2019–20 FC Lorient season

The 2019–20 season was the 94th season in the existence of FC Lorient and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lorient participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season was scheduled to cover the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

FC Lorient
2019–20 season
ChairmanLoïc Fery
ManagerChristophe Pélissier
StadiumStade du Moustoir
Ligue 21st (promoted)
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Yoane Wissa (15)
All: Yoane Wissa (16)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 19 October 2019.[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 Romain Cagnon
4 DF   FRA Joris Sainati
5 DF   MAD Thomas Fontaine
6 MF   FRA Laurent Abergel
7 DF   FRA Jonathan Martins Pereira
8 MF   FRA Maxime Etuin
9 FW   TUR Umut Bozok
11 FW   COD Yann Kitala (on loan from Lyon)
14 DF   FRA Jérôme Hergault
15 DF   FRA Julien Laporte
16 GK   FRA Teddy Bartouche
17 DF   FRA Houboulang Mendes
18 MF   FRA Fabien Lemoine
19 FW   FRA Yoane Wissa
20 DF   FRA Matthieu Saunier
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   FRA Samuel Loric
22 MF   FRA Jonathan Delaplace
23 DF   FRA Quentin Lecoeuche
24 MF   CMR Franklin Wadja
25 DF   FRA Vincent Le Goff (captain)
27 MF   FRA Jimmy Cabot
28 FW   FRA Armand Laurienté (on loan from Rennes)
29 FW   FRA Pierre-Yves Hamel
30 GK   FRA Paul Nardi
31 MF   FRA Enzo Le Fée
32 MF   FRA Sylvain Marveaux
37 MF   FRA Julien Ponceau
39 DF   FRA Tom Renaud
40 GK   FRA Maxime Pattier

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 29 July 2019 7 March 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 28 17 3 8 45 25 +20 060.71
Coupe de France 16 November 2019 19 January 2020 Seventh round Round of 32 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 075.00
Coupe de la Ligue 13 August 2019 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 33 20 3 10 52 29 +23 060.61

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lorient (C, P) 28 17 3 8 45 25 +20 54 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Lens (P) 28 15 8 5 39 24 +15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 +16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 +9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 +10 50
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
28 17 3 8 45 25  +20 54 9 1 4 22 12  +10 8 2 4 23 13  +10

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round edit

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Position12121211111142211121111111111111111111
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2019.[2] The Ligue 2 matches were suspended by the LFP on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 until further notices.[3] On 28 April 2020, it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns would not resume, after the country banned all sporting events until September.[4] On 30 April, The LFP ended officially the 2019–20 season.[5]

29 July 2019 1 Lorient 3–0 Paris FC Lorient
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
5 August 2019 2 Caen 1–2 Lorient Caen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
9 August 2019 3 Nancy 1–1 Lorient Tomblaine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
16 August 2019 4 Lorient 1–0 Sochaux Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
23 August 2019 5 Le Mans 1–2 Lorient Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: MMArena
31 August 2019 6 Lorient 0–1 Guingamp Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
14 September 2019 7 Clermont 0–2 Lorient Clermont-Ferrand
14:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
23 September 2019 8 Lorient 2–1 Rodez Lorient
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
27 September 2019 9 Chambly 0–1 Lorient Beauvais
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
4 October 2019 10 Lorient 0–0 Ajaccio Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
19 October 2019 11 Le Havre 2–2 Lorient Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Océane
26 October 2019 12 Lorient 0–1 Troyes Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
2 November 2019 13 Lens 1–0 Lorient Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
8 November 2019 14 Lorient 4–1 Niort Lorient
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
22 November 2019 15 Châteauroux 1–3 Lorient Châteauroux
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
29 November 2019 16 Lorient 2–1 Grenoble Lorient
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
3 December 2019 17 Orléans 0–4 Lorient Orléans
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Source
13 December 2019 18 Lorient 1–0 Auxerre Lorient
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
20 December 2019 19 Valenciennes 3–0 Lorient Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
13 January 2020 20 Lorient 2–1 Caen Lorient
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
24 January 2020 21 Lorient 2–1 Nancy Lorient
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
1 February 2020 22 Sochaux 0–4 Lorient Montbéliard
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
4 February 2020 23 Lorient 4–2 Le Mans Lorient
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
8 February 2020 24 Guingamp 2–1 Lorient Guingamp
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
15 February 2020 25 Lorient 0–1 Clermont Lorient
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
21 February 2020 26 Rodez 0–1 Lorient Rodez
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
29 February 2020 27 Lorient 1–2 Chambly Lorient
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
7 March 2020 28 Ajaccio 1–0 Lorient Ajaccio
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Coupe de France edit

16 November 2019 Seventh round Lorient 3–0 Guingamp Lorient
17:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 7,660
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
7 December 2019 Eighth round Stade Pontivyen 0–1 Lorient Pontivy
14:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Faubourg de Verdun
Attendance: 2,936
Referee: Cédric Dos Santos
5 January 2020 Round of 64 Lorient 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brest Lorient
14:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: Eric Wattellier
19 January 2020 Round of 32 Lorient 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lorient
20:55 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Karim Abed

Coupe de la Ligue edit

13 August 2019 First round Lorient 1–2 Le Mans Lorient
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 7,454
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

References edit

  1. ^ "L'équipe professionnelle 2019-20". FC Lorient Official Site. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Domino's ligue 2 : le calendrier de la SAISON 2019/2020". Ligue2. 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ "La Domino's Ligue 2 suspendue". ligue1.fr (in French). 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ligue 1 / Ligue 2 : la LFP acte la fin de la saison 19/20". lfp.fr. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

External links edit