2018–19 FC Metz season

FC Metz 2018–19 football season
FC Metz
2018–19 season
ChairmanBernard Serin
ManagerFrédéric Antonetti
StadiumStade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 21st (promoted)
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Habib Diallo (26)
All:
Habib Diallo (26)
Biggest win5–1 vs Orléans
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2017–18

The 2018–19 season was the 87th season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's first season back in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

The club was crowned as champions of the campaign with two games to spare and promoted to the top flight after only one year.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 5 March 2019.[2]

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 France FRA Paul Delecroix
3 DF France FRA Matthieu Udol
5 MF Ivory Coast CIV Victorien Angban (on loan from Chelsea)
6 DF Mali MLI Mamadou Fofana
7 FW Senegal SEN Ibrahima Niane
8 MF France FRA Gauthier Hein
10 MF France FRA Marvin Gakpa
11 FW Senegal SEN Opa Nguette
12 MF Senegal SEN Cheikh Sabaly
13 DF Zambia ZAM Stoppila Sunzu
14 MF The Gambia GAM Ablie Jallow
16 GK Algeria ALG Alexandre Oukidja
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF France FRA Thomas Delaine
19 MF Ivory Coast CIV Habib Maïga (on loan from St-Étienne)
20 FW Senegal SEN Habib Diallo
21 DF Ghana GHA John Boye
23 FW Senegal SEN Amadou Dia Ndiaye
24 MF France FRA Renaud Cohade (captain)
25 DF Albania ALB Iván Balliu
27 MF Algeria ALG Farid Boulaya
28 DF France FRA Jonathan Rivierez
29 FW France FRA Emmanuel Rivière
30 GK France FRA Guillaume Dietsch
31 DF Luxembourg LUX Laurent Jans

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
— DF France FRA Oumar Gonzalez (on loan to Villefranche)
— DF France FRA Nicolas Basin (on loan to Avranches)
— MF Portugal POR Cafú (on loan to Legia Warsaw)
— MF France FRA Youssef Maziz (on loan to Avranches)
No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF Cape Verde CPV Jamiro Monteiro (on loan to Philadelphia Union)
— MF Argentina ARG Gerónimo Poblete (on loan to San Lorenzo)
— MF Luxembourg LUX Vincent Thill (on loan to Pau)
9 FW Mali MLI Adama Traoré (on loan to Orléans)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Metz France v Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
3 July 2018 Friendly Metz France 3–1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch Homécourt, France
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Yvan Tepus
SV Sandhausen Germany v France Metz
6 July 2018 Friendly SV Sandhausen Germany 1–0 France Metz Forbach, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Schlossberg Stadium
Troyes France v France Metz
10 July 2018 Friendly Troyes France 2–3 France Metz Verdun, France
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Parc de Londres
Metz France v France Auxerre
13 July 2018 Friendly Metz France 0–0 France Auxerre Saint-Dizier, France
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Marcel Jacquin
Kortrijk Belgium v France Metz
21 July 2018 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 1–2 France Metz Kortrijk, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Metz France v Luxembourg Racing
25 July 2018 Friendly Metz France 2–0 Luxembourg Racing Homécourt, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Yvan Tepus

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 30 July 2018 17 May 2019 Matchday 1 Winners 38 24 9 5 60 23 +37 063.16
Coupe de France 18 November 2018 5 February 2019 Seventh round Round of 16 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 060.00
Coupe de la Ligue 14 August 2018 31 October 2018 First round Third round 3 1 1 1 4 4 +0 033.33
Total 46 28 11 7 71 31 +40 060.87

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Metz (C, P) 38 24 9 5 60 23 +37 81 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Brest (P) 38 21 11 6 64 35 +29 74
3 Troyes 38 21 8 9 51 28 +23 71 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-final
4 Paris FC 38 17 14 7 36 22 +14 65 Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final
5 Lens 38 18 9 11 49 28 +21 63
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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 24 9 5 60 23  +37 81 13 3 3 34 11  +23 11 6 2 26 12  +14

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Match 19 versus Nancy was postponed until 29 January 2019 and therefore should appear between matches 22 & 23.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 June 2018.[3]

Brest v Metz
30 July 2018 1 Brest 0–1 Metz Brest
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Referee: Eric Wattellier
Metz v Orléans
3 August 2018 2 Metz 5–1 Orléans Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Aurélien Petit
Clermont v Metz
11 August 2018 3 Clermont 2–3 Metz Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
Metz v Ajaccio
20 August 2018 4 Metz 3–1 Ajaccio Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Troyes v Metz
24 August 2018 5 Troyes 0–1 Metz Troyes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Metz v Lens
1 September 2018 6 Metz 2–0 Lens Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Florent Batta
Béziers v Metz
17 September 2018 7 Béziers 1–3 Metz Béziers
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Raoul-Barrière
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Paris FC v Metz
22 September 2018 8 Paris FC 2–1 Metz Paris
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
Metz v Le Havre
29 September 2018 9 Metz 0–1 Le Havre Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
Sochaux v Metz
8 October 2018 10 Sochaux 1–2 Metz Montbéliard
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
Metz v Niort
19 October 2018 11 Metz 3–0 Niort Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Lorient v Metz
26 October 2018 12 Lorient 0–0 Metz Lorient
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Metz v Auxerre
5 November 2018 13 Metz 0–1 Auxerre Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
Châteauroux v Metz
9 November 2018 14 Châteauroux 1–2 Metz Châteauroux
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
Metz v Gazélec Ajaccio
26 November 2018 15 Metz 1–0 Gazélec Ajaccio Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
Grenoble v Metz
1 December 2018 16 Grenoble 1–1 Metz Grenoble
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Metz v Red Star
4 December 2018 17 Metz 2–0 Red Star Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Valenciennes v Metz
17 December 2018 18 Valenciennes 0–2 Metz Valenciennes
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
Orléans v Metz
11 January 2019 20 Orléans 0–1 Metz Orléans
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Source
Metz v Clermont
18 January 2019 21 Metz 1–2 Clermont Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
Ajaccio v Metz
25 January 2019 22 Ajaccio 0–0 Metz Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Metz v Nancy
29 January 2019 19 Metz 3–0 Nancy Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Olivier Thual
Metz v Troyes
1 February 2019 23 Metz 1–1 Troyes Metz
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Lens v Metz
9 February 2019 24 Lens 0–0 Metz Lens
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Metz v Béziers
18 February 2019 25 Metz 1–0 Béziers Metz
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Metz v Paris FC
22 February 2019 26 Metz 2–0 Paris FC Metz
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Le Havre v Metz
4 March 2019 27 Le Havre 2–2 Metz Le Havre
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Metz v Sochaux
11 March 2019 28 Metz 1–1 Sochaux Metz
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Niort v Metz
15 March 2019 29 Niort 0–3 Metz Niort
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Metz v Lorient
31 March 2019 30 Metz 2–1 Lorient Metz
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Auxerre v Metz
6 April 2019 31 Auxerre 0–0 Metz Auxerre
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Abbé-Deschamps
Metz v Châteauroux
12 April 2019 32 Metz 2–1 Châteauroux Metz
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Gazélec Ajaccio v Metz
19 April 2019 33 Gazélec Ajaccio 0–2 Metz Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Metz v Grenoble
23 April 2019 34 Metz 1–1 Grenoble Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
Red Star v Metz
26 April 2019 35 Red Star 1–2 Metz Beauvais
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Metz v Valenciennes
3 May 2019 36 Metz 3–0 Valenciennes Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
Nancy v Metz
10 May 2019 37 Nancy 1–0 Metz Tomblaine
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Referee: Willy Delajod
Metz v Brest
17 May 2019 38 Metz 1–0 Brest Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard

Coupe de France

Sarreguemines FC v Metz
18 November 2018 Seventh round Sarreguemines FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Metz Sarreguemines
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Simpara 64'
 Report
Stadium: Stade de la Blies
Attendance: 2,307
Referee: Mickaël Leleu
CMS Oissel v Metz
9 December 2018 Eighth round CMS Oissel 0–1 Metz Oissel
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Marcel Billard
Attendance: 677
Referee: Marc Michout
Olympique Saint-Quentin v Metz
5 January 2019 Round of 64 Olympique Saint-Quentin 1–2 (a.e.t.) Metz Saint-Quentin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Cambrone 50'
 Report
Stadium: Stade Paul Débrésie
Attendance: 3,844
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
Monaco v Metz
22 January 2019 Round of 32 Monaco 1–3 Metz Monaco
20:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 600
Referee: Antony Gautier
Metz v Orléans
5 February 2019 Round of 16 Metz 0–1 Orléans Metz
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Coupe de la Ligue

Metz v Grenoble
14 August 2018 First round Metz 2–1 Grenoble Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Niane 71' (pen.), 90+5' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 9,494
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
Lens v Metz
28 August 2018 Second round Lens 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Metz Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 14,963
Referee: Olivier Thual
Penalties
Metz v Amiens
31 October 2018 Third round Metz 1–2 Amiens Metz
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 17 May 2019
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
1 20 FW Senegal Habib Diallo 26 0 0 26
2 7 FW Senegal Ibrahima Niane 10 2 2 14
3 11 FW Senegal Opa Nguette 7 0 0 7
27 MF Algeria Farid Boulaya 7 0 0 7
5 10 MF France Marvin Gakpa 2 2 0 4
6 29 FW France Emmanuel Rivière 2 0 1 3
7 13 DF Zambia Stoppila Sunzu 2 0 0 2
19 MF Ivory Coast Habib Maïga 2 0 0 2
9 24 MF France Renaud Cohade 0 1 0 1
21 DF Ghana John Boye 1 0 0 1
25 DF Albania Iván Balliu 0 1 0 1
5 MF Ivory Coast Victorien Angban 1 0 0 1
14 MF The Gambia Ablie Jallow 0 0 1 1
8 MF France Gauthier Hein 0 1 0 1
Totals 60 7 4 71

References

  1. ^ "Metz promoted back to top flight as champions". Ligue1. 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Effectif et staff". FC Metz. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Découvrez le calendrier de la Ligue 2 saison 2018-2019". France Football.

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