Ligue 1 2026-2027 : for Paris FC, Year II Must Be the Year of Confirmation. New coach, new young players with great potential: a year after the rediscovery of the First Division, forty-six years after, Paris FC approaches Year II with increased ambitions, under the direction of Liam Rosenior. Thanks to improved facilities at Orly, a will from the Arnault family, the capital club changes dimension and this must be seen on the pitch.
The Player to Watch: Matondo, the Big Man?
In the Paris FC locker room, Rudy Matondo, 18, is not overlooked as he constantly expresses himself. At his age, alongside Kevin Trapp, Maxime Lopez, Jonathan Ikoné, or Pierre Lees-Melou, many would have kept a low profile. Not the type of house, he who does not hesitate to joke. Recruited last winter from Auxerre, for 17.5 million euros, bonus included, he who was the first to embody the Paris FC strategy turned towards a youth with great potential has also made himself heard on the pitch.
Under the Parisian jersey, he did not take long to impose respect with his playing volume, his runs, and his ability to recover balls or project himself. His match at Lyon, on March 8 (1-1), will have revealed his qualities. Like two months later, with a double against Brest (4-0). If the Parisian club must let him grow, he certainly holds a small gem.
Three Things to Know About Paris FC
A little over fifteen days from the end of the transfer window, Paris FC, bonus included, is the club that has spent the most during this summer transfer window (79.5 million euros), far ahead of PSG (58.5 million). With the two previous transfer windows, it is over 150 million euros that the Paris FC version of the Arnault family will have invested in its squad. 88%, that's the stadium Jean-Bouin attendance rate last season when Paris FC returned to Ligue 1. A satisfactory result for the directors who hope to attract a little more crowd. Notably, subscribers who were around 7,000 last year. This figure would already have been exceeded and the club aspires to count between 8,000 and 9,000 this season.
With three additional pitches available in two months at the Orly training center, the pro teams and the youth academy will have 10 areas of play, including 6 official-sized pitches (2x11), 1 smaller one (2x8), and 3 goalkeeper zones.
Goalkeepers :Doamo, I. Meïté, Nkambadio, Trapp (ALL).
Defenders :Chergui (ALG), Coppola (ITA), De Smet (BEL), Koré, E. Mbemba, Mbow (SEN), Ollila (FIN), Otavio (BRE), Sangui, H. Traoré (MAL).
Midfielders :Ad. Camara, Kebbal (ALG), Lees-Melou, M. Lopez, Marchetti, Matondo, Zabi (CIV).
Forwards :El Hadary (MDG), Ikoné, Immobile (ITA), Krasso (CIV), Koleosho (ITA), Pagis, Simon (NIG), Sinayoko (MAL), O. Sissoko.
Coach :Liam Rosenior (ANG).
1st match(Saturday, August 22, 20h45) : Troyes - Paris FC.
2nd match(Sunday, August 30, 15h) : Paris FC- Nice.
3rd match(Sunday, September 6, 20h45) : OM - Paris FC.
Paris FC is currently 12th in Ligue 1, with 35 points, 8 wins, 11 draws, and 10 losses in 29 matches. The club has scored 37 goals and conceded 45, for a total of -8 goals. It is 28 points behind the leader Paris Saint-Germain. The next match of Paris FC is against Angers, on February 20, 2027, at 20h45.
