The 2020-21 Ligue 1 season will begin the weekend of August 22, 2020 and end on May 23, 2021, the Professional Football League (LFP) confirmed on Friday.
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The final of the Coupe de France disputed on July 24
The League has approved the calendar for next season on the board of directors, which kicks off by several weeks compared to previous years, due to the stretch of the 2019-20 financial year over the summer period. , including Cups in August. The final of the Coupe de France between Paris SG and Saint-Etienne, postponed because of the coronavirus, is indeed scheduled for Friday, July 24 at the Stade de France. PSG will also play the final of the League Cup against Lyon on Friday July 31 (8:45 p.m.), also in Saint-Denis.
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The last day less than three weeks before the Euro
The 38th and last day of Ligue 1 is scheduled for Sunday, May 23, 2021, less than three weeks before the start of the Euro (June 11-July 11) which was delayed by one year. As a reminder, the L1 will adopt a new program for the coming season: the typical day must start with a match on Friday evening (9 p.m.), followed by two others on Saturday (at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.). Most matches will be played on Sunday, at 1 p.m. (1 game), 3 p.m. (4 games), 5 p.m. (1 game) and 9 p.m. (1 game).
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A short winter break from December 23 to January 6
The jump-offs between the 18th in Ligue 1 and the winner of the L2 pre-play-offs are scheduled for May 27 and 30, 2021. In this tight calendar, where the withdrawal dates in the event of postponement of matches are rare, the winter break will be short since it will be held from December 23 to January 6, with in addition the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France to play the weekend of January 3.
The 2021 final of the Coupe de France was also scheduled for April 24, 2021, announced the Federation (FFF) for its part. The Ligue 2 championship will start on August 22 and end on May 15. The clubs in the anteroom will play most of their matches on Saturday (8 matches at 7 p.m., 1 to 3 p.m., then another on Monday at 8:45 p.m.), and no longer on Friday as in previous years.