2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season
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.
| 2009–10 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| President | Joël Coué | |
| Manager | Pascal Gastien | |
| CFA Group C | 1st | |
| Coupe de France | Eighth Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Simon Hébras (17) All: Simon Hébras (20) | |
| Highest home attendance | 3,600 (v. Luçon) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 500 (v. Angoulême) | |
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News
04.06.09: Pascal Gastien is appointed as head coach of the first-team following the dismissal of Denis Troch.[1]
10.06.09: Quentin Bernard and Johan Gastien sign new deals with the club, whilst Simon Pontdemé leaves for Brest.[2]
12.06.09: Kévin Aubeneau, Maxime Ras, Vincent Bolot, Simon Hébras and Pierre Jamin agree new deals with the club.[3]
15.06.09: Goalkeeper Pascal Landais becomes the club's first new signing of the summer from Thouars.[4]
17.06.09: Nicolas Marti signs a new one-year deal with Niort.[5]
22.06.09: Despite having agreed to new deals with the club, Maxime Ras and Vincent Bolot sign for Raon-l'Etape.[6]
25.06.09: Niort re-sign defender Djibril Konaté from Fontenay, their second signing of the summer. Mamadou Camara signs a new contract.[7]
29.06.09: Niort continue the trend of re-signing former players with the capture of Vincent Durand.[8]
01.07.09: Germain Lugier becomes the fourth new signing of the transfer window.[9] Striker Romain Jacuzzi joins Stade Laval.[10]
05.07.09: Defender Vincent Guignery arrives from AS Beauvais Oise, signing a one-year deal.[11]
10.07.09: Senegalese international striker Mouhamadou Diaw becomes the club's sixth new player.[12] 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.[13]
11.07.09: Johan Letzelter is announced as the seventh signing of the summer.[14]
16.07.09: France under-19 international defender Damien Da Silva joins Ligue 2 side LB Châteauroux.[15]
29.07.09: Carl Tourenne returns to his first club, becoming their eighth summer signing.[16]
31.07.09: Veteran striker Arnaud Gonzalez signs a new two-year deal with Niort.[17]
06.08.09: Midfielder Ronan Biger leaves Chamois Niortais to join newly promoted Championnat National side AS Moulins.[18]
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 progress 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.
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 Gastien being appointed for his third spell in charge of the club, replacing Denis Troch, who was sacked following the relegation to the CFA.
Non-playing staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
 Pascal Gastien | Manager |
| Franck Azzopardi | Assistant manager |
| Fabrice Fontaine | Physiotherapist |
| Emmanuel Zacchéo | Club doctor |
| Nicolas Ferdonnet | Osteopath |
| Claude Soldera | Intendant |
In
| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pascal Landais | Thouars Foot 79 | Free | 15 June 2009 |
| DF |  Djibril Konaté | Vendée Fontenay Foot | Free | 25 June 2009 |
| MF | Vincent Durand | Paris FC | Free | 29 June 2009 |
| FW | Germain Lugier | AS Cherbourg Football | Free | 1 July 2009 |
| DF | Vincent Guignery | AS Beauvais Oise | Free | 5 July 2009 |
| FW |  Mouhamadou Diaw | La Vitréenne FC | Free | 10 July 2009 |
| DF | Johan Letzelter | Calais RUFC | Free | 11 July 2009 |
| DF | Carl Tourenne | Amiens SC | Free | 29 July 2009 |
| FW | Luigi Glombard | Unattached | Free | 5 January 2010 |
| FW |  Tanguy Barro | Unattached | Free | 29 January 2010 |
Out
| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Simon Pontdemé | Stade Brestois 29 | Free | 10 June 2009 |
| MF | Vincent Bolot | US Raon-l'Étape | Free | 22 June 2009 |
| FW | Maxime Ras | US Raon-l'Étape | Free | 22 June 2009 |
| FW | Romain Jacuzzi | Stade Laval | Free | 1 July 2009 |
| DF | Damien Da Silva | LB Châteauroux | Free | 16 July 2009 |
| MF | Ronan Biger | AS Moulins | Free | 6 August 2009 |
| FW | Samuel Delahaye | Les Herbiers VF | Free | |
| MF | Nicolas de Géa | Free | ||
| DF | Robin Desserne | Free | ||
| MF | Yvan Kibundu | Free | ||
| FW | Luigi Glombard | Free | July 2009 | |
| DF |  Jimmy Modeste | Free | ||
| DF | Jonathan Rivierez | Free | ||
| MF |  Denis Tsoumou | Free | ||
| FW | Cheick Oumar Dabo | Le Havre AC | Loan return | |
| MF |  Matías Pérez García | C.A. Cerro | Loan return | |
| DF | Yannick Fischer | None | Retired |
Statistics
League position
- As of 11 April 2010[19]
| Chamois Niortais | |||||||||
| Yzeure | |||||||||
| Luçon |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Hébras | France |
FW | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Arnaud Gonzalez | France |
FW | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Pierre Jamin | France |
MF | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Mouhamadou Diaw | Senegal |
FW | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Luigi Glombard | France |
FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Johan Gastien | France |
MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mamadou Camara | France |
DF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nicolas Marti | France |
MF | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Vincent Durand | France |
MF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germain Lugier | France |
FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kévin Bacle | France |
MF | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johan Letzelter | France |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Tourenne | France |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Bustreau | France |
MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 53 | 19 | 72 | ||
Matches
Pre-season
| 12 July 2009 | Châtellerault | 0–6 | Chamois Niortais | Stade de la Montée Rouge, Châtellerault |
| 17:00 (CEST) | Report | Gonzalez  Jamin Hébras Konaté Diaw Lugier |
| 18 July 2009 | Chamois Niortais | 2–0 | Les Herbiers | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 17:00 (CEST) | Gonzalez 55', 71' |
Report |
| 22 July 2009 | Chamois Niortais | 5–5 | Fontenay-le-Comte | Stade Municipal, La Tardière |
| 19:00 (CEST) | Fabien (trialist) Diaw Konaté |
Report | N'Diaye Rodriguez Mornet |
| 25 July 2009 | Vertou | 1–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade du Saunier, La Chaume |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Kopalsic 24' (pen) |
Report | Bacle 19' Si Salem (trialist) 56' |
| 1 August 2009 | Cholet | 3–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Municipal, Courlay |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Radigoi 33', 62' Merle 50' |
Report |
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaud Gonzalez |
3 |
| = | Gilles Fabien (trialist) | |
| 3 | Mouhamadou Diaw |
2 |
| = | Djibril Konaté | |
| 5 | Kévin Bacle |
1 |
| = | Simon Hébras | |
| = | Pierre Jamin | |
| = | Germain Lugier | |
| = | Si Salem (trialist) | |
| 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 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".[20]
CFA Group C
| 8 August 2009 1 | Chamois Niortais | 3–0 | Bordeaux Réserve | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Gonzalez 26', 50' Jamin 29' |
Report | Attendance: 2,240 Referee: D Kanoute |
| 15 August 2009 2 | Les Herbiers | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Massabielle, Les Herbiers |
| 18:30 (CEST) | Prestat 42' |
Report | Hébras 26' |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: E Coppola |
| 22 August 2009 3 | Chamois Niortais | 2–1 | Montluçon | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Diaw 73' (pen), 81' (pen) |
Report | Sall 65' |
Attendance: 1,825 Referee: N Meyer |
| 30 August 2009 4 | Le Mans Réserve | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Léon-Bollée, Le Mans |
| 15:00 (CEST) | Sylla 28' Wague  80'  |
Report | Diaw 85' (pen) Letzelter 35' |
Attendance: 146 Referee: J Guillou |
| 5 September 2009 5 | Chamois Niortais | 2–0 | Yzeure | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Hébras 35' Jamin 50' |
Report | Attendance: 2,100 Referee: C Simon |
| 12 September 2009 6 | Red Star | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Bauer, Paris |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Da Pina 24' |
Report | Attendance: 500 Referee: M Liegault |
| 19 September 2009 7 | Chamois Niortais | 2–2 | Libourne-Saint-Seurin | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Jamin 20', 27' Bernard 49' |
Report | Adoue 50' Didion 82' |
Attendance: 2,100 Referee: G Gueguen |
| 27 September 2009 8 | Paris SG Réserve | 2–0 | Chamois Niortais | Camp des Loges, Paris |
| 15:30 (CEST) | Ngoyi 51' Boli 74' |
Report | Attendance: 300 Referee: M Le Cornec |
| 10 October 2009 9 | Chamois Niortais | 2–1 | Toulouse Fontaines | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Hébras 61', 81' (pen.) |
Report | El Khallouki 20' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: F Baussay |
| 24 October 2009 10 | Balma | 1–3 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Municipal de Balma, Balma |
| 18:00 (CEST) | van den Bruwaene 3' |
Report | Gonzalez 46' Hébras 58'Letzelter 88' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: S Lesavre |
| 7 November 2009 11 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Fontenay-le-Comte | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Tourenne 59' |
Report | Attendance: 2,490 Referee: T Hervieux |
| 11 November 2009 12 | Chamois Niortais | 1–0 | Colomiers | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Hébras 89' |
Report | Attendance: 2,300 Referee: G Vaugeois |
| 14 November 2009 13 | Aurillac | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade de Baradel, Aurillac |
| 18:00 (CET) | Berjali 20' |
Report | Jamin 68' |
Attendance: 685 Referee: V Teulet |
| 28 November 2009 14 | Chamois Niortais | 2–0 | Luçon | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Gonzalez 19', 33' |
Report | Attendance: 3,600 Referee: S Bar |
| 5 December 2009 15 | Pau | 2–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade du Hameau, Pau |
| 19:00 (CET) | Martins 45' Ricaud 52' |
Report | Gonzalez 7' Hébras 39' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: V Teulet |
| 16 January 2010 16 | Genêts Anglet | 0–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Municipal Saint-Jean, Genêts |
| 19:00 (CET) | Report | Hébras 30' Glombard 85' |
Attendance: 150 Referee: G Dany |
| 23 January 2010 17 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Albi | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Camara 36' |
Report | Saleh 74' |
Attendance: 2,637 Referee: F Baussay |
| 30 January 2010 18 | Chamois Niortais | 2–1 | Les Herbiers | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Lugier 37' Jamin 90'Bernard 45' |
Report | Sylva 7' |
Attendance: 3,014 Referee: G Vaugeois |
| 6 February 2010 19 | Montluçon | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Dunlop, Montluçon |
| 18:00 (CET) | Herluison 22' |
Report | Attendance: 400 Referee: A De Mula |
| 13 February 2010 20 | Chamois Niortais | 0–0 | Le Mans Réserve | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Report | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: G Blanchet |
| 6 March 2010 21 | Chamois Niortais | 4–0 | Red Star | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Hébras 2', 7', 65', 80' |
Report | Attendance: 2,384 Referee: J Guillou |
| 13 March 2010 22 | Libourne-Saint-Seurin | 0–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Jean-Antoine Moueix, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Report | Camara 7' Gonzalez 45' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: R Canal |
| 20 March 2010 23 | Chamois Niortais | 3–0 | Paris SG Réserve | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Hébras 18', 41' Gonzalez 37' |
Report | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: S Bar |
| 30 March 2010 24 | Toulouse Fontaines | 0–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade des Fontaines, Toulouse |
| 18:00 (CET) | Report | Gastien 59' Gastien 90' |
Attendance: 150 Referee: R Naas |
| 3 April 2010 25 | Chamois Niortais | 1–1 | Balma | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Gonzalez 50' |
Report | van den Bruwaene 53' |
Attendance: 2,456 Referee: F Baussay |
| 3 April 2010 26 | Yzeure | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade de Bellevue, Yzeure |
| 18:00 (CET) | Maronne 32' |
Report | Glombard 75' |
Attendance: 896 Referee: O Dumoulin |
| 10 April 2010 27 | Fontenay-le-Comte | 1–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Municipal, Fontenay-le-Comte |
| 18:00 (CET) | Gauvin 39' Blais 52' |
Report | Gonzalez 4' Hébras 61' |
Attendance: 1,322 Referee: G Vaugeois |
| 17 April 2010 28 | Colomiers | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Bertrand Andrieux, Colomiers |
| 18:00 (CET) | Zalmate 40' |
Report | Attendance: 250 Referee: J Miguelgorry |
| 24 April 2010 29 | Chamois Niortais | 2–0 | Aurillac | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Gonzalez 5' Hébras 15'Bernard 80' |
Report | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: M Le Cornec |
| 1 May 2010 30 | Luçon | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Jean de Mouzon, Luçon |
| 19:00 (CET) | Charrier 31' |
Report | Hébras 43' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: G Blanchet |
| 8 May 2010 31 | Chamois Niortais | 4–0 | Pau | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Jamin 4', 74' Gonzalez 43'Glombard 76' |
Report | Attendance: 4,287 Referee: C Viguies |
| 15 May 2010 32 | Albi | 1–0 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Maurice Rigaud, Albi |
| 18:00 (CET) | Rouag 78' |
Report | Attendance: 150 Referee: J Miguelgorry |
| 22 May 2010 33 | Chamois Niortais | 3–0 | Genêts Anglet | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CET) | Gonzalez 25' Gastien 40'Durand 46' |
Report | Laborde 43' |
Attendance: 3,622 Referee: G Guéguen |
| 29 May 2010 34 | Bordeaux Réserve | 1–1 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
| 18:00 (CET) | Saivet 72' (pen) |
Report | Gastien 90+2' |
Attendance: 400 Referee: V Teulet |
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. 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.
| 3 October 2009 Fourth round | Chamois Niortais | 6–2 | Angoulême | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 18:00 (CEST) | Bacle 7' Camara 20'Bustreau 39'Diaw 66', 75', 90' |
Report | N'Di 83' Bacle 88' (og.) |
Attendance: 500 Referee: F Doucet |
| 17 October 2009 Fifth round | Ligugé | 0–5 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Municipal Maurice Girault, Ligugé |
| 18:30 (CEST) | Report | Diaw 47', 89' Lugier 66'Durand 88'Hébras 90' |
Referee: A Zitouni |
| 30 October 2009 Sixth round | Chamois Niortais | 5–0 | Châtellerault | Stade René Gaillard, Niort |
| 20:00 (CET) | Marti 24' (pen.), 84' Bacle 28'Jamin 50', 90' |
Report | Referee: C Jugié |
| 21 November 2009 Seventh round | Saint-Jean-le-Blanc | 0–2 | Chamois Niortais | Stade Lionel Charbonnier, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc |
| 14:30 (CET) | Report | Hébras 52' Marti 90' |
| 12 December 2009 Eighth round | Thiers | 3–1 | Chamois Niortais | Parc des Sports Antonin Chastel, Thiers |
| 19:00 (CET) | Abessolo 16', 58' Khrimou 50' (pen) |
Report | Hébras 79' |
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