2001–02 Chamois Niortais F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was the 77th season in the existence of Chamois Niortais F.C. and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Chamois Niortais F.C. competed in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

Chamois Niortais F.C.

2001–02 season
Head coach	Philippe Hinschberger
Stadium	Stade René Gaillard
French Division 2	11th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Mahamadou Dissa Abdelnasser Ouadah (9) All: Abdelnasser Ouadah (9)

Players

First-team squad

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	Christophe Marichez
—	GK	FRA	Pascal Landais
—	DF	FRA	Fabien Safanjon
—	DF	FRA	Bertrand Piton
—	DF	FRA	Mickaël Lauret
—	DF	FRA	Benoît Maurice
—	DF	FRA	Mickaël Rol
—	DF	FRA	Mathieu Texier
—	DF	FRA	Philippe Souchard
—	DF	FRA	Jérôme Foulon
—	DF	FRA	Arnaud Bertheux
—	DF	FRA	Mathieu Blais
—	DF	FRA	Ludovic Mary
—	MF	FRA	Franck Azzopardi
—	MF	FRA	Jocelyn Ducloux
—	MF	ARG	Damian Facciuto

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Alberto Queiros
—	MF	GUI	Cheick Sidia Baldé
—	MF	ALG	Abdelnasser Ouadah
—	MF	FRA	Joël Bossis
—	MF	BRA	Gonçales da Silva Felix
—	MF	FRA	Julien Jean
—	MF	FRA	Frédéric Mémin
—	FW	FRA	Frédéric Garny
—	FW	FRA	Samuel Michel
—	FW	ARG	Sebastián Cobelli
—	FW	ALG	Rachid Benayen
—	FW	GUI	Ousmane Bangoura
—	FW	MLI	Mahamadou Dissa
—	FW	ALG	Nacim Abdelali
—	FW	BFA	Tanguy Barro

Transfers

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 2	29 July 2001	3 May 2002	Matchday 1	11th	38	11	15	12	40	39	+1	028.95
Coupe de France	4 November 2001	14 December 2001	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	033.33
Coupe de la Ligue	1 September 2001		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					42	12	16	14	44	47	−3	028.57

Source: Competitions

French Division 2

Main article: 2001–02 French Division 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Nancy	38	12	15	11	42	38	+4	51
10	Laval	38	14	8	16	50	56	−6	50
11	Niort	38	11	15	12	40	39	+1	48
12	Amiens	38	11	14	13	46	50	−4	47
13	Saint-Étienne	38	11	13	14	35	42	−7	46

Source: Ligue 2

Results summary

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	15	12	40	39	+1	48	6	11	2	20	13	+7	5	4	10	20	26	−6

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	W
Position	9	12	6	5	6	7	9	8	10	12	13	14	15	15	17	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	14	14	15	13	11

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

Matches

Martigues v Niort

29 July 2001 1	Martigues	1–1	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Le Havre

4 August 2001 2	Niort	2–2	Le Havre	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Laval v Niort

11 August 2001 3	Laval	1–3	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Istres

18 August 2001 4	Niort	2–0	Istres	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Nice v Niort

25 August 2001 5	Nice	3–1	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Strasbourg

29 August 2001 6	Niort	1–1	Strasbourg	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Niort v Grenoble

8 September 2001 7	Niort	0–0	Grenoble	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Nîmes v Niort

15 September 2001 8	Nîmes	0–0	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Beauvais

23 September 2001 9	Niort	0–0	Beauvais	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Nancy v Niort

29 September 2001 10	Nancy	2–0	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Châteauroux

5 October 2001 11	Niort	1–2	Châteauroux	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Caen v Niort

13 October 2001 12	Caen	2–1	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Créteil

20 October 2001 13	Niort	1–1	Créteil	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Le Mans v Niort

27 October 2001 14	Le Mans	3–1	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Saint-Étienne

9 November 2001 15	Niort	0–2	Saint-Étienne	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Wasquehal v Niort

13 November 2001 16	Wasquehal	2–3	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Ajaccio

17 November 2001 17	Niort	0–0	Ajaccio	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Amiens v Niort

28 November 2001 18	Amiens	0–2	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Gueugnon

8 December 2001 19	Niort	1–1	Gueugnon	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Le Havre v Niort

19 December 2001 20	Le Havre	2–0	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Laval

22 December 2001 21	Niort	1–1	Laval	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Istres v Niort

5 January 2002 22	Istres	1–1	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Nice

12 January 2002 23	Niort	3–0	Nice	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Strasbourg v Niort

23 January 2002 24	Strasbourg	1–0	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Grenoble v Niort

30 January 2002 25	Grenoble	2–1	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Nîmes

2 February 2002 26	Niort	0–0	Nîmes	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Beauvais v Niort

6 February 2002 27	Beauvais	0–0	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Nancy

12 February 2002 28	Niort	0–0	Nancy	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Châteauroux v Niort

16 February 2002 29	Châteauroux	2–1	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Caen

23 February 2002 30	Niort	2–0	Caen	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Créteil v Niort

6 March 2002 31	Créteil	1–3	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Le Mans

16 March 2002 32	Niort	1–0	Le Mans	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Saint-Étienne v Niort

23 March 2002 33	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Wasquehal

26 March 2002 34	Niort	1–0	Wasquehal	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Ajaccio v Niort

6 April 2002 35	Ajaccio	1–0	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Amiens

13 April 2002 36	Niort	2–2	Amiens	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Gueugnon v Niort

26 April 2002 37	Gueugnon	1–2	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Martigues

3 May 2002 38	Niort	2–1	Martigues	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade René Gaillard

Coupe de France

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de France

GSI Pontivy v Niort

4 November 2001 Seventh round	GSI Pontivy	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Champet

AF Virois v Niort

December 2001 Eighth round	AF Virois	1–2	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Nancy v Niort

14 December 2001 Round of 64	Nancy	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Niort	Tomblaine
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dufresne 79', 114' Hadji 104'		Ouadah 65'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Coupe de la Ligue

Strasbourg v Niort

1 September 2001 First round	Strasbourg	3–0	Niort	Strasbourg
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Meinau