2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season

The 2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season was the club's 96th season in existence and its seventh consecutive season in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Niort participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Niort
2020–21 season
ChairmanKarim Fradin
ManagerSébastien Desabre
StadiumStade René Gaillard
Ligue 218th
Coupe de FranceEighth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pape Ibnou Bâ (14)
All:
Pape Ibnou Bâ (14)

Players

First-team squad
As of 14 October 2020.[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
1 GK  FRA Mathieu Michel
3 DF  CMR Darlin Yongwa
5 DF  CMR Guy Kilama
6 MF  FRA Dylan Louiserre (captain)
7 MF  BEN David Djigla
8 MF  FRA Olivier Kemen
9 FW  MLI Ibrahim Sissoko
10 MF  FRA Valentin Jacob
11 FW  SEN Pape Ibnou Bâ
12 FW  GNB Joseph Mendes
15 DF  GUI Ibrahima Conté
16 GK  FRA Yanis Maronne
17 MF  GAB Louis Ameka
18 FW  FRA Goduine Koyalipou
19 DF  FRA Brahima Doukansy
20 FW  FRA Antoine Baroan
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  FRA Lenny Vallier
22 MF  FRA Quentin Bena
23 MF  FRA Tom Lebeau
24 MF  COM Yacine Bourhane
25 MF  FRA Bilal Boutobba
26 MF  FRA Brahim Konaté
27 DF  FRA Bryan Passi
28 DF  BFA Issouf Paro
29 DF  FRA Joris Moutachy
30 GK  FRA Quentin Braat
34 MF  MTQ Samuel Renel
36 DF  FRA Gabin Delguel
37 MF  FRA Yassine Benhattab
38 DF  FRA Bradley Matufueni
40 GK  SIN Emyl Leclercq

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 July 2020 Friendly Châteauroux Cancelled Niort Châteauroux, France
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
25 July 2020 Friendly Niort 0–1 Stade Laval Niort, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Robinet 45'
 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
29 July 2020 Friendly Stade Briochin 2–1 Niort Ploufragan, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Mbock 60'
  • Blondel 88'
 Report
Stadium: Centre Technique Régional Henri Guérin
8 August 2020 Friendly Pau 0–0 Niort Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Robert Monseau
11 August 2020 Friendly Niort 0–0 Cholet Niort, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
15 August 2020 Friendly Toulouse 1–2 Niort Villenave-d'Ornon, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Alain-Roche
5 September 2020 Friendly Lorient 3–1 Niort Sarzeau, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
13 November 2020 Friendly Angers 3–3 Niort Angers, France
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 22 August 2020 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 18th 38 9 14 15 34 58 −24 023.68
Ligue 2 relegation play-offs 19 May 2021 22 May 2021 First leg Winners 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Coupe de France 20 January 2021 Eighth round Eighth round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 41 10 14 17 37 62 −25 024.39

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2
Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 2

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 −13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 −15 41
18 Niort (O) 38 9 14 15 34 58 −24 41 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19 Chambly (R) 38 9 11 18 41 64 −23 38 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Châteauroux (R) 38 4 11 23 32 58 −26 23
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
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 14 15 34 58  −24 41 6 6 7 17 25  −8 3 8 8 17 33  −16

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round
Round12345678
GroundAHHAHAH
ResultWDWWD
Position74111
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

22 August 2020 1 Guingamp 0–1 Niort Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
29 August 2020 2 Niort 1–1 Chambly Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
12 September 2020 3 Niort 1–0 Nancy Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
19 September 2020 4 Le Havre 0–1 Niort Le Havre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Remi Landry
26 September 2020 5 Niort 2–2 Paris FC Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
3 October 2020 6 Châteauroux 2–0 Niort Châteauroux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Tormin 37'
Grange  49'
Sanganté  77'
Mulumba 87'
Cissé  90+2'		 Report Louiserre  86' Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
17 October 2020 7 Niort 3–0 Caen Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bâ 16'
Moutachy  56'
Bourhane 68'
Bena  68'
Jacob 80'		 Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Romain Delpech
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8 Pau 4–1 Niort Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lobry  36'
Assifuah 38'
Sabaly 45', 80'
Batisse  59'
Beusnard  75'
Armand 90+1'
Scaramozzino 90+6		 Report Doukansy 13'
Paro  20'
Michel  90+5'		 Stadium: Stade du Hameau
Referee: Aurélien Petit
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9 Niort P–P Grenoble Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Note: Match postponed due to multiple covid positives among the Grenoble squad.[4]
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 10 Sochaux 3–4 Niort Montbéliard
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Lasme 32' (pen.)
Diedhiou  62'
Weissbeck 79', 84'		 Report Boutobba 9'
Louiserre 29', 68'
Vallier  45+1'
Bâ 66'
Mendes  89'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 11 Niort 1–2 Dunkerque Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Bâ 45+6',  88'
Boutobba  72'		 Report Diarra 1'
Kebbal 14'
Kerrouche  73'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 12 Toulouse 2–1 Niort Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1) van den Boomen 9'
Bayo  78'
Healey 79'		 Report Bâ 7'
Kemen  90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Gaël Angoula
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 13 Niort 1–0 Clermont Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Vallier  15'
Bâ 22'
Moutachy  73'
Kemen 78'		 Report Tell  42'
Gastien  62'
Desmas  78'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 Auxerre 6–0 Niort Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Le Bihan 4', 50', 81'
Arcus  27'
Autret 34'
Hein 65'
Sakhi 76'		 Report Moutachy  38' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 15 Niort 2–0 Ajaccio Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Bâ 50'
Sainati 77' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 9 Niort 0–0 Grenoble Niort
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kilama  11'
Louiserre  87'		 Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 16 Troyes 1–0 Niort Troyes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Suk Hyun-jun 52',  67' Report Mendes  35'
Conté  45'
Benhattab  89'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Referee: Aurélien Petit
22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 17 Niort 0–3 Valenciennes Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Remi Landry
Note: Match awarded as a forfeit to Valenciennes due to numerous covid positives in the Niort organization.[5]
5 January 2021 (2021-01-05) 18 Rodez 1–1 Niort Rodez
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Ouhafsa 15'
Célestine  69'
Henry  75'
David 87' (pen.)		 Report Sanaia 47' (o.g.)
Yongwa  74'  86'
Djigla  83'		 Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Referee: Olivier Thual
8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) 19 Niort 0–2 Amiens Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Paro  71' Report Opoku  18'
Assogba  45+2'
Lusamba  38'
Akolo 24', 40'
Traoré  90+1'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Arnaud Baert
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 21 Nancy 2–2 Niort Tomblaine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Conté 28' (o.g.)
Biron 82'
Scheidler  90+2'		 Report Doukansy  6'  45+1'
Bâ 12', 62'
Kemen  46'
Bourhane  84'
Yongwa  88'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Referee: Gaël Angoula
27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 20 Chambly 1–1 Niort Beauvais
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Correa  41'
Derrien 89'		 Report Conté  15'
Passi 29'
Yongwa  67'
Bourhane  88'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Note: The match originally scheduled for 16 January 2021, was postponed due to heavy snowfall.[6]
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 22 Niort 0–0 Le Havre Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Passi  26'
Kemen  38'		 Report W. Coulibaly  23'
Gorgelin  35'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 23 Paris FC 3–3 Niort Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Abdi 1', 33'
Martin 9',  54'
Gakpa  45+3'
Laura 88'		 Report Jacob 20',  50'
Doukansy  34'
Boutobba 38'
Kilama  42'  80'
Bâ 55'		 Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) 24 Niort 1–1 Châteauroux Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Conté  59'
Boutobba 68'		 Report Ibara 14',  25'
Keny  49'
Mulumba  56'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Guillaume Paradis
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 25 Caen 1–0 Niort Caen
19:00 (CET) (UTC+1) Vandermersch  50'
Court  58'
Weber 74'		 Report Yongwa  46'
Lebeau  81'		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Referee: Remi Landry
20 February 2021 26 Niort 2–1 Pau Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Louiserre  32'
Bâ 40'
Kemen 45'
Vallier  78'		 Report Scaramozzino  17'
George 59'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
27 February 2021 27 Grenoble 1–1 Niort Grenoble
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Monfray  19'
Mombris  44'
Djitté 84'
Abdallah  90+2'		 Report Bâ 20' (pen.)
Doukansy  32'		 Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Referee: Gaël Angoula
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 28 Niort 1–3 Sochaux Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Mendes 31'
Yongwa  57'
Jacob  74'
Michel  83'		 Report Ambri 12',  54'
Niane 29'
Weissbeck  73', 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 29 Dunkerque 2–0 Niort Dunkerque
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kerrouche  24'
Tchokounté 58'
Ketkeophomphone  61'
Pierre 85'		 Report Doukansy  43'
Vallier  73'
Conté  78'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Olivier Thual
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 30 Niort 1–0 Toulouse Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kilama  14'
Moutachy  63'
Kemen  73'
Ba 87'		 Report Moreira  90+6' Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
3 April 2021 31 Clermont 0–0 Niort Clermont-Ferrand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Zedadka  35' Report Louiserre  23'
Bourhane  41'
Ba 52',  90+2'
Kemen  76'		 Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Referee: Arnaud Baert
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 32 Niort 0–4 Auxerre Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Louiserre 50' Report Lloris 35', 59'
Hein 69'
Coeff 76'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 33 Ajaccio 3–0 Niort Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Courtet 22', 28'
Marchetti  33'
Laçi 82'		 Report Doukansy  9' Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: Rémi Landry
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 34 Niort 0–3 Troyes Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Vallier  9'
Kilama  47'
Jacob  81'
Mendes  84'		 Report Tardieu 10' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Suk 75'
Rui Pires  87'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
24 April 2021 35 Valenciennes 1–1 Niort Valenciennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vandenabeele  40'
Ntim 64'
Guillaume  79'
Kankava  90'		 Report Ba 42'
Matufueni  68'
Jacob 71'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 36 Niort 1–1 Rodez Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Matufueni 39' Report Bardy 9'
Dembélé 37'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Gaël Angoula
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 37 Amiens 0–0 Niort Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Lusamba  14'
Lomotey  48'
Odey  90+3'		 Report Matufueni  46' Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Referee: Jeremy Stinat
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 38 Niort 0–2 Guingamp Niort
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Jacob  55'
Louiserre  81',  81'
Ameka  81'		 Report Y. Gomis 39' (pen.)
Muyumba  87', 90+2'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Olivier Thual

Relegation play-offs
19 May 2021 First leg Villefranche 3–1 Niort Villefranche-sur-Saône
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Blanc 54'
Dauchy 84'
Garita 90+3'		 Report Bâ 45+2' Stadium: Stade Armand Chouffet
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela Teles
22 May 2021 Second leg Niort 2–0
(3–3 (a) agg.)		 Villefranche Niort
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Lebeau 78'
Kemen 81'		 Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Coupe de France
Main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France
20 January 2021 Eighth round Toulouse 1–0 Niort Toulouse
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Nicolas Rainville

References
  1. "Effectif Saison 2020/2021" (in French). Chamois Niortais F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. "Chamois Niortais FC". scoresway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  4. "another postponement for Grenoble, still hit by the Covid-19s". World Today News. October 27, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. "The LFP gives a lost match to the Chamois after the deprogramming of Niort-Valenciennes". World Today News. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  6. "Ligue 2: Chambly – Niort postponed". archyde.com. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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