2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season

The 2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season was the club's 96th season in existence and its seventh consecutive season in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Niort participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Niort
2020–21 season
ChairmanKarim Fradin
ManagerSébastien Desabre
StadiumStade René Gaillard
Ligue 218th
Coupe de FranceEighth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pape Ibnou Bâ (14)

All:
Pape Ibnou Bâ (14)

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 14 October 2020.[1][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 Mathieu Michel
3 DF   CMR Darlin Yongwa
5 DF   CMR Guy Kilama
6 MF   FRA Dylan Louiserre (captain)
7 MF   BEN David Djigla
8 MF   FRA Olivier Kemen
9 FW   MLI Ibrahim Sissoko
10 MF   FRA Valentin Jacob
11 FW   SEN Pape Ibnou Bâ
12 FW   GNB Joseph Mendes
15 DF   GUI Ibrahima Conté
16 GK   FRA Yanis Maronne
17 MF   GAB Louis Ameka
18 FW   FRA Goduine Koyalipou
19 DF   FRA Brahima Doukansy
20 FW   FRA Antoine Baroan
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   FRA Lenny Vallier
22 MF   FRA Quentin Bena
23 MF   FRA Tom Lebeau
24 MF   COM Yacine Bourhane
25 MF   FRA Bilal Boutobba
26 MF   FRA Brahim Konaté
27 DF   FRA Bryan Passi
28 DF   BFA Issouf Paro
29 DF   FRA Joris Moutachy
30 GK   FRA Quentin Braat
34 MF   MTQ Samuel Renel
36 DF   FRA Gabin Delguel
37 MF   FRA Yassine Benhattab
38 DF   FRA Bradley Matufueni
40 GK   SGP Emyl Leclercq

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

22 July 2020 Friendly Châteauroux   Cancelled   Niort Châteauroux, France
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
25 July 2020 Friendly Niort   0–1   Stade Laval Niort, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Robinet   45'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
29 July 2020 Friendly Stade Briochin   2–1   Niort Ploufragan, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Centre Technique Régional Henri Guérin
8 August 2020 Friendly Pau   0–0   Niort Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Robert Monseau
11 August 2020 Friendly Niort   0–0   Cholet Niort, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
15 August 2020 Friendly Toulouse   1–2   Niort Villenave-d'Ornon, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Alain-Roche
5 September 2020 Friendly Lorient   3–1   Niort Sarzeau, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
13 November 2020 Friendly Angers   3–3   Niort Angers, France
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 22 August 2020 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 18th 38 9 14 15 34 58 −24 023.68
Ligue 2 relegation play-offs 19 May 2021 22 May 2021 First leg Winners 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Coupe de France 20 January 2021 Eighth round Eighth round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 41 10 14 17 37 62 −25 024.39

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 −13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 −15 41
18 Niort (O) 38 9 14 15 34 58 −24 41 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19 Chambly (R) 38 9 11 18 41 64 −23 38 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Châteauroux (R) 38 4 11 23 32 58 −26 23
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
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 9 14 15 34 58  −24 41 6 6 7 17 25  −8 3 8 8 17 33  −16

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWDLWLDWLLWLWLLDLDDDDDLWDLLWDLLLDDDL
Position7411152473710787899111211111212131281315121314141515171618
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[3]

22 August 2020 1 Guingamp 0–1 Niort Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
29 August 2020 2 Niort 1–1 Chambly Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
12 September 2020 3 Niort 1–0 Nancy Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
19 September 2020 4 Le Havre 0–1 Niort Le Havre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Remi Landry
26 September 2020 5 Niort 2–2 Paris FC Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
3 October 2020 6 Châteauroux 2–0 Niort Châteauroux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Tormin   37'
Grange   49'
Sanganté   77'
Mulumba   87'
Cissé   90+2'
Report Louiserre   86' Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
17 October 2020 7 Niort 3–0 Caen Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)   16'
Moutachy   56'
Bourhane   68'
Bena   68'
Jacob   80'
Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Romain Delpech
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8 Pau 4–1 Niort Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lobry   36'
Assifuah   38'
Sabaly   45',   80'
Batisse   59'
Beusnard   75'
Armand   90+1'
Scaramozzino   90+6
Report Doukansy   13'
Paro   20'
Michel   90+5'
Stadium: Stade du Hameau
Referee: Aurélien Petit
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9 Niort P–P Grenoble Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Note: Match postponed due to multiple covid positives among the Grenoble squad.[citation needed]
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 10 Sochaux 3–4 Niort Montbéliard
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Lasme   32' (pen.)
Diedhiou   62'
Weissbeck   79',   84'
Report Boutobba   9'
Louiserre   29',   68'
Vallier   45+1'
  66'
Mendes   89'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 11 Niort 1–2 Dunkerque Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1)   45+6',   88'
Boutobba   72'
Report Diarra   1'
Kebbal   14'
Kerrouche   73'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 12 Toulouse 2–1 Niort Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1) van den Boomen   9'
Bayo   78'
Healey   79'
Report   7'
Kemen   90+4'
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Gaël Angoula
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 13 Niort 1–0 Clermont Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Vallier   15'
  22'
Moutachy   73'
Kemen   78'
Report Tell   42'
Gastien   62'
Desmas   78'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 Auxerre 6–0 Niort Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Le Bihan   4',   50',   81'
Arcus   27'
Autret   34'
Hein   65'
Sakhi   76'
Report Moutachy   38' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 15 Niort 2–0 Ajaccio Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1)   50'
Sainati   77' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 9 Niort 0–0 Grenoble Niort
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kilama   11'
Louiserre   87'
Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 16 Troyes 1–0 Niort Troyes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Suk Hyun-jun   52',   67' Report Mendes   35'
Conté   45'
Benhattab   89'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Referee: Aurélien Petit
22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 17 Niort 0–3 Valenciennes Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Remi Landry
Note: Match awarded as a forfeit to Valenciennes due to numerous covid positives in the Niort organization.[citation needed]
5 January 2021 (2021-01-05) 18 Rodez 1–1 Niort Rodez
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Ouhafsa   15'
Célestine   69'
Henry   75'
David   87' (pen.)
Report Sanaia   47' (o.g.)
Yongwa   74'   86'
Djigla   83'
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Referee: Olivier Thual
8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) 19 Niort 0–2 Amiens Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Paro   71' Report Opoku   18'
Assogba   45+2'
Lusamba   38'
Akolo   24',   40'
Traoré   90+1'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Arnaud Baert
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 21 Nancy 2–2 Niort Tomblaine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Conté   28' (o.g.)
Biron   82'
Scheidler   90+2'
Report Doukansy   6'   45+1'
  12',   62'
Kemen   46'
Bourhane   84'
Yongwa   88'
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Referee: Gaël Angoula
27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 20 Chambly 1–1 Niort Beauvais
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Correa   41'
Derrien   89'
Report Conté   15'
Passi   29'
Yongwa   67'
Bourhane   88'
Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Note: The match originally scheduled for 16 January 2021, was postponed due to heavy snowfall.[4]
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 22 Niort 0–0 Le Havre Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Passi   26'
Kemen   38'
Report W. Coulibaly   23'
Gorgelin   35'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 23 Paris FC 3–3 Niort Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Abdi   1',   33'
Martin   9',   54'
Gakpa   45+3'
Laura   88'
Report Jacob   20',   50'
Doukansy   34'
Boutobba   38'
Kilama   42'   80'
  55'
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) 24 Niort 1–1 Châteauroux Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Conté   59'
Boutobba   68'
Report Ibara   14',   25'
Keny   49'
Mulumba   56'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Guillaume Paradis
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 25 Caen 1–0 Niort Caen
19:00 (CET) (UTC+1) Vandermersch   50'
Court   58'
Weber   74'
Report Yongwa   46'
Lebeau   81'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Referee: Remi Landry
20 February 2021 26 Niort 2–1 Pau Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Louiserre   32'
  40'
Kemen   45'
Vallier   78'
Report Scaramozzino   17'
George   59'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
27 February 2021 27 Grenoble 1–1 Niort Grenoble
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Monfray   19'
Mombris   44'
Djitté   84'
Abdallah   90+2'
Report   20' (pen.)
Doukansy   32'
Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Referee: Gaël Angoula
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 28 Niort 1–3 Sochaux Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Mendes   31'
Yongwa   57'
Jacob   74'
Michel   83'
Report Ambri   12',   54'
Niane   29'
Weissbeck   73',   84' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 29 Dunkerque 2–0 Niort Dunkerque
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kerrouche   24'
Tchokounté   58'
Ketkeophomphone   61'
Pierre   85'
Report Doukansy   43'
Vallier   73'
Conté   78'
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Olivier Thual
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 30 Niort 1–0 Toulouse Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kilama   14'
Moutachy   63'
Kemen   73'
Ba   87'
Report Moreira   90+6' Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
3 April 2021 31 Clermont 0–0 Niort Clermont-Ferrand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Zedadka   35' Report Louiserre   23'
Bourhane   41'
Ba   52',   90+2'
Kemen   76'
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Referee: Arnaud Baert
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 32 Niort 0–4 Auxerre Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Louiserre   50' Report Lloris   35',   59'
Hein   69'
Coeff   76'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 33 Ajaccio 3–0 Niort Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Courtet   22',   28'
Marchetti   33'
Laçi   82'
Report Doukansy   9' Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: Rémi Landry
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 34 Niort 0–3 Troyes Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Vallier   9'
Kilama   47'
Jacob   81'
Mendes   84'
Report Tardieu   10' (pen.),   78' (pen.)
Suk   75'
Rui Pires   87'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
24 April 2021 35 Valenciennes 1–1 Niort Valenciennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vandenabeele   40'
Ntim   64'
Guillaume   79'
Kankava   90'
Report Ba   42'
Matufueni   68'
Jacob   71'
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 36 Niort 1–1 Rodez Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Matufueni   39' Report Bardy   9'
Dembélé   37'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Gaël Angoula
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 37 Amiens 0–0 Niort Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Lusamba   14'
Lomotey   48'
Odey   90+3'
Report Matufueni   46' Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Referee: Jeremy Stinat
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 38 Niort 0–2 Guingamp Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Jacob   55'
Louiserre   81',   81'
Ameka   81'
Report Y. Gomis   39' (pen.)
Muyumba   87',   90+2'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Olivier Thual

Relegation play-offs

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19 May 2021 First leg Villefranche 3–1 Niort Villefranche-sur-Saône
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Blanc   54'
Dauchy   84'
Garita   90+3'
Report   45+2' Stadium: Stade Armand Chouffet
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela Teles
22 May 2021 Second leg Niort 2–0
(3–3 (a) agg.)
Villefranche Niort
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Lebeau   78'
Kemen   81'
Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Coupe de France

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20 January 2021 Eighth round Toulouse 1–0 Niort Toulouse
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Nicolas Rainville

References

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  1. ^ "Effectif Saison 2020/2021" (in French). Chamois Niortais F.C. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Chamois Niortais FC". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Ligue 2: Chambly – Niort postponed". archyde.com. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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