Billionaire-owned Paris FC promoted after 46 years, set to join PSG in Ligue 1
Paris FC will be back in action in the French top flight next season following an absence of 46 years after it secured promotion to Ligue 1 on Friday following a 1-1 draw at Martigues.
The result guaranteed it a top two finish in Ligue 2, with leader Lorient also having secured promotion.
Paris FC will join champion Paris St Germain in Ligue 1, the first time in 35 years that two clubs from the French capital will compete in the top flight in the same season.
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๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ ๐๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ : ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฬ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐จฬ๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐
๐ตโช๏ธ #CertifiรฉParis |โฆ pic.twitter.com/uNoMKqYg1v โ Paris FC (@ParisFC) May 2, 2025
Paris FC was recently acquired by the family of French billionaire Bernard Arnault, who has said he aims to lift the club to be among the elite of French and European football.
The club earlier announced that next season it will move its home ground from Charlety stadium to Stade Jean-Bouin, which sits just across the street from PSG's home, the Parc des Princes.
Paris has not had two clubs in the top division since Racing Paris 1 (formerly Matra Racing) was relegated in 1990.
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