2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season

Niort
2020–21 season
ChairmanKarim Fradin
ManagerSébastien Desabre
StadiumStade René Gaillard
Ligue 218th
Coupe de FranceEighth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pape Ibnou Bâ (14)
All:
Pape Ibnou Bâ (14)

The 2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season was the club's 96th season in existence and its seventh consecutive season in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Niort participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 October 2020.[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Mathieu Michel
3 DF Cameroon CMR Darlin Yongwa
5 DF Cameroon CMR Guy Kilama
6 MF France FRA Dylan Louiserre (captain)
7 MF Benin BEN David Djigla
8 MF France FRA Olivier Kemen
9 FW Mali MLI Ibrahim Sissoko
10 MF France FRA Valentin Jacob
11 FW Senegal SEN Pape Ibnou Bâ
12 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Joseph Mendes
15 DF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Conté
16 GK France FRA Yanis Maronne
17 MF Gabon GAB Louis Ameka
18 FW France FRA Goduine Koyalipou
19 DF France FRA Brahima Doukansy
20 FW France FRA Antoine Baroan
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF France FRA Lenny Vallier
22 MF France FRA Quentin Bena
23 MF France FRA Tom Lebeau
24 MF Comoros COM Yacine Bourhane
25 MF France FRA Bilal Boutobba
26 MF France FRA Brahim Konaté
27 DF France FRA Bryan Passi
28 DF Burkina Faso BFA Issouf Paro
29 DF France FRA Joris Moutachy
30 GK France FRA Quentin Braat
34 MF Martinique MTQ Samuel Renel
36 DF France FRA Gabin Delguel
37 MF France FRA Yassine Benhattab
38 DF France FRA Bradley Matufueni
40 GK Singapore SGP Emyl Leclercq

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 July 2020 Friendly Châteauroux France Cancelled France Niort Châteauroux, France
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
25 July 2020 Friendly Niort France 0–1 France Stade Laval Niort, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Robinet 45'
 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
29 July 2020 Friendly Stade Briochin France 2–1 France Niort Ploufragan, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Centre Technique Régional Henri Guérin
8 August 2020 Friendly Pau France 0–0 France Niort Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Robert Monseau
11 August 2020 Friendly Niort France 0–0 France Cholet Niort, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
15 August 2020 Friendly Toulouse France 1–2 France Niort Villenave-d'Ornon, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Alain-Roche
5 September 2020 Friendly Lorient France 3–1 France Niort Sarzeau, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
13 November 2020 Friendly Angers France 3–3 France Niort Angers, France
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 22 August 2020 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 18th 38 9 14 15 34 58 −24 023.68
Ligue 2 relegation play-offs 19 May 2021 22 May 2021 First leg Winners 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Coupe de France 20 January 2021 Eighth round Eighth round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 41 10 14 17 37 62 −25 024.39

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 2

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 −13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 −15 41
18 Niort (O) 38 9 14 15 34 58 −24 41 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19 Chambly (R) 38 9 11 18 41 64 −23 38 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Châteauroux (R) 38 4 11 23 32 58 −26 23
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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
38 9 14 15 34 58  −24 41 6 6 7 17 25  −8 3 8 8 17 33  −16

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWDLWLDWLLWLWLLDLDDDDDLWDLLWDLLLDDDL
Position7411152473710787899111211111212131281315121314141515171618
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[3]

22 August 2020 1 Guingamp 0–1 Niort Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
29 August 2020 2 Niort 1–1 Chambly Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
12 September 2020 3 Niort 1–0 Nancy Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
19 September 2020 4 Le Havre 0–1 Niort Le Havre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Remi Landry
26 September 2020 5 Niort 2–2 Paris FC Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
3 October 2020 6 Châteauroux 2–0 Niort Châteauroux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Tormin 37'
Grange Yellow card 49'
Sanganté Yellow card 77'
Mulumba 87'
Cissé Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Louiserre Yellow card 86' Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
17 October 2020 7 Niort 3–0 Caen Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bâ 16'
Moutachy Yellow card 56'
Bourhane 68'
Bena Yellow card 68'
Jacob 80'		 Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Romain Delpech
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8 Pau 4–1 Niort Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lobry Yellow card 36'
Assifuah 38'
Sabaly 45', 80'
Batisse Yellow card 59'
Beusnard Yellow card 75'
Armand 90+1'
Scaramozzino soccer ball with red X 90+6		 Report Doukansy 13'
Paro Red card 20'
Michel Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stade du Hameau
Referee: Aurélien Petit
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9 Niort P–P Grenoble Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Note: Match postponed due to multiple covid positives among the Grenoble squad.[citation needed]
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 10 Sochaux 3–4 Niort Montbéliard
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Lasme 32' (pen.)
Diedhiou Yellow card 62'
Weissbeck 79', 84'		 Report Boutobba 9'
Louiserre 29', 68'
Vallier Yellow card 45+1'
Bâ 66'
Mendes Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 11 Niort 1–2 Dunkerque Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Bâ 45+6', Yellow card 88'
Boutobba Yellow card 72'		 Report Diarra 1'
Kebbal 14'
Kerrouche Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 12 Toulouse 2–1 Niort Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1) van den Boomen 9'
Bayo Yellow card 78'
Healey 79'		 Report Bâ 7'
Kemen Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Gaël Angoula
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 13 Niort 1–0 Clermont Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Vallier Yellow card 15'
Bâ 22'
Moutachy Yellow card 73'
Kemen soccer ball with red X 78'		 Report Tell Red card 42'
Gastien Yellow card 62'
Desmas Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 Auxerre 6–0 Niort Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Le Bihan 4', 50', 81'
Arcus Yellow card 27'
Autret 34'
Hein 65'
Sakhi 76'		 Report Moutachy Yellow card 38' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 15 Niort 2–0 Ajaccio Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Bâ 50'
Sainati 77' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 9 Niort 0–0 Grenoble Niort
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kilama Red card 11'
Louiserre Yellow card 87'		 Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 16 Troyes 1–0 Niort Troyes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Suk Hyun-jun 52', Yellow card 67' Report Mendes Yellow card 35'
Conté Yellow card 45'
Benhattab Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Referee: Aurélien Petit
22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 17 Niort 0–3 Valenciennes Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Remi Landry
Note: Match awarded as a forfeit to Valenciennes due to numerous covid positives in the Niort organization.[citation needed]
5 January 2021 (2021-01-05) 18 Rodez 1–1 Niort Rodez
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Ouhafsa soccer ball with red X 15'
Célestine Yellow card 69'
Henry Yellow card 75'
David 87' (pen.)		 Report Sanaia 47' (o.g.)
Yongwa Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 86'
Djigla Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Referee: Olivier Thual
8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) 19 Niort 0–2 Amiens Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Paro Yellow card 71' Report Opoku Yellow card 18'
Assogba Yellow card 45+2'
Lusamba Yellow card 38'
Akolo 24', 40'
Traoré Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Arnaud Baert
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 21 Nancy 2–2 Niort Tomblaine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Conté 28' (o.g.)
Biron 82'
Scheidler Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Doukansy Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 45+1'
Bâ 12', 62'
Kemen Yellow card 46'
Bourhane Yellow card 84'
Yongwa Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Referee: Gaël Angoula
27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 20 Chambly 1–1 Niort Beauvais
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Correa Yellow card 41'
Derrien 89'		 Report Conté Yellow card 15'
Passi 29'
Yongwa Yellow card 67'
Bourhane Red card 88'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Note: The match originally scheduled for 16 January 2021, was postponed due to heavy snowfall.[4]
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 22 Niort 0–0 Le Havre Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Passi Yellow card 26'
Kemen Yellow card 38'		 Report W. Coulibaly Yellow card 23'
Gorgelin Red card 35'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 23 Paris FC 3–3 Niort Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Abdi 1', 33'
Martin 9', Yellow card 54'
Gakpa Yellow card 45+3'
Laura soccer ball with red X 88'		 Report Jacob 20', Yellow card 50'
Doukansy Yellow card 34'
Boutobba 38'
Kilama Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 80'
Bâ 55'		 Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) 24 Niort 1–1 Châteauroux Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Conté Yellow card 59'
Boutobba 68'		 Report Ibara 14', Yellow card 25'
Keny Yellow card 49'
Mulumba Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Guillaume Paradis
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 25 Caen 1–0 Niort Caen
19:00 (CET) (UTC+1) Vandermersch Yellow card 50'
Court Yellow card 58'
Weber 74'		 Report Yongwa Yellow card 46'
Lebeau Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Referee: Remi Landry
20 February 2021 26 Niort 2–1 Pau Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Louiserre Yellow card 32'
Bâ 40'
Kemen 45'
Vallier Yellow card 78'		 Report Scaramozzino Yellow card 17'
George 59'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
27 February 2021 27 Grenoble 1–1 Niort Grenoble
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Monfray Yellow card 19'
Mombris Yellow card 44'
Djitté 84'
Abdallah Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Bâ 20' (pen.)
Doukansy Yellow card 32'		 Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Referee: Gaël Angoula
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 28 Niort 1–3 Sochaux Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Mendes 31'
Yongwa Red card 57'
Jacob Yellow card 74'
Michel Yellow card 83'		 Report Ambri 12', Yellow card 54'
Niane 29'
Weissbeck Yellow card 73', 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 29 Dunkerque 2–0 Niort Dunkerque
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kerrouche Yellow card 24'
Tchokounté 58'
Ketkeophomphone Yellow card 61'
Pierre 85'		 Report Doukansy Yellow card 43'
Vallier Yellow card 73'
Conté Red card 78'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Olivier Thual
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 30 Niort 1–0 Toulouse Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kilama Yellow card 14'
Moutachy Yellow card 63'
Kemen Yellow card 73'
Ba 87'		 Report Moreira Red card 90+6' Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
3 April 2021 31 Clermont 0–0 Niort Clermont-Ferrand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Zedadka Yellow card 35' Report Louiserre Yellow card 23'
Bourhane Yellow card 41'
Ba soccer ball with red X 52', Yellow card 90+2'
Kemen Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Referee: Arnaud Baert
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 32 Niort 0–4 Auxerre Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Louiserre soccer ball with red X 50' Report Lloris 35', 59'
Hein 69'
Coeff 76'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 33 Ajaccio 3–0 Niort Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Courtet 22', 28'
Marchetti Yellow card 33'
Laçi 82'		 Report Doukansy Yellow card 9' Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: Rémi Landry
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 34 Niort 0–3 Troyes Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Vallier Yellow card 9'
Kilama Yellow card 47'
Jacob Yellow card 81'
Mendes Yellow card 84'		 Report Tardieu 10' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Suk 75'
Rui Pires Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
24 April 2021 35 Valenciennes 1–1 Niort Valenciennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vandenabeele Red card 40'
Ntim 64'
Guillaume Yellow card 79'
Kankava Yellow card 90'		 Report Ba soccer ball with red X 42'
Matufueni Yellow card 68'
Jacob 71'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 36 Niort 1–1 Rodez Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Matufueni 39' Report Bardy 9'
Dembélé soccer ball with red X 37'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Gaël Angoula
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 37 Amiens 0–0 Niort Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Lusamba Red card 14'
Lomotey Yellow card 48'
Odey Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Matufueni Yellow card 46' Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Referee: Jeremy Stinat
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 38 Niort 0–2 Guingamp Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Jacob Yellow card 55'
Louiserre Yellow card 81', Red card 81'
Ameka Yellow card 81'		 Report Y. Gomis 39' (pen.)
Muyumba Yellow card 87', 90+2'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Olivier Thual

Relegation play-offs

19 May 2021 First leg Villefranche 3–1 Niort Villefranche-sur-Saône
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Blanc 54'
Dauchy 84'
Garita 90+3'		 Report Bâ 45+2' Stadium: Stade Armand Chouffet
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela Teles
22 May 2021 Second leg Niort 2–0
(3–3 (a) agg.)		 Villefranche Niort
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Lebeau 78'
Kemen 81'		 Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Coupe de France

Main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France
20 January 2021 Eighth round Toulouse 1–0 Niort Toulouse
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Nicolas Rainville

References

  1. ^ "Effectif Saison 2020/2021" (in French). Chamois Niortais F.C. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Chamois Niortais FC". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Ligue 2: Chambly – Niort postponed". archyde.com. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2020.