| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Jacques Prévost |
| Head coach | Denis Troch |
| Championnat National | 17th (relegated) |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Romain Jacuzzi (9) All: Romain Jacuzzi (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,000 (v. Calais, 22 May 2009) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,386 (v. Boulogne, 3 January 2009) |
The 2008–09 season was the first season that Chamois Niortais returned to the Championnat National following their relegation from Ligue 2 at the end of the previous campaign. Denis Troch was hired as the new head coach, replacing Samuel Michel. Niort won only 9 of their 38 league matches and their total of 41 points saw the team finish 17th in the Championnat National, which meant relegation to the Championnat de France amateur for the first time in the club's history in the 2008–09 season.
Appearances and goals
Striker Romain Jacuzzi made the most league appearances for Niort during the 2008–09 season, missing only two matches. He was also the club's top goalscorer with 11 in all competitions.[1] Midfielders Ronan Biger and Matías Pérez García, defenders Yannick Fischer and Mamadou Camara and forward Arnaud Gonzalez were also among the players to make over 30 first-team appearances.[2]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championnat National | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  FRA |
Kévin Aubeneau | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FRA |
Robin Desserne | 19 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FRA |
Damien Da Silva | 26 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  CGO |
Denis Tsoumou | 22 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA |
Pierre Jamin | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FRA |
Johan Gastien | 25 | 1 | 15+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | FRA |
Arnaud Gonzalez | 35 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | FRA |
Fabien Lavoyer | 28 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | FRA |
Romain Jacuzzi | 42 | 11 | 28+8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | FRA |
Yannick Fischer | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | FRA |
Quentin Bernard | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  ARG |
Matías Pérez García | 37 | 4 | 28+3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | FRA |
Luigi Glombard | 30 | 5 | 25+1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA |
Nicolas Marti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | FRA |
Nicolas De Géa | 25 | 2 | 10+10 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | FRA |
Ronan Biger | 39 | 5 | 30+5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | FRA |
Yvan Kibundu | 25 | 1 | 11+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | FRA |
Vincent Bolot | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | FRA |
Maxime Ras | 15 | 2 | 2+11 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW |  MLI |
Cheick Oumar Dabo | 29 | 2 | 16+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | FRA |
Mamadou Camara | 36 | 0 | 27+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |  CPV |
Jimmy Modeste | 24 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | FRA |
Simon Hébras | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | FRA |
Simon Pontdemé | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | FRA |
Jonathan Rivierez | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | FRA |
Samuel Delahaye | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Source:
Championnat National
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rodez | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 46 | |
| 16 | Louhans-Cuiseaux[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 46 | |
| 17 | Niort (R) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 41 | Relegation to Championnat de France amateur |
| 18 | Calais (D, R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 40 | Expelled from the league |
| 19 | Entente SSG (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 36 | Relegation to Championnat de France amateur |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ Louhans-Cuiseaux have been deducted 3 points.
Matches
| 1 August 2008 1 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Pacy-sur-Eure | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard |
| 9 August 2008 2 | Rodez | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Paul Lignon, Rodez |
| 20:00 | Choplin  14' Belaud 47' |
De Géa 9' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stéphane Djouzi |
| 15 August 2008 3 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 2,415 Referee: Stéphane Jochem |
| 23 August 2008 4 | Évian TG | 2–0 | Chamois Niortais | Parc des Sports, Annecy |
| 18:00 | Cavaglia 22' Bérigaud 84' Dupraz  88' |
Gastien  90' |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Olivier Lamarre |
| 29 August 2008 5 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Laval | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 2,842 Referee: Sandryk Biton |
| 12 September 2008 6 | Chamois Niortais | 3–3 | Cherbourg | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Jacuzzi 5' Glombard 14', 68' |
Inkango 11', 80' Miranda 90' |
Attendance: 2,557 Referee: Sébastien Butault |
| 19 September 2008 7 | Cannes | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Ludovic Rémy |
| 26 September 2008 8 | Chamois Niortais | 0–2 | Istres | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Pérez García 84' |
Feindouno 61' Arbaud 90' Coulibaly 84' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Cédric Cortel |
| 30 September 2008 9 | Bayonne | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Didier Deschamps, Bayonne |
| 20:00 | Choplin 39' |
Attendance: 931 Referee: Jérôme Aurou |
| 4 October 2008 10 | Beauvais | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais |
| 20:00 | Ramdani 22' Ouédraogo 30' |
Jacuzzi 90' |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Abby Toussaint |
| 10 October 2008 11 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Paris FC | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Tsoumou 75' |
Yenga 63' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Franck Schneider |
| 14 October 2008 12 | Sète | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Louis Michel, Sète |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pascal Vileo |
| 25 October 2008 13 | Chamois Niortais | 2–1 | Arles-Avignon | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Desserne 20' Jacuzzi 78' |
Baléguhé 27' |
Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Alban Hung |
| 7 November 2008 14 | Gueugnon | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Jean Laville, Gueugnon |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 1,901 Referee: Stéphane Jochem |
| 14 November 2008 15 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Libourne | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Jacuzzi 90' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 28 November 2008 16 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Créteil | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Fischer 12' |
Bouabdellah 8' |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Julien Schmitt |
| 6 December 2008 17 | Entente SSG | 2–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Michel Hidalgo, Sannois |
| 17:00 | Keita 18' Boutadjine 90' |
Jacuzzi 41' Biger 75' |
Attendance: 807 Referee: Wilifried Bien |
| 19 December 2008 18 | Chamois Niortais | 1–2 | Cassis Carnoux | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Biger 51' |
De La Loma 50' Cazarelly 89' |
Attendance: 2,495 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 16 January 2009 19 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Rodez | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Pérez García 56' |
Attendance: 2,435 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
| 31 January 2009 20 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade du Bram, Louhans |
| 18:00 | Prévitali 87' 90' |
Camara 54' |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 6 February 2009 21 | Chamois Niortais | 3–0 | Évian TG | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Jacuzzi 17', 51' De Géa 72' |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Stéphane Jochem |
| 13 February 2009 22 | Laval | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval |
| 20:00 | Nouar 25' |
Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Jérôme Auroux |
| 17 February 2009 23 | Calais | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade de l'Épopée, Calais |
| 20:00 | Hoguet 40' Millien 60' |
Pérez García 75' Camara 41' Gastien 90' |
Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Dominique Julien |
| 21 February 2009 24 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Bayonne | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Da Silva 53' |
Attendance: 2,494 Referee: William Lavis |
| 28 February 2009 25 | Cherbourg | 1–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Maurice Postaire, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin |
| 20:00 | Durand 70' |
Glombard 29' Biger 49' |
Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Sébastien Butault |
| 6 March 2009 26 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Cannes | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 2,821 Referee: Philippe Gasquet |
| 13 March 2009 27 | Istres | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Parsemain, Istres |
| 20:00 | Doumbia 3' |
Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard |
| 20 March 2009 28 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Beauvais | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Lavoyer 13' |
Milambo-Mutamba 89' |
Attendance: 2,617 Referee: Christian Guillard |
| 27 March 2009 29 | Paris FC | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Charléty, Paris |
| 20:00 | Sarr 66' |
Pérez García 54' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Ludovic Rémy |
| 3 April 2009 30 | Chamois Niortais | 3–0 | Sète | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Jacuzzi 34' Dabo 59' Gonzalez 73' |
Attendance: 2,661 Referee: Jérôme Auroux |
| 10 April 2009 31 | Arles-Avignon | 4–2 | Chamois Niortais | Parc des Sports, Avignon |
| 20:00 | Henaini 35' Psaume 49', 51' Jamaï 63' |
Dabo 40' Ras 80' |
Attendance: 584 Referee: Abdelali Chaoui |
| 17 April 2009 32 | Chamois Niortais | 0–2 | Gueugnon | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Akouzar 12' Pollet 44' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard |
| 24 April 2009 33 | Libourne | 2–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Jean-Antoine Moueix, Libourne |
| 20:00 | Martin 40' Djaballah 90' |
Attendance: 3,205 Referee: Sébastien Butault |
| 1 May 2009 34 | Créteil | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 500 Referee: Cédric Cortel |
| 8 May 2009 35 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Entente SSG | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Glombard 67' |
Maïa 60' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dominique Julien |
| 16 May 2009 36 | Cassis Carnoux | 0–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Marcel Cerdan, Carnoux-en-Provence |
| 20:00 | Glombard 3' Gonzalez 53' |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Julien Schmitt |
| 22 May 2009 37 | Chamois Niortais | 1–2 | Calais | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 | Jacuzzi 45' |
Roye 23' Danset 53' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Eric Werner |
| 29 May 2009 38 | Pacy-sur-Eure | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Pacy-Ménilles, Ménilles |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 717 Referee: William Lavis |
Coupe de France
Niort joined the 2008–09 Coupe de France in the fifth round, along with the other clubs in the Championnat National. The team's first game in the cup was a 1–0 win against Division d'Honneur side US Chauvigny thanks to an injury time goal from midfielder Johan Gastien. In the sixth round, Niort were drawn away at Championnat de France amateur 2 club ESA Brive. They took a second-half lead through Romain Jacuzzi, but the home side equalised from a penalty kick from striker Oussama Belfoul. Jacuzzi was on target again in the seventh round, scoring Niort's first in a 2–1 win away at Les Herbiers VF before Argentine midfielder Matías Pérez García netted the winning goal three minutes from time.
Niort were handed a fourth consecutive away tie in the eighth round, being drawn to play away at Championnat de France amateur side Quimper on 13 December 2008. Following a goalless draw after extra time, during which defender Damien Da Silva was given a straight red card, Niort progressed 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out in which goalkeeper Kévin Aubeneau saved two spot kicks. In the round of 64, the team was drawn at home to Ligue 2 outfit US Boulogne. Niort scored first through Ronan Biger, but Congolese midfielder Christian Kinkela equalised for the visitors in the 86th minute to take the tie to extra time. Despite having defender Éric Cubilier sent off for a second bookable offence, Boulogne took the lead thanks to a Grégory Thil penalty following a foul by Mamadou Camara.[3]
| 18 October 2008 Fifth round | Chauvigny | 0–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Gilbert Arnault, Chauvigny |
| Gastien |
Attendance: 691 Referee: Franck Doucet |
| 1 November 2008 Sixth round | Brive | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Chamois Niortais | Stade André Pestourie, Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Belfoul 73' (pen.) Donneyel 80' |
Jacuzzi 59' Biger 100' Ras 110' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Cedric Dos Santos |
| 22 November 2008 Seventh round | Les Herbiers | 1–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Massabielle, Les Herbiers |
| Da Cunha 74' |
Jacuzzi 51' Pérez García 87' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fabrice Baussay |
| 13 December 2008 Eighth round | Quimper | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Chamois Niortais | Stade Penvillers, Quimper |
| Da Silva 117' |
Attendance: 894 Referee: Mike Denis |
| 3 January 2009 Round of 64 | Chamois Niortais | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Boulogne | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| Biger 55' |
Kinkela 86' Thil 107' (pen.) Cubilier 92' |
Attendance: 1,386 Referee: Jérôme Auroux |
Coupe de la Ligue
As one of the teams relegated from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2007–08 season, Niort were eligible to contest the Coupe de la Ligue and entered the competition in the first round. The team was drawn to play Créteil away at the Stade Dominique Duvauchelle on 19 August 2008. Despite leading at half time through a goal from young midfielder Yvan Kibundu, Niort were defeated 1–2 thanks to late goals from the home side.[4]
| 19 August 2008 First round | Créteil | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil |
| Bouabdellah 75' Argelier 82' |
Kibundu 43' |
Attendance: 665 Referee: Olivier Husset |
References
- ↑ "2008–09 player statistics". chamoisfc79.fr. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Niort player statistics 2008–09". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Coupe de France 2009". chamoisfc79.fr. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Coupe de la Ligue – Saison 2008/2009 – 1er tour – US Créteil/Chamois Niortais". Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). Retrieved 18 June 2012.