2016–17 FC Metz season

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

Metz

2016–17 season
Chairman	Bernard Serin
Manager	Philippe Hinschberger
Stadium	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 1	14th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Cheick Diabaté (8) All: Cheick Diabaté (8)
Highest home attendance	21,009 vs Marseille (4 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance	5,876 vs Toulouse (14 December 2016)
Average home league attendance	16,714
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Current squad

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 Thomas Didillon 3 DF  FRA Jonathan Rivierez 4 DF  SRB Milan Biševac 5 DF  ARG Guido Milán 6 DF  FRA Simon Falette 7 FW  FRA Gauthier Hein 8 MF  FRA Yann Jouffre 9 FW  TUR Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Hannover 96) 10 MF  CIV Cheick Doukouré 11 FW  FRA Opa Nguette 12 DF  FRA Matthieu Udol 13 DF  FRA Franck Signorino 14 MF  CMR Georges Mandjeck 16 GK  JPN Eiji Kawashima

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

Transfers

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

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  FRA Samy Kehli (to Roeselare)[9] 15 DF  FRA Romain Métanire (to Kortrijk)[10] 23 MF  FRA Yeni Ngbakoto (to QPR)[11] 27 DF  ARG José Luis Palomino (to Ludogorets Razgrad)[12]

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Nation	Number	Name	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Coupe de la Ligue	Goals scored
1		9	Mevlüt Erdinç	5	0	0	5
2		8	Yann Jouffre	1	0	0	1
		5	Guido Milán	1	0	0
		6	Simon Falette	1	0	0
TOTAL				8	0	0	8

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2016–17 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
38	11	10	17	39	72	−33	43	7	7	5	27	34	−7	4	3	12	12	38	−26

Last updated: 20 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L
Position	4	15	7	3	4	9	6	8	11	12	13	14	12	11	12	13	15	18	18	19	16	18	16	11	13	14	15	15	16	13	14	15	15	15	15	13	14	14

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Metz v Lille

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

Paris Saint-Germain v Metz

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

Metz v Angers

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

Nantes v Metz

11 September 2016 4	Nantes	0–3	Metz	Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Erdinç 18', 45+3', 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,438 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Dijon v Metz

17 September 2016 5	Dijon	0–0	Metz	Dijon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 8,336 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Metz v Bordeaux

21 September 2016 6	Metz	0–3	Bordeaux	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Malcom 36' Laborde 71' Kiese Thelin 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,711 Referee: Mikaël Lesage

Montpellier v Metz

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

Metz v Monaco

1 October 2016 8	Metz	0–7	Monaco	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		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

Marseille v Metz

16 October 2016 9	Marseille	1–0	Metz	Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gomis 13'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 25,588 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Metz v Nice

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

Rennes v Metz

30 October 2016 11	Rennes	1–0	Metz	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Saïd 56'	Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 20,874 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Metz v Saint-Étienne

5 November 2016 12	Metz	0–0	Saint-Étienne	Metz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)			Tannane  35'  36'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,204 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Toulouse v Metz

19 November 2016 13	Toulouse	1–2	Metz	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Édouard 90+5'		Jouffre 35' (pen.) Mandjeck 48'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 17,746 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

Metz v Lorient

26 November 2016 14	Metz	3–3	Lorient	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Falette 11' Vion 75', 78'		Waris 16' Moukandjo 54', 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 12,657 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Nancy v Metz

30 November 2016 15	Nancy	4–0	Metz	Tomblaine
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pedretti 38' Cuffaut 78' Dia 80' Aït Bennasser 90+3'		Assou-Ekotto  19'  83'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 19,085 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Metz v Lyon

3 December 2016 16	Metz	Abandoned	Lyon	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Match suspended		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

Bastia v Metz

10 December 2016 17	Bastia	2–0	Metz	Furiani
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Danic 23' Saint-Maximin 75'			Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Olivier Thual

Caen v Metz

18 December 2016 18	Caen	3–0	Metz	Caen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karamoh 20' Santini 61' Sané 90+3'		Biševac  57'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,849 Referee: François Letexier

Metz v Guingamp

21 December 2016 19	Metz	2–2	Guingamp	Metz
20:50 CET (UTC+1)	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

Nice v Metz

15 January 2017 20	Nice	0–0	Metz	Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sarr  39' Koziello  75'	Summary	Diagne  73'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,502 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Metz v Montpellier

21 January 2017 21	Metz	2–0	Montpellier	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diabaté 14', 19'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,553 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Angers v Metz

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

Metz v Marseille

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

Metz v Dijon

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

Monaco v Metz

11 February 2017 25	Monaco	5–0	Metz	Monaco
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mbappé 7', 20', 49' Falcao 10', 55'	Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,069 Referee: Olivier Thual

Metz v Nantes

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

Lyon v Metz

25 February 2017 27	Lyon	5–0	Metz	Décines-Charpieu
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Depay 43', 53' Balliu 74' (o.g.) Lacazette 78' Valbuena 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 32,488 Referee: François Letexier

Metz v Rennes

4 March 2017 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

Saint-Étienne v Metz

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

Metz v Bastia

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

Metz v Lyon

5 April 2017 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

Bordeaux v Metz

8 April 2017 31	Bordeaux	3–0	Metz	Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	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

Metz v Caen

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

Metz v Paris Saint-Germain

18 April 2017 (2017-04-18) 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

Lorient v Metz

22 April 2017 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

Metz v Nancy

29 April 2017 35	Metz	2–1	Nancy	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	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

Lille v Metz

6 May 2017 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

Metz v Toulouse

14 May 2017 37	Metz	1–1	Toulouse	Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sarr 66'	Report	Braithwaite 9'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,282 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Guingamp v Metz

20 May 2017 38	Guingamp	1–0	Metz	Guingamp
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diallo 29'	Report	Philipps Falette	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France

Main article: 2016–17 Coupe de France

Lens v Metz

8 January 2017 Round of 64	Lens	2–0	Metz	Lens
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Bourigeaud 63' Koukou  83' López 90'			Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 15,964 Referee: Sylvain Palhies

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue

Paris FC v Metz

26 October 2016 Round of 32	Paris FC	1–1 (6–7 p)	Metz	Paris
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Missi Mezu 27'		Nguette 65'	Stadium: Stade Charléty Attendance: 3,321 Referee: Karim Abed
	Penalties
	Ech-Chergui Marie Gbessi Pierazzi Bakayoko Bong Missi Mezu Nanizayamo		Cohade Milán Falette Nguette Erdinç Diallo Doukouré Balliu

Metz v Toulouse

14 December 2016 Round of 16	Metz	1–1 (11–10 p)	Toulouse	Metz
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Mollet 11'	Report	Braithwaite 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 5,876 Referee: Benoît Millot
	Penalties
	Milán Phillips Falette Balliu Cohade Nguette Mandjeck Diallo Signorino Sarr Oberhauser		Toivonen Sirieix Sylla Bodiger Braithwaite Somalia Jullien Michelin Yago Ninkov Goicoechea

Paris Saint-Germain v Metz

11 January 2017 Quarter-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Metz	Paris
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Thiago Silva 27', 72'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,857 Referee: Amaury Delerue