2023–24 FC Lorient season

FC Lorient

2023–24 season
President	Loïc Fery
Head coach	Régis Le Bris
Stadium	Stade du Moustoir
Ligue 1	17th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Mohamed Bamba (8) All: Mohamed Bamba (8)
Average home league attendance	15,676
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2023–24 season was Football Club Lorient's 98th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 September 2023.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SEN Alfred Gomis (on loan from Rennes) 2 DF  BRA Igor Silva 3 DF  TUN Montassar Talbi 4 DF  FRA Loris Mouyokolo 5 DF  FRA Benjamin Mendy 8 MF  NGA Bonke Innocent 10 MF  FRA Romain Faivre (on loan from Bournemouth) 11 FW  SEN Bamba Dieng 12 DF  CMR Darlin Yongwa 13 DF  SEN Formose Mendy 14 MF  FRA Tiémoué Bakayoko 15 DF  FRA Julien Laporte 17 MF  FRA Jean-Victor Makengo 19 MF  FRA Laurent Abergel (captain) 20 DF  GUI Dembo Sylla 21 MF  FRA Julien Ponceau

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  FRA Eli Junior Kroupi 24 DF  COD Gédéon Kalulu 25 DF  FRA Vincent Le Goff 26 FW  FRA Pablo Pagis 27 FW  BEN Tosin Aiyegun 29 FW  FRA Siriné Doucouré 33 FW  SEN Bassirou N'Diaye 37 MF  FRA Théo Le Bris 38 GK  SUI Yvon Mvogo 44 MF  FRA Ayman Kari (on loan from Paris SG) 77 FW  AUT Adrian Grbić 93 MF  NOR Joel Mvuka 94 GK  CTA Dominique Youfeigane 95 DF  FRA Isaak Touré 97 MF  FRA Quentin Boisgard

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CIV Bamo Meïté (at Marseille until 30 June 2024) — MF  CIV Stéphane Diarra (at Saint-Étienne until 30 June 2024) — FW  FRA Yoann Cathline (at Almere City until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NGA Taofeek Ismaheel (at Beveren until 30 June 2024) — FW  SEN Sambou Soumano (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Romain Faivre	Bournemouth	Loan	13 July 2023	[2]
DF	Dembo Sylla	Laval	€1,000,000	17 July 2023	[3]
DF	Benjamin Mendy	Unattached	Free	19 July 2023	[4]
DF	Formose Mendy	Amiens	€7,500,000	20 July 2023	[5]
FW	Tosin Aiyegun	Zürich	€4,000,000	25 July 2023	[6]
DF	Isaak Touré	Marseille	€8,000,000	1 September 2023	[7]
MF	Panos Katseris	Catanzaro	€1,500,000	23 January 2024	[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Terem Moffi	Nice	€22,500,000	1 July 2023
MF	Enzo Le Fée	Rennes	€20,000,000	7 July 2023	[9]
FW	Ibrahima Koné	Almería	€7,500,000	16 August 2023	[10]
MF	Yoann Cathline	Almere City	Loan	21 August 2023	[11]
FW	Siriné Doucouré	Valenciennes	Loan	1 February 2024
FW	Adrian Grbić	Luzern	Loan	5 February 2024	[12]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Guingamp v Lorient

22 July 2023 Friendly	Guingamp	2–2	Lorient	Guingamp
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Siwe 105' Luvambo 115' Merghem 120'		Le Bris 25' Kroupi 84'	Stadium: Pro Park
Note: Match was played in four periods of 30 minutes each.

Lorient v Le Havre

29 July 2023 Friendly	Lorient	2–0	Le Havre	Dinan
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laporte 55' Koné 90+2'			Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel

Lorient v Nantes

2 August 2023 Friendly	Lorient	3–1	Nantes	Vannes
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dieng 9' Pagis 49' Yongwa 52'		Zézé 61'	Stadium: Stade de la Rabine

Bournemouth v Lorient

5 August 2023 Friendly	Bournemouth	2–0	Lorient	Bournemouth, England
17:00 BST (UTC+1)	Brooks 38' Moore 85'			Stadium: Dean Court

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	17th	34	7	8	19	43	66	−23	020.59
Coupe de France	6 January 2024		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					35	7	8	20	44	68	−24	020.00

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2023–24 Ligue 1

League table

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 (R)	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

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).^[13]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

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

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
34	7	8	19	43	66	−23	29	4	4	9	26	30	−4	3	4	10	17	36	−19

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	7	13	7	11	12	14	16	16	12	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	16	15	16	13	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[14]

Paris Saint-Germain v Lorient

12 August 2023 1	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Lorient	Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,579 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Lorient v Nice

20 August 2023 2	Lorient	1–1	Nice	Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laporte  53' Doucouré 77'	Report	Sanson  52' Guessand 64'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,848 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Lorient v Lille

27 August 2023 3	Lorient	4–1	Lille	Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Abergel 9' Ponceau 10' Pagis  49' Doucouré  57' Faivre 62' Le Goff 67'	Report	Yoro  15' Diakité  27' André  51' David 55' Yazıcı  87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,101 Referee: Willy Delajod

Le Havre v Lorient

3 September 2023 4	Le Havre	3–0	Lorient	Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kuzyayev 52' Alioui 70' Mbemba 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Lorient v Monaco

17 September 2023 5	Lorient	2–2	Monaco	Lorient
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aiyegun 2' Faivre 90+8'	Report	Golovin 17',  90+8' Zakaria  68' Balogun 69'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Nantes v Lorient

23 September 2023 6	Nantes	5–3	Lorient	Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abline 42' Cömert 46' Mohamed 55' Descamps  81' Mollet 83' Simon 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Kroupi 6' Abergel  53' Faivre 75',  90+1' Aiyegun 85' Igor Silva  90+7'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 30,704 Referee: Florent Batta

Lorient v Montpellier

1 October 2023 7	Lorient	0–3	Montpellier	Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Ponceau  20' Talbi  33'	Report	Adams 30', 89' Estève  61' Savanier 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,492 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Lyon v Lorient

8 October 2023 8	Lyon	3–3	Lorient	Décines-Charpieu
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nuamah 21' Lacazette 22', 41' (pen.)	Report	Kroupi 16', 54' Yongwa 79'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 43,100 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lorient v Rennes

22 October 2023 9	Lorient	2–1	Rennes	Lorient
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omari 3' (o.g.) Touré 45+2'	Report	Blas 21' Wooh  48' Salah  90+2'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,711 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Reims v Lorient

28 October 2023 10	Reims	1–0	Lorient	Reims
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Teuma  37' Wilson-Esbrand 84'	Report	Yongwa  61' Bakayoko  65' Mvogo  80'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 14,033 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Lorient v Lens

4 November 2023 11	Lorient	0–0	Lens	Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mvuka  40' Touré  90+4'	Report	Danso  48' Samba  90+4' Fulgini  90+4'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,599 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Clermont v Lorient

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

Lorient v Metz

26 November 2023 13	Lorient	2–3	Metz	Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Faivre 8' Kroupi 22' Yongwa  48' Doucouré  56'	Report	Sabaly 1' Udol  45' Traoré 65' Jallow 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,469 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Toulouse v Lorient

3 December 2023 14	Toulouse	1–1	Lorient	Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dønnum  1' Dallinga 72' Sierro  83'	Report	Bakayoko  9' Talbi  33' Ponceau  71' B. Mendy  83' Dieng 90+1'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 22,799 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Lorient v Marseille

10 December 2023 15	Lorient	2–4	Marseille	Lorient
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Le Goff  14' B. Mendy  16', 52' Faivre 41' Laporte  45+3' Innocent  62' F. Mendy  71'	Report	Mbemba 3' Aubameyang 9', 42' Balerdi  21', 33' Lodi  57' Gigot  59' Clauss  80'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,848 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Lorient v Strasbourg

17 December 2023 16	Lorient	1–2	Strasbourg	Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dieng  32', 53' B. Mendy  71' Touré  90+2'	Report	Bakwa 14' Gameiro 49' Perrin  66' Sels  71'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Brest v Lorient

20 December 2023 17	Brest	4–0	Lorient	Brest
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Doumbia 22', 25', 29', 45+3' Brassier  87'	Report	Kroupi  70' Igor Silva  86'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 14,544 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Lille v Lorient

14 January 2024 18	Lille	3–0	Lorient	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	David 38' André  40' Cabella 90' Zhegrova 90+2'	Report	Le Bris  30' Bakayoko  41' Pelon  55' Touré  88'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 35,204 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Lorient v Le Havre

28 January 2024 19	Lorient	3–3	Le Havre	Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Katseris  17' Louza 33',  45' Le Bris  36' Ponceau  42' Kari 51' Bamba 90+2'	Report	Sabbi 15' (pen.),  43' Kinkoue  25' Kechta  48' Opéri  73' Ayew 85', 90+4'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,207 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Metz v Lorient

4 February 2024 20	Metz	1–2	Lorient	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	N'Doram  19' Lamkel Zé 22' Jean Jacques  77' Colin  87'	Report	Bamba 19' Katseris 58' F. Mendy  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 21,044 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Lorient v Reims

11 February 2024 21	Lorient	2–0	Reims	Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Abergel  31' Bamba 70' Bakayoko 87'	Report	Stambouli  41'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,096 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Strasbourg v Lorient

18 February 2024 22	Strasbourg	1–3	Lorient	Strasbourg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diarra  26' Guilbert 51' Mwanga  67' Ângelo  86' Bakwa  90+4'	Report	Bamba 2', 45+3' Ponceau 49' Touré  86'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,103 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Lorient v Nantes

24 February 2024 23	Lorient	0–1	Nantes	Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Castelletto 49' Douglas Augusto  67' Pallois  69'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,783 Referee: Willy Delajod

Rennes v Lorient

3 March 2024 24	Rennes	1–2	Lorient	Rennes
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Blas  74' Gouiri 90+4'	Report	Touré  56' Bamba 59' Abergel  72' Kroupi 90'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,615 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Lorient v Lyon

9 March 2024 25	Lorient	0–2	Lyon	Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Tagliafico 52' Baldé 64'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,426 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Monaco v Lorient

17 March 2024 26	Monaco	2–2	Lorient	Monaco
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	F. Mendy 27' (o.g.) Minamino  54' Fofana 60' Zakaria  62'  81'	Report	Singo 1' (o.g.) F. Mendy  71' Aiyegun  90' Bakayoko 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Lorient v Brest

31 March 2024 27	Lorient	0–1	Brest	Lorient
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dieng  80'	Report	Lala  45+1' Martin  76' Brassier  80' Del Castillo 86' Brahimi  90+5'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,745 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Montpellier v Lorient

7 April 2024 28	Montpellier	2–0	Lorient	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferri  14' Savanier  42', 55' (pen.) Khazri  61' Karamoh 90'	Report	Yongwa  44' F. Mendy  45+1' Adjei  52' Ponceau  58' Bamba  59' Katseris  90+5'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Nice v Lorient

19 April 2024 30	Nice	3–0	Lorient	Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanson 22' Boga 53' Guessand 90'	Report	Bamba  5' Kari  57'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,067 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Lorient v Paris Saint-Germain

24 April 2024 29	Lorient	1–4	Paris Saint-Germain	Lorient
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakayoko  63' Bamba 73'	Report	Dembélé 19', 60' K. Mbappé 22', 90' Mendes  26'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,738 Referee: Marc Bollengier
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 April 2024, but was postponed due to Paris Saint-Germain's progression in the UEFA Champions League.[15]

Lorient v Toulouse

28 April 2024 31	Lorient	1–2	Toulouse	Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ponceau 20' Adjei  31'	Report	Diarra  38' Aboukhlal  51' Dallinga 59' Cissoko 83' Sierro  87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Lens v Lorient

3 May 2024 32	Lens	2–0	Lorient	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wahi 57',  58' Costa 81'	Report	Bakayoko  20' Katseris  71'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,569 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Marseille v Lorient

12 May 2024 33	Marseille	3–1	Lorient	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aubameyang 36', 54' (pen.),  49' Gigot 41' Gueye  73' Murillo  90+5'	Report	Laporte  17' B. Mendy 43' Katseris  51' Bamba  61' Abergel  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 62,082 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Lorient v Clermont

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

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France

Sochaux v Lorient

6 January 2024 Round of 64	Sochaux	2–1	Lorient	Montbéliard
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Michel  34' Dacosta  46' Daho 70' Macalou 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Makengo  26' Pelon 34',  75' Sylla  57'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Attendance: 12,947 Referee: Willy Delajod

References

1. "L'équipe professionnelle 2023-24". FC Lorient. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
2. "Bournemouth sign £12.8m Lyon midfielder Faivre" – via www.bbc.com.
3. "Dembo Sylla, un Tango chez les Merlus". FC Lorient. July 17, 2023.
4. "Former Man City defender Benjamin Mendy signs for Ligue 1 club Lorient".
5. "FC Lorient. l'Arrivée de Formose Mendy (Amiens SC) officialisée jusqu'en 2028". 20 July 2023.
6. "Transferts : Aiyegun Tosin signe officiellement à Lorient".
7. Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (September 1, 2023). "Isaak Touré, un Olympien chez les Merlus". FC Lorient.
8. [1]
9. "Stade Rennais. Enzo le Fée signe jusqu'en 2028". 7 July 2023.
10. "UD Almería bolster frontline by signing Ibrahima Koné". www.udalmeriasad.com.
11. "Met Yoann Cathline haalt City nieuwe aanvalskracht". August 21, 2023.
12. [2]
13. "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
14. "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024". Ouest-France (in French). 29 June 2023.
15. "Lorient v. Paris set for 24th April at 19:00 CET". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

External links

• Official website