2001–02 FC Metz season

FC Metz
2001–02 season
President	Carlo Molinari
Head coach	Albert Cartier; (until January); Francis De Taddeo; (caretaker); Gilbert Gress; (from January)
Stadium	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Division 1	17th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jonathan Jäger (6); All: ; Jonathan Jäger (10)
Average home league attendance	17,485
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 season was FC Metz's 70th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

Players

First-team squad

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
—	GK	CMR	Jacques Songo'o
—	GK	FRA	Johan Liébus
—	GK	FRA	Ludovic Butelle
—	GK	TOG	Kossi Agassa
—	DF	FRA	Sylvain Marchal
—	DF	USA	David Régis
—	DF	FRA	Philippe Gaillot
—	DF	FRA	Patrick Moreau
—	MF	TUR	Kasım Yıldız
—	MF	FRA	Mario Espartero
—	MF	FRA	Ludovic Asuar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Grégory Proment
—	MF	FRA	Stéphane Morisot
—	MF	FRA	Grégory Leca
—	MF	ARG	Patricio D'Amico
—	MF	SEN	Oumar Sané
—	FW	CMR	Joseph-Désiré Job
—	FW	CRO	Igor Jovićević
—	FW	FRA	Gérald Baticle
—	FW	TOG	Emmanuel Adebayor
—	FW	UKR	Serhiy Skachenko

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Johan Liébus	Le Mans UC 72	€6.50m	1 July 2001
GK	Jacques Songo'o	Deportivo La Coruña	Free	1 July 2001	^[1]
FW	Igor Jovićević	NK Zagreb		1 July 2001
MF	Oumar Sané	Louhans-Cuiseaux		1 July 2001
DF	Patrick Moreau	Bastia		1 July 2001
MF	Patricio D'Amico	Wasquehal	Loan	1 August 2001
GK	Kossi Agassa	Africa Sports	Free	23 February 2002
FW	Joseph-Désiré Job	Middlesbrough	Loan	1 January 2002	^[2]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
	GK	Faryd Mondragón	Galatasaray	Loan + €500k	1 July 2001
	MF	Ludovic Asuar	Sedan	Free	5 October 2001

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

July 2001 Friendly	Metz	v
CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	28 July 2001	4 May 2002	Matchday 1	17th	34	9	6	19	31	47	−16	026.47
Coupe de France	14 December 2001	19 January 2002	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	1 December 2001		Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	0	1	4	5	−1	000.00
Total					37	10	6	21	41	54	−13	027.03

Source: Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Sedan	34	8	15	11	35	39	−4	39
15	Monaco	34	9	12	13	36	41	−5	39
16	Guingamp	34	9	8	17	34	57	−23	35
17	Metz (R)	34	9	6	19	31	47	−16	33	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Lorient (R)	34	7	10	17	43	64	−21	31	UEFA Cup first round and relegated to Ligue 2^[a]

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Lorient was qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2001–02 Coupe de France.

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	9	6	19	31	47	−16	33	7	2	8	20	19	+1	2	4	11	11	28	−17

Source: Division 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D
Position	13	7	13	14	15	17	16	12	12	15	15	16	15	16	15	13	15	16	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	17

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

Matches

28 July 2001 1	Lorient	1–0	Metz	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

4 August 2001 2	Metz	2–1	Troyes	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

11 August 2001 3	Montpellier	3–0	Metz	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

18 August 2001 4	Metz	0–1	Lens	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

25 August 2001 5	Sedan	2–0	Metz	Sedan
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

8 September 2001 6	Metz	0–1	Bastia	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

15 September 2001 7	Guingamp	0–2	Metz	Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

22 September 2001 8	Metz	2–0	Lyon	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

29 September 2001 9	Nantes	0–0	Metz	Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

13 October 2001 10	Metz	0–2	Marseille	Metz
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

21 October 2001 11	Bordeaux	1–0	Metz	Bordeaux
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

27 October 2001 12	Lille	2–0	Metz	Lille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

4 November 2001 13	Metz	2–0	Auxerre	Metz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

17 November 2001 14	Sochaux	2–0	Metz	Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

14 December 2001 Round of 64	Metz	5–0	Grenoble	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Proment 26' Jäger 30' (pen.), 63' Moreno 69' Leca 78'			Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 2,684 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

19 January 2002 Round of 32	Libourne-Saint-Seurin	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Metz	Libourne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Castant 54' Moreau 119' (o.g.)		Jäger 41'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Antoine Moueix Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Coupe de la Ligue

1 December 2001 Round of 32	Lorient	5–4	Metz	Lorient
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Keita 23' Feindouno 30' Darcheville 59' Medina 88' Druon 90+4'		Jäger 25', 40' Baticle 56' Sané 90'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 6,731 Referee: Philippe Kalt