2022–23 FC Metz season

FC Metz
2022–23 season
President	Bernard Serin
Head coach	László Bölöni
Stadium	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 2	2nd (promoted)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: ; Georges Mikautadze (23); All: ; Georges Mikautadze (24)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 91st in the history of FC Metz and their first season back in the second division since 2019. The club participated in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 31 March 2023^[1]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	FRA	Matthieu Udol
5	DF	GNB	Fali Candé
6	MF	FRA	Kévin N'Doram
8	DF	CIV	Ismaël Traoré
7	FW	SEN	Pape Amadou Diallo
9	FW	GEO	Georges Mikautadze
10	MF	FRA	Youssef Maziz
11	FW	ALB	Xhuliano Skuka
14	MF	SEN	Cheikh Sabaly
15	DF	SEN	Ababacar Lô
16	GK	ALG	Alexandre Oukidja
17	MF	FRA	Lilian Raillot
18	MF	SEN	Lamine Camara
19	MF	CIV	Habib Maïga
20	FW	SEN	Lamine Gueye


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	FRA	Oussmane Kébé
22	DF	MAR	Sofiane Alakouch
24	FW	FRA	Lenny Joseph
25	MF	FRA	Arthur Atta
26	FW	SEN	Malick Mbaye
27	MF	HAI	Danley Jean Jacques
29	FW	FRA	Edouard Soumah-Abbad
30	GK	FRA	Marc-Aurèle Caillard
34	MF	FRA	Joseph N'Duquidi
35	MF	FRA	Maïdine Douane
36	MF	GAM	Ablie Jallow
39	DF	CIV	Koffi Kouao
40	GK	SEN	Ousmane Ba
—	GK	FRA	Alexis Mirbach

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Guillaume Dietsch (on loan to Seraing)
—	MF	BEL	Sami Lahssaini (on loan to Seraing)
—	MF	CGO	Warren Tchimbembé (on loan to Guingamp)
—	MF	MLI	Boubacar Traoré (on loan to Wolverhampton)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	CPV	Vagner Gonçalves (on loan to Seraing)
—	FW	SEN	Ibrahima Niane (on loan to Angers)
—	FW	MTN	Pape Ndiaga Yade (on loan to Troyes)

Transfers[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly	Metz	2–0	Racing Union	Amnéville
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Niane 28' (pen.), 48'			Stadium: Stade Andre Valentin

12 July 2022 Friendly	Sedan	3–3	Metz	Bazeilles
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe sportif Montvillers

16 July 2022 Friendly	Metz	4–0	Troyes	Homécourt
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Candé 39' Jallow 72' Gueye 74' N'Diaye 83'			Stadium: Stade Yvan Tepus

20 July 2022 Friendly	Reims	1–0	Metz	Épernay
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gravillon 79'			Stadium: Stade Paul Chandon

23 July 2022 Friendly	Metz	1–0	Sochaux	Metz
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 2'			Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

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

13 December 2022 Friendly	Genk	1–0	Metz	La Nucia, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Paintsil 10'
Note: The match consisted of three 35 minute parts

21 December 2022 Friendly	Metz	2–1	SV Elversberg	France
15:00 CET (UTC+1)

23 March 2023 Friendly	Metz	1-1	R.F.C Seraing	Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Centre d’entraînement de Frescaty

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	30 July 2022	2 June 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	38	20	12	6	61	33	+28	052.63
Coupe de France	30 October 2022	7 January 2023	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	066.67
Total					41	22	12	7	65	36	+29	053.66

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Le Havre (C, P)	38	20	15	3	46	19	+27	75	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Metz (P)	38	20	12	6	61	33	+28	72	Promotion to Ligue 1
3	Bordeaux	38	20	9	9	51	28	+23	69
4	Bastia	38	17	9	12	52	45	+7	60
5	Caen	38	16	11	11	52	43	+9	59

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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	20	12	6	61	33	+28	72	10	7	2	28	15	+13	10	5	4	33	18	+15

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round[edit]

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	H	A	H	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	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	2	8	5	5	7	5	7	8	10	9	10	11	12	11	8	10	6	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2

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

Matches[edit]

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

30 July 2022 1	Metz	3–0	Amiens	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gueye 21' Mikautadze 44' Niane 48'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Gaël Angoula

8 August 2022 2	Caen	1–0	Metz	Caen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Diani 38' Vandermersch 90+3'	Report	Candé 27' Maïga 29' Mikautadze 45+3' Yade 86'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,360 Referee: Marc Bollengier

13 August 2022 3	Metz	2–0	Valenciennes	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 29' Mikautadze 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,253 Referee: Mikael Lesage

20 August 2022 4	Laval	3–3	Metz	Laval
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Naidji 33', 75' Diaw 90+2'	Report	Niane 21' Mikelbrencis 24' Udol 35'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 7,782 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

27 August 2022 5	Metz	1–2	Dijon	Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gueye 78'	Report	Silva 29' Le Bihan 59'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,257 Referee: Benoît Millot

30 August 2022 6	Rodez	1–4	Metz	Rodez
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Depres 69'	Report	Mikautadze 21', 36' Udol 44' Maziz 75'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

2 September 2022 7	Metz	0–0	Annecy	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 12,880 Referee: Johan Hamel

12 September 2022 8	Metz	3–6	Guingamp	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Manceau 2' (o.g.) Jallow 10', 16' Kouyaté 31' 31' Oukidja 45+3' Jean Jacques 56' Udol 60' Niane 90+1'	Report	Livolant 9' (pen.), 88' Quemper 45+1' Courtet 45+7' (pen.) Roux 51' Kiankaulua 66' Louiserre 69' Tchimbembé 85'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,898 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

17 September 2022 9	Bastia	1–0	Metz	Bastia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salles-Lamonge 10' Roncaglia 18'	Report	Maïga 27' Kouao 79'	Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 10,243 Referee: Aurélien Petit

1 October 2022 10	Metz	1–0	Pau	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	N'Diaye 11'	Report	Gomis 27'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,432 Referee: Willy Delajod

8 October 2022 11	Bordeaux	2–0	Metz	Bordeaux
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fransérgio 43' 90+2' Maja 45+2' (pen.) Michelin 68'	Report	Maïga 27'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 19,266 Referee: Pierre Legat

15 October 2022 12	Metz	0–0	Sochaux	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 10'	Report	Weissbeck 19'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Romain Lissorgue

24 October 2022 13	Le Havre	2–0	Metz	Le Havre
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lloris 10' Alioui 53'	Report		Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 11,832 Referee: Gaël Angoula

7 November 2022 14	Metz	3–2	Saint-Étienne	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+)	Krasso 18' (o.g.) N'Doram 39' Udol 61' Kouyaté 90+2'	Report	Maçon 20' Wadji 24' Giraudon 67' Nadé 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,881 Referee: Olivier Thual

12 November 2022 15	Paris	1–4	Metz	Paris
19:00 CET (UTC+)	Chergui 21', 21' Guilavogui 28'	Report	Mikautadze 12' (pen.), 23' (pen.), 82' Gueye 63' Kouyaté 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 3,957 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

26 December 2022 16	Metz	0–0	Niort	Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+)	Jean Jacques 73'	Report	Zemzemi 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,443 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) 17	Grenoble Foot	0–1	Metz	Grenoble
21:00 CET (UTC+)		Report	Candé 52'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Quentin Guidou

10 January 2023 18	Nîmes	1–4	Metz	Nîmes
20:45 CET (UTC+)	Ahamada 54'	Report	Joseph 48', 60' Sabaly 56' Mikautadze 89'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,809 Referee: Mikael Lesage

13 January 2023 19	Metz	2–0	Quevilly-Rouen	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+)	Jallow 72' Mikautadze 90+2'	Report	Sidibé 66'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 12,542 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

28 January 2023 20	Valenciennes	1–1	Metz	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bonnet 75'	Report	Joseph 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 5,303 Referee: Aurélien Petit

31 January 2023 21	Metz	1–1	Rodez	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Jean Jacques 22' Joseph 40' Kouao 54' Mikautadze 63', 74'	Report	Vandenabeele 18' Mouyokolo 28' Boissier 79' Senaya 82' M'Pasi 90'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Pierre Legat

6 February 2023 22	Amiens	0–2	Metz	Amiens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mikautadze 55' (pen.) Atta 78'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rémi Landry

13 February 2023 23	Metz	0–0	Caen	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,790 Referee: Marc Bollengier

18 February 2023 24	Dijon	0–0	Metz	Dijon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ahlinvi 19' Fofana 49'	Report	Atta 18' Maïga 59' I. Traoré 65'	Stadium: Stade Gaston-Gérard Attendance: 6,657 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

25 February 2023 25	Metz	2–0	Nîmes	Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mikautadze 29' Maziz 67'	Report	Fofana 31' De Gevigney 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,388 Referee: Aurélien Petit

4 March 2023 26	Annecy	0–3	Metz	Annecy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Mikautadze 27', 83' Maziz 50'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 10,587 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

13 March 2023 27	Metz	1–1	Le Havre	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Maziz 20'	Report	Sangante 12' El Hajjam 15' Lekhal 16' Kongolo 28' Richardson 46' Mbemba 87'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,395 Referee: Olivier Thual

18 March 2023 28	Quevilly-Rouen	1–2	Metz	Le Petit-Quevilly
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Camara 90'	Report	Kouao 18' I. Traoré 65' Maziz 72' N'Duquidi 77' Maïga 80'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

1 April 2023 29	Metz	1–0	Laval	Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mikautadze 48' Maïga 63'	Report	Tavares 51' Bobichon 85'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,342 Referee: Rémi Landry

8 April 2023 30	Pau	1–1	Metz	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Begraoui 49' Ruiz 68' George 79'	Report	Candé 44' Prior 58' (o.g.) N'Duquidi 86'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 2,811 Referee: William Toulliou

15 April 2023 31	Metz	3–0	Bordeaux	Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 49' Mikautadze 52', 72'	Report	Poussin 40'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,345 Referee: Gaël Angoula

22 April 2023 32	Saint-Étienne	1–3	Metz	Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nkounkou 37'	Report	Mikautadze 10', 26' (pen.) Kouao 12' Camara 79'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,008 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

29 April 2023 33	Metz	1–1	Paris	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mikautadze 18' (pen.)	Report	Guilavogui 13', 78' Maçon 17' Lefort 78'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Pierre Legat

6 May 2023 34	Niort	1–3	Metz	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elphege 42'	Report	Mikautadze 45' (pen.), 83' Maziz 51' Jean Jacques 70' Kouao 76'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

13 May 2023 35	Metz	1–0	Grenoble	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 47'	Report	Mendy 8' Paquiez 62' Nestor 71' Isola 76'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 22,157 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

20 May 2023 36	Guingamp	1–1	Metz	Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Courtet 60'	Report	Mikautadze 21' N'Duquidi 41' Kouao 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 9,163 Referee: Antoine Valnet

26 May 2023 37	Sochaux	0–1	Metz	Montbéliard
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Meddah 8' Alvero 61' Agouzoul 67'	Report	Sabaly 49'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,714 Referee: Aurélien Petit

2 June 2023 38	Metz	3–2	Bastia	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sabaly 31' Maziz 55', 75'	Report	Salles-Lamonge 23' Bohnert 68' Schur 86' Kaïboué 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 26,661 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France[edit]

1 November 2022^[a] Seventh round	US Raon-l'Étape	1–2	Metz	Raon-l'Étape
18:00 CET	Hassidou 71'	Report	Musaba 34' Mikautadze 63'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Gasser Attendance: 1,899 Referee: Romain Perpiñan

19 November 2022 Eighth round	SAS Épinal	0–1	Metz	Épinal
		Report	Joseph 87'	Stadium: Stade de la Colombière Attendance: 2,106

7 January 2023 Round of 64	Olympique Lyonnais	2–1	Metz	Rhône
	Barcola 60' Candé 77' (o.g.)	Report	Jallow 63'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

References[edit]

^ "Effectif et staff". FC Metz. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "Les numéros de maillots pour la saison 2022-2023". FC Metz. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.
^ "Coupe de France : Un match du 7e tour reporté par mesure de sécurité" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 October 2022.

^ Match originally scheduled for 29 October 2022, but postponed by the FFF due to concerns over potential trouble between Metz and Nancy fans.^[4]

[1] "Effectif et staff". FC Metz. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[2] "Les numéros de maillots pour la saison 2022-2023". FC Metz. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[3] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.

[4] "Coupe de France : Un match du 7e tour reporté par mesure de sécurité" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 October 2022.

[5] Match originally scheduled for 29 October 2022, but postponed by the FFF due to concerns over potential trouble between Metz and Nancy fans.^[4]

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