2021–22 FC Metz season

FC Metz
2021–22 season
President	Bernard Serin
Head coach	Frédéric Antonetti
Stadium	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 1	18th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 19 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 90th season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz are participating in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 30 August 2021.^[1]

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	David Oberhauser
2	DF	TUN	Dylan Bronn (captain)
3	DF	FRA	Matthieu Udol
4	DF	FRA	Sikou Niakaté (on loan from Guingamp)
6	MF	FRA	Kévin N'Doram
7	FW	SEN	Ibrahima Niane
8	MF	MLI	Boubacar Traoré
9	FW	FRA	Nicolas de Préville
10	MF	ALG	Farid Boulaya
11	MF	SEN	Opa Nguette
12	MF	FRA	Warren Tchimbembé
13	MF	SEN	Cheikh Sabaly
14	MF	FRA	Vincent Pajot
15	MF	SEN	Pape Sarr (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	ALG	Alexandre Oukidja
17	DF	FRA	Thomas Delaine
18	DF	FRA	Fabien Centonze
19	MF	CIV	Habib Maïga
20	FW	SEN	Lamine Gueye
21	MF	MAR	Amine Bassi
22	FW	MAR	Sofiane Alakouch
23	DF	MLI	Boubakar Kouyaté
24	FW	FRA	Lenny Joseph
26	FW	SEN	Pape Ndiaga Yade
28	DF	MTQ	Manuel Cabit
29	DF	FRA	Lenny Lacroix
30	GK	FRA	Marc-Aurèle Caillard
40	GK	SEN	Ousmane Ba

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
—	GK	FRA	Guillaume Dietsch (on loan to Seraing)
—	DF	FRA	Rayan Djedje (on loan to Seraing)
—	DF	SEN	Ababacar Lô (on loan to Cholet)
—	MF	BEL	Mathieu Cachbach (on loan to Seraing)
—	MF	GAM	Ablie Jallow (on loan to Seraing)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BEL	Sami Lahssaini (on loan to Seraing)
—	MF	FRA	Youssef Maziz (on loan to Seraing)
—	FW	GEO	Georges Mikautadze (on loan to Seraing)
—	FW	SEN	Amadou Dia N'Diaye (on loan to Le Mans FC)
—	FW	CPV	Vagner Gonçalves (on loan to FC Sion)

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 July 2021 Friendly	Metz	3–2	Nancy	Metz, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Centre d’entraînement Frescaty

17 July 2021 Friendly	Metz	1–1	RFC Seraing	Tegelen, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark de Bakenbos

24 July 2021 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	Metz	Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	74' Noß 87'	Report		Stadium: Fohlenplatz Attendance: 630 Referee: Kevin Domnick

28 July 2021 Friendly	Troyes	1–2	Metz	Homécourt, France
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kukharevych 7' Bombo 42'	Report	Niane 10' Joseph 49'	Stadium: Complexe Sportif d’Homécourt

30 July 2021 Friendly	Metz	4–0	UNFP	Metz, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bassi 27' Traoré 61' Gueye 83' Mikautadze 88'			Stadium: Centre d’entraînement Frescaty

31 July 2021 Friendly	Metz	1–0	Montpellier	Metz, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	N'Doram 22'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

3 September 2021 Friendly	Metz	0–3	Auxerre	Saint-Dizier, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Hein 7', 65' Ben Fredj 52'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Jacquin

12 November 2021 Friendly	Metz	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Metz, France
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Traoré 31' Joseph 54'	Report	Stehle 36'	Stadium: Centre d’entraînement Frescaty

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

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 %
Ligue 1	8 August 2021	21 May 2022	Matchday 1		19	3	7	9	23	39	−16	015.79
Coupe de France	19 December 2021		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total					20	3	8	9	23	39	−16	015.00

Last updated: 22 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Clermont	18	4	5	9	20	32	−12	17
17	Bordeaux	19	3	8	8	30	43	−13	17
18	Metz	19	3	7	9	23	39	−16	16	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19	Lorient	19	3	7	9	15	31	−16	16	Relegation to
20	Saint-Étienne	19	2	6	11	17	40	−23	12	Relegation to

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.^[2]

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
19	3	7	9	23	39	−16	16	1	4	4	14	19	−5	2	3	5	9	20	−11

Last updated: 22 December 2021.
Source: Ligue 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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	D
Position	6	15	13	15	18	20	20	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^[3]^[4]

8 August 2021 1	Metz	3–3	Lille	Metz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Centonze 31', 52' Udol 41' Bronn 56' Kouyaté 56'	Report	Botman 23' Ikoné 79', 81' Yılmaz 83' Oukidja 90+7' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,551 Referee: Eric Wattellier

15 August 2021 2	Nantes	2–0	Metz	Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kolo Muani 12' Blas 49'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 12,054 Referee: Johan Hamel

22 August 2021 3	Metz	1–1	Reims	Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Maïga 14' Bronn 31' Niane 35' Sarr 36' Vagner 90+3'	Report	Munetsi 7' Foket 42' Gravillon 60'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,799 Referee: Florent Batta

29 August 2021 4	Clermont	2–2	Metz	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Niakaté 34' (o.g.) Ogier 39' Rashani 57'	Report	Niane 9' (pen.) Desmas 28' (o.g.) Sarr 29' Alakouch 90'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 11,296 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

12 September 2021 5	Metz	0–2	Troyes	Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Maïga 33' De Préville 63'	Report	Rodrigues 50' Azamoum 57' Chavalerin 84'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,269 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

17 September 2021 6	Strasbourg	3–0	Metz	Strasbourg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ajorque 6' (pen.), 18' Diallo 26', 40' Nyamsi 29'	Report	Centonze 28' Kouyaté 44' Traoré 84' Joseph 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,437 Referee: Eric Wattellier

22 September 2021 7	Metz	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yade 19' Kouyaté 39' Maïga 69' Bronn 73' 90+1' Centonze 90+1' Oukidja 90+6'	Report	Hakimi 5', 90+4' Mendes 70' Neymar 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 26,661 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

26 September 2021 8	Brest	1–2	Metz	Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pierre-Gabriel 46' Faivre 68' (pen.) Mbock 71' Chardonnet 88'	Report	De Préville 26' Kouyaté 40' Centonze 74', 82'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Referee: Willy Delajod

3 October 2021 9	Angers	3–2	Metz	Angers
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cho 52', 53' Mangani 65' Bahoken 90+2'	Report	Bronn 10', 90+1' Maïga 30' De Préville 39' Boulaya 58'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

17 October 2021 10	Metz	0–3	Rennes	Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pajot 20' Yade 64' Amadou Mbengue 72'	Report	Omari 3' Laborde 24' Sulemana 37' Terrier 45'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Benoît Millot

24 October 2021 11	Lens	4–1	Metz	Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Saïd 14', 37' Leca 65' Ganago 83', 87' Frankowski 90'	Report	Pajot 20' De Préville 33' Maïga 39' N'Doram 53'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 35,673 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

30 October 2021 12	Metz	1–1	Saint-Étienne	Metz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boulaya 9'	Report	Khazri 16' Maçon 18' Sow 28' Camara 87'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,914 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

7 November 2021 13	Marseille	0–0	Metz	Marseille
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ćaleta-Car 70'	Report	N'Doram 12' Kouyaté 35' Jemerson 55' Oukidja 90+8'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 61,539 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

21 November 2021 14	Metz	3–3	Bordeaux	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sarr 28' De Préville 45' Nguette 52', 71' Bronn 55' Boulaya 68'	Report	Elis 17', 30' Oudin 39', 67' Adli 68'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,077 Referee: Benoît Millot

27 November 2021 15	Nice	0–1	Metz	Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delort 21' Stengs 39'	Report	N'Doram 4' Jemerson 16' Centonze 31'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,033 Referee: François Letexier

1 December 2021 16	Metz	1–3	Montpellier	Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sarr 34' Bronn 36' De Préville 70'	Report	Savanier 36' Mavididi 45+1' Wahi 48' Mollet 72' Ristić 83'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,992 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

5 December 2021 17	Monaco	4–0	Metz	Monaco
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diop 2' Volland 44' (pen.), 49' Martins 57' Ben Yedder 87'	Report	Bronn 78' Traoré 90'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,923 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

12 December 2021 18	Metz	4–1	Lorient	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sarr 5' Jens 9' (o.g.) Boulaya 19' Niane 80'	Report	Jenz 69'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Eric Wattellier

22 December 2021 19	Lyon	1–1	Metz	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Caqueret 30' Da Silva 39' Lukeba 56'	Report	Jemerson 34' Traoré 58' Maïga 68' Mbengue 84'	Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 34,867 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

9 January 2022 20	Metz	v	Strasbourg	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Coupe de France[]

19 December 2021 Round of 64	Bergerac Périgord FC	0–0 (5–4 p)	Metz	Bergerac
13:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Campréal Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

As of 8 August 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Ligue 1	Total
1	18	DF	Fabien Centonze	2	2
2	3	DF	Matthieu Udol	1	1
Totals				3	3

References[]

^ "Effectif et staff". FC Metz. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.

[1] "Effectif et staff". FC Metz. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

[2] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[3] "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.

[4] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.

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