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

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 Restart date: August 21 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.