| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Joël Coué | ||
| Manager | Régis Brouard (until 29 February 2016) Jean-Philippe Faure and Carl Tourenne (interim, from 1 March 2016) | ||
| Stadium | Stade René Gaillard | ||
| Ligue 2 | 16th | ||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andé Dona Ndoh (13) All: Andé Dona Ndoh (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,612 vs Bourg-Péronnas (22 April 2016) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,081 vs Nîmes (18 September 2015) | ||
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The 2015–16 season was the 90th season in the history of the French association football club Chamois Niortais. The senior team competed in Ligue 2 for the fourth consecutive season following an 11th-placed finish in 2014–15. The club also competed in both the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.
Niort achieved a 16th-place finish in Ligue 2, reached the tenth round of the Coupe de France, and the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue.
Competitions
Ligue 2
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nîmes[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 43 | |
| 15 | Sochaux | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 42 | |
| 16 | Niort | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42 | |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 42 | |
| 18 | Evian[lower-alpha 2] (R, D) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 | Demotion to Division d'Honneur Régionale | 
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:
- ↑ Nîmes was docked 8 points for match fixing in the 2013–14 season.[1]
- ↑ Evian was demoted due to financial difficulties.[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 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 
Last updated: 13 May 2016.
Source: LFP.fr
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 31 July 2015 1 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Valenciennes | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Koukou  45' Choplin  61' | Report | Fulgini  4' Adbelhamid  27' Slidja  55' Kaboré  81' | Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Jérôme Brisard | 
| 7 August 2015 2 | Dijon | 3–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon | 
| 20:00 | Tavares  9', 90' Jullien  22' Bamba  37' Gastien  64' Diony  79' | Report | Koné  21' Malcuit  35' | Attendance: 6,619 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart | 
| 14 August 2015 3 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Sochaux | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Koukou  85' Malcuit  90+4' | Report | Toko Ekambi  11' Tardieu  58' | Attendance: 3,505 Referee: Florent Batta | 
| 21 August 2015 4 | Évian Thonon Gaillard | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Parc des Sports, Annecy | 
| 20:00 | Centonze  55' Touré  73' Altolaguirre  78' | Report | Lahaye  90+3' | Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Thomas Leonard | 
| 28 August 2015 5 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Laval | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Kiki  54' Rocheteau  59' | Report | Alioui  52' Alla  80' | Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Jérémy Stinat | 
| 11 September 2015 6 | Nancy | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Marcel Picot, Nancy | 
| 20:00 | Aït Bennasser  45' Hadji  71' Lenglet  81' | Report | Koukou  76' Rocheteau  82' | Attendance: 14,032 Referee: Olivier Thual | 
| 18 September 2015 7 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Nîmes | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Dabasse  18' Selemani  42' Choplin  56' Dona Ndoh  72' | Report | Marin  34' Maoulida  39' Harek  40' Cissokho  82' Azouni  90' | Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Floris Aubin | 
| 22 September 2015 8 | Brest | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest | 
| 21:00 | Platje  2' Grougi  9' Lorenzi  87' Alphonse  90' Koubemba  90+3' | Report | Dona Ndoh  18' Omrani  44' Kiki  60' | Attendance: 5,714 Referee: Aurélien Petit | 
| 25 September 2015 9 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Clermont Foot | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Da Veiga  43' Lahaye  83' Koukou  89' | Report | Espinosa  8' Jobello  34' Avinel  56' Diedhiou  70' Rivieyran  86' | Attendance: 3,268 Referee: Sylvain Palhies | 
| 2 October 2015 10 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Océane, Le Havre | 
| 20:00 | Louiserre  41' Bonnet  76' Fortès  76' | Report | Bong  30' Rocheteau  32' Roye  40' | Attendance: 5,293 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart | 
| 16 October 2015 11 | Chamois Niortais | 2–3 | Auxerre | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Dona Ndoh  13', 61' Choplin  74' | Report | Puygrenier  7' Ba  20' Courtet  34' Diaw  62' Berthier  90+3' | Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Jérémy Stinat | 
| 23 October 2015 12 | Paris | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Charléty, Paris | 
| 20:00 | Mogni  75' Tahrat  81' Keita  83' | Report | Djigla  63' Dona Ndoh  79' | Attendance: 2,986 Referee: Sébastien Moreira | 
| 30 October 2015 13 | Chamois Niortais | 3–1 | Ajaccio | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Dona Ndoh  7' Choplin  24' Roye  30' Selemani  36',  71' Sambia  83' | Report | Cavalli  25' (pen.) Panyukov  29' Diallo  77' Madri  86' | Attendance: 3,476 Referee: Hamid Guenaoui | 
| 6 November 2015 14 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Metz | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Lahaye  41' Sans  71' | Report | Ngbakoto  42' Lejeune  51' Gomes  54' Mandjeck  90+3' | Attendance: 4,570 Referee: William Lavis | 
| 24 November 2015 15 | Lens | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens | 
| 20:00 (CET) | Cyprien  8' Besle  42' Bourigeaud  52' Landre  67' | Report | Kiki  9',  53' Roye  26' Sambia  82' | Attendance: 26,337 Referee: Florent Batta | 
| 27 November 2015 16 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Red Star | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 (CET) | Lahaye  7' | Report | da Cruz  11' Amieux  41' Ngamukol  60' | Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Didier Falcone | 
| 1 December 2015 17 | Bourg-Péronnas | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse | 
| 21:00 (CET) | Berthomier  10' Dembélé  16' Traoré  75' Dimitriou  86',  88' Sané  90+3' | Report | Bong  42' Sambia  70' Sans  89' Dona Ndoh  90+2' | Attendance: 1,747 Referee: Olivier Thual | 
| 11 December 2015 18 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Tours | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 (CET) | Choplin  56' | Report | Bouhours  9' Gradit  44' Louvion  90' | Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Thomas Leonard | 
| 18 December 2015 19 | Créteil | 2–3 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil | 
| 20:00 (CET) | Montaroup  5',  82'  Esor  35' Dabo  39',  50' Diedhiou  64',  90' | Report | Kiki  8' Sans  14' Rocheteau  42' Choplin  84' Dona Ndoh  86' Djigla  89' | Attendance: 1,883 Referee: Sylvain Palhies | 
| 8 January 2016 20 | Chamois Niortais | 2–2 | Dijon | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 (CET) | Bamba  6' (o.g.) Koukou  18' Bong  37' Koné  77' | Report | Amalfitano  12' Koukou  16' (o.g.) Gastien  30' Bernard  34' Andonian  58'  90+2' | Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Alexandre Castro | 
| 15 January 2016 21 | Sochaux | 2–3 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard | 
| 20:00 (CET) | Cissé  2'  24'  45+1' Robinet  47' | Report | Kiki  18' Teikeu  40' (o.g.) Tigroudja  48' Koné  79' | Attendance: 5,934 Referee: Jérôme Brisard | 
| 23 January 2016 22 | Chamois Niortais | 0–3 | Évian Thonon Gaillard | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 14:00 (CET) | Choplin  6' Koné  22' Roye  70' | Report | Hoggas  38' Keita  56' Barbosa  59' Campanharo  82' | Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart | 
| 29 January 2016 23 | Laval | 0–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval | 
| 20:00 (CET) | Couturier  10' Gonçalves  45+2' Mukiele  61' | Report | Koné  45' | Attendance: 4,347 Referee: Aurélien Petit | 
| 2 February 2016 24 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Nancy | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 21:00 (CET) | Batisse  59',  67'  Rocheteau  63' Selemani  72' | Report | Diakhaté  52' Cuffaut  82' Aït Bennasser  86' Badila  89' Cétout  90+1' | Attendance: 3,323 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard | 
| 5 February 2016 25 | Nîmes | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade des Costières, Nîmes | 
| 20:00 | Koura  63' Savanier  85' | Report | Selemani  56' | Attendance: 8,076 Referee: Romain Lissorgue | 
| 12 February 2016 26 | Chamois Niortais | 1–2 | Brest | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Choplin  18' Sambia  26' Bouardja  43' Dabasse  90+1' | Report | Sané  29',  72'  Battocchio  31' Alphonse  69' | Attendance: 3,188 Referee: William Lavis | 
| 19 February 2016 27 | Clermont Foot | 2–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand | 
| 20:00 | Rivieyran  44' Salze  64' Dugimont  69' Laborde  86' | Report | Bong  21' Sambia  51' Dona Ndoh  74',  90+4' | Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart | 
| 26 February 2016 28 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Le Havre | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Sambia  16' | Report | Cambon  27' Fontaine  34' Ayasse  78' | Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Romain Delpech | 
| 4 March 2016 29 | Auxerre | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre | 
| 20:00 | Puygrenier  7' Courtet  34',  88' Lefebvre  45+1' | Report | Dona Ndoh  26' Sambia  27' Bong  88' | Attendance: 4,474 Referee: Willy Delajod | 
| 11 March 2016 30 | Chamois Niortais | 2–1 | Paris | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Omrani  45+2' Roye  58' (pen.),  72',  90' (pen.) Delecroix  90+1' Koné  90+3' | Report | Tahrat  7' Keïta  25' Mohsni  57' Lybohy  68' Diarra  72' Cantini  90' | Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel | 
| 18 March 2016 31 | Ajaccio | 2–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 | Nouri  44',  83' Cavalli  59' Diabate  60' Marchetti  67' | Report | Koukou  37' | Attendance: 3,486 Referee: Florent Batta | 
| 1 April 2016 32 | Metz | 2–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz | 
| 20:00 | Diallo  37', 58' | Report | Bong  64' | Attendance: 11,043 Referee: Romain Lissorgue | 
| 8 April 2016 33 | Chamois Niortais | 0–1 | Lens | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Dona Ndoh  57' Omrani  61' Roye  78' | Report | Cyprien  77' Nomenjanahary  90' | Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Jérôme Brisard | 
| 15 April 2016 34 | Red Star | 0–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais | 
| 20:00 | Da Cruz  74' | Report | Dona Ndoh  16' Koukou  82' Selemani  89' | Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Thomas Leonard | 
| 22 April 2016 35 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Bourg-Péronnas | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:00 | Sans  41' | Report | Sané  45' N'Simba  75' | Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Jérémy Stinat | 
| 29 April 2016 36 | Tours | 1–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours | 
| 20:00 | Santamaria  13' Belkebla  37' | Report | Batisse  53' Roye  67' Choplin  78' Dabasse  82' Koné  90+1' | Attendance: 6,829 Referee: Aurélien Petit | 
| 6 May 2016 37 | Chamois Niortais | 4–2 | Créteil | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 20:45 | Choplin  7' Roye  35' (pen.), 38' Omrani  53' Djigla  56' Dona Ndoh  65' | Report | Diedhiou  13',  61' Gérard  21' Ilunga  25' Kerboriou  30' Dabo  34',  71' Hérelle  34' | Attendance: 6,211 Referee: Tony Chapron | 
| 13 May 2016 38 | Valenciennes | 3–3 | Chamois Niortais | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes | 
| 20:45 | Mbenza  9', 11' Aloé  45+2' da Costa  65' | Report | Dona Ndoh  15', 23' Selemani  51' | Attendance: 16,582 Referee: Thomas Leonard | 
Coupe de France
Niort entered the Coupe de France in the seventh round along with the other Ligue 2 clubs. For their opening fixture of the 2015–16 edition of the competition, Niort were drawn away at sixth-tier club La Rochelle. The team progressed to the next stage with a 5–1 victory which included a brace from Seydou Koné and a first-half goal by debutant Quentin Daubin.
Matches
| 14 November 2015 Seventh round | La Rochelle (6) | 1–5 | Chamois Niortais | Stade François Le Parco, La Rochelle | 
| 18:00 (CET) | Kahramanka  78' | Report | Batisse  12' Daubin  39' Selemani  43' Koné  49', 60' | Referee: Yohann Rouinsard | 
| 5 December 2015 Eighth round | Chamois Niortais | 3–1 | Les Herbiers (3) | Stade René Gaillard, Niort | 
| 18:00 (CET) | Roye  4' Rocheteau  16' Koné  26',  78' | Report | Leybros  24' Gace  44' Glombard  51',  85' Dudouit  70' | Referee: Stéphanie Frappart | 
| 2 January 2016 Round of 64 | AS Moulins (4) | 1–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Hector Rolland, Moulins | 
| 18:30 (CET) | Chalier  20'  45' Suchet  28' Diaby  45' Allouache  56' Rouchon  90+4' | Report | Dona Ndoh  6' Roye  11'  45+1' (pen.) Tigroudja  34' Bong  45' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Florent Batta | 
| 19 January 2016 Round of 32 | Sarre-Union (4) | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Omnisports, Sarre-Union | 
| 19:00 (CET) | Zerbini  11' Ozcan  30' Schneider  55' Schermann  90' | Report | Kiki  84' Batisse  89' | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | 
Coupe de la Ligue
Niort, aiming to progress past the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue for the first time since 2012, were handed an away tie at Sochaux in their opening game. Despite goals from Omrani and Koné, the home team—reduced to nine men in the second half—triumphed by three goals to two.[3]
Matches
| 11 August 2015 First round | Sochaux | 3–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard | 
| 20:00 | Cacérès  51', 60' Senzemba  58',  82' Sao  68' Ilaimaharitra  72' | Report | Rocheteau  50' Omrani  56' Koné  72' | Attendance: 5,524 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel | 
Appearances and goals
- As of 13 May 2016.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | ||||
| 1 | GK |  FRA | Paul Delecroix | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  FRA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF |  BEN | David Kiki | 24 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 
| 5 | DF |  FRA | Matthieu Sans | 20 (2) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  BEN | David Djigla | 16 (15) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  FRA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF |  FRA | Faïz Selemani | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  CMR | Andé Dona Ndoh | 23 (13) | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  ALG | Abdelhakim Omrani | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 
| 11 | FW |  FRA | Adrian Dabasse | 3 (9) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 12 | FW |  CIV | Seydou Koné | 20 (9) | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF |  FRA | Chafik Tigroudja | 10 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 16 | GK |  BEN | Saturnin Allagbé | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | MF |  FRA | Antoine Batisse | 8 (4) | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 18 | FW |  FRA | Kévin Rocheteau | 18 (5) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 
| 19 | MF |  FRA | Jimmy Roye | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 
| 20 | FW |  FRA | Jérémy Grain | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | DF |  FRA | Jérémy Choplin | 33 | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 
| 22 | MF |  CMR | Daouda Bassock | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF |  FRA | Tristan Lahaye | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 24 | MF |  BEN | Djiman Koukou | 34 (4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 
| 25 | DF |  FRA | Thomas-Steven Da Veiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 26 | MF |  FRA | Messaoud Bouardja | 1 (9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | DF |  CMR | Frédéric Bong | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 
| 30 | GK |  FRA | Arthur Desmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | DF |  FRA | Junior Sambia | 21 (10) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 
| 34 | DF |  FRA | Junior Assoumou | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| — | MF |  FRA | Quentin Daubin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
References
- ↑ "Nîmes Olympique - Décision de la commission supérieure d'appel de la FFF" (in French). fff.fr. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Evian-Thonon confirmé administrativement en CFA". l'equipe.fr (in French). 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Feuille de match FC Sochaux-Montbéliard - Chamois Niortais". LFP.fr. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
External links
- Chamois Niortais F.C. official website Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine










