2023–24 Clermont Foot season

Clermont Foot
2023–24 season
President	Ahmet Schaefer
Head coach	Pascal Gastien
Stadium	Stade Gabriel Montpied
Ligue 1	18th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Muhammed Cham (8); All: ; Muhammed Cham (8)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Clermont Foot's 113th season in existence and third consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Clermont officially suffered relegation on 12 May following a narrow 0–1 loss to Lyon. After a three-year absence, they thus made a return to Ligue 2.^[1]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 February 2024^[2]^[3]

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	SEN	Massamba Ndiaye
2	DF	ALG	Mehdi Zeffane
3	DF	BRA	Neto Borges
4	DF	FRA	Chrislain Matsima (on loan from Monaco)
5	DF	BEL	Maximiliano Caufriez
6	MF	MLI	Habib Keïta
7	MF	FRA	Yohann Magnin
8	FW	FRA	Bilal Boutobba
9	FW	SRB	Komnen Andrić
10	MF	AUT	Muhammed Cham
11	FW	GAB	Jim Allevinah
12	MF	FRA	Maxime Gonalons (vice-captain)
15	DF	MLI	Cheick Oumar Konaté


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	FRA	Théo Borne
17	DF	FRA	Andy Pelmard
18	FW	KOS	Elbasan Rashani
21	DF	FRA	Florent Ogier (captain)
22	DF	FRA	Yoël Armougom
23	FW	JAM	Shamar Nicholson (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
25	MF	FRA	Johan Gastien (3rd captain)
26	FW	FRA	Alan Virginius (on loan from Lille)
91	FW	ANG	Jérémie Bela
95	FW	FRA	Grejohn Kyei
97	DF	FRA	Jérémy Jacquet (on loan from Rennes)
99	GK	SEN	Mory Diaw

Out on loan edit

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	GNB	Ouparine Djoco (on loan to Francs Borains until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	SEN	Baïla Diallo (on loan to Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	GUI	Yadaly Diaby (at Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	CIV	Fred Gnalega (at Chamalières until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	MAR	Aïman Maurer (at Dunkerque until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Nassim L'Ghoul (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	FRA	Abdoulaye Coulibaly (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	FRA	Adama Diakité (at Trélissac until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	FRA	Thomas Perchaud (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024)

Out on loan edit

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	Ouparine Djoco (on loan to Francs Borains)
—	DF	SEN	Baïla Diallo (on loan to Austria Lustenau)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GUI	Yadaly Diaby (on loan to Austria Lustenau)
—	MF	CIV	Fred Gnalega (on loan to Chamalières)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Maximiliano Caufriez	Spartak Moscow	€3,500,000	1 July 2023	^[4]
DF	Habib Keïta	Lyon	€1,200,000	4 July 2023	^[5]
DF	Andy Pelmard	Basel	€1,900,000	12 July 2023	^[6]
FW	Shamar Nicholson	Spartak Moscow	Loan + €500,000	1 September 2023
FW	Alan Virginius	Lille	Loan	9 January 2024	^[7]
DF	Jérémy Jacquet	Rennes	Loan	29 January 2024	^[8]
DF	Chrislain Matsima	Monaco	Loan	1 February 2024	^[9]

Out edit

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui	Khor Fakkan	Free	11 July 2023
FW	Charly Keita	Beerschot	Free	1 August 2023	^[10]
DF	Mateusz Wieteska	Cagliari	€5,000,000	29 August 2023	^[11]
FW	Yanis Massolin	Francs Borains	Undisclosed	5 September 2023	^[12]
MF	Aïman Maurer	Dunkerque	Loan	1 January 2024	^[13]
DF	Alidu Seidu	Rennes	€11,000,000	29 January 2024

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

26 July 2023 Friendly	Montpellier	1–1	Clermont	Millau
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Monteillet

29 July 2023 Friendly	Troyes	0–1	Clermont	Moulins
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Hector Rolland

5 August 2023 Friendly	Clermont	1–0	Le Havre	Orléans
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Garcin

5 August 2023 Friendly	Clermont	2–1	Le Havre	Orléans
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Garcin
Note: Match was played in two periods of thirty-five minutes each.

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	13 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	18th	34	5	10	19	26	60	−34	014.71
Coupe de France	5 January 2024	21 January 2024	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Total					36	5	11	20	28	64	−36	013.89

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1 edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Nantes	34	9	6	19	30	55	−25	33
15	Le Havre	34	7	11	16	34	45	−11	32
16	Metz (Q)	34	8	5	21	35	58	−23	29^[a]	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	Lorient (R)	34	7	8	19	43	66	−23	29^[a]	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Clermont (R)	34	5	10	19	26	60	−34	25	Relegation to Ligue 2

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).^[14]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Metz finished ahead of Lorient on head-to-head away goals scored: Lorient 2–3 Metz, Metz 1–2 Lorient.

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
34	5	10	19	26	60	−34	25	3	5	9	14	27	−13	2	5	10	12	33	−21

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round edit

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L
Position	17	18	18	16	17	18	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[15]

13 August 2023 1	Clermont	2–4	Monaco	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wieteska 7' Cham 53'	Report	Magassa 21' Vanderson 26' Camara 35' Ben Yedder 43', 70' Akliouche 90+3', 90+5' Matazo 90+8'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 10,450 Referee: François Letexier

20 August 2023 2	Reims	2–0	Clermont	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Munetsi 17' Daramy 84'	Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 12,887 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

27 August 2023 3	Clermont	0–1	Metz	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham 58'	Report	Mikautadze 69' Sabaly 84'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Gaël Angoula

3 September 2023 4	Toulouse	2–2	Clermont	Toulouse
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aboukhlal 8' Magri 15' Dallinga 90+2'	Report	Kyei 34' (pen.) Boutobba 37' Seidu 73' Diaw 90+2' Ogier 90+6'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 28,285 Referee: Florent Batta

17 September 2023 5	Clermont	0–1	Nantes	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Caufriez 82' Keïta 88' Cham 90+6	Report	Simon 48' Mollet 74' Douglas Augusto 79' Cömert 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 9,759 Referee: Thomas Léonard

24 September 2023 6	Le Havre	2–1	Clermont	Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Alioui 4' Bayo 7' Sangate 48' Desmas 50'	Report	Gastien 22' Konaté 45+2' Nicholson 52' Seidu 85'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 18,071 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

30 September 2023 7	Clermont	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Clermont-Ferrand
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gonalons 57' Konaté 90'	Report	Zaïre-Emery 75' Mbappé 81' Fabián 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 10,586 Referee: Marc Bollengier

22 October 2023 9	Lyon	1–2	Clermont	Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lovren 19' Henrique 32' Ogier 52' (o.g.) Tolisso 68' O'Brien 90+4'	Report	Cham 10' Gastien 22' Magnin 35' Ogier 45+2' Seidu 86' Rashani 90+5' Diaw 90+7'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 43,999 Referee: Willy Delajod

27 October 2023 10	Clermont	0–1	Nice	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Laborde 37' Perraud 61' Sanson 64' Boudaoui 74'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,140 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

5 November 2023 11	Strasbourg	0–0	Clermont	Strasbourg
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Senaya 51', 76'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,039 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

12 November 2023 12	Clermont	1–0	Lorient	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Konaté 10' Cham 47' Nicholson 69' (pen.) Seidu 85'	Report	Touré 52' F. Mendy 57'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 9,798 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

25 November 2023 13	Clermont	0–3	Lens	Clermont-Ferrand
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kyei 32' Seidu 45+2' Gonalons 68'	Report	Wahi 11', 45+1' 45+2' Thomasson 50' Khusanov 70' Saïd 82'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,455 Referee: Benoît Millot

29 November 2023 8	Montpellier	1–1	Clermont	Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fayad 40' Sainte-Luce 52' Savanier 86' (pen.) Omeragić 90+4' Estève 90+7' 90+7' Leroy 90+7'	Report	Gonalons 7', 90+7' Konaté 8' Caufriez 38' 90+7' Pelmard 74' Keïta 76' Borges 90+7'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Note: The match was originally played on 8 October 2023, but was abandoned in second-half stoppage time, with Montpellier leading 4–2, after a firework thrown from a Montpellier stand exploded near Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw. The teams were then ordered to replay the match from the beginning behind closed doors at a later date.^[16]

3 December 2023 14	Brest	3–0	Clermont	Brest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Del Castillo 20' (pen.), 51' Pereira Lage 34' Locko 44'	Report	Konaté 19' Zeffane 70'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 14,324 Referee: Marc Bollengier

10 December 2023 15	Clermont	0–0	Lille	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rashani 68' Zeffane 82'	Report	Yoro 34' Yazıcı 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 8,789 Referee: Florent Batta

17 December 2023 16	Marseille	2–1	Clermont	Marseille
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Murillo 26' Harit 42'	Report	Allevinah 58' Seidu 67' Caufriez 88'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,751 Referee: Gaël Angoula

20 December 2023 17	Clermont	1–3	Rennes	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nicholson 4' Caufriez 45+2'	Report	Gallon 33' Kalimuendo 52', 73' D. Doué 88', 89' Blas 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 8,840 Referee: Eric Wattellier

14 January 2024 18	Nantes	1–2	Clermont	Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mollet 38', 47' Traoré 73'	Report	Nicholson 29' Gastien 54' Allevinah 89'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 20,866 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

28 January 2024 19	Clermont	1–1	Strasbourg	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Borges 36' Nicholson 52'	Report	Sahi 34' Sissoko 59' Delaine 81' Bakwa 90+8'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 9,047 Referee: Benoît Millot

4 February 2024 20	Lille	4–0	Clermont	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	David 10', 38' André 25' Zhegrova 40'	Report	Nicholson 25'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 38,597 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

11 February 2024 21	Clermont	1–1	Brest	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gastien 45' Caufriez 50' Kyei 69' Rashani 88'	Report	Pereira Lage 7' Le Cardinal 33' Lees-Melou 50' Del Castillo 54' Martin 75' Bizot 88'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 8,893 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

18 February 2024 22	Rennes	3–1	Clermont	Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Omari 31' Blas 40' Terrier 58', 64' Seidu 66'	Report	Matsima 62' Caufriez 77'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,501 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

25 February 2024 23	Nice	0–0	Clermont	Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thuram 8' Dante 45+5'	Report	Gonalons 31' Nicholson 45+6'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,081 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

2 March 2024 24	Clermont	1–5	Marseille	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cham 34' Borges 45+1' Boutobba 53'	Report	Ndiaye 23' Aubameyang 59' Clauss 67' Kondogbia 68' Luis Henrique 80' Moumbagna 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,692 Referee: Thomas Léonard

10 March 2024 25	Metz	1–0	Clermont	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mikautadze 33' (pen.) Jean Jacques 39'	Report	Matsima 45' Borges 53' Gastien 60'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 22,673 Referee: Gaël Angoula

17 March 2024 26	Clermont	2–1	Le Havre	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cham 12', 45+3' (pen.) Keïta 31' Rashani 31', 31' Gastien 47'	Report	Targhalline 34' 66' Ayew 45+1' Lloris 45+3' Sangante 58' Kechta 90+7'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 9,638 Referee: Marc Bollengier

31 March 2024 27	Clermont	0–3	Toulouse	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Caufriez 6' Armougom 45+5' M'Bahia 78'	Report	Sierro 8' (pen.), 79', 18' Dallinga 73'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,499 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

6 April 2024 28	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Clermont	Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ugarte 76' Ramos 85'	Report	Keïta 32'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,607 Referee: Gaël Angoula

14 April 2024 29	Clermont	1–1	Montpellier	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham 45+5' (pen.) Matsima 90+4'	Report	Coulibaly 56', 57'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,174 Referee: Thomas Léonard

20 April 2024 30	Lens	1–0	Clermont	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sotoca 3' (pen.) Machado 54'	Report	Gastien 18' Rashani 40' Keïta 45' Magnin 79'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,495 Referee: Benoît Bastien

28 April 2024 31	Clermont	4–1	Reims	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham 31' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Rashani 79', 90'	Report	Nakamura 33' Koudou 54' Koné 59' Teuma 60' De Smet 77'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 8,713 Referee: Florent Batta

4 May 2024 32	Monaco	4–1	Clermont	Monaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Minamino 16', 69' Embolo 37' Akliouche 51' Ben Yedder 57', 87' Vanderson 61'	Report	Cham 34' Bouchenna 90'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 7,256 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

12 May 2024 33	Clermont	0–1	Lyon	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham 90+3'	Report	Mangala 53' Orban 62' Mata 89'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,603 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

19 May 2024 34	Lorient	5–0	Clermont	Lorient
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laporte 20' Abergel 38' Bamba 42' (pen.) Bouanani 54' Dieng 63', 90', 69' Ponceau 72'	Report	Magnin 12' Allevinah 73' Diaw 90+4'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,176 Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de France edit

5 January 2024 Round of 64	Metz	1–1 (1–3 p)	Clermont	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	S. Sané 21'	Report	Allevinah 48'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,987 Referee: Jérémie Pignard
	Penalties
	Asoro Diallo Colin Kouao		Allevinah Ogier Borges Zeffane

21 January 2024 Round of 32	Clermont	1–3	Strasbourg	Clermont-Ferrand
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Keïta 52' Ogier 59' Nicholson 88' Zeffane 88'	Report	Sylla 32' Guilbert 45+2' Diarra 49' Bakwa 60' Emegha 73' Doukouré 83'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

References edit

^ [1]
^ "Joueurs" (in French). Clermont Foot 63. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ "Squad". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Communiqué du Clermont Foot 63 – Transfert Maximiliano Caufriez". 27 June 2023.
^ "Habib Keïta, 3e recrue de l'été". 4 July 2023.
^ "Andy Pelmard, nouveau renfort défensif". 12 July 2023.
^ [2]
^ [3]
^ [4]
^ "Aanvaller Charly Keita tekent tweejarig contract bij Beerschot | Beerschot".
^ "Wieteska al Cagliari". www.cagliaricalcio.com. 29 August 2023.
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^ "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 29 June 2023.
^ "Montpellier HSC - Clermont Foot rescheduled". Ligue 1. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

External links edit

Official website

[table_hth_MET0.81522676293516-14] Metz finished ahead of Lorient on head-to-head away goals scored: Lorient 2–3 Metz, Metz 1–2 Lorient.

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[2] "Joueurs" (in French). Clermont Foot 63. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[3] "Squad". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[4] "Communiqué du Clermont Foot 63 – Transfert Maximiliano Caufriez". 27 June 2023.

[5] "Habib Keïta, 3e recrue de l'été". 4 July 2023.

[6] "Andy Pelmard, nouveau renfort défensif". 12 July 2023.

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[8] [3]

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[10] "Aanvaller Charly Keita tekent tweejarig contract bij Beerschot | Beerschot".

[11] "Wieteska al Cagliari". www.cagliaricalcio.com. 29 August 2023.

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[15] "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[16] "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 29 June 2023.

[17] "Montpellier HSC - Clermont Foot rescheduled". Ligue 1. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

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