A new controversy shakes the Coupe de France after the 32nd final between JA Drancy and FC Nantes. At the heart of the controversy: the traditional retrocession of the share of revenue from the professional club to the amateur club, a common practice in the competition that FC Nantes did not wish to apply.
The attitude of FC Nantes is causing a stir in Drancy
The Nantes management has in fact claimed its share of 13,000 euros from JA Drancy, an amateur club already faced with significant expenses linked to the organization of the meeting. The Ile-de-France club had to relocate the match from the Charles Sage stadium to the Bauer stadium in Saint-Ouen for security reasons, generating significant additional costs.
The situation has become even more complex with damage allegedly committed by certain Nantes supporters in the Dyonisian enclosure, the repair of which will be the responsibility of the host club. Faced with these difficulties, the town hall of Drancy, through the voice of its councilor Aude Lagarde, publicly reacted by denouncing the attitude of the professional club which it describes as “a shame of French Football”, recalling in particular that the highest salary of FC Nantes amounts to 200,000 euros per month.
The town hall of Drancy calls on the FFF to position itself
To support its club, the Drance municipality has announced that it will propose a vote on exceptional financial aid at the next municipal council. She also called on the French Football Federation to take a position on this situation and invited institutional partners to mobilize to support JA Drancy.
This affair highlights the growing economic gap between professional and amateur football, even though the Coupe de France aims to be the showcase of their union.
