2020–21 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season

Sochaux
2020–21 season
ChairmenSamuel Laurent
Frankie Yau
ManagerOmar Daf
StadiumStade Auguste Bonal
Ligue 27th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Bedia
Bryan Lasme
(9 each)
All:
Chris Bedia (12 goals)

The 2020–21 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season was the club's 93rd season in existence and its seventh consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Sochaux 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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As of 4 February 2020.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Algeria ALG Mehdi Jeannin
2 DF France FRA Pape Paye
3 DF France FRA Nicolas Senzemba
4 DF Cameroon CMR Adolphe Teikeu
5 DF France FRA Maxence Lacroix
6 MF Senegal SEN Ousseynou Thioune
7 FW France FRA Sofiane Diop (on loan from Monaco)
8 MF Algeria ALG Sofiane Daham
9 FW French Guiana GUF Sloan Privat
10 FW France FRA Fabien Ourega
12 FW England ENG Tope Obadeyi
13 DF France FRA Christopher Rocchia (on loan from Marseille)
14 FW Ivory Coast CIV Thomas Touré (on loan from Angers)
15 FW France FRA Bryan Lasme
16 GK France FRA Maxence Prévot
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Senegal SEN Amadou Dia N'Diaye (on loan from Metz)
18 DF Senegal SEN Christophe Diedhiou
19 DF France FRA Romain Sans
20 MF France FRA Younès Kaabouni
21 MF France FRA Melvin Sitti (on loan from Norwich City)
22 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Salem Mbakata
23 DF France FRA Boris Moltenis
25 MF France FRA Rassoul Ndiaye
27 FW Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Sané
28 MF France FRA Gaëtan Weissbeck
29 FW France FRA Jérémy Livolant (on loan from Guingamp)
31 FW France FRA Victor Glaentzlin
40 GK France FRA Aubin Long
— DF France FRA Nathan Zohore

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF France FRA Rayan Senhadji (on loan at Béziers)
— MF France FRA Martin François (on loan at Villefranche)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Isaak Umbdenstock (on loan at Belfort)

Reserve squad

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As of 2 August 2019[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
— GK France FRA Cheick Diarra
— GK France FRA Quentin Galvez
— GK France FRA Koca Agro
— DF France FRA Loic Cianti
— DF France FRA Jalen Segor
— DF France FRA Rodrigue N'Donda
— DF France FRA Marwan Trabelsi
— DF Republic of the Congo CGO Aristode Youlou
— DF France FRA Koly Soumare
— DF France FRA Hugo Voirol
— DF France FRA Madibiramou Traore]
— DF France FRA Jesah Mabepa-Ayessa
— MF France FRA Malcolm Viltard
— MF France FRA Noor Arabat
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Cameroon CMR Heidi Ngueumbeu
— MF France FRA Emmanuel Francois
— MF France FRA Darren-Kinsley Guere
— MF France FRA Coli Saco
— MF France FRA Toni Lesueur
— MF France FRA Melvin Sitti
— FW Angola ANG Wiltord Antonio
— FW France FRA Mehdi Bariki
— FW France FRA Cameron Djassougue
— FW France FRA Walid Jarmouni
— FW France FRA Natanael Ntoula
— FW France FRA Skelly Alvero
— FW Ivory Coast CIV Niava Behiratche
— FW France FRA Jessim Pelissard

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

17 July 2020 Friendly Sochaux France 3–0 Switzerland CS Chênois Delle, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade des Fromentaux
Attendance: 500
Referee: Philippe Mercier
24 July 2020 Friendly Sochaux France 2–1 France Sporting Club Lyon Dole, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Robert Bobin Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Antoine Valnet
28 July 2020 Friendly Belfort France 2–4 France Sochaux Belfort, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Roger-Serzian
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Antoine Valnet
1 August 2020 Friendly Sochaux France 0–0 France Dijon Besançon, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Antoine Valnet
5 August 2020 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 France Sochaux Paris, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Parc de Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Note: Match was played in two 40-minutes halves.
8 August 2020 Friendly Sochaux France 4–0 France ASC Saint-Apollinaire Montbéliard, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 0
Referee: William Toulliou

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 22 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 7th 38 12 15 11 45 37 +8 031.58
Coupe de France 20 January 2021 6 March 2021 Eighth round Round of 32 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 066.67
Total 41 14 15 12 49 42 +7 034.15

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

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Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 2

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
5 Paris FC 38 17 13 8 53 37 +16 64 Qualification to promotion play-offs
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 +21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 +8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 −2 47
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

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 12 15 11 45 37  +8 51 6 7 6 24 22  +2 6 8 5 21 15  +6

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWDDDWDLDLLWDDDDWWDLLDLWWWDWDWLDDLWLLL
Position32345335610128911101087778910777777777777777
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[3]

22 August 2020 1 Auxerre 0–2 Sochaux Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
29 August 2020 2 Sochaux 2–1 Troyes Montbéliard
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Mikael Lesage
14 September 2020 3 Toulouse 0–0 Sochaux Toulouse
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Johan Hamel
19 September 2020 4 Sochaux 2–2 Rodez Montbéliard
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 4,970
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
26 September 2020 5 Ajaccio 1–1 Sochaux Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 2,279
Referee: Benoît Millot
3 October 2020 6 Sochaux 3–2 Chambly Montbéliard
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Weissbeck 24', 48'
Lopy Yellow card 50'
Ambri Yellow card 70'
Niane 89'		 Report Correa 8'
Flochon Yellow card 34'
Šušnjara Yellow card 47'
Beaulieu Yellow card 84'
Danger 88'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Arnaud Baert
17 October 2020 7 Valenciennes 0–0 Sochaux Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Masson Yellow card 5'
Ntim Yellow card 40'
Spano Yellow card 82'
Elogo Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Pogba Yellow card 19'
Weissbeck Yellow card 45+2'
Niane Yellow card 71'
Ourega Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
26 October 2020 8 Sochaux 0–2 Amiens Montbéliard
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ourega Yellow card 43'
Pogba Yellow card 45'
Thioune Yellow card 45'
Soumaré Yellow card 45+1'
Ndour Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report Mendoza soccer ball with red X 14'
Sy Yellow card 19'
Papeau Yellow card 85'
Ciss 90+2' (pen.)
Timite 90+3'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
31 October 2020 9 Guingamp 0–0 Sochaux Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Mellot Yellow card 38' Report Bedia Red card 64' Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
7 November 2020 10 Sochaux 3–4 Niort Montbéliard
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Lasme 32' (pen.)
Diedhiou Yellow card 62'
Weissbeck 79', 84'		 Report Boutobba 9'
Louiserre 29', 68'
Vallier Yellow card 45+1'
Bâ 66'
Mendes Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
21 November 2020 11 Châteauroux 2–1 Sochaux Châteauroux
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Fofana Yellow card 24'
Opéri Yellow card 75'
Sunu 90+1'
Gonçalves 90+3'		 Report Lasme 18'
Lopy Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
28 November 2020 12 Sochaux 4–0 Le Havre Montbéliard
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Bedia 9', 15'
Lasme 21' (pen.)
Weissbeck 65'
Virginius Yellow card 84'		 Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
1 December 2020 13 Paris FC 0–0 Sochaux Paris
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Name Yellow card 67' Report Lasme Yellow card 34' Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
5 December 2020 14 Sochaux 1–1 Nancy Montbéliard
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Virginius 51'
Diedhiou Red card 59'		 Report Karamoko Yellow card 75'
Rocha Santos 57'
Fischer Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Arnaud Baert
15 December 2020 15 Pau 0–0 Sochaux Pau
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kouassi Yellow card 32' Report Bedia Yellow card 52' Stadium: Stade du Hameau
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
18 December 2020 16 Sochaux 1–1 Grenoble Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Ourega Yellow card 12'
Thioune Yellow card 14'
Bedia Red card 32'
Lasme 40'
Pogba Yellow card 45+3'
Ambri Yellow card 74'		 Report Djitté 17' Yellow card 61'
Mombris Yellow card 27'
Tapoko Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
22 December 2020 17 Caen 1–4 Sochaux Caen
20:00 (CET) (UTC+1) Beka Beka 7', Yellow card 18'
Oniangué Yellow card 24'
Weber Yellow card 43'
Deminguet Yellow card 53'		 Report Soumaré 6'
Weissbeck Yellow card 16'
Niane 36'
Lasme 37', 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Referee: Frank Schneider
5 January 2021 18 Sochaux 1–0 Dunkerque Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Lasme Yellow card 25'
Lopy Yellow card 58'
Weissbeck 63'		 Report Thiam Yellow card 41'
Kerrouche Yellow card 45+3'
Dudouit Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
8 January 2021 19 Sochaux 0–0 Clermont Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Paye Yellow card 44' Report Magnin Yellow card 41'
Seidu Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Romain Delpech
16 January 2021 20 Troyes 2–1 Sochaux Troyes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Tardieu 13', 68' (pen.)
El Hajjam Yellow card 36'
Chambost Yellow card 90'		 Report Ambri Yellow card 12'
Thioune Yellow card 32'
Soumaré 60'
Lopy Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Referee: Rémi Landry
22 January 2021 (2021-01-22) 21 Sochaux 0–1 Toulouse Montbéliard
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Lasme Yellow card 39'
M'Bakata Yellow card 55'
Ambri Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Diakité 54'
van den Boomen Yellow card 75'
Koné Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 22 Rodez 1–1 Sochaux Rodez
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Douline 89' Report Lasme Yellow card 40'
Ourega Red card 72'
Bedia 76'
Ambri Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 23 Sochaux 0–2 Ajaccio Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Diedhiou Red card 44'
Niane soccer ball with red X 68'		 Report Courtet 45+1' (pen.)
Barreto 46'
Sainati Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) 24 Chambly 1–4 Sochaux Chambly
20:00 CET (UTC+1) El Hriti Yellow card 11'
Lopy 35' (o.g.)
Guezoui Yellow card 57'		 Report Ndour Yellow card 42'
Lasme 47'
Kaabouni Yellow card 51'
Virginius 54', 60'
Bedia 89'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
15 February 2021 25 Sochaux 2–0 Valenciennes Montbéliard
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
20 February 2021 26 Amiens 0–1 Sochaux Amiens
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Coly Yellow card 24'
Bianchini Yellow card 86'		 Report Weissbeck Yellow card 43'
Ourega Yellow card 56'
Bedia 65'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
27 February 2021 27 Sochaux 0–0 Guingamp Montbéliard
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Niakaté Yellow card 22'
Romao Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Arnaud Baert
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 28 Niort 1–3 Sochaux Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Mendes 31'
Yongwa Red card 57'
Jacob Yellow card 74'
Michel Yellow card 83'		 Report Ambri 12', Yellow card 54'
Niane 29'
Weissbeck Yellow card 73', 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 29 Sochaux 0–0 Châteauroux Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Thioune Yellow card 61' Report Mulumba Yellow card 21'
Sunu Yellow card 31'
Sidibé Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
20 March 2021 30 Le Havre 0–2 Sochaux Le Havre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Meraş Yellow card 43'
Mayembo Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Ourega 37'
Bedia 77', Yellow card 90'
Kaabouni Yellow card 84'
Virginius Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stade Océane
Referee: Rémi Landry
3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) 31 Sochaux 1–2 Paris FC Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Paye Yellow card 11'
Weissbeck Yellow card 32'
Martial Yellow card 67'
Ndour Yellow card 83'
Bedia 90+3'		 Report Laura 6'
Kanté Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 58'
Abdi 70'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Romain Delpech
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 32 Nancy 0–0 Sochaux Tomblaine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ciss Yellow card 43' Report Martial Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 33 Sochaux 1–1 Pau Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ambri 12'
Sans Yellow card 84'
Thioune Yellow card 87'		 Report Batisse 56' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 34 Grenoble 2–0 Sochaux Grenoble
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Bénet 13' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Djitté Yellow card 38'
Tapoko Yellow card 65'
H. Demba Yellow card 82'		 Report Ambri Yellow card 61'
Ourega Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 35 Sochaux 1–0 Caen Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Weissbeck soccer ball with red X 7'
Soumaré Yellow card 19'
Bedia 64' (pen.)
Mbakata Yellow card 76'		 Report Deminguet Yellow card 9'
Oniangué Yellow card 34'
Rivierez Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 36 Dunkerque 1–0 Sochaux Dunkerque
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Dudouit Yellow card 10'
Bosca 84'		 Report Bedia soccer ball with red X 18'
Weissbeck Yellow card 37'
Ndour Red card 68'
Thioune Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 37 Clermont 3–1 Sochaux Clermont-Ferrand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bayo 8'
Dossou 34'
Allevinah 50'		 Report Soumaré 28' (pen.)
Thioune Yellow card 36'
Ambri Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Referee: Romain Delpech
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 38 Sochaux 2–3 Auxerre Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lasme 43', 53' Report Hein 48'
Dugimont 61', 64'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Coupe de France

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Main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France
20 January 2021 Eighth round Nancy 0–1 Sochaux Nancy
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
11 February 2021 Round of 64 Sochaux 1–0 Saint-Étienne Montbéliard
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
6 March 2021 Round of 32 Lyon 5–2 Sochaux Décines-Charpieu
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of 22 August 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 2 Coupe de France Total
1 18 DF Senegal Christophe Diedhiou 1 0 1
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Yann Kitala 1 0 1
Totals 2 0 2

References

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  1. ^ "L'équipe première du FCSM". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Groupe Élite" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
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