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Ligue 1: Match between Nantes and Toulouse definitively interrupted after the intrusion of Nantes supporters on the Beaujoire pitch.

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Delighted with the relegation of the Canaries, supporters of FC Nantes pursued the players, who had to head towards the locker rooms.


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Ligue 1: Match between Nantes and Toulouse definitively interrupted after the intrusion of Nantes supporters on the Beaujoire pitch.

CRS officers trying to stop Nantes supporters from entering the field during the reception of Toulouse in Ligue 1, on May 17, 2026, at La Beaujoire. (SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS / AFP)

After twenty minutes of play, the match of the 34th and final day of Ligue 1 between FC Nantes and Toulouse was interrupted, first temporarily and then finally definitively, following the invasion of Nantes supporters on the field on Sunday, May 17. Nantes, already relegated to Ligue 2, and Toulouse, in 10th place with nothing else to hope for in the championship, were at 0-0 when supporters from the “Tribune Loire” invaded the pitch at the Beaujoire.

Several dozen people dressed in black with club-colored hoods forced their way onto the field with smoke bombs, causing the 22 players to run towards their locker rooms.

Vahid Halilhodzic, the Nantes coach, tried to stay on the field to confront the supporters but was held back by a staff member. The coach then vented his anger in the locker room in front of Ligue 1+ cameras.

While most intruders returned to the stands, the match was temporarily interrupted. A crisis team was formed with members of the LFP and public authorities, and the match was definitively interrupted after 30 minutes, while a press conference will take place.