2016–17 FC Metz season

Metz 2016–17 football season
Metz
2016–17 season
ChairmanBernard Serin
ManagerPhilippe Hinschberger
StadiumStade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 114th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cheick Diabaté (8)
All:
Cheick Diabaté (8)
Highest home attendance21,009 vs Marseille (4 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance5,876 vs Toulouse (14 December 2016)
Average home league attendance16,714
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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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

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 Thomas Didillon
3 DF France FRA Jonathan Rivierez
4 DF Serbia SRB Milan Biševac
5 DF Argentina ARG Guido Milán
6 DF France FRA Simon Falette
7 FW France FRA Gauthier Hein
8 MF France FRA Yann Jouffre
9 FW Turkey TUR Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Hannover 96)
10 MF Ivory Coast CIV Cheick Doukouré
11 FW France FRA Opa Nguette
12 DF France FRA Matthieu Udol
13 DF France FRA Franck Signorino
14 MF Cameroon CMR Georges Mandjeck
16 GK Japan JPN Eiji Kawashima
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Senegal SEN Habib Diallo
18 FW France FRA Thibaut Vion
19 MF France FRA Florent Mollet
20 MF France FRA Alexis Larriere
21 DF Serbia SRB Vahid Selimovic
22 MF France FRA Kévin Lejeune
23 DF Luxembourg LUX Chris Philipps
24 MF France FRA Renaud Cohade
25 DF Spain ESP Iván Balliu
26 MF Senegal SEN Ismaïla Sarr
27 MF Latvia LVA Jānis Ikaunieks
29 FW Luxembourg LUX Vincent Thill
30 GK France FRA David Oberhauser
32 DF Cameroon CMR Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Transfers

In:

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF France FRA Simon Falette (from France Brest)[1]
8 MF France FRA Yann Jouffre (from France Lorient)[2]
9 FW Turkey TUR Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Germany Hannover 96, previously on loan at France Guingamp)[3]
11 FW France FRA Opa Nguette (from France Valenciennes)[4]
13 DF France FRA Franck Signorino (from France Stade Reims)[5]
16 GK Japan JPN Eiji Kawashima (from Scotland Dundee United)[6]
19 MF France FRA Florent Mollet (from France Créteil)[7]
32 DF Cameroon CMR Benoît Assou-Ekotto (from France Saint-Étienne)[8]

Out:

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF France FRA Samy Kehli (to Belgium Roeselare)[9]
15 DF France FRA Romain Métanire (to Belgium Kortrijk)[10]
23 MF France FRA Yeni Ngbakoto (to England QPR)[11]
27 DF Argentina ARG José Luis Palomino (to Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad)[12]

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Nation Number Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Goals scored
1 Turkey 9 Mevlüt Erdinç 5 0 0 5
2 France 8 Yann Jouffre 1 0 0 1
Argentina 5 Guido Milán 1 0 0
France 6 Simon Falette 1 0 0
TOTAL 8 0 0 8

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

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 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]

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 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: footballdatabase.eu
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Metz v Lille
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
Paris Saint-Germain v Metz
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
Metz v Angers
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
Nantes v Metz
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
Dijon v Metz
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
Metz v Bordeaux
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
Montpellier v Metz
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
Metz v Monaco
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
Marseille v Metz
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
Metz v Nice
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
Rennes v Metz
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
Metz v Saint-Étienne
5 November 2016 12 Metz 0–0 Saint-Étienne Metz
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Tannane Yellow card 35' Yellow card 36' Red card Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 16,204
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
Toulouse v Metz
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
Metz v Lorient
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
Nancy v Metz
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 Yellow card 19' Yellow card 83' Red card Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 19,085
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Metz v Lyon
3 December 2016 16 Metz Abandoned Lyon Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Match suspended Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
Bastia v Metz
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
Caen v Metz
18 December 2016 18 Caen 3–0 Metz Caen
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Karamoh 20'
Santini 61'
Sané 90+3'		 Biševac Red card 57' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,849
Referee: François Letexier
Metz v Guingamp
21 December 2016 19 Metz 2–2 Guingamp Metz
20:50 CET (UTC+1) Nguette 12'
Cohade Yellow card 45'
Vion Yellow card 83'
Hein 90+2'		 Summary Briand 49' 74'
Salibur Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 14,091
Referee: Sebastien Desiage
Nice v Metz
15 January 2017 20 Nice 0–0 Metz Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Sarr Yellow card 39'
Koziello Yellow card 75'		 Summary Diagne Yellow card 73' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,502
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
Metz v Montpellier
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
Angers v Metz
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
Metz v Marseille
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
Metz v Dijon
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
Monaco v Metz
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
Metz v Nantes
18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) 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
Lyon v Metz
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
Metz v Rennes
4 March 2017 28 Metz 1–1 Rennes Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Diabaté Yellow card 18', 45+1'
Falette Yellow card 62'
Balliu Yellow card 76'		 Report Gnagnon Yellow card 11'
Gourcuff Yellow card 34'
Sio Yellow card 56'
Saïd 90'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 16,151
Referee: Benoît Millot
Saint-Étienne v Metz
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 Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,184
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Metz v Bastia
17 March 2017 30 Metz 1–0 Bastia Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Cioni 46' (o.g.)
Balliu Yellow card 50'
Nguette Yellow card 69'		 Report Cioni Yellow card 38'
Ngando Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 17,006
Referee: Johan Hamel
Metz v Lyon
5 April 2017 16 replay Metz 0–3 Lyon Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mollet Yellow card 4'
Philipps Yellow card 36'
Mandjeck Yellow card 76'		 Report Diakhaby Yellow card 56'
Lacazette 59'
Ferri 87'
Tolisso 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Bordeaux v Metz
8 April 2017 31 Bordeaux 3–0 Metz Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sankharé Yellow card 7'
Toulalan Yellow card 11'
Malcom 14'
Vada 50' (pen.), 52'		 Report Cohade Yellow card 31'
Mollet Yellow card 90'
Assou-Ekotto Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 19,835
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
Metz v Caen
15 April 2017 32 Metz 2–2 Caen Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sarr 65'
Diabaté 83'
Biševac Yellow card 90+4'		 Summary Adéoti Yellow card 56'
Santini 74'
Rodelin 88'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 16,038
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
Metz v Paris Saint-Germain
18 April 2017 (2017-04-18) 33 Metz 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Diagne Yellow card 42'
Jouffre 78'
Diabaté 88'		 Report Cavani 33'
Matuidi 36', 90+3'
Kimpembe Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 20,693
Referee: Johan Hamel
Lorient v Metz
22 April 2017 34 Lorient 5–1 Metz Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ciani 13', Yellow card 31'
Waris 49'
Cabot 60', 66'
Moukandjo 78'		 Summary Diabaté 32' (pen.)
Cohade Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Attendance: 14,114
Referee: Antony Gautier
Metz v Nancy
29 April 2017 35 Metz 2–1 Nancy Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sarr 28'
Nguette 53'
Falette Yellow card 55'
Doukouré Yellow card 70'		 Report Diarra Yellow card 25'
Maouassa 41'
Badila Yellow card 45+2'
Cétout Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 20,009
Referee: François Letexier
Lille v Metz
6 May 2017 36 Lille 0–2 Metz Villeneuve d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Corchia Yellow card 53' Report Mandjeck 37'
Cohade 56'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 28,331
Referee: Olivier Thual
Metz v Toulouse
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
Guingamp v Metz
20 May 2017 38 Guingamp 1–0 Metz Guingamp
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diallo 29' Report Philipps Yellow card
Falette Yellow card		 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France

Lens v Metz
8 January 2017 Round of 64 Lens 2–0 Metz Lens
14:15 CET (UTC+1) Bourigeaud 63'
Koukou Red card 83'
López 90'		 Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 15,964
Referee: Sylvain Palhies

Coupe de la Ligue

Paris FC v Metz
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 soccer ball with check mark
Marie soccer ball with red X
Gbessi soccer ball with check mark
Pierazzi soccer ball with check mark
Bakayoko soccer ball with check mark
Bong soccer ball with check mark
Missi Mezu soccer ball with check mark
Nanizayamo soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Cohade
soccer ball with check mark Milán
soccer ball with check mark Falette
soccer ball with check mark Nguette
soccer ball with red X Erdinç
soccer ball with check mark Diallo
soccer ball with check mark Doukouré
soccer ball with check mark Balliu
Metz v Toulouse
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 soccer ball with check mark
Phillips soccer ball with check mark
Falette soccer ball with check mark
Balliu soccer ball with check mark
Cohade soccer ball with check mark
Nguette soccer ball with check mark
Mandjeck soccer ball with check mark
Diallo soccer ball with check mark
Signorino soccer ball with check mark
Sarr soccer ball with check mark
Oberhauser soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Toivonen
soccer ball with check mark Sirieix
soccer ball with check mark Sylla
soccer ball with check mark Bodiger
soccer ball with check mark Braithwaite
soccer ball with check mark Somalia
soccer ball with check mark Jullien
soccer ball with check mark Michelin
soccer ball with check mark Yago
soccer ball with check mark Ninkov
soccer ball with red X Goicoechea
Paris Saint-Germain v Metz
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

References

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  2. ^ "Metz : Un milieu arrive de Ligue 1 (off)". www.foot-national.com (in French). Foot National. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Metz: Un international turc arrive en prêt". www.foot-national.com (in French). Foot National. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ^ "OPA NGUETTE REJOINT LE FC METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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  6. ^ "Eiji Kawashima en renfort". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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  8. ^ "Assou-Ekotto est Messin". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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  13. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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