2026-27 season: when do Europe’s big five leagues return?

Back-to-school season is approaching.

This Friday evening, the 2026-2027 season officially kicks off in France with the start of Ligue 3, formerly known as the National.

Ligue 2 will follow the next day, while Ligue 1 fans will have to wait just a little longer.

And elsewhere in Europe, what’s the situation?

Here are the official restart dates for Europe’s five major leagues!

🇪🇸 La Liga

Restart date: August 15

First match: Alavés vs Getafe, Saturday, August 15, 7:30 p.m.

🇫🇷 Ligue 1

Restart date: August 21

First match: OM vs Strasbourg, Friday, August 21, 8:45 p.m.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League

First match: Arsenal vs Coventry, Friday, August 21, 9 p.m.

🇮🇹 Serie A

Restart date: August 22

First match: Inter vs Monza, Saturday, August 22, 6:30 p.m.

🇩🇪 Bundesliga

Restart date: August 28

First match: Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart, Friday, August 28, 8:30 p.m.

Which league are you looking forward to the most?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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