2004–05 FC Istres season

During the 2004–05 French football season, FC Istres competed in Ligue 1.

FC Istres
2004–05 season
Ligue 120th (relegated)
Coupe de la LigueSecond round
Average home league attendance7,207[1]

Season summary

Istres competed in Ligue 1 for the first time in their history. They were easily relegated, in bottom place.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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  FRA Laurent Weber
2 FW  BRA Leandro Amaral
3 DF  FRA Christophe Dumolin
4 DF  MLI Brahim Thiam[notes 1]
5 DF  FRA Bruno Savry
7 MF  FRA Laurent Mohellebi
8 DF  SCG Niša Saveljić
9 DF  SEN Abdoulaye Faye (on loan from Lens)
10 FW  ALG Rafik Saïfi
11 FW  COL Víctor Montaño
12 FW  COD Fiston Kuku
13 MF  FRA Philippe Delaye
14 DF  FRA Romain Trouche
15 MF  SCG Dejan Ilić
16 GK  FRA Rudy Riou
17 MF  MAR Azzeddine Ourahou[notes 2]
18 MF  FRA Sébastien Pérez
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  CIV Ibrahima Bakayoko
20 MF  FRA Franck Chaussidière
21 MF  FRA Amor Kehiha
22 MF  SEN Moussa N'Diaye
23 DF  FRA David Hamed
24 DF  CMR Patrick Leugueun
25 MF  SVN Luka Žinko
26 DF  MAR Noureddine Kacemi
27 DF  FRA Steven Pelé
28 MF  TUN Adel Chedli[notes 3]
29 MF  FRA Laurent Courtois
33 MF  FRA Cedric Gimenez
34 MF  FRA Anthony Sichi
— GK  FRA Benoît Aureille
— GK  FRA Julien Mondillon
— FW  FRA Christophe Caldeirinha

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF  TAH Gérald Forschelet (to Neuchâtel Xamax)
18 FW  FRA Florian Maurice (to Châteauroux)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  FRA Steeve Theophile (to Charleroi)

Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2004–05 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Metz 38 10 14 14 33 45 −12 44
17 Nantes 38 10 13 15 33 38 −5 43
18 Caen (R) 38 10 12 16 36 60 −24 42 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Bastia (R) 38 11 8 19 32 48 −16 41
20 Istres (R) 38 6 14 18 25 51 −26 32
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Thiam was born in Bobigny, France, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2001.
  2. Ourahou was born in Nîmes, France, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and represented them at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
  3. Chedli was born in La Ricamarie, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in May 1996.

References
  1. "Ligue 1 2004/2005 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/france/2004-2005/ligue1/istres.htm
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