2023–24 Pau FC season

Pau FC

2023–24 season
Manager	Nicolas Usaï
Stadium	Nouste Camp
Ligue 2	10th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Mons Bassouamina (11) All: Mons Bassouamina Khalid Boutaïb (11 each)

The 2023–24 season was Pau FC's 65th season in existence and fourth consecutive in the Ligue 2. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 November 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 Bingourou Kamara 2 DF  CIV Thérence Koudou (on loan from Reims) 4 DF  CIV Xavier Kouassi 5 DF  FRA Noé Sow 6 MF  BEN Sessi D'Almeida 7 FW  FRA Moussa Sylla (on loan from Caen) 8 MF  SEN Henri Saivet 10 FW  MAR Khalid Boutaïb 11 FW  CGO Mons Bassouamina 12 FW  SEN Pape Massar Djitte 13 MF  FRA Louis Mouton (on loan from Saint-Etienne) 15 DF  FRA Marius Ros 17 DF  FRA Antoine Batisse 18 FW  MTN Oumar Ngom 19 DF  GUI Ousmane Kanté

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  FRA Steeve Beusnard 22 DF  CIV Ange Ahoussou 23 DF  GAB Johann Obiang 24 DF  MAD Kenji-Van Boto 25 DF  FRA Jean Ruiz 26 DF  FRA Jean Lambert Evans 27 MF  COM Iyad Mohamed 28 MF  BEN Lenny Pirringuel (on loan from Bordeaux) 30 FW  FRA Yonis Njoh 31 GK  FRA Quentin Galvez-Diarra 33 FW  FRA Sonny Degert 40 GK  ALG Mehdi Jeannin 70 FW  FRA Charles Boli 85 MF  ARG Tino Costa 99 FW  FRA Mehdi Chahiri

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 4 DF  CAN Diyaeddine Abzi (at CD Leganés until 30 June 2024)[2]

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Bingourou Kamara	Montpellier	Free	3 July 2023
MF	Moussa Sylla	Caen	Loan	8 August 2023
MF	Mehdi Chahiri	Strasbourg	Free	1 September 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Erwin Koffi	Neftchi Baku		25 July 2023
DF	Diyaeddine Abzi	CD Leganés	Loan	14 August 2023	[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overall record

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	10th	38	13	12	13	60	57	+3	034.21
Coupe de France	18 November 2023	5 January 2024	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	066.67
Total					41	15	12	14	67	62	+5	036.59

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

Main article: 2023–24 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
8	Amiens	38	12	17	9	36	36	0	53
9	Guingamp	38	13	12	13	44	40	+4	51
10	Pau	38	13	12	13	60	57	+3	51
11	Grenoble	38	13	12	13	43	44	−1	51
12	Bordeaux (D, R)	38	14	9	15	50	52	−2	50[a]	Administrative relegation to National 2

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
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Bordeaux were deducted 1 point due to federation decision.^[4]

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	13	12	13	60	57	+3	51	7	6	6	32	27	+5	6	6	7	28	30	−2

Last updated: 17 May 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	L
Position	3	11	4	8	9	11	14	10	8	8	9	7	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	10	9	6	9	12	9	10	12	11	9	9	9	6	6	7	9	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[5]

Pau v Bordeaux

7 August 2023 1	Pau	3–0	Bordeaux	Pau
20:45	Saivet 17' George 19' Ruiz  44' Obiang  45+3' Boutaïb 73'	Report	Vipotnik 65'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Karim Abed

Caen v Pau

12 August 2023 2	Caen	2–0	Pau	Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

Pau v Paris FC

19 August 2023 3	Pau	2–0	Paris FC	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nouste Camp

Bastia v Pau

26 September 2023 8	Bastia	1–4	Pau	Furiani
20:45 CET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari

Ajaccio v Pau

21 October 2023 11	Ajaccio	2–0	Pau	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade François Coty

Pau v Grenoble

28 October 2023 12	Pau	3–2	Grenoble	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nouste Camp

Pau v Angers

11 November 2023 14	Pau	4–4	Angers	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Nouste Camp

Saint-Étienne v Pau

25 November 2023 15	Saint-Étienne	1–2	Pau	Saint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 21,709 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

Concarneau v Pau

28 November 2023 13	Concarneau	1–2	Pau	Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 690

Pau v Angers

11 November 2023 14	Pau	4–4	Angers	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Nouste Camp

Pau v Dunkerque

2 December 2023 16	Pau	1–1	Dunkerque	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Saivet 4'	Report	Baghdadi 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Pau v Valenciennes

5 December 2023 17	Pau	3–1	Valenciennes	Pau
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 45+2' (pen.), 89' Mons Bassouamina 71'	Report	Venema 47'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Laval v Pau

16 December 2023 18	Laval	1–1	Pau	Laval
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Baldé  28' Tchokounté  45' Cherni 51'	Report	Obiang  42' Sylla 64'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 6,550 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Pau v Troyes

19 December 2023 19	Pau	1–1	Troyes	Pau
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Batisse  31' D'Almeida  47' Mouton  61' Sylla 88'	Report	Boura  19' Dong  44' Saïd 56' Chavalerin  89'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,153 Referee: Azzedine Souifi

Rodez v Pau

13 January 2024 20	Rodez	2–1	Pau	Rodez
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chougrani  20' Abdallah 53' Danger  84'  88' Younoussa 90+5'	Report	Ruiz  29' Mouton  72' Sylla 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 2,913 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Pau v Saint-Étienne

23 January 2024 21	Pau	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Pau
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kouassi  36' D'Almeida  85' Kamara  90+5'	Report	Chambost 38'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Annecy v Pau

27 January 2024 22	Annecy	0–0	Pau	Annecy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hamjatou Soukouna  10' Escales  90+5'	Report	Mouton  56' Sylla  90+5'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 3,497 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Pau v Auxerre

3 February 2024 23	Pau	2–2	Auxerre	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kouassi  38' Boutaïb 40' 49'	Report	Onaiwu 2' Jubal 64' (pen.) Mensah  84' Léon  90+7'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Mickaël Leleu

Paris FC v Pau

10 February 2024 24	Paris FC	1–1	Pau	Paris
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Camara  65' Koré  86' 90+5'	Report	Bassouamina 53' Beusnard  59'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 3,429 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Pau v Quevilly-Rouen

17 February 2024 25	Pau	0–2	Quevilly-Rouen	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Boli  80'	Report	Coulibaly 5'  55' Mamadou Camara 24' Poha  59'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,087 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Grenoble Foot 38 v Pau

24 February 2024 26	Grenoble Foot 38	0–1	Pau	Grenoble
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Meïssa Ba  72'	Report	Sylla 5' Beusnard  29' D'Almeida  54'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Pau v Caen

2 March 2024 27	Pau	2–3	Caen	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ahoussou  65' Boli 77' Ngom 90+1' Jordy Gaspar  90+8'	Report	Alexandre Mendy 31' Daubin  61' Kyeremeh 69' Salama 85'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Thierry Bouille

Dunkerque v Pau

9 March 2024 28	Dunkerque	1–0	Pau	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bilingi  58' Baghdadi 79'	Report	Saivet  38' Boto  87'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Pau v Concarneau

16 March 2024 29	Pau	2–0	Concarneau	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ahoussou  17' Saivet 53' (pen.) Begraoui 74'	Report	Faussurier  3' Clément Rodrigues  63' Lebeau  86'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Amiens SC v Pau

30 March 2024 30	Amiens SC	2–3	Pau	Amiens
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mafouta 18' Gelin  32' Kakuta 53' Urhoghide  64' Carroll  66'	Report	Boutaïb  17' 56' Ahoussou  45+1' Saivet 60' Beusnard  64' Sylla 75'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 5,915 Referee: Ahmed Taleb

Pau v Ajaccio

6 April 2024 31	Pau	1–1	Ajaccio	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ahoussou 23' Boli  38'	Report	Mangani 6' Strata  54' Sakhi  69'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,285 Referee: Mickaël Leleu

Valenciennes v Pau

13 April 2024 32	Valenciennes	1–4	Pau	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Linguet  32' Manga Foe Ondoa 80'	Report	Boutaïb 7' Saivet  34' Mohamed  43' Ruiz 45+2' Sylla 64' Begraoui 82'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 6,242 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Pau v Laval

20 April 2024 33	Pau	3–0	Laval	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 3' 32' Beusnard 65' Boutaïb  74'	Report	Diaw  27' Tchokounté  35'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,516 Referee: Azzedine Souifi

Troyes v Pau

23 April 2024 34	Troyes	2–2	Pau	Troyes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ndiaye  14' Zoukrou  20' Chavalerin  45+3' Dong 72' Diop 78'	Report	Boli 18' Bassouamina 90'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Pau v Guingamp

27 April 2024 35	Pau	1–2	Guingamp	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kouassi  56' Ahoussou  87' Bassouamina 90+2' Boutaïb  90+5'	Report	Picard 15' Sivis  56' Jordy Gaspar 90+3' (o.g.) Siwe  90+5'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,482 Referee: Antoine Valnet

Angers v Pau

3 May 2024 36	Angers	2–1	Pau	Angers
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Abdelli 12' Hanin 52' Kalumba  78' Zinga  90+5'	Report	Ruiz 56'  63' Obiang  60' Jordy Gaspar  82'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 10,728 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Pau v Bastia

10 May 2024 37	Pau	1–2	Bastia	Pau
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Costa  3' Bassouamina 7' Ruiz  55' Mouton  74' D'Almeida  90+6'	Report	Alfarela 70' 83' Vincent  76' Bianchini  90+3'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Rémi Landry

Bordeaux v Pau

17 May 2024 38	Bordeaux	3–2	Pau	Bordeaux
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Weissbeck 7' Livolant 16' Davitashvili 51' De Lima  52'	Report	Ruiz  45+3' Mohamed 46'  89' Ahoussou  50' Colléaux  77' Sylla 90+3'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 21,710 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Coupe de France

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France

Chauray v Pau

18 November 2023 Seventh round	Chauray	0–1	Pau	Chauray
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Mouton 28'	Stadium: Stade Municipal

Coulaines v Pau

9 December 2023 Eighth round	Coulaines	1–5	Pau	Coulaines
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bouba Yansane 82' Ilan Thebert  88'	Report	Mouton 5' Koudou 19' Ngom  29' Boutaïb 59' 67' Njoh 65'	Stadium: Stade André Conty Attendance: 1,240 Referee: Léo Beulet

Pau v Nantes

5 January 2024 Round of 64	Pau	1–4	Nantes	Pau
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 15'	Report	Mollet 48' Centonze  77' Kadewere 80' 83' Bamba 88' Douglas Augusto  90+5'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,353 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

References

1. "Effectif". 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
2. "Le Québécois Diyaeddine Abzi prêté en Espagne". Réseau des sports (RDS). 14 August 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
3. [1]
4. "Bordeaux to remain in Ligue 2 after fan attacks Rodez player". Fox Sports. 12 June 2023.
5. [2]

External links

• Official website