They are 20 to have been retained by the French Football Federation (FFF) to officer this season in the elite. 20 Federal 1 referees 1 selected by the National Arbitration Directorate for the financial year 2025-2026 which opens this Friday, August 15 with a Rennes-OM for inaugural poster.
Among the lucky ones, the essentials and experienced François Letexier, Clément Turpin, Benoît Bastien, Benoît Millot, Ruddy Buquet, Hakim Ben El Hadj and Jérôme Brisard who, all, attack their tenth season at least in League 1. But also the international referee Stéphanie Freppart and a newcomer in the first division: Guillaume Paradis.
The list of 20 L1 referees for the 2025-2026 season
(In the order of the federal ranking 2024-2025))
Benoît Bastien (42 years old)
15th Ligue 1 season
Jérôme Brisard (39 years old)
10th season of Ligue 1
Clément Turpin (43)
18th Ligue 1 season
Willy Delajod (32)
8th Ligue 1 season
François Letexier (36 years old)
10th season of Ligue 1
Jérémie Pignard (37 years old)
7th season of Ligue 1
Éric Wattellier (37 years old)
8th Ligue 1 season
Thomas Léonard (43)
9th Ligue 1 season
Jérémy Stinat (46 years old)
8th Ligue 1 season
Stéphanie FRAPPART (41 years old)
7th season of Ligue 1
Mathieu Vernice (31 years old)
4th season of Ligue 1
Marc Bollengier (33 years old)
4th season of Ligue 1
Abdelatif Kherradji (39 years old)
2nd season of Ligue 1
Hakim Ben El Hadj (47)
10th season of Ligue 1
Romain Lissorgue (34)
4th season of Ligue 1
Bastien Dechepy (39 years old)
6th season of Ligue 1
Gaël Angoula (43)
3rd Ligue 1 season
Benoît Millot (43)
15th Ligue 1 season
Ruddy Buquet (48 years old)
17th season of Ligue 1
Guillaume Paradis (31 years old)
1era Ligue 1 season
