2012–13 Chamois Niortais F.C. season

Chamois Niortais
2012–13 season
President Joël Coué
Manager Pascal Gastien
Stadium Stade René Gaillard
Ligue 2 15th
Coupe de France Eighth round
Coupe de la Ligue Second round
Top goalscorer Jimmy Roye and Jérôme Lafourcade (8)
Highest home attendance 8,485 (v. Nantes, 26 April 2013)
Lowest home attendance 2,056 (v. Boulogne, 7 August 2012)
Average home league attendance 4,868
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 season was the 87th season in the history of the French football club Chamois Niortais. After finishing as runners-up in the Championnat National in the 2011–12 campaign, the team competed in Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football pyramid. The promotion meant a return to professional status for the club, which was lost following relegation to the Championnat de France amateur three years earlier.

Former Niort midfielder Pascal Gastien continued his second spell as manager, having been appointed to the position in the summer of 2009. The league season began on 27 July 2012 and concluded on 24 May 2013. Niort participated in the Coupe de la Ligue for the first time since 2008, reaching the second round before being eliminated by AS Monaco. The team also entered the Coupe de France in the seventh round along with all the other clubs in Ligue 2, and progressed to the next stage with a 1–0 win against Guéret.

Niort ended the campaign in 15th place in Ligue 2, securing their safety with a 2–0 win at Sedan on 10 May 2013. The highest goalscorers were striker Jérôme Lafourcade and attacking midfielder Jimmy Roye, who each scored eight times.

Transfers

In
Pos Player From Date Ref
GKRodolphe RocheSaint-Louis Neuweg31 May 2012[1]
MFJimmy JuanChesterfield6 June 2012[2]
DFMehdi KhalisDrancy6 June 2012[2]
GKPascal ElissaldeCognac13 June 2012[3]
DFMickaël CourtotBesançon14 June 2012[4]
FWJérôme LafourcadeChâteauroux20 June 2012[5]
FWKévin N'Zuzi MataParis22 June 2012[6]
GKPaul DelecroixAmiens27 June 2012[7]
DFNicolas PalloisValenciennes28 June 2012[8]
DFTristan LahayeGrenoble9 July 2012[9]
Out
Pos Player To Date Ref
GKPascal LandaisRetired—[10]
DFSadio SankharéRetired—
DFNicolas DesenclosReleased31 May 2012
FWYacine GhaziReleased31 May 2012[10]
DFFarès HachiReleased31 May 2012[10]
MFPierre MorinReleased31 May 2012[10]
DFSamuel N'GuessanReleased31 May 2012[10]
GKThomas PigeauReleased31 May 2012[10]
DFPierre PérouThouars29 June 2012[11]
MFJimmy GiraudonGrenoble30 June 2012[12]

Player statistics

As of 15 February 2013.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 2Coupe de FranceCoupe de la Ligue
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK France Paul Delecroix 1201100010
2 DF France Johan Letzelter 29021+402020
3 DF France Mickaël Courtot 00000000
4 MF France Jimmy Juan 804+201010
5 DF France Quentin Bernard 3923522020
6 MF France Vincent Durand 21014+502000
7 MF France Julien Ricaud 33023+70100+20
8 MF France Johan Gastien 3843440+2020
9 FW France Arnaud Gonzalez 1503+901020
10 MF Senegal Mouhamadou Diaw 29222+421020
11 FW France Luigi Glombard 34222+820+2020
12 FW France Mustapha Durak 23713+751121
14 MF Morocco Youssef Essaïydy 600+501000
15 FW France Jérôme Lafourcade 27822+480+1000
16 GK France Rodolphe Roche 3002702010
17 FW Burkina Faso Louckmane Ouédraogo 801+601000
18 MF France Greg Houla 18316+230000
19 MF France Jimmy Roye 38824+108200+20
20 DF Morocco Mehdi Khalis 801+50001+10
21 DF France Quentin Bachelier 00000000
22 DF France Tristan Lahaye 1401400000
23 DF Mali Djibril Konaté 28227+120000
24 DF France Nicolas Pallois 3913512020
25 MF Benin Djiman Koukou 906+300000
27 DF Cameroon Frédéric Bong 31125+212020
28 FW Senegal Pape Sané 702+500000
29 FW France Simon Hébras 26116+711+100+10
30 GK France Pascal Elissalde 00000000
33 DF France Guillaume Chassac 00000000
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Pre-season

Niort returned from the summer break to pre-season training on 25 June. The team travelled to Châteauroux on 1 July to spend a week at the Regional Football Institute. Niort played their first pre-season friendly match on 7 July against LB Châteauroux in Châtellerault. The game ended in a 1–1 draw; new signing Jérôme Lafourcade opened the scoring in the first half before Marcel Essombé equalised for Châteauroux from the penalty spot following a foul by Frédéric Bong. Two trialists made appearances for Niort: defender Tristan Lahaye, who signed for the club permanently two days later, and Burkinabé forward Louckmane Ouédraogo. Meanwhile, five players including new signings Paul Delecroix and Mickaël Courtot were missing through injury and Djibril Konaté was suspended. On 11 July, Niort beat Championnat National side Le Poiré-sur-Vie at the Stade René Gaillard thanks to two goals from Simon Hébras. The visitors pulled a goal back through an Emmanuel Bourgaud penalty after defender Mehdi Khalis fouled former Niort forward Romain Jacuzzi.

In the penultimate warm-up match against fellow Ligue 2 side Tours at the Stade des Champs-de-l'Îsle in Saint-Maixent-l'École, Niort came from behind to draw 1–1. Jérémy Blayac had put Tours ahead in the first half but midfielder Jimmy Juan equalised just before the hour mark to maintain the unbeaten pre-season record. The final friendly game against Le Mans ended in another 1–1 draw; Senegalese international Mouhamadou Diaw equalised from the penalty spot in the second half after Ivorian defender Mamadou Doumbia had given Le Mans the lead on 22 minutes.

Matches

Ligue 2

The Ligue 2 fixtures for the 2012–13 season were released by the LFP on 30 May. Niort were given a home tie against Clermont Foot on 27 July for their opening fixture and will end the season against the same club on 24 May.[13]

Match information

Coupe de France

Niort entered the Coupe de France, the country's major cup competition, in the seventh round along with the other clubs in Ligue 2. In the draw for the seventh round, made on 31 October 2012, the team were drawn to play away against Division d'Honneur (sixth tier) side ES Guérétoise, with the match taking place on 17 November.[14]

Match information

Coupe de la Ligue

The club's return to professional status in 2012 meant that Niort were eligible to compete in the Coupe de la Ligue for the first time since the 2008–09 season. The draws for the first and second rounds of the competition were made on 11 July, and Niort were handed a home game against recently relegated Championnat National side Boulogne in the first round. Niort won 3–2 on penalties after the match finished goalless at the end of extra time. They were subsequently drawn to play fellow Ligue 2 outfit AS Monaco, who also won their tie against Nîmes on penalties, in the second round on 28 August.[15] The match, again at the Stade René Gaillard, ended in a 1–2 defeat for Niort with Mustapha Durak scoring for the home side in front of a season-high crowd of 6,252.

Match information

References

  1. ↑ "Rodolphe Roche première recrue". La Nouvelle République. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 Erwann Penland (6 June 2012). "Niort: Deux nouvelles recrues". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Alexandre Chochois (13 June 2012). "Niort: Le gardien de but de Cognac s'engage". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Alexandre Chochois (14 June 2012). "Niort: Mickaël Courtot (Besançon) arrive". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Erwann Penland (20 June 2012). "Niort: Un buteur de Ligue 2 a signé". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Erwann Penland (22 June 2012). "Niort: Un jeune parisien signe". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Erwann Penland (27 June 2012). "Niort: Paul Delecroix reste pour deux ans". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Erwann Penland (28 June 2012). "Niort: Nicolas Pallois (Laval) 7ème recrue". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  9. ↑ Erwann Penland (9 July 2012). "Niort: Officiel pour Tristan Lahaye". FootNational. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alexandre Chochois (31 May 2012). "Niort: Pas moins de six départs déjà actés". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  11. ↑ Alexandre Chochois (29 June 2012). "Thouars: Une première recrue arrive de Niort". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  12. ↑ Erwann Penland (30 June 2012). "Grenoble: Dix recrues pour voir plus haut". FootNational. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Ligue 2 fixtures 2012/2013" (PDF). LFP.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Un tirage presque clément". La Nouvelle République. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  15. ↑ "Les matchs des 1er et 2e tours". LFP.fr. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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