2021–22 Stade de Reims season

The 2021–22 season was the 90th season in the existence of Stade de Reims and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Reims participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

Stade de Reims

2021–22 season
President	Jean-Pierre Caillot
Head coach	Óscar García
Stadium	Stade Auguste-Delaune
Ligue 1	12th
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Hugo Ekitike (10) All: Hugo Ekitike (11)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 January 2022.^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SRB Predrag Rajković 2 DF  BEL Wout Faes 3 DF  CIV Ghislain Konan 4 DF  BEL Maxime Busi (on loan from Parma) 5 DF  MAR Yunis Abdelhamid (captain) 6 DF  GLP Andreaw Gravillon (on loan from Inter) 7 FW  MLI El Bilal Touré 8 MF  SWE Jens Cajuste 10 MF  KOS Arbër Zeneli 11 FW  FRA Nathanaël Mbuku 12 MF  FRA Alexis Flips 14 MF  KOS Valon Berisha 15 MF  ZIM Marshall Munetsi

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  FRA Yehvann Diouf 17 FW  GRE Anastasios Donis 18 FW  SCO Fraser Hornby 19 MF  NED Mitchell van Bergen 20 MF  FRA Ilan Kebbal 21 MF  NED Azor Matusiwa 22 FW  FRA Hugo Ekitike 23 MF  GNB Moreto Cassamá 25 MF  MLI Moussa Doumbia 26 MF  SEN Dion Lopy 28 DF  FRA Bradley Locko 30 GK  FRA Nicolas Penneteau 32 DF  BEL Thomas Foket

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SEN Dialy N'Diaye (on loan to Boulogne) — DF  BEL Thibault De Smet (on loan to Beerschot) — DF  AUT Dario Marešić (on loan to LASK) — DF  SEN Moustapha Mbow (on loan to Nîmes) — MF  FRA Rafik Guitane (on loan to Marítimo) — DF  MLI Fodé Doucouré (on loan to Red Star)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SUI Dereck Kutesa (on loan to Zulte Waregem) — MF  CMR Moïse Sakava (on loan to Differdange) — FW  FRA Timothé Nkada (on loan to Orléans) — FW  NED Kaj Sierhuis (on loan to Heracles Almelo) — FW  CIV N'Dri Philippe Koffi (on loan to Paços Ferreira)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Reims v Auxerre

10 July 2021 Friendly	Reims	4–1	Auxerre	Reims, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekitike 13', 18' Zeneli 28' Kebbal 52'	Report	Hein 45'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune

Reims v Paris FC

14 July 2021 Friendly	Reims	1–0	Paris FC	Reims, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekitike 13'	Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune

Valenciennes v Reims

17 July 2021 Friendly	Valenciennes	0–1	Reims	Valenciennes, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Hornby 28'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Chambly v Reims

21 July 2021 Friendly	Chambly	0–2	Reims	Le Touquet, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Cafaro 44' Doumbia 80'	Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier

Reims v Lens

24 July 2021 Friendly	Reims	1–2	Lens	Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekitike 24'	Report	Banza 43' (pen.) Wooh 85'	Stadium: Stade de la Libération

Reims v Lens

24 July 2021 Friendly	Reims	1–1	Lens	Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Donis 56' (pen.)	Report	Cissé 20'	Stadium: Stade de la Libération

1899 Hoffenheim v Reims

31 July 2021 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	3–1	Reims	Sinsheim, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rudy 29' Baumgartner 45+1' Kramarić 68'	Report	Sierhuis 67'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 3,419

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	8 August 2021	21 May 2022	Matchday 1	12th	38	11	13	14	43	44	−1	028.95
Coupe de France	19 December 2021	29 January 2022	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	066.67
Total					41	13	14	14	46	45	+1	031.71

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2021–22 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Lille	38	14	13	11	48	48	0	55
11	Brest	38	13	9	16	49	57	−8	48
12	Reims	38	11	13	14	43	44	−1	46
13	Montpellier	38	12	7	19	49	61	−12	43
14	Angers	38	10	11	17	44	55	−11	41

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).^[2]

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	11	13	14	43	44	−1	46	5	6	8	25	23	+2	6	7	6	18	21	−3

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L
Position	16	9	12	17	10	11	15	11	14	15	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^[3][4]

Nice v Reims

8 August 2021 1	Nice	0–0	Reims	Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Todibo  45+1'	Report	Cafaro  52'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,030 Referee: Johan Hamel

Reims v Montpellier

15 August 2021 2	Reims	3–3	Montpellier	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cassamá 7', 26' Cafaro  32' Locko  49' Kebbal 82'	Report	Cozza 5' Thuler  25' Delort 38' Laborde 43'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 8,887 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Metz v Reims

22 August 2021 3	Metz	1–1	Reims	Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Maïga 14' Bronn  31' Niane  35' Sarr  36' Vagner  90+3'	Report	Munetsi 7' Foket  42' Gravillon  60'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,799 Referee: Florent Batta

Reims v Paris Saint-Germain

29 August 2021 4	Reims	0–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Reims
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekitike  84'	Report	Mbappé 16', 64' Verratti  45' Diallo  55' Paredes  88'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 20,525 Referee: François Letexier

Rennes v Reims

12 September 2021 5	Rennes	0–2	Reims	Rennes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aguerd  57'	Report	Ekitike 26' Munetsi  60' Koffi 66' Gravillon  78'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,486 Referee: Thomas Leonard

Reims v Lorient

19 September 2021 6	Reims	0–0	Lorient	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Munetsi  12' Matusiwa  69'	Report	Laporte  75' Abergel  88' Diarra  90'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 9,443 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Lille v Reims

22 September 2021 7	Lille	2–1	Reims	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	David 31' André 43' Botman  74' Yazıcı  90+2'	Report	Flips 74' (pen.) Gravillon  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 32,604 Referee: Johan Hamel

Reims v Nantes

26 September 2021 8	Reims	3–1	Nantes	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Foket  15', 51' Ekitike 72', 78'	Report	Simon  25', 62'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 280 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Lens v Reims

1 October 2021 9	Lens	2–0	Reims	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Medina  26' Danso  34' Kalimuendo 45+1' (pen.), 52' Kakuta  57'	Report	Ekitike  45' Abdelhamid  58'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Brest v Reims

17 October 2021 10	Brest	1–1	Reims	Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mbock  11' Faivre  32' Honorat 74' Larsonneur  90+1'	Report	Faes 12' Touré  26' Gravillon  61' Koffi  66' Van Bergen  90'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 9,693 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Reims v Troyes

24 October 2021 11	Reims	1–2	Troyes	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdelhamid 6' Flips  32' Gravillon  44'  90+3' Matusiwa  86'	Report	Kaboré  9' Baldé 41' Chavalerin 66' Gallon  76'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 12,326 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Bordeaux v Reims

31 October 2021 12	Bordeaux	3–2	Reims	Bordeaux
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Medioub  53' Fransérgio  54' Adli 73',  81' Briand 78', 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Ekitike 37' Locko 63' Faes  77' Kebbal  84'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 11,020 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Reims v Monaco

7 November 2021 13	Reims	0–0	Monaco	Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Golovin  25' Badiashile  57'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Strasbourg v Reims

21 November 2021 14	Strasbourg	1–1	Reims	Strasbourg
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gameiro 42' Thomasson  58' Bellegarde 90+7'	Report	Ekitike 22' Gravillon  38' Matusiwa  43' Flips  67' Abdelhamid  90+5'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 24,439 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Reims v Clermont

28 November 2021 15	Reims	1–0	Clermont	Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Touré  16' Matusiwa  26' Konan 90+1'	Report	Zedadka  73' Allevinah  85'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 8,420 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Lyon v Reims

1 December 2021 16	Lyon	1–2	Reims	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Paquetá  23' Denayer  49' Toko Ekambi 66' Dembélé  82'	Report	Munetsi  53' Faes 56' Abdelhamid  65' Ekitike 90+2'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot

Reims v Angers

5 December 2021 17	Reims	1–2	Angers	Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berisha  27'  35' Lopy  30' Matusiwa  48' Ekitike 59' (pen.)	Report	Boufal  33', 49' (pen.) Traoré  39' Doumbia  57' Fulgini 75'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 8,238 Referee: Johan Hamel

Reims v Saint-Étienne

11 December 2021 18	Reims	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Reims
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Touré 23' (pen.) Konan  53' Faes  54' Mbuku 89'	Report	Bouanga  45+1' Maçon  67' Khazri  79'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 12,019 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Marseille v Reims

22 December 2021 19	Marseille	1–1	Reims	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rongier  28' Gerson  44' Dieng  85' Payet  85', 90+7' (pen.) Kamara  90+8'	Report	Ekitike 75' Cassamá  81' Abdelhamid  90+3' Gravillon  90+6'  90+7'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,908 Referee: François Letexier

Clermont v Reims

9 January 2022 20	Clermont	0–0	Reims	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Seidu  14' Hamel  35'	Report	Locko  25' Busi  58' Adeline  78'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 4,524 Referee: Florent Batta

Reims v Metz

16 January 2022 21	Reims	0–1	Metz	Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Locko  24' Lopy  50' Foket  80' Rajković  85'	Report	Delaine  19' Niakaté  28' Pajot  45' Niane 61',  83'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 3,923 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Paris Saint-Germain v Reims

23 January 2022 22	Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Reims	Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Verratti 44', 67' Ramos 62' Pereira 75'	Report	Lopy  56'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Reims v Bordeaux

6 February 2022 23	Reims	5–0	Bordeaux	Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ekitike 40', 40' Munetsi 46', 76' Matusiwa 59' Faes 63'	Report	Hwang  39' Ihnatenko  72'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 8,858 Referee: Antony Gautier

Nantes v Reims

13 February 2022 24	Nantes	1–0	Reims	Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Simon 17' Girotto  53'	Report	Abdelhamid  14'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 14,304 Referee: Johan Hamel

Reims v Brest

20 February 2022 25	Reims	1–1	Brest	Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Faes 4' Mbuku  65'	Report	Satriano 34' Belaïli 53',  57' Lasne  87'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 9,307 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Monaco v Reims

27 February 2022 26	Monaco	1–2	Reims	Monaco
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Disasi  25' Ben Yedder 55' Jean Lucas  86'  88'	Report	Hornby  27' Munetsi  42' Volland 85' (o.g.) Mbuku 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,982 Referee: Benoît Millot

Reims v Strasbourg

6 March 2022 27	Reims	1–1	Strasbourg	Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cajuste 84'	Report	Sissoko  64' Bellegarde 69' Guilbert  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 10,405 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Angers v Reims

13 March 2022 28	Angers	0–1	Reims	Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Manceau  49'  90' Mangani  72' Ebosse  77' Capelle  87' Thomas  88'	Report	Munetsi  18' Flips 24' Donis  34' Foket  58'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 5,960 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Reims v Lyon

20 March 2022 29	Reims	0–0	Lyon	Reims
17:05 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Caqueret  27' Henrique  45+2' Toko Ekambi  79'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 14,091 Referee: Johan Hamel

Troyes v Reims

3 April 2022 30	Troyes	1–0	Reims	Troyes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Palmer-Brown  74' Ripart 90+3'	Report	Abdelhamid  9' Matusiwa  35'  54' Busi  80'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Reims v Rennes

9 April 2022 31	Reims	2–3	Rennes	Reims
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Munetsi  43' Busi 60',  68' Doumbia 78' Cajuste 80' (pen.)	Report	Bourigeaud 39', 43' Terrier 58'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 10,243 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Montpellier v Reims

17 April 2022 32	Montpellier	0–0	Reims	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Munetsi  60' Foket  70' Rajković  87'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,170 Referee: Antony Gautier

Reims v Lille

20 April 2022 33	Reims	2–1	Lille	Reims
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Munetsi 32' Lopy  76' Abdelhamid 90+2'	Report	Sanches 57' Çelik  89'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 10,910 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Reims v Marseille

24 April 2022 34	Reims	0–1	Marseille	Reims
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Locko  28'	Report	Peres  5' Gerson 83'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 20,335 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lorient v Reims

1 May 2022 35	Lorient	1–2	Reims	Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Monconduit  22' Moffi 32' Abergel  74'	Report	Zeneli 17' Doumbia  57' Touré 59'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,216 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Reims v Lens

8 May 2022 36	Reims	1–2	Lens	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zeneli 28' Matusiwa  61'	Report	Sotoca 56' Medina  72' Fofana 90+1',  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 16,962 Referee: Vítor Ferreira

Saint-Étienne v Reims

14 May 2022 37	Saint-Étienne	1–2	Reims	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mangala  8', 12'	Report	Munetsi 2' Doumbia 61'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

Reims v Nice

21 May 2022 38	Reims	2–3	Nice	Reims
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekitike 9' Doumbia 17'	Report	Dante  25' Delort 75' (pen.), 77', 82' Brahimi  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 12,589 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Coupe de France

Main article: 2021–22 Coupe de France

EF Reims Sainte-Anne Châtillons v Reims

19 December 2021 Round of 64	EF Reims Sainte-Anne Châtillons	0–1	Reims	Reims
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merbah  45+1' Fournier  59'	Report	Abdelhamid  74' Adeline 89' Locko  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune[5] Attendance: 6,067 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

ES Thaon v Reims

2 January 2022 Round of 32	ES Thaon	0–1	Reims	Capavenir-Vosges
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rother  67' Alves  82'	Report	Mbow  21' Ekitike  66' Hornby 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Robert Sayer Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Clément Turpin

Reims v Bastia

29 January 2022 Round of 16	Reims	1–1 (3–5 p)	Bastia	Reims
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kebbal  27' Ekitike 37'	Report	Salles-Lamonge  26', 71' Schur  58'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
	Penalties
	Ekitike Hornby Gravillon Mbuku		Taoui Bocognano Vincent Magri Santelli

Awards

Stade de Reims Player of the Year

Season	Player	Ref
2021–22	Wout Faes	[6]

Stade de Reims Player of the Month

Month	Player	Ref.
August	Ilan Kebbal	[7]
September	Hugo Ekitike	[8]
October	Ilan Kebbal	[9]
November	Hugo Ekitike	[10]
December	Hugo Ekitike	[11]
January	Hugo Ekitike	[12]
February	Wout Faes	[13]
March		[14]
April	Maxime Busi	[15]
May	Kamory Doumbia	[16]

References

1. "Les joueurs" [The players] (in French). Stade de Reims. 26 January 2019.
2. "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
3. "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
4. "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.
5. "Football - Coupe de France. Reims Sainte-Anne - Stade de Reims se jouera bien au stade Delaune" (in French). L'Union. 4 December 2021.
6. "Wout Faes élu «Stadiste de la saison»" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. "Ilan Kebbal : joueur du mois d'août" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
8. "Hugo Ekitike : joueur du mois de septembre" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
9. "Ilan Kebbal : joueur du mois d'octobre" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
10. "Hugo Ekitike : joueur du mois de novembre" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
11. "Hugo Ekitike joueur du mois de décembre" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
12. "Joueur du mois de janvier : les résultats !" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
13. "Wout Faes, joueur du mois de février !" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
14. "Wout Faes joueur du mois de mars" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
15. "Maxime Busi joueur du mois d'avril" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
16. "Kamory Doumbia, joueur du mois de mai !" (in French). Stade de Reims. Retrieved 20 June 2022.