2016–17 FC Metz season
| 2016–17 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bernard Serin | |||
| Manager | Philippe Hinschberger | |||
| Stadium | Stade Saint-Symphorien | |||
| Ligue 1 | 14th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cheick Diabaté (8) All: Cheick Diabaté (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,009 vs Marseille (4 February 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,876 vs Toulouse (14 December 2016) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 16,714 | |||
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The 2016–17 FC Metz season was the 83rd professional season of the club since its creation in 1932.
Current squad
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Transfers
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Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Nation | Number | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Goals scored | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 9 | Mevlüt Erdinç | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2 |  | 8 | Yann Jouffre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
|  | 5 | Guido Milán | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
|  | 6 | Simon Falette | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 46 | 
| 13 | Toulouse | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 | 
| 14 | Metz | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 43 | 
| 15 | Montpellier | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 39 | 
| 16 | Dijon | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 37 | 
Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[13]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 
Last updated: 20 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Source: 
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 13 August 2016 1 | Metz | 3–2 | Lille | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Erdinç  56', 76' (pen.) Jouffre  88' (pen.) | Rony Lopes  35', 70' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,174 Referee: Mikaël Lesage | 
| 21 August 2016 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0 | Metz | Paris | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Lucas Moura  52' Kurzawa  67' Verratti  90+4' | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,011 Referee: François Letexier | 
| 27 August 2016 3 | Metz | 2–0 | Angers | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Falette  42' Milán  89' | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,805 Referee: Karim Abed | 
| 11 September 2016 4 | Nantes | 0–3 | Metz | Nantes | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Erdinç  18', 45+3', 78' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,438 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry | 
| 17 September 2016 5 | Dijon | 0–0 | Metz | Dijon | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 8,336 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela | 
| 21 September 2016 6 | Metz | 0–3 | Bordeaux | Metz | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Malcom  36' Laborde  71' Kiese Thelin  76' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,711 Referee: Mikaël Lesage | 
| 24 September 2016 7 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Metz | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Erdinç  45+2' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Referee: Tony Chapron | 
| 1 October 2016 8 | Metz | 0–7 | Monaco | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Lemar  8' Germain  23' Silva  40' Fabinho  68' (pen.) Carrillo  72', 83' Boschilia  89' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 19,163 Referee: Ruddy Buquet | 
| 16 October 2016 9 | Marseille | 1–0 | Metz | Marseille | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Gomis  13' | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 25,588 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry | 
| 23 October 2016 10 | Metz | 2–4 | Nice | Metz | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Mandjeck  25' Diallo  69' | Report | Pléa  12', 36' (pen.), 84' Cyprien  90+1' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,993 Referee: François Letexier | 
| 30 October 2016 11 | Rennes | 1–0 | Metz | Rennes | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Saïd  56' | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 20,874 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi | 
| 5 November 2016 12 | Metz | 0–0 | Saint-Étienne | Metz | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tannane  35'  36'  | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,204 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela | 
| 19 November 2016 13 | Toulouse | 1–2 | Metz | Toulouse | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Édouard  90+5' | Jouffre  35' (pen.) Mandjeck  48' | Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 17,746 Referee: Sébastien Desiage | 
| 26 November 2016 14 | Metz | 3–3 | Lorient | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Falette  11' Vion  75', 78' | Waris  16' Moukandjo  54', 61' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 12,657 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| 30 November 2016 15 | Nancy | 4–0 | Metz | Tomblaine | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Pedretti  38' Cuffaut  78' Dia  80' Aït Bennasser  90+3' | Assou-Ekotto  19'  83'  | Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 19,085 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry | 
| 3 December 2016 16 | Metz | Abandoned | Lyon | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Match suspended | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Lionel Jaffredo | 
| 10 December 2016 17 | Bastia | 2–0 | Metz | Furiani | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Danic  23' Saint-Maximin  75' | Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Olivier Thual | 
| 18 December 2016 18 | Caen | 3–0 | Metz | Caen | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Karamoh  20' Santini  61' Sané  90+3' | Biševac  57' | Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,849 Referee: François Letexier | 
| 21 December 2016 19 | Metz | 2–2 | Guingamp | Metz | 
| 20:50 CET (UTC+1) | Nguette  12' Cohade  45' Vion  83' Hein  90+2' | Summary | Briand  49'  74' Salibur  66' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,091 Referee: Sebastien Desiage | 
| 15 January 2017 20 | Nice | 0–0 | Metz | Nice | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sarr  39' Koziello  75' | Summary | Diagne  73' | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,502 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela | 
| 21 January 2017 21 | Metz | 2–0 | Montpellier | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Diabaté  14', 19' | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,553 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | 
| 28 January 2017 22 | Angers | 2–1 | Metz | Angers | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tait  25' Pépé  35' | Report | Traoré  33' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 10,540 Referee: Karim Abed | 
| 4 February 2017 23 | Metz | 1–0 | Marseille | Metz | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Jouffre  83' | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 21,009 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| 8 February 2017 24 | Metz | 2–1 | Dijon | Metz | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sarr  46' Diabaté  66' (pen.) | Report | Varrault  78' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,971 Referee: Sébastien Desiage | 
| 11 February 2017 25 | Monaco | 5–0 | Metz | Monaco | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mbappé  7', 20', 49' Falcao  10', 55' | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,069 Referee: Olivier Thual | 
| 18 February 2017 26 | Metz | 1–1 | Nantes | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Diabaté  90+1' (pen.) | Report | Rongier  68' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,022 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela | 
| 25 February 2017 27 | Lyon | 5–0 | Metz | Décines-Charpieu | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Depay  43', 53' Balliu  74' (o.g.) Lacazette  78' Valbuena  90+2' | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 32,488 Referee: François Letexier | 
| 4 March 2017 28 | Metz | 1–1 | Rennes | Metz | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Diabaté  18',  45+1' Falette  62' Balliu  76' | Report | Gnagnon  11' Gourcuff  34' Sio  56' Saïd  90' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Benoît Millot | 
| 12 March 2017 29 | Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | Metz | Saint-Étienne | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Berić  53' Perrin  90+5' | Report | Sarr  1' Falette  67' Doukouré  69' | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,184 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry | 
| 17 March 2017 30 | Metz | 1–0 | Bastia | Metz | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Cioni  46' (o.g.) Balliu  50' Nguette  69' | Report | Cioni  38' Ngando  78' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,006 Referee: Johan Hamel | 
| 5 April 2017 16 replay | Metz | 0–3 | Lyon | Metz | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mollet  4' Philipps  36' Mandjeck  76' | Report | Diakhaby  56' Lacazette  59' Ferri  87' Tolisso  90+1' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet | 
| 8 April 2017 31 | Bordeaux | 3–0 | Metz | Bordeaux | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Sankharé  7' Toulalan  11' Malcom  14' Vada  50' (pen.), 52' | Report | Cohade  31' Mollet  90' Assou-Ekotto  90+3' | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 19,835 Referee: Sébastien Desiage | 
| 15 April 2017 32 | Metz | 2–2 | Caen | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Sarr  65' Diabaté  83' Biševac  90+4' | Summary | Adéoti  56' Santini  74' Rodelin  88' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela | 
| 18 April 2017 33 | Metz | 2–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Metz | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Diagne  42' Jouffre  78' Diabaté  88' | Report | Cavani  33' Matuidi  36', 90+3' Kimpembe  90+1' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,693 Referee: Johan Hamel | 
| 22 April 2017 34 | Lorient | 5–1 | Metz | Lorient | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ciani  13',  31' Waris  49' Cabot  60', 66' Moukandjo  78' | Summary | Diabaté  32' (pen.) Cohade  77' | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 14,114 Referee: Antony Gautier | 
| 29 April 2017 35 | Metz | 2–1 | Nancy | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Sarr  28' Nguette  53' Falette  55' Doukouré  70' | Report | Diarra  25' Maouassa  41' Badila  45+2' Cétout  64' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,009 Referee: François Letexier | 
| 6 May 2017 36 | Lille | 0–2 | Metz | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Corchia  53' | Report | Mandjeck  37' Cohade  56' | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 28,331 Referee: Olivier Thual | 
| 14 May 2017 37 | Metz | 1–1 | Toulouse | Metz | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Sarr  66' | Report | Braithwaite  9' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,282 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy | 
| 20 May 2017 38 | Guingamp | 1–0 | Metz | Guingamp | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Diallo  29' | Report | Philipps  Falette  | Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Ruddy Buquet | 
Coupe de France
| 8 January 2017 Round of 64 | Lens | 2–0 | Metz | Lens | 
| 14:15 CET (UTC+1) | Bourigeaud  63' Koukou  83' López  90' | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 15,964 Referee: Sylvain Palhies | 
Coupe de la Ligue
| 26 October 2016 Round of 32 | Paris FC | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Metz | Paris | 
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Missi Mezu  27' | Nguette  65' | Stadium: Stade Charléty Attendance: 3,321 Referee: Karim Abed | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ech-Chergui  Marie  Gbessi  Pierazzi  Bakayoko  Bong  Missi Mezu  Nanizayamo  |  Cohade  Milán  Falette  Nguette  Erdinç  Diallo  Doukouré  Balliu | |||
| 14 December 2016 Round of 16 | Metz | 1–1 (11–10 p) | Toulouse | Metz | 
| 21:05 CET (UTC+1) | Mollet  11' | Report | Braithwaite  28' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 5,876 Referee: Benoît Millot | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Milán  Phillips  Falette  Balliu  Cohade  Nguette  Mandjeck  Diallo  Signorino  Sarr  Oberhauser  |  Toivonen  Sirieix  Sylla  Bodiger  Braithwaite  Somalia  Jullien  Michelin  Yago  Ninkov  Goicoechea | |||
| 11 January 2017 Quarter-finals | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Metz | Paris | 
| 21:05 CET (UTC+1) | Thiago Silva  27', 72' | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,857 Referee: Amaury Delerue | 
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