2020–21 AC Ajaccio season

AC Ajaccio 2020–21 football season

AC Ajaccio

2020–21 season

Chairman

Christian Leca

Manager

Olivier Pantaloni

Stadium

Stade François Coty

Ligue 2

13th

Coupe de France

Round of 64

Top goalscorer

League:
Gaëtan Courtet
Bevic Moussiti-Oko
(8 each)
All:
Gaëtan Courtet
(9 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2020–21 AC Ajaccio season was the club's 111th season in existence and the eighth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Ajaccio participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 January 2021.^[1]

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	FRA	Benjamin Leroy
2	DF	COD	Gédéon Kalulu
3	DF	CIV	Ismaël Diallo
4	MF	FRA	Mickaël Barreto
5	MF	FRA	Riad Nouri
6	MF	FRA	Mathieu Coutadeur (captain)
7	FW	FRA	Mounaïm El Idrissy
8	DF	FRA	Jérémy Corinus
9	FW	FRA	Gaëtan Courtet
10	MF	ALB	Qazim Laçi
11	DF	FRA	Quentin Lecoeuche (on loan from Lorient)
12	MF	MLI	Abdoulaye Keita (on loan from Olympiacos)
16	GK	FRA	François-Joseph Sollacaro
17	MF	FRA	Tony Njiké
18	FW	COM	Faiz Mattoir
19	FW	FRA	Alassane N'Diaye


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	COM	Mohamed Youssouf
21	DF	GLP	Cédric Avinel
22	MF	FRA	Yanis Cimignani
23	DF	FRA	Matthieu Huard
24	DF	GAB	Sidney Obissa
25	FW	CGO	Bevic Moussiti-Oko
27	MF	FRA	Vincent Marchetti
28	DF	FRA	Joris Sainati
33	FW	FRA	Simon Elisor
34	DF	FRA	Baptiste Dedola
35	FW	TUN	Anis Ajroud
40	GK	FRA	Lucas Marsella
—	FW	JPN	Ryotaro Ishiyama (on loan from Tokyo Verdy)
—	FW	FRA	Florian Chabrolle
—	FW	BFA	Cyrille Bayala

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Ajaccio

Bastia

10 July 2020 Friendly	Ajaccio	1–0	Bastia	Ajaccio, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade François Coty

Béziers

Ajaccio

22 July 2020 Friendly	Béziers	1–3	Ajaccio	Saint-Gaudens, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Jules Ribet

Bayonne

Ajaccio

24 July 2020 Friendly	Bayonne	1–2	Ajaccio	Bayonne, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Didier Deschamps

Charleroi

Ajaccio

1 August 2020 Friendly	Charleroi	2–2	Ajaccio	Charleroi, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	22 August 2020	15 May 2021	Matchday 1	13th	38	11	13	14	34	43	−9	028.95
Coupe de France	20 January 2021	9 February 2021	Eighth round	Round of 64	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	050.00
Total					40	12	13	15	37	48	−11	030.00

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Valenciennes	38	12	11	15	50	59	−9	47
12	Le Havre	38	11	14	13	38	48	−10	47
13	Ajaccio	38	11	13	14	34	43	−9	46
14	Pau	38	11	11	16	42	49	−7	44
15	Rodez	38	8	19	11	38	44	−6	43

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

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	13	14	34	43	−9	46	8	6	5	21	17	+4	3	7	9	13	26	−13

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[2]

Ajaccio v Châteauroux

22 August 2020 1	Ajaccio	0–1	Châteauroux	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Nouri 78'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Caen v Ajaccio

29 August 2020 2	Caen	1–0	Ajaccio	Caen
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bammou 18' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Referee: Remi Landry

Grenoble v Ajaccio

19 September 2020 4	Grenoble	2–0	Ajaccio	Grenoble
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bénet 18' Djitté 79'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Ajaccio v Sochaux

26 September 2020 5	Ajaccio	1–1	Sochaux	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barreto 11'	Report	Ambri 48'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 2,279 Referee: Benoît Millot

Ajaccio v Dunkerque

30 September 2020 3	Ajaccio	1–0	Dunkerque	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barreto 73' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
Note: Match originally scheduled for 12 September, but postponed due to detection of a COVID-19 case.^[3]

Auxerre v Ajaccio

3 October 2020 6	Auxerre	5–1	Ajaccio	Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Bihan 7', 37' Dugimont 23' (pen.), 41' Fortuné 84' (pen.)	Report	Elisor 30'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 0 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Ajaccio v Toulouse

17 October 2020 7	Ajaccio	0–1	Toulouse	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Spierings 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari

Clermont v Ajaccio

24 October 2020 8	Clermont	0–2	Ajaccio	Clermont-Ferrand
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Courtet 54' (pen.) Nouri 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 0 Referee: Olivier Thual

Ajaccio v Troyes

31 October 2020 9	Ajaccio	0–4	Troyes	Ajaccio
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Saint-Louis 22' Touzghar 49' Baya 63' Domingues 83'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Rodez v Ajaccio

7 November 2020 10	Rodez	0–1	Ajaccio	Rodez
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Nouri 82'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Guingamp v Ajaccio

23 November 2020 11	Guingamp	2–2	Ajaccio	Guingamp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gomis 49' Palun 90'	Report	Nouri 22' Moussiti-Oko 54'	Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 0 Referee: Romain Delpech

Ajaccio v Chambly

28 November 2020 12	Ajaccio	0–0	Chambly	Ajaccio
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Gonzalez 63'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Valenciennes v Ajaccio

1 December 2020 13	Valenciennes	1–1	Ajaccio	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guillaume 58'	Report	Masson 24' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Ajaccio v Le Havre

7 December 2020 14	Ajaccio	1–1	Le Havre	Ajaccio
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Courtet 65' (pen.)	Report	Gibaud 40'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Niort v Ajaccio

12 December 2020 15	Niort	2–0	Ajaccio	Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bâ 50' Sainati 77' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Ajaccio v Nancy

18 December 2020 16	Ajaccio	1–0	Nancy	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moussiti-Oko 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Olivier Thual

Amiens v Ajaccio

22 December 2020 17	Amiens	0–0	Ajaccio	Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Ajaccio v Pau

5 January 2021 18	Ajaccio	4–1	Pau	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moussiti-Oko 12' Nouri 30' (pen.) El Idrissy 50' Diallo 61'	Report	Sabaly 32'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta

Paris FC v Ajaccio

8 January 2021 19	Paris FC	1–1	Ajaccio	Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Arab 90'	Report	Moussiti-Oko 31'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 0 Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari

Ajaccio v Caen

16 January 2021 20	Ajaccio	1–0	Caen	Ajaccio
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moussiti-Oko 6'	Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Romain Delpech

Dunkerque v Ajaccio

23 January 2021 21	Dunkerque	3–1	Ajaccio	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tchokounté 26', 87' Romil 35'	Report	Bayala 46'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 0 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Ajaccio v Grenoble

30 January 2021 22	Ajaccio	2–1	Grenoble	Ajaccio
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bayala 59' (pen.) Barreto 67'	Report	Djitté 62'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Sochaux v Ajaccio

2 February 2021 23	Sochaux	0–2	Ajaccio	Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diedhiou 44'	Report	Courtet 45+1' (pen.) Barreto 46'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Ajaccio v Auxerre

5 February 2021 24	Ajaccio	0–0	Auxerre	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Toulouse v Ajaccio

15 February 2021 25	Toulouse	3–0	Ajaccio	Toulouse
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Machado 27' Adli 86' Bayo 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Ajaccio v Clermont

20 February 2021 26	Ajaccio	0–2	Clermont	Ajaccio
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Allevinah 54' Bayo 58'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Sylvain Palhies

Troyes v Ajaccio

27 February 2021 27	Troyes	1–0	Ajaccio	Troyes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Touzghar 90+3'			Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 0 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Ajaccio v Rodez

2 March 2021 28	Ajaccio	1–0	Rodez	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Njiké 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 0 Referee: Rémi Landry

Ajaccio v Guingamp

13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 29	Ajaccio	0–2	Guingamp	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diallo 61' Bayala 73' Nouri 87'	Report	Fofana 22' M'Changama 51' Sampaio 53' Ba 58' Pierrot 78'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Chambly v Ajaccio

19 March 2021 30	Chambly	2–1	Ajaccio	Chambly
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Badu 52' Danger 57'	Report	Laçi 44' Courtet 64'	Stadium: Stade des Marais Referee: Johan Hamel

Ajaccio v Valenciennes

3 April 2021 31	Ajaccio	3–0	Valenciennes	Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Courtet 40' Barreto 47' Moussiti-Oko 53', 63' Huard 82'	Report	Abeid 17' 85' D'Almeida 68' 73' Dabo 73'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Le Havre v Ajaccio

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 32	Le Havre	1–1	Ajaccio	Le Havre
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bonnet 33' (pen.), 86' Alioui 61'	Report	Kalulu 31' Laçi 31' Marchetti 54' Arconte 74'	Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Ajaccio v Niort

17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 33	Ajaccio	3–0	Niort	Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Courtet 22', 28' Marchetti 33' Laçi 82'	Report	Doukansy 9'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Rémi Landry

Nancy v Ajaccio

20 April 2021 34	Nancy	2–0	Ajaccio	Tomblaine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ciss 63', 79'	Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Ajaccio v Amiens

24 April 2021 35	Ajaccio	2–2	Amiens	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moussiti-Oko 4' 61', 48' Courtet 39' (pen.) Coutadeur 85'	Report	Monzango 6' Timité 25' Diakhaby 90+3'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Karim Abed

Pau v Ajaccio

1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 36	Pau	0–0	Ajaccio	Pau
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	S. Diarra 80'	Report	Marchetti 80'	Stadium: Stade du Hameau Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Ajaccio v Paris FC

8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 37	Ajaccio	1–1	Paris FC	Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moussiti-Oko 39' Barreto 55' Youssouf 57'	Report	Caddy 15' Kanté 27'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Gaël Angoula

Châteauroux v Ajaccio

15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 38	Châteauroux	0–0	Ajaccio	Châteauroux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M'Boné 49'	Report	Courtet 78', 86'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit Referee: Arnaud Baert

Coupe de France

Châteauroux v Ajaccio

19 January 2021 Eighth round	Châteauroux	0–2	Ajaccio	Châteauroux
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Doucouré 38' Opa Sanganté 49'	Report	Barreto 18' Sainati 34' Courtet 61'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit Attendance: 0 Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

Lyon v Ajaccio

9 February 2021 Round of 64	Lyon	5–1	Ajaccio	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Depay 10' Slimani 22' Cornet 24' Cherki 38' Aouar 79' (pen.)	Report	Nouri 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta

References

^ "I ghjucatori" (in French). AC Ajaccio Official Site. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
^ "Ligue 2 : Ajaccio - Dunkerque reporté pour cause de Covid-19". leparisien.fr (in French).

External links

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