Buy ES Troyes AC vs Le Havre tickets for the 2026/27 Season. The fixture kicks off at 20:45 local time on Friday 20 November 2026 at the Stade de l'Aube in Troyes, matchday thirteen of the Ligue 1 campaign. These two clubs have not met in the French top flight since February 2003. Twenty-three years is a long time to wait for a league fixture.
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The reason is simple and slightly absurd. Both clubs have spent most of this century outside Ligue 1, so their spells up have almost never coincided. Troyes are back this season as Ligue 2 champions; Le Havre have held their place for three years running. Anyone weighing up ES Troyes AC tickets for the autumn is looking at a fixture that barely exists in Ligue 1 records.
What follows is a buyer's guide: what the four tribunes at the Stade de l'Aube cost, why this is among the lowest-priced tickets in any of Europe's big five leagues, where the away block sits, plus what a Friday night kickoff means for anyone travelling into Champagne country. Every figure below is scoped to the French top flight between these two clubs, with the scope stated plainly at each table.
Start with what the fixture is not. This is not a derby, not a grudge and not a sell-out in the sense a Paris or Marseille visit would be. Troyes sit in Champagne, Le Havre on the Normandy coast, nearly four hours apart by road, with no shared history to argue over. Buyers looking at Le Havre tickets will find this one of the longer away trips on their calendar.
What it is instead is a rare one. Six top-flight meetings have ever been played between these clubs, the first in September 1960 and the last in February 2003. Both were relegated at the end of that 2002/03 season, which is precisely why the series stopped dead. A seventh is a genuinely unusual thing to be able to buy a ticket for.
The two clubs know each other far better one division down. They have met twenty-two times in Ligue 2 since 2003, a record so level it is almost comic: nine wins each, four draws, twenty-nine goals to twenty-eight. Whatever the top-flight table says, neither side arrives in Troyes expecting a comfortable evening.
There is also the ownership angle, which matters more to a visiting neutral than it does locally. Troyes have been majority-owned by City Football Group since September 2020, making the Stade de l'Aube part of the same portfolio as Manchester City. Le Havre, meanwhile, are generally regarded as the oldest club in France, with 1872 on the crest and a documented founding in 1884. Few Ligue 1 fixtures put those two stories on the same pitch.
Yes, with this among the more open fixtures in French football. Troyes operate season tickets and a supporter scheme that take priority in club sale windows, but there is no membership card requirement of the kind that governs access in Spain or Italy. A general sale happens for almost every home fixture at a ground of this size.
The friction for an overseas buyer is practical rather than structural. Club sale windows are documented in French, the stadium ticket offices have historically taken cash only, while a Friday evening fixture sells to a local audience that books late. None of that suits somebody planning a trip from abroad six weeks out.
The resale market covers that gap without costing much. Because face values at the Stade de l'Aube start around ten euros behind the goals and twenty to twenty-five along the sides, even a resale premium leaves you paying less than you would for a restricted view in England. This is one of the few fixtures where buying through a marketplace still lands you below the European average.
Travelling Le Havre supporters are housed in Bloc A of the Tribune Seine, with their own entrance at that end of the ground. That allocation moves through the club's supporter channels first. French authorities can apply conditions to visiting sales on fixtures rated sensitive, though a long-distance trip between two clubs with no rivalry rarely attracts them.
Five things set the price. Tribune comes first, with the main stand carrying a clear premium over the two ends. Opponent is second, placing Le Havre towards the lower end of Troyes' demand ladder, well below the visits from Paris, Marseille and Lyon. Timing is third, with the widest choice three to five weeks out.
Competition context is fourth. Neither club has European football this season, so seventeen league home fixtures are Troyes' entire home programme, which concentrates demand onto Saturdays and the occasional Friday. The fifth driver is hospitality, of which a ground this size holds a limited amount. The ranges below reflect typical resale movement for this fixture in the 2026/27 season.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribune Champagne | £25 – £55 | Atmosphere at the lowest entry point | Behind the goal on the town side, where the organised home support gathers. Face values here start around ten euros. |
| Tribune Seine | £30 – £65 | A view along the pitch on a budget | The opposite end, sharing the stand with the segregated visiting block. Quieter than the Champagne end. |
| Tribune Marcel-Vitoux | £55 – £110 | A longside view at a fair price | The side stand facing the main tribune, second largest in the ground. The value pick for most buyers. |
| Tribune d'Honneur, central | £95 – £190 | Comfort and the clearest sightlines | The main stand and the largest at the ground, rebuilt between 2002 and 2005. Central blocks command the upper end. |
| Hospitality and VIP | £220 – £550+ | Client entertaining or a special occasion | Lounge access, regional catering and a central seat. Limited in number, so availability closes early. |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The Stade de l'Aube sits east of the town centre, close to the river that gives the department its name. The ground traces back to 1924, took its modern shape through a rebuild in 1956, then was reconstructed stand by stand between 1998 and 2005. Capacity sits at around 20,400 across four tribunes, though the club quotes a slightly higher figure.
Each side of the ground has its own character, which matters more here than at a uniform modern bowl. The Tribune d'Honneur is the main stand and the largest, running along avenue Robert Schumann. The Tribune Marcel-Vitoux faces it. The Tribune Champagne holds the home support behind one goal, with the Tribune Seine and the away block at the other end.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribune Champagne | Supporters who came for the noise | Lower | Behind the goal on the town side, home to the organised support. The smallest stand in the ground and the loudest by a distance. |
| Tribune Seine | Buyers watching the budget | Lower | The opposite end, nearest the river and the campsite. Quieter, with the segregated visiting block occupying one section of it. |
| Tribune Marcel-Vitoux, central | Most first-time visitors | Mid | The longside stand opposite the main tribune, holding around a third of the ground. A clean view of the full pitch at a fair price. |
| Tribune Marcel-Vitoux, wings | Value seekers who still want a side view | Lower to mid | Same stand, angled towards one goal, usually a bracket below the central blocks for very little loss. |
| Tribune d'Honneur | Comfort and the technical areas | Mid to high | The main stand, the newest structure at the ground and the one with the premium facilities behind it. The choice if you want cover and space. |
| Visiting supporters' block | Travelling Le Havre fans | Lower to mid | Bloc A within the Tribune Seine, with a separate entrance at that end. Le Havre colours belong here only. |
If you are neutral or visiting for the first time, the central Marcel-Vitoux gives you the ground at its strongest value, with the Champagne end in full view across the pitch. If November weather concerns you, as in inland north-eastern France in late autumn it should, take the Tribune d'Honneur for the better cover.
Getting there is uncomplicated. The ground lies roughly twenty minutes on foot east of the town centre, through the old timber-framed streets that draw most visitors to Troyes in the first place. Bus 1 runs from the Halle every fifteen minutes on weekdays and Saturdays, hourly on Sundays, reaching the stadium in about ten minutes.
Allow more time on a Friday evening than the distance suggests. A 20:45 kickoff means arriving in the dark, the approach roads are residential, while a ground of 20,000 concentrates its crowd into a short window. Troyes itself is around ninety minutes from Paris by road and well under two hours by train, which makes this a realistic evening trip from the capital.
Hospitality at the Stade de l'Aube is concentrated in the Tribune d'Honneur, the stand rebuilt between 2002 and 2005, formally reopened that October. The scale is modest, as it should be for a ground of this size, with the offer leaning on the region rather than on generic stadium catering. Champagne country is not a bad place to be sold a hospitality package.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Lounge seat with pre-match reception | Pairs and small groups marking an occasion | Entry point to the premium side. Regional produce and drinks before kickoff, a central covered seat and no concourse queues. |
| Seated dining package | Business hosts entertaining two to six guests | Table service before the match and at half-time, with a reserved Tribune d'Honneur seat a short walk from the room. |
| Private box | Companies and larger private parties | Enclosed space for the group with dedicated service and a view over the halfway line. Very limited in number. |
| Premium seat with lounge access | Buyers who want comfort over catering | Wider covered seating in the central blocks with indoor access, without the cost of a full dining package. |
Two points before committing. Packages at Troyes are largely sold on seasonal contracts, so single-match availability on resale is thin even for a lower-demand fixture. Dress codes are relaxed by French standards, though club colours are still discouraged in the indoor areas.
The calculation here is more favourable than almost anywhere in this league. Because standard seating at the Stade de l'Aube prices so far below the European average, the step up to a package costs less in absolute terms than the equivalent move at a bigger club. For a group wanting a hospitality evening in Ligue 1 without a Paris budget, this is close to the ideal fixture.
French entry rules sit closer to the English model than the Italian one. Tickets are not routinely name-matched at the turnstile, so the friction is about delivery timing rather than documentation. Carry photo identification anyway, since it can be requested at collection points and in the premium areas.
| Delivery Type | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Electronic ticket by email | The standard method for Ligue 1. Confirm the send-out window stated on the listing, since some sellers release only once the kickoff time is fixed. |
| Mobile ticket transfer | Confirm you can accept a transfer into a smartphone wallet, then save the pass offline before travelling to the ground. |
| Collection in Troyes | Pickup from a stated point in the town or near the stadium. Confirm the collection window and what documentation is needed, noting that stadium windows have historically taken cash only. |
| Courier delivery | Physical tickets to a nominated address. Confirm the address is reachable in time; overseas buyers should nominate a Troyes hotel rather than a home address abroad. |
Read the listing notes in full before completing the order, because the tribune, delivery timing and any restrictions are stated there. On the day, bring photo identification, travel light since bag rules apply at the gates, then take the place printed on your ticket rather than moving to a better empty one.
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Step1
Open the fixture listing
Start on the match page for 20 November 2026 so you are seeing inventory for this fixture in Troyes only, not the return meeting at the Stade Océane later in the season.
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Set up your account
You can create an account before or during the purchase. Doing it first saves time later and keeps your order history in one place across the season.
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Filter by quantity first
Set the number of places before anything else. Listings sell in fixed splits, so filtering by quantity clears out everything that cannot take your group in one move.
Step4
Choose your tribune
Decide between the two ends, the two sides and the main stand using the guidance above. At a ground this size the tribune shapes your evening far more than the row number does.
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Read the listing notes
Tribune, seating-together status, delivery method and any restrictions are all stated on the listing. Two minutes here prevents most post-purchase surprises.
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Confirm the all-in total
Move to the payment screen and review the final figure including fees and delivery before committing. The displayed per-place price is not always the amount charged.
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Complete the purchase securely
Pay through the encrypted payment page. You will receive written confirmation carrying your order reference, tribune details and the delivery method the seller has attached.
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Follow your order to matchday
Use track order to watch the status through to delivery. If anything looks wrong in the final fortnight before 20 November, raise it then rather than on the day.
Troyes rewards being treated as a destination rather than a stopover. The medieval town centre is among the most intact in France, with timber-framed streets and a cathedral quarter that fill a comfortable day, while the Champagne vineyards sit within easy reach. The stadium is a twenty-minute walk from the middle of all of it.
Paris is the practical arrival point for anyone flying in, a little under two hours away by train or around ninety minutes by road, which makes a Friday evening fixture workable as an overnight rather than a long weekend. Overseas buyers should favour electronic or mobile delivery over anything physical, since a courier to an address outside France can miss a release window that opens only in the final week.
Request places together at the point of purchase rather than assuming it, because a listing showing four does not always mean four in a row. On date movement, Ligue 1 confirms broadcast slots several weeks ahead rather than at the start of the season, so a Friday night selection can shift. Keep travel flexible where you can, remembering that a 20:45 kickoff finishes late for onward connections.
Most fixtures in a major league have decades of shared history behind them. This one has six matches. The clubs first met in the French top flight in September 1960 and last met in February 2003. In the 23 years since, they have simply never been in the same division at the same time.
Both were relegated together at the end of that 2002/03 season, Le Havre in eighteenth and Troyes in twentieth, which is the reason the series stops where it does. Le Havre then spent most of the next two decades in the second tier before returning in 2023. Troyes came back up three times and went down three times, returning now as Ligue 2 champions.
One pattern runs through all six. The home side has won or drawn every single one of them. Neither club has ever taken a top-flight away win off the other. For a buyer that is a small but real argument in favour of the home end.
The other thing worth knowing is that the two clubs are far from strangers. Twenty-two meetings in Ligue 2 between 2003 and 2021 finished nine wins each with four draws, the goals running twenty-nine to twenty-eight. The Ligue 1 record is thin; the relationship between the clubs is not.
Only three top-flight meetings have been played at the Stade de l'Aube, so the table below widens the scope to every Ligue 1 and Division 1 meeting between the clubs at either ground. Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and all second-tier fixtures sit outside this scope and are excluded. Note that the two 1960/61 matches were played by the city's earlier professional club, ES Troyes AC having been founded in 1986.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 6 |
| Troyes wins | 2 |
| Le Havre wins | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Troyes goals | 10 |
| Le Havre goals | 13 |
| Biggest Troyes win | 3-1 |
| Biggest Le Havre win | 5-2 |
| First top-flight meeting in scope | 25 September 1960 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 1 February 2003 |
All totals are calculated from the verified match-by-match results below. At the Stade de l'Aube alone the record reads two Troyes wins and one draw from three matches, with Le Havre yet to win a top-flight fixture in Troyes.
| Date | Home Side | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb 2003 | Le Havre | 1-0 | Stade Jules-Deschaseaux |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Troyes | 1-1 | Stade de l'Aube |
| 16 Feb 2000 | Le Havre | 2-0 | Stade Jules-Deschaseaux |
| 13 Oct 1999 | Troyes | 3-1 | Stade de l'Aube |
| 11 May 1961 | Le Havre | 5-2 | Stade Jules-Deschaseaux |
| 25 Sep 1960 | Troyes | 4-3 | Stade de l'Aube |
Scores listed from the home side's perspective, newest first, each verified against two or more independent match records. Le Havre moved from the Stade Jules-Deschaseaux to the Stade Océane in 2012, after the last of these fixtures.
Correct. Both were relegated at the end of the 2002/03 season and their top-flight spells have not overlapped since. They have met twenty-two times in Ligue 2 during that period, but this is the seventh top-flight fixture between them.
The Tribune Champagne behind the goal on the town side, where the organised home support gathers. Visiting supporters sit separately in Bloc A of the Tribune Seine at the opposite end.
About twenty minutes on foot heading east, or roughly ten minutes on bus 1 from the Halle, which runs every fifteen minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and hourly on Sundays.
It is among the lowest-priced fixtures in any of Europe's big five leagues. Face values start around ten euros behind the goals and twenty to twenty-five along the sides, well below the equivalent anywhere in England or Spain.
Places from one listing are usually together, though some are split across rows in the same tribune. Request seating together at the point of purchase, then read the listing notes, which state the arrangement.
Sources: match results compiled from football-data.co.uk French league season files, the Wikipedia 1960-61 French Division 1 results matrix, worldfootball.net fixture archives and footballstats.fr match records, with every result confirmed by at least two independent records. Attendances and matchday numbers from footballstats.fr. Fixture date, kickoff time and venue confirmed against Ligue 1 scheduling and the club's official match calendar. Stadium capacity, tribune names, rebuild history and pitch surface from published Stade de l'Aube records. Tribune character, away block location, face-value bands and travel directions from the LiberoGuide stadium guide. Club ownership, founding history and league finishes from published club and season records.