2014–15 FC Metz 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 [1]

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

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK France FRA Thomas Didillon (on loan to Seraing United)
— DF France FRA Médéric Deher (on loan to Luçon)
— DF Senegal SEN Abdallah Ndour (on loan to Strasbourg)
— DF Ivory Coast CIV Ali Bamba (on loan to Seraing United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Samy Kehli (on loan to Seraing United)
— MF Nigeria NGA Popoola Saliu (on loan to Seraing United)
— MF Senegal SEN Mayoro N'Doye-Baye (on loan to Strasbourg)
— FW Senegal 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[a] (D, 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
(D) Disqualified; (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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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 round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultDDLWLWWWLDLWLLLDLLLDLLDLLDLLLDWLWDLLLL
Position131418141796597108913131314161717172020202020202020201920191919191919
Source:
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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14'
Rocchi Yellow card 32'		 Report Veretout 2'
Gakpé Yellow card 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 Yellow card 54'
Ngbakoto Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 83'
Bosetti 90+4'		 Report Lejeune Yellow card 17'
Maïga Yellow card 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 Yellow card 7'
Krivets 14'
Milán 64'
Falcón 74'		 Report Ayité 42'
Modesto Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2' Report Bussmann 24'
N'Daw Yellow card 37'
Ngbakoto Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 89'
Métanire Yellow card 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 Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 65'
Conte Yellow card 75'
Albæk Red card 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 Yellow card 41'
Doukouré 62' (o.g.)
Wass 75' (pen.)
Bruno 81'
N'Sikulu Yellow card 85'		 Report Kashi Yellow card 5'
Métanire Yellow card 22'
Doukouré Yellow card 61'
Mfa Mezui Yellow card 74'
Sarr Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
Sarr Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'
Gradel 74'		 Report Bussmann Yellow card 17'
N'Daw Yellow card 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 Yellow card 57'
Lejeune Yellow card 64'
Malouda 90' (pen.)		 Report Calvé 65'
Koita 83'
Yahia Red card 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', Yellow card 54'
Ben Yedder 61'
Pešić 71'		 Report Vion Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Maïga 49' (pen.), 53' (pen.), Yellow card 60'
Milán Yellow card 72'
N'Daw Yellow card 75'		 Report Pastore 9'
Bussmann 16' (o.g.)
Lavezzi 84', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
El Jadeyaoui 65'
Bourigeaud 79'		 Report Kashi Yellow card 40'
Malouda Yellow card 44'
Maïga Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Métanire Yellow card 33'
Falcón Yellow card 36'		 Report Carrasso Yellow card 87'
Khazri Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'		 Report Malouda Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
Marchal Yellow card 15'
Malouda Yellow card 89'		 Report Moutinho Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90' Report Carrasso Yellow card 72'
N'Daw Yellow card 88'
Milán Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Dabo Yellow card 53'
Tolisso 83'		 Report Milán Red card 29'
Sarr Yellow card 49'
Rivierez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
N'Daw Yellow card 28'		 Report Puel Yellow card 19'
Maupay Red card 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 Yellow card 45'
Kamano 65'
Boudebouz 79' (pen.)		 Report N'Daw Yellow card 3'
Milán Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 50'
Palomino Yellow card 45'
Marchal Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'
Métanire Yellow card 81'
Maïga Yellow card 89'		 Report Mandanne 26'
Pied 39'
Yatabaré Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49' Report Philipps Yellow card 53'
Palomino Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Palomino Yellow card 30'
Rivierez Yellow card 38'
Sarr 45'		 Report Carrasso 29' (o.g.)
Duhamel Yellow card 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', Yellow card 81' Report Palomino Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Lejeune 56'
Ngbakoto 90+1'
Marchal Yellow card 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 Yellow card 2'
Maïga 25', 42' (54)
José Luis Palomino Yellow card 90+2'		 Summary Pešić Yellow card 6'
Tisserand Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 60'
Ben Yedder 22'
Regattin Yellow card 71'
Bodiger Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Sarr 57' (pen.)
Maïga 79'		 Report Gbamin Yellow card 44'
Cyprien Yellow card 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 Yellow card 70', 83' Report Sassi 24', Yellow card 34'
Lejeune Yellow card 28'
Malouda Yellow card 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', Yellow card 65'
Cavani 42'
Van der Wiel 77'		 Report Sassi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40' Report Gignac 38', 62', Yellow card 56'
Lemina Yellow card 52'
Ayew Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Ngbakoto Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Mostefa 12'
Philippoteaux 34'
Koné 55'
Ayew 84'
Lecomte Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Lejeune Yellow card 52'
Ikaunieks Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Gazagnes Yellow card 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 Red card 113' Report 1, 2 Falcón Yellow card 15'
Malouda Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Krivets Yellow card 88'
Sido Yellow card 119'		 Report 1, 2 Moimbé Yellow card 18'
Tritz Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Penalties
Falcón soccer ball with check mark
Kashi soccer ball with check mark
Lejeune soccer ball with check mark
Marchal soccer ball with red X
Choplin soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Pelé
soccer ball with check mark Courtet
soccer ball with check mark Ramaré
soccer ball with check mark Khaled
soccer ball with red X 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 Yellow card 32'
Bosetti 37'
Cvitanich 88' (pen.)		 Report Palomino 5'
Ngbakoto 13'
Vion 17'
Kashi Yellow card 42'
Marchal Yellow card 45+1'
Doukouré Yellow card 82'
Rocchi Yellow card 113'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 9,560
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Penalties
Bodmer soccer ball with red X
Cvitanich soccer ball with red X
Pléa soccer ball with check mark
Eysseric soccer ball with check mark
Bosetti soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with red X Malouda
soccer ball with check mark Doukouré
soccer ball with check mark Marchal
soccer ball with check mark 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 Yellow card 84'
Audel 92'
Deaux Yellow card 94'
Gomis Yellow card 101'
Bangoura 118'		 Report Falcón 60'
Doukouré 62'
Sarr Yellow card 69'
Bussmann Red card 82'
Vion Yellow card 84'
Choplin Yellow card 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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