The 2004–05 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season was the club's 77th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the first division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Sochaux participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.[2]
| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Jean-Claude Plessis |
| Manager | Guy Lacombe |
| Stadium | Stade Auguste Bonal |
| Ligue 1 | 10th |
| Coupe de France | Quarter-finals |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Third round |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ilan (12) All: Ilan (17) |
| Average home league attendance | 15,689[1] |
Season summary edit
Sochaux dropped five places in the table to finish 10th, their lowest finish since promotion in 2001.[2] Manager Guy Lacombe left at the end of the season to manage Paris Saint-Germain. He was replaced by former Ajaccio manager Dominique Bijotat.
First-team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 7 August 2004 | 28 May 2005 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 34.21 |
| Coupe de France | 8 January 2005 | 1 March 2005 | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 75.00 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 9 November 2004 | 22 December 2004 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 16 September 2004 | 24 February 2005 | First round | Round of 32 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 62.50 |
| Total | 52 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 42.31 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Auxerre | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 51 | |
| 10 | Sochaux | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 50 | |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[b] |
| 12 | Nice | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 46 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.
- ^ Strasbourg was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round edit
Coupe de France edit
Coupe de la Ligue edit
UEFA Cup edit
First round edit
| 16 September 2004 First leg | Sochaux  | 4–0 |  Stabæk | Montbéliard, France |
| 20:30 | Oruma  25'Zairi 60'Ilan 69'Isabey 85' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
| 30 September 2004 Second leg | Stabæk | 0–5 (0–9 agg.) | Sochaux | Oslo, Norway |
| 19:00 | Report | Santos 26' Zairi 35'Ilan 76', 90'Mathieu 81' |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Ruud Bossen (Netherlands) |
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle United
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Sochaux
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Sporting CP
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Panionios
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Dinamo Tbilisi
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 21 October 2004 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0–2 | Sochaux | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 20:00 | Report | Ilan 17' Paisley 37' |
Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria) |
| 25 November 2004 2 | Sochaux | 0–4 | Newcastle United | Montbéliard, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Bowyer 62' Ameobi 46' Bellamy 76' Robert 90' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,175 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain) |
| 1 December 2004 3 | Sporting CP | 0–1 | Sochaux | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Report | Lonfat 2' |
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 21,349 Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany) |
| 16 December 2004 4 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Panionios | Montbéliard, France |
| 20:45 | Isabey 86' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
Round of 32 edit
| 17 February 2005 First leg | Olympiacos | 1–0 | Sochaux | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:45 | Okkas 29' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia) |
| 24 February 2005 Second leg | Sochaux | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Olympiacos | Montbéliard, France |
| 19:00 | Report | Stoltidis 67' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Markus Nobs (Switzerland) |
Notes and references edit
Notes edit
- ^ Gnanhouan was born in Adzope, Ivory Coast, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-18 level before making his international debut for Ivory Coast in 2003.
- ^ Tall was born in Aubervilliers, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
- ^ Santos was born in Zé Doca, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in 2004.
- ^ Diarra was born in Villepinte, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
- ^ Erdinç was born in Saint-Claude, France, and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Turkey in March 2008.
- ^ Chedli was born in La Ricamarie, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in May 1996.
- ^ De Carvalho was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, but also qualified to represent Guinea-Bissau internationally and would make his international debut for Guinea-Bissau in March 2011.
References edit
- ^ "Ligue 1 2004/2005 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sochaux 2004/2005". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Sochaux - 2004/05". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.