France national amateur football team

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France Amateurs
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Nickname(s) Les Bleus (The Blues)
Association French Football Federation (FFF)
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Amateurs 2–1 Austria Amateurs  Flag of Austria.svg
(Strasbourg, France; 10 May 1934)
Last international
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 3–2 France Amateurs  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
(Mohammedia, Morocco; 20 July 1989)
Biggest win
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Amateurs 14–0 Chad  Flag of Chad.svg
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Amateurs 0–5 West Germany Amateurs  Flag of Germany.svg
(Mulhouse, France; 11 May 1977)

The France national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for France in football. It was active from 1932 to 1989. [1]

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History

The team was created following the introduction of professional-level football in France in 1932. Although it is not the same team as the France Olympic football team, the amateurs participated in the qualification phases for the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1980.

On 15 May 1963, the team played in a match against the England amateur team for the occasion of the centenary of The Football Association.

During the 1967 Mediterranean Games, the final between France and Italy finished in a 0–0 draw. The referees decided to determine a winner via a coin toss, which Italy won. However, the organizational committee overturned this decision and declared both countries as winners. [2] In their next five Mediterranean Games appearances, France finished runners-up three times in 1975, 1979, and 1987.

The team's last ever match was a 3–2 loss against Congo in Mohammedia, Morocco on 22 July 1989. [1]

Mediterranean Games record

Football at the Mediterranean Games
YearRoundGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg 1951 000000
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1955 3321062
Flag of Lebanon.svg 1959 000000
Flag of Italy.svg 1963 000000
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1967 1531195
Flag of Turkey.svg 1971 5420254
Flag of Algeria.svg 1975 26312106
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1979 2522167
Flag of Morocco.svg 1983 4412111
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg 1987 2531172
1991 – presentSee France national under-20 team
Total7/103216884427

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "France - Amateur Team - International Results 1934-89". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. "Mediterranean Games 1967 (Tunis, Tunisia)". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.