In the event of a third confinement, an end to amateur football?

The vagueness still hovers a little more over amateur football, at the dawn of a potential third confinement.

The rumor swells. More and more. While the spread of Covid-19 variants worries the government, the latter is seriously considering applying a third containment, after those in spring and then in autumn 2020. An option that seems to be gaining ground. This, once again, would impact sport and therefore amateur football, already hard hit by the health crisis. Last October, when the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron announced the holding of a second confinement for a period of one month, amateur clubs had to pause their championships, as well as the Coupe de France at the time of play his 6th round. While the Old Lady must resume her rights this weekend (January 30/31) with the teams still in contention, the championships ranging from District to National 2 have still not resumed their courses.

Who says confinement says inability to train

If the establishment of a third confinement for the next few weeks would not change anything in the holding of the three main French divisions (Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and National), it could however whistle the end of the hierarchically lower championships. And therefore lead to a white season? If playing the end of competitions in a traditional way now seems utopian, a system of play-offs and play-downs has been regularly mentioned in recent months. But in addition to this phase, it would also be necessary to finish the first phase of the championships to apply a certain equity between all the formations of the same group.

That is to say many more matches to be played in total, by the end of June. Finally, who says confinement also says the impossibility of training. Once again. Already in difficulty by the establishment of a curfew throughout the territory from 6 p.m., amateur clubs are still in the dark about their future in the short, medium and long term. So when will the championships resume? While waiting for the government to decide to apply a third confinement, the French Football Federation (FFF) may well have to decide once again for the outcome of a 2020/2021 season which has already been truncated.

– .