| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Bernard Serin | |||
| Manager | László Bölöni | |||
| Stadium | Stade Saint-Symphorien | |||
| Ligue 1 | 14th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ablie Jallow Cheikh Sabaly (3 each) All: Ablie Jallow Cheikh Sabaly (3 each) | |||
| Biggest win | Metz 3–1 Nantes | |||
| Biggest defeat | Rennes 5–1 Metz | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 17 December 2023. | ||||
The 2023–24 season is Football Club de Metz's 92nd season in existence and first season back in Ligue 1. They are also competing in the Coupe de France.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 4 January 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Simon Elisor |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} RFC Seraing |
€400,000 | 5 July 2023 | [2] |
| DF | Maxime Colin |
 Birmingham City |
Free | 27 July 2023 | [3] |
| FW |  Benjamin Tetteh |
Hull City |
1,800,000 | 10 August 2023 | [4] |
| MF |  Joel Asoro |
Djurgården |
1,200,000 | 24 August 2023 | [5] |
| DF |  Kevin Van Den Kerkhof |
Bastia |
2,500,000 | 31 August 2023 | [6] |
| DF | Christophe Hérelle |
Brest |
Undisclosed | 1 September 2023 | [7] |
| FW |  Óscar Estupiñán |
Hull City |
Loan | 1 September 2023 | [8] |
| FW |  Xhuliano Skuka |
Maribor |
Loan return | 31 December 2023 | [9] |
| FW |  Georges Mikautadze |
 Ajax |
Loan | 4 January 2024 | [10] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Boubacar Traoré |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
€11,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [11] |
| FW | Xhuliano Skuka |
 Maribor |
Loan | 1 July 2023 | [12] |
| MF |  Lamine Gueye |
Paris FC |
Undisclosed | 5 July 2023 | [13] |
| GK | Ousmane Ba |
Cholet |
Loan | 21 July 2023 | [14] |
| MF | Youssef Maziz |
OH Leuven |
€1,500,000 | 29 August 2023 | [15] |
| FW | Georges Mikautadze |
Ajax |
€16,000,000 | 30 August 2023 | [16] |
| MF |  Habib Maïga |
 Ferencváros |
4 January 2024 | [17] | |
| FW | Xhuliano Skuka |
FK Partizani |
Loan | 6 January 2024 | [18] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 11 July 2023 Friendly | Metz | 3–0 |  Racing-Union | Homécourt |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade Yvan Tepus |
| 15 July 2023 Friendly | Metz | 2–1 | RFC Seraing | Metz |
| 15:30 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Troyes | 0–3 | Metz | Troyes |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Aube |
| 25 July 2023 Friendly | Metz | 2–2 | Standard Liège | Marly |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Centre d’entraînement de Frescaty |
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | Amiens | 0–0 | Metz | Amiens |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne |
| 8 September 2023 Friendly | Metz | 1−1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Basel | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz |
| 13:00 | Elisor  29' |
FCB Report | 37' Dubasin |
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| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ligue 1 | 13 August 2023 | 30 May–2 June 2024 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 23.53 |
| Coupe de France | 5 January 2024 | Round of 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 23.53 | |||
Last updated: 20 December 2023
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 12 | Montpellier | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 18[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 13 | Nantes | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 18 | |
| 14 | Metz | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | |
| 15 | Lyon | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | |
| 16 | Toulouse | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2023. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[20]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[20]
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Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 |
Last updated: 20 December 2023.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2023. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[21]
| 13 August 2023 1 | Rennes | 5–1 | Metz | Rennes |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,065 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 18 August 2023 2 | Metz | 2–2 | Marseille | Metz |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 26,661 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 27 August 2023 3 | Clermont | 0–1 | Metz | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 3 September 2023 4 | Metz | 2–2 | Reims | Metz |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 24,272 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 16 September 2023 5 | Lens | 0–1 | Metz | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,988 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 24 September 2023 6 | Metz | 0–1 | Strasbourg | Metz |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 26,661 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 1 October 2023 7 | Toulouse | 3–0 | Metz | Toulouse |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 24,770 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 7 October 2023 8 | Metz | 0–1 | Nice | Metz |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,160 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 22 October 2023 9 | Monaco | 2–1 | Metz | Monaco |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,197 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 29 October 2023 10 | Metz | 0–0 | Le Havre | Metz |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,718 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 5 November 2023 11 | Lyon | 1–1 | Metz | Décines-Charpieu |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 42,040 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 12 November 2023 12 | Metz | 3–1 | Nantes | Metz |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 21,674 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 26 November 2023 13 | Lorient | 2–3 | Metz | Lorient |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,469 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 3 December 2023 14 | Lille | 2–0 | Metz | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 38,065 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 10 December 2023 15 | Metz | 0–1 | Brest | Metz |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,157 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 17 December 2023 16 | Metz | 0–1 | Montpellier | Metz |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,473 Referee: Marc Bollengier |
| 20 December 2023 17 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | Metz | Paris |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,822 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 14 January 2024 18 | Metz | v | Toulouse | Metz |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 18 February 2024 22 | Montpellier | v | Metz | Montpellier |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson |
| 11 May 2024 33 | Strasbourg | v | Metz | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau |
| 18 May 2024 34 | Metz | v | Paris Saint-Germain | Metz |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
Coupe de France
| 5 January 2024 Round of 64 | Metz | v | Clermont | Metz |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
References
- ↑ "Effectif et staff". FC Metz.
- ↑ "Simon Elisor nouveau joueur du FC Metz !". Football Club de Metz. 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Maxime Colin, des Midlands à la Moselle". Football Club de Metz. 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "Benjamin Tetteh rejoint Metz jusqu'en 2026 (officiel)". L'Équipe.
- ↑ "Asoro est arrivé !". Football Club de Metz. 24 August 2023.
- ↑ "Kevin Van Den Kerkhof est messin !". Football Club de Metz. 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Une nouvelle page pour Christophe Hérelle !". September 2023.
- ↑ FC, Hull City (1 September 2023). "Estupiñán secures loan move to FC Metz". Hull City FC.
- ↑ "Maribor swiftly parts ways with Xhuliano Skuka, no future for him at Ljudski vrt - News - Nogomania". www.nogomania.com.
- ↑ "Le roi est de retour !". Football Club de Metz. 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Boubacar to become permanent signing | Men's First-Team | News". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
- ↑ "Xhuliano Skuka en prêt à Maribor". Football Club de Metz. 15 June 2023.
- ↑ Pastoré, Cafil (5 July 2023). "Lamine Gueye débarque officiellement au Paris FC".
- ↑ "Ousmane Ba prêté à Cholet". Football Club de Metz. 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "Maziz naar OH Leuven". 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Ajax signs Georges Mikautadze".
- ↑ "Az első téli erősítés: Habib Maïga a Fradiban!". www.fradi.hu.
- ↑ Perretta, Enzo (6 January 2024). "Xhuliano Skuka prêté par le FC Metz au FK Partisani". Let's Go Metz.
- ↑ "Commission de discipline: les décisions du 25 Octobre 2023" [Discipline committee: decisions of 25 October 2023] (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ↑ "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023–2024". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 29 June 2023.
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