2020–21 FC Metz season
Appearance
2020–21 season | ||||
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President | Bernard Serin | |||
Head coach | Vincent Hognon (until 12 October) Frédéric Antonetti (from 12 October) | |||
Stadium | Stade Saint-Symphorien | |||
Ligue 1 | 10th | |||
Coupe de France | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ibrahima Niane (6) All: Ibrahima Niane Vagner (6 each) | |||
Biggest win | Valenciennes 0–4 Metz Dijon 1–5 Metz | |||
Biggest defeat | Monaco 4–0 Metz | |||
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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
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- 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.
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Out on loan
[edit]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
[edit]Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
17 July 2020 Friendly | Metz | 4–1 | RFC Seraing | Metz, France |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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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 |
1 August 2020 Friendly | Metz | 1–0 | KV Mechelen | Metz, France |
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
7 August 2020 Friendly | Dijon | 1–2 | Metz | Dijon, France |
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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) |
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Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
4 September 2020 Friendly | Metz | Cancelled | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Metz, France |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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 | 31.58 |
Coupe de France | 10 February 2021 | 6 April 2021 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 66.67 |
Total | 41 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 34.15 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[24]
Results summary
[edit]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 |
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
[edit]Matches
[edit]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 |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
13 September 2020 3 | Lille | 1–0 | Metz | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
23 December 2020 17 | Rennes | 1–0 | Metz | Rennes |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta |
6 January 2021 18 | Metz | 0–0 | Bordeaux | Metz |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
24 January 2021 21 | Metz | 2–0 | Nantes | Metz |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod |
3 April 2021 31 | Monaco | 4–0 | Metz | Monaco |
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel |
9 April 2021 32 | Metz | 0–2 | Lille | Metz |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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
[edit]10 February 2021 Round of 64 | Amiens | 1–2 | Metz | Amiens |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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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 |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard | |
Penalties | ||||
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]- As of 18 October 2020
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Total |
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1 | 7 | FW | ![]() |
Ibrahima Niane | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2 | 11 | MF | ![]() |
Opa Nguette | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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- ^ "Laurent Jans file en Belgique" [Laurent Jans goes to Belgium]. www.fcmetz.com (in French). Metz. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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- ^ "Leverton Pierre s'engage avec l'USLD" [Leverton Pierre signs to the USLD!]. www.usldunkerque.com (in French). Dunkerque. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Hein beau renfort pour l'AJA" [Hein, nice reinforcement for AJA]. www.aja.fr (in French). Auxerre. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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