Ruddy Buquet to oversee Ligue 1 opener as officials named for matchday one | OneFootball

Ruddy Buquet will referee the Ligue 1 season opener at the Vélodrome, Marseille v Strasbourg on Friday at 20:45.

The French Football Federation confirmed the appointments for matchday one, with Buquet on duty on Friday 21 August. The opener will be live on Ligue 1+.

Saturday's slate starts with Matthieu Vernice for Lens v Auxerre at 17:15. At 20:45, Marc Bollengier takes Troyes v Paris FC, Aurélien Petit has Le Mans v Brest, Romain Lissorgue handles Nice v Lorient, Guillaume Paradis is on Toulouse v Lyon, and Bastien Dechepy oversees Paris Saint-Germain v Stade Rennais.

On Sunday, Jérémy Stinat has Angers v Lille at 15:00. Jérémie Pignard is scheduled at 17:15.

The Ligue 1 refereeing roster for 2026-27 comprises Marc Bollengier, Jérôme Brisard, Ruddy Buquet, Bastien Dechepy, Willy Delajod, Abdelatif Kherradji, Geoffrey Kubler, François Letexier, Romain Lissorgue, Guillaume Paradis, Aurélien Petit, Jérémie Pignard, Azzedine Souifi, Jérémy Stinat, Clément Turpin, Mathieu Vernice and Eric Wattellier.

Source: L'Équipe

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