2001–02 FC Metz season

The 2001–02 season was FC Metz's 70th 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 2001 to 30 June 2002.

FC Metz

2001–02 season
President	Carlo Molinari
Head coach	Albert Cartier (until January) Francis De Taddeo (caretaker) Gilbert Gress (from January)
Stadium	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Division 1	17th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Jonathan Jäger (6) All: Jonathan Jäger (10)
Average home league attendance	17,485

Players

First-team squad

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	CMR	Jacques Songo'o
—	GK	FRA	Johan Liébus
—	GK	FRA	Ludovic Butelle
—	GK	TOG	Kossi Agassa
—	DF	FRA	Sylvain Marchal
—	DF	USA	David Régis
—	DF	FRA	Philippe Gaillot
—	DF	FRA	Patrick Moreau
—	MF	TUR	Kasım Yıldız
—	MF	FRA	Mario Espartero
—	MF	FRA	Ludovic Asuar

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Grégory Proment
—	MF	FRA	Stéphane Morisot
—	MF	FRA	Grégory Leca
—	MF	ARG	Patricio D'Amico
—	MF	SEN	Oumar Sané
—	FW	CMR	Joseph-Désiré Job
—	FW	CRO	Igor Jovićević
—	FW	FRA	Gérald Baticle
—	FW	TOG	Emmanuel Adebayor
—	FW	UKR	Serhiy Skachenko

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
	GK	Johan Liébus	Le Mans UC 72	€6.50m	1 July 2001
	GK	Jacques Songo'o	Deportivo La Coruña	Free	1 July 2001
	FW	Igor Jovićević	NK Zagreb		1 July 2001
	MF	Oumar Sané	Louhans-Cuiseaux		1 July 2001
	DF	Patrick Moreau	Bastia		1 July 2001
	MF	Patricio D'Amico	Wasquehal	Loan	1 August 2001
	GK	Kossi Agassa	Africa Sports	Free	23 February 2002
	FW	Joseph-Désiré Job	Middlesbrough	Loan	1 January 2002

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
	GK	Faryd Mondragón	Galatasaray	Loan + €500k	1 July 2001
	MF	Ludovic Asuar	Sedan	Free	5 October 2001

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Metz v

July 2001 Friendly	Metz	v
CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	28 July 2001	4 May 2002	Matchday 1	17th	34	9	6	19	31	47	−16	026.47
Coupe de France	14 December 2001	19 January 2002	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	1 December 2001		Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	0	1	4	5	−1	000.00
Total					37	10	6	21	41	54	−13	027.03

Source: Competitions

Division 1

Main article: 2001–02 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	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Lorient (R)	34	7	10	17	43	64	−21	31	UEFA Cup first round and relegated to Ligue 2

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

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	9	6	19	31	47	−16	33	7	2	8	20	19	+1	2	4	11	11	28	−17

Source: 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D
Position	13	7	13	14	15	17	16	12	12	15	15	16	15	16	15	13	15	16	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	17

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

Matches

Lorient v Metz

28 July 2001 1	Lorient	1–0	Metz	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Metz v Troyes

4 August 2001 2	Metz	2–1	Troyes	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Montpellier v Metz

11 August 2001 3	Montpellier	3–0	Metz	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Metz v Lens

18 August 2001 4	Metz	0–1	Lens	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Sedan v Metz

25 August 2001 5	Sedan	2–0	Metz	Sedan
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Metz v Bastia

8 September 2001 6	Metz	0–1	Bastia	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Guingamp v Metz

15 September 2001 7	Guingamp	0–2	Metz	Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Metz v Lyon

22 September 2001 8	Metz	2–0	Lyon	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Nantes v Metz

29 September 2001 9	Nantes	0–0	Metz	Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Metz v Marseille

13 October 2001 10	Metz	0–2	Marseille	Metz
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Bordeaux v Metz

21 October 2001 11	Bordeaux	1–0	Metz	Bordeaux
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Lille v Metz

27 October 2001 12	Lille	2–0	Metz	Lille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Metz v Auxerre

4 November 2001 13	Metz	2–0	Auxerre	Metz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Sochaux v Metz

17 November 2001 14	Sochaux	2–0	Metz	Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de France

Metz v Grenoble

14 December 2001 Round of 64	Metz	5–0	Grenoble	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Proment 26' Jäger 30' (pen.), 63' Moreno 69' Leca 78'			Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 2,684 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Libourne-Saint-Seurin v Metz

19 January 2002 Round of 32	Libourne-Saint-Seurin	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Metz	Libourne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Castant 54' Moreau 119' (o.g.)		Jäger 41'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Antoine Moueix Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue

Lorient v Metz

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