2016–17 FC Metz season

Metz
2016–17 season
Chairman	Bernard Serin
Manager	Philippe Hinschberger
Stadium	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 1	14th
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mevlüt Erdinç (5); All: ; Mevlüt Erdinç (5)
Highest home attendance	17,174 vs Lille (13 August 2016)
Lowest home attendance	17,174 vs Lille (13 August 2016)
Average home league attendance	17,174

The 2016–17 FC Metz season was the 83rd professional season of the club since its creation in 1932.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Thomas Didillon
3	DF	Jonathan Rivierez
4	DF	Milan Biševac
5	DF	Guido Milán
6	DF	Simon Falette
7	FW	Gauthier Hein
8	MF	Yann Jouffre
9	FW	Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Hannover 96)
10	MF	Cheick Doukouré
11	FW	Opa Nguette
12	DF	Matthieu Udol
13	DF	Franck Signorino
14	MF	Georges Mandjeck
16	GK	Eiji Kawashima

No.	Position	Player
17	FW	Habib Diallo
18	FW	Thibaut Vion
19	MF	Florent Mollet
20	MF	Alexis Larriere
21	DF	Vahid Selimovic
22	MF	Kévin Lejeune
23	DF	Chris Philipps
24	MF	Renaud Cohade
25	DF	Iván Balliu
26	MF	Ismaïla Sarr
27	MF	Jānis Ikaunieks
29	FW	Vincent Thill
30	GK	David Oberhauser
32	DF	Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Transfers

In:

No.	Position	Player
6	DF	Simon Falette (from Brest)^[1]
8	MF	Yann Jouffre (from Lorient)^[2]
9	FW	Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Hannover 96, previously on loan at Guingamp)^[3]
11	FW	Opa Nguette (from Valenciennes)^[4]
13	DF	Franck Signorino (from Stade Reims)^[5]
16	GK	Eiji Kawashima (from Dundee United)^[6]
19	MF	Florent Mollet (from Créteil)^[7]
32	DF	Benoît Assou-Ekotto (from Saint-Étienne)^[8]

Out:

No.	Position	Player
11	MF	Samy Kehli (to Roeselare)^[9]
15	DF	Romain Métanire (to Kortrijk)^[10]
23	MF	Yeni Ngbakoto (to QPR)^[11]
27	DF	José Luis Palomino (to Ludogorets Razgrad)^[12]

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Number	Name	Ligue 1	Goals scored
1	9	Mevlüt Erdinç	5	5
2	8	Yann Jouffre	1	1
	5	Guido Milán	1
	6	Simon Falette	1
TOTAL			8	8

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Angers	38	13	7	18	40	49	−9	46
13	Toulouse	38	10	14	14	37	41	−4	44
14	Metz	38	11	10	17	39	72	−33	43
15	Montpellier	38	10	9	19	48	66	−18	39
16	Dijon	38	8	13	17	46	58	−12	37

Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.^[13]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	5	5	9	18	36	−18	20	2	3	3	12	21	−9	3	2	6	6	15	−9

Last updated: 15 January 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

13 August 2016 Matchday 1	Metz	3–2	Lille	Metz
20:00 CEST	Erdinç 56', 76' (pen.) Jouffre 88' (pen.)		Rony Lopes 35', 70'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,174 Referee: Mikaël Lesage

21 August 2016 Matchday 2	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Metz	Paris
20:45 CEST	Lucas Moura 52' Kurzawa 67' Verratti 90+4'			Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,011 Referee: François Letexier

27 August 2016 Matchday 3	Metz	2–0	Angers	Metz
20:00 CEST	Falette 42' Milán 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,805 Referee: Karim Abed

11 September 2016 Matchday 4	Nantes	0–3	Metz	Nantes
15:00 CEST		Report	Erdinç 18', 45+3', 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,438 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

17 September 2016 Matchday 5	Dijon	0–0	Metz	Dijon
20:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 8,336 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

21 September 2016 Matchday 6	Metz	0–3	Bordeaux	Metz
19:00 CEST		Report	Malcom 36' Laborde 71' Kiese Thelin 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,711 Referee: Mikaël Lesage

24 September 2016 Matchday 7	Montpellier	0–1	Metz	Montpellier
20:00 CEST		Report	Erdinç 45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Referee: Tony Chapron

1 October 2016 Matchday 8	Metz	0–7	AS Monaco	Metz
20:00 CEST		Report	Lemar 8' Germain 23' Silva 40' Fabinho 68' (pen.) Carrillo 72', 83' Boschilia 89'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 19,163 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

15 October 2016 Matchday 9	Marseille	1–0	Metz	Marseille
20:45 CEST	Gomis 13'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 25,588 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

22 October 2016 Matchday 10	Metz	2–4	Nice	Metz
20:45 CEST	Mandjeck 25' Diallo 69'	Report	Pléa 12', 36' (pen.), 84' Cyprien 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,993 Referee: François Letexier

29 October 2016 Matchday 11	Rennes	1–0	Metz	Rennes
17:00 CEST	Saïd 56'	Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 20,874 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

5 November 2016 Matchday 12	Metz	0–0	Saint-Étienne	Metz
11:00			Tannane 35' 36'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,204 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

19 November 2016 Matchday 13	Toulouse	1–2	Metz	Toulouse
14:00	Édouard 90+5'		Jouffre 35' (pen.) Mandjeck 48'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 17,746 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

26 November 2016 Matchday 14	Metz	3–3	Lorient	Metz
14:00	Falette 11' Vion 75', 78'		Waris 16' Moukandjo 54', 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 12,657 Referee: Mikael Lesage

30 November 2016 Matchday 15	Nancy	4–0	Metz	Tomblaine
13:00	Pedretti 38' Cuffaut 78' Dia 80' Aït Bennasser 90+3'		Assou-Ekotto 19' 83'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 19,085 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

3 December 2016 Matchday 16	Metz	Abandoned	Lyon	Metz
14:00		Match suspended		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

10 December 2016 Matchday 17	Bastia	2–0	Metz	Furiani
14:00	Danic 23' Saint-Maximin 75'			Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Olivier Thual

17 December 2016 Matchday 18	Caen	3–0	Metz	Caen
08:30	Karamoh 20' Santini 61' Sané 90+3'		Biševac 57'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,849 Referee: Francois Letexier

21 December 2016 Matchday 19	Metz	2–2	Guingamp	Metz
20:50	Nguette 12' Cohade 45' Vion 83' Hein 90+2'	Summary	Briand 49' 74' Salibur 66'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,091 Referee: Sebastien Desiage

15 January 2017 Matchday 20	Nice	0–0	Metz	Nice
15:00	Sarr 39' Koziello 75'	Summary	Diagne 73'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,502 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

21 January 2017 Matchday 21	Metz	2–0	Montpellier	Metz
20:00	Diabaté 14', 19'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,553 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

28 January 2017 Matchday 22	Angers	2–1	Metz	Angers
20:00	Tait 25' Pépé 35'	Report	Traoré 33' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 10,540 Referee: Karim Abed

4 February 2017 Matchday 23	Metz	1–0	Marseille	Metz
20:45	Jouffre 83'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 21,009 Referee: Mikael Lesage

8 February 2017 Matchday 24	Metz	2–1	Dijon	Metz
19:00	Sarr 46' Diabaté 66' (pen)	Report	Varrault 78'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,971 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

11 February 2017 Matchday 25	Monaco	5–0	Metz	Monaco
20:00	Mbappé 7', 20', 49' Falcao 10', 55'	Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,069 Referee: Olivier Thual

18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) Matchday 26	Metz	1–1	Nantes	Metz
20:00 CEST	Diabaté 90+1' (pen)	Report	Rongier 68'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,022 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

25 February 2017 Matchday 27	Lyon	5–0	Metz	Décines-Charpieu
17:00	Depay 43', 53' Balliu 74' (o.g.) Lacazette 78' Valbuena 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 32,488 Referee: François Letexier

4 March 2017 Matchday 28	Metz	1–1	Rennes	Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diabaté 18', 45+1' Falette 62' Balliu 76'	Report	Gnagnon 11' Gourcuff 34' Sio 56' Saïd 90'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Benoît Millot

12 March 2017 Matchday 29	Saint-Étienne	2–2	Metz	Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berić 53' Perrin 90+5'	Report	Sarr 1' Falette 67' Doukouré 69'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,184 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

17 March 2017 Matchday 30	Metz	1–0	Bastia	Metz
19:00	Cioni 46' (o.g.) Balliu 50' Nguette 69'	Report	Cioni 38' Ngando 78'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,006 Referee: Johan Hamel

5 April 2017 Matchday 16 replay	Metz	0–3	Lyon	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mollet 4' Philipps 36' Mandjeck 76'	Report	Diakhaby 56' Lacazette 59' Ferri 87' Tolisso 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

8 April 2017 Matchday 31	Bordeaux	3–0	Metz	Bordeaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sankharé 7' Toulalan 11' Malcom 14' Vada 50' (pen.), 52'	Report	Cohade 31' Mollet 90' Assou-Ekotto 90+3'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 19,835 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

15 April 2017 Matchday 32	Metz	2–2	Caen	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Sarr 65' Diabaté 83' Biševac 90+4'	Summary	Adéoti 56' Santini 74' Rodelin 88'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

18 April 2017 (2017-04-18) Matchday 33	Metz	2–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Diagne 42' Jouffre 78' Diabaté 88'	Report	Cavani 33' Matuidi 36', 90+3' Kimpembe 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,693 Referee: Johan Hamel

22 April 2017 Matchday 34	Lorient	5–1	Metz	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ciani 13', 31' Waris 49' Cabot 60', 66' Moukandjo 78'	Summary	Diabaté 32' (pen.) Cohade 77'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 14,114 Referee: Antony Gautier

29 April 2017 Matchday 35	Metz	2–1	Nancy	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sarr 28' Nguette 53' Falette 55' Doukouré 70'	Report	Diarra 25' Maouassa 41' Badila 45+2' Cétout 64'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,009 Referee: François Letexier

6 May 2017 Matchday 36	Lille	0–2	Metz	Villeneuve d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Corchia 53'	Report	Mandjeck 37' Cohade 56'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 28,331 Referee: Olivier Thual

14 May 2017 Matchday 37	Metz	1–1	Toulouse	Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sarr 66'	Report	Braithwaite 9'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,282 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

20 May 2017 Matchday 38	Guingamp	1–0	Metz	Guingamp
21:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Diallo 29'	Report	Philipps Falette	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

References

↑ "SIMON FALETTE REJOINT LE FC METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
↑ "Metz : Un milieu arrive de Ligue 1 (off)". www.foot-national.com (in French). Foot National. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
↑ "Metz: Un international turc arrive en prêt". www.foot-national.com (in French). Foot National. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
↑ "OPA NGUETTE REJOINT LE FC METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
↑ "FRANCK SIGNORINO DE RETOUR À METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
↑ "Eiji Kawashima en renfort". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Transfert : Florent Mollet trois ans à Metz" [Transfer: Florent Mollet to Metz for three years]. www.lequipe.fr (in French). L'Equipe. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Assou-Ekotto est Messin". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
↑ "WELKOM SEMY KEHLI!" [WELCOME SAMU KEHLI!]. www.ksvr.be (in Dutch). K.S.V. Roeselare. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
↑ "Kortrijk haalt zijn vijfde versterking bij FC Metz" [Kortrijk signs fifth reinforcement from FC Metz]. www.sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
↑ "YENI NGBAKOTO QUITTE LE FC METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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↑ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

External links

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[Falette-1] "SIMON FALETTE REJOINT LE FC METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[Jouffre-2] "Metz : Un milieu arrive de Ligue 1 (off)". www.foot-national.com (in French). Foot National. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[Erdinc-3] "Metz: Un international turc arrive en prêt". www.foot-national.com (in French). Foot National. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[Opa-4] "OPA NGUETTE REJOINT LE FC METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[Signorino-5] "FRANCK SIGNORINO DE RETOUR À METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[6] "Eiji Kawashima en renfort". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[7] "Transfert : Florent Mollet trois ans à Metz" [Transfer: Florent Mollet to Metz for three years]. www.lequipe.fr (in French). L'Equipe. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[Ekotto-8] "Assou-Ekotto est Messin". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[9] "WELKOM SEMY KEHLI!" [WELCOME SAMU KEHLI!]. www.ksvr.be (in Dutch). K.S.V. Roeselare. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[10] "Kortrijk haalt zijn vijfde versterking bij FC Metz" [Kortrijk signs fifth reinforcement from FC Metz]. www.sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

[11] "YENI NGBAKOTO QUITTE LE FC METZ !". www.fcmetz.com (in French). FC Metz. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[12] "Transfert : Le Messin Palomino à Ludogorets". www.lequipe.fr (in French). L'Equipe. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[13] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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