Paris: The French Football Federation (FFF) has confirmed that the postponed Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue finals will be taking place on July 24 and 31 respectively.
Both matches were postponed in April this year due to the coronavirus pandemic as Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the need for putting a halt to all sporting events.
The FFF has confirmed that the Coupe de France final between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne will take place on July 24.
A week later, PSG will then contest the Coupe de la Ligue final against Lyon.
The top two divisions of French football - Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 - had been abandoned in late April, as Paris Saint-Germain were declared the champions of the top flight for the third consecutive year.
As to the resumption, the two Cup finals will both be staged in front of fans, but there will be a limitation of 5,000 spectators.
The FFF president Noel Le Graet is eyeing more.
"Five thousand people at the Stade de France, it's true that it's a bit short," he told reporters on Friday. "I'd love to get it up to 30 percent, but I won't make a crisis out of it if we don't get it."
Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu hinted on Thursday that Le Graet could potentially get his wish, depending on the virus situation in France.
"For the time being, we are sticking to the 5,000-person limit because it does not only concern sport but also large cultural gatherings in public spaces," she said.
"There's a review on July 11, so we'll see what happens according to the epidemic curve in France."
The FFF has also confirmed on Friday that next season's Ligue 1, which kicks off on the weekend of August 22, will remain with a 20-team format.
Amiens and Toulouse were relegated from the curtailed season, and Lorient and Lens were promoted into the first division.
