It is, for each supporter, the first little moment of excitement of the summer, the publication of the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 calendar. We then take our pen and tick off the main dates of the season, the trips that we would like to do, THE match where to bring your child for his very first time at the stadium. In short, football, what. And suddenly, what to remember this year from the new calendar 2023-2024 published this Thursday by the LFP? That Paris Saint-Germain, crowned champion of France at the end of May for the eleventh time, will launch the defense of their title against Lorient, the weekend of August 12 and 13 at home.
The Parisians will make their first trip to Toulouse, on behalf of the second day, before chaining four successive summits against Lens, Lyon, Nice and their historic rival Marseille, on Sunday September 24 at the Parc des Princes. The classic return is scheduled for Sunday March 31, 2024 at the Vélodrome. OM, third last season, start at home against Reims for the first appearance in an official match for Spanish coach Marcelino, then face Metz, Brest, Nantes and Toulouse. “The Olimpico” will be played on Sunday October 29 in Marseille and Sunday February 4 in Lyon.
Lens will start in Brest
RC Lens, runner-up to PSG last season, will kick off their campaign in Brest before returning to their home crowd of Bollaert-Delelis against Rennes. Le Havre, champion of Ligue 2, inaugurates its return to the top flight with a trip to Montpellier, before its first match at the Océane stadium against Brest. The other promoted, Metz, will have a difficult start to manage in Rennes, first, then at home against OM. Only one day, the 17th, is intercalated during the week. The nine matches will be played at the same time, on Wednesday evening December 20. Then will come the winter break, with a resumption scheduled for January 13 and 14.
The kick-off of Ligue 2 will be given on the weekend of August 5 and 6, a week before L1, with Valenciennes-Auxerre, Pau-Bordeaux, Laval-Angers, Paris FC-Caen and Saint-Étienne in particular. against Grenoble. The League also communicated on an inaugural duel between Sochaux and Guingamp, despite the administrative relegation to National of the Franche-Comté club, which said it wanted to appeal. “This schedule is established subject to ongoing procedures and possible appeals”, it is specified.