2022–23 FC Metz season

The 2022–23 season was the 91st in the history of FC Metz and their first season back in the second division since 2019. The club participated in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France.

FC Metz

2022–23 season
President	Bernard Serin
Head coach	László Bölöni
Stadium	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Ligue 2	2nd (promoted)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Georges Mikautadze (23) All: Georges Mikautadze (24)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

Current squad

As of 31 March 2023^[1][2]

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 3 DF  FRA Matthieu Udol 5 DF  GNB Fali Candé 6 MF  FRA Kévin N'Doram 8 DF  CIV Ismaël Traoré 7 FW  SEN Pape Amadou Diallo 9 FW  GEO Georges Mikautadze 10 MF  FRA Youssef Maziz 11 FW  ALB Xhuliano Skuka 14 MF  SEN Cheikh Sabaly 15 DF  SEN Ababacar Lô 16 GK  ALG Alexandre Oukidja 17 MF  FRA Lilian Raillot 18 MF  SEN Lamine Camara 19 MF  CIV Habib Maïga 20 FW  SEN Lamine Gueye

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  FRA Oussmane Kébé 22 DF  MAR Sofiane Alakouch 24 FW  FRA Lenny Joseph 25 MF  FRA Arthur Atta 26 FW  SEN Malick Mbaye 27 MF  HAI Danley Jean Jacques 29 FW  FRA Edouard Soumah-Abbad 30 GK  FRA Marc-Aurèle Caillard 34 MF  FRA Joseph N'Duquidi 35 MF  FRA Maïdine Douane 36 MF  GAM Ablie Jallow 39 DF  CIV Koffi Kouao 40 GK  SEN Ousmane Ba — GK  FRA Alexis Mirbach

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 — GK  FRA Guillaume Dietsch (on loan to Seraing) — MF  BEL Sami Lahssaini (on loan to Seraing) — MF  CGO Warren Tchimbembé (on loan to Guingamp) — MF  MLI Boubacar Traoré (on loan to Wolverhampton)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CPV Vagner Gonçalves (on loan to Seraing) — FW  SEN Ibrahima Niane (on loan to Angers) — FW  MTN Pape Ndiaga Yade (on loan to Troyes)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Metz v Racing Union

9 July 2022 Friendly	Metz	2–0	Racing Union	Amnéville
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Niane 28' (pen.), 48'			Stadium: Stade Andre Valentin

Sedan v Metz

12 July 2022 Friendly	Sedan	3–3	Metz	Bazeilles
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe sportif Montvillers

Metz v Troyes

16 July 2022 Friendly	Metz	4–0	Troyes	Homécourt
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Candé 39' Jallow 72' Gueye 74' N'Diaye 83'			Stadium: Stade Yvan Tepus

Reims v Metz

20 July 2022 Friendly	Reims	1–0	Metz	Épernay
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gravillon 79'			Stadium: Stade Paul Chandon

Metz v Sochaux

23 July 2022 Friendly	Metz	1–0	Sochaux	Metz
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 2'			Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Metz v Auxerre

9 December 2022 Friendly	Metz	1–5	Auxerre	Marly
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Centre d’entraînement Frescaty

Genk v Metz

13 December 2022 Friendly	Genk	1–0	Metz	La Nucia, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Paintsil 10'
Note: The match consisted of three 35 minute parts

Metz v SV Elversberg

21 December 2022 Friendly	Metz	2–1	SV Elversberg	France
15:00 CET (UTC+1)

Metz v R.F.C Seraing

23 March 2023 Friendly	Metz	1-1	R.F.C Seraing	Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Centre d’entraînement de Frescaty

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	30 July 2022	2 June 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	38	20	12	6	61	33	+28	052.63
Coupe de France	30 October 2022	7 January 2023	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	066.67
Total					41	22	12	7	65	36	+29	053.66

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

Main article: 2022–23 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Le Havre (C, P)	38	20	15	3	46	19	+27	75	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Metz (P)	38	20	12	6	61	33	+28	72
3	Bordeaux	38	20	9	9	51	28	+23	69
4	Bastia	38	17	9	12	52	45	+7	60
5	Caen	38	16	11	11	52	43	+9	59

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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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	20	12	6	61	33	+28	72	10	7	2	28	15	+13	10	5	4	33	18	+15

Source: Ligue 2

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	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	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	2	8	5	5	7	5	7	8	10	9	10	11	12	11	8	10	6	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[3]

Metz v Amiens

30 July 2022 1	Metz	3–0	Amiens	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gueye 21' Mikautadze 44' Niane 48'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Caen v Metz

8 August 2022 2	Caen	1–0	Metz	Caen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Diani 38' Vandermersch  90+3'	Report	Candé  27' Maïga  29' Mikautadze  45+3' Yade  86'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,360 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Metz v Valenciennes

13 August 2022 3	Metz	2–0	Valenciennes	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 29' Mikautadze 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,253 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Laval v Metz

20 August 2022 4	Laval	3–3	Metz	Laval
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Naidji 33', 75' Diaw 90+2'	Report	Niane 21' Mikelbrencis 24' Udol 35'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 7,782 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Metz v Dijon

27 August 2022 5	Metz	1–2	Dijon	Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gueye 78'	Report	Silva 29' Le Bihan 59'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,257 Referee: Benoît Millot

Rodez v Metz

30 August 2022 6	Rodez	1–4	Metz	Rodez
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Depres 69'	Report	Mikautadze 21', 36' Udol 44' Maziz 75'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Metz v Annecy

2 September 2022 7	Metz	0–0	Annecy	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 12,880 Referee: Johan Hamel

Metz v Guingamp

12 September 2022 8	Metz	3–6	Guingamp	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Manceau 2' (o.g.) Jallow 10', 16' Kouyaté  31'  31' Oukidja  45+3' Jean Jacques  56' Udol  60' Niane  90+1'	Report	Livolant 9' (pen.), 88' Quemper 45+1' Courtet 45+7' (pen.) Roux  51' Kiankaulua  66' Louiserre 69' Tchimbembé 85'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,898 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Bastia v Metz

17 September 2022 9	Bastia	1–0	Metz	Bastia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salles-Lamonge 10' Roncaglia  18'	Report	Maïga  27' Kouao  79'	Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 10,243 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Metz v Pau

1 October 2022 10	Metz	1–0	Pau	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	N'Diaye 11'	Report	Gomis  27'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,432 Referee: Willy Delajod

Bordeaux v Metz

8 October 2022 11	Bordeaux	2–0	Metz	Bordeaux
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fransérgio  43' 90+2' Maja 45+2' (pen.) Michelin  68'	Report	Maïga  27'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 19,266 Referee: Pierre Legat

Metz v Sochaux

15 October 2022 12	Metz	0–0	Sochaux	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow  10'	Report	Weissbeck  19'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Le Havre v Metz

24 October 2022 13	Le Havre	2–0	Metz	Le Havre
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lloris 10' Alioui 53'	Report		Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 11,832 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Metz v Saint-Étienne

7 November 2022 14	Metz	3–2	Saint-Étienne	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+)	Krasso 18' (o.g.) N'Doram 39' Udol 61' Kouyaté  90+2'	Report	Maçon  20' Wadji 24' Giraudon  67' Nadé 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,881 Referee: Olivier Thual

Paris v Metz

12 November 2022 15	Paris	1–4	Metz	Paris
19:00 CET (UTC+)	Chergui  21',  21' Guilavogui 28'	Report	Mikautadze 12' (pen.), 23' (pen.), 82' Gueye 63' Kouyaté  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 3,957 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Metz v Niort

26 December 2022 16	Metz	0–0	Niort	Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+)	Jean Jacques  73'	Report	Zemzemi  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,443 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Grenoble Foot v Metz

30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) 17	Grenoble Foot	0–1	Metz	Grenoble
21:00 CET (UTC+)		Report	Candé 52'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Quentin Guidou

Nîmes v Metz

10 January 2023 18	Nîmes	1–4	Metz	Nîmes
20:45 CET (UTC+)	Ahamada 54'	Report	Joseph 48', 60' Sabaly 56' Mikautadze 89'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,809 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Metz v Quevilly-Rouen

13 January 2023 19	Metz	2–0	Quevilly-Rouen	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+)	Jallow 72' Mikautadze 90+2'	Report	Sidibé  66'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 12,542 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Valenciennes v Metz

28 January 2023 20	Valenciennes	1–1	Metz	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bonnet 75'	Report	Joseph 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 5,303 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Metz v Rodez

31 January 2023 21	Metz	1–1	Rodez	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Jean Jacques  22' Joseph  40' Kouao  54' Mikautadze 63',  74'	Report	Vandenabeele  18' Mouyokolo  28' Boissier 79' Senaya  82' M'Pasi  90'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Pierre Legat

Amiens v Metz

6 February 2023 22	Amiens	0–2	Metz	Amiens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mikautadze 55' (pen.) Atta 78'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rémi Landry

Metz v Caen

13 February 2023 23	Metz	0–0	Caen	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,790 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Dijon v Metz

18 February 2023 24	Dijon	0–0	Metz	Dijon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ahlinvi  19' Fofana  49'	Report	Atta  18' Maïga  59' I. Traoré  65'	Stadium: Stade Gaston-Gérard Attendance: 6,657 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Metz v Nîmes

25 February 2023 25	Metz	2–0	Nîmes	Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mikautadze 29' Maziz 67'	Report	Fofana  31' De Gevigney  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,388 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Annecy v Metz

4 March 2023 26	Annecy	0–3	Metz	Annecy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Mikautadze 27', 83' Maziz 50'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 10,587 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Metz v Le Havre

13 March 2023 27	Metz	1–1	Le Havre	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Maziz 20'	Report	Sangante  12' El Hajjam  15' Lekhal  16' Kongolo  28' Richardson 46' Mbemba  87'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,395 Referee: Olivier Thual

Quevilly-Rouen v Metz

18 March 2023 28	Quevilly-Rouen	1–2	Metz	Le Petit-Quevilly
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Camara 90'	Report	Kouao  18' I. Traoré  65' Maziz 72' N'Duquidi  77' Maïga 80'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Metz v Laval

1 April 2023 29	Metz	1–0	Laval	Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mikautadze 48' Maïga  63'	Report	Tavares  51' Bobichon  85'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,342 Referee: Rémi Landry

Pau v Metz

8 April 2023 30	Pau	1–1	Metz	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Begraoui  49' Ruiz  68' George 79'	Report	Candé  44' Prior 58' (o.g.) N'Duquidi  86'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 2,811 Referee: William Toulliou

Metz v Bordeaux

15 April 2023 31	Metz	3–0	Bordeaux	Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 49' Mikautadze 52', 72'	Report	Poussin  40'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,345 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Saint-Étienne v Metz

22 April 2023 32	Saint-Étienne	1–3	Metz	Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nkounkou 37'	Report	Mikautadze 10', 26' (pen.) Kouao 12' Camara  79'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,008 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Metz v Paris

29 April 2023 33	Metz	1–1	Paris	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mikautadze 18' (pen.)	Report	Guilavogui 13',  78' Maçon  17' Lefort  78'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Pierre Legat

Niort v Metz

6 May 2023 34	Niort	1–3	Metz	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elphege 42'	Report	Mikautadze 45' (pen.), 83' Maziz 51' Jean Jacques  70' Kouao  76'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Metz v Grenoble

13 May 2023 35	Metz	1–0	Grenoble	Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jallow 47'	Report	Mendy  8' Paquiez  62' Nestor  71' Isola  76'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 22,157 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

Guingamp v Metz

20 May 2023 36	Guingamp	1–1	Metz	Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Courtet 60'	Report	Mikautadze 21' N'Duquidi  41' Kouao  90+4'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 9,163 Referee: Antoine Valnet

Sochaux v Metz

26 May 2023 37	Sochaux	0–1	Metz	Montbéliard
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Meddah  8' Alvero  61' Agouzoul  67'	Report	Sabaly 49'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,714 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Metz v Bastia

2 June 2023 38	Metz	3–2	Bastia	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sabaly 31' Maziz 55', 75'	Report	Salles-Lamonge  23' Bohnert 68' Schur 86' Kaïboué  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 26,661 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France

Main article: 2022–23 Coupe de France

US Raon-l'Étape v Metz

1 November 2022[a] Seventh round	US Raon-l'Étape	1–2	Metz	Raon-l'Étape
18:00 CET	Hassidou 71'	Report	Musaba 34' Mikautadze 63'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Gasser Attendance: 1,899 Referee: Romain Perpiñan

SAS Épinal v Metz

19 November 2022 Eighth round	SAS Épinal	0–1	Metz	Épinal
		Report	Joseph 87'	Stadium: Stade de la Colombière Attendance: 2,106

Olympique Lyonnais v Metz

7 January 2023 Round of 64	Olympique Lyonnais	2–1	Metz	Rhône
	Barcola 60' Candé 77' (o.g.)	Report	Jallow 63'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais