2014–15 Stade Malherbe Caen season

The 2014–15 Stade Malherbe Caen season was the 102nd season of the club since its creation in 1913, the 14th in Ligue 1. It was the club's first season in the top tier following a two-year spell in Ligue 2.

SM Caen

2014–15 season
Chairman	Jean-François Fortin
Manager	Patrice Garande
Stadium	Stade Michel d'Ornano
Ligue 1	13th
Coupe de France	Round of 64 vs. Dijon
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16 vs. Bastia
Top goalscorer	League: Hervé Bazile (7) All: Hervé Bazile Mathieu Duhamel (8 each)
Highest home attendance	20,501 vs Marseille (4 October 2014)
Lowest home attendance	4,684 vs Dijon (4 January 2015)
Average home league attendance	16,991 [1]
Home colours Away colours

Players

First team squad

For notable former and current Stade Malherbe Caen players, see Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players.

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

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	Rémy Vercoutre
2	MF	FRA	Nicolas Seube
3	MF	FRA	Yannick M'Bone
5	DF	TUN	Alaeddine Yahia
7	MF	FRA	Nicolas Benezet (on loan from Évian)
9	FW	GUF	Sloan Privat (on loan from Gent)
10	FW	FRA	Lenny Nangis
11	FW	FRA	Bengali-Fodé Koita
12	DF	FRA	Dennis Appiah
14	FW	ARG	Emiliano Sala (on loan from Bordeaux)
15	DF	BEN	Emmanuel Imorou
16	GK	FRA	Damien Perquis

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	FRA	N'Golo Kanté
18	MF	BEN	Jordan Adéoti
19	DF	BRA	Felipe Saad
20	FW	FRA	Hervé Bazile
21	MF	FRA	José Saez
22	DF	FRA	Alexandre Raineau
23	DF	FRA	Jean Calvé
25	MF	FRA	Julien Féret (Captain)
26	MF	FRA	Jonathan Beaulieu
27	MF	FRA	Thomas Lemar
28	DF	FRA	Damien Da Silva
29	DF	GAB	Yrondu Musavu-King
30	GK	FRA	Paul Reulet

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
7	FW	FRA	Mathieu Duhamel (on loan to Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C.)
13	DF	HAI	Jean-Jacques Pierre (on loan to Angers SCO)
24	FW	FRA	Florian Raspentino (on loan to Dijon FCO)

Ligue 1

Main article: 2014–15 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Nice	38	13	9	16	44	53	−9	48
12	Bastia	38	12	11	15	37	46	−9	47
13	Caen	38	12	10	16	54	55	−1	46
14	Nantes	38	11	12	15	29	40	−11	45
15	Reims	38	12	8	18	47	66	−19	44

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

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
38	12	10	16	54	55	−1	46	7	3	9	26	25	+1	5	7	7	28	30	−2

Last updated: 19 June 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	W
Position	1	9	4	9	12	10	14	13	17	18	15	15	17	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	18	15	14	15	14	12	14	14	14	12	13	13	15	14	13	15	13

Source: Ligue1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Évian v Caen

9 August 2014 1	Évian	0–3	Caen	Annecy
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Juelsgård  47'	Report	Kanté 12' Duhamel 32', 37' Imorou  90'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 9,915 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Caen v Lille

15 August 2014 2	Caen	0–1	Lille	Le Mans
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kanté  3' Appiah  67' Adeoti  75'	Report	Balmont  2' Origi 69' (pen.) Marcos Lopes  73'	Stadium: MMArena Attendance: 12,664 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

Reims v Caen

23 August 2014 3	Reims	0–2	Caen	Reims
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Charbonnier  63'	Report	Kanté 83' Bazile 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 12,015 Referee: Wilfried Bien

Caen v Rennes

30 August 2014 4	Caen	0–1	Rennes	Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kanté  16'  29'	Report	Pajot  33' Armand  74' Toivonen 88' (pen.)	Stadium: MMArena Attendance: 12,767 Referee: Alexandre Castro

Saint-Étienne v Caen

13 September 2014 5	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Caen	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pierre 74' (o.g.)	Report	Seube  60'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 26,293 Referee: Sébastien Moreira

Toulouse v Caen

20 September 2014 6	Toulouse	3–3	Caen	Toulouse
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pešić  11' Ben Yedder 21' (pen.) Ninkov  56', 87' Regattin 83' (pen.)	Report	Raspentino 7' Da Silva  13' Appiah  32' Adeoti  58' Nangis 76' Calvé 86'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 13,057 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Caen v Paris Saint-Germain

24 September 2014 7	Caen	0–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Caen
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Lucas 18' Marquinhos 56'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,988 Referee: Wilfried Bien

Lens v Caen

28 September 2014 8	Lens	0–0	Caen	Amiens
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Valdivia  41'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,525 Referee: Clément Turpin

Caen v Marseille

4 October 2014 9	Caen	1–2	Marseille	Caen
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Musavu-King 84'	Report	Morel  37' Romao 74' Gignac 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 20,501 Referee: Benoît Millot

Bordeaux v Caen

19 October 2014 10	Bordeaux	1–1	Caen	Bordeaux
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Diabaté 22' (pen.) Sertić  25' Biyogo Poko  32'	Report	Adeoti  67' Bazile 77',  90+2' Féret  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 19,798 Referee: Alexandre Castro

Caen v Lorient

25 October 2014 11	Caen	2–1	Lorient	Caen
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nangis 3' Da Silva  24' Duhamel 53' (pen.)	Report	Ayew 24' (pen.) Guerreiro  26' Mostefa  28' Gassama  84'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,963 Referee: Frank Schneider

Metz v Caen

1 November 2014 12	Metz	3–2	Caen	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Maïga 10', 50' Choplin  57' Lejeune  64' Malouda 90' (pen.)	Report	Calvé 65' Koita 83' Yahia  88'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,864 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Caen v Nantes

8 November 2014 13	Caen	1–2	Nantes	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Duhamel 24'	Report	Vizcarrondo 40' Veretout 60' Gomis  67' Riou  77' Bedoya  90'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,900 Referee: Tony Chapron

Monaco v Caen

22 November 2014 14	Monaco	2–2	Caen	Monaco
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Imorou 5' (o.g.) Moutinho 75'	Report	Koita 50' Kondogbia 59' (o.g.) Da Silva  72' Raspentino  90+4'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Sébastien Moreira

Caen v Montpellier

29 November 2014 15	Caen	1–1	Montpellier	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Duhamel 40' Féret  62' Adeoti  86'	Report	Hilton 17'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 14,976 Referee: Wilfried Bien

Guingamp v Caen

3 December 2014 16	Guingamp	5–1	Caen	Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mandanne 4', 62' Diallo  13' Giresse 20' Yatabaré  36' Beauvue 61' (pen.)	Report	Yahia 17' Nangis  44' Pierre  60'	Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 13,423 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Caen v Nice

6 December 2014 17	Caen	2–3	Nice	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lemar  36' Duhamel 39' (pen.) Nangis 45'	Report	Amavi 32' Bauthéac 64' (pen.) Pléa 74' Mendy  88'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 13,487 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lyon v Caen

12 December 2014 18	Lyon	3–0	Caen	Lyon
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lacazette 7' (pen.), 57' Ferri  47' Benzia 62'	Report	Seube  45' Yahia  53'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 32,972 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Caen v Bastia

20 December 2014 19	Caen	1–1	Bastia	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Koita  49' Féret 74'	Report	Kamano 21',  66' Marange  34' Tallo  88'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 14,021 Referee: Benoît Millot

Lille v Caen

10 January 2015 20	Lille	1–0	Caen	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Frey 20' Kjær  36'	Report	Féret  59'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 34,334 Referee: Olivier Thual

Caen v Reims

17 January 2015 21	Caen	4–1	Reims	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Féret 4' Privat 8' Yahia 30' Kanté  70' Koita 76' (pen.)	Report	Bourillon  15' Charbonnier 27' (pen.),  78' Devaux  78'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 13,193 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Rennes v Caen

25 January 2015 22	Rennes	1–4	Caen	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	André 15'	Report	Privat 4' Nangis 50' Féret 85' Da Silva 89'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 18,091 Referee: Sébastien Moreira

Caen v Saint-Étienne

1 February 2015 23	Caen	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Caen
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Féret 41' Da Silva  42' Nangis  63'	Report	Clément  83' Lemoine  87'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,432 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Caen v Toulouse

7 February 2015 24	Caen	2–0	Toulouse	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Privat 17' Féret 72' (pen.)	Report	Doumbia  4' Tisserand  54'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 13,960 Referee: Wilfried Bien

Paris Saint-Germain v Caen

14 February 2015 25	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Caen	Paris
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ibrahimović 2',  2' Lavezzi 40'	Report	Da Silva  36' Adéoti  86' Sala 89' Bazile 90+2'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,571 Referee: Frank Schneider

Caen v Lens

21 February 2015 26	Caen	4–1	Lens	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Féret 7' (pen.) Sala 35', 75' Bazile 36' Imorou  38'	Report	El Jadeyaoui 45' Coulibaly  59' Valdivia  74'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,751 Referee: Tony Chapron

Marseille v Caen

28 February 2015 27	Marseille	2–3	Caen	Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dja Djédjé  22' Ayew 45+3' Gignac 63'	Report	Yahia  2' Seube 67' Sala 70' Benezet 87'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 44,614 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

Caen v Bordeaux

7 March 2015 28	Caen	1–2	Bordeaux	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Nangis  31' Privat 72' Saad  90+2'	Report	Ilori  54' Khazri  60' Rolán 69', 90+5' (pen.) Chantôme  72' Pallois  88'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 20,067 Referee: Olivier Thual

Lorient v Caen

14 March 2015 29	Lorient	2–1	Caen	Lorient
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Guerreiro 43' Ayew 60'	Report	Da Silva  17' Bazile 41' Felipe Saad  67'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,877 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Caen v Metz

21 March 2015 30	Caen	0–0	Metz	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,810 Referee: Alexandre Castro

Nantes v Caen

5 April 2015 31	Nantes	1–2	Caen	Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bedoya 11',  73'	Report	Seube  60' Appiah  62' Sala 80' (pen.) Lemar 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 25,560 Referee: Benoît Millot

Caen v Monaco

10 April 2015 32	Caen	0–3	Monaco	Caen
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bazile  27' Imorou  42'	Report	Martial 29' Silva 64', 84'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 20,065 Referee: Tony Chapron

Montpellier v Caen

18 April 2015 33	Montpellier	1–0	Caen	Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Hilton 4' Congré  69'	Report	Bazile  67'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,308 Referee: Antony Gautier

Caen v Guingamp

25 April 2015 34	Caen	0–2	Guingamp	Caen
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kanté  45' Sala  61' Yahia  68'	Report	Lemaître  10' Pied  29' Beauvue 49' Marveaux 66' Angoua  87'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 18,807 Referee: Frank Schneider

Nice v Caen

2 May 2015 35	Nice	1–1	Caen	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Carlos Eduardo 41' Amavi  82' Honorat  88'	Report	Benezet 15' Appiah  90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 19,009 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Caen v Lyon

9 May 2015 36	Caen	3–0	Lyon	Caen
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nangis  27' Benezet 41', 44' Privat 85'	Report	Lacazette  69'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,842 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Bastia v Caen

16 May 2015 37	Bastia	1–1	Caen	Furiani
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ayité 12' Cioni  27'	Report	Privat 10',  84'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 14,902 Referee: Alexandre Castro

Caen v Évian

23 May 2015 38	Caen	3–2	Évian	Caen
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bazile 60', 68' Sougou 66' (o.g.)	Report	Thomasson  37' Sorlin 86' Sougou 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,937 Referee: Antony Gautier

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue

Caen v Clermont Foot

28 October 2014 Round of 32	Caen	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Clermont Foot	Caen
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Féret 55' Seube  70' Duhamel 72', 120+1' Bazile 83' Yahia  86'	Report	Nkololo  34' Dugimont 49' Novillo 61' Capelle  72' Diogo 88'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 8,635 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Bastia v Caen

16 December 2014 Round of 16	Bastia	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Caen	Furiani
18:00	Gillet 42' Koné 89',  92' Mokulu  90+3', 102'	Report	Privat 12' Saez 72' Yahia  90+2' Nangis  103' Adéoti  104'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 3,034 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Coupe de France

Main article: 2014–15 Coupe de France

Caen v Dijon

4 January 2015 Round of 64	Caen	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Dijon	Caen
17:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Kanté 17' Adeoti 45',  111' Da Silva  67'	Report	Paye  32' Diallo 38' Diony 80' Rivière  90' Mollet 105' Bela  108'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 4,684 Referee: Ruddy Buquet