2001–02 FC Lorient season

FC Lorient
2001–02 season
President	André Jegouzo
Head coach	Ángel Marcos; (until December); Yvon Pouliquen; (from December)
Stadium	Stade du Moustoir
Division 1	18th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Winners
Coupe de la Ligue	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jean-Claude Darcheville (19); All: ; Jean-Claude Darcheville (24)
Average home league attendance	12,212
Biggest win	Lorient 6–2 Guingamp
Biggest defeat	Sedan 5–0 Lorient; Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Lorient
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2001–02 season was the 75th season in the existence of FC Lorient and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lorient participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

Transfers[]

In[]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee
27	DF	Pape Malick Diop	Neuchâtel Xamax
19	DF	Jacques Abardonado	Marseille	Free
	GK	Guillaume Gauclin	Guingamp	Loan
16	GK	Sébastien Hamel	Lens	Free

Out[]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
11	MF	Ulrich Le Pen	Ipswich Town
23	FW	Koffi Fiawoo	US Créteil

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 %
French Division 1	28 July 2001	4 May 2002	Matchday 1	18th	34	7	10	17	43	64	−21	020.59
Coupe de France	15 December 2001	11 May 2002	Round of 64	Winners	6	5	1	0	10	4	+6	083.33
Coupe de la Ligue	1 December 2001	20 April 2002	Round of 32	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	8	8	+0	060.00
Total					45	15	12	18	61	76	−15	033.33

Source: Soccerway

French Division 1[]

League table[]

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification or relegation

14

Sedan

34

8

15

11

35

39

−4

39

15

Monaco

34

9

12

13

36

41

−5

39

16

Guingamp

34

9

8

17

34

57

−23

35

17

Metz (R)

34

9

6

19

31

47

−16

33

Relegated to Ligue 2

18

Lorient (R)

34

7

10

17

43

64

−21

31

Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Relegated to Ligue 2

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Lorient was qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2001–02 Coupe de France.

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
34	7	10	17	43	64	−21	31	6	5	6	23	22	+1	1	5	11	20	42	−22

Source: French Division 1

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	D	D
Position	5	9	11	12	8	8	8	11	9	11	13	9	10	15	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	16	17	17	18	17	18	18	18

Source: French Division 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

28 July 2001 1	Lorient	1–0	Metz	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Feindouno 82'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 10,930 Referee: Dominique Fraise

4 August 2001 2	Lille	3–1	Lorient	Lille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris Attendance: 15,941 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

12 August 2001 3	Lorient	0–1	Auxerre	Lorient
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Cissé 37'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,963 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

18 August 2001 4	Sochaux	2–2	Lorient	Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,166 Referee: Thierry Auriac

25 August 2001 5	Lorient	2–0	Monaco	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Druon 17' Darcheville 29'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,739 Referee: Éric Poulat

8 September 2001 6	Rennes	1–1	Lorient	Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chapuis 59'		Bouard 77'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 19,550 Referee: Claude Colombo

15 September 2001 7	Lorient	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Feindouno 78'		Anelka 88'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,466 Referee: Thierry Auriac

23 September 2001 8	Lorient	0–2	Bordeaux	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Dugarry 56' Pauleta 88'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,127 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

29 September 2001 9	Montpellier	1–3	Lorient	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 8,324 Referee: Jean-Marc Bonnin

13 October 2001 10	Lorient	2–3	Lens	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,157 Referee: Claude Colombo

21 October 2001 11	Troyes	4–2	Lorient	Troyes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 12,629 Referee: Damien Ledentu

27 October 2001 12	Lorient	6–2	Guingamp	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,674 Referee: Jean-Marc Bonnin

3 November 2001 13	Bastia	3–1	Lorient	Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 5,766 Referee: Bruno Coué

17 November 2001 14	Lorient	0–3	Lyon	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,765 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

24 November 2001 15	Sedan	5–0	Lorient	Sedan
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 14,757 Referee: Claude Colombo

28 November 2001 16	Lorient	1–2	Nantes	Lorient
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guel 22'		André 73' Vahirua 85'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,687 Referee: Pascal Viléo

8 December 2001 17	Marseille	3–2	Lorient	Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 47,703 Referee: Pascal Garibian

19 December 2001 18	Lorient	2–4	Lille	Lorient
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 9,404 Referee: Jean-Marc Bonnin

5 January 2002 20	Lorient	1–1	Sochaux	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 9,289 Referee: Alain Sars

12 January 2002 21	Monaco	1–0	Lorient	Monaco
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,410 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

16 January 2002 19	Auxerre	2–2	Lorient	Auxerre
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 7,495 Referee: Alfons Berg (Germany)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 December 2001, but was postponed due to unsuitable ground.

23 January 2002 22	Lorient	2–0	Rennes	Lorient
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,377 Referee: Thierry Auriac

30 January 2002 23	Paris Saint-Germain	5–0	Lorient	Paris
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 37,680 Referee: Dominique Fraise

2 February 2002 24	Bordeaux	2–1	Lorient	Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 27,278 Referee: Franck Glochon

6 February 2002 25	Lorient	1–0	Montpellier	Lorient
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Esceth-N'Zi 88'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 9,098 Referee: Gilles Veissière

16 February 2002 26	Lens	1–1	Lorient	Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Coridon 10'		Darcheville 45'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 36,948 Referee: Éric Poulat

23 February 2002 27	Lorient	1–0	Troyes	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Feindouno 61'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 10,198 Referee: Philippe Kalt

6 March 2002 28	Guingamp	4–3	Lorient	Guingamp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Attendance: 15,823 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

16 March 2002 29	Lorient	0–0	Bastia	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 10,977 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

23 March 2002 30	Lyon	2–0	Lorient	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 36,221 Referee: Pascal Viléo

6 April 2002 31	Lorient	1–1	Sedan	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,830 Referee: Bruno Coué

13 April 2002 32	Nantes	2–0	Lorient	Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 34,940 Referee: Bruno Derrien

27 April 2002 33	Lorient	2–2	Marseille	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Darcheville 77' (pen.) Esceth-N'Zi 90'		Fernandão 32' Sakho 87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

4 May 2002 34	Metz	1–1	Lorient	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jäger 7'		Darcheville 14'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,697 Referee: Claude Colombo

Coupe de France[]

15 December 2001 Round of 64	SC Douai	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Lorient	Douai
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	8'		Bouzin 44' Bouard 108' 110'	Stadium: Stade Demeny Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jean-Marc Rodolphe

19 January 2002 Round of 32	Rennes	1–2	Lorient	Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Piquionne 11'		Bedrossian 19' Darcheville 83'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 7,817 Referee: Gilles Veissière

10 February 2002 Round of 16	CS Louhans-Cuiseaux	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Lorient	Louhans
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chapuis 33' De Carvalho 76'		Kroupi 53', 56'	Stadium: Stade du Bram Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Bruno Derrien

9 March 2002 Quarter-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Lorient	Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1)			Chabert 32'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 19,794 Referee: Éric Poulat

31 March 2002 Semi-finals	Lorient	1–0	Nîmes	Lorient
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diop 76'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 10,280 Referee: Claude Colombo

11 May 2002 Final	Bastia	0–1	Lorient	Saint-Denis
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)			Darcheville 41'	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 66,215 Referee: Éric Poulat

Coupe de la Ligue[]

1 December 2001 Round of 32	Lorient	5–4	Metz	Lorient
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Keïta 23' Feindouno 30' Darcheville 59' Medina 88' Druon 90+4'		Jäger 25', 40' Baticle 56' 90'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 6,731 Referee: Philippe Kalt

9 January 2002 Round of 16	Lorient	1–0	Auxerre	Lorient
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Darcheville 55'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Pascal Garibian

27 January 2002 Quarter-finals	Lorient	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Bastia	Lorient
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Feindouno 43'		Lambourde 58'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 7,617 Referee: Claude Colombo

3 March 2002 Semi-finals	Lorient	1–0	Rennes	Lorient
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Darcheville 65'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 11,638 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

20 April 2002 Final	Lorient	0–3	Bordeaux	Saint-Denis
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)			Pauleta 5', 60' Meriem 42'	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 75,923 Referee: Alain Sars

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Division 1	Coupe de France	Coupe de la Ligue	Total
1	9	FW	Jean-Claude Darcheville	19	2	3	24
2	14	MF	Pascal Feindouno	6	0	2	8
3	15	MF	Tchiressoua Guel	6	0	0	6
4	22	FW	Élie Kroupi	2	2	0	4
5	25	MF	Cédric Chabert	1	1	0	2
	13	MF	Nicolas Esceth-N'Zi	2	0	0	2
	2	DF	Loïc Druon	1	0	1	2
8	8	MF	Seydou Keïta	0	0	1	1
	27	DF	Pape Malick Diop	0	1	0	1
	10	FW	Pascal Bedrossian	0	1	0	1
	20	DF	Hernán Medina	0	0	1	1
	31	MF	Moussa Saïb	1	0	0	1
	3	DF	Arnaud Le Lan	1	0	0	1
	26	DF	Richard Martini	1	0	0	1
	29	DF	Yohan Bouzin	0	1	0	1
	21	MF	David Bouard	0	1	0	1
		FW		0	1	0	1
Totals				43	10	8	61

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Squad of Lorient 2001-02 Ligue 1". www.bdfutbol.com.
^ "Division 1 2001/2002 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[3] Lorient was qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2001–02 Coupe de France.

[auto-1] "Squad of Lorient 2001-02 Ligue 1". www.bdfutbol.com.

[attendance-2] "Division 1 2001/2002 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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