2023–24 Valenciennes FC season

The 2023–24 season is Valenciennes FC's 111th season in existence and 10th consecutive in the Ligue 2. They are also competing in the Coupe de France.

Valenciennes FC
2023–24 season
ManagerJorge Maciel
(until 6 December)
Ahmed Kantari
(from 7 December)
StadiumStade du Hainaut
Ligue 220th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aymen Boutoutaou (4)

All:
Andrew Jung (5)
2024–25 →

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 September 2023[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
4 DF   ENG Taylor Moore
5 MF   FRA Jason Berthomier
6 MF   FRA Julien Masson
8 MF   BFA Sacha Bansé
9 FW   CMR Marius Noubissi
10 FW   NED Nick Venema
11 FW   FRA Ugo Bonnet
14 DF   FRA Joffrey Cuffaut
15 DF   NED Lucas Woudenberg
16 GK   FRA Jean Louchet
17 MF   ALG Aymen Boutoutaou
18 FW   FRA Landry Nomel
19 DF   FRA Nassim Innocenti
20 FW   FRA Ilyes Hamache
22 FW   MAR Yacine El Amri
23 MF   DEN David Kruse
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF   FRA Allan Linguet
25 MF   FRA Madou Touré
28 MF   POR Bruno Costa
29 MF   FRA Jawed Kalai
30 GK   FRA Lassana Diabaté
34 MF   COD Makabi Lilepo
36 MF   FRA Eyram Viegbe
39 DF   ANG Jonathan Buatu
40 GK   NIG Naim Van Attenhoven
41 MF   FRA Sofiane Boudraa
45 MF   FRA Tidyane Diagouraga
49 DF   FRA Joachim Kayi Sanda
54 DF   FRA Jordan Poha
57 DF   FRA Gabin Blanquart
63 MF   FRA Ismail Bouneb
93 MF   FRA Anthony Knockaert

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW   Nick Venema   VVV-Venlo Undisclosed 15 August 2023
MF   Anthony Knockaert   Fulham Free 1 September 2023 [3]
MF   Bruno Costa   Porto B 1 September 2023
FW   Mathias Oyewusi   FK Žalgiris Free 1 January 2024 [4]
DF   Halid Šabanović   Angers Loan 30 January 2024
FW   Siriné Doucouré   Lorient Loan 1 February 2024
MF   Jean-Éric Moursou   Coton Sport 2 February 2024

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   Mohamed Kaba   Lecce €3,000,000 14 August 2023 [5]
FW   Ugo Bonnet   En Avant Guingamp Free 1 February 2024
DF   Nassim Innocenti   FC Košice Undisclosed 2 February 2024

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 July 2023 Friendly Dunkerque   2–2   Valenciennes
19:00
8 September 2023 Friendly RWD Molenbeek   1–2   Valenciennes
15:00
12 October 2023 Friendly Oostende   2–2   Valenciennes
13:00

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 5 August 2023 17 May 2024 Matchday 1 20th 36 5 11 20 25 51 −26 013.89
Coupe de France 18 November 2023 2 April 2024 Seventh round Semi-finals 7 4 2 1 10 7 +3 057.14
Total 43 9 13 21 35 58 −23 020.93

Last updated: 10 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
16 Dunkerque 38 12 10 16 36 52 −16 46
17 Troyes (R) 37 9 14 14 42 49 −7 41 Relegation to National
18 Quevilly-Rouen (R) 38 7 17 14 51 55 −4 38
19 Concarneau (R) 38 10 8 20 39 57 −18 38
20 Valenciennes (R) 37 5 11 21 25 54 −29 26
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. 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
(R) Relegated

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
17 1 8 8 10 23  −13 11 0 4 4 5 11  −6 1 4 4 5 12  −7

Last updated: 6 December 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLDWDLDLLDDDLLDDL
Position18201817171918191918181820
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[6]

5 August 2023 1 Valenciennes 2–4 Auxerre Valenciennes
19:00 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
12 August 2023 2 Bastia 3–0 Valenciennes Furiani
19:00
19 August 2023 3 Valenciennes 0–0 Guingamp
26 August 2023 4 Rodez 0–1 Valenciennes
2 September 2023 5 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Valenciennes
16 September 2023 6 Valenciennes 1–2 Bordeaux
23 September 2023 7 Amiens 0–0 Valenciennes Amiens
19:00
26 September 2023 8 Valenciennes 0–1 Concarneau Valenciennes
20:45 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
30 September 2023 9 Laval 1–0 Valenciennes Laval
19:00 Report
7 October 2023 10 Valenciennes 1–1 Troyes Valenciennes
19:00 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
21 October 2023 11 Grenoble 3–3 Valenciennes
28 October 2023 12 Valenciennes 2–2 Caen
4 November 2023 13 Angers 2–0 Valenciennes Angers
19:00 Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
11 November 2023 14 Valenciennes 0–1 Dunkerque Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
25 November 2023 15 Quevilly-Rouen 0–0 Valenciennes Le Petit-Quevilly
19:00 Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon
2 December 2023 16 Valenciennes 0–0 Annecy Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
5 December 2023 17 Pau 3–1 Valenciennes Pau
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nouste Camp
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
16 December 2023 18 Valenciennes 0–1 Paris FC Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
19 December 2023 19 Ajaccio 2–1 Valenciennes Ajaccio
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
13 January 2024 20 Valenciennes 0–1 Amiens Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
23 January 2024 21 Bordeaux 3–1 Valenciennes Bordeaux
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
27 January 2024 22 Valenciennes 3–1 Bastia Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
3 February 2024 23 Concarneau 1–0 Valenciennes TBD
CET (UTC+1) Report
10 February 2024 24 Valenciennes 1–1 Laval Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
17 February 2024 25 Dunkerque 2–1 Valenciennes Dunkirk
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
24 February 2024 26 Valenciennes 0–2 Rodez Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
2 March 2024 27 Auxerre 0–0 Valenciennes Auxerre
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
9 March 2024 28 Valenciennes 0–0 Angers Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
16 March 2024 29 Guingamp 3–0 Valenciennes Guingamp
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
30 March 2024 30 Valenciennes 0–2 Saint-Étienne Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
6 April 2024 31 Annecy 2–1 Valenciennes Annecy
Report Stadium: Parc des Sports
13 April 2024 32 Valenciennes 1–4 Pau Valenciennes
Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
20 April 2024 33 Paris FC 2–1 Valenciennes Paris
Report Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
23 April 2024 34 Valenciennes 1–0 Ajaccio Valenciennes
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
27 April 2024 35 Valenciennes 2–0 Grenoble Valenciennes
Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
3 May 2024 36 Troyes v Valenciennes Troyes
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
10 May 2024 37 Valenciennes 2–1 Quevilly-Rouen Valenciennes
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
17 May 2024 38 Caen 3–0 Valenciennes Caen
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

Coupe de France edit

18 November 2023 Seventh round FCSR Haguenau 0–2 Valenciennes
10 December 2023 Eighth round FC Mulhouse 1–1
(4–5 p)
Valenciennes Mulhouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Ill
5 January 2024 Round of 64 Sarreguemines FC 0–2 Valenciennes
20 January 2024 Round of 32 Valenciennes 2–1 Paris FC
7 February 2024 Round of 16 AS Saint-Priest 1–2 Valenciennes
28 February 2024 Quarter-finals FC Rouen 1–1
(2–4 p)
Valenciennes
2 April 2024 Semi-finals Lyon 3–0 Valenciennes

References edit

  1. ^ "Effectif – Saison 2017/2018" (in French). Valenciennes FC. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Valenciennes FC". Scoresway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ "Mohamed Kaba nelle prossime ore a Lecce per visite mediche". U.S. Lecce.
  6. ^ [3]

External links edit