2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Eddy Zdziech | |||
Manager | Olivier Guégan | |||
Stadium | Stade du Hainaut | |||
Ligue 2 | 11th | |||
Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Baptiste Guillaume (11) All: Baptiste Guillaume (14) | |||
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The 2020–21 Valenciennes FC season was the club's 108th season in existence and the seventh consecutive season in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Valenciennes participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
24 July 2020 Friendly | Valenciennes ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Famars, France |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Centre Formation VAFC N° 2 Attendance: 0 |
29 July 2020 Friendly | Villefranche ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 0 |
1 August 2020 Friendly | Sporting Club Lyon ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Chasse-sur-Rhône, France |
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Complexe Sportif de Moleyre |
5 August 2020 Friendly | Amiens ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Amiens, France |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Ligue 2 | 22 August 2020 | 15 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 31.58 |
Coupe de France | 19 January 2021 | 6 March 2021 | Eighth round | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 66.67 |
Total | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 34.15 |
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 2
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Guingamp | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 47 |
10 | Amiens | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 47 |
11 | Valenciennes | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 47 |
12 | Le Havre | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 47 |
13 | Ajaccio | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 46 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 36 | −10 |
Source: Ligue 2
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[3]
22 August 2020 1 | Valenciennes | 3–0 | Pau | Valenciennes |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
29 August 2020 2 | Paris FC | 1–0 | Valenciennes | Paris |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Referee: Guillaume Paradis |
12 September 2020 3 | Valenciennes | 1–0 | Châteauroux | Valenciennes |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Sylvain Palhies |
19 September 2020 4 | Dunkerque | 1–0 | Valenciennes | Dunkirk |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 1,394 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
26 September 2020 5 | Valenciennes | 1–0 | Caen | Valenciennes |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 4,180 Referee: Florent Batta |
3 October 2020 6 | Grenoble | 2–0 | Valenciennes | Grenoble |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Diallo ![]() Ravet ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 0 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
17 October 2020 7 | Valenciennes | 0–0 | Sochaux | Valenciennes |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
24 October 2020 8 | Troyes | 1–1 | Valenciennes | Troyes |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Salmier ![]() Touzghar ![]() |
Report | Chevalier ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji |
31 October 2020 9 | Valenciennes | 1–3 | Clermont | Valenciennes |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Cabral ![]() |
Report | Bayo ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant |
7 November 2020 10 | Toulouse | 4–5 | Valenciennes | Toulouse |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 0 Referee: Sylvain Palhies |
21 November 2020 11 | Valenciennes | 1–1 | Rodez | Valenciennes |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Guillaume ![]() |
Report | Douline ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Olivier Thual |
28 November 2020 12 | Auxerre | 1–1 | Valenciennes | Auxerre |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Autret ![]() |
Report | Chevalier ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 0 Referee: Rémi Landry |
1 December 2020 13 | Valenciennes | 1–1 | Ajaccio | Valenciennes |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Guillaume ![]() |
Report | Masson ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
5 December 2020 14 | Chambly | 1–2 | Valenciennes | Chambly |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Correa ![]() |
Report | Guillaume ![]() Cabral ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Attendance: 0 Referee: Romain Delpech |
12 December 2020 15 | Guingamp | 1–1 | Valenciennes | Guingamp |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Ngbakoto ![]() |
Report | Guillaume ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 0 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
18 December 2020 16 | Valenciennes | 0–2 | Amiens | Valenciennes |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
22 December 2020 17 | Niort | 0–3 | Valenciennes | Niort |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Remi Landry | ||
Note: Match awarded as a forfeit to Valenciennes due to numerous covid positives in the Niort organization.[citation needed] |
5 January 2021 18 | Valenciennes | 2–3 | Nancy | Valenciennes |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
8 January 2021 19 | Le Havre | 0–2 | Valenciennes | Le Havre |
20:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
23 January 2021 21 | Châteauroux | 3–3 | Valenciennes | Châteauroux |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Ntim ![]() Chouaref ![]() Gonçalves ![]() |
Report | Cuffaut ![]() ![]() Ntim ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit Attendance: 0 Referee: Rémi Landry |
26 January 2021 20 | Valenciennes | 2–0 | Paris FC | Valenciennes |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Arnaud Baert |
30 January 2021 22 | Valenciennes | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Valenciennes |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
2 February 2021 23 | Caen | 1–1 | Valenciennes | Caen |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 0 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
5 February 2021 24 | Valenciennes | 0–1 | Grenoble | Valenciennes |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Sylvain Palhies |
15 February 2021 25 | Sochaux | 2–0 | Valenciennes | Montbéliard |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Weissbeck ![]() Niane ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 0 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
20 February 2021 26 | Valenciennes | 2–2 | Troyes | Valenciennes |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Guillaume ![]() Vandenabeele ![]() |
Report | Touzghar ![]() Gory ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
27 February 2021 27 | Clermont | 4–0 | Valenciennes | Clermont-Ferrand |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
2 March 2021 28 | Valenciennes | 1–0 | Toulouse | Valenciennes |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji |
13 March 2021 29 | Rodez | 3–0 | Valenciennes | Rodez |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Douline ![]() David ![]() ![]() Bonnet ![]() |
Report | D'Almeida ![]() Robail ![]() Pellenard ![]() Cuffaut ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
20 March 2021 30 | Valenciennes | 2–2 | Auxerre | Valenciennes |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Cuffaut ![]() Masson ![]() Kankava ![]() Guillaume ![]() Doukouré ![]() |
Report | Lloris ![]() Le Bihan ![]() Touré ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
3 April 2021 31 | Ajaccio | 3–0 | Valenciennes | Ajaccio |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Courtet ![]() Barreto ![]() Moussiti-Oko ![]() ![]() Huard ![]() |
Report | Abeid ![]() ![]() D'Almeida ![]() ![]() Dabo ![]() |
Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
10 April 2021 32 | Valenciennes | 2–1 | Chambly | Valenciennes |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Linguet ![]() Elogo ![]() Kankava ![]() |
Report | Delos ![]() Callegari ![]() Soubervie ![]() Eickmayer ![]() Derrien ![]() Guezoui ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Thomas Léonard |
17 April 2021 33 | Valenciennes | 0–1 | Guingamp | Valenciennes |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Picouleau ![]() |
Report | Phiri ![]() Rodelin ![]() Mellot ![]() Niakaté ![]() Pierrot ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Gaël Angoula |
20 April 2021 34 | Amiens | 3–1 | Valenciennes | Amiens |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lusamba ![]() ![]() Odey ![]() ![]() Alphonse ![]() |
Report | Abeid ![]() Guillaume ![]() Doukouré ![]() Cuffaut ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant |
24 April 2021 35 | Valenciennes | 1–1 | Niort | Valenciennes |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Vandenabeele ![]() Ntim ![]() Guillaume ![]() Kankava ![]() |
Report | Ba ![]() Matufueni ![]() Jacob ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji |
1 May 2021 36 | Nancy | 1–3 | Valenciennes | Tomblaine |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Bassi ![]() |
Report | Boutoutaou ![]() ![]() Ntim ![]() Kankava ![]() Chergui ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Referee: Romain Delpech |
8 May 2021 37 | Valenciennes | 3–5 | Le Havre | Valenciennes |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Vandenabeele ![]() Boutoutaou ![]() Doukouré ![]() Cuffaut ![]() Ntim ![]() Macalou ![]() |
Report | Basque ![]() ![]() Thiaré ![]() Boutaïb ![]() M. Fofana ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
15 May 2021 38 | Pau | 4–3 | Valenciennes | Pau |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Itaitinga ![]() Lobry ![]() George ![]() ![]() Assifuah ![]() Armand ![]() Kouassi ![]() |
Report | Pellenard ![]() Vandenabeele ![]() ![]() Dos Santos ![]() Chergui ![]() Haouari ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Hameau Referee: Remi Landry |
Coupe de France
19 January 2021 Eighth round | Valenciennes | 2–0 | Chambly | Valenciennes |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari |
9 February 2021 Round of 64 | Reims | 3–4 | Valenciennes | Reims |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
6 March 2021 Round of 32 | Valenciennes | 0–4 | Metz | Valenciennes |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 22 August 2020
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Ligue 2 | Coupe de France | Total |
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1 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
Teddy Chevalier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Baptiste Guillaume | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | FW | ![]() |
Kévin Cabral | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 3 | 0 | 3 |
References
- ^ "Effectif – Saison 2017/2018" (in French). Valenciennes FC. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Valenciennes FC". Scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.