Chamois Niortais F.C. season 2009–10
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The 2009–10
season marks Chamois Niortais' 84th season as a football club. After their relegation from the Championnat National
in 2008–09 following a 17th-placed finish, Chamois Niortais return to the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth tier of the French football league system
, for the first time since 1984. The relegation also saw Chamois Niortais lose the professional status that they had held since achieving promotion to Division 2
in 1985, becoming a semi-professional
team.
04.06.09: Pascal Gastien
is appointed as head coach of the first-team following the dismissal of Denis Troch
.
10.06.09: Quentin Bernard and Johan Gastien
sign new deals with the club, whilst Simon Pontdemé
leaves for Brest
.
12.06.09: Kévin Aubeneau
, Maxime Ras
, Vincent Bolot, Simon Hébras
and Pierre Jamin
agree new deals with the club.
15.06.09: Goalkeeper Pascal Landais
becomes the club's first new signing of the summer from Thouars.
17.06.09: Nicolas Marti signs a new one-year deal with Niort.
22.06.09: Despite having agreed to new deals with the club, Maxime Ras
and Vincent Bolot sign for Raon-l'Etape
.
25.06.09: Niort re-sign defender Djibril Konaté
from Fontenay
, their second signing of the summer. Mamadou Camara
signs a new contract.
29.06.09: Niort continue the trend of re-signing former players with the capture of Vincent Durand
.
01.07.09: Germain Lugier becomes the fourth new signing of the transfer window. Striker Romain Jacuzzi
joins Stade Laval.
05.07.09: Defender Vincent Guignery
arrives from AS Beauvais Oise
, signing a one-year deal.
10.07.09: Senegalese international striker Mouhamadou Diaw
becomes the club's sixth new player. The fixtures for the Championnat de France amateur Group C are released and Niort discover that they will start the season at home
to Bordeaux Réserve
.
11.07.09: Johan Letzelter is announced as the seventh signing of the summer.
16.07.09: France under-19
international defender Damien Da Silva
joins Ligue 2
side LB Châteauroux
.
29.07.09: Carl Tourenne
returns to his first club, becoming their eighth summer signing.
31.07.09: Veteran striker Arnaud Gonzalez
signs a new two-year deal with Niort.
06.08.09: Midfielder Ronan Biger
leaves Chamois Niortais to join newly-promoted Championnat National side AS Moulins
.
08.08.09: Chamois Niortais begin their CFA campaign with a 3–0 victory over Bordeaux Réserve
.
12.09.09: After a convincing start of five unbeaten matches, Niort suffer their first defeat of the season, a 0–1 loss away to Red Star Saint-Ouen
.
03.10.09: The side progess to the fifth round of the Coupe de France
with a 6–2 win over Angoulême CFC
, a game which included a second-half hat-trick by striker Mouhamadou Diaw
.
05.01.10: Former striker Luigi Glombard
is the club's first signing of the January transfer window.
being appointed for his third spell in charge of the club, replacing Denis Troch
, who was sacked following the relegation to the CFA.
Pld = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, F = Goals scored, A = Goals against, GD = Goal difference, Pts = Points (Win = 4 points, Draw = 2 points, Loss = 1 point)
1st position gains promotion to Championnat National
.
16th, 17th and 18th positions are relegated to Championnat de France amateur 2.
Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the National; in the event of a reserve team winning the league, promotion will be awarded to the highest-placed senior team.
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For their pre-season, Chamois Niortais played friendly matches against a series of Championnat de France amateur and Championnat de France amateur 2 sides. Two of the teams, Les Herbiers VF
and Vendée Fontenay Foot
, will be in the same division as Niort this season.
The team began their pre-season campaign with a convincing 6–0 victory over CFA2 side SO Châtellerault
at the Stade de la Montée Rouge
, with the goals being scored by six different players including new signings Djibril Konaté
, Mouhamadou Diaw
and Germain Lugier. They followed this up with their only pre-season game to be played at the Stade René Gaillard
, a comfortable 2–0 defeat of Les Herbiers VF
, where both goals were scored by long-time Chamois Niortais striker
Arnaud Gonzalez
.
On 22 July 2009, trialist Gilles Fabien
scored a hat-trick
and recent signings Diaw and Konaté each scored their second goals of the pre-season as Chamois Niortais drew 5–5 with local club Vendée Fontenay Foot
. Three days later, Chamois Niortais won away from home at CFA2 outfit USSA Vertou
by two goals to one, eventually scraping victory thanks to a second-half strike from trialist Si Salem. The team's final pre-season friendly ended in a "cruel" 0–3 defeat to CFA2 side SO Cholet
, with the result being described as "one to be placed among the accidents".
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Along with all the clubs in the Championnat de France amateur, Chamois Niortais entered the competition at the fourth-round stage this season. The draw for the fourth round was made on 23 September 2009 and Niort were drawn at home to Division d'Honneur outfit Angoulême CFC
. Niort reached the fifth round with a convincing 6–2 victory over Angoulême, a game which saw the club's first hat-trick
of the season, scored by Mouhamadou Diaw
, and were again drawn against a Division d'Honneur side, this time away to Ligugé
. On 17 October 2009, the side secured a 5–0 win over Ligugé to progress to the sixth round. After another 5–0 victory over SO Châtellerault
in the sixth round, the side were handed a seventh round away tie at seventh-division outfit FC Saint-Jean-le-Blanc
. Niort were eventually knocked out of the competition in the eighth round following a 3–1 defeat away at SA Thiers
.
2009–10 in French football
The 2009–10 season was the 77th season of competitive professional football in France.The season began on 7 August 2009 for the Championnat National and Ligue 2 and on 8 August for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur...
season marks Chamois Niortais' 84th season as a football club. After their relegation from the Championnat National
Championnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
in 2008–09 following a 17th-placed finish, Chamois Niortais return to the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth tier of the French football league system
French football league system
The French football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France. At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Below that are a number of leagues run by the...
, for the first time since 1984. The relegation also saw Chamois Niortais lose the professional status that they had held since achieving promotion to Division 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
in 1985, becoming a semi-professional
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
team.
News
04.06.09: Pascal Gastien
Pascal Gastien
Pascal Gastien is a French former professional footballer and now manager. He is currently in his second permanent, and third overall, spell as head coach of Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.-Personal life:...
is appointed as head coach of the first-team following the dismissal of Denis Troch
Denis Troch
Denis Troch is a former French professional football player and now manager.Troch's last job in management was with Chamois Niortais, but he was sacked in June 2009 after the club were relegated to the Championnat de France amateur...
.
10.06.09: Quentin Bernard and Johan Gastien
Johan Gastien
Johan Gastien is a French football midfieleder. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais. He is the son of the current Chamois Niortais manager, Pascal Gastien....
sign new deals with the club, whilst Simon Pontdemé
Simon Pontdemé
Simon Pontdemé is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for AJ Auxerre. He previously played for Chamois Niortais and Brest.He won three caps for the France under-18 team in the 2006-07 season.-References:...
leaves for Brest
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950...
.
12.06.09: Kévin Aubeneau
Kévin Aubeneau
Kévin Aubeneau is a goalkeeper currently playing for French Ligue 2 side Stade Laval. Between 2007 and 2011 he played for his hometown club Chamois Niortais, where he made 87 league appearances...
, Maxime Ras
Maxime Ras
Maxime Ras is a French striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur side US Raon-l'Étape....
, Vincent Bolot, Simon Hébras
Simon Hebras
Simon Hébras is a French striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais. He joined Niort in 2002 at the age of fourteen, and made his first-team début for the club in Ligue 2 in the 1–1 draw with Angers on 22 February 2008.He scored his first...
and Pierre Jamin
Pierre Jamin
Pierre Jamin is a French midfielder currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Les Herbiers.-Career:Jamin started his career with Chamois Niortais, where he joined the youth team in 2001...
agree new deals with the club.
15.06.09: Goalkeeper Pascal Landais
Pascal Landais
Pascal Landais is a goalkeeper currently playing for French CFA side Chamois Niortais. He re-signed for Niort on a free transfer on 15 June 2009. He made eight appearances in Ligue 2 between 1998 and 2003.-References:...
becomes the club's first new signing of the summer from Thouars.
17.06.09: Nicolas Marti signs a new one-year deal with Niort.
22.06.09: Despite having agreed to new deals with the club, Maxime Ras
Maxime Ras
Maxime Ras is a French striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur side US Raon-l'Étape....
and Vincent Bolot sign for Raon-l'Etape
Raon-l'Étape
Raon-l'Étape is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Raonnais.-Geography:Raon-l'Étape is positioned at the mouth of the Plaine River at the point where it converges into the Meurthe, itself a tributary of the Moselle...
.
25.06.09: Niort re-sign defender Djibril Konaté
Djibril Konaté
Djibril Konaté is a Malian/French association footballer who is currently playing for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais...
from Fontenay
Vendée Fontenay Foot
Vendée Fontenay Foot is a French football club based in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. It was founded in 1991 in a merger of two local teams. The club currently plays in the Championnat de France Amateurs, the fourth tier of the French football league system....
, their second signing of the summer. Mamadou Camara
Mamadou Camara
Mamadou Camara is a French defender currently playing for En Avant de Guingamp.He was brought into the Niort team at the start of the 2008–09 season. He went on to play over 30 times in his first campaign, including one appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue, when Niort lost 1–2 to US...
signs a new contract.
29.06.09: Niort continue the trend of re-signing former players with the capture of Vincent Durand
Vincent Durand
Vincent Durand is a French football midfielder currently playing for Chamois Niortais.-Career:In July 2007, Durand left then Ligue 2 side Chamois Niortais after playing with them for three seasons and subsequently joined FC Martigues in January 2008. He played for Martigues for just five months...
.
01.07.09: Germain Lugier becomes the fourth new signing of the transfer window. Striker Romain Jacuzzi
Romain Jacuzzi
Romain Jacuzzi is a striker currently playing for French side SJA Le Poiré-sur-Vie.From 2002 to 2009, Jacuzzi played for now Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais, where he experienced one promotion and three relegations. During the 2006-2007 season, he had a loan spell at...
joins Stade Laval.
05.07.09: Defender Vincent Guignery
Vincent Guignery
Vincent Guignery is a French left-back who currently plays for RC Strasbourg. He previously played professionally in Ligue 2 for FC Martigues, and he has also represented a number of other clubs, including Libourne-Saint-Seurin and Boulogne.- Early career :Guignery began his senior career in 1999...
arrives from AS Beauvais Oise
AS Beauvais Oise
Association Sportive Beauvais Oise is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. Beauvais plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre Brisson located...
, signing a one-year deal.
10.07.09: Senegalese international striker Mouhamadou Diaw
Mouhamadou Diaw
Mouhamadou Diaw is a football striker from Senegal. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.Diaw signed with Niort from La Vitréenne on 10 July 2009.- External links :* at vitreennefc.fr...
becomes the club's sixth new player. The fixtures for the Championnat de France amateur Group C are released and Niort discover that they will start the season at home
Stade René Gaillard
Stade René Gaillard is a multi-use stadium in Niort, France.It is the home of French Championnat de France amateur football team Chamois Niortais and has a capacity of 10,898 spectators...
to Bordeaux Réserve
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
.
11.07.09: Johan Letzelter is announced as the seventh signing of the summer.
16.07.09: France under-19
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
international defender Damien Da Silva
Damien Da Silva
Damien Da Silva is a defender currently playing for French club FC Rouen.In the 2006-07 season, Da Silva was awarded 2 caps for the France under-19 team...
joins Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
side LB Châteauroux
LB Châteauroux
La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...
.
29.07.09: Carl Tourenne
Carl Tourenne
Carl Tourenne is a French former professional association football defensive midfielder, who last played for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais....
returns to his first club, becoming their eighth summer signing.
31.07.09: Veteran striker Arnaud Gonzalez
Arnaud Gonzalez
Arnaud Gonzalez is a French footballer. He currently plays for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais as an attacking midfielder....
signs a new two-year deal with Niort.
06.08.09: Midfielder Ronan Biger
Ronan Biger
Ronan Biger is a French football midfielder currently playing for Championnat National side Les Herbiers.-External links: at l'Equipe...
leaves Chamois Niortais to join newly-promoted Championnat National side AS Moulins
AS Moulins
AS Moulins is a French football club based in Moulins. It was founded in 1927. The colours of the club are white and blue.Moulins play at the Stade Hector Rolland in the Championnat de France amateur.- Current squad :As of January 2011....
.
08.08.09: Chamois Niortais begin their CFA campaign with a 3–0 victory over Bordeaux Réserve
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
.
12.09.09: After a convincing start of five unbeaten matches, Niort suffer their first defeat of the season, a 0–1 loss away to Red Star Saint-Ouen
Red Star Saint-Ouen
Red Star Football Club 93 is a French association football club based in Saint-Ouen located in the northern suburbs of Paris. The club was founded in 1897 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third level of French football...
.
03.10.09: The side progess to the fifth round of the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
with a 6–2 win over Angoulême CFC
Angoulême CFC
Angoulême CFC is a French association football club from the city of Angoulême, currently playing in Division d'honneur of the Ligue du Centre-Ouest...
, a game which included a second-half hat-trick by striker Mouhamadou Diaw
Mouhamadou Diaw
Mouhamadou Diaw is a football striker from Senegal. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.Diaw signed with Niort from La Vitréenne on 10 July 2009.- External links :* at vitreennefc.fr...
.
05.01.10: Former striker Luigi Glombard
Luigi Glombard
Luigi Glombard is a French football striker currently playing for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais.-Club career:Glombard joined the Nantes academy in 2000 and made his senior debut in 2002...
is the club's first signing of the January transfer window.
First-team squad
During the summer of 2009, Chamois Niortais made a total of eight new signings, whilst a total of sixteen players left the club and three players were promoted from the youth team. The summer also saw a change of management, with former Chamois Niortais player Pascal GastienPascal Gastien
Pascal Gastien is a French former professional footballer and now manager. He is currently in his second permanent, and third overall, spell as head coach of Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.-Personal life:...
being appointed for his third spell in charge of the club, replacing Denis Troch
Denis Troch
Denis Troch is a former French professional football player and now manager.Troch's last job in management was with Chamois Niortais, but he was sacked in June 2009 after the club were relegated to the Championnat de France amateur...
, who was sacked following the relegation to the CFA.
Current squad
Non-playing staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
 Pascal GastienPascal Gastien Pascal Gastien is a French former professional footballer and now manager. He is currently in his second permanent, and third overall, spell as head coach of Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.-Personal life:... |
Manager Coach (sport) In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:... |
| Franck Azzopardi Franck Azzopardi Franck Azzopardi is a former professional footballer. He was a defensive midfielder and played his entire career for Chamois Niortais. Since retiring from playing, he has been a coach at Niort.-External links:... |
Assistant manager |
| Fabrice Fontaine |
Physiotherapist |
| Emmanuel Zacchéo |
Club doctor |
| Nicolas Ferdonnet |
Osteopath |
| Claude Soldera |
Intendant |
In
| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Pascal LandaisPascal Landais Pascal Landais is a goalkeeper currently playing for French CFA side Chamois Niortais. He re-signed for Niort on a free transfer on 15 June 2009. He made eight appearances in Ligue 2 between 1998 and 2003.-References:... |
Thouars Foot 79 Thouars Foot 79 Club Sportif des Cheminots Thouarsais is a French football club, based in Thouars and currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2.Their reserves play in the PH 2nd division in the district.- Honours :*Champion de France Division 4 : 1991... |
Free | 15 June 2009 |
| DF |  Djibril KonatéDjibril Konaté Djibril Konaté is a Malian/French association footballer who is currently playing for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais... |
Vendée Fontenay Foot Vendée Fontenay Foot Vendée Fontenay Foot is a French football club based in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. It was founded in 1991 in a merger of two local teams. The club currently plays in the Championnat de France Amateurs, the fourth tier of the French football league system.... |
Free | 25 June 2009 |
| MF | Vincent Durand Vincent Durand Vincent Durand is a French football midfielder currently playing for Chamois Niortais.-Career:In July 2007, Durand left then Ligue 2 side Chamois Niortais after playing with them for three seasons and subsequently joined FC Martigues in January 2008. He played for Martigues for just five months... |
Paris FC Paris FC Paris Football Club is a French association football club based in Paris. The club was founded in 1969 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. Paris plays its home matches at the Stade Charléty located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris... |
Free | 29 June 2009 |
| FW | Germain Lugier |
AS Cherbourg Football AS Cherbourg Football AS Cherbourg or the Association Sportive de Cherbourg Football is a French football club currently playing in the Championnat National, which is the third division in France... |
Free | 1 July 2009 |
| DF | Vincent Guignery Vincent Guignery Vincent Guignery is a French left-back who currently plays for RC Strasbourg. He previously played professionally in Ligue 2 for FC Martigues, and he has also represented a number of other clubs, including Libourne-Saint-Seurin and Boulogne.- Early career :Guignery began his senior career in 1999... |
AS Beauvais Oise AS Beauvais Oise Association Sportive Beauvais Oise is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. Beauvais plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre Brisson located... |
Free | 5 July 2009 |
| FW |  Mouhamadou DiawMouhamadou Diaw Mouhamadou Diaw is a football striker from Senegal. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.Diaw signed with Niort from La Vitréenne on 10 July 2009.- External links :* at vitreennefc.fr... |
La Vitréenne FC La Vitréenne FC La Vitréenne Football Club is a French football club which was founded in 1973. The club is based in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. The club currently plays in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group D, the fourth tier of the French football league system.... |
Free | 10 July 2009 |
| DF | Johan Letzelter |
Calais RUFC Calais RUFC Calais Racing Union FC is a French football club based in Calais, France.-The Club:The club was founded 1902 as Racing Club de Calais and was in the year 1974 renamed in Calais Racing Union Football Club.... |
Free | 11 July 2009 |
| DF | Carl Tourenne Carl Tourenne Carl Tourenne is a French former professional association football defensive midfielder, who last played for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais.... |
Amiens SC Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club is a French association football club based in Amiens. The club was formed in 1901 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city... |
Free | 29 July 2009 |
| FW | Luigi Glombard Luigi Glombard Luigi Glombard is a French football striker currently playing for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais.-Club career:Glombard joined the Nantes academy in 2000 and made his senior debut in 2002... |
Unattached | Free | 5 January 2010 |
| FW |  Tanguy BarroTanguy Barro Tanguy Sie Herman Barro is a Burkinabé international football player who is currently playing for Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais. He has previously played for the French club Besançon RC on loan and the Belgian teams Racing Waregem and K.A.S... |
Unattached | Free | 29 January 2010 |
Out
| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Simon Pontdemé Simon Pontdemé Simon Pontdemé is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for AJ Auxerre. He previously played for Chamois Niortais and Brest.He won three caps for the France under-18 team in the 2006-07 season.-References:... |
Stade Brestois 29 Stade Brestois 29 Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club based in Brest. The club was founded in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopted its current name in 1950... |
Free | 10 June 2009 |
| MF | Vincent Bolot |
US Raon-l'Étape US Raon-l'Étape Union Sportive Raonnaise is a French association football team founded in 1921. They are based in Raon-l'Étape, Lorraine, France and are currently playing in the fourth-tier CFA. They play at the Stade Paul-Gasser in Raon-l'Étape, which has a capacity of 4,000.... |
Free | 22 June 2009 |
| FW | Maxime Ras Maxime Ras Maxime Ras is a French striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur side US Raon-l'Étape.... |
US Raon-l'Étape US Raon-l'Étape Union Sportive Raonnaise is a French association football team founded in 1921. They are based in Raon-l'Étape, Lorraine, France and are currently playing in the fourth-tier CFA. They play at the Stade Paul-Gasser in Raon-l'Étape, which has a capacity of 4,000.... |
Free | 22 June 2009 |
| FW | Romain Jacuzzi Romain Jacuzzi Romain Jacuzzi is a striker currently playing for French side SJA Le Poiré-sur-Vie.From 2002 to 2009, Jacuzzi played for now Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais, where he experienced one promotion and three relegations. During the 2006-2007 season, he had a loan spell at... |
Stade Laval | Free | 1 July 2009 |
| DF | Damien Da Silva Damien Da Silva Damien Da Silva is a defender currently playing for French club FC Rouen.In the 2006-07 season, Da Silva was awarded 2 caps for the France under-19 team... |
LB Châteauroux LB Châteauroux La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in... |
Free | 16 July 2009 |
| MF | Ronan Biger Ronan Biger Ronan Biger is a French football midfielder currently playing for Championnat National side Les Herbiers.-External links: at l'Equipe... |
AS Moulins AS Moulins AS Moulins is a French football club based in Moulins. It was founded in 1927. The colours of the club are white and blue.Moulins play at the Stade Hector Rolland in the Championnat de France amateur.- Current squad :As of January 2011.... |
Free | 6 August 2009 |
| FW | Samuel Delahaye |
Les Herbiers VF Les Herbiers VF Les Herbiers Vendée Football is a French football club based in Les Herbiers . It was founded in 1919. They play at the Stade Massabielle, which has a capacity of 3,000 people... |
Free | |
| MF | Nicolas de Géa Nicolas de Géa Nicolas de Géa is a French attacking midfielder currently without a club after leaving Chamois Niortais.-External links:* at chamoisniortais.fr* at l'Equipe... |
Free | ||
| DF | Robin Desserne Robin Desserne Robin Georges Sauveur Desserne is a French football player who plays as a central defender. He currently currently without a club after leaving Chamois Niortais.-External links:* at chamoisniortais.fr... |
Free | ||
| MF | Yvan Kibundu Yvan Kibundu Yvan Kibundu is a French midfielder. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for the team of Tours FC.He played first for the Chamois Niortais and scored his first goal for this club in the 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue defeat to Créteil on September 3, 2008.-External links:* at chamoisniortais.fr* at l'Equipe... |
Free | ||
| FW | Luigi Glombard Luigi Glombard Luigi Glombard is a French football striker currently playing for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais.-Club career:Glombard joined the Nantes academy in 2000 and made his senior debut in 2002... |
Free | July 2009 | |
| DF |  Jimmy ModesteJimmy Modeste Jimmy Modeste is a Cape Verdean international soccer defender currently playing for Nea Salamina.-External links:* * *... |
Free | ||
| DF | Jonathan Rivierez |
Free | ||
| MF |  Denis TsoumouDenis Tsoumou Denis Tsoumou is a Congolese international defensive midfielder currently currently without a club after leaving Chamois Niortais. He has previously played for FC Gueugnon and has won several caps for the Congo national football team.-External links:* at chamoisniortais.fr* at l'Equipe... |
Free | ||
| FW | Cheick Oumar Dabo Cheick Oumar Dabo Cheick Oumar Dabo is a Malian football player, who plays for Alahly Benghazi.-Bucheon SK:Dabo joined Bucheon SK in 2002. One of very few Africans playing in South Korea, Dabo earned a spot in the K-League All-Stars Soccer in 2002 and 2003, scoring in both games. He was selected for the team in... |
Le Havre AC Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France... |
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| MF |  Matías Pérez GarcíaMatías Pérez García Matías Augusto Pérez García is an Argentine football midfielder, that currently plays for All Boys.-Career:... |
C.A. Cerro C.A. Cerro Club Atlético Cerro, usually known simply as Cerro is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan 1st Division.... |
Loan return | |
| DF | Yannick Fischer Yannick Fischer Yannick Fischer, born 17 December 1974 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande is a former French football player, last with Chamois Niortais.A defender, Fischer also counts Girondins Bordeaux and Olympique Marseille as his former clubs.-External links:* at lfp.fr... |
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League position
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| Luçon Vendée Luçon Football Vendée Luçon Football is a French football club, located in Luçon.- History :In the 2008-2009 season, the club played in the CFA . Run by Michel Reculeau, the club has played in National 2 since the 1993-1994 season... |
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| Yzeure AS Yzeure AS Yzeure is a French football club based in Yzeure, founded in 1938. They play at the Stade de Bellevue in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth highest tier of French football.-Current squad:As of November 2009.... |
Pld = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, F = Goals scored, A = Goals against, GD = Goal difference, Pts = Points (Win = 4 points, Draw = 2 points, Loss = 1 point)
1st position gains promotion to Championnat National
Championnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
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16th, 17th and 18th positions are relegated to Championnat de France amateur 2.
Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the National; in the event of a reserve team winning the league, promotion will be awarded to the highest-placed senior team.
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by firstly league goals, and then alphabetical order, when total goals are equal.| Name | Nation | Position | League | Coupe de France | Total |
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| Simon Hébras Simon Hebras Simon Hébras is a French striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais. He joined Niort in 2002 at the age of fourteen, and made his first-team début for the club in Ligue 2 in the 1–1 draw with Angers on 22 February 2008.He scored his first... |
Early Modern France |
FW | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Arnaud Gonzalez Arnaud Gonzalez Arnaud Gonzalez is a French footballer. He currently plays for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais as an attacking midfielder.... |
Early Modern France |
FW | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Pierre Jamin Pierre Jamin Pierre Jamin is a French midfielder currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Les Herbiers.-Career:Jamin started his career with Chamois Niortais, where he joined the youth team in 2001... |
Early Modern France |
MF | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Mouhamadou Diaw Mouhamadou Diaw Mouhamadou Diaw is a football striker from Senegal. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.Diaw signed with Niort from La Vitréenne on 10 July 2009.- External links :* at vitreennefc.fr... |
Senegal |
FW | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Mamadou Camara Mamadou Camara Mamadou Camara is a French defender currently playing for En Avant de Guingamp.He was brought into the Niort team at the start of the 2008–09 season. He went on to play over 30 times in his first campaign, including one appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue, when Niort lost 1–2 to US... |
Early Modern France |
DF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nicolas Marti | Early Modern France |
MF | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Luigi Glombard Luigi Glombard Luigi Glombard is a French football striker currently playing for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais.-Club career:Glombard joined the Nantes academy in 2000 and made his senior debut in 2002... |
Early Modern France |
FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Germain Lugier | Early Modern France |
FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kévin Bacle | Early Modern France |
MF | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johan Gastien Johan Gastien Johan Gastien is a French football midfieleder. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais. He is the son of the current Chamois Niortais manager, Pascal Gastien.... |
Early Modern France |
MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Johan Letzelter | Early Modern France |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Tourenne Carl Tourenne Carl Tourenne is a French former professional association football defensive midfielder, who last played for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais.... |
Early Modern France |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Bustreau | Early Modern France |
MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Durand Vincent Durand Vincent Durand is a French football midfielder currently playing for Chamois Niortais.-Career:In July 2007, Durand left then Ligue 2 side Chamois Niortais after playing with them for three seasons and subsequently joined FC Martigues in January 2008. He played for Martigues for just five months... |
Early Modern France |
MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 42 | 19 | 61 | ||
Pre-season
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| 1 | Arnaud Gonzalez Arnaud Gonzalez Arnaud Gonzalez is a French footballer. He currently plays for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais as an attacking midfielder.... |
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| = | Gilles Fabien Gilles Fabien Gilles Fabien is a French Guianan footballer, who is currently playing for Bergerac Foot.-External links:* at foot-national.com... (trialist) |
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| 3 | Mouhamadou Diaw Mouhamadou Diaw Mouhamadou Diaw is a football striker from Senegal. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.Diaw signed with Niort from La Vitréenne on 10 July 2009.- External links :* at vitreennefc.fr... |
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| = | Djibril Konaté Djibril Konaté Djibril Konaté is a Malian/French association footballer who is currently playing for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais... |
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| 5 | Kévin Bacle |
1 |
| = | Simon Hébras Simon Hebras Simon Hébras is a French striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais. He joined Niort in 2002 at the age of fourteen, and made his first-team début for the club in Ligue 2 in the 1–1 draw with Angers on 22 February 2008.He scored his first... |
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| = | Pierre Jamin Pierre Jamin Pierre Jamin is a French midfielder currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Les Herbiers.-Career:Jamin started his career with Chamois Niortais, where he joined the youth team in 2001... |
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| = | Germain Lugier |
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| = | Si Salem (trialist) |
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| Final standings; as of 1 August 2009 | ||
For their pre-season, Chamois Niortais played friendly matches against a series of Championnat de France amateur and Championnat de France amateur 2 sides. Two of the teams, Les Herbiers VF
Les Herbiers VF
Les Herbiers Vendée Football is a French football club based in Les Herbiers . It was founded in 1919. They play at the Stade Massabielle, which has a capacity of 3,000 people...
and Vendée Fontenay Foot
Vendée Fontenay Foot
Vendée Fontenay Foot is a French football club based in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. It was founded in 1991 in a merger of two local teams. The club currently plays in the Championnat de France Amateurs, the fourth tier of the French football league system....
, will be in the same division as Niort this season.
The team began their pre-season campaign with a convincing 6–0 victory over CFA2 side SO Châtellerault
SO Châtellerault
Stade Olympique Châtellerault is a French association football team founded in 1914. They are based in Châtellerault, Poitou-Charentes, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France amateur 2, Groupe G...
at the Stade de la Montée Rouge
Stade de la Montée Rouge
The Stade de la Montée Rouge is a football stadium in Châtellerault, France.It is the home of French Championnat National side SO Châtellerault and has a capacity of 8,033 spectators....
, with the goals being scored by six different players including new signings Djibril Konaté
Djibril Konaté
Djibril Konaté is a Malian/French association footballer who is currently playing for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais...
, Mouhamadou Diaw
Mouhamadou Diaw
Mouhamadou Diaw is a football striker from Senegal. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.Diaw signed with Niort from La Vitréenne on 10 July 2009.- External links :* at vitreennefc.fr...
and Germain Lugier. They followed this up with their only pre-season game to be played at the Stade René Gaillard
Stade René Gaillard
Stade René Gaillard is a multi-use stadium in Niort, France.It is the home of French Championnat de France amateur football team Chamois Niortais and has a capacity of 10,898 spectators...
, a comfortable 2–0 defeat of Les Herbiers VF
Les Herbiers VF
Les Herbiers Vendée Football is a French football club based in Les Herbiers . It was founded in 1919. They play at the Stade Massabielle, which has a capacity of 3,000 people...
, where both goals were scored by long-time Chamois Niortais striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
Arnaud Gonzalez
Arnaud Gonzalez
Arnaud Gonzalez is a French footballer. He currently plays for Championnat National side Chamois Niortais as an attacking midfielder....
.
On 22 July 2009, trialist Gilles Fabien
Gilles Fabien
Gilles Fabien is a French Guianan footballer, who is currently playing for Bergerac Foot.-External links:* at foot-national.com...
scored a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
and recent signings Diaw and Konaté each scored their second goals of the pre-season as Chamois Niortais drew 5–5 with local club Vendée Fontenay Foot
Vendée Fontenay Foot
Vendée Fontenay Foot is a French football club based in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. It was founded in 1991 in a merger of two local teams. The club currently plays in the Championnat de France Amateurs, the fourth tier of the French football league system....
. Three days later, Chamois Niortais won away from home at CFA2 outfit USSA Vertou
USSA Vertou
Union Sportive Sainte Anne Vertou is a French association football team founded in 1944. They play at the Stade Vincent et Robert Girard in Vertou, Loire-Atlantique and they currently compete in the Championnat de France amateur 2 Group H.-External links:*...
by two goals to one, eventually scraping victory thanks to a second-half strike from trialist Si Salem. The team's final pre-season friendly ended in a "cruel" 0–3 defeat to CFA2 side SO Cholet
SO Cholet
Stade Olympique Choletais is a French association football team founded in 1913. The club is based in Cholet, Pays de la Loire and play at the Stade Pierre Blouen, which has a capacity of 700 spectators...
, with the result being described as "one to be placed among the accidents".
CFA Group C
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Coupe de France
Along with all the clubs in the Championnat de France amateur, Chamois Niortais entered the competition at the fourth-round stage this season. The draw for the fourth round was made on 23 September 2009 and Niort were drawn at home to Division d'Honneur outfit Angoulême CFC
Angoulême CFC
Angoulême CFC is a French association football club from the city of Angoulême, currently playing in Division d'honneur of the Ligue du Centre-Ouest...
. Niort reached the fifth round with a convincing 6–2 victory over Angoulême, a game which saw the club's first hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
of the season, scored by Mouhamadou Diaw
Mouhamadou Diaw
Mouhamadou Diaw is a football striker from Senegal. He currently plays for the Championnat de France amateur side Chamois Niortais.Diaw signed with Niort from La Vitréenne on 10 July 2009.- External links :* at vitreennefc.fr...
, and were again drawn against a Division d'Honneur side, this time away to Ligugé
La Ligugéenne Football
La Ligugéenne Football is a French association football club founded in 1909. The club is based in Ligugé and their home stadium is the Stade Municipal Maurice Girault in the town. As of the 2009–10 season, they play in the Division d'Honneur de Centre-Ouest....
. On 17 October 2009, the side secured a 5–0 win over Ligugé to progress to the sixth round. After another 5–0 victory over SO Châtellerault
SO Châtellerault
Stade Olympique Châtellerault is a French association football team founded in 1914. They are based in Châtellerault, Poitou-Charentes, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France amateur 2, Groupe G...
in the sixth round, the side were handed a seventh round away tie at seventh-division outfit FC Saint-Jean-le-Blanc
FC Saint-Jean-le-Blanc
Football Club Saint-Jean-le-Blanc is a French association football club founded in 1969. They are based in the town of Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, Loiret and their home stadium is the Stade Lionel Charbonnier. As of the 2009–10 season, the club plays in the Division d'Honneur Regionale de Centre,...
. Niort were eventually knocked out of the competition in the eighth round following a 3–1 defeat away at SA Thiers
SA Thiers
Sports Athlétiques Thiernois Football is a French association football club founded in 1935. They are based in the town of Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme and their home stadium is the Parc des Sports Antonin Chastel. As of the 2009–10 season, they play in the Championnat de France amateur 2 Group...
.