| 2014–15 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Bernard Serin | |||
| Manager | Albert Cartier | |||
| Stadium | Stade Saint-Symphorien | |||
| Ligue 1 | 19th (Relegated) | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 16 vs. Stade Brest | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 vs. Nantes | |||
| Top goalscorer | Modibo Maïga (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 25,012 vs Paris Saint-Germain (21 November 2014) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,078 vs Stade Brest (12 February 2015) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 18,562 | |||
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The 2014–15 FC Metz season is the 82nd professional season of the club since its creation in 1932. After finishing 1st in Ligue 2 during the 2013–14 season, it is their first return to Ligue 1 since their relegation after the 2007-08 season.
Players
First team squad
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 43 | |
| 17 | Toulouse | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 42 | |
| 18 | Evian (R) | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 37 | Relegation to Ligue 2 | 
| 19 | Metz (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 30 | |
| 20 | Lens[lower-alpha 1] (D, R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 29 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ It was announced on 29 January 2015 that Lens' promotion from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2013–14 season has been ruled invalid, and will thus be automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2015–16 season, regardless of where the team place this season. It has been confirmed by the French Football Federation that the decision of the Administrative Court of Besançon will be appealed.[1]
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 
Last updated: 11 June 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Match 32 versus Paris Saint-Germain was postponed until 28 April 2015 and therefore should appear between matches 34 & 35.
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 9 August 2014 1 | Lille | 0–0 | Metz | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | N'Daw  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 34,327 Referee: Fredy Fautrel  | 
| 16 August 2014 2 | Metz | 1–1 | Nantes | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ngbakoto  Sarr Rocchi  | 
Report | Veretout  Gakpé  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,335 Referee: Alexandre Castro  | 
| 23 August 2014 3 | Montpellier | 2–0 | Metz | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Tiéné  Camara  | 
Report | Milán  Ngbakoto  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,337 Referee: Antony Gautier  | 
| 31 August 2014 4 | Metz | 2–1 | Lyon | Metz | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | N'Daw  Ngbakoto Falcón  | 
Report | Lacazette  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,173 Referee: Fredy Fautrel  | 
| 13 September 2014 5 | Nice | 1–0 | Metz | Nice | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Hult  Bosetti  | 
Report | Lejeune  Maïga  | 
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,019 Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| 20 September 2014 6 | Metz | 3–1 | Bastia | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Métanire  Krivets Milán Falcón  | 
Report | Ayité  Modesto  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 18,605 Referee: Sébastien Desiage  | 
| 24 September 2014 7 | Guingamp | 0–1 | Metz | Guingamp | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Diallo  | 
Report | Bussmann  N'Daw Ngbakoto Métanire  | 
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 12,712 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy  | 
| 27 September 2014 8 | Metz | 3–0 | Reims | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Falcón  Kashi  | 
Report | Mavinga  Conte Albæk  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 18,273 Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 4 October 2014 9 | Evian | 3–0 | Metz | Annecy | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Camus  Doukouré Wass Bruno N'Sikulu  | 
Report | Kashi  Métanire Doukouré Mfa Mezui Sarr  | 
Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 10,942 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo  | 
| 18 October 2014 10 | Metz | 0–0 | Rennes | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Milán  Sarr  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 18,074 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 26 October 2014 11 | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Metz | Saint-Étienne | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cohade  Gradel  | 
Report | Bussmann  N'Daw  | 
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,991 Referee: Sébastien Moreira  | 
| 1 November 2014 12 | Metz | 3–2 | Caen | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Maïga  Choplin Lejeune Malouda  | 
Report | Calvé  Koita Yahia  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,864 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 8 November 2014 13 | Toulouse | 3–0 | Metz | Toulouse | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sirieix  Ben Yedder Pešić  | 
Report | Vion  | 
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 16,412 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 21 November 2014 14 | Metz | 2–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Metz | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Choplin  Maïga Milán N'Daw  | 
Report | Pastore  Bussmann Lavezzi  | 
Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,012 Referee: Fredy Fautrel  | 
| 29 November 2014 15 | Lens | 2–0 | Metz | Amiens | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari  El Jadeyaoui Bourigeaud  | 
Report | Kashi  Malouda Maïga  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,922 Referee: Philippe Kalt  | 
| 3 December 2014 16 | Metz | 0–0 | Bordeaux | Metz | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lejeune  Métanire Falcón  | 
Report | Carrasso  Khazri  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,866 Referee: Sébastien Moreira  | 
| 7 December 2014 17 | Marseille | 3–1 | Metz | Marseille | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gignac  Ayew Payet  | 
Report | Malouda  N'Daw  | 
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 45,537 Referee: Wilfried Bien  | 
| 13 December 2014 18 | Lorient | 3–1 | Metz | Lorient | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ayew  Guerreiro Jeannot Koné  | 
Report | Malouda  Ngbakoto  | 
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 11,507 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 20 December 2014 19 | Metz | 0–1 | Monaco | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Doukouré  Marchal Malouda  | 
Report | Moutinho  Carrasco  | 
Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 18,354 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo  | 
| 11 January 2015 20 | Nantes | 0–0 | Metz | Nantes | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bammou  | 
Report | Carrasso  N'Daw Milán  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 28,090 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 17 January 2015 21 | Metz | 2–3 | Montpellier | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ngbakoto  Bussmann  | 
Report | Barrios  Dabo  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,786 Referee: Alexandre Castro  | 
| 25 January 2015 22 | Lyon | 2–0 | Metz | Lyon | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lacazette  Umtiti Dabo Tolisso  | 
Report | Milán  Sarr Rivierez  | 
Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 36,580 Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 31 January 2015 23 | Metz | 0–0 | Nice | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sarr  N'Daw  | 
Report | Puel  Maupay  | 
Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,115 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 7 February 2015 24 | Bastia | 2–0 | Metz | Bastia | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Modesto  Kamano Boudebouz  | 
Report | N'Daw  Milán Palomino Marchal  | 
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 11,399 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy  | 
| 15 February 2015 25 | Metz | 0–2 | Guingamp | Metz | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | N'Daw  Métanire Maïga  | 
Report | Mandanne  Pied Yatabaré  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,252 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
| 22 February 2015 26 | Reims | 0–0 | Metz | Reims | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Conte  | 
Report | Philipps  Palomino  | 
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 12,575 Referee: Wilfried Bien  | 
| 28 February 2015 27 | Metz | 1–2 | Evian | Metz | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Philipps  Palomino Rivierez Sarr  | 
Report | Carrasso  Duhamel Sunu  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,286 Referee: Philippe Kalt  | 
| 7 March 2015 28 | Rennes | 1–0 | Metz | Rennes | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ntep  | 
Report | Palomino  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 17,174 Referee: Antony Gautier  | 
| 14 March 2015 29 | Metz | 2–3 | Saint-Étienne | Metz | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Métanire  Lejeune Ngbakoto Marchal  | 
Report | Gradel  Erdinç Mollo  | 
Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,721 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 21 March 2015 30 | Caen | 0–0 | Metz | Caen | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,810 Referee: Alexandre Castro  | 
| 4 April 2015 31 | Metz | 3–2 | Toulouse | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sarr  Maïga José Luis Palomino  | 
Summary | Pešić  Tisserand Ben Yedder Regattin Bodiger Doumbia  | 
Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,072 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 18 April 2015 33 | Metz | 3–1 | Lens | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Malouda  Bussmann Sarr Maïga  | 
Report | Gbamin  Cyprien Madiani  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,875 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 25 April 2015 34 | Bordeaux | 1–1 | Metz | Bordeaux | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Khazri  | 
Report | Sassi  Lejeune Malouda  | 
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 22,708 Referee: Sebastien Desiage  | 
| 28 April 2015 32 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | Metz | Paris | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Verratti  Cavani Van der Wiel  | 
Report | Sassi  Maïga  | 
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,001 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 1 May 2015 35 | Metz | 0–2 | Marseille | Metz | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Malouda  | 
Report | Gignac  Lemina Ayew  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,190 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
| 9 May 2015 36 | Metz | 0–4 | Lorient | Metz | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maïga  Ngbakoto  | 
Report | Mostefa  Philippoteaux Koné Ayew Lecomte  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,986 Referee: Wilfried Bien  | 
Coupe de France
| 4 January 2015 Round of 64 | SAS Épinal | 1–2 | Metz | Valenciennes | 
| 13:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Touati  Colin Gazagnes  | 
Report 1, 2 | Milán  N'Daw  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 20 January 2015 Round of 32 | US Avranches | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Metz | Avranches | 
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Derrien  | 
Report 1, 2 | Falcón  Malouda N'Daw Sarr Cabon  | 
Stadium: Stade René Fenouillère Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Antony Gautier  | 
| 12 February 2015 Round of 16 | Metz | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)  | Stade Brest | Metz | 
| 19:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sassi  Krivets Sido  | 
Report 1, 2 | Moimbé  Tritz  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 6,078 Referee: Amaury Delerue  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Falcón  Kashi Lejeune Marchal Choplin  | 
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Coupe de la Ligue
| 29 October 2014 Round of 32 | Nice | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)  | Metz | Nice | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maupay  Palun Bosetti Cvitanich  | 
Report | Palomino  Ngbakoto Vion Kashi Marchal Doukouré Rocchi  | 
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 9,560 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Bodmer  Cvitanich Pléa Eysseric Bosetti  | 
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| 16 December 2014 Round of 16 | Nantes | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Metz | Nantes | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vizcarrondo  Gakpé Riou Audel Deaux Gomis Bangoura  | 
Report | Falcón  Doukouré Sarr Bussmann Vion Choplin  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 12,601 Referee: Amaury Delerue  | 
References
- ↑ "RC Lens: la justice annule l'autorisation de montée en Ligue 1". L'Express (in French). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.