The 2015–16 season was the 90th season in the history of the French association football club Chamois Niortais. The senior team competed in Ligue 2 for the fourth consecutive season following an 11th-placed finish in 2014–15. The club also competed in both the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Joël Coué | ||
| Manager | Régis Brouard (until 29 February 2016) Jean-Philippe Faure and Carl Tourenne (interim, from 1 March 2016) | ||
| Stadium | Stade René Gaillard | ||
| Ligue 2 | 16th | ||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andé Dona Ndoh (13) All: Andé Dona Ndoh (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,612 vs Bourg-Péronnas (22 April 2016) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,081 vs Nîmes (18 September 2015) | ||
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Niort achieved a 16th-place finish in Ligue 2, reached the tenth round of the Coupe de France, and the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue.
Competitions edit
Ligue 2 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nîmes[a] | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 43 | |
| 15 | Sochaux | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 42 | |
| 16 | Niort | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42 | |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 42 | |
| 18 | Evian[b] (R, D) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 | Demotion to Division d'Honneur Régionale |
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
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) fair play points
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Nîmes was docked 8 points for match fixing in the 2013–14 season.[1]
- ^ Evian was demoted due to financial difficulties.[2]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 |
Last updated: 13 May 2016.
Source: LFP.fr
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
| 31 July 2015 1 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Valenciennes | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Koukou  45'Choplin 61' |
Report | Fulgini  4'Adbelhamid 27'Slidja 55'Kaboré  81' |
Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 7 August 2015 2 | Dijon | 3–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon |
| 20:00 | Tavares 9', 90' Jullien 22'Bamba 37'Gastien 64'Diony 79' |
Report | Koné 21' Malcuit 35' |
Attendance: 6,619 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 14 August 2015 3 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Sochaux | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Koukou 85' Malcuit 90+4' |
Report | Toko Ekambi 11' Tardieu 58' |
Attendance: 3,505 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 21 August 2015 4 | Évian Thonon Gaillard | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Parc des Sports, Annecy |
| 20:00 | Centonze 55' Touré 73'Altolaguirre 78' |
Report | Lahaye 90+3' |
Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Thomas Leonard |
| 28 August 2015 5 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Laval | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Kiki 54' Rocheteau 59' |
Report | Alioui 52' Alla 80' |
Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 11 September 2015 6 | Nancy | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Marcel Picot, Nancy |
| 20:00 | Aït Bennasser 45' Hadji 71'Lenglet 81' |
Report | Koukou 76' Rocheteau 82' |
Attendance: 14,032 Referee: Olivier Thual |
| 18 September 2015 7 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Nîmes | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Dabasse 18' Selemani 42'Choplin 56'Dona Ndoh 72' |
Report | Marin 34' Maoulida 39'Harek 40'Cissokho 82'Azouni 90' |
Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Floris Aubin |
| 22 September 2015 8 | Brest | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest |
| 21:00 | Platje 2' Grougi 9'Lorenzi 87'Alphonse 90'Koubemba 90+3' |
Report | Dona Ndoh 18' Omrani 44'Kiki 60' |
Attendance: 5,714 Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 25 September 2015 9 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Clermont Foot | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Da Veiga 43' Lahaye 83'Koukou 89' |
Report | Espinosa 8' Jobello 34'Avinel 56'Diedhiou 70'Rivieyran 86' |
Attendance: 3,268 Referee: Sylvain Palhies |
| 2 October 2015 10 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Océane, Le Havre |
| 20:00 | Louiserre 41' Bonnet 76'Fortès 76' |
Report | Bong 30' Rocheteau 32'Roye 40' |
Attendance: 5,293 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 16 October 2015 11 | Chamois Niortais | 2–3 | Auxerre | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Dona Ndoh 13', 61' Choplin 74' |
Report | Puygrenier 7' Ba 20'Courtet 34'Diaw 62'Berthier 90+3' |
Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 23 October 2015 12 | Paris | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Charléty, Paris |
| 20:00 | Mogni 75' Tahrat 81'Keita 83' |
Report | Djigla 63' Dona Ndoh 79' |
Attendance: 2,986 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
| 30 October 2015 13 | Chamois Niortais | 3–1 | Ajaccio | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Dona Ndoh 7' Choplin 24'Roye 30'Selemani 36', 71'Sambia 83' |
Report | Cavalli 25' (pen.) Panyukov 29'Diallo 77'Madri 86' |
Attendance: 3,476 Referee: Hamid Guenaoui |
| 6 November 2015 14 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Metz | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Lahaye 41' Sans 71' |
Report | Ngbakoto 42' Lejeune 51'Gomes 54'Mandjeck 90+3' |
Attendance: 4,570 Referee: William Lavis |
| 24 November 2015 15 | Lens | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens |
| 20:00 (CET) | Cyprien 8' Besle 42'Bourigeaud 52'Landre 67' |
Report | Kiki 9', 53' Roye 26'Sambia 82' |
Attendance: 26,337 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 27 November 2015 16 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Red Star | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 (CET) | Lahaye 7' |
Report | da Cruz 11' Amieux 41'Ngamukol 60' |
Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Didier Falcone |
| 1 December 2015 17 | Bourg-Péronnas | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse |
| 21:00 (CET) | Berthomier 10' Dembélé 16'Traoré 75'Dimitriou 86', 88'Sané 90+3' |
Report | Bong 42' Sambia 70'Sans 89'Dona Ndoh 90+2' |
Attendance: 1,747 Referee: Olivier Thual |
| 11 December 2015 18 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Tours | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 (CET) | Choplin 56' |
Report | Bouhours 9' Gradit 44'Louvion 90' |
Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Thomas Leonard |
| 18 December 2015 19 | Créteil | 2–3 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil |
| 20:00 (CET) | Montaroup 5', 82' Esor 35'Dabo 39', 50'Diedhiou 64', 90' |
Report | Kiki 8' Sans 14'Rocheteau 42'Choplin 84'Dona Ndoh 86'Djigla 89' |
Attendance: 1,883 Referee: Sylvain Palhies |
| 8 January 2016 20 | Chamois Niortais | 2–2 | Dijon | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 (CET) | Bamba 6' (o.g.) Koukou 18'Bong 37'Koné 77' |
Report | Amalfitano 12' Koukou 16' (o.g.)Gastien 30'Bernard 34'Andonian 58' 90+2' |
Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Alexandre Castro |
| 15 January 2016 21 | Sochaux | 2–3 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard |
| 20:00 (CET) | Cissé 2' 24' 45+1' Robinet 47' |
Report | Kiki 18' Teikeu 40' (o.g.)Tigroudja 48'Koné 79' |
Attendance: 5,934 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 23 January 2016 22 | Chamois Niortais | 0–3 | Évian Thonon Gaillard | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 14:00 (CET) | Choplin 6' Koné 22'Roye 70' |
Report | Hoggas 38' Keita 56'Barbosa 59'Campanharo 82' |
Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 29 January 2016 23 | Laval | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval |
| 20:00 (CET) | Couturier 10' Gonçalves 45+2'Mukiele 61' |
Report | Koné 45' |
Attendance: 4,347 Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 2 February 2016 24 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Nancy | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 21:00 (CET) | Batisse 59', 67' Rocheteau 63'Selemani 72' |
Report | Diakhaté 52' Cuffaut 82'Aït Bennasser 86'Badila 89'Cétout 90+1' |
Attendance: 3,323 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard |
| 5 February 2016 25 | Nîmes | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade des Costières, Nîmes |
| 20:00 | Koura 63' Savanier 85' |
Report | Selemani 56' |
Attendance: 8,076 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 12 February 2016 26 | Chamois Niortais | 1–2 | Brest | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Choplin 18' Sambia 26'Bouardja 43'Dabasse 90+1' |
Report | Sané 29', 72' Battocchio 31'Alphonse 69' |
Attendance: 3,188 Referee: William Lavis |
| 19 February 2016 27 | Clermont Foot | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand |
| 20:00 | Rivieyran 44' Salze 64'Dugimont 69'Laborde 86' |
Report | Bong 21' Sambia 51'Dona Ndoh 74', 90+4' |
Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 26 February 2016 28 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Le Havre | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Sambia 16' |
Report | Cambon 27' Fontaine 34'Ayasse 78' |
Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Romain Delpech |
| 4 March 2016 29 | Auxerre | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Puygrenier 7' Courtet 34', 88'Lefebvre 45+1' |
Report | Dona Ndoh 26' Sambia 27'Bong 88' |
Attendance: 4,474 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 11 March 2016 30 | Chamois Niortais | 2–1 | Paris | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Omrani 45+2' Roye 58' (pen.), 72', 90' (pen.)Delecroix 90+1'Koné 90+3' |
Report | Tahrat 7' Keïta 25'Mohsni 57'Lybohy 68'Diarra 72'Cantini 90' |
Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
| 18 March 2016 31 | Ajaccio | 2–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio |
| 20:00 | Nouri 44', 83' Cavalli 59'Diabate 60'Marchetti 67' |
Report | Koukou 37' |
Attendance: 3,486 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 1 April 2016 32 | Metz | 2–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz |
| 20:00 | Diallo 37', 58' |
Report | Bong 64' |
Attendance: 11,043 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 8 April 2016 33 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Lens | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Dona Ndoh 57' Omrani 61'Roye 78' |
Report | Cyprien 77' Nomenjanahary 90' |
Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 15 April 2016 34 | Red Star | 0–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais |
| 20:00 | Da Cruz 74' |
Report | Dona Ndoh 16' Koukou 82'Selemani 89' |
Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Thomas Leonard |
| 22 April 2016 35 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Bourg-Péronnas | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Sans 41' |
Report | Sané 45' N'Simba 75' |
Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 29 April 2016 36 | Tours | 1–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours |
| 20:00 | Santamaria 13' Belkebla 37' |
Report | Batisse 53' Roye 67'Choplin 78'Dabasse 82'Koné 90+1' |
Attendance: 6,829 Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 6 May 2016 37 | Chamois Niortais | 4–2 | Créteil | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:45 | Choplin 7' Roye 35' (pen.), 38'Omrani 53'Djigla 56'Dona Ndoh 65' |
Report | Diedhiou 13', 61' Gérard 21'Ilunga 25'Kerboriou 30'Dabo 34', 71'Hérelle 34' |
Attendance: 6,211 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 13 May 2016 38 | Valenciennes | 3–3 | Chamois Niortais | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes |
| 20:45 | Mbenza 9', 11' Aloé 45+2'da Costa 65' |
Report | Dona Ndoh 15', 23' Selemani 51' |
Attendance: 16,582 Referee: Thomas Leonard |
Coupe de France edit
Niort entered the Coupe de France in the seventh round along with the other Ligue 2 clubs. For their opening fixture of the 2015–16 edition of the competition, Niort were drawn away at sixth-tier club La Rochelle. The team progressed to the next stage with a 5–1 victory which included a brace from Seydou Koné and a first-half goal by debutant Quentin Daubin.
Matches edit
| 14 November 2015 Seventh round | La Rochelle (6) | 1–5 | Chamois Niortais | Stade François Le Parco, La Rochelle |
| 18:00 (CET) | Kahramanka 78' |
Report | Batisse 12' Daubin 39'Selemani 43'Koné 49', 60' |
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard |
| 5 December 2015 Eighth round | Chamois Niortais | 3–1 | Les Herbiers (3) | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Roye 4' Rocheteau 16'Koné 26', 78' |
Report | Leybros 24' Gace 44'Glombard 51', 85'Dudouit 70' |
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 2 January 2016 Round of 64 | AS Moulins (4) | 1–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Hector Rolland, Moulins |
| 18:30 (CET) | Chalier 20' 45' Suchet 28'Diaby 45'Allouache 56'Rouchon 90+4' |
Report | Dona Ndoh 6' Roye 11' 45+1' (pen.)Tigroudja 34'Bong 45' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 19 January 2016 Round of 32 | Sarre-Union (4) | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Omnisports, Sarre-Union |
| 19:00 (CET) | Zerbini 11' Ozcan 30'Schneider 55'Schermann 90' |
Report | Kiki 84' Batisse 89' |
Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
Coupe de la Ligue edit
Niort, aiming to progress past the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue for the first time since 2012, were handed an away tie at Sochaux in their opening game. Despite goals from Omrani and Koné, the home team—reduced to nine men in the second half—triumphed by three goals to two.[3]
Matches edit
| 11 August 2015 First round | Sochaux | 3–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Cacérès 51', 60' Senzemba 58', 82'Sao 68'Ilaimaharitra 72' |
Report | Rocheteau 50' Omrani 56'Koné 72' |
Attendance: 5,524 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 13 May 2016.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
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| 1 | GK |  FRA
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Paul Delecroix | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | FRA
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF |  BEN
|
David Kiki | 24 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | FRA
|
Matthieu Sans | 20 (2) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BEN
|
David Djigla | 16 (15) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FRA
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | FRA
|
Faïz Selemani | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  CMR
|
Andé Dona Ndoh | 23 (13) | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  ALG
|
Abdelhakim Omrani | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | FRA
|
Adrian Dabasse | 3 (9) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |  CIV
|
Seydou Koné | 20 (9) | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | FRA
|
Chafik Tigroudja | 10 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | BEN
|
Saturnin Allagbé | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA
|
Antoine Batisse | 8 (4) | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | FRA
|
Kévin Rocheteau | 18 (5) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | FRA
|
Jimmy Roye | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | FRA
|
Jérémy Grain | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | FRA
|
Jérémy Choplin | 33 | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | CMR
|
Daouda Bassock | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA
|
Tristan Lahaye | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | BEN
|
Djiman Koukou | 34 (4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | FRA
|
Thomas-Steven Da Veiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | FRA
|
Messaoud Bouardja | 1 (9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | CMR
|
Frédéric Bong | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | FRA
|
Arthur Desmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | FRA
|
Junior Sambia | 21 (10) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | FRA
|
Junior Assoumou | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | FRA
|
Quentin Daubin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ "Nîmes Olympique - Décision de la commission supérieure d'appel de la FFF" (in French). fff.fr. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Evian-Thonon confirmé administrativement en CFA". l'equipe.fr (in French). 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Feuille de match FC Sochaux-Montbéliard - Chamois Niortais". LFP.fr. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
External links edit
- Chamois Niortais F.C. official website Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine