The State Council of France in France rejected today the appeal submitted by Lyon against the League's decision to end the season early due to the new Corona virus, while suspending the decline of Toulouse and Amiens to the second degree.
The three clubs raised their voices loudly against the association's decision in late April to end the season and to top leaders Paris Saint-Germain with the title, due to the consequences of "Covid-19".
The decision was largely reflected in the three clubs, as Lyon, who was ranked seventh in the standings, was deprived of competing for a qualifying position for one of the two European Union competitions (Champions League and "Europa League"), and caused Toulouse and Amiens to drop to the second degree.
And the Shura Council supported in the summary of the decision issued by the early suspension of the season, saying that "there is no serious doubt about the legality of this decision (taken by the association), which balances the benefits and obstacles of the immediate suspension of the championship." At the same time, however, the council decided to "suspend the decline of Amiens and Toulouse to the second degree."
He justified this step by saying that "the League Council is not legally able to focus, in order to take the decision to drop the two teams who occupy the last two positions in the arrangement, on the principle that the current agreement concluded with the French Football Association notes that there is a maximum of 20 teams (in the first degree), While the effect of this agreement expires on June 30, a new agreement must be signed. "
The council asked the association "in cooperation with the competent authorities of the French Football Association, to reconsider the form of the league for the next season 2020-2021, and to draw the results of the decline, before the 30th of this year."
The Council thus opened a window on the possibility of 22 teams participating in the first division next season, instead of 20 currently. The League had taken the decision to end the season, following statements by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, in which he indicated that health conditions would prevent the completion of seasons for sports competitions, even if they were held behind closed doors.
The Shura Council recalled in the summary of the decision, which was published today on its website, the statements of Philip, placing them at the heart of the reasons that prompted the League to take the decision to end the season.
The Shura Council had become the last resort of the three clubs, after the Administrative Court in Paris on May 22 rejected its appeals against the association's decision.
Leon had mentioned in the complaint he submitted before the Shura Council, a request to reconsider the association's decision, and also "to re-evaluate the conditions that allow the resumption of competitions during the month of August, or to consider that the 2019-2020 season is a" white season ", which means canceling its effects and renewing Clubs qualified for the European competitions under the 2018-2019 season ranking.