Fleury, Strasbourg and OM aim to shake up Première Ligue's top three | OneFootball

With Lyon, PSG and Paris FC still setting the pace, Fleury, Strasbourg and OM aim to trouble the order in Première Ligue this season.

According to L'Équipe, recent campaigns each had an outsider, Reims in 2024, Dijon in 2025, Nantes last term, and 2026-2027 could follow suit.

Fleury, fourth in 2022 and 2023 before a lull, begin under new coach Antoine Ponroy, promoted from Frédéric Biancalani’s staff. The club talk of embedding the women’s side among the league’s best and edging nearer to Europe, and have retained Chelsea forward Louna Ribadeira on loan with 21-year-old Lucie Calba a headline name after back-to-back young-player recognition and a France call-up under Laurent Bonadei.

Strasbourg’s rise runs from Seconde Ligue champions in 2024 to ninth in 2025 and seventh in May. New general manager Sylvain Carric targets further improvement and top-flight consolidation, with 14 departures and 11 arrivals shaping a push for Europe. Coach Vincent Nogueira works in English with an experienced foreign core, and pre-season highlighted German midfielder Kristin Kögel’s influence.

After staying up under Corinne Diacre, Marseille appointed 31-year-old Nicolas Chabot, newly voted LFFP coach of the year, then oversaw 16 exits and 15 arrivals. Options include Maureen Cosson, Nelly Da Cruz Rodrigues, Louise Fleury and keeper Emily Burns from fourth-placed Nantes, plus Maëlle Garbino and Claire Lavogez. Executives speak of improving on ninth and building a durable, competitive project to rejoin the clubs that count.

Source: L'Équipe

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