2021–22 Pau FC season

The 2021–22 season was the 63rd season in the existence of Pau FC and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Pau participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

Pau FC

2021–22 season
un	Bernard Laporte-Fray
Chairman	Bernard Laporte-Fray
Head coach	Didier Tholot
Stadium	Nouste Camp
Ligue 2	10th
Coupe de France	Seventh round
Home colours Away colours

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
1	GK	FRA	Alexandre Olliero
2	FW	FRA	Jared Khasa (on loan from Sion)
4	MF	CIV	Xavier Kouassi
5	MF	SEN	Abdourahmane Ndiaye
6	MF	FRA	Quentin Daubin
7	DF	CIV	Erwin Koffi
8	DF	FRA	Mahamadou Dembélé (on loan from Troyes)
9	FW	FRA	Romain Armand
10	MF	SRB	Jovan Nišić
11	FW	FRA	Djibril Dianessy
12	FW	FRA	Eddy Sylvestre (on loan from Standard Liège)
14	DF	FRA	Kenji-Van Boto (on loan from Auxerre)
15	FW	ALG	Farid El Melali (on loan from Angers)
16	GK	SEN	Massamba Ndiaye

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	FRA	Antoine Batisse
18	FW	GHA	Ebenezer Assifuah
19	MF	FRA	Victor Lobry
20	DF	FRA	Louis Bury
21	MF	FRA	Steeve Beusnard
22	MF	FRA	Denis-Will Poha (on loan from Vitória)
24	MF	ALG	Zakaria Naidji (on loan from Paradou AC)
25	MF	FRA	Paul Meliande
26	DF	FRA	Jean Lambert Evans
28	FW	GNB	David Gomis
29	FW	FRA	Samuel Essende
30	GK	FRA	Benjamin Bertrand
50	GK	FRA	Stefan Bajic

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Toulouse v Pau

3 September 2021 Friendly	Toulouse	3–2	Pau	Tarbes, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Maurice-Trélut

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	24 July 2021	14 May 2022	Matchday 1	10th	38	14	7	17	41	49	−8	036.84
Coupe de France	13 November 2021		Seventh round	Seventh round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					39	14	8	17	43	51	−8	035.90

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

Main article: 2021–22 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Le Havre	38	13	11	14	38	41	−3	50
9	Nîmes	38	14	7	17	44	51	−7	49
10	Pau	38	14	7	17	41	49	−8	49
11	Dijon	38	13	8	17	48	53	−5	47
12	Bastia	38	10	16	12	38	36	+2	46

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

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	14	7	17	41	49	−8	49	10	2	7	25	20	+5	4	5	10	16	29	−13

Source: Ligue 2

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	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
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W
Position	5	9	13	14	10	8	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	9	10	8	9	10	9	9	9	8	7	8	8	9	8	9	12	13	15	12	12	10

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.

Pau v Nancy

24 July 2021 1	Pau	2–1	Nancy	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Assifuah 34' Dembélé  37' Daubin  87' Lobry 90+3'	Report	Haag  14'  40' Thiam 55' Lefebvre  88'	Stadium: Stade du Hameau Referee: Marc Bollengier

Rodez v Pau

31 July 2021 2	Rodez	1–0	Pau	Rodez
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leborgne  20'  52' Buadés 45'	Report	Beusnard  55' Batisse  70' Kouassi  75'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Referee: Remi Landry

Pau v Toulouse

7 August 2021 3	Pau	0–1	Toulouse	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé  82'	Report	Dejaegere 7' van den Boomen  81'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Aurélien Petit

Nîmes v Pau

14 August 2021 4	Nîmes	0–0	Pau	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Pau v Bastia

21 August 2021 5	Pau	2–0	Bastia	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Koffi 38' Assifuah 49' Daubin  61' Gomis  70'	Report	Schur  28' Santelli  34' Guidi  86'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Arnaud Baert

Pau v Dijon

28 August 2021 6	Pau	2–0	Dijon	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nišić  16' Assifuah 45' Essende 82'	Report	Ahlinvi  44'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Caen v Pau

11 September 2021 7	Caen	1–2	Pau	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rivierez 23' Zady Sery  31'	Report	Daubin  37' Gomis 42' Armand 59' Evans  71' Gomis  76'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Pau v Valenciennes

18 September 2021 8	Pau	1–1	Valenciennes	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Assifuah 14',  65' Boto  40' Armand  59' Beusnard 79'	Report	Yatabaré 24' Doukouré  51' Cuffaut  68'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Jordane Lomi

Amiens v Pau

21 September 2021 9	Amiens	2–2	Pau	Amiens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pavlović 7' Arokodare 76'	Report	Lobry 38' (pen.) Essende  48' Batisse  89' Dianessy 90'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Marc Bollengier

Pau v Dunkerque

24 September 2021 10	Pau	1–2	Dunkerque	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Batisse  45+3'  72' Koffi  53' Essende 67' Dianessy  90+9'	Report	Ba  29'  31' Vachoux  33' Tchokounté 40' Rocheteau  48' Kerrouche  68' Vannoye  90+9'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Grenoble v Pau

2 October 2021 11	Grenoble	2–0	Pau	Grenoble
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diallo 39' Ravet 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Daubin  41' Olliero  44'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Pau v Paris FC

16 October 2021 12	Pau	1–0	Paris FC	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lobry 37'	Report		Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Arnaud Baert

Le Havre v Pau

23 October 2021 13	Le Havre	1–0	Pau	Le Havre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kouassi 16' (o.g.) Cornette  59'	Report	Boto  47' Sylvestre  80'	Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Abdelatifa Kherradji

Pau v Ajaccio

30 October 2021 14	Pau	1–0	Ajaccio	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylvestre  44' Kouassi  52' Lobry 55'	Report	El Idrissy  39' Coutadeur  74' Courtet  75' Gonzalez  81'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Marc Bollengier

Auxerre v Pau

6 November 2021 15	Auxerre	4–1	Pau	Auxerre
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Perrin 8' Hein  34' Autret 73' (pen.) Bernard  74' Mohamed 89' Charbonnier 90+2'	Report	Kouassi  39' Batisse  59' Armand 67'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Pau v Guingamp

20 November 2021 16	Pau	2–0	Guingamp	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nišić  35' Assifuah 36' D. Gomis  39' Dembélé  77' Naidji 83'	Report	Barthelmé  35' Roux  45+1' Diarra  58' Gomis 80'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Frank Schneider

Sochaux v Pau

3 December 2021 17	Sochaux	2–1	Pau	Montbéliard
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ndour 47' Thioune  53' Lopy 90+3'	Report	Kouassi  55'  56' Evans 70',  75'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Pau v Quevilly-Rouen

11 December 2021 18	Pau	1–2	Quevilly-Rouen	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Daubin  82' Keita 87' Armand  90+10'	Report	Dekoke  46' Nazon 56' Ndilu 81'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Gaël Angoula

Niort v Pau

21 December 2021 19	Niort	3–0	Pau	Niort
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sissoko 48' (pen.) Merdji 73' Boutobba 81'	Report	Lobry  17' Koffi  60' Batisse  62'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Aurelian Petit

Pau v Rodez

8 January 2022 20	Pau	4–0	Rodez	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kouassi  28' Daubin  40' Koffi 52' Lobry 70' Nišić  55', 60' Naidji 76'	Report	Boissier  2' Dépres  62'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Toulouse v Pau

15 January 2022 21	Toulouse	1–1	Pau	Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Evitt-Healey  45' Van den Boomen 78' Spierings  85' Rouault  90+3'	Report	Dembélé  23' Daubin  32' Nišić 54' Koffi  77'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Frank Schneider

Pau v Nîmes

1 February 2022 22	Pau	0–3	Nîmes	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Poha  51'	Report	Sainte-Luce  18' Martinez  44' Koné 59' Benrahou 85' (pen.) Ómarsson 90+2'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Remi Landry

Bastia v Pau

5 February 2022 23	Bastia	1–1	Pau	Furiani
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Santelli 50'	Report	Essende 56'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Dijon v Pau

12 February 2022 24	Dijon	0–1	Pau	Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pi  18' Le Bihan  90+3'	Report	Essende  22' Boto  30' Batisse  36' Koffi 58' Poha  69'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Referee: Gaël Angoula

Pau v Caen

19 February 2022 25	Pau	1–0	Caen	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Daubin  54' Koffi 59'	Report	Lepenant  69' Oniangue  73' Deminguet  79' Abdi  90'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Valenciennes v Pau

26 February 2022 26	Valenciennes	1–0	Pau	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ayité 66' Masson  71' Bonnet  71' Linguet  75'	Report	Dembélé  28'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Pau v Amiens

5 March 2022 27	Pau	2–1	Amiens	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Batisse  45+1' Essende  63', 84' El Melali 79'	Report	Pavlović 8' Xantippe  57' Zungu  66'  66'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Pierre Legat

Dunkerque v Pau

12 March 2022 28	Dunkerque	1–0	Pau	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tchokounté 31'	Report	Koffi  45+1' Lobry  55' Daubin  64' Naidji  90' Batisse  90+4'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Pau v Grenoble

15 March 2022 29	Pau	0–1	Grenoble	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dembélé  8' Daubin  27' Sylvestre  28' Armand  46' Kouassi  80'	Report	Ravet 29' (pen.) Abdallah  34' Gaspar  54'  64' Nestor  71' Maubleu  77' Anani  85'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Paris FC v Pau

19 March 2022 30	Paris FC	1–1	Pau	Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Koré  18' Hadjam  51' Boutaïb 79' (pen.)	Report	Armand 60',  85' Batisse  75'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Referee: Remy Landry

Pau v Le Havre

2 April 2022 31	Pau	2–1	Le Havre	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Armand 36' Naidji 72' Kouassi  90'	Report	Abline 23' Gibaud  47'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Gaël Angoula

Ajaccio v Pau

9 April 2022 32	Ajaccio	2–1	Pau	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Krasso 59',  63', 69'	Report	Essende  30' Armand  69' Gomis 90+4'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Pau v Auxerre

16 April 2022 33	Pau	1–4	Auxerre	Pau
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Daubin  11' Lobry  43' Sylvestre  55' Kouassi  55' Boto  64' Batisse  68'	Report	Sakhi 5' Hein 13',  81' Sinayoko 74' Joly 87'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Aurelian Petit

Guingamp v Pau

19 April 2022 34	Guingamp	3–0	Pau	Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cathline 18' Diarra  32' Gomis 40' Barthelmé 59' Lemonnier  90+1' Quemper  90+2'	Report	Batisse  43' Evans  53'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Pau v Sochaux

22 April 2022 35	Pau	0–1	Sochaux	Pau
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Poha  35'	Report	Kalulu 13' Aaneba  73'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Quevilly-Rouen v Pau

30 April 2022 36	Quevilly-Rouen	1–2	Pau	Le Petit-Quevilly
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sidibé 10' Gbelle  32'	Report	Naidji 72' Armand 88'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Pau v Niort

7 May 2022 37	Pau	2–2	Niort	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Essende 16', 56'	Report	Zemzemi 8' Boutobba 31'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Remi Landry

Nancy v Pau

14 May 2022 38	Nancy	2–3	Pau	Tomblaine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	El Aynaoui 4' L. Cissé 11' Haag  60'	Report	Essende 10' Gomis 28' Batisse 36',  88'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Referee: Arnaud Baert

Coupe de France

Main article: 2021–22 Coupe de France

Canet Roussillon FC v Pau

13 November 2021 Seventh round	Canet Roussillon FC	2–2 (3–2 p)	Pau	Canet-en-Roussillon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ouadoudi 40' Rambaud 67'	Report	Essende 4' Gomis 18'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Michel Referee: Floris Aubin