2022–23 AC Ajaccio season

AC Ajaccio
2022–23 season
PresidentChristian Leca
Head coachOlivier Pantaloni
StadiumStade François Coty
Ligue 118th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Youcef Belaïli
Mounaïm El Idrissy
(6 each)

All:
Youcef Belaïli
Mounaïm El Idrissy
(6 each)
Biggest winAjaccio 4–2 Strasbourg
Biggest defeatMonaco 7–1 Ajaccio

The 2022–23 season was the 113th season in the existence of AC Ajaccio and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football since 2014. In addition to the domestic league, Ajaccio participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2023[1][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 France FRA Benjamin Leroy
2 DF Guadeloupe GLP Mickaël Alphonse
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Ismaël Diallo
4 MF France FRA Mickaël Barreto
5 MF France FRA Riad Nouri
6 MF France FRA Mathieu Coutadeur (captain)
7 FW France FRA Mounaïm El Idrissy
8 MF France FRA Vincent Marchetti (vice-captain)
9 FW Tunisia TUN Yoann Touzghar
10 FW Algeria ALG Youcef Belaïli
14 FW Burkina Faso BFA Cyrille Bayala
15 DF France FRA Clément Vidal
16 GK France FRA François-Joseph Sollacaro
17 FW France FRA Romain Hamouma
18 FW Burkina Faso BFA Kouamé Botué
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF France FRA Alassane N'Diaye
20 MF Comoros COM Mohamed Youssouf
21 DF Guadeloupe GLP Cédric Avinel
22 MF France FRA Yanis Cimignani
23 MF France FRA Thomas Mangani
24 FW Brazil BRA Ruan Levine (on loan from SSA FC)
25 DF Cameroon CMR Oumar Gonzalez
27 MF Switzerland SUI Kevin Spadanuda
28 FW Senegal SEN Moussa Djitté (on loan from Austin FC)
29 FW France FRA Florian Chabrolle
30 GK France FRA Ghjuvanni Quilichini
34 FW France FRA Moussa Soumano
44 DF Comoros COM Chaker Alhadhur
77 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Fernand Mayembo
99 DF Mali MLI Youssouf Koné (on loan from Lyon)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Gabon GAB Sidney Obissa (at Villefranche until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF France Thomas Mangani France Angers Free 13 June 2022 [3]
MF Switzerland Kevin Spadanuda Switzerland Aarau Undisclosed 26 June 2022 [4]
MF France Romain Hamouma France Saint-Étienne Free 1 July 2022 [5]
DF France Clément Vidal France Montpellier Free 1 July 2022 [6]
DF Guadeloupe Mickaël Alphonse Israel Maccabi Haifa Free 1 July 2022 [7]
DF Republic of the Congo Fernand Mayembo France Le Havre €300,000 27 July 2022 [8]
FW Tunisia Yoann Touzghar France Troyes Free 24 August 2022 [9]
DF Mali Youssouf Koné France Lyon Loan 30 August 2022 [10]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Gédéon Kalulu France Lorient Free 3 June 2022 [11]
MF France Tony Njiké Romania Argeș Pitești Free 21 June 2022 [12]
FW Comoros Faiz Mattoir Netherlands Almere City Free 27 June 2022 [13]
FW France Simon Elisor Belgium Seraing Undisclosed 11 July 2022 [14]
FW France Gaëtan Courtet France Guingamp €600,000 11 August 2022 [15]
DF Gabon Sidney Obissa France Villefranche Loan 11 August 2022 [16]
FW France Taïryk Arconte France Brest Undisclosed 1 September 2022 [17]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly Caen France 1–0 France Ajaccio Deauville
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade du Commandant Hébert
13 July 2022 Friendly Ajaccio France 2–0 France Niort Fougères
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Château du Bois-Guy
16 July 2022 Friendly Cholet France 1–3 France Ajaccio Mulsanne
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Houssière
23 July 2022 Friendly Paris FC France 1–0 France Ajaccio Paris
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
30 July 2022 Friendly Lorient France 1–1 France Ajaccio Lorient
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
14 December 2022 Friendly Ajaccio France 1–0 France Saint-Étienne Ajaccio
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade François Coty
21 December 2022 Friendly Ajaccio France 2–0  Niger B
15:00 CET (UTC+1)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 5 August 2022 3 June 2023 Matchday 1 18th 38 7 5 26 23 74 −51 018.42
Coupe de France 8 January 2023 21 January 2023 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 40 8 5 27 25 77 −52 020.00

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Nantes 38 7 15 16 37 55 −18 36
17 Auxerre (R) 38 8 11 19 35 63 −28 35 Relegation to Ligue 2
18 Ajaccio (R) 38 7 5 26 23 74 −51 26
19 Troyes (R) 38 4 12 22 45 81 −36 24
20 Angers (R) 38 4 6 28 33 81 −48 18
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[18]
(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 7 5 26 23 74  −51 26 4 3 12 10 30  −20 3 2 14 13 44  −31

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDLLLLLWLWDLLWDWLLLLWLLLWLLLLLLDLDLLLW
Position1517182020202020201818191917181516161818171818191718181919191919191818191918
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[19]

5 August 2022 1 Lyon 2–1 Ajaccio Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 48,516
Referee: Benoît Bastien
14 August 2022 2 Ajaccio 0–0 Lens Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
21 August 2022 3 Rennes 2–1 Ajaccio Rennes
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,592
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
26 August 2022 4 Ajaccio 1–3 Lille Ajaccio
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Thomas Léonard
31 August 2022 5 Montpellier 2–0 Ajaccio Montpellier
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 10,051
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
4 September 2022 6 Ajaccio 0–1 Lorient Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
11 September 2022 7 Ajaccio 0–1 Nice Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Eric Wattellier
18 September 2022 8 Brest 0–1 Ajaccio Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 11,153
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
2 October 2022 9 Ajaccio 1–3 Clermont Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 6,610
Referee: Clément Turpin
8 October 2022 10 Marseille 1–2 Ajaccio Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,312
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 October 2022 11 Troyes 1–1 Ajaccio Troyes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 7,731
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
21 October 2022 12 Ajaccio 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Ajaccio
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Johan Hamel
30 October 2022 13 Auxerre 1–0 Ajaccio Auxerre
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 15,092
Referee: Benoît Millot
5 November 2022 14 Ajaccio 4–2 Strasbourg Ajaccio
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 7,203
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
13 November 2022 15 Nantes 2–2 Ajaccio Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 29,407
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
28 December 2022 16 Ajaccio 1–0 Angers Ajaccio
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 7,088
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
1 January 2023 17 Toulouse 2–0 Ajaccio Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 25,957
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
11 January 2023 18 Ajaccio 0–1 Reims Ajaccio
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 6,648
Referee: Willy Delajod
15 January 2023 19 Monaco 7–1 Ajaccio Monaco
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
29 January 2023 20 Ajaccio 0–2 Lyon Ajaccio
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 9,788
Referee: Thomas Léonard
1 February 2023 21 Angers 1–2 Ajaccio Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 7,255
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
5 February 2023 22 Ajaccio 0–2 Nantes Ajaccio
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 11,598
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
10 February 2023 23 Nice 3–0 Ajaccio Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,163
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
19 February 2023 24 Lorient 3–0 Ajaccio Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 12,918
Referee: Eric Wattelier
26 February 2023 25 Ajaccio 2–1 Troyes Ajaccio
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 5,983
Referee: Marc Bollengier
5 March 2023 26 Reims 1–0 Ajaccio Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 12,855
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
12 March 2023 27 Ajaccio 0–1 Montpellier Ajaccio
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 13,889
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
19 March 2023 28 Ajaccio 0–2 Monaco Ajaccio
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 7,198
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
2 April 2023 29 Clermont 2–1 Ajaccio Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 9,436
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
9 April 2023 30 Ajaccio 0–3 Auxerre Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 6,742
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
16 April 2023 31 Strasbourg 3–1 Ajaccio Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,130
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
23 April 2023 32 Ajaccio 0–0 Brest Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 6,879
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
29 April 2023 33 Lille 3–0 Ajaccio Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 17,911
Referee: Thomas Léonard
7 May 2023 34 Ajaccio 0–0 Toulouse Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Florent Batta
13 May 2023 35 Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Ajaccio Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,926
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
21 May 2023 36 Ajaccio 0–5 Rennes Ajaccio
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 6,637
Referee: Eric Wattelier
27 May 2023 37 Lens 3–0 Ajaccio Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,601
Referee: Thomas Léonard
3 June 2023 38 Ajaccio 1–0 Marseille Ajaccio
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France

8 January 2023 Round of 64 Jura Sud Foot 1–2 Ajaccio Moirans-en-Montagne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) Round of 32 Toulouse 2–0 Ajaccio Toulouse
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 18,708
Referee: François Letexier

Statistics

Goalscorers

Position Players Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
MF Algeria Youcef Belaïli 6 0 6
FW France Mounaïm El Idrissy 6 0 6
FW France Romain Hamouma 2 0 2
MF Brazil Ruan Levine 0 2 2
DF France Cédric Avinel 1 0 1
MF France Mickaël Barreto 1 0 1
FW Burkina Faso Cyrille Bayala 1 0 1
MF France Thomas Mangani 1 0 1
FW Republic of the Congo Bevic Moussiti-Oko 1 0 1
MF France Riad Nouri 1 0 1
FW France Moussa Soumano 1 0 1
DF France Clément Vidal 1 0 1

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