Governing bodies
J-P Rivère elected to the LFP's Administrative Council
On Friday Jean-Pierre Rivère was elected to the Ligue de Football Professional's Administrative Council for a four-year term.
It's the first time since the presidency of Maurice Cohen (LFP Administrator from 2004 to 2009) that OGC Nice is represented in the league's decision-making body.
The newly formed Administrative Council then proceeded to a vote for the LFP presidency that resulted in Nathalie Boy de la Tour's being elected as new LFP president.
The new LFP Administrative Council :
Ligue 1 group :
- Nasser al-Khelaïfi (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Jean-Michel Aulas (Olympique Lyonnais)
- Bertrand Desplat (EA Guingamp)
- Jean-François Fortin (SM Caen)
- Laurent Nicollin (Montpellier Hérault SC)
- Jean-Pierre Rivère (OGC Nice)
- René Ruello (Stade Rennais)
- Vadim Vasilyev (AS Monaco)
Domino’s Ligue 2 group :
- Claude Michy (Clermont Foot)
- Alain Orsoni (AC Ajaccio)
Independents group :
- Mme Nathalie Boy de La Tour
- Alain Guérini
- Vincent Labrune
- Jean-Michel Roussier
- (Reste un poste à pourvoir)
Première Ligue President :
- Bernard Caïazzo
- UCPF President:
- Guy Cotret
FFF representative :
- Michel Denisot
Players' representatives :
- Philippe Piat
- Sylvain Kastendeuch
Educators' representatives :
- Pierre Repellini
- Raymond Domenech
Administrative personnel representative :
- Patrick Razurel
Referees' representative :
- Olivier Lamarre
Professional club doctors' representative :
- Eric Rolland
The Administrative Council also designated the members of the LFP bureau :
President :
- Nathalie Boy de la Tour
Ligue 1 group and Première Ligue president :
- Nasser al-Khelaïfi (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Jean-Michel Aulas (Olympique Lyonnais)
- Bertrand Desplat (EA Guingamp)
- Laurent Nicollin (Montpellier Hérault SC)
- Jean-Pierre Rivère (OGC Nice)
- René Ruello (Stade Rennais)
- Vadim Vasilyev (AS Monaco)
- Bernard Caïazzo (Première Ligue)
Domino’s Ligue 2 and UCPF president representatives :
- Claude Michy (Clermont Foot)
- Guy Cotret (UCPF)
Football family representatives :
- Philippe Piat (UNFP)
- Patrick Razurel (SNAAF)
- Pierre Repellini (UNECATEF)
FFF representative :
- Michel Denisot
Independants' representative :
- Vincent Labrune
LFP Exectuvei Director General :
- Didier Quillot