2022–23 Chamois Niortais F.C. season

Chamois Niortais F.C.
2022–23 season
Chairman	Karim Fradin
Manager	Sébastien Desabre
Stadium	Stade René Gaillard
Ligue 2	16th
Coupe de France	Seventh round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Bilal Boutobba (3); All: ; Bilal Boutobba (3)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 2 September 2022.

The 2022–23 season is the 98th in the history of Chamois Niortais F.C. and their ninth consecutive season in the second division. The club are participating in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France.

Players

As of 19 July 2022^[1]^[2]

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	Mathieu Michel
4	DF	GUI	Ibrahima Conté
5	DF	CMR	Guy Kilama
7	MF	TUN	Moataz Zemzemi
8	MF	GHA	Godwin Bentil
9	FW	FRA	Kévin Rocheteau
10	MF	FRA	Bilal Boutobba
11	FW	FRA	Yanis Merdji
14	DF	FRA	Dylan Durivaux
15	MF	BEN	Junior Olaitan
16	GK	FRA	Jean Louchet
17	MF	MTQ	Samuel Renel
18	DF	FRA	Bradley M'bondo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	FRA	Yohan Cassubie
20	FW	SEN	Amadou Sagna
21	DF	FRA	Lenny Vallier
22	FW	FRA	Ryan Bakayoko
23	FW	FRA	Sidi Cissé
24	MF	FRA	Tyrone Tormin
25	MF	BFA	Charles Kaboré
26	MF	FRA	Samy Benchamma
27	DF	CGO	Bryan Passi
28	MF	FRA	Nacim El Hassani
29	DF	FRA	Joris Moutachy
30	GK	FRA	Yanis Maronne

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
—	MF	FRA	Tom Lebeau (at Concarneau until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 July 2022 Friendly	Guingamp	3–1	Niort	Ploufragan
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Normand 14' Baaloudj 24' Luvambo 26'		Conté 63'	Stadium: Centre Technique Régional Henri Guérin – terrain 1

10 July 2022 Friendly	Angers	2–1	Niort	Saint-Martin-de-Ré
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diony 12' Salama 78'	Report	Sagna 8'	Stadium: Complexe Sportif Marcel Gaillard

13 July 2022 Friendly	Ajaccio	2–0	Niort	Fougères
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Courtet 18' Cimignani 67'	Report		Stadium: Château du Bois-Guy

23 July 2022 Friendly	Pau	0–1	Niort	Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bentil 17'	Stadium: Complexe Sportif Robert Monseau

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	30 July 2022	2 June 2023	Matchday 1	7	2	1	4	8	14	−6	028.57
Coupe de France			Seventh round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				7	2	1	4	8	14	−6	028.57

Last updated: 2 September 2022
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
16	Annecy	13	3	3	7	10	13	−3	12
17	Rodez	13	2	6	5	11	18	−7	12	Relegation to Championnat National
18	Saint-Étienne	13	3	5	5	20	23	−3	11^[a]
19	Nîmes	13	3	2	8	12	18	−6	11
20	Niort	13	3	2	8	10	23	−13	11

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2022. 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
Notes:

^ Saint-Étienne were deducted three points for a pitch invasion during their relegation play-off the previous season.^[3]

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
7	2	1	4	8	14	−6	7	1	0	2	3	6	−3	1	1	2	5	8	−3

Last updated: 2 September 2022.
Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	L	L	D
Position	5	11	13	9	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2022. Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[4]

30 July 2022 1	Annecy	1–2	Niort	Annecy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Temanfo 63'	Report	Merdji 29' Boutobba 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Sports Referee: Azzedine Souifi

6 August 2022 2	Niort	1–4	Bastia	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boutobba 82' (pen.)	Report	Tavares 1' Magri 2', 24' Ndiaye 21'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

13 August 2022 3	Bordeaux	1–0	Niort	Bordeaux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delaurier-Chaubet 61'	Report		Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Gaël Angoula

20 August 2022 4	Niort	2–1	Paris FC	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boutobba 56' Zemzemi 61'	Report	Caddy 73'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Rémi Landry

27 August 2022 5	Sochaux	3–0	Niort	Montbéliard
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Weissbeck 16' Kaboré 62' (o.g.) Kalulu 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

30 August 2022 6	Niort	0–1	Valenciennes	Niort
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Hamache 30'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

2 September 2022 7	Quevilly-Rouen	3–3	Niort	Caen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Soumaré 12', 40' Mafouta 32'	Report	Boutobba 27' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Sagna 33'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Referee: Nicolas Rainville
Note: Match moved from Stade Robert Diochon due to a Rugby Pro D2 match being played at the stadium on the same day.^[5]

Coupe de France

References

^ "Effectif Saison 2021/2022" (in French). Chamois Niortais F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Chamois Niortais FC". scoresway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
^ "Saint-Etienne get three-point deduction and four-game stadium ban for crowd trouble". 23 June 2022.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.
^ "Ligue 2. La rencontre Quevilly-Rouen – Niort se jouera vendredi à Caen".

[table_hth_STE0.55933191560178-4] Saint-Étienne were deducted three points for a pitch invasion during their relegation play-off the previous season.^[3]

[effectif-1] "Effectif Saison 2021/2022" (in French). Chamois Niortais F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] "Chamois Niortais FC". scoresway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

[3] "Saint-Etienne get three-point deduction and four-game stadium ban for crowd trouble". 23 June 2022.

[5] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.

[6] "Ligue 2. La rencontre Quevilly-Rouen – Niort se jouera vendredi à Caen".

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