The 2019–20 season was Monaco's seventh consecutive season in Ligue 1 since promotion from Ligue 2 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 Ligue de Football Professionnel due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. In the Coupe de France, Monaco were eliminated in the round of 16 by Saint-Étienne. In the Coupe de la Ligue, Monaco were eliminated by Lille in the same stage.
This season was the club's first since 2015–16 (2012–13 in general) without Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, who departed Monaco to join Turkish club Galatasaray.
Season events Transfers Summer On 13 June, AS Monaco announced that Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel would join Mainz 05 on 1 July when the transfer window opens. On 20 June, AS Monaco announced that Guevin Tormin would join Châteauroux on 1 July when the transfer window opens.
On 26 June, Khéphren Thuram moved to Derby de la Côte d'Azur rivals Nice.
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.
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 since January 2019. Also on 1 July, Kévin N'Doram joined Metz on a season-long loan, while Giulian Biancone and Loïc Badiashile moved to Cercle Brugge on season-long loans. The following day, 2 July, Adrien Bongiovanni 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, Youri Tielemans left AS Monaco to join Leicester City 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 Genoa 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 Montpellier, 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 Lorient, while Samuel Grandsir moved to Brest on a season-long loan deal.
On 1 August, Jean-Eudes Aholou moved to Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan deal. On 5 August, Han-Noah Massengo made a permanent move to Bristol City.
On 6 August, AS Monaco announced the signing of Ruben Aguilar on a five-year contract from Montpellier, and that Pelé had joined Reading on a season-long loan. The following day, 7 August, Djibril Sidibé moved to Everton on a season-long loan deal.
On 11 August, Nacer Chadli joined Anderlecht on a season-long loan deal, while Hannibal Mejbri joined Manchester United 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 Wissam Ben Yedder to a five-year contract from Sevilla, while Rony Lopes moved in the opposite direction.
On 21 August, AS Monaco announced the signing of Islam Slimani 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 Volendam on a season-long loan deal,. with Arthur Zagre signing on a three-year contract from Paris Saint-Germain 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 Tiémoué Bakayoko 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 RB Leipzig, 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 on a permanent transfer, and Wilson Isidor moved to Laval on loan for the season. Also on 2 September, Dinis Almeida joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv outright, while Radamel Falcao joined Galatasaray.
On 17 September, Sofiane Diop joined Sochaux on loan until the end of the season.
Winter On 3 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of Strahinja Pavlović 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, Naldo left AS Monaco by mutual consent.
On 27 January, Jean-Kévin Augustin left AS Monaco after his loan from RB Leipzig was ended early.
On 29 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of Radosław Majecki, from Legia Warsaw, Aurélien Tchouaméni from Bordeaux and Youssouf Fofana from Strasbourg 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 on a contract until June 2024.
On 31 January, Gil Dias moved to Granada 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 Ligue de Football Professionnel ("LFP") suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 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 COVID-19 pandemic in France, 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 2019–20 La Liga 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
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Danijel Subašić GK Hajduk Split 2012 292 1 16 Diego Benaglio GK VfL Wolfsburg 2017 2020 38 0 30 Seydou Sy GK Academy 2014 8 0 40 Benjamin Lecomte GK Montpellier 2019 2024 32 0 Defenders 2 Fodé Ballo-Touré DF Lille 2019 2023 45 0 3 Guillermo Maripán DF Alavés 2019 2024 24 2 5 Jemerson DF Atlético Mineiro 2016 2021 101 2 12 Ruben Aguilar DF Montpellier 2019 2024 23 1 15 Jean Marcelin DF Auxerre 2020 2024 0 0 18 Arthur Zagre DF Paris Saint-Germain 2019 2022 3 0 25 Kamil Glik DF Torino 2016 2020 166 14 28 Jorge DF Flamengo 2017 34 2 32 Benoît Badiashile DF Academy 2016 46 1 39 Benjamin Henrichs DF Bayer Leverkusen 2018 2023 43 1 Midfielders 4 Cesc Fàbregas MF Chelsea 2019 2022 36 1 6 Tiémoué Bakayoko MF loan from Chelsea 2019 2020 115 6 8 Adrien Silva MF loan from Leicester City 2019 2020 40 0 17 Aleksandr Golovin MF CSKA Moscow 2018 2023 65 7 22 Youssouf Fofana MF Strasbourg 2020 2024 7 0 24 Aurélien Tchouaméni MF Bordeaux 2020 2024 3 0 34 Moussa Sylla MF Academy 2014 34 4 Forwards 9 Wissam Ben Yedder FW Sevilla 2019 2024 31 19 10 Stevan Jovetić FW Inter Milan 2017 44 14 11 Gelson Martins FW Atlético Madrid 2019 2024 40 8 13 Willem Geubbels FW Lyon 2018 2 0 14 Keita Baldé FW Lazio 2017 60 16 19 Pietro Pellegri FW Genoa 2018 5 1 20 Islam Slimani FW loan from Leicester City 2019 2020 19 9 U23 Jordy Gaspar DF Lyon 2017 2020 0 0 Romain Faivre MF Tours 2017 4 0 Gobé Gouano FW Academy 2018 1 0 Players away on loan Loïc Badiashile GK Malesherbes 2013 6 0 Radosław Majecki GK Legia Warsaw 2020 2024 6 0 Jonathan Panzo DF Chelsea 2018 3 0 Giulian Biancone DF Academy 2018 5 1 Julien Serrano DF Le Pontet 2013 2022 11 0 Djibril Sidibé DF Lille 2016 2021 110 6 Antonio Barreca DF Torino 2018 2023 9 0 Strahinja Pavlović DF Partizan 2020 2024 0 0 Franco Antonucci MF Ajax 2017 0 0 Adrien Bongiovanni MF Standard Liège 2015 1 0 Nacer Chadli MF West Bromwich Albion 2018 2021 21 0 Sofiane Diop MF Rennes 2018 21 0 Kévin N'Doram MF Academy 2014 2023 29 1 Pelé MF Rio Ave 2018 2023 11 0 Jean-Eudes Aholou MF Strasbourg 2018 2023 21 0 Adama Traoré MF Lille 2015 27 5 Youssef Aït Bennasser MF Nancy 2016 18 0 Gil Dias MF Braga B 2015 17 0 Samuel Grandsir FW Troyes 2018 2023 17 1 Wilson Isidor FW Rennes 2018 3 0 Henry Onyekuru FW Everton 2019 2024 4 0 Lyle Foster FW Orlando Pirates 2019 2023 2 0 Jordi Mboula FW Barcelona B 2018 2022 10 1 Left during the season 7 Rony Lopes MF Manchester City 2015 81 21 9 Radamel Falcao FW Atlético Madrid 2013 139 83 22 Jean-Kévin Augustin FW loan from RB Leipzig 2019 2020 13 1 26 Boschilia MF São Paulo 2015 2021 35 8 27 Naldo DF Schalke 04 2019 2020 9 0 Robert Navarro MF Barcelona 2018 1 0 Irvin Cardona FW Academy 2016 7 0
Out on loan
Reserves
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 July 2019MFGelson MartinsAtlético MadridUndisclosed15 July 2019GKBenjamin LecomteMontpellierUndisclosed6 August 2019DFRuben AguilarMontpellierUndisclosed12 August 2019MFHenry OnyekuruEvertonUndisclosed14 August 2019FWWissam Ben YedderSevillaUndisclosed24 August 2019DFGuillermo MaripánAlavésUndisclosed29 August 2019DFArthur ZagreParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed3 January 2020DFStrahinja PavlovićPartizanUndisclosed29 January 2020GKRadosław MajeckiLegia WarsawUndisclosed29 January 2020MFAurélien TchouaméniBordeauxUndisclosed29 January 2020DFYoussouf FofanaStrasbourgUndisclosed30 January 2020DFJean MarcelinAuxerreUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.21 August 2019FWIslam SlimaniLeicester CityEnd of season23 August 2019MFAdrien SilvaLeicester CityEnd of season31 August 2019MFTiémoué BakayokoChelseaEnd of season1 September 2019FWJean-Kévin AugustinRB Leipzig27 January 2020
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.13 June 2019DFRonaël Pierre-GabrielMainz 05Undisclosed20 June 2019MFGuevin TorminChâteaurouxUndisclosed26 June 2019MFKhéphren ThuramNiceUndisclosed29 June 2019GKÁlvaro FernándezHuescaUndisclosed8 July 2019MFYouri TielemansLeicester CityUndisclosed8 July 2019MFIbrahima DialloBrestUndisclosed23 July 2019GKPaul NardiLorientUndisclosed5 August 2019MFHan-Noah MassengoBristol CityUndisclosed11 August 2019MFHannibal MejbriManchester UnitedUndisclosed12 August 2019FWIrvin CardonaBrestUndisclosed14 August 2019MFRony LopesSevillaUndisclosed2 September 2019DFDinis AlmeidaLokomotiv PlovdivUndisclosed2 September 2019MFRobert NavarroReal SociedadUndisclosed2 September 2019FWRadamel FalcaoGalatasarayUndisclosed30 January 2020MFBoschiliaInternacionalUndisclosed Transfers announced on the above date, become official when the transfer window opens on 1 July.
Loans out