2014–15 FC Metz season

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.

Metz
2014–15 season
ChairmanBernard Serin
ManagerAlbert Cartier
StadiumStade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 119th (Relegated)
Coupe de FranceRound of 16 vs. Stade Brest
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16 vs. Nantes
Top goalscorerModibo Maïga (9)
Highest home attendance25,012 vs Paris Saint-Germain (21 November 2014)
Lowest home attendance6,078 vs Stade Brest (12 February 2015)
Average home league attendance18,562

Players

First team squad
Main article: List of FC Nantes players

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Johann Carrasso
3 DF  FRA Jonathan Rivierez
4 DF  FRA Sylvain Marchal
5 DF  ARG Guido Milán
6 MF  TUN Ferjani Sassi
7 MF  FRA Romain Rocchi
8 MF  CIV Cheick Doukouré
9 FW  VEN Juan Manuel Falcón
10 MF  GUI Bouna Sarr
11 FW  ARG Federico Andrada (on loan from River Plate)
12 FW  GHA Kwame Nsor
13 MF  FRA Florent Malouda
14 MF  BFA Fadil Sido
15 DF  FRA Romain Métanire
16 GK  GAB Anthony Mfa Mezui
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  TUN Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
18 DF  FRA Jérémy Choplin
19 FW  FRA Thibaut Vion
20 FW  MLI Modibo Maïga (on loan from West Ham)
21 MF  ALG Ahmed Kashi
22 MF  FRA Kevin Lejeune
23 MF  FRA Yeni Ngbakoto
24 DF  FRA Gaëtan Bussmann
25 MF  SEN Guirane N'Daw
26 DF  LUX Chris Philipps
27 DF  ARG José Luis Palomino
28 MF  LVA Jānis Ikaunieks
29 MF  BLR Sergey Krivets
30 GK  FRA 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. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  FRA Thomas Didillon (on loan to Seraing United)
— DF  FRA Médéric Deher (on loan to Luçon)
— DF  SEN Abdallah Ndour (on loan to Strasbourg)
— DF  CIV Ali Bamba (on loan to Seraing United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  FRA Samy Kehli (on loan to Seraing United)
— MF  NGA Popoola Saliu (on loan to Seraing United)
— MF  SEN Mayoro N'Doye-Baye (on loan to Strasbourg)
— FW  SEN 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 1
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
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultDDLWLWWWLDLWLLLDLLLDLLDLLDLLLDWLWDLLLL
Position131418141796597108913131314161717172020202020202020201920191919191919
Source: footballdatabase.eu
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Match 32 versus Paris Saint-Germain was postponed until 28 April 2015 and therefore should appear between matches 34 & 35.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2014 1 Lille 0–0 Metz Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report N'Daw  37' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 34,327
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
16 August 2014 2 Metz 1–1 Nantes Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ngbakoto  12' (pen.)
Sarr  14'
Rocchi  32'		 Report Veretout  2'
Gakpé  77'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 20,335
Referee: Alexandre Castro
23 August 2014 3 Montpellier 2–0 Metz Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tiéné  44'
Camara  89'		 Report Milán  54'
Ngbakoto  59'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,337
Referee: Antony Gautier
31 August 2014 4 Metz 2–1 Lyon Metz
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) N'Daw  46'
Ngbakoto  82'
Falcón  86'		 Report Lacazette  68' Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 20,173
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
13 September 2014 5 Nice 1–0 Metz Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hult  83'
Bosetti  90+4'		 Report Lejeune  17'
Maïga  70'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,019
Referee: Tony Chapron
20 September 2014 6 Metz 3–1 Bastia Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Métanire  7'
Krivets  14'
Milán  64'
Falcón  74'		 Report Ayité  42'
Modesto  81'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 18,605
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
24 September 2014 7 Guingamp 0–1 Metz Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Diallo  90+2' Report Bussmann  24'
N'Daw  37'
Ngbakoto  61'  89'
Métanire  86'		 Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 12,712
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
27 September 2014 8 Metz 3–0 Reims Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Falcón  50', 90+2'
Kashi  70'		 Report Mavinga  57'  65'
Conte  75'
Albæk  87'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 18,273
Referee: Olivier Thual
4 October 2014 9 Evian 3–0 Metz Annecy
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Camus  41'
Doukouré  62' (o.g.)
Wass  75' (pen.)
Bruno  81'
N'Sikulu  85'		 Report Kashi  5'
Métanire  22'
Doukouré  61'
Mfa Mezui  74'
Sarr  88'		 Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 10,942
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
18 October 2014 10 Metz 0–0 Rennes Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Milán  12'
Sarr  66'		 Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 18,074
Referee: Mikael Lesage
26 October 2014 11 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Metz Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cohade  49'
Gradel  74'		 Report Bussmann  17'
N'Daw  43'		 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 33,991
Referee: Sébastien Moreira
1 November 2014 12 Metz 3–2 Caen Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maïga  10', 50'
Choplin  57'
Lejeune  64'
Malouda  90' (pen.)		 Report Calvé  65'
Koita  83'
Yahia  88'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 17,864
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
8 November 2014 13 Toulouse 3–0 Metz Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Sirieix  3',  54'
Ben Yedder  61'
Pešić  71'		 Report Vion  15' Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 16,412
Referee: Frank Schneider
21 November 2014 14 Metz 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Choplin  29'
Maïga  49' (pen.), 53' (pen.),  60'
Milán  72'
N'Daw  75'		 Report Pastore  9'
Bussmann  16' (o.g.)
Lavezzi  84',  87'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 25,012
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
29 November 2014 15 Lens 2–0 Metz Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kantari  41'
El Jadeyaoui  65'
Bourigeaud  79'		 Report Kashi  40'
Malouda  44'
Maïga  59'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 8,922
Referee: Philippe Kalt
3 December 2014 16 Metz 0–0 Bordeaux Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lejeune  21'
Métanire  33'
Falcón  36'		 Report Carrasso  87'
Khazri  89'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 17,866
Referee: Sébastien Moreira
7 December 2014 17 Marseille 3–1 Metz Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gignac  43'
Ayew  59'
Payet  90+2'		 Report Malouda  46'
N'Daw  87'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 45,537
Referee: Wilfried Bien
13 December 2014 18 Lorient 3–1 Metz Lorient
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ayew  13'
Guerreiro  37'
Jeannot  45'
Koné  58'		 Report Malouda  42'
Ngbakoto  46'		 Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 11,507
Referee: Mikael Lesage
20 December 2014 19 Metz 0–1 Monaco Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Doukouré  12'
Marchal  15'
Malouda  89'		 Report Moutinho  61'
Carrasco  79'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 18,354
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
11 January 2015 20 Nantes 0–0 Metz Nantes
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bammou  90' Report Carrasso  72'
N'Daw  88'
Milán  90'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 28,090
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
17 January 2015 21 Metz 2–3 Montpellier Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ngbakoto  20' (pen.)
Bussmann  38'		 Report Barrios  17' (pen.)
Dabo  17'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 16,786
Referee: Alexandre Castro
25 January 2015 22 Lyon 2–0 Metz Lyon
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lacazette  31' (pen.)
Umtiti  45'
Dabo  53'
Tolisso  83'		 Report Milán  29'
Sarr  49'
Rivierez  51'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,580
Referee: Olivier Thual
31 January 2015 23 Metz 0–0 Nice Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Sarr  12'
N'Daw  28'		 Report Puel  19'
Maupay  73'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 15,115
Referee: Mikael Lesage
7 February 2015 24 Bastia 2–0 Metz Bastia
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Modesto  45'
Kamano  65'
Boudebouz  79' (pen.)		 Report N'Daw  3'
Milán  38'  50'
Palomino  45'
Marchal  79'		 Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 11,399
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
15 February 2015 25 Metz 0–2 Guingamp Metz
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) N'Daw  58'
Métanire  81'
Maïga  89'		 Report Mandanne  26'
Pied  39'
Yatabaré  74'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 20,252
Referee: Benoît Millot
22 February 2015 26 Reims 0–0 Metz Reims
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Conte  49' Report Philipps  53'
Palomino  61'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 12,575
Referee: Wilfried Bien
28 February 2015 27 Metz 1–2 Evian Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Philipps  22'
Palomino  30'
Rivierez  38'
Sarr  45'		 Report Carrasso  29' (o.g.)
Duhamel  45+2'
Sunu  73'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 16,286
Referee: Philippe Kalt
7 March 2015 28 Rennes 1–0 Metz Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ntep  19',  81' Report Palomino  90+2' Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 17,174
Referee: Antony Gautier
14 March 2015 29 Metz 2–3 Saint-Étienne Metz
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Métanire  52'
Lejeune  56'
Ngbakoto  90+1'
Marchal  90+2'		 Report Gradel  38'
Erdinç  42'
Mollo  80'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 16,721
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
21 March 2015 30 Caen 0–0 Metz Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 15,810
Referee: Alexandre Castro
4 April 2015 31 Metz 3–2 Toulouse Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sarr  2'
Maïga  25', 42' (54)
José Luis Palomino  90+2'		 Summary Pešić  6'
Tisserand  10'  60'
Ben Yedder  22'
Regattin  71'
Bodiger  80'
Doumbia  90'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 20,072
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
18 April 2015 33 Metz 3–1 Lens Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Malouda  13'
Bussmann  25'
Sarr  57' (pen.)
Maïga  79'		 Report Gbamin  44'
Cyprien  77'
Madiani  89'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 16,875
Referee: Frank Schneider
25 April 2015 34 Bordeaux 1–1 Metz Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Khazri  70',  83' Report Sassi  24',  34'
Lejeune  28'
Malouda  81'		 Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 22,708
Referee: Sebastien Desiage
28 April 2015 32 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Metz Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Verratti  25',  65'
Cavani  42'
Van der Wiel  77'		 Report Sassi  40'
Maïga  53'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,001
Referee: Mikael Lesage
1 May 2015 35 Metz 0–2 Marseille Metz
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Malouda  40' Report Gignac  38', 62',  56'
Lemina  52'
Ayew  57'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 23,190
Referee: Benoît Millot
9 May 2015 36 Metz 0–4 Lorient Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maïga  60'
Ngbakoto  90+3'		 Report Mostefa  12'
Philippoteaux  34'
Koné  55'
Ayew  84'
Lecomte  90+3'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 16,986
Referee: Wilfried Bien
16 May 2015 37 Monaco 2–0 Metz Monaco
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Silva  45'
Germain  88'		 Report N'Daw  32'
Lejeune  52'
Ikaunieks  60'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,627
Referee: Amaury Delerue
23 May 2015 38 Metz 1–4 Lille Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Palomino  83' Report Balmont  40'
Gueye  41'
Roux  44', 69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 15,939
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Coupe de France
Main article: 2014–15 Coupe de France
4 January 2015 Round of 64 SAS Épinal 1–2 Metz Valenciennes
13:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Touati  11'
Colin  63'
Gazagnes  72'		 Report 1, 2 Milán  15'
N'Daw  53'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Frank Schneider
20 January 2015 Round of 32 US Avranches 0–3 (a.e.t.) Metz Avranches
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Derrien  113' Report 1, 2 Falcón  15'
Malouda  34'
N'Daw  94'
Sarr  96'
Cabon  115' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stade René Fenouillère
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Antony Gautier
12 February 2015 Round of 16 Metz 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Stade Brest Metz
19:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Sassi  36'
Krivets  88'
Sido  119'		 Report 1, 2 Moimbé  18'
Tritz  40'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Penalties
Falcón
Kashi
Lejeune
Marchal
Choplin 		Pelé
Courtet
Ramaré
Khaled
Moimbé

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue
29 October 2014 Round of 32 Nice 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Metz Nice
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maupay  20'
Palun  32'
Bosetti  37'
Cvitanich  88' (pen.)		 Report Palomino  5'
Ngbakoto  13'
Vion  17'
Kashi  42'
Marchal  45+1'
Doukouré  82'
Rocchi  113'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 9,560
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Penalties
Bodmer
Cvitanich
Pléa
Eysseric
Bosetti 		Malouda
Doukouré
Marchal
Palomino
16 December 2014 Round of 16 Nantes 4–2 (a.e.t.) Metz Nantes
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vizcarrondo  71'
Gakpé  83' (pen.)
Riou  84'
Audel  92'
Deaux  94'
Gomis  101'
Bangoura  118'		 Report Falcón  60'
Doukouré  62'
Sarr  69'
Bussmann  82'
Vion  84'
Choplin  101'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 12,601
Referee: Amaury Delerue

References
  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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