We are only one week away for the start of the season in French's top football division. Paris Saint-Germain comes in on a roll after winning the treble, and despite the Club World Cup disappointment, it seems that they are the strongest team in Europe right now, with nobody able to stop them.
The Ligue 1 calendar has been confirmed, with the first matchday starting on Friday, August 15, with PSG playing on Sunday evening, visiting Nantes. Paris FC, a newly promoted team in Paris, neighbours of PSG, debuts that same day against Angers.
The season will end on May 16, 2025, but if things go down similarly than last year, PSG will be crowned much earlier. Last year, no team came even close, but Lens, Monaco, Marseille, and 2021's champion Lille have been their closest pursuers lately...
Ligue 1 matchday 1
Friday, 15 August
Rennes vs. Marseille: 20:45 CEST, 19:45 BST
Saturday, 16 August
Lens vs. Lyon: 17:00 CEST, 16:00 BST
Monaco vs. Le Havre: 19:00 CEST, 18:00 BST
Nice vs. Toulouse: 21:05 CEST, 20:05 BST
Sunday 17 August
Stade Brestois vs. LOSC: 15:00 CEST, 14:00 BST
Auxerre vs. Lorient: 17:15 CEST, 16:15 BST
Angers vs. Paris FC: 17:15 CEST, 16:15 BST
Mets vs. RC Strasbourg: 17:15 CEST, 16:15 BST
Nantes vs. PSG: 20:45 CEST, 19:45 BST
All teams from Ligue 1 2025/26
Last year, Lorient, Paris FC, and Metz earned their promotion to Ligue 1, while Montpellier, Saint-Étienne, and Reims were relegated. These are the 18 teams fighting in first division in France this year.
Angers
Auxerre
Brest
Le Havre
Lens
Lille
Lorient
Lyon
Marseille
Metz
Monaco
Nantes
Nice 0
Paris FC
Paris Saint-Germain
Rennes
Strasbourg
Toulouse