League Cup winners Paris Saint Germain s bid to have a ban on them defending the title was turned down by the French football federation (FFF) on Tuesday.
During an emergency meeting Tuesday morning the FFF dismissed a proposal by the French national Olympic Committee (CNOSF) to have the ban transformed into a match behind closed doors at the beginning of the season.
In April the Professional Football League (LFP) banned the winners from the 2008-09 competition after PSG fans displayed a controversial banner during their League Cup final victory over Lens.
During the match attended by President Nicolas Sarkozy Parisian fans were forced to remove the 25-metre banner which labelled people in the northeast of the country as paedophiles, unemployed, inbreds .
But the FFF judged the original sanction as appropriate given the particular nature and the seriousness of the facts .
They also said that because the incident took place during the League Cup it was logical and suitable the sanction concern the League Cup and not the French championship .
The CNOSF on Monday said they found the sanction disproportionate .
The draw for the first round of the League Cup takes place on Wednesday.
