France: LFP "welcomes" decisions of the Council of State, "takes note" of suspended relegations

"The League takes note of the request of the Council of State (of France) to re-examine, in connection with the FFF, the question of the format of Ligue 1 for the 2020-21 season by 30/06/2020," indicates the LFP on 09 / 06/2020, in reaction to the interim decision of the French Council of State, announced the same day, which suspended the relegation to Ligue 2 of Amiens SC Football and Toulouse FC.

"The judge in summary proceedings considers that the board of directors of the LFP could not legally base itself to decide to relegate the last two in the classification of Ligue 1 (Amiens SC Football and Toulouse FC), on the fact that the current convention concluded with the FFF provides for a limit of 20 clubs ("between 18 and 20 clubs"), whereas this convention ends on 30/06/2020 and that a new convention (for the next season) will have to be signed," explained the French Council of State 09/06/2020 (ruling to download).

The LFP, on the other hand, is "delighted" that the highest French administrative court has "validated the legality of the decision of 30/04/2020 on the immediate…