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FC Istres
2004–05 season
President	Bertrand Benoît
Head coach	Mehmed Baždarević; Xavier Gravelaine
Stadium	Stade des Costières; Stade Parsemain
Ligue 1	20th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Moussa N'Diaye (6); All: ; Moussa N'Diaye (6)
Average home league attendance	7,207
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 season was the 85th season in the existence of FC Istres and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Istres participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.^[2]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[3]^[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

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	7 August 2004	28 May 2005	Matchday 1	20th	38	6	14	18	25	51	−26	015.79
Coupe de France	8 January 2005		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Coupe de la Ligue	10 November 2004		Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Total					40	6	14	20	27	57	−30	015.00

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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	6	14	18	25	51	−26	32	5	5	9	11	19	−8	1	9	9	14	32	−18

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W
Position	9	15	16	16	16	18	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 August 2004 1	Caen	1–1	Istres	Caen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,450 Referee: Philippe Malige

14 August 2004 2	Monaco	2–1	Istres	Monaco
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 12,687 Referee: Dominique Fraise

21 August 2004 3	Istres	0–2	Lens	Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 7,855 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

28 August 2004 4	Strasbourg	1–1	Istres	Strasbourg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 10,745 Referee: Tony Chapron

11 September 2004 5	Istres	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 10,512 Referee: Philippe Kalt

18 September 2004 6	Nantes	1–0	Istres	Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 28,115 Referee: Olivier Thual

22 September 2004 7	Istres	0–1	Ajaccio	Nîmes
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 5,573 Referee: Thierry Auriac

25 September 2004 8	Auxerre	0–0	Istres	Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 7,656 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

2 October 2004 9	Istres	0–2	Marseille	Nîmes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 13,614 Referee: Claude Colombo

16 October 2004 10	Bordeaux	2–2	Istres	Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 17,516 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

23 October 2004 11	Istres	0–0	Lyon	Nîmes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Thiam 75'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 10,197 Referee: Stéphane Bre

30 October 2004 12	Nice	0–0	Istres	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 9,740 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

7 November 2004 13	Istres	0–2	Lille	Nîmes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 6,745 Referee: Bruno Derrien

13 November 2004 14	Sochaux	1–1	Istres	Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 14,908 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

20 November 2004 15	Istres	0–0	Metz	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 4,775 Referee: Olivier Thual

27 November 2004 16	Rennes	3–1	Istres	Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 17,571 Referee: Dominique Fraise

4 December 2004 17	Istres	1–0	Bastia	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

11 December 2004 18	Toulouse	2–1	Istres	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 23,751 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

18 December 2004 19	Istres	0–2	Saint-Étienne	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 10,740 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

12 January 2005 20	Istres	0–1	Monaco	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 6,390 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

15 January 2005 21	Lens	0–1	Istres	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 31,798 Referee: Bruno Derrien

22 January 2005 22	Istres	1–1	Strasbourg	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Bruno Coué

26 January 2005 23	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Istres	Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 29,445 Referee: Dominique Fraise

30 January 2005 24	Istres	0–1	Nantes	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 5,539 Referee: Alain Sars

5 February 2005 25	Ajaccio	0–0	Istres	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,969 Referee: Pascal Garibian

20 February 2005 26	Istres	1–0	Auxerre	Nîmes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 5,754 Referee: Tony Chapron

27 February 2005 27	Marseille	1–1	Istres	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,766 Referee: Stéphane Bré

5 March 2005 28	Istres	0–1	Bordeaux	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 5,825 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

12 March 2005 29	Lyon	2–1	Istres	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37,291 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

19 March 2005 30	Istres	1–1	Nice	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 4,745 Referee: Pascal Garibian

2 April 2005 31	Lille	8–0	Istres	Villeneuve d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole Attendance: 14,756 Referee: Claude Colombo

9 April 2005 32	Istres	2–0	Sochaux	Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 7,397 Referee: Dominique Fraise

16 April 2005 33	Metz	2–1	Istres	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,742 Referee: Damien Ledentu

23 April 2005 34	Istres	0–2	Rennes	Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 5,452 Referee: Bruno Derrien

7 May 2005 35	Bastia	2–0	Istres	Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 5,017 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

14 May 2005 36	Istres	1–0	Toulouse	Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Bruno Coué

21 May 2005 37	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Istres	Saint-Étienne
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 34,913 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

28 May 2005 38	Istres	3–2	Caen	Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 5,474 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Coupe de France

8 January 2005 Round of 64	Bordeaux	2–0	Istres	Bordeaux
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Laslandes 21' Jemmali 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 8,781 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Coupe de la Ligue

10 November 2004 Round of 32	Guingamp	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Istres	Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fauré 5', 118' Bridonneau 92' Sikimić 103'	Report	Maurice 12' (pen.) Courtois 108'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 5,035 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Notes and references

Notes

^ 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.
^ Ourahou was born in Nîmes, France, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and represented them at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
^ 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

^ "Ligue 1 2004/2005 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Istres 2004/2005". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Istres - 2004/05". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.