LFP unveils new calendar for Ligue 1 2024-2025

In the midst of a “TV rights war”, Ligue 1 has still not found a broadcaster for next season. Despite this uncertain context which also puts the clubs of the French football elite facing great financial uncertainties, the Professional Football League (LFP) in charge of organizing the French national championships, has nevertheless chosen the date of Friday, June 21, 2024 to announce the official calendar of Ligue 1 2024-2025 vintage which will resume its rights on Sunday August 18. Having been crowned French champion for the 12th time in its history last spring, Paris Saint-Germain will put its title on the line and begin the restart with a trip to the Stade Océane to face Le Havre because of the Olympic Games football events which will take place at the Parc des Princes this summer.

Runner-up to the Rouge et Bleu last season and qualified for the next Champions League, AS Monaco will begin its season by hosting AS Saint-Étienne, winner of FC Metz in the promotion play-offs last May and back in the elite after two years spent at the lower level. The big game of this first day of Ligue 1 will involve Stade Rennais and Olympique Lyonnais, two clubs expected to play leading roles and who will face off at Roazhon Park. While Lille will travel to Reims, Olympique de Marseille will go to Brest, author of a fabulous 2023-2024 season. Engaged in the Champions League for the first time in its history, the Finistère club will nevertheless have to manage a hot start to the season in parallel, such as its trips to Lens (2nd day) then Paris (4th day) with the reception of ASSE (3rd day) in between.

A PSG-OM Classic before a hot derby between OL and ASSE!

At the same time, Montpellier will host Strasbourg while Nantes will go to Toulouse. Promoted to Ligue 1 after winning the second division championship, Auxerre will have a lot to do from the start since AJA will meet OGC Nice. Same fight for Angers who will start with a perilous trip to Lens. Of course, the dates of the two Ligue 1 “Classics” are also known. The first duel between Marseillais and Parisians will take place at the Stade Vélodrome, on October 27, 2024 on the occasion of the 9th day of the French championship. Then, the two teams will meet at the Parc des Princes during the 26th part of the season at the Parc des Princes, the March 26, 2025. For the other main derbies, notably the one between OL and ASSE, Stéphanois and Lyonnais will meet first at the Groupama Stadium on November 10 (11th day) before the return leg at Geoffroy-Guichard on April 20, 2025 (30th day). Added to this are the dates of the “Olympicos”, historic matches between OM and OL, scheduled respectively on September 22, 2024 And February 2, 2025.

Finally, the program for the 34th and final day has been released and the 18 clubs making up the elite now know what sauce they will be eaten with. Rather spared on paper, PSG will host AJ Auxerre. Same story for OL who will be facing SCO. On the other hand, it will not be the same lemonade for AS Monaco, traveling to Bollaert-Delelis to oppose Lens. If the Gym will cross swords with Brest, OM will have to do battle with Stade Rennais at the Vélodrome, a duel that will undoubtedly be decisive for the European places. Toulouse will go to Saint-Étienne while LOSC and Reims will do battle at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium. For its part, Nantes will host Montpellier while Strasbourg will face Le Havre. Note that all of these confrontations will be held simultaneously on May 18, 2025. It should be noted that the LFP also wanted to provide some clarification on this calendar.No matchdays will be scheduled during the week for this 2024/2025 financial year. The 15th matchday of Ligue 1, scheduled for the weekend of December 14, 2024, will mark the start of the winter break, while the resumption will take place on the weekend of January 4, 2025. At the end of the season, as usual, the last two matchdays of Ligue 1 (J33 and J34) will be played in Multiplex format on the weekends of May 10 and 17, 2025.“.

The main posters:

D2: Olympique Lyonnais – AS Monaco, the weekend of August 24, 2024 D3: LOSC Lille – Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco – RC Lens, the weekend of August 31, 2024 D5: Olympique Lyonnais – Olympique de Marseille, the weekend of September 21, 2024 D6: RC Lens – OGC Nice and Paris Saint-Germain – Stade Rennais FC, the weekend of September 28, 2024 D8: AS Monaco – LOSC Lille and Stade Brestois 29 – Stade Rennais FC, the weekend of October 19, 2024 D9: Olympique de Marseille – Paris Saint-Germain, RC Lens – LOSC Lille and OGC Nice – AS Monaco, the weekend of October 26, 2024 D10: Paris Saint-Germain – RC Lens and LOSC Lille – Olympique Lyonnais, the weekend of November 2, 2024 D11: Olympique Lyonnais – AS Saint-Étienne and OGC Nice – LOSC Lille, the weekend of November 9, 2024 D12: RC Lens – Olympique de Marseille, the weekend of November 23, 2024 D13: Olympique de Marseille – AS Monaco and Olympique Lyonnais – OGC Nice, the weekend of November 30, 2024 D15: Paris Saint-Germain – Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille – LOSC Lille, the weekend of December 14, 2024 D16: AS Monaco – Paris Saint-Germain, the weekend of January 4, 2025 D20: Olympique de Marseille – Olympique Lyonnais and Stade Brestois 29 – Paris Saint-Germain, the weekend of February 1, 2025 D21: Paris Saint-Germain – AS Monaco, the weekend of February 8, 2025 D23: Olympique Lyonnais – Paris Saint-Germain and LOSC Lille – AS Monaco, the weekend of February 22, 2025 D26: Paris Saint-Germain – Olympique de Marseille, the weekend of March 15, 2025 D27: LOSC Lille – RC Lens and AS Monaco – OGC Nice, the weekend of March 29, 2025 D29: AS Monaco – Olympique de Marseille, the weekend of April 12, 2025 D30: AS Saint-Étienne – Olympique Lyonnais, the weekend of April 19, 2025 D33: AS Monaco – Olympique Lyonnais, the weekend of May 10, 2025