2017–18 RC Strasbourg Alsace season

The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season was RC Strasbourg Alsace's first season in the top flight of French football since their relegation in the 2007–08 season.

Strasbourg

2017–18 season
Manager	Thierry Laurey
Stadium	Stade de la Meinau
Ligue 1	15th
Coupe de France	Quarter-finals
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Stéphane Bahoken (7) All: Stéphane Bahoken (9)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The club finished 15th, escaping relegation on the final day.

Players

First team squad

As of 27 January 2018^[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  FRA Landry Bonnefoi 2 DF  FRA Dimitri Foulquier (on loan from Watford) 3 DF  SEN Abdallah N'Dour 4 DF  FRA Pablo Martinez 5 MF  FRA Vincent Nogueira 6 MF  FRA Jérémy Grimm 8 MF  CIV Jean-Eudes Aholou 9 FW  ALG Idriss Saadi 10 MF  FRA Benjamin Corgnet 11 MF  FRA Dimitri Liénard 12 DF  SEN Kader Mangane (vice captain) 13 FW  FRA Jérémy Blayac 16 GK  ALG Alexandre Oukidja 17 MF  FRA Anthony Gonçalves

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  CMR Stéphane Bahoken 20 MF  FRA Martin Terrier (on loan from Lyon) 21 DF  GUF Yoann Salmier 22 DF  FRA Ernest Seka (captain) 26 DF  BFA Bakary Koné (on loan from Malaga) 27 DF  FRA Kenny Lala 28 MF  FRA Jonas Martin 29 FW  CPV Nuno da Costa 30 GK  FRA Bingourou Kamara 33 MF  FRA Anthony Caci — DF  CMR Ismael Aaneba — DF  CMR Duplexe Tchamba — MF  MLI Kévin Lucien Zohi

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2017–18 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Amiens	38	12	9	17	37	42	−5	45
14	Angers	38	9	14	15	42	52	−10	41
15	Strasbourg	38	9	11	18	44	67	−23	38
16	Caen	38	10	8	20	27	52	−25	38
17	Lille	38	10	8	20	41	67	−26	38

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points^[3]

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	11	18	44	67	−23	38	7	6	6	27	27	0	2	5	12	17	40	−23

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	L
Position	20	13	10	14	18	19	19	19	18	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	12	8	11	11	12	10	12	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	17	16	15

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

Coupe de France

Strasbourg v Dijon

7 January 2018 Round of 64	Strasbourg	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Dijon	Strasbourg
14:15 CET	Goncalves 59' Blayac 92' Nuno Joia 93'	Report	Djilobodji 65'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 12,269 Referee: Benoît Millot

Strasbourg v Lille

25 January 2018 Round of 32	Strasbourg	2–1	Lille	Strasbourg
21:05 CET	Nuno da Costa 31' Saadi 48'	Report	Bissouma 54'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Referee: [[Clement Turpin]

Grenoble Foot 38 v Strasbourg

8 February 2018 Round of 16	Grenoble Foot 38	0–3	Strasbourg	Grenoble
21:00 CET		Report	Bahoken 32' Terrier 78' Goncalves 90+4'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Olivier Thual

FC Chambly v Strasbourg

28 February 2018 Quarter-finals	FC Chambly	1–0	Strasbourg	Beauvais
18:30 CET	Doucoure 83'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Attendance: 4,732 Referee: Nicolas Rainville