2023–24 Clermont Foot season

The 2023–24 season was Clermont Foot's 113th season in existence and third consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Clermont Foot

2023–24 season
President	Ahmet Schaefer
Head coach	Pascal Gastien
Stadium	Stade Gabriel Montpied
Ligue 1	18th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Muhammed Cham (8) All: Muhammed Cham (8)
Average home league attendance	9,772
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Clermont officially suffered relegation on 12 May following a narrow 0–1 loss to Lyon. After a three-year absence, they thus made a return to Ligue 2.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024^[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  SEN Massamba Ndiaye 2 DF  ALG Mehdi Zeffane 3 DF  BRA Neto Borges 4 DF  FRA Chrislain Matsima (on loan from Monaco) 5 DF  BEL Maximiliano Caufriez 6 MF  MLI Habib Keïta 7 MF  FRA Yohann Magnin 8 FW  FRA Bilal Boutobba 9 FW  SRB Komnen Andrić 10 MF  AUT Muhammed Cham 11 FW  GAB Jim Allevinah 12 MF  FRA Maxime Gonalons (vice-captain) 15 DF  MLI Cheick Oumar Konaté

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  FRA Théo Borne 17 DF  FRA Andy Pelmard 18 FW  KOS Elbasan Rashani 21 DF  FRA Florent Ogier (captain) 22 DF  FRA Yoël Armougom 23 FW  JAM Shamar Nicholson (on loan from Spartak Moscow) 25 MF  FRA Johan Gastien (3rd captain) 26 FW  FRA Alan Virginius (on loan from Lille) 91 FW  ANG Jérémie Bela 95 FW  FRA Grejohn Kyei 97 DF  FRA Jérémy Jacquet (on loan from Rennes) 99 GK  SEN Mory Diaw

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  GNB Ouparine Djoco (on loan to Francs Borains until 30 June 2024) — DF  SEN Baïla Diallo (on loan to Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2024) — MF  GUI Yadaly Diaby (at Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2024) — MF  CIV Fred Gnalega (at Chamalières until 30 June 2024) — MF  MAR Aïman Maurer (at Dunkerque until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Nassim L'Ghoul (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024) — FW  FRA Abdoulaye Coulibaly (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024) — FW  FRA Adama Diakité (at Trélissac until 30 June 2024) — FW  FRA Thomas Perchaud (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024)

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 Ouparine Djoco (on loan to Francs Borains) — DF  SEN Baïla Diallo (on loan to Austria Lustenau)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GUI Yadaly Diaby (on loan to Austria Lustenau) — MF  CIV Fred Gnalega (on loan to Chamalières)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Maximiliano Caufriez	Spartak Moscow	€3,500,000	1 July 2023	[4]
DF	Habib Keïta	Lyon	€1,200,000	4 July 2023	[5]
DF	Andy Pelmard	Basel	€1,900,000	12 July 2023	[6]
FW	Shamar Nicholson	Spartak Moscow	Loan + €500,000	1 September 2023
FW	Alan Virginius	Lille	Loan	9 January 2024	[7]
DF	Jérémy Jacquet	Rennes	Loan	29 January 2024	[8]
DF	Chrislain Matsima	Monaco	Loan	1 February 2024	[9]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui	Khor Fakkan	Free	11 July 2023
FW	Charly Keita	Beerschot	Free	1 August 2023	[10]
DF	Mateusz Wieteska	Cagliari	€5,000,000	29 August 2023	[11]
FW	Yanis Massolin	Francs Borains	Undisclosed	5 September 2023	[12]
MF	Aïman Maurer	Dunkerque	Loan	1 January 2024	[13]
DF	Alidu Seidu	Rennes	€11,000,000	29 January 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Montpellier v Clermont

26 July 2023 Friendly	Montpellier	1–1	Clermont	Millau
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Monteillet

Troyes v Clermont

29 July 2023 Friendly	Troyes	0–1	Clermont	Moulins
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Hector Rolland

Clermont v Le Havre

5 August 2023 Friendly	Clermont	1–0	Le Havre	Orléans
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Garcin

Clermont v Le Havre

5 August 2023 Friendly	Clermont	2–1	Le Havre	Orléans
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Garcin
Note: Match was played in two periods of thirty-five minutes each.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	13 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	18th	34	5	10	19	26	60	−34	014.71
Coupe de France	5 January 2024	21 January 2024	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Total					36	5	11	20	28	64	−36	013.89

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2023–24 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Nantes	34	9	6	19	30	55	−25	33
15	Le Havre	34	7	11	16	34	45	−11	32
16	Metz (R)	34	8	5	21	35	58	−23	29[a]	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
17	Lorient (R)	34	7	8	19	43	66	−23	29[a]	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Clermont (R)	34	5	10	19	26	60	−34	25

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).^[14]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Metz finished ahead of Lorient on head-to-head away goals scored: Lorient 2–3 Metz, Metz 1–2 Lorient.

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
34	5	10	19	26	60	−34	25	3	5	9	14	27	−13	2	5	10	12	33	−21

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L
Position	17	18	18	16	17	18	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[15]

Clermont v Monaco

13 August 2023 1	Clermont	2–4	Monaco	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wieteska 7' Cham 53'	Report	Magassa  21' Vanderson 26' Camara  35' Ben Yedder 43', 70' Akliouche 90+3',  90+5' Matazo  90+8'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 10,450 Referee: François Letexier

Reims v Clermont

20 August 2023 2	Reims	2–0	Clermont	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Munetsi 17' Daramy 84'	Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 12,887 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Clermont v Metz

27 August 2023 3	Clermont	0–1	Metz	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham  58'	Report	Mikautadze 69' Sabaly  84'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Toulouse v Clermont

3 September 2023 4	Toulouse	2–2	Clermont	Toulouse
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aboukhlal 8' Magri 15' Dallinga  90+2'	Report	Kyei 34' (pen.) Boutobba  37' Seidu  73' Diaw  90+2' Ogier 90+6'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 28,285 Referee: Florent Batta

Clermont v Nantes

17 September 2023 5	Clermont	0–1	Nantes	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Caufriez  82' Keïta  88' Cham 90+6	Report	Simon 48' Mollet  74' Douglas Augusto  79' Cömert  90+4'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 9,759 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Le Havre v Clermont

24 September 2023 6	Le Havre	2–1	Clermont	Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Alioui 4' Bayo 7' Sangate  48' Desmas  50'	Report	Gastien  22' Konaté 45+2' Nicholson  52' Seidu  85'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 18,071 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Clermont v Paris Saint-Germain

30 September 2023 7	Clermont	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Clermont-Ferrand
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gonalons  57' Konaté  90'	Report	Zaïre-Emery  75' Mbappé  81' Fabián  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 10,586 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Lyon v Clermont

22 October 2023 9	Lyon	1–2	Clermont	Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lovren  19' Henrique  32' Ogier 52' (o.g.) Tolisso  68' O'Brien  90+4'	Report	Cham 10' Gastien  22' Magnin 35' Ogier  45+2' Seidu  86' Rashani  90+5' Diaw  90+7'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 43,999 Referee: Willy Delajod

Clermont v Nice

27 October 2023 10	Clermont	0–1	Nice	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Laborde 37' Perraud  61' Sanson  64' Boudaoui 74'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,140 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Strasbourg v Clermont

5 November 2023 11	Strasbourg	0–0	Clermont	Strasbourg
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Senaya  51',  76'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,039 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Clermont v Lorient

12 November 2023 12	Clermont	1–0	Lorient	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Konaté  10' Cham  47' Nicholson 69' (pen.) Seidu  85'	Report	Touré  52' F. Mendy  57'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 9,798 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Clermont v Lens

25 November 2023 13	Clermont	0–3	Lens	Clermont-Ferrand
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kyei  32' Seidu  45+2' Gonalons  68'	Report	Wahi 11',  45+1'  45+2' Thomasson 50' Khusanov  70' Saïd 82'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,455 Referee: Benoît Millot

Montpellier v Clermont

29 November 2023 8	Montpellier	1–1	Clermont	Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fayad  40' Sainte-Luce  52' Savanier 86' (pen.) Omeragić  90+4' Estève  90+7'  90+7' Leroy  90+7'	Report	Gonalons 7',  90+7' Konaté  8' Caufriez  38'  90+7' Pelmard  74' Keïta  76' Borges  90+7'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Note: The match was originally played on 8 October 2023, but was abandoned in second-half stoppage time, with Montpellier leading 4–2, after a firework thrown from a Montpellier stand exploded near Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw. The teams were then ordered to replay the match from the beginning behind closed doors at a later date.[16]

Brest v Clermont

3 December 2023 14	Brest	3–0	Clermont	Brest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Del Castillo 20' (pen.), 51' Pereira Lage 34' Locko  44'	Report	Konaté  19' Zeffane  70'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 14,324 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Clermont v Lille

10 December 2023 15	Clermont	0–0	Lille	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rashani  68' Zeffane  82'	Report	Yoro  34' Yazıcı  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 8,789 Referee: Florent Batta

Marseille v Clermont

17 December 2023 16	Marseille	2–1	Clermont	Marseille
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Murillo 26' Harit 42'	Report	Allevinah 58' Seidu  67' Caufriez  88'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,751 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Clermont v Rennes

20 December 2023 17	Clermont	1–3	Rennes	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nicholson 4' Caufriez  45+2'	Report	Gallon  33' Kalimuendo 52',  73' D. Doué 88',  89' Blas 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 8,840 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Nantes v Clermont

14 January 2024 18	Nantes	1–2	Clermont	Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mollet  38', 47' Traoré  73'	Report	Nicholson 29' Gastien  54' Allevinah 89'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 20,866 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Clermont v Strasbourg

28 January 2024 19	Clermont	1–1	Strasbourg	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Borges  36' Nicholson 52'	Report	Sahi 34' Sissoko  59' Delaine  81' Bakwa  90+8'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 9,047 Referee: Benoît Millot

Lille v Clermont

4 February 2024 20	Lille	4–0	Clermont	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	David 10', 38' André 25' Zhegrova 40'	Report	Nicholson  25'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 38,597 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Clermont v Brest

11 February 2024 21	Clermont	1–1	Brest	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gastien  45' Caufriez  50' Kyei 69' Rashani  88'	Report	Pereira Lage  7' Le Cardinal  33' Lees-Melou 50' Del Castillo  54' Martin  75' Bizot  88'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 8,893 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Rennes v Clermont

18 February 2024 22	Rennes	3–1	Clermont	Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Omari 31' Blas 40' Terrier 58', 64' Seidu  66'	Report	Matsima 62' Caufriez  77'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,501 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Nice v Clermont

25 February 2024 23	Nice	0–0	Clermont	Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thuram  8' Dante  45+5'	Report	Gonalons  31' Nicholson 45+6'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,081 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Clermont v Marseille

2 March 2024 24	Clermont	1–5	Marseille	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cham  34' Borges  45+1' Boutobba 53'	Report	Ndiaye 23' Aubameyang 59' Clauss 67' Kondogbia  68' Luis Henrique 80' Moumbagna 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,692 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Metz v Clermont

10 March 2024 25	Metz	1–0	Clermont	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mikautadze 33' (pen.) Jean Jacques  39'	Report	Matsima  45' Borges  53' Gastien  60'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 22,673 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Clermont v Le Havre

17 March 2024 26	Clermont	2–1	Le Havre	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cham 12', 45+3' (pen.) Keïta  31' Rashani  31',  31' Gastien  47'	Report	Targhalline  34'  66' Ayew 45+1' Lloris  45+3' Sangante  58' Kechta  90+7'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 9,638 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Clermont v Toulouse

31 March 2024 27	Clermont	0–3	Toulouse	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Caufriez  6' Armougom  45+5' M'Bahia  78'	Report	Sierro 8' (pen.), 79',  18' Dallinga 73'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,499 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Paris Saint-Germain v Clermont

6 April 2024 28	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Clermont	Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ugarte  76' Ramos 85'	Report	Keïta 32'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,607 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Clermont v Montpellier

14 April 2024 29	Clermont	1–1	Montpellier	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham 45+5' (pen.) Matsima  90+4'	Report	Coulibaly 56',  57'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,174 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Lens v Clermont

20 April 2024 30	Lens	1–0	Clermont	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sotoca 3' (pen.) Machado  54'	Report	Gastien  18' Rashani  40' Keïta  45' Magnin  79'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,495 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Clermont v Reims

28 April 2024 31	Clermont	4–1	Reims	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham 31' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Rashani 79', 90'	Report	Nakamura 33' Koudou  54' Koné  59' Teuma  60' De Smet  77'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 8,713 Referee: Florent Batta

Monaco v Clermont

4 May 2024 32	Monaco	4–1	Clermont	Monaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Minamino 16',  69' Embolo 37' Akliouche  51' Ben Yedder 57', 87' Vanderson  61'	Report	Cham 34' Bouchenna  90'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 7,256 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Clermont v Lyon

12 May 2024 33	Clermont	0–1	Lyon	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham  90+3'	Report	Mangala 53' Orban  62' Mata  89'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,603 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Lorient v Clermont

19 May 2024 34	Lorient	5–0	Clermont	Lorient
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laporte  20' Abergel 38' Bamba 42' (pen.) Bouanani 54' Dieng 63', 90',  69' Ponceau  72'	Report	Magnin  12' Allevinah  73' Diaw  90+4'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,176 Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de France

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France

Metz v Clermont

5 January 2024 Round of 64	Metz	1–1 (1–3 p)	Clermont	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	S. Sané 21'	Report	Allevinah 48'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,987 Referee: Jérémie Pignard
	Penalties
	Asoro Diallo Colin Kouao		Allevinah Ogier Borges Zeffane

Clermont v Strasbourg

21 January 2024 Round of 32	Clermont	1–3	Strasbourg	Clermont-Ferrand
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Keïta  52' Ogier  59' Nicholson 88' Zeffane 88'	Report	Sylla 32' Guilbert  45+2' Diarra 49' Bakwa 60' Emegha  73' Doukouré  83'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Mathieu Vernice