The outcome is more uncertain in Group B where Saint-Etienne, undefeated this season, is three points behind and one game less than Le Havre, leader and promoted according to the rules set by the Federation.
To establish a classification, despite the truncated season, the FFF has indeed established a quotient of points won per match played. This ratio deprives the "Vertes" of accession "for 0.04 point", according to the Stéphanois club which brought the case before the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF).
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