The 2019–20 season was

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's seventh consecutive season in

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since promotion from

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in 2013. Monaco finished the season in ninth position, on 1.43 points per game, after the season was ended on 30 April by the

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due to the

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. In the

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, Monaco were eliminated in the round of 16 by

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. In the

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, Monaco were eliminated by

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in the same stage. This season was the club's first since 2015–16 ( 2012–13 in general) without Colombian striker

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, who departed Monaco to join Turkish club

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

Season events

Transfers

Summer

On 13 June, AS Monaco announced that Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel would join

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on 1 July when the transfer window opens. On 20 June, AS Monaco announced that Guevin Tormin would join

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on 1 July when the transfer window opens. On 26 June,

Khéphren Thuram Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (; born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Juventus and the France national team. Formed at Monaco where he made three substitute appearances, he signed for r ...

moved to

Derby de la Côte d'Azur The Derby de la Côte d'Azur is a football match contested between Ligue 1 clubs AS Monaco and OGC Nice. The name of the derby derives from the fact that Monaco and Nice are the two major clubs in France that are situated on or near the Côte d'A ...

rivals

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million On 28 June, AS Monaco announced that they had decided not to extend the contract of Andrea Raggi and that he would leave the club. The following day, 29 June, Álvaro Fernández left AS Monaco to sign for Spanish club

Huesca Huesca (; ) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1096 and 1118. It is also the capital of the Spanish Huesca (province), ...

. On 1 July, AS Monaco announced that Gelson Martins had joined the club permanently on a five-year contract, having previously been on loan at the club from

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

since January 2019. Also on 1 July, Kévin N'Doram joined

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

on a season-long loan, while Giulian Biancone and Loïc Badiashile moved to

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...

on season-long loans. The following day, 2 July,

Adrien Bongiovanni Adrien Bongiovanni (born 20 September 1999) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club RAAL La Louvière. Club career Monaco Bongiovanni made his professional debut on 26 April 2017 in the Coupe de Franc ...

returned to Cercle Brugge for a second season on loan at the club. On 5 July, Julien Serrano also moved on loan to Cercle Brugge until the end of the season. On 8 July,

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left AS Monaco to join

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

on a permanent transfer, while Ibrahima Diallo moved permanently to Brest, where he had been on loan the previous season. On 10 July, Antonio Barreca moved to

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on a season-long loan deal with an option to join Genoa outright at the end of the season. On 15 July, AS Monaco signed Benjamin Lecomte on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee from

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, and sent Jordi Mboula on loan to Cercle Brugge until the end of the season. On 23 July, Paul Nardi left AS Monaco to sign for

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, while Samuel Grandsir moved to Brest on a season-long loan deal. On 1 August, Jean-Eudes Aholou moved to

on a season-long loan deal. On 5 August, Han-Noah Massengo made a permanent move to

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. On 6 August, AS Monaco announced the signing of Ruben Aguilar on a five-year contract from Montpellier, and that

Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely reg ...

had joined

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on a season-long loan. The following day, 7 August, Djibril Sidibé moved to Everton on a season-long loan deal. On 11 August,

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joined

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on a season-long loan deal, while Hannibal Mejbri joined

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outright. On 12 August, Irvin Cardona moved to Brest, and Henry Onyekuru signed from Everton on a five-year contract. On 14 August, AS Monaco announced the signing of

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to a five-year contract from

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, while

Rony Lopes Marcos Paulo Mesquita "Rony" Lopes (born 28 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor. Early life Born in Belém, Pará, Brazil to a Brazilian fat ...

moved in the opposite direction. On 21 August, AS Monaco announced the signing of

Islam Slimani Islam Slimani (; born 18 June 1988) is an Algerian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Belgian Pro League club K.V.C. Westerlo, Westerlo on loan from CR Belouizdad in the Alge ...

on a season-long loan deal from Leicester City. On 23 August Adrien Silva returned to AS Monaco on a season-long loan deal from Leicester City. The following day, 24 August, Guillermo Maripán signed on a five-year contract from Alavés. On 28 August, Franco Antonucci left AS Monaco to sign for

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on a season-long loan deal,. with Arthur Zagre signing on a three-year contract from

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the following day. On 30 August, Jonathan Panzo and Lyle Foster both moved on season-long loan deals to Cercle Brugge. The following day, AS Monaco announced the signing of

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on a season-long loan deal with an option to purchase outright, and that Adama Traoré had joined Metz on a season-long loan deal. On 1 September, AS Monaco announced the season-long loan signing of Jean-Kévin Augustin from

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, with an option to make the move permanent in the summer of 2020. On 2 September, Robert Navarro left AS Monaco to join

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

on a permanent transfer, and Wilson Isidor moved to Laval on loan for the season. Also on 2 September, Dinis Almeida joined

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

outright, while

joined

. On 17 September, Sofiane Diop joined

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on loan until the end of the season.

Winter

On 3 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of

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from Partizan on a contract until June 2024 while remaining at Partizan on loan for the remainder of the season. On 5 January, Henry Onyekuru moved to Galatasaray on loan for the remainder of the season. On 17 January,

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left AS Monaco by mutual consent. On 27 January, Jean-Kévin Augustin left AS Monaco after his loan from

was ended early. On 29 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of

Radosław Majecki Radosław Majecki (born 16 November 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Monaco. Club career In January 2020, Majecki agreed a contract until June 2024 with Ligue 1 side Monaco, who loaned him ba ...

, from

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

Aurélien Tchouaméni Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni (; born 27 January 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team. He is regarded as one of the best defensiv ...

from

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

and Youssouf Fofana from

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all on contracts until June 2024. Majecki stayed at Legia Warsaw on loan for the remainder of the season, while Jordi Mboula had joined Huesca on loan until the end of season after his loan deal at Cercle Brugge had ended. On 30 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of Jean Marcelin from

Auxerre Auxerre ( , , Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Auchoirre'') is the capital (Prefectures in France, prefecture) of the Yonne Departments of France, department and the fourth-largest city in the Burgundy historical region southeast of Par ...

on a contract until June 2024. On 31 January, Gil Dias moved to

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on loan for the remainder of the season.

Contract extensions

On 1 July, Chrislain Matsima signed his first professional contract with AS Monaco.

August

On 11 August, sports director Michael Emenalo left AS Monaco by mutual consent.

December

On 28 December, Leonardo Jardim left his role as head coach of AS Monaco, with Robert Moreno being announced as his replacement on a contract until June 2022 the same day.

March

On 13 March, the

("LFP") suspended

and

indefinitely following the outbreak of coronavirus in France.

April

On 28 April, it was announced that Ligue 1 would not resume after all sporting events in France were banned until September. Two days later, on 30 April, the LFP declared the season finished due to the

, with Monaco finishing in ninth position after positions were decided on points per game.

June

On 25 June, Everton announced that they had agreed a deal with AS Monaco to extend the loan of Djibril Sidibé until the end of their season. On 29 June, AS Monaco confirmed this, along with Gil Dias' loan being extended until the end of the

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season.

July

On 1 July, AS Monaco confirmed that the loan deals for Pelé, Jordi Mboula and Antonio Barreca had all been extended until the end of their respective seasons.

Squad

Out on loan

Reserves

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

: Transfers announced on the above date, become official when the transfer window opens on 1 July.

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by matches

Results

The Ligue 1 schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.

Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

Statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for Monaco no longer at the club:''

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

, - , colspan="17", ''Players away on loan:''

References

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