2004–05 AJ Auxerre season

Auxerre 2004–05 football season
Auxerre
2004–05 season
PresidentJean-Claude Hamel
Head coachGuy Roux
StadiumStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Ligue 18th
Coupe de FranceWinners
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Benjani Mwaruwari (11)
All:
Bonaventure Kalou (18)
Average home league attendance11,232[1]
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The 2004–05 season was the 99th season in the existence of AJ Auxerre and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Auxerre participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Cup.[2]

Season summary

Auxerre fell to 8th in the final table, but won the Coupe de France. Manager Guy Roux retired at the end of the season, after 36 years managing the club. He was replaced by Jacques Santini.[3]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4][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 Fabien Cool
2 DF France FRA Johan Radet
3 DF France FRA Jean-Sébastien Jaurès
4 DF Switzerland SUI Stéphane Grichting
6 MF France FRA Philippe Violeau
7 MF France FRA Benoît Cheyrou
8 MF France FRA Yann Lachuer
9 FW Belgium BEL Luigi Pieroni
10 MF Finland FIN Teemu Tainio
11 MF Ivory Coast CIV Kanga Akalé
12 DF France FRA Jean-Pascal Mignot
14 MF France FRA David Vandenbossche
15 MF Ivory Coast CIV Bonaventure Kalou
16 GK France FRA Sébastien Hamel
17 MF France FRA Hassan Yebda[notes 1]
18 MF France FRA Lionel Mathis
19 MF France FRA Pierre Vignaud
20 MF France FRA Arnaud Gonzalez
21 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Benjani Mwaruwari
22 DF France FRA Richard Suriano
23 DF Czech Republic CZE René Bolf
24 MF France FRA Abou Diaby
25 DF France FRA David Recorbet
26 DF France FRA Younès Kaboul
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Mali MLI Mamoutou Coulibaly
28 DF France FRA Michaël Ciani
29 DF France FRA Bacary Sagna
30 GK France FRA Baptiste Chabert
36 FW France FRA Garra Dembélé[notes 2]
37 MF France FRA Kévin Lejeune
38 MF France FRA Ferdinand Bitangane
39 DF France FRA Mickaël Bertrand
40 GK France FRA Mickaël Castejon
41 MF France FRA David Dareglosse
42 MF France FRA Nicolas Gourio
43 MF France FRA Karim Hraiba
44 MF France FRA Cédric Kisamba[notes 3]
45 MF France FRA Alexis Lafon
46 DF France FRA Baptiste Martin
47 DF France FRA David Pierre
48 GK France FRA Stéphane Veron
49 DF Algeria ALG Karim Ziouane
50 MF Senegal SEN Ousmane Cissokho
51 MF France FRA Damien Dufour
52 GK France FRA Arnaud Sauvage
53 DF Togo TOG Serge Akakpo
54 MF France FRA Irélé Apo

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW France FRA Romain Poyet (on loan to Clermont Foot)

Transfers

Out

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 7 August 2004 28 May 2005 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 10 14 48 47 +1 036.84
Coupe de France 8 January 2005 4 June 2005 Round of 64 Winners 6 6 0 0 12 5 +7 100.00
Coupe de la Ligue 10 November 2004 19 January 2005 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 033.33
UEFA Cup 16 September 2004 14 April 2005 First round Quarter-finals 11 6 2 3 16 10 +6 054.55
Total 58 27 14 17 80 65 +15 046.55

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Saint-Étienne 38 12 17 9 47 34 +13 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7 Lens 38 13 13 12 45 39 +6 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Auxerre 38 14 10 14 48 47 +1 52 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
9 Paris Saint-Germain 38 12 15 11 40 41 −1 51
10 Sochaux 38 13 11 14 42 41 +1 50
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.

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 14 10 14 48 47  +1 52 10 7 2 33 19  +14 4 3 12 15 28  −13

Source:[citation needed]

Results by round

Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Lille v Auxerre
7 August 2004 1 Lille 2–0 Auxerre Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Auxerre v Rennes
14 August 2004 2 Auxerre 3–1 Rennes Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Sochaux v Auxerre
21 August 2004 3 Sochaux 1–2 Auxerre Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Auxerre v Caen
28 August 2004 4 Auxerre 1–0 Caen Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Bastia v Auxerre
11 September 2004 5 Bastia 1–0 Auxerre Furiani
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Auxerre v Metz
19 September 2004 6 Auxerre 4–0 Metz Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Saint-Étienne v Auxerre
22 September 2004 7 Saint-Étienne 3–1 Auxerre Saint-Étienne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Auxerre v Istres
25 September 2004 8 Auxerre 0–0 Istres Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Toulouse v Auxerre
3 October 2004 9 Toulouse 1–2 Auxerre Toulouse
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Auxerre v Lens
16 October 2004 10 Auxerre 3–0 Lens Auxerre
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Monaco v Auxerre
24 October 2004 11 Monaco 0–0 Auxerre Monaco
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain
30 October 2004 12 Auxerre 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Nantes v Auxerre
7 November 2004 13 Nantes 1–1 Auxerre Nantes
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Auxerre v Ajaccio
13 November 2004 14 Auxerre 1–0 Ajaccio Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Strasbourg v Auxerre
20 November 2004 15 Strasbourg 3–1 Auxerre Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Lyon v Auxerre
27 November 2004 16 Lyon 2–1 Auxerre Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Auxerre v Bordeaux
5 December 2004 17 Auxerre 0–0 Bordeaux Auxerre
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Marseille v Auxerre
11 December 2004 18 Marseille 0–1 Auxerre Marseille
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Auxerre v Nice
18 December 2004 19 Auxerre 4–3 Nice Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Rennes v Auxerre
12 January 2005 20 Rennes 1–0 Auxerre Rennes
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Auxerre v Sochaux
15 January 2005 21 Auxerre 2–0 Sochaux Auxerre
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Caen v Auxerre
22 January 2005 22 Caen 0–2 Auxerre Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Auxerre v Bastia
26 January 2005 23 Auxerre 4–1 Bastia Auxerre
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Metz v Auxerre
29 January 2005 24 Metz 3–0 Auxerre Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Auxerre v Saint-Étienne
5 February 2005 25 Auxerre 2–2 Saint-Étienne Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Istres v Auxerre
20 February 2005 26 Istres 1–0 Auxerre Nîmes
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Lens v Auxerre
5 March 2005 28 Lens 3–1 Auxerre Lens
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Auxerre v Monaco
13 March 2005 29 Auxerre 2–2 Monaco Auxerre
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre
20 March 2005 30 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Auxerre Paris
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Auxerre v Nantes
2 April 2005 31 Auxerre 2–1 Nantes Auxerre
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Ajaccio v Auxerre
10 April 2005 32 Ajaccio 4–3 Auxerre Ajaccio
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Auxerre v Strasbourg
17 April 2005 33 Auxerre 0–0 Strasbourg Auxerre
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Auxerre v Lyon
24 April 2005 34 Auxerre 0–3 Lyon Auxerre
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Auxerre v Toulouse
29 April 2005 27 Auxerre 3–2 Toulouse Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Bordeaux v Auxerre
6 May 2005 35 Bordeaux 0–0 Auxerre Bordeaux
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Auxerre v Marseille
14 May 2005 36 Auxerre 0–0 Marseille Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Nice v Auxerre
21 May 2005 37 Nice 1–0 Auxerre Nice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
Auxerre v Lille
28 May 2005 38 Auxerre 1–3 Lille Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps

Coupe de France

Calais v Auxerre
8 January 2005 Round of 64 Calais 0–1 Auxerre Calais
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Épopée
Vannes v Auxerre
12 February 2005 Round of 32 Vannes 0–2 Auxerre Vannes
Report Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain
2 March 2005 Round of 16 Auxerre 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Boulogne v Auxerre
20 April 2005 Quarter-finals Boulogne 1–2 (a.e.t.) Auxerre Lens
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Auxerre v Nîmes
10 May 2005 Semi-finals Auxerre 2–1 Nîmes Auxerre
Kalou 46' (o.g.)
Tainio 78'		 Report Verschave 90+3' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Sedan v Auxerre
4 June 2005 Final Sedan 1–2 Auxerre Saint-Denis
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Noro 63' Report Benjani 37'
Kalou 90'		 Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 78,721
Referee: Bruno Derrien

Coupe de la Ligue

Rennes v Auxerre
10 November 2004 Round of 32 Rennes 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Auxerre Rennes
Källström 54' Report Dudu Cearense 85' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 19,553
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
Penalties
Källström soccer ball with check mark
Dudu Cearense soccer ball with check mark
Mvuemba soccer ball with red X
Sorlin soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Cheyrou
soccer ball with check mark Benjani
soccer ball with check mark Vandenbossche
soccer ball with check mark Akalé
soccer ball with check mark Lachuer
Auxerre v Nantes
22 December 2004 Round of 16 Auxerre 2–1 Nantes Auxerre
Pieroni 79'
Benjani 87'		 Report Ahamada 20' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 10,472
Referee: Claude Colombo
Auxerre v Caen
19 January 2005 Quarter-finals Auxerre 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Caen Auxerre
Pieroni 107' Report Watier 110' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 7,549
Referee: Éric Poulat
Penalties
Jaurès soccer ball with check mark
Cheyrou soccer ball with check mark
Kalou soccer ball with check mark
Benjani soccer ball with check mark
Pieroni soccer ball with check mark
Mignot soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Askar
soccer ball with check mark Zubar
soccer ball with check mark Watier
soccer ball with check mark Hengbart
soccer ball with check mark Deroin
soccer ball with check mark Jovičić

UEFA Cup

First round

Aalborg Denmark v France Auxerre
16 September 2004 First leg Aalborg Denmark 1–1 France Auxerre Aalborg, Denmark
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Borgersen 43' Report Benjani 38' Stadium: Aalborg Stadion
Referee: Milan Šedivý (Czech Republic)
Auxerre France v Denmark Aalborg
30 September 2004 Second leg Auxerre France 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Denmark Aalborg Auxerre, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Kalou 4'
Benjani 74'		 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Peter Sippel (Germany)

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands AZ 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 France Auxerre 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
3 Austria GAK 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
4 Scotland Rangers 4 2 0 2 8 3 +5 6
5 Poland Amica Wronki 4 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0
Source: RSSSF
Auxerre France v Austria GAK
21 October 2004 1 Auxerre France 0–0 Austria GAK Auxerre, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez (Spain)
AZ Netherlands v France Auxerre
4 November 2004 2 AZ Netherlands 2–0 France Auxerre Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:15 CET (UTC+1) Huysegems 2', 18' Report Stadium: Alkmaarderhout
Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)
Auxerre France v Poland Amica Wronki
2 December 2004 3 Auxerre France 5–1 Poland Amica Wronki Auxerre, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Mignot 1'
Pieroni 5', 24', 26'
Kalou 56'		 Report Kryszałowicz 14' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Georgios Douros (Greece)
Rangers Scotland v France Auxerre
15 December 2004 4 Rangers Scotland 0–2 France Auxerre Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Kalou 9', 46' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Germany)

Round of 32

Ajax Netherlands v France Auxerre
16 February 2005 First leg Ajax Netherlands 1–0 France Auxerre Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Maxwell 36' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)
Auxerre France v Netherlands Ajax
24 February 2005 Second leg Auxerre France 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Netherlands Ajax Auxerre, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Kalou 31'
Cheyrou 55'
Mathis 86'		 Report Babel 36' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Round of 16

Lille France v France Auxerre
10 March 2005 First leg Lille France 0–1 France Auxerre Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Akalé 45' Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)
Auxerre France v France Lille
17 March 2005 Second leg Auxerre France 0–0
(1–0 agg.)		 France Lille Auxerre, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Mike RIley (England)

Quarter-finals

CSKA Moscow Russia v France Auxerre
7 April 2005 First leg CSKA Moscow Russia 4–0 France Auxerre Moscow, Russia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Odiah 21'
Ignashevich 63' (pen.)
Vágner Love 71'
Gusev 77'		 Report Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Auxerre France v Russia CSKA Moscow
14 April 2005 Second leg Auxerre France 2–0
(2–4 agg.)		 Russia CSKA Moscow Auxerre, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Lachuer 9'
Kalou 78' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Yebda was born in Saint-Maurice, France, and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-19, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Algeria in October 2009.
  2. ^ Dembélé was born in Gennevilliers, France, and represented them at U-18 and U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Mali in February 2011.
  3. ^ Kisamba was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo, but also qualified to represent France internationally through his parents and represented them at U-19 level.

References

  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2004/2005 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Auxerre 2004/2005". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Auxerre name Santini as new coach". BBC Sport. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Auxerre - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Liverpool tie up Cissé deal". BBC Sport. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
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