2014–15 FC Metz season

Metz
2014–15 season
Chairman Bernard Serin
Manager Albert Cartier
Stadium Stade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 1 19th (Relegated)
Coupe de France Round of 16 vs. Stade Brest
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16 vs. Nantes
Top goalscorer Modibo Maïga (9)
Highest home attendance 25,012 vs Paris Saint-Germain (21 November 2014)
Lowest home attendance 6,078 vs Stade Brest (12 February 2015)
Average home league attendance 18,562
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 FC Metz season is the 82nd professional season of the club since its creation in 1932. After finishing 1st in Ligue 2 during the 2013–14 season, it is their first return to Ligue 1 since their relegation after the 2007-08 season.

Players

First team squad

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 France GK Johann Carrasso
3 France DF Jonathan Rivierez
4 France DF Sylvain Marchal
5 Argentina DF Guido Milán
6 Tunisia MF Ferjani Sassi
7 France MF Romain Rocchi
8 Ivory Coast MF Cheick Doukouré
9 Venezuela FW Juan Manuel Falcón
10 Guinea MF Bouna Sarr
11 Argentina FW Federico Andrada (on loan from River Plate)
12 Ghana FW Kwame Nsor
13 France MF Florent Malouda
14 Burkina Faso MF Fadil Sido
15 France DF Romain Métanire
16 Gabon GK Anthony Mfa Mezui
No. Position Player
17 Tunisia FW Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
18 France DF Jérémy Choplin
19 France FW Thibaut Vion
20 Mali FW Modibo Maïga (on loan from West Ham)
21 Algeria MF Ahmed Kashi
22 France MF Kevin Lejeune
23 France MF Yeni Ngbakoto
24 France DF Gaëtan Bussmann
25 Senegal MF Guirane N'Daw
26 Luxembourg DF Chris Philipps
27 Argentina DF José Luis Palomino
28 Latvia MF Jānis Ikaunieks
29 Belarus MF Sergey Krivets
30 France GK David Oberhauser

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
France GK Thomas Didillon (on loan to Seraing United)
France DF Médéric Deher (on loan to Luçon)
Senegal DF Abdallah Ndour (on loan to Strasbourg)
Ivory Coast DF Ali Bamba (on loan to Seraing United)
No. Position Player
France MF Samy Kehli (on loan to Seraing United)
Nigeria MF Popoola Saliu (on loan to Seraing United)
Senegal MF Mayoro N'Doye-Baye (on loan to Strasbourg)
Senegal FW Moussa Gueye (on loan to Seraing United)

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2014–15 Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Lorient 38 12 7 19 44 50 6 43
17 Toulouse 38 12 6 20 43 64 21 42
18 Evian (R) 38 11 4 23 41 62 21 37 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Metz (R) 38 7 9 22 31 61 30 30
20 Lens[lower-alpha 1] (R) 38 7 8 23 32 61 29 29
Source: Ligue de Football Professionel
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. It was announced on 29 January 2015 that Lens' promotion from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2013–14 season has been ruled invalid, and will thus be automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2015–16 season, regardless of where the team place this season. It has been confirmed by the French Football Federation that the decision of the Administrative Court of Besançon will be appealed.[1]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
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38 7 9 22 31 61 −30 30 6 4 9 26 32 −6 1 5 13 5 29 −24

Last updated: 11 June 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAH
Result D D L W L W W W L D L W L L L D L L L D L L D L L D L L L D W L W D L L L L
Position 13 14 18 14 17 9 6 5 9 7 10 8 9 13 13 13 14 16 17 17 17 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 19 19 19 19 19 19

Last updated: 11 June 2015.
Source: Ligue1
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de France

  1. "RC Lens: la justice annule l'autorisation de montée en Ligue 1". L'Express (in French). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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