2023–24 Toulouse FC season

The 2023–24 season is Toulouse Football Club's 54th season in existence and second consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France, the Trophée des Champions and the UEFA Europa League.

Toulouse FC
2023–24 season
PresidentDamien Comolli
Head coachCarles Martínez Novell
StadiumStadium de Toulouse
Ligue 111th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Trophée des ChampionsRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Thijs Dallinga (13)

All:
Thijs Dallinga (18)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 3 May 2024.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 25 January 2024[1]

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 Thomas Himeur
2 DF   DEN Rasmus Nicolaisen
3 DF   DEN Mikkel Desler
4 MF   NED Stijn Spierings (on loan from Lens)
5 MF   AUS Denis Genreau
6 DF   CPV Logan Costa
7 FW   MAR Zakaria Aboukhlal
8 MF   SUI Vincent Sierro (captain)
9 FW   NED Thijs Dallinga
10 FW   NED Ibrahim Cissoko
11 MF   ESP César Gelabert
12 DF   NOR Warren Kamanzi
13 DF   FRA Christian Mawissa
15 MF   NOR Aron Dønnum
17 DF   CHI Gabriel Suazo
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   CMR Frank Magri
20 MF   GER Niklas Schmidt
22 MF   FIN Naatan Skyttä
23 DF   MLI Moussa Diarra
24 MF   VEN Cristian Cásseres Jr.
25 DF   CMR Kévin Keben
26 DF   FRA Ylies Aradj
30 GK   ESP Álex Domínguez
33 FW   FRA Bonota Traoré
34 MF   FRA Noah Lahmadi
35 FW   FRA Noah Edjouma
37 MF   FRA Yann Gboho
40 GK   FRA Justin Lacombe
50 GK   FRA Guillaume Restes
80 FW   GAB Shavy Babicka

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
14 FW   MAR Yanis Begraoui (at Pau until 30 June 2024)
18 DF   SWE Oliver Zandén (at Randers until 31 December 2024)
21 MF   BFA Mamady Bangré (at Troyes until 30 June 2024)
77 FW   JAM Junior Flemmings (at Voždovac until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FRA Kléri Serber (at Botev Vratsa until 30 June 2024)
FW   BIH Said Hamulić (at Lokomotiv Moscow until 30 June 2024)
GK   NOR Kjetil Haug (at Bodø/Glimt until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   César Gelabert   Mirandés Free 1 July 2023 [2]
MF   Ibrahim Cissoko   NEC Nijmegen €3,000,000 1 July 2023 [3]
MF   Cristian Cásseres Jr.   New York Red Bulls €1,000,000 7 July 2023 [4]
DF   Niklas Schmidt   Werder Bremen €2,500,000 4 August 2023 [5]
MF   Aron Dønnum   Standard Liège €4,500,000 1 September 2023 [6]

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW   Rhys Healey   Watford Free 1 July 2023 [7]
MF   Stijn Spierings   Lens Free 1 July 2023 [8]
MF   Veljko Birmančević   Sparta Prague Loan[6] 1 July 2023 [9]
FW   Ado Onaiwu   Auxerre €800,000 23 August 2023 [10]
MF   Mamady Bangré   Troyes Loan 8 January 2024 [11]
FW   Yanis Begraoui   Pau Loan 11 January 2024 [12]
Notes
1.^ Option to buy.[13]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

15 July 2023 Friendly Montpellier   3–1   Toulouse Béziers
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raoul-Barrière
19 July 2023 Friendly Toulouse   0–0   FC Andorra Toulouse
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Annexe 1 of Stadium
22 July 2023 Friendly Werder Bremen   5–2   Toulouse Zell am Ziller, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parkstadion de Zell
25 July 2023 Friendly Toulouse   0–2   Norwich City Kufstein, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Arena
29 July 2023 Friendly Toulouse   2–1   Osasuna Tarbes
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Trélut
6 August 2023 Friendly Toulouse   2–1   Roma Toulouse
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 29,024

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 13 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 32 10 10 12 39 42 −3 031.25
Coupe de France 7 January 2024 21 January 2024 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 050.00
Trophée des Champions 3 January 2024 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 21 September 2023 22 February 2024 Group stage Knockout round play-offs 8 3 3 2 9 11 −2 037.50
Total 43 14 14 15 54 58 −4 032.56

Last updated: 3 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Marseille 31 11 11 9 47 38 +9 44
10 Montpellier[a] 32 10 11 11 41 44 −3 40[b]
11 Toulouse 32 10 10 12 39 42 −3 40[b]
12 Reims 31 11 7 13 38 45 −7 40
13 Strasbourg 32 9 9 14 35 47 −12 36
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2024. 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).[15]
Notes:
  1. ^ Montpellier was deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of its match against Clermont.[14]
  2. ^ a b Montpellier are ahead of Toulouse on head-to-head points: Montpellier 3–0 Toulouse, Toulouse 1–2 Montpellier.

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
32 10 10 12 39 42  −3 40 3 7 6 21 22  −1 7 3 6 18 20  −2

Last updated: 3 May 2024.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLDDLWDDLLDLDLDLWLWLWWWLLWDWDWL
Position47111213151210101214141514151516141412141311101111111111111011
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[16]

13 August 2023 1 Nantes 1–2 Toulouse Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,578
Referee: Willy Delajod
19 August 2023 2 Toulouse 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Toulouse
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 27,332
Referee: Thomas Léonard
27 August 2023 3 Strasbourg 2–0 Toulouse Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,090
Referee: Benoît Bastien
3 September 2023 4 Toulouse 2–2 Clermont Toulouse
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 28,285
Referee: Florent Batta
17 September 2023 5 Marseille 0–0 Toulouse Marseille
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,477
Referee: François Letexier
24 September 2023 6 Lens 2–1 Toulouse Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,506
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
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
8 October 2023 8 Brest 1–1 Toulouse Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 14,509
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
22 October 2023 9 Toulouse 1–1 Reims Toulouse
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 23,795
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
29 October 2023 10 Montpellier 3–0 Toulouse Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 13,209
Referee: Thomas Léonard
5 November 2023 11 Toulouse 1–2 Le Havre Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 23,060
Referee: Marc Bollengier
12 November 2023 12 Lille 1–1 Toulouse Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 34,959
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
26 November 2023 13 Nice 1–0 Toulouse Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,849
Referee: François Letexier
3 December 2023 14 Toulouse 1–1 Lorient Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 22,799
Referee: Thomas Léonard
10 December 2023 15 Lyon 3–0 Toulouse Décines-Charpieu
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 36,777
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
17 December 2023 16 Toulouse 0–0 Rennes Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 23,311
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
20 December 2023 17 Toulouse 1–2 Monaco Toulouse
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 23,881
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
14 January 2024 18 Metz 0–1 Toulouse Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 21,065
Referee: Florent Batta
28 January 2024 19 Toulouse 0–2 Lens Toulouse
17:50 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 27,310
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
4 February 2024 20 Reims 2–3 Toulouse Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
11 February 2024 21 Toulouse 1–2 Nantes Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 28,933
Referee: Gaël Angoula
18 February 2024 22 Monaco 1–2 Toulouse Monaco
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 4,702
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 February 2024 23 Toulouse 3–1 Lille Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 24,110
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
3 March 2024 24 Toulouse 2–1 Nice Toulouse
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 25,507
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
10 March 2024 25 Le Havre 1–0 Toulouse Le Havre
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 21,462
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
15 March 2024 26 Toulouse 2–3 Lyon Toulouse
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 28,436
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
31 March 2024 27 Clermont 0–3 Toulouse Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Attendance: 10,499
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
7 April 2024 28 Toulouse 0–0 Strasbourg Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 23,672
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
13 April 2024 29 Rennes 1–2 Toulouse Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,055
Referee: Florent Batta
21 April 2024 30 Toulouse 2–2 Marseille Nantes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 29,809
Referee: Clément Turpin
28 April 2024 31 Lorient 1–2 Toulouse Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Gaël Angoula
3 May 2024 32 Toulouse 1–2 Montpellier Toulouse
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 24,740
Referee: Marc Bollengier
12 May 2024 33 Paris Saint-Germain v Toulouse Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
19 May 2024 34 Toulouse v Brest Toulouse
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse

Coupe de France edit

7 January 2024 Round of 64 Chambéry 0–3 Toulouse Chambéry
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Chambéry Savoie Stadium
Attendance: 4,619
Referee: Gaël Angoula
21 January 2024 Round of 32 Rouen 3–3
(12–11 p)
Toulouse Le Petit-Quevilly
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Penalties

Trophée des Champions edit

3 January 2024 Final Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Toulouse Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,792
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

UEFA Europa League edit

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV TOU USG LAS
1   Liverpool 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 12 Advance to round of 16 5–1 2–0 4–0
2   Toulouse 6 3 2 1 8 9 −1 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–2 0–0 1–0
3   Union Saint-Gilloise 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–1 1–1 2–1
4   LASK 6 1 0 5 6 12 −6 3 1–3 1–2 3–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 1 Union Saint-Gilloise   1–1   Toulouse Brussels, Belgium
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 12,162
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Note: The match was played at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of Union Saint-Gilloise's regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
The match was postponed by ten minutes due to traffic encountered by both teams before getting to the stadium.
5 October 2023 2 Toulouse   1–0   LASK Toulouse
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 29,233
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
26 October 2023 3 Liverpool   5–1   Toulouse Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,210
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
9 November 2023 4 Toulouse   3–2   Liverpool Toulouse
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 32,026
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
30 November 2023 5 Toulouse   0–0   Union Saint-Gilloise Toulouse
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 31,205
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
14 December 2023 6 LASK   1–2   Toulouse Linz, Austria
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)

Knockout phase edit

Knockout round play-offs edit

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

15 February 2024 First leg Benfica   2–1   Toulouse Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 WET (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,553
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
22 February 2024 Second leg Toulouse   0–0
(1–2 agg.)
  Benfica Toulouse
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 31,810
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 10 March 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France Trophée des Champions UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   FRA Thomas Himeur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   ESP Álex Domínguez 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK   FRA Guillaume Restes 33 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Defenders
2 DF   DEN Rasmus Nicolaisen 34 2 24 1 1 1 1 0 8 0
3 DF   DEN Mikkel Desler 25 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
6 DF   CPV Logan Costa 28 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 7 0
12 DF   NOR Warren Kamanzi 25 0 16 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
13 DF   FRA Christian Mawissa 15 2 10 2 2 0 1 0 2 0
17 DF   CHI Gabriel Suazo 32 2 21 0 2 0 1 0 8 2
18 DF   SWE Oliver Zandén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   MLI Moussa Diarra 24 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
31 DF   CMR Kévin Keben 7 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
5 MF   AUS Denis Genreau 12 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF   SUI Vincent Sierro 33 4 22 3 2 1 1 0 8 0
11 MF   ESP César Gelabert 25 1 16 1 2 0 1 0 6 0
15 MF   NOR Aron Dønnum 30 1 20 0 1 0 1 0 8 1
20 MF   GER Niklas Schmidt 22 1 16 1 1 0 0 0 5 0
22 MF   FIN Naatan Skyttä 12 2 7 0 2 2 1 0 2 0
24 MF   VEN Cristian Cásseres Jr. 32 0 22 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
Forwards
7 FW   MAR Zakaria Aboukhlal 6 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   NED Thijs Dallinga 34 14 23 9 2 1 1 0 8 4
10 FW   NED Ibrahim Cissoko 13 0 9 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW   CMR Frank Magri 30 5 21 4 0 0 1 0 8 1
Players transferred out during the season
14 FW   MAR Yanis Begraoui 18 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
21 MF   BFA Mamady Bangré 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Competitions

References edit

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  11. ^ [4]
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External links edit