2004–05 FC Istres season

The 2004–05 season was the 85th season in the existence of FC Istres and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Istres participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.[2]

FC Istres
2004–05 season
PresidentBertrand Benoît
Head coachMehmed Baždarević
Xavier Gravelaine
StadiumStade des Costières
Stade Parsemain
Ligue 120th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Moussa N'Diaye (6)

All:
Moussa N'Diaye (6)
Average home league attendance7,207[1]

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[3][2]

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 Laurent Weber
2 FW   BRA Leandro Amaral
3 DF   FRA Christophe Dumolin
4 DF   MLI Brahim Thiam[notes 1]
5 DF   FRA Bruno Savry
7 MF   FRA Laurent Mohellebi
8 DF   SCG Niša Saveljić
9 DF   SEN Abdoulaye Faye (on loan from Lens)
10 FW   ALG Rafik Saïfi
11 FW   COL Víctor Montaño
12 FW   COD Fiston Kuku
13 MF   FRA Philippe Delaye
14 DF   FRA Romain Trouche
15 MF   SCG Dejan Ilić
16 GK   FRA Rudy Riou
17 MF   MAR Azzeddine Ourahou[notes 2]
18 MF   FRA Sébastien Pérez
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   CIV Ibrahima Bakayoko
20 MF   FRA Franck Chaussidière
21 MF   FRA Amor Kehiha
22 MF   SEN Moussa N'Diaye
23 DF   FRA David Hamed
24 DF   CMR Patrick Leugueun
25 MF   SVN Luka Žinko
26 DF   MAR Noureddine Kacemi
27 DF   FRA Steven Pelé
28 MF   TUN Adel Chedli[notes 3]
29 MF   FRA Laurent Courtois
33 MF   FRA Cedric Gimenez
34 MF   FRA Anthony Sichi
GK   FRA Benoît Aureille
GK   FRA Julien Mondillon
FW   FRA Christophe Caldeirinha

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF   TAH Gérald Forschelet (to Neuchâtel Xamax)
18 FW   FRA Florian Maurice (to Châteauroux)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   FRA Steeve Theophile (to Charleroi)

Competitions edit

Overall record 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 20th 38 6 14 18 25 51 −26 015.79
Coupe de France 8 January 2005 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Coupe de la Ligue 10 November 2004 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 40 6 14 20 27 57 −30 015.00

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Metz 38 10 14 14 33 45 −12 44
17 Nantes 38 10 13 15 33 38 −5 43
18 Caen (R) 38 10 12 16 36 60 −24 42 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Bastia (R) 38 11 8 19 32 48 −16 41
20 Istres (R) 38 6 14 18 25 51 −26 32
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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 6 14 18 25 51  −26 32 5 5 9 11 19  −8 1 9 9 14 32  −18

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLDDLLDLDDDLDDLWLLLWDDLDWDLLDLWLLLWLW
Position915161616182019191920202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

7 August 2004 1 Caen 1–1 Istres Caen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,450
Referee: Philippe Malige
14 August 2004 2 Monaco 2–1 Istres Monaco
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 12,687
Referee: Dominique Fraise
21 August 2004 3 Istres 0–2 Lens Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 7,855
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
28 August 2004 4 Strasbourg 1–1 Istres Strasbourg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 10,745
Referee: Tony Chapron
11 September 2004 5 Istres 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 10,512
Referee: Philippe Kalt
18 September 2004 6 Nantes 1–0 Istres Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 28,115
Referee: Olivier Thual
22 September 2004 7 Istres 0–1 Ajaccio Nîmes
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 5,573
Referee: Thierry Auriac
25 September 2004 8 Auxerre 0–0 Istres Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Attendance: 7,656
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
2 October 2004 9 Istres 0–2 Marseille Nîmes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,614
Referee: Claude Colombo
16 October 2004 10 Bordeaux 2–2 Istres Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 17,516
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
23 October 2004 11 Istres 0–0 Lyon Nîmes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 10,197
Referee: Stéphane Bre
30 October 2004 12 Nice 0–0 Istres Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 9,740
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
7 November 2004 13 Istres 0–2 Lille Nîmes
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,745
Referee: Bruno Derrien
13 November 2004 14 Sochaux 1–1 Istres Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 14,908
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
20 November 2004 15 Istres 0–0 Metz Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 4,775
Referee: Olivier Thual
27 November 2004 16 Rennes 3–1 Istres Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 17,571
Referee: Dominique Fraise
4 December 2004 17 Istres 1–0 Bastia Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 5,027
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
11 December 2004 18 Toulouse 2–1 Istres Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 23,751
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
18 December 2004 19 Istres 0–2 Saint-Étienne Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 10,740
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
12 January 2005 20 Istres 0–1 Monaco Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,390
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
15 January 2005 21 Lens 0–1 Istres Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 31,798
Referee: Bruno Derrien
22 January 2005 22 Istres 1–1 Strasbourg Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 4,927
Referee: Bruno Coué
26 January 2005 23 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Istres Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 29,445
Referee: Dominique Fraise
30 January 2005 24 Istres 0–1 Nantes Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 5,539
Referee: Alain Sars
5 February 2005 25 Ajaccio 0–0 Istres Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 1,969
Referee: Pascal Garibian
20 February 2005 26 Istres 1–0 Auxerre Nîmes
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 5,754
Referee: Tony Chapron
27 February 2005 27 Marseille 1–1 Istres Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,766
Referee: Stéphane Bré
5 March 2005 28 Istres 0–1 Bordeaux Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 5,825
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
12 March 2005 29 Lyon 2–1 Istres Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,291
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
19 March 2005 30 Istres 1–1 Nice Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 4,745
Referee: Pascal Garibian
2 April 2005 31 Lille 8–0 Istres Villeneuve d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Attendance: 14,756
Referee: Claude Colombo
9 April 2005 32 Istres 2–0 Sochaux Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Attendance: 7,397
Referee: Dominique Fraise
16 April 2005 33 Metz 2–1 Istres Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 17,742
Referee: Damien Ledentu
23 April 2005 34 Istres 0–2 Rennes Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Attendance: 5,452
Referee: Bruno Derrien
7 May 2005 35 Bastia 2–0 Istres Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
14 May 2005 36 Istres 1–0 Toulouse Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Attendance: 5,267
Referee: Bruno Coué
21 May 2005 37 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Istres Saint-Étienne
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 34,913
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
28 May 2005 38 Istres 3–2 Caen Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Attendance: 5,474
Referee: Thierry Auriac

Coupe de France edit

8 January 2005 Round of 64 Bordeaux 2–0 Istres Bordeaux
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 8,781
Referee: Thierry Auriac

Coupe de la Ligue edit

10 November 2004 Round of 32 Guingamp 4–2 (a.e.t.) Istres Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 5,035
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Notes and references edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Thiam was born in Bobigny, France, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2001.
  2. ^ Ourahou was born in Nîmes, France, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and represented them at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
  3. ^ Chedli was born in La Ricamarie, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in May 1996.

References edit

  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2004/2005 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Istres 2004/2005". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Istres - 2004/05". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.