French Ligue 1 Tickets

France Ligue 1 showcases some of the most talented - and expensive - players and teams

in the world. The big names in the league are Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Olympique Lyon. With 380 matches

played seasonally, the French top flight offers up a lot of top quality football to watch over a single

season.

France Ligue 1 History

Professional football in France did not exist until 1930, when the National Council of

the French Football Federation voted for it’s support. A few years later, and France were ready to kick off their

inaugural professional season in 1932. There were 20 founding clubs in Ligue 1 that year, including current teams

such as Marseille, Stade Rennais and Montpellier. Prior to 2002, Ligue 1 was known as Division 1.

In recent times, new teams have entered the fray and invested heavily into professional

French football. The two biggest names to get involved with this are Paris Saint Germain and Monaco, who have

collectively spent over £500 million on their team's success both domestically and internationally.

Average Ticket Prices and Attendance for the Ligue 1

Going to see your favourite team in Ligue 1 is, most likely, going to be pricey. The

average ticket price for an away game in Ligue 1 is around £200 and an average ticket price of £40. Prices to vary

from team to team, but PSG - who are the most prolific spenders in Ligue 1 - are the priciest. With season ticket

prices topping £2000 and day ticket prices ranging from £27 to £186, there is a lot of variance in cost.

Ligue 1 attendance is relatively strong, which unfortunately means that tickets are

known to sell out - especially for the big games. As expected, PSG has the highest attendance at 46,000, with

Marseille coming close by drawing in crowds of 43,000. These are big names, though, with some of the smaller clubs

only managing around 3,000 fans to attend their games. In short, Ligue 1 attendance is a bit of a mixed bag. Expect

troubles in finding a ticket for the big games, but for lesser known matches you should be okay.

How to Get France Ligue 1 Tickets

Ligue 1 is a league that is growing, and as a result crowds for the matches are getting

bigger. Tickets to France Ligue 1 games are becoming harder to come by due to this rise in popularity, so finding

the ticket you want is not always as easy as you might hope. Although it is not normal for tickets to sell out for

every game, if you want to catch one of the big names you might need to act quickly or try a few different methods

to get your tickets. Outlined below are a few of the known channels available to you:

Straight from the source

For Ligue 1 games, most tickets are put up on sale around two to four weeks before the

match date. So, if you are looking to buy directly from the club it is vital that you order them as soon as they are

released for public sale. Most team box offices are available online, although when tickets are released servers are

prone to crashing as a result of a spike in their popularity.

Join the club as a member

Most clubs in Ligue 1 offer an exclusive club membership option, that gives fans a first

pass to buy tickets to games. This is great as it can guarantee a seat to a bigger game, but you have to pay a

variable rate for the membership. Even then, you still have to buy the ticket, so it can end up costing you quite a

lot for the guarantee of a match day ticket for a Ligue 1 game.

Luxurious hospitality tickets

For the executive fans of Ligue 1, corporate and hospitality tickets might be an option

to consider. These luxurious tickets include entry to a box seat, as well as a host of other benefits such as a

pre-match meal and drinks. All of this decadence and convenience comes at a price, though - literally. Hospitality

tickets are notoriously expensive, not to mention they are also known for their rather boring atmosphere. You have

been warned!

Ticket touts and scalping

French authorities are becoming a lot stricter when it comes to match day ticket

scalping. If you are caught buying, selling or trying to use a fake or scalped ticket to gain entry to a game, you

can be charged and banned from future games. It is always advised to avoid the ticket touts at all costs, as you are

very likely to end up in some form of trouble.

Official ticket exchanges

Thanks to the advent of the internet, there has been a huge rise in online ticket

reselling. In short, these online platforms facilitate legitimate ticket holders to sell their tickets to other

fans. This is a great option that normally nets you a good deal for the match you want to go to in Ligue 1. There

are a number of exchanges available, but some of the best are SeatLoader, Ticketbis and WoWTickets.