2023–24 FC Metz season
The 2023–24 season is Metz Football Club's 92nd season in existence and first one back in the Ligue 1. They will also compete in the Coupe de France.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Bernard Serin | |||
| Manager | László Bölöni | |||
| Stadium | Stade Saint-Symphorien | |||
| Ligue 1 | 12th | |||
| Coupe de France | Pre-season | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 27 August 2023. | ||||
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 September 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Simon Elisor |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} RFC Seraing |
€400,000 | 5 July 2023 | [2] |
| DF | Christophe Hérelle |
Brest |
1 September 2023 | [3] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  Xhuliano Skuka |
 Maribor |
Loan | 1 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF |  Lamine Gueye |
Paris FC |
Undisclosed | 5 July 2023 | [5] |
| GK | Ousmane Ba |
Cholet |
Loan | 21 July 2023 | [6] |
| FW |  Georges Mikautadze |
 Ajax |
€16,000,000 | 30 August 2023 | [7] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 11 July 2023 Friendly | Metz | 3–0 |  Racing-Union | Homécourt |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade Yvan Tepus |
| 15 July 2023 Friendly | Metz | 2–1 | RFC Seraing | Metz |
| 15:30 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Troyes | 0–3 | Metz | Troyes |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Aube |
| 25 July 2023 Friendly | Metz | 2–2 | Standard Liège | Marly |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Centre d’entraînement de Frescaty |
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | Amiens | 0–0 | Metz | Amiens |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne |
| 8 September 2023 Friendly | Metz | 1−1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Basel | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz |
| 13:00 | Elisor  29' |
FCB Report | 37' Dubasin |
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| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ligue 1 | 13 August 2023 | 30 May–2 June 2024 | Matchday 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 40.00 |
| Coupe de France | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 40.00 | |||
Last updated: 16 September 2023
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | Montpellier | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | |
| 15 | Lens | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 | |
| 16 | Metz | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 8 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Clermont | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 18 | Lyon | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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).[8]
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).[8]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Last updated: 16 September 2023.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2023. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[9]
| 13 August 2023 1 | Rennes | 5–1 | Metz | Rennes |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,065 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 18 August 2023 2 | Metz | 2–2 | Marseille | Metz |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 26,661 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 27 August 2023 3 | Clermont | 0–1 | Metz | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 3 September 2023 4 | Metz | 2–2 | Reims | Metz |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 24,272 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 16 September 2023 5 | Lens | 0–1 | Metz | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,988 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 24 September 2023 6 | Metz | 0–1 | Strasbourg | Metz |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 26,661 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 1 October 2023 7 | Toulouse | 3–0 | Metz | Toulouse |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 24,770 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 7 October 2023 8 | Metz | v | Nice | Metz |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
Coupe de France
References
- "Effectif et staff". FC Metz.
- "Simon Elisor nouveau joueur du FC Metz !". Football Club de Metz. July 5, 2023.
- "Une nouvelle page pour Christophe Hérelle !". September 2023.
- "Xhuliano Skuka en prêt à Maribor". Football Club de Metz. June 15, 2023.
- "Lamine Gueye débarque officiellement au Paris FC | AfricaFoot".
- "Ousmane Ba prêté à Cholet". Football Club de Metz. July 21, 2023.
- "Ajax signs Georges Mikautadze".
- "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023–2024". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 29 June 2023.
External links
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