Paris Saint-Germain Handball's pre-season schedule
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Paris Saint-Germain Handball will officially resume training on Wednesday 23 July 2025, marking the start of preparations for the 2025-2026 season.
The Parisians will get back to training on Wednesday 23 July with a week of handball and physical preparation sessions led by new Paris Saint-Germain coach Stefan Madsen, his assistant Henrik Møllgaard and goalkeeping coach Patrice Annonay.
Several friendlies are also scheduled for early August in Germany (against Rhein Neckar Löwen and Göppingen), as well as a closed-door match at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin against Dunkerque on 8 August. For the third year running, Les Rouge et Bleu will then head to Japan as part of their summer tour, scheduled from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 21 August. Based in Tokyo, the Parisian squad will use the facilities of the Ajinomoto National Training Center for their training sessions. Stefan Madsen's players will play two warm-up matches at the prestigious Yoyogi National Stadium: against Zeekstar Tokyo on Tuesday 19 August and against the Japanese national team on Wednesday 20 August.
The reigning French champions will kick off their season in official competition with a top-level clash: the Trophée des Champions against Montpellier on 30 August at the Futuroscope Arena in Poitiers.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HANDBALL'S PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
Wednesday 23 July | Resumption of training in Paris |
Wednesday 23 July to Thursday 31 August | Physical preparation and training in Paris |
Saturday 2 August to Wednesday 6 August | Friendlies in Germany vs Rhein Neckar Löwen (Sunday 3 August) vs Göppingen (Tuesday 5 August) |
Friday 8 August (18h30) | Friendly match (behind closed doors) against Dunkerque at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
From Tuesday 12 August to Thursday 21 August | Japan Tour Tokyo (Japon) |
Tuesday 19 August | Zeekstar Tokyo - Paris Saint-Germain at Yoyogi National Stadium (Tokyo, Japan) |
Wednesday 20 August | Japanese national team - Paris Saint-Germain at Yoyogi National Stadium (Tokyo, Japan) |
Saturday 30 August (20:00) | Trophée des Champions Paris Saint-Germain - Montpellier at the Arena Futuroscope (Poitiers) |