2022–23 AJ Auxerre season

The 2022–23 season was the 118th season in the history of AJ Auxerre and their first season back in the top flight since 2012. The club participated in Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

AJ Auxerre

2022–23 season
Owner	James Zhou
Head coach	Jean-Marc Furlan (until 11 October) Christophe Pélissier (from 26 October)
Stadium	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Ligue 1	17th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: M'Baye Niang (6) All: M'Baye Niang (7)
Home colours Away colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 February 2023.^[1]

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  ROU Ionuț Radu (on loan from Inter Milan) 4 DF  BRA Jubal 5 DF  FRA Théo Pellenard 6 MF  COM Youssouf M'Changama 7 FW  FRA Gauthier Hein 8 MF  FRA Ousoumane Camara 9 FW  CPV Nuno da Costa 10 FW  FRA Gaëtan Perrin 11 FW  SEN M'Baye Niang 12 MF  MLI Birama Touré (captain) 13 DF  ALG Akim Zedadka (on loan from Lille) 14 DF  GHA Gideon Mensah 16 GK  GUF Donovan Léon 17 FW  MLI Lassine Sinayoko 18 MF  MAR Kays Ruiz-Atil 19 FW  FRA Matthis Abline (on loan from Rennes) 21 FW  FRA Rémy Dugimont

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  MAR Hamza Sakhi 24 DF  MAD Kenji-Van Boto 27 DF  GUI Julian Jeanvier 28 FW  GUI Ousmane Camara 29 MF  FRA Mathias Autret 31 MF  FRA Kylian Silvestre 32 DF  FRA Dénys Bain 34 MF  FRA Natanaël Bouekou 35 MF  FRA Kévin Danois 36 FW  TOG Idjessi Metsoko 37 GK  ITA Vincenzo Cozzella 40 GK  MTQ Théo De Percin 42 MF  GHA Elisha Owusu 77 FW  SCO Siriki Dembélé (on loan from Bournemouth) 80 MF  FRA Han-Noah Massengo (on loan from Bristol City) 95 DF  FRA Isaak Touré (on loan from Marseille) 97 MF  MAD Rayan Raveloson

Out on loan

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 — GK  FRA Sonny Laiton (at Stade Briochin until 30 June 2023) — DF  FRA Clément Akpa (at Orléans until 30 June 2023) — DF  FRA Paul Joly (at Dijon until 30 June 2023) — DF  FRA Alec Georgen (at Concarneau until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FRA Brayann Pereira (at FBBP01 until 30 June 2023) — FW  TUN Mohamed Ben Fredj (at Le Puy until 30 June 2023) — FW  FRA Nicolas Mercier (at Avranches until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Auxerre v Grenoble

2 July 2022 Friendly	Auxerre	1–2	Grenoble	Saint-Priest
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ben Fredj 60'		Ba 3' Inikurogha 64'	Stadium: Stade Jacques Joly

Auxerre v Amiens

9 July 2022 Friendly	Auxerre	2–3	Amiens	Châlons-en-Champagne
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ben Fredj 46' Ruiz-Atil 61'		Gomis 49' Bianchini 53' Doums 77'	Stadium: Stade René Sache

Auxerre v Orléans

13 July 2022 Friendly	Auxerre	3–2	Orléans	Migennes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hein 34', 39' Sinayoko 90'	Report	Gassama 11' Lepaul 82'	Stadium: Stade Lucien Masson Referee: Malki

Auxerre v Reims

16 July 2022 Friendly	Auxerre	0–2	Reims	Auxerre
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Koeberlé 4' Agbadou 40'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Bouillot

Auxerre v UNFP

20 July 2022 Friendly	Auxerre	3–1	UNFP	Migennes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Perrin 29', 45' Autret 35'	Report	Dembélé 15'	Stadium: Stade Lucien Masson Referee: Lopez

Auxerre v Troyes

23 July 2022 Friendly	Auxerre	1–0	Troyes	Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hein 75'			Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 4,662 Referee: Ben El Hadj

Auxerre v Red Star

30 July 2022 Friendly	Auxerre	3–2	Red Star	Migennes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hein 2' Autret 43' Ruiz-Atil 66'		Dembi 55' Macalou 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Lucien Masson Referee: Berté

Metz v Auxerre

9 December 2022 Friendly	Metz	1–5	Auxerre	Marly
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Centre d’entraînement Frescaty

Auxerre v Hajduk Split

21 December 2022 Friendly	Auxerre	1–0	Hajduk Split	Auxerre
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	7 August 2022	3 June 2023	Matchday 1	17th	38	8	11	19	35	63	−28	021.05
Coupe de France	8 January 2023	8 February 2023	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3	033.33
Total					41	9	12	20	43	68	−25	021.95

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2022–23 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Strasbourg	38	9	13	16	51	59	−8	40
16	Nantes	38	7	15	16	37	55	−18	36
17	Auxerre (R)	38	8	11	19	35	63	−28	35	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Ajaccio (R)	38	7	5	26	23	74	−51	26
19	Troyes (R)	38	4	12	22	45	81	−36	24

Source: Ligue 1
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 scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[2]
(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	8	11	19	35	63	−28	35	5	7	7	18	28	−10	3	4	12	17	35	−18

Source: Ligue 1

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	L
Position	19	18	10	7	9	12	14	16	14	16	16	18	16	15	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	16	17	17	17	17	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	17

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[3]

Lille v Auxerre

7 August 2022 1	Lille	4–1	Auxerre	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	André 1' David 3', 39' Ang. Gomes  58' Zedadka 64' Djaló  74'	Report	Jeanvier  44' Charbonnier 68'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 32,292 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Auxerre v Angers

14 August 2022 2	Auxerre	2–2	Angers	Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jeanvier 4' Hountondji 10' (o.g.) Charbonnier  17' Sinayoko  31'  57' Joly  37' Da Costa  69'	Report	Mendy  7' Diony 22' Ounahi  61' Salama 77' Šabanović  83'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,577 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Montpellier v Auxerre

21 August 2022 3	Montpellier	1–2	Auxerre	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sakho 39',  73' Fayad  46' Savanier  90+4'	Report	Da Costa  5'  88', 70' Joly  43' Niang  51' Autret 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,137 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Auxerre v Strasbourg

27 August 2022 4	Auxerre	1–0	Strasbourg	Auxerre
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Perrin 29'	Report	Bellegarde  25'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,059 Referee: Johan Hamel

Lyon v Auxerre

31 August 2022 5	Lyon	2–1	Auxerre	Lyon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tetê 29' Toko Ekambi 71'	Report	Ruiz-Atil  56' Autret 79' Perrin  90+2'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 38,609 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Auxerre v Marseille

3 September 2022 6	Auxerre	0–2	Marseille	Auxerre
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jubal  39'	Report	Gerson 8' Sánchez 84' Harit  90'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 17,025 Referee: Willy Delajod

Rennes v Auxerre

11 September 2022 7	Rennes	5–0	Auxerre	Rennes
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Sulemana 3' Rodon  28' Gouiri 60' Terrier 68' Tait 79' Abline 85'	Report	Sakhi  82'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,837 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Auxerre v Lorient

16 September 2022 8	Auxerre	1–3	Lorient	Auxerre
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mensah  40' Hein 50' B. Touré  75' Dugimont  83'	Report	Ouattara 15' Moffi 37' Le Fée 42' Kalulu  59'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,866 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Auxerre v Brest

2 October 2022 9	Auxerre	1–1	Brest	Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sakhi  4' Jeanvier  5'  52' Niang  59', 86' (pen.)	Report	Slimani  25', 64' Chardonnet  57' Del Castillo  82' Bizot  85'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,630 Referee: Florent Batta

Clermont v Auxerre

9 October 2022 10	Clermont	2–1	Auxerre	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Khaoui 55' Kyei 58'	Report	Jubal 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 11,119 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Auxerre v Nice

16 October 2022 11	Auxerre	1–1	Nice	Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Da Costa 42'	Report	Delort 20'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,125 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Reims v Auxerre

23 October 2022 12	Reims	2–1	Auxerre	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Locko  25' Balogun 28' Matusiwa  42' Keita  74' Ito 87' Diouf  90+2'	Report	Niang 33'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 11,411 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Auxerre v Ajaccio

30 October 2022 13	Auxerre	1–0	Ajaccio	Auxerre
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sakhi 4' Jubal  23' Niang  56'	Report	Vidal  39' Avinel  62'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,092 Referee: Benoît Millot

Troyes v Auxerre

4 November 2022 14	Troyes	1–1	Auxerre	Troyes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salmier  17' Lopes 72' Ripart  72'	Report	Perrin 86'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 12,689 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre

13 November 2022 15	Paris Saint-Germain	5–0	Auxerre	Paris
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mbappé 11' Soler 51' Hakimi 57' Sanches 81' Ekitike 84'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Auxerre v Monaco

28 December 2022 16	Auxerre	2–3	Monaco	Auxerre
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niang 30' (pen.) Jeanvier  34' Fofana 60' (o.g.)	Report	Ben Yedder 45+3' (pen.) Ben Seghir 58', 85'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,503 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Nantes v Auxerre

1 January 2023 17	Nantes	1–0	Auxerre	Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Coco 74' Moutoussamy  90+1'	Report	Mensah  21' Camara  82'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 23,266 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Auxerre v Toulouse

11 January 2023 18	Auxerre	0–5	Toulouse	Auxerre
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niang  43' Mensah  55' Jubal  88'	Report	Chaïbi 4' Rouault 33' Van den Boomen 41' (pen.) Sylla  44' Aboukhlal 75' Dallinga 88'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 12,405 Referee: Florent Batta

Lens v Auxerre

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 19	Lens	1–0	Auxerre	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Danso  26' Medina  53' Frankowski 58' (pen.)	Report	B. Touré  53'  64' Da Costa  90'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,208 Referee: Willy Delajod

Auxerre v Montpellier

29 January 2023 20	Auxerre	0–2	Montpellier	Auxerre
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mensah  54' B. Touré 90+4'	Report	Tchato  40' Leroy  60' Mavididi 62', 80',  67'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,206 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Monaco v Auxerre

1 February 2023 21	Monaco	3–2	Auxerre	Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ben Yedder 11' Ben Seghir 30' Embolo 82'	Report	Abline 68' Da Costa 84'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,561 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Auxerre v Reims

5 February 2023 22	Auxerre	0–0	Reims	Auxerre
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mensah  22' Jubal  37'	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,680 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Angers v Auxerre

12 February 2023 23	Angers	1–1	Auxerre	Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Raveloson 2' (o.g.) Bentaleb  62' Blažič  90'	Report	Abline 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 7,873 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Auxerre v Lyon

17 February 2023 24	Auxerre	2–1	Lyon	Auxerre
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Da Costa  38' Perrin 51' (pen.) Jubal 53' Massengo  54' B. Touré  68' Hein  90+4'	Report	Dembélé 36' Barcola  83' Lepenant  90+5'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,396 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lorient v Auxerre

26 February 2023 25	Lorient	0–1	Auxerre	Lorient
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Meïté  56' Abergel  77'	Report	B. Touré  32' Raveloson 58' Dembélé  67' Massengo  77'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,089 Referee: Benoît Millot

Nice v Auxerre

3 March 2023 26	Nice	1–1	Auxerre	Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Laborde 42', 45+1'	Report	Hein 36' Zedadka  41'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,133 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Auxerre v Rennes

11 March 2023 27	Auxerre	0–0	Rennes	Auxerre
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zedadka  68' I. Touré  79'	Report	Wooh  10' Meling  84'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,695 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Strasbourg v Auxerre

19 March 2023 28	Strasbourg	2–0	Auxerre	Strasbourg
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nyamsi 4' Diallo 21', 84' Perrin  43' Liénard  55'	Report	I. Touré  18'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,530 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Auxerre v Troyes

2 April 2023 29	Auxerre	1–0	Troyes	Auxerre
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Niang 73'	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Ajaccio v Auxerre

9 April 2023 30	Ajaccio	0–3	Auxerre	Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diallo  49'	Report	B. Touré 2' Jeanvier  4' Da Costa 5' Alphonse 45+1' (o.g.) M'Changama  65' Zedadka  86'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 6,742 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Auxerre v Nantes

16 April 2023 31	Auxerre	2–1	Nantes	Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jubal 5' (pen.) Zedadka  33' Da Costa 43' I. Touré  90+4'	Report	João Victor  36' Mohamed 55' Pallois  89'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,714 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Auxerre v Lille

22 April 2023 32	Auxerre	1–1	Lille	Auxerre
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Niang 62' (pen.)	Report	Fonte  27' David 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,779 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Marseille v Auxerre

30 April 2023 33	Marseille	2–1	Auxerre	Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Sánchez  40', 76' Ünder 74'	Report	B. Touré 32'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 64,523 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Auxerre v Clermont

7 May 2023 34	Auxerre	1–1	Clermont	Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Touré 36' Zedadka  88'	Report	Khaoui 54'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,330 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Brest v Auxerre

14 May 2023 35	Brest	1–0	Auxerre	Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Douaron 69'	Report		Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 15,028 Referee: Eric Wattelier

Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain

21 May 2023 36	Auxerre	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Auxerre
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Jubal  46' Sinayoko 51'	Report	Mbappé 6', 8'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,682 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Toulouse v Auxerre

27 May 2023 37	Toulouse	1–1	Auxerre	Toulouse
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aboukhlal 44' Spierings  71'	Report	Massengo  18' Raveloson 24' Abline  84'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 25,172 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Auxerre v Lens

3 June 2023 38	Auxerre	1–3	Lens	Auxerre
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jubal  27' Niang 71'	Report	Abdul Samed  6' Claude-Maurice 19', 48' Haïdara  69' Openda 78' Gradit  83'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 17,246 Referee: Benoît Millot

Coupe de France

Main article: 2022–23 Coupe de France

USL Dunkerque v Auxerre

8 January 2023 Round of 64	USL Dunkerque	2–2 (4–5 p)	Auxerre	Dunkirk
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Baghdadi 5' Thiam  25' Keita  33' Ipiélé 68'	Report	Raveloson 19', 35' Hein  43'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 4,000 Referee: François Letexier
	Penalties
	Baghdadi Bilingi Ipiélé Pierre Ghrieb		Niang Jubal Jeanvier Perrin Touré

Niort v Auxerre

22 January 2023 Round of 32	Niort	0–4	Auxerre	Niort
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Sakhi  34' Perrin 39', 67' Da Costa 43' Abline 64'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Auxerre v Rodez

8 February 2023 Round of 16	Auxerre	2–3	Rodez	Auxerre
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Niang 45+2' Sakhi  65' Bain  75' Jubal 90+1'	Report	Mendes 3' Valério  61' Corredor 68' Park Jung-bin 76' (pen.) Adeline  90+5'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart