2020–21 FC Lorient season

FC Lorient
2020–21 season
ChairmanLoïc Fery
ManagerChristophe Pélissier
StadiumStade du Moustoir
Ligue 116th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Terem Moffi (14)

All:
Terem Moffi (15)
Biggest winLorient 3–0 Nîmes
Lorient 4–1 Bordeaux
Biggest defeatLille 4–0 Lorient

The 2020–21 season was Football Club Lorient's 95th season in existence and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lorient participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

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First-team squad

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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 France FRA Matthieu Dreyer
2 DF Guadeloupe GLP Andreaw Gravillon (on loan from Inter)
4 DF Portugal POR Tiago Ilori (on loan from Sporting CP)
5 DF Madagascar MAD Thomas Fontaine
6 MF France FRA Laurent Abergel
7 FW Ivory Coast CIV Stéphane Diarra
8 MF England ENG Trevoh Chalobah (on loan from Chelsea)
10 MF France FRA Enzo Le Fée
11 MF France FRA Quentin Boisgard
12 MF France FRA Sylvain Marveaux
13 FW Nigeria NGA Terem Moffi
14 DF France FRA Jérôme Hergault
15 DF France FRA Julien Laporte
16 GK France FRA Teddy Bartouche
17 DF France FRA Houboulang Mendes
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Fabien Lemoine (captain)
19 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Yoane Wissa
20 DF France FRA Matthieu Saunier
21 DF Madagascar MAD Jérémy Morel
22 MF France FRA Jonathan Delaplace
23 MF France FRA Thomas Monconduit
24 MF Cameroon CMR Franklin Wadja
25 DF France FRA Vincent Le Goff
27 FW Austria AUT Adrian Grbić
28 FW France FRA Armand Laurienté
29 FW France FRA Pierre-Yves Hamel
30 GK France FRA Paul Nardi
40 GK France FRA Thomas Callens
31 DF France FRA Yoann Étienne
DF Togo TOG Josué Homawoo

Out on loan

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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 France FRA Maxime Pattier (on loan at Saint-Brieuc)
DF France FRA Quentin Lecoeuche (on loan at Ajaccio)
DF France FRA Tom Renaud (on loan at Cholet)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Julien Ponceau (on loan at Rodez)
FW France FRA Junior Burban (on loan at Saint-Priest)
FW France FRA Samuel Loric (on loan at Avranches)
FW Turkey TUR Umut Bozok (on loan at Troyes)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
27 FW Austria Adrian Grbić France Clermont €9,000,000 9 July 2020 [1]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 GK France Illan Meslier England Leeds United 5,000,000 23 July 2020 [2]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

18 July 2020 Friendly Lorient France 1–0 France Concarneau Ploemeur, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Complexe Sportif Espace FCL
25 July 2020 Friendly Lorient France Cancelled France US Avranches Sarzeau, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sarzeau Football Club
31 July 2020 Friendly Lorient France 2–2 France Brest Lorient, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
4 August 2020 Friendly Lorient France 1–1 France Rennes Lorient, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
8 August 2020 Friendly Lorient France 0–0 France Angers Lorient, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
15 August 2020 Friendly Lorient France 1–0 France Guingamp Lorient, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
5 September 2020 Friendly Lorient France 3–1 France Niort Sarzeau, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
9 October 2020 Friendly Rennes France 2–0 France Lorient Rennes, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 23 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 16th 38 11 9 18 50 68 −18 028.95
Coupe de France 9 February 2021 6 March 2021 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 40 12 9 19 52 70 −18 030.00

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 −8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 −9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 −18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 −16 41
18 Nantes (O) 38 9 13 16 47 55 −8 40 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[3]
(O) Play-off winners

Results summary

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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 9 18 50 68  −18 42 10 2 7 31 29  +2 1 7 11 19 39  −20

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultWLLLDLWLDLLLLWLLDLLWLWDWDLWDDDWLLWWLWD
Position211141616171717161718181917181918191920201818171719171717171717171717171716
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[4]

23 August 2020 1 Lorient 3–1 Strasbourg Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Johan Hamel
30 August 2020 2 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Lorient Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Florent Batta
13 September 2020 3 Lorient 2–3 Lens Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Aurélien Petit
20 September 2020 4 Brest 3–2 Lorient Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Referee: Karim Abed
27 September 2020 5 Lorient 1–1 Lyon Lorient
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Clément Turpin
4 October 2020 6 Metz 3–1 Lorient Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
17 October 2020 7 Reims 1–3 Lorient Reims
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Referee: Mikael Lesage
24 October 2020 8 Lorient 0–1 Marseille Lorient
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Benoît Bastien
1 November 2020 9 Dijon 0–0 Lorient Dijon
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
8 November 2020 10 Lorient 0–2 Nantes Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
22 November 2020 11 Lille 4–0 Lorient Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
29 November 2020 12 Lorient 0–1 Montpellier Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
6 December 2020 13 Angers 2–0 Lorient Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
13 December 2020 14 Lorient 3–0 Nîmes Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
16 December 2020 15 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Lorient Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
20 December 2020 16 Lorient 0–3 Rennes Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
23 December 2020 17 Nice 2–2 Lorient Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
6 January 2021 18 Lorient 2–5 Monaco Lorient
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
9 January 2021 19 Bordeaux 2–1 Lorient Bordeaux
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
27 January 2021 20 Lorient 3–2 Dijon Lorient
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Note: The match originally scheduled for 17 January 2021, but postponed after more than ten Lorient players tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
31 January 2021 22 Lorient 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
3 February 2021 23 Rennes 1–1 Lorient Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
6 February 2021 24 Lorient 1–0 Reims Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
14 February 2021 25 Monaco 2–2 Lorient Monaco
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
21 February 2021 26 Lorient 1–4 Lille Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
24 February 2021 21 Nîmes 1–0 Lorient Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Note: The match originally scheduled for 24 January 2021, but postponed after more than ten Lorient players tested positive for COVID-19.[6]
28 February 2021 27 Lorient 2–1 Saint-Étienne Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
3 March 2021 28 Montpellier 1–1 Lorient Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
14 March 2021 29 Lorient 1–1 Nice Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
21 March 2021 30 Nantes 1–1 Lorient Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
4 April 2021 31 Lorient 1–0 Brest Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
11 April 2021 32 Lens 4–1 Lorient Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
17 April 2021 33 Marseille 3–2 Lorient Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
25 April 2021 34 Lorient 4–1 Bordeaux Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
2 May 2021 35 Lorient 2–0 Angers Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
8 May 2021 36 Lyon 4–1 Lorient Décines-Charpieu
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
16 May 2021 37 Lorient 2–1 Metz Lorient
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
23 May 2021 38 Strasbourg 1–1 Lorient Strasbourg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Coupe de France

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9 February 2021 Round of 64 Lorient 2–1 Paris FC Lorient
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
6 March 2021 Round of 32 Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne 1–0 Lorient Le Puy-en-Velay
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Charles Massot
Attendance: 0
Referee: Franck Schneider

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of 21 February 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 13 FW Nigeria Terem Moffi 8 1 9
2 19 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Yoane Wissa 6 1 7
3 29 FW France Pierre-Yves Hamel 4 0 4
4 27 FW Austria Adrian Grbić 3 0 3
5 6 MF France Laurent Abergel 2 0 2
11 MF France Quentin Boisgard 2 0 2
2 DF Guadeloupe Andreaw Gravillon 2 0 2
8 8 MF England Trevoh Chalobah 1 0 1
14 DF France Jérôme Hergault 1 0 1
23 MF France Thomas Monconduit 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Totals 31 2 33

References

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  1. ^ "Grbic joins Lorient". www.ligue1.com. Ligue 1. 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Illan Meslier: Leeds United sign Lorient keeper after loan spell". BBC Sport. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Lorient-Dijon postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Nîmes Olympique-FC Lorient postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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