The 2020–21 season was Football Club Lorient's 95th season in existence and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lorient participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Loïc Fery | |||
| Manager | Christophe Pélissier | |||
| Stadium | Stade du Moustoir | |||
| Ligue 1 | 16th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Terem Moffi (14) All: Terem Moffi (15) | |||
| Biggest win | Lorient 3–0 Nîmes Lorient 4–1 Bordeaux | |||
| Biggest defeat | Lille 4–0 Lorient | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
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Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 27 | FW |  Adrian Grbić
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 Clermont
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€9,000,000 | 9 July 2020 | [1] |
Out edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 15 | GK | Illan Meslier
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 Leeds United
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5,000,000 | 23 July 2020 | [2] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
| 18 July 2020 Friendly | Lorient | 1–0 | Concarneau | Ploemeur, France |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Complexe Sportif Espace FCL |
| 25 July 2020 Friendly | Lorient | Cancelled | US Avranches | Sarzeau, France |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sarzeau Football Club |
| 31 July 2020 Friendly | Lorient | 2–2 | Brest | Lorient, France |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir |
| 4 August 2020 Friendly | Lorient | 1–1 | Rennes | Lorient, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 8 August 2020 Friendly | Lorient | 0–0 | Angers | Lorient, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir |
| 15 August 2020 Friendly | Lorient | 1–0 | Guingamp | Lorient, France |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir |
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Lorient | 3–1 | Niort | Sarzeau, France |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| 9 October 2020 Friendly | Rennes | 2–0 | Lorient | Rennes, France |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 23 August 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 28.95 |
| Coupe de France | 9 February 2021 | 6 March 2021 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 30.00 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | Reims | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 42 | |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 42 | |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 42 | |
| 17 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 41 | |
| 18 | Nantes (O) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 40 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[3]
(O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[3]
(O) Play-off winners
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | −20 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round edit
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[4]
| 23 August 2020 1 | Lorient | 3–1 | Strasbourg | Lorient |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 30 August 2020 2 | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | Lorient | Saint-Étienne |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Florent Batta |
| 13 September 2020 3 | Lorient | 2–3 | Lens | Lorient |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 20 September 2020 4 | Brest | 3–2 | Lorient | Brest |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Referee: Karim Abed |
| 27 September 2020 5 | Lorient | 1–1 | Lyon | Lorient |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 4 October 2020 6 | Metz | 3–1 | Lorient | Metz |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry |
| 17 October 2020 7 | Reims | 1–3 | Lorient | Reims |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Lorient | 0–1 | Marseille | Lorient |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 1 November 2020 9 | Dijon | 0–0 | Lorient | Dijon |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 0 Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 8 November 2020 10 | Lorient | 0–2 | Nantes | Lorient |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 22 November 2020 11 | Lille | 4–0 | Lorient | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 29 November 2020 12 | Lorient | 0–1 | Montpellier | Lorient |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 6 December 2020 13 | Angers | 2–0 | Lorient | Angers |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 13 December 2020 14 | Lorient | 3–0 | Nîmes | Lorient |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Karim Abed |
| 16 December 2020 15 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Lorient | Paris |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 20 December 2020 16 | Lorient | 0–3 | Rennes | Lorient |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 23 December 2020 17 | Nice | 2–2 | Lorient | Nice |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 0 Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 6 January 2021 18 | Lorient | 2–5 | Monaco | Lorient |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 9 January 2021 19 | Bordeaux | 2–1 | Lorient | Bordeaux |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 27 January 2021 20 | Lorient | 3–2 | Dijon | Lorient |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastien Dechepy | |
| Note: The match originally scheduled for 17 January 2021, but postponed after more than ten Lorient players tested positive for COVID-19.[5] | ||||
| 31 January 2021 22 | Lorient | 3–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lorient |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 3 February 2021 23 | Rennes | 1–1 | Lorient | Rennes |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 6 February 2021 24 | Lorient | 1–0 | Reims | Lorient |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 14 February 2021 25 | Monaco | 2–2 | Lorient | Monaco |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 21 February 2021 26 | Lorient | 1–4 | Lille | Lorient |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 24 February 2021 21 | Nîmes | 1–0 | Lorient | Nîmes |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage | ||
| Note: The match originally scheduled for 24 January 2021, but postponed after more than ten Lorient players tested positive for COVID-19.[6] | ||||
| 28 February 2021 27 | Lorient | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne | Lorient |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 3 March 2021 28 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Lorient | Montpellier |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 14 March 2021 29 | Lorient | 1–1 | Nice | Lorient |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 21 March 2021 30 | Nantes | 1–1 | Lorient | Nantes |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 4 April 2021 31 | Lorient | 1–0 | Brest | Lorient |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 11 April 2021 32 | Lens | 4–1 | Lorient | Lens |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 17 April 2021 33 | Marseille | 3–2 | Lorient | Marseille |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 25 April 2021 34 | Lorient | 4–1 | Bordeaux | Lorient |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 2 May 2021 35 | Lorient | 2–0 | Angers | Lorient |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 8 May 2021 36 | Lyon | 4–1 | Lorient | Décines-Charpieu |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 16 May 2021 37 | Lorient | 2–1 | Metz | Lorient |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 23 May 2021 38 | Strasbourg | 1–1 | Lorient | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
Coupe de France edit
| 9 February 2021 Round of 64 | Lorient | 2–1 | Paris FC | Lorient |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 6 March 2021 Round of 32 | Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne | 1–0 | Lorient | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Charles Massot Attendance: 0 Referee: Franck Schneider |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
- As of 21 February 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Total |
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| 1 | 13 | FW | 
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Terem Moffi | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 | FW | 
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Yoane Wissa | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 29 | FW |
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Pierre-Yves Hamel | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | FW |
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Adrian Grbić | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | MF |
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Laurent Abergel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF |
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Quentin Boisgard | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | DF | 
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Andreaw Gravillon | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | MF |
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Trevoh Chalobah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF |
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Jérôme Hergault | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF |
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Thomas Monconduit | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 33 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Grbic joins Lorient". www.ligue1.com. Ligue 1. 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Illan Meslier: Leeds United sign Lorient keeper after loan spell". BBC Sport. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Lorient-Dijon postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Nîmes Olympique-FC Lorient postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.