2023–24 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season is the club's 96th season in history and its first season in the third tier of French football, the Championnat National, having been subjected to administrative relegation from the Ligue 2. They will also take part in the Coupe de France, entering from the seventh round. The club played its first game on 25 August. This is manager's Oswald Tanchot first season with the club after having been appointed on 1 July 2023.
| 2023–24 season | |
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| Manager | Oswald Tanchot |
| Stadium | Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| Championnat National | 4th |
| Coupe de France | Round of 16 |
| Biggest defeat | Sochaux 1–6 Rennes |
Players edit
- As of 26 January 2024[1]
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  N'dri Philippe Koffi
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 Reims
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Free | 21 August 2023 | |
| DF | Maxime Bastian
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Strasbourg
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Free | 25 January 2024 |
Out edit
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Rassoul Ndiaye
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Le Havre
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€1,500,000 | 17 July 2023 | |
| DF | Daylam Meddah
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Released | 28 July 2023 | [2] | |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 3–0 | Sochaux | Divonne-les-Bains |
| 11:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains |
| 18 August 2023 Friendly | Sochaux | 1–0 | Vesoul | Montbéliard |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Attendance: 0 | |||
| Note: Behind closed doors | ||||
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 % | |||||
| Championnat National | 25 August 2023 | 17 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 37.50 | |
| Coupe de France | 17 November 2023 | 6 February 2024 | Seventh round | Round of 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 60.00 |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 41.38 | ||||
Last updated: 15 March 2024
Source: Soccerway
Championnat National edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 6 | Dijon | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 47[a] |
| 7 | Rouen[b] | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 46[c] |
| 8 | Sochaux | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 46[c] |
| 9 | Versailles | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 43 |
| 10 | Orléans | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 39 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head results; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fair play points
Notes:
- ^ Nancy are ahead of Dijon on head-to-head goal difference: Nancy 3–0 Dijon, Dijon 3–1 Nancy
- ^ On 28 November 2023, the DNCG announced a deduction of five points for Rouen, due to financial issues.[3] The punishment was upheld on appeal.[4]
- ^ a b Rouen are ahead of Sochaux on head-to-head points: Sochauex 0–1 Rouen, Rouen 1–0 Sochaux
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 |
| 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
Last updated: 15 March 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches edit
The league fixtures were unveiled on 13 July 2023.[5]
| 25 August 2023 3 | Red Star | 2–0 | Sochaux | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bauer Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
| 1 September 2023 4 | Sochaux | 0–3 | GOAL FC | Montbéliard |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Referee: Jordane Lomi |
| 8 September 2023 5 | Épinal | 0–3 | Sochaux | Épinal |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Colombière Referee: Edgar Barenton |
| 15 September 2023 6 | Martigues | 1–2 | Sochaux | Martigues |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Francis Turcan |
| 25 September 2023 7 | Sochaux | 0–1 | Rouen | Montbéliard |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| 29 September 2023 8 | Le Mans | 2–1 | Sochaux | Le Mans |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Marie-Marvingt |
| 3 October 2023 1 | Versailles | 1–1 | Sochaux | Paris |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Romain Perpinan |
| 7 October 2023 9 | Sochaux | 2–1 | Avranches | Montbéliard |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| 11 October 2023 10 | Châteauroux | 1–1 | Sochaux | Châteauroux |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit |
| 20 October 2023 11 | Sochaux | 3–3 | Villefranche | Montbéliard |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| 25 October 2023 2 | Sochaux | 4–2 | Orléans | Montbéliard |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| 3 November 2023 12 | Nancy | 1–1 | Sochaux | Tomblaine |
| Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot |
| 10 November 2023 13 | Sochaux | 2–0 | Cholet | Montbéliard |
| Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| 1 December 2023 15 | Sochaux | 4–0 | Marignane GCB | Montbéliard |
| Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| 15 January 2024 17 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Nîmes | Montbéliard |
| Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| 2 February 2024 19 | Sochaux | 2–2 | Red Star | Montbéliard |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Referee: Soulaimane Chamel |
| 16 February 2024 21 | Sochaux | 0–1 | Épinal | Montbéliard |
| 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Referee: Pierre Retail |
| 23 February 2024 22 | Sochaux | 1–1 | Martigues | Montbéliard |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
| 27 February 2024 18 | Orléans | 0–0 | Sochaux | Orléans |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Stade de la Source |
| 4 March 2024 23 | Rouen | 1–0 | Sochaux | Le Petit-Quevilly |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon |
| 26 March 2024 20 | GOAL FC | v | Sochaux | Chasselay |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Stade Ludovic Giuly | |||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 February 2024 but was postponed. | ||||
Coupe de France edit
Sochaux entered in the fifth round along with other Championnat National clubs.
| 6 January 2024 Round of 64 | Sochaux | 2–1 | Lorient | Montbéliard |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Attendance: 12,947 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 21 January 2024 Round of 32 | Sochaux | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Reims | Montbéliard |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Attendance: 18,754 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 6 February 2024 Round of 16 | Sochaux | 1–6 | Rennes | Montbéliard |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
References edit
- ^ "Effectif". Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "DNCG. Des retraits de points pour le FC Rouen et l'AS Cannes !" (in French). Foot Amateur. 28 November 2023.
- ^ "DNCG. Cinq points de retrait pour Rouen, amende pour Cannes" (in French). Foot Amateur. 15 December 2023.
- ^ [2]