2012–13 Chamois Niortais F.C. season
2012–13 season | |||
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President | Joël Coué | ||
Manager | Pascal Gastien | ||
Stadium | Stade René Gaillard | ||
Ligue 2 | 15th | ||
Coupe de France | Eighth round | ||
Coupe de la Ligue | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Roye and Jérôme Lafourcade (8) | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,485 (v. Nantes, 26 April 2013) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,056 (v. Boulogne, 7 August 2012) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,868 | ||
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The 2012–13 season was the 87th season in the history of the French football club Chamois Niortais. After finishing as runners-up in the Championnat National in the 2011–12 campaign, the team competed in Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football pyramid. The promotion meant a return to professional status for the club, which was lost following relegation to the Championnat de France amateur three years earlier.
Former Niort midfielder Pascal Gastien continued his second spell as manager, having been appointed to the position in the summer of 2009. The league season began on 27 July 2012 and concluded on 24 May 2013. Niort participated in the Coupe de la Ligue for the first time since 2008, reaching the second round before being eliminated by AS Monaco. The team also entered the Coupe de France in the seventh round along with all the other clubs in Ligue 2, and progressed to the next stage with a 1–0 win against .
Niort ended the campaign in 15th place in Ligue 2, securing their safety with a 2–0 win at Sedan on 10 May 2013. The highest goalscorers were striker Jérôme Lafourcade and attacking midfielder Jimmy Roye, who each scored eight times.
Transfers[]
- In
Pos | Player | From | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Rodolphe Roche | Saint-Louis Neuweg | 31 May 2012 | [1] |
MF | Jimmy Juan | Chesterfield | 6 June 2012 | [2] |
DF | Mehdi Khalis | Drancy | 6 June 2012 | [2] |
GK | Pascal Elissalde | Cognac | 13 June 2012 | [3] |
DF | Mickaël Courtot | Besançon | 14 June 2012 | [4] |
FW | Jérôme Lafourcade | Châteauroux | 20 June 2012 | [5] |
FW | Kévin N'Zuzi Mata | Paris | 22 June 2012 | [6] |
GK | Paul Delecroix | Amiens | 27 June 2012 | [7] |
DF | Nicolas Pallois | Valenciennes | 28 June 2012 | [8] |
DF | Tristan Lahaye | Grenoble | 9 July 2012 | [9] |
- Out
Pos | Player | To | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Pascal Landais | Retired | — | [10] |
DF | Sadio Sankharé | Retired | — | |
DF | Nicolas Desenclos | Released | 31 May 2012 | |
FW | Yacine Ghazi | Released | 31 May 2012 | [10] |
DF | Farès Hachi | Released | 31 May 2012 | [10] |
MF | Pierre Morin | Released | 31 May 2012 | [10] |
DF | Samuel N'Guessan | Released | 31 May 2012 | [10] |
GK | Thomas Pigeau | Released | 31 May 2012 | [10] |
DF | Pierre Pérou | Thouars | 29 June 2012 | [11] |
MF | Jimmy Giraudon | Grenoble | 30 June 2012 | [12] |
Player statistics[]
- As of 15 February 2013.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 2 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Paul Delecroix | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Johan Letzelter | 29 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Mickaël Courtot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Jimmy Juan | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Quentin Bernard | 39 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Vincent Durand | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Julien Ricaud | 33 | 0 | 23+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Johan Gastien | 38 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Arnaud Gonzalez | 15 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Mouhamadou Diaw | 29 | 2 | 22+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Luigi Glombard | 34 | 2 | 22+8 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
12 | FW | Mustapha Durak | 23 | 7 | 13+7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
14 | MF | Youssef Essaïydy | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | FW | Jérôme Lafourcade | 27 | 8 | 22+4 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | GK | Rodolphe Roche | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Louckmane Ouédraogo | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Greg Houla | 18 | 3 | 16+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Jimmy Roye | 38 | 8 | 24+10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Mehdi Khalis | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Quentin Bachelier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Tristan Lahaye | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Djibril Konaté | 28 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Nicolas Pallois | 39 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Djiman Koukou | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Frédéric Bong | 31 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
28 | FW | Pape Sané | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | FW | Simon Hébras | 26 | 1 | 16+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Pascal Elissalde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Guillaume Chassac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:[citation needed]
Pre-season[]
Niort returned from the summer break to pre-season training on 25 June. The team travelled to Châteauroux on 1 July to spend a week at the Regional Football Institute. Niort played their first pre-season friendly match on 7 July against LB Châteauroux in Châtellerault. The game ended in a 1–1 draw; new signing Jérôme Lafourcade opened the scoring in the first half before Marcel Essombé equalised for Châteauroux from the penalty spot following a foul by Frédéric Bong. Two trialists made appearances for Niort: defender Tristan Lahaye, who signed for the club permanently two days later, and Burkinabé forward Louckmane Ouédraogo. Meanwhile, five players including new signings Paul Delecroix and Mickaël Courtot were missing through injury and Djibril Konaté was suspended. On 11 July, Niort beat Championnat National side Le Poiré-sur-Vie at the Stade René Gaillard thanks to two goals from Simon Hébras. The visitors pulled a goal back through an Emmanuel Bourgaud penalty after defender Mehdi Khalis fouled former Niort forward Romain Jacuzzi.
In the penultimate warm-up match against fellow Ligue 2 side Tours at the Stade des Champs-de-l'Îsle in Saint-Maixent-l'École, Niort came from behind to draw 1–1. Jérémy Blayac had put Tours ahead in the first half but midfielder Jimmy Juan equalised just before the hour mark to maintain the unbeaten pre-season record. The final friendly game against Le Mans ended in another 1–1 draw; Senegalese international Mouhamadou Diaw equalised from the penalty spot in the second half after Ivorian defender Mamadou Doumbia had given Le Mans the lead on 22 minutes.
Matches[]
7 July 2012 | Châteauroux | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | showStade de la Montée Rouge, Châtellerault |
11 July 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 2–1 | Le Poiré-sur-Vie | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
14 July 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Tours | showStade des Champs de l'Île, Saint-Maixent-l'École |
Ligue 2[]
The Ligue 2 fixtures for the 2012–13 season were released by the LFP on 30 May. Niort were given a home tie against Clermont Foot on 27 July for their opening fixture and will end the season against the same club on 24 May.[13]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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13 | Istres | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 43 |
14 | Clermont | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 43 |
15 | Niort | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 42 |
16 | Châteauroux | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 42 |
17 | Laval | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 42 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Match information[]
27 July 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Clermont Foot | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
3 August 2012 | Tours | 2–2 | Chamois Niortais | showStade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours |
10 August 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Caen | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
17 August 2012 | Laval | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Francis Le Basser, Laval |
24 August 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Guingamp | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
31 August 2012 | Istres | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer |
14 September 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Arles-Avignon | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
28 September 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 4–2 | Dijon | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
5 October 2012 | Lens | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Félix Bollaert, Lens |
19 October 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Le Havre | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
2 November 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | AS Monaco | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
14 November 2012 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–2 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio |
23 November 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 2–2 | Châteauroux | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
30 November 2012 | Nantes | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | showStade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
11 December 2012 | Auxerre | 4–2 | Chamois Niortais | showStade de l'Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre |
18 December 2012 | Chamois Niortais | 1–3 | Sedan | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
21 December 2012 | Nîmes | 3–1 | Chamois Niortais | showStade des Costières, Nîmes |
11 January 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 3–1 | Tours | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
18 January 2013 | Caen | 0–1 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Michel d'Ornano, Caen |
25 January 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Laval | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
8 February 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Istres | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
15 February 2013 | Arles-Avignon | 0–1 | Chamois Niortais | showParc des Sports, Avignon |
22 February 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 2–3 | Le Mans | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
1 March 2013 | Dijon | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Gaston Gérard, Dijon |
8 March 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Lens | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
15 March 2013 | Le Havre | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Océane, Le Havre |
29 March 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 2–1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
5 April 2013 | AS Monaco | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Louis II, Monaco |
12 April 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Angers | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
19 April 2013 | Châteauroux | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux |
26 April 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Nantes | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
3 May 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Auxerre | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
10 May 2013 | Sedan | 0–2 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan |
17 May 2013 | Chamois Niortais | 2–0 | Nîmes | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
24 May 2013 | Clermont Foot | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand |
Coupe de France[]
Niort entered the Coupe de France, the country's major cup competition, in the seventh round along with the other clubs in Ligue 2. In the draw for the seventh round, made on 31 October 2012, the team were drawn to play away against Division d'Honneur (sixth tier) side , with the match taking place on 17 November.[14]
Match information[]
8 December 2012 8th round | Stade Bordelais | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | showStade Sainte-Germaine, Bordeaux |
Coupe de la Ligue[]
The club's return to professional status in 2012 meant that Niort were eligible to compete in the Coupe de la Ligue for the first time since the 2008–09 season. The draws for the first and second rounds of the competition were made on 11 July, and Niort were handed a home game against recently relegated Championnat National side Boulogne in the first round. Niort won 3–2 on penalties after the match finished goalless at the end of extra time. They were subsequently drawn to play fellow Ligue 2 outfit AS Monaco, who also won their tie against Nîmes on penalties, in the second round on 28 August.[15] The match, again at the Stade René Gaillard, ended in a 1–2 defeat for Niort with Mustapha Durak scoring for the home side in front of a season-high crowd of 6,252.
Match information[]
7 August 2012 1st round | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Boulogne | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
28 August 2012 2nd round | Chamois Niortais | 1–2 | AS Monaco | showStade René Gaillard, Niort |
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Erwann Penland (6 June 2012). "Niort: Deux nouvelles recrues". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Alexandre Chochois (13 June 2012). "Niort: Le gardien de but de Cognac s'engage". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Alexandre Chochois (14 June 2012). "Niort: Mickaël Courtot (Besançon) arrive". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Erwann Penland (20 June 2012). "Niort: Un buteur de Ligue 2 a signé". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Erwann Penland (22 June 2012). "Niort: Un jeune parisien signe". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Erwann Penland (27 June 2012). "Niort: Paul Delecroix reste pour deux ans". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Erwann Penland (28 June 2012). "Niort: Nicolas Pallois (Laval) 7ème recrue". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Erwann Penland (9 July 2012). "Niort: Officiel pour Tristan Lahaye". FootNational. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Alexandre Chochois (31 May 2012). "Niort: Pas moins de six départs déjà actés". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Alexandre Chochois (29 June 2012). "Thouars: Une première recrue arrive de Niort". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Erwann Penland (30 June 2012). "Grenoble: Dix recrues pour voir plus haut". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Ligue 2 fixtures 2012/2013" (PDF). LFP.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Un tirage presque clément". La Nouvelle République. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Les matchs des 1er et 2e tours". LFP.fr. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
External links[]
- Chamois Niortais F.C. seasons
- French football clubs 2012–13 season