FC Metz
2020–21 season
PresidentBernard Serin
Head coachVincent Hognon
(until 12 October)
Frédéric Antonetti
(from 12 October)
StadiumStade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 110th
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ibrahima Niane (6)

All:
Ibrahima Niane
Vagner
(6 each)
Biggest winValenciennes 0–4 Metz
Dijon 1–5 Metz
Biggest defeatMonaco 4–0 Metz
All statistics correct as of 23 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was FC Metz's 89th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz 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 10 February 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
2 DF Tunisia TUN Dylan Bronn
3 DF France FRA Matthieu Udol
4 MF France FRA Kévin N'Doram
5 MF Ivory Coast CIV Victorien Angban
6 MF Mali MLI Mamadou Fofana
7 FW Senegal SEN Ibrahima Niane
8 MF Mali MLI Boubacar Traoré
9 FW France FRA Thierry Ambrose
10 MF Algeria ALG Farid Boulaya
11 MF Senegal SEN Opa Nguette
12 MF France FRA Warren Tchimbembé
13 FW Senegal SEN Lamine Gueye
14 MF France FRA Vincent Pajot
15 MF Senegal SEN Pape Matar Sarr
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Algeria ALG Alexandre Oukidja
17 DF France FRA Thomas Delaine
18 DF France FRA Fabien Centonze
19 MF Ivory Coast CIV Habib Maïga
20 DF Ghana GHA Ernest Boahene
21 DF Ghana GHA John Boye (captain)
22 MF France FRA Youssef Maziz
23 DF Mali MLI Boubakar Kouyaté
24 FW Belgium BEL Aaron Leya Iseka (on loan from Toulouse)
26 FW Senegal SEN Pape Ndiaga Yade
27 FW Cape Verde CPV Vagner Gonçalves
28 DF France FRA Manuel Cabit
29 DF France FRA Lenny Lacroix
30 GK France FRA Marc-Aurèle Caillard

Out 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
GK France FRA Guillaume Dietsch (on loan to Seraing)
DF France FRA Rayan Djedje (on loan to Seraing)
DF France FRA Yann Godart (on loan to Seraing)
DF Senegal SEN Ababacar Lô (on loan to Seraing)
MF Belgium BEL Sami Lahssaini (on loan to Seraing)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Senegal SEN Cheikh Sabaly (on loan to Pau FC)
MF The Gambia GAM Ablie Jallow (on loan to Seraing)
FW France FRA Georges Mikautadze (on loan to Seraing)
FW Senegal SEN Amadou Dia N'Diaye (on loan to Seraing)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2020 Friendly Metz 4–1 RFC Seraing Metz, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Centre d’Entraînement de Frescaty
24 July 2020 Friendly Metz 3–0 Charleroi Metz, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
28 July 2020 Friendly Gent 3–0 Metz Ghent, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
1 August 2020 Friendly Metz 1–0 KV Mechelen Metz, France
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
7 August 2020 Friendly Dijon 1–2 Metz Dijon, France
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Note: Match was played in three 45-minute parts.
15 August 2020 Friendly Strasbourg 2–3 Metz Molsheim, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Molsheim
15 August 2020 Friendly Strasbourg Cancelled Metz Colmar, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Colmar Stadium
22 August 2020 Friendly Metz 1–1 Montpellier Besançon, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
4 September 2020 Friendly Metz Cancelled 1. FC Kaiserslautern Metz, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 10th 38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 031.58
Coupe de France 10 February 2021 6 April 2021 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 066.67
Total 41 14 12 15 50 49 +1 034.15

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 4 47
11 Saint-Étienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 14 45
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[24]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 11 15 44 48  −4 47 5 5 9 19 26  −7 7 6 6 25 22  +3

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLWDWDWWDDLLDWWLDDWWWDLLWWLDLLLDLWLLD
Position1217181717151410710101213131210101112986677656799109109101010
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[25]

30 August 2020 2 Metz 0–1 Monaco Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
13 September 2020 3 Lille 1–0 Metz Villeneuve-d'Ascq
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
16 September 2020 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Metz Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 August, but postponed due to Paris Saint-Germain's participation in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.[26]
20 September 2020 4 Metz 2–1 Reims Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Johan Hamel
26 September 2020 5 Marseille 1–1 Metz Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Eric Wattellier
4 October 2020 6 Metz 3–1 Lorient Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
18 October 2020 7 Angers 1–1 Metz Angers
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Referee: Aurélien Petit
25 October 2020 8 Metz 2–0 Saint-Étienne Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Karim Abed
1 November 2020 9 Nîmes 0–1 Metz Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
8 November 2020 10 Metz 1–1 Dijon Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
22 November 2020 11 Nantes 1–1 Metz Nantes
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
29 November 2020 12 Metz 0–2 Brest Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
6 December 2020 13 Metz 1–3 Lyon Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
13 December 2020 14 Strasbourg 2–2 Metz Strasbourg
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
16 December 2020 15 Montpellier 0–2 Metz Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
19 December 2020 16 Metz 2–0 Lens Metz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
23 December 2020 17 Rennes 1–0 Metz Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
6 January 2021 18 Metz 0–0 Bordeaux Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
9 January 2021 19 Metz 1–1 Nice Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
17 January 2021 20 Lyon 0–1 Metz Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
24 January 2021 21 Metz 2–0 Nantes Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
31 January 2021 22 Brest 2–4 Metz Brest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
3 February 2021 23 Metz 1–1 Montpellier Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
7 February 2021 24 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Metz Saint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
14 February 2021 25 Metz 1–2 Strasbourg Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
21 February 2021 26 Nice 1–2 Metz Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
27 February 2021 27 Bordeaux 1–2 Metz Bordeaux
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
3 March 2021 28 Metz 0–1 Angers Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
14 March 2021 29 Lens 2–2 Metz Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
20 March 2021 30 Metz 1–3 Rennes Metz
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
3 April 2021 31 Monaco 4–0 Metz Monaco
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
9 April 2021 32 Metz 0–2 Lille Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
18 April 2021 33 Reims 0–0 Metz Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
24 April 2021 34 Metz 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
2 May 2021 35 Dijon 1–5 Metz Dijon
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
9 May 2021 36 Metz 0–3 Nîmes Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
16 May 2021 37 Lorient 2–1 Metz Lorient
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
23 May 2021 38 Metz 1–1 Marseille Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Coupe de France

10 February 2021 Round of 64 Amiens 1–2 Metz Amiens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 0
Referee: Olivier Thual
6 March 2021 Round of 32 Valenciennes 0–4 Metz Valenciennes
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
6 April 2021 Round of 16 Monaco 0–0
(5–4 p)
Metz Monaco
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Penalties

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 18 October 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 7 FW Senegal Ibrahima Niane 6 0 6
2 11 MF Senegal Opa Nguette 1 0 1
Totals 7 0 7

References

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