Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion

The Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG) (English: National Directorate of Management Control) is the organization responsible for monitoring and overseeing the accounts of professional association football clubs in France.

[1] It was founded in 1984 and is an administrative directorate of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP).

[2] In December 2007, French State Secretary for Sports Bernard Laporte claimed that the DNCG should be a Europe-wide body to create equality throughout the continent.

[1] At the end of each football season, the DNCG reviews the accounts of all the teams in the top five divisions in France.

The DNCG also has the power to change the number of teams in competitions depending on circumstances.