2004–05 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
2004–05 season
Manager	Guy Lacombe
Ligue 1	10th
Coupe de France	Quarter-finals
Coupe de la Ligue	Third round
Champions League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Ilan (13)

During the 2004–05 French football season, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard competed in Ligue 1.

Season summary

Sochaux dropped five places in the table to finish 10th, their lowest finish since promotion in 2001. Manager Guy Lacombe left at the end of the season to manage Paris Saint-Germain. He was replaced by former Ajaccio manager Dominique Bijotat.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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	Gérard Gnanhouan[notes 1]
2	DF	Ibrahim Tall[notes 2]
3	DF	Grégory Paisley
5	DF	Sylvain Monsoreau
6	DF	Lionel Potillon
7	FW	Mohamed Kader
8	MF	Fabien Boudarène
9	FW	Ilan
10	MF	Wilson Oruma
11	FW	Francileudo Santos[notes 3]
12	MF	Michaël Isabey
14	MF	Johann Lonfat
16	GK	Teddy Richert
17	MF	Romain Pitau
18	MF	Guirane N'Daw
20	MF	Sigamary Diarra[notes 4]
21	DF	Souleymane Diawara
22	FW	Thomas Régnier
23	DF	Cédric Rey
24	DF	Aimé Lavie
25	DF	Jérémy Mathieu

No.	Position	Player
26	MF	Jérémy Ménez
27	DF	Omar Daf
28	MF	Marcello Trapasso
29	MF	Jaouad Zairi
30	GK	Alexandre Martinović
31	DF	Ahmed Samir Farag
32	DF	Cho Won-kwang
34	FW	Francis Laurent
40	MF	Steve Bernardet
41	DF	Jean Calvé
42	GK	Jérémy Deichelbohrer
43	MF	Hakim El Bounadi
44	FW	Mevlüt Erdinç[notes 5]
45	MF	Benjamin Genghini
46	DF	Maxime Josse
47	MF	Fabien Lavoyer
48	MF	Kevin Le Bigot
49	DF	Mathieu Pelletey
50	FW	Gabriel Rodriguez
51	MF	Badara Sène
52	MF	Toufik Zerara

Left club during season

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

No.		Position	Player
4		DF	Maxence Flachez (to Guingamp)
7		MF	Adel Chedli[notes 6] (to Istres)

No.		Position	Player
19		FW	Basile de Carvalho[notes 7] (to Stade Brest)

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Auxerre	38	14	10	14	48	47	+1	52	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
9	Paris Saint-Germain	38	12	15	11	40	41	−1	51
10	Sochaux	38	13	11	14	42	41	+1	50
11	Strasbourg	38	12	12	14	42	43	−1	48	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
12	Nice	38	10	16	12	38	45	−7	46

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.
Strasbourg was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue.

Coupe de la Ligue

UEFA Cup

Group stage

References

http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/france/2004-2005/ligue1/sochaux.htm

Notes

Gnanhouan was born in Adzope, Ivory Coast, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-18 level before making his international debut for Ivory Coast in 2003.
Tall was born in Aubervilliers, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
Santos was born in Zé Doca, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in 2004.
Diarra was born in Villepinte, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
Erdinç was born in Saint-Claude, France, and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Turkey in March 2008.
Chedli was born in La Ricamarie, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in May 1996.
De Carvalho was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, but also qualified to represent Guinea-Bissau internationally and would make his international debut for Guinea-Bissau in March 2011.

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[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/france/2004-2005/ligue1/sochaux.htm

[2] Gnanhouan was born in Adzope, Ivory Coast, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-18 level before making his international debut for Ivory Coast in 2003.

[3] Tall was born in Aubervilliers, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.

[4] Santos was born in Zé Doca, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in 2004.

[5] Diarra was born in Villepinte, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.

[6] Erdinç was born in Saint-Claude, France, and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Turkey in March 2008.

[7] Chedli was born in La Ricamarie, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in May 1996.

[8] De Carvalho was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, but also qualified to represent Guinea-Bissau internationally and would make his international debut for Guinea-Bissau in March 2011.