Return, friendlies, training camp… The first key dates of the Rouge et Blanc’s pre-season schedule

They’re back! While some of their teammates are still representing their national teams at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the majority of Monaco’s players returned to the Performance Center on Monday 6 July. Following two days dedicated to the customary fitness and medical assessments, the players from the Principality club completed their first pre-season training session on Wednesday morning under the guidance of new head coach Filipe Luís.

Five pre-season friendlies already scheduled 🏟️

The schedule will quickly gather pace, as AS Monaco will play their first pre-season friendly at the end of their second week of preparation, taking on Academy partner club AS Saint-Priest on Saturday 18 July at the Performance Center (kick-off 10:30am). Thilo Kehrer and his teammates will then travel to Portugal to face Sporting CP one week later (Saturday 25 July at 8:30pm French time), before hosting Cercle Bruges at their training ground in La Turbie (31 July at 5pm) and then Spanish side Getafe at the Stade Louis-II on Thursday 6 August (8pm).

Back to England for the pre-season training camp 🇬🇧

Following these first four friendly fixtures, the Rouge et Blanc will travel to England for a training camp at St. George’s Park, the "English Clairefontaine", previously selected in 2023 and 2025 and regularly used by the Three Lions, who have currently reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The team will spend six days there, from 8 to 14 August, and will get underway in style with a prestigious fixture against Liverpool at the iconic Anfield stadium on Sunday 9 August at 3:30pm French time.

Academy graduates involved from the start of pre-season 💎

Before kicking off this demanding pre-season programme, 33 players have already reported back for the opening week of training, including several young talents from the Club’s Academy. Nick Mokabakila, Matthias Wamu, Illies Belmokhtar and Oumar Konaté are all part of the group, along with new signings Flávio Nazinho, Mathys Detourbet, Sadibou Sané and Aymen Assab. Let’s start! ⏳

📆 First-team pre-season schedule

1. Monday 6 July

🏋️ Performance Centre: Players return for fitness and medical tests

1. Wednesday 8 July

🏋️ Performance Centre: First 30 minutes of training open to the media

🎙️ Performance Centre: Filipe Luís presentation press conference

1. Saturday 18 July

🏟️ Performance Centre: Friendly match against AS Saint-Priest (10:30am)

1. Saturday 25 July

🏟️ Estádio José Alvalade: Friendly match against Sporting CP (8:30pm)

1. Friday 31 July

🏟️ Performance Centre: Friendly match against Cercle Bruges (5pm)

1. Thursday 6 August

🏟️ Stade Louis-II: Friendly match against Getafe (8pm)

1. Saturday 8 August to Friday 14 August

🇬🇧 St. George’s Park: Pre-season training camp in England

1. Sunday 9 August

🏟️ Anfield: Friendly match against Liverpool (3:30pm)

1. Friday 14 August

🏟️ Coventry Building Society Arena: Friendly match against Coventry City (8:30pm French time)