modification of the rules of the DNCG before a carnage this summer

The information went unnoticed at first, before recently being revealed. On the initiative: France Football. In its issue of the week, the magazine shows a note slipped into the minutes of the executive committee of the French Football Federation (FFF), dated November 12, 2020. The latter notes the concern of French football leaders on the financial situation of clubs, whether professional or amateur.

As indicated by FF, the text thus modifies article 234 of the general regulations of the Federation: “Decides, for the 2020-21 season, any club which would be the subject of a safeguard or receivership procedure opened before the resumption of the 2021-22 Championships will not automatically be demoted to the lower division if he benefits from a backup plan, a recovery plan or a disposal plan approved by the competent court before the same deadline. derogation from the automatic nature of the demotion in no way calls into question the competence of the DNCG in matters of financial control of clubs and in no way prejudges the decisions that it is likely to take “, it is written.

More specifically, the body headed by Noël Le Graët then anticipated a certain understanding and tolerance towards the clubs at the time, in order to avoid relegation for financial reasons. The fault, of course, with the possible fiasco of Mediapro (confirmed since) resulting in the absence of TV rights in the funds of the clubs, as well as in camera imposed in front of the health situation. It is therefore a question of saving the essential, as France Football reminds us, and in particular for Ligue 1. Sufficient to avoid carnage this summer?

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