2021–22 Chamois Niortais F.C. season

Chamois Niortais F.C.

2021–22 season
Chairman	Karim Fradin
Manager	Sébastien Desabre
Stadium	Stade René Gaillard
Ligue 2	13th
Top goalscorer	League: Ibrahim Sissoko (10) All: Ibrahim Sissoko (10)
Home colours Away colours

The 2021–22 season was the 97th season in the existence of Chamois Niortais F.C. and the club's eighth consecutive season in the second division of French football. The team was excluded from Coupe de France this season.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 February 2022[2][3]

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  FRA Mathieu Michel 3 DF  CMR Darlin Yongwa 4 DF  GUI Ibrahima Conté 5 DF  CMR Guy Kilama 6 MF  FRA Dylan Louiserre (captain) 7 MF  TUN Moataz Zemzemi 8 MF  GHA Godwin Bentil 9 FW  FRA Ibrahim Sissoko 10 MF  FRA Bilal Boutobba 11 FW  FRA Yanis Merdji 12 FW  GNB Joseph Mendes 15 MF  BEN Junior Olaitan 16 GK  FRA Yanis Maronne 17 MF  MTQ Samuel Renel 18 DF  FRA Bradley M'bondo 19 DF  FRA Brahima Doukansy

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  FRA Lenny Vallier 22 MF  FRA Quentin Bena 23 MF  FRA Tom Lebeau 24 MF  FRA Tyrone Tormin 26 MF  FRA Samy Benchamma 27 DF  FRA Bryan Passi 28 DF  BFA Issouf Paro 29 DF  FRA Joris Moutachy 30 GK  FRA Quentin Braat 33 MF  FRA Yohan Cassubie 34 DF  FRA Tao Sako 35 FW  FRA Sidi Cissé 36 MF  FRA Mathis Ansar 37 MF  FRA Yassine Benhattab 40 GK  FRA Jean Louchet

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Angers v Niort

11 July 2021 Friendly	Angers	2–2	Niort	Saint-Martin-de-Ré, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe Sportif Marcel Gaillard

Bordeaux v Niort

16 July 2021 Challenge Emiliano Sala	Bordeaux	1–1 (5–3 p)	Niort	Orléans, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Briand 24'	Report	Kilama 64'	Stadium: Stade de la Source
	Penalties
	Maja Mara Bakwa Traoré Lauray		Vallier Renel Conté Braat

Nantes v Niort

18 July 2021 Challenge Emiliano Sala	Nantes	0–1	Niort	Orléans, France
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Ansart 80'	Stadium: Stade de la Source Attendance: 400

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	24 July 2021	14 May 2022	Matchday 1	13th	38	12	10	16	39	42	−3	031.58
Total					38	12	10	16	39	42	−3	031.58

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

Main article: 2021–22 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Dijon	38	13	8	17	48	53	−5	47
12	Bastia	38	10	16	12	38	36	+2	46
13	Niort	38	12	10	16	39	42	−3	46
14	Amiens	38	9	17	12	43	41	+2	44
15	Grenoble	38	12	8	18	32	44	−12	44

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

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	12	10	16	39	42	−3	46	7	5	7	21	17	+4	5	5	9	18	25	−7

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	D	L
Position	15	16	10	7	12	11	13	12	10	8	9	6	7	7	7	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	6	7	9	11	13	8	12	12	9	9	10	11	10	13

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[4][5]

Valenciennes v Niort

24 July 2021 1	Valenciennes	0–0	Niort	Valenciennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kaba  58' D'Almeida  75'	Report	Vallier  41' Boutobba  65' Louiserre  73'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Arnaud Baert

Niort v Caen

31 July 2021 2	Niort	0–1	Caen	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yongwa  33'  64'	Report	Wadja  25' Deminguet  46' Mendy 48'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Dunkerque v Niort

7 August 2021 3	Dunkerque	1–2	Niort	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pierre 16' Dudouit  37'	Report	Cassubie 19' Mendes 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Niort v Grenoble

14 August 2021 4	Niort	1–0	Grenoble	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boutobba 45+2' Cassubie  48' Bâ  51' Braat  78'	Report	Monfray  33' Belmonte  48' de Iriondo  54' Pickel  54' Ravet 80'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Le Havre v Niort

21 August 2021 5	Le Havre	2–1	Niort	Le Havre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thiaré 37', 56' Sangante  71' Bonnet  73' Lekhal  85'	Report	Passi  25' Vallier  33' Renel 62' Yongwa  81'	Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Marc Bollengier

Niort v Amiens

28 August 2021 6	Niort	0–0	Amiens	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cassubie  54' Yongwa  90+2'	Report	Alphonse  55'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Auxerre v Niort

11 September 2021 7	Auxerre	4–0	Niort	Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Charbonnier 16', 70', 87' Conté 90+1' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Niort v Guingamp

18 September 2021 8	Niort	2–0	Guingamp	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boutobba 15', 64' Zemzemi  55' Louiserre  73'	Report	Gomis  9' Muyumba  67' Merghem  85'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Ajaccio v Niort

21 September 2021 9	Ajaccio	0–0	Niort	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diallo  24' Vidal  45' Laçi  68'	Report	Conté  19' Sissoko  24' Passi  86'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Niort v Paris FC

24 September 2021 10	Niort	4–1	Paris FC	Niort
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Passi 4' Louiserre 17' Mendes  59' Sissoko 72' Vallier 76'	Report	Kanté  31' Laura  45' Tattevin 86'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Sochaux v Niort

2 October 2021 11	Sochaux	1–0	Niort	Montbéliard
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ndiaye  52' Senaya  69' Weissbeck  75' Kalulu 83'	Report	Louiserre  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Aurelien Petit

Quevilly-Rouen v Niort

16 October 2021 12	Quevilly-Rouen	0–3	Niort	Rouen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bansais  39'	Report	Vallier  7', 13' Mendes 23' (pen.) Zemzemi  51' Kilama  59' Renel 82'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Niort v Rodez

23 October 2021 13	Niort	0–2	Rodez	Niort
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Chougrani  40' Dembélé 45' M'Pasi  89' Bonnet 90'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Nîmes v Niort

30 October 2021 14	Nîmes	1–2	Niort	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eliasson 53' Guessoum  66' Paquiez  85'	Report	Mendes  13', 51' Zemzemi 25'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Olivier Thual

Niort v Nancy

6 November 2021 15	Niort	1–3	Nancy	Niort
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thiam 56' (o.g.) M'bondo  83'	Report	Biron 11', 48', 70' (pen.),  70' Basila  39'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Bastia v Niort

20 November 2021 16	Bastia	2–0	Niort	Furiani
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Santelli 14',  34' Salles-Lamonge 43' Le Cardinal  57' Ducrocq  90+3'	Report	Mendes  34', 72' Merdji  75' Lebeau  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Referee: Johann Hamel

Niort v Toulouse

6 December 2021 17	Niort	2–1	Toulouse	Niort
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sissoko 50' Zemzemi 62' Conté  81'	Report	Ratão 76' Genreau  90'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Eric Wattellier

Dijon v Niort

11 December 2021 18	Dijon	2–2	Niort	Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Coulibaly  33' Scheidler  49' Rocchia  58' Congré 69' Le Bihan 84' Deaux  86'	Report	Reynet 23' (o.g.) Merdji 28' Yongwa  67' Louiserre  80' Benchamma  83'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Niort v Pau

21 December 2021 19	Niort	3–0	Pau	Niort
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sissoko 48' (pen.) Merdji 73' Boutobba 81'	Report	Lobry  17' Koffi  60' Batisse  62'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Aurelian Petit

Caen v Niort

28 January 2022 20	Caen	0–2	Niort	Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gonçalves  52' da Costa  66' Shamal  85' Court  90+5'	Report	Sissoko 4', 48' Moutachy  7' Cassubie  45+'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Referee: Arnaud Baert

Niort v Dunkerque

1 February 2022 21	Niort	2–0	Dunkerque	Niort
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Boutobba 56' Merdji 71'	Report	A. Gomis  35'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Grenoble v Niort

15 February 2022 22	Grenoble	1–0	Niort	Grenoble
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jeno  39' Nestor 47' Néry  66' Bambock  83'	Report	Passi  72'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Mikael Lesage

Niort v Le Havre

5 February 2022 23	Niort	0–0	Le Havre	Niort
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Richardson  74'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Arnaud Petit

Amiens v Niort

12 February 2022 24	Amiens	3–1	Niort	Amiens
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Badji 13', 36' Gene  19' Pavlović  61' Gnahoré 77'	Report	Sissoko 76'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Niort v Auxerre

19 February 2022 25	Niort	0–1	Auxerre	Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merdji  61'	Report	Hein 33' Bernard  53' Charbonnier  84'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Frank Schneider

Guingamp v Niort

26 February 2022 26	Guingamp	1–0	Niort	Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merghem  72' Pierrot 78'	Report	Doukansy  40'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Gaël Angoula

Niort v Ajaccio

5 March 2022 27	Niort	0–1	Ajaccio	Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Cimignani  19' Krasso 86'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Aurélien Petit

Paris FC v Niort

12 March 2022 28	Paris FC	2–0	Niort	Paris
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Name 45+3', 45+3' Kanté 66'	Report	Sissoko  9'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Referee: Olivier Thual

Niort v Sochaux

15 March 2022 29	Niort	1–1	Sochaux	Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moutachy  36' Sissoko 48' (pen.) Merdji  58'	Report	Kalulu 8',  80' Thioune  38' Do Couto  43' Weissbeck  62'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Niort v Quevilly-Rouen

19 March 2022 30	Niort	2–0	Quevilly-Rouen	Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sissoko 33', 68'	Report	Bansais  6' Boé-Kane  22' Sangaré  88'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Rodez v Niort

2 April 2022 31	Rodez	1–1	Niort	Rodez
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chougrani 30' Raux-Yao  41'	Report	M'Pasi 33' (o.g.) Kilama  49'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Referee: Abdelatifa Kherradji

Niort v Nîmes

9 April 2022 32	Niort	0–0	Nîmes	Niort
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mendes  90+1'	Report	Cubas  45' Fomba  50'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Marc Bollengier

Nancy v Niort

16 April 2022 33	Nancy	0–2	Niort	Tomblaine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Vallier  15' Boutobba 48' Mendes 83'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Referee: Arnaud Baert

Niort v Bastia

19 April 2022 34	Niort	1–1	Bastia	Niort
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Conté  36' Sissoko  45', 67'	Report	Schur  3' Boyer  35' Santelli 38' (pen.) Guidi  45' Magri  45'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Thomas Léonard

Toulouse v Niort

25 April 2022 35	Toulouse	2–0	Niort	Toulouse
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dejaegere 21' Onaiwu 78'	Report	Kilama  41' Cassubie  52'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Niort v Dijon

30 April 2022 36	Niort	1–3	Dijon	Niort
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mendes 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Dobre 44', 50' Le Bihan 77' Jacob  83'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Pierre Legat

Pau v Niort

7 May 2022 37	Pau	2–2	Niort	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Essende 16', 56'	Report	Zemzemi 8' Boutobba 31'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Remi Landry

Niort v Valenciennes

14 May 2022 38	Niort	1–2	Valenciennes	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bentil 28'	Report	Bonnet 37' Kalai 74'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Abdelatifa Kherradji

References

1. "Coupe de France : Niort (L2) exclu de l'édition 2021-2022 par la DNCG" (in French). L'Équipe. 9 September 2020.
2. "Effectif Saison 2020/2021" (in French). Chamois Niortais F.C. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
3. "Chamois Niortais FC". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
4. "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
5. "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.