2022–23 Valenciennes FC season

Valenciennes FC
2022–23 season
PresidentEddy Zdziech
Head coachChristophe Delmotte
StadiumStade du Hainaut
Ligue 214th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adrian Grbić (9)
All:
Adrian Grbić (9)
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2023.

The 2022–23 season was the 110th in the history of Valenciennes FC and their ninth consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France.

Players

As of 25 July 2022.[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Gautier Larsonneur (on loan from Brest)
2 DF France FRA Éric Vandenabeele
6 MF France FRA Julien Masson
7 FW Togo TOG Floyd Ayité
8 MF Burkina Faso BFA Sacha Bansé
10 MF France FRA Florian Martin
11 FW France FRA Ugo Bonnet
14 DF France FRA Joffrey Cuffaut
15 FW France FRA Aeron Zinga
16 GK Burkina Faso BFA Hillel Konaté
17 MF Algeria ALG Aymen Boutoutaou
19 DF France FRA Nassim Innocenti
20 FW France FRA Ilyes Hamache
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF France FRA Mohamed Kaba
22 FW Morocco MAR Yacine El Amri
24 DF France FRA Allan Linguet
25 MF France FRA Madou Touré
26 DF France FRA Mathieu Debuchy
27 MF France FRA Mathis Picouleau
28 DF France FRA Quentin Lecoeuche
29 MF France FRA Jawed Kalai
31 DF France FRA Aloïs Penin
36 MF France FRA Eyram Viegbe
37 DF France FRA Mattéo Rabuel
— GK France FRA Lassana Sy

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 July 2022 Friendly Valenciennes France 1–0 France UNFP Cambrai
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Hamache 87'
 Stadium: Stade de la Liberté
Attendance: 600
8 July 2022 Friendly Lens France 3–0 France Valenciennes Avion
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Daniel Leclercq
16 July 2022 Friendly Zulte Waregem Belgium 1–1 France Valenciennes Waregem, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Elindus Arena
23 July 2022 Friendly Valenciennes France 2–1 France Boulogne Valenciennes
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
23 July 2022 Friendly Valenciennes France 0–0 France Dunkerque Valenciennes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
22 September 2022 Friendly Valenciennes France 0–1 Belgium Oostende Valenciennes
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
14 December 2022 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 0–1 France Valenciennes Liège, Belgium
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 30 July 2022 2 June 2023 Matchday 1 7 3 3 1 7 6 +1 042.86
Coupe de France 30 October 2022 Seventh round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 7 3 3 1 7 6 +1 042.86

Last updated: 2 September 2022
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

Main article: 2022–23 Ligue 2

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
14 Rodez 38 11 13 14 39 44 −5 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 −12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 −7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 −12 45 Spared from relegation
18 Dijon (R) 38 10 12 16 38 43 −5 42 Relegation to Championnat National
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(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
7 3 3 1 7 6  +1 12 2 2 0 6 4  +2 1 1 1 1 2  −1

Last updated: 2 September 2022.
Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round1234567
GroundAHAHHAH
ResultDWLDDWW
Position861112149
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2022. Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[3]

30 July 2022 1 Bordeaux 0–0 Valenciennes Bordeaux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 19,279
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
6 August 2022 2 Valenciennes 1–0 Le Havre Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 4,657
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
13 August 2022 3 Metz 2–0 Valenciennes Metz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 14,253
Referee: Mikael Lesage
20 August 2022 4 Valenciennes 0–0 Quevilly-Rouen Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 4,443
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
27 August 2022 5 Valenciennes 2–2 Saint-Étienne Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Guillaume Paradis
30 August 2022 6 Niort 0–1 Valenciennes Niort
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
2 September 2022 7 Valenciennes 3–2 Nîmes Valenciennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 8 Rodez 1–1 Valenciennes Rodez
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Senaya Yellow card 49'
Corredor 52'
Boissier Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 70'		 Report Debuchy Yellow card 42'
Noubissi 73'
Picouleau Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Mikael Lesage
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Pau 1–0 Valenciennes Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Evan Yellow card 26'
D'Almeida Yellow card 40'
Gomis Yellow card 70'
Bassouamina 72'		 Report Debuchy Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 48'
Bonnet Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Nouste Camp
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 10 Valenciennes 2–1 Sochaux Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kaba Yellow card 15'
Cuffaut soccer ball with check mark 25'
Diliberto 58', Yellow card 90+4'
Picouleau Yellow card 60'
Innocenti Yellow card 72'		 Report Kalulu 31'
Ndiaye Yellow card 70'
Do Couto Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 5,704
Referee: Pierre Legat
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 11 Paris FC 0–1 Valenciennes Paris
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Dabila Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 56' Report Diliberto 22'
Buatu Yellow card 55'
Berthomier Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 12 Valenciennes 1–0 Guingamp Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Cuffaut 36'
Berthomier Yellow card 72'		 Report Muyumba Yellow card 35' Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 5,761
Referee: Aurélien Petit
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 13 Grenoble 1–0 Valenciennes Grenoble
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diarra Yellow card 34'
Gaspar Yellow card 71'
Tchaptchet 85'		 Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 5,074
Referee: Florent Batta
5 November 2022 14 Valenciennes 1–1 Caen Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Cuffaut soccer ball with check mark 39', Yellow card 56'
Noubissi Yellow card 88'		 Report Ntim Yellow card 6'
Mendy 23'
Mandrea Yellow card 37'
Thomas Yellow card 41'
Abdi Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 11,212
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 15 Laval 1–0 Valenciennes Laval
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gonçalves Red card 17'
Tavares Red card 34'
Baudry 41'
Maggiotti Yellow card 67'		 Report Berthomier Yellow card 49' Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 6,823
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 16 Valenciennes 1–1 Amiens Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Picouleau 22' Report Fofana (MF) Yellow card 16'
Kakuta 23', Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 6,339
Referee: Antoine Valnet
30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) 17 Bastia 1–0 Valenciennes Furiani
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Ndiaye Yellow card 41'
Dramé 78'
Alfarela Yellow card 89'		 Report Kaba Yellow card 54'
Linguet Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) 18 Valenciennes 2–2 Annecy Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Boutoutaou 45+1', 73'
Linguet Yellow card 59'		 Report Sahi 42', 70'
Kashi Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 6,277
Referee: Benoît Bastien
13 January 2023 (2023-01-13) 19 Dijon 2–1 Valenciennes Dijon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Le Bihan 45+1'
Camara 75'		 Report Berthomier soccer ball with check mark 50'
Boutoutaou Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 5,883
Referee: Gaël Angoula
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 20 Valenciennes 1–1 Metz Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+2) Bonnet 75' Report Joseph 90+2' Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 5,303
Referee: Aurélien Petit
31 January 2023 21 Sochaux 4–0 Valenciennes Montbéliard
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Linguet 14' (o.g.)
Mauricio 20'
Doumbia Yellow card 51', 64'
Dossou 87'		 Report Picouleau Yellow card 16'
Touré Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 8,623
Referee: Olivier Thual
3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) 22 Valenciennes 3–1 Laval Valenciennes
20:45 CET (UTC+2) Grbić soccer ball with check mark 12'
Diliberto 17'
Ayité 90+3'		 Report Duterte Yellow card 16'
Sylla Yellow card 34'
Naidji 82'
Roye Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 5,369
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 23 Guingamp 3–1 Valenciennes Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Gaudin Yellow card 30'
Gomis 41'
Guillaume 60'
El Ouazzani 90'		 Report Debuchy 66' Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 7,052
Referee: Rémi Landry
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 24 Valenciennes 0–0 Rodez Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+2) Report Chougrani Yellow card 4'
Boissier Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 6,646
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 25 Valenciennes 2–2 Dijon Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+2) Kaba 51'
Grbić soccer ball with check mark 55'
Ben Seghir Yellow card 82'		 Report Fofana Yellow card 40'
Le Bihan 49'
Silva 72'
Thioune Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Azzédine Souifi
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 26 Quevilly-Rouen 1–1 Valenciennes Le Petit-Quevilly
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Bangré 86' Report Grbić 1'
Diliberto Yellow card 11'
Masson Yellow card 50'
Hamache Yellow card 56'
Debuchy		 Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon
Attendance: 3,217
Referee: Guillaume Paradis
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 27 Valenciennes 2–2 Bastia Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+2) Debuchy Yellow card 15'
Grbić 25', 48'
Linguet Yellow card 30'
Picouleau Yellow card 79'		 Report Magri 4', 69' Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 8,631
Referee: Aurélien Petit
18 March 2023 28 Caen 2–1 Valenciennes Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Brahimi 8'
Mendy Yellow card 45' 76'
Vandermersch Yellow card 62'
Hafid Yellow card 90'		 Report Bonnet 29' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 11,825
Referee: Clément Turpin
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 29 Valenciennes 4–5 Paris FC Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Grbić 5', 45+1'
Masson Yellow card 40'
Kaba 62'
Lecoeuche Yellow card 72'
Buatu 85'		 Report Guilavogui 33', 38', Yellow card 43', 58'
Koré 80'
Boutaïb 90'		 Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 9,908
Referee: Gaël Angoula
10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) 30 Annecy 2–1 Valenciennes Annecy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Kashi Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 56'
Ntamack Ndimba 29'
Temanfo Yellow card 45'
Shamal 84'		 Report Buatu 40'
Linguet Yellow card 82'
Kaba Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 4,951
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 31 Valenciennes 0–0 Niort Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Boudraa Yellow card 19'
Cuffaut Yellow card 31'		 Report Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 8,375
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 32 Amiens 0–2 Valenciennes Amiens
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Fofana (MF) Yellow card 34'
Opoku Yellow card 37'		 Report Masson Yellow card 11'
Linguet 52'
Boudraa Yellow card 65'
Berthomier 71'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 6,784
Referee: Olivier Thual
29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 33 Valenciennes 0–2 Bordeaux Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Poha Yellow card 39' Report Maja Yellow card 32', 82'
Barbet 69'		 Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 9,477
Referee: Antoine Valnet
6 May 2023 (2023-05-06) 34 Nîmes 3–3 Valenciennes Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Saïd 3'
Tchokounté Yellow card 41'
Poulain 65'
Benezet 71'
Ambri Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Hamache Yellow card 21', 44'
Boutoutaou 61', 70'
Buatu Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Rémi Landry
13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) 35 Valenciennes 1–1 Pau Valenciennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Masson Yellow card 55'
Grbić 66', Yellow card 68'		 Report D'Almeida Yellow card 20'
Bassouamina Yellow card 74'
Kouassi Yellow card 76'
George 79'		 Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 12,669
Referee: William Toulliou
22 May 2023 (2023-05-22) 36 Le Havre 0–2 Valenciennes Le Havre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Desmas Yellow card 5'
Lloris Yellow card 45'		 Report Grbić soccer ball with check mark 7'
Poha Yellow card 42'
Kaba 45+2'
Lecoeuche Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 19,799
Referee: Karim Abed
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) 37 Valenciennes 1–0 Grenoble Valenciennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Kaba 57' Report Mendy Yellow card 8' Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 21,790
Referee: Gaël Angoula
2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) 38 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Valenciennes Saint-Étienne
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Cafaro Yellow card 45+1'
Krasso 48'
Appiah Yellow card 71'
Bamba 81'		 Report Cuffaut Yellow card 73'
Bonnet Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 39,873
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Coupe de France

Main article: 2022–23 Coupe de France
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 7th Rnd Valenciennes 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Red Star F.C. Valenciennes
18:00 CEST Zinga 53' Report Fall 78' Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 2,938
Referee: Mickaël Leleu
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 8th Rnd Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC 0–3 Valenciennes Maubeuge
15:00 CET Report Nomel 11', 71'
Zinga 56'		 Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
Attendance: 1,852
Referee: Rémi Landry
6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) Rnd of 64 Paris FC 3–1 Valenciennes Paris
18:00 CET Caddy soccer ball with check mark 28'
Chahiri 49'
Guilavogui 69'		 Report Berthomier soccer ball with check mark 16' Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 2,614
Referee: Guillaume Paradis

References

  1. ^ "Effectif – Saison 2017/2018" (in French). Valenciennes FC. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Valenciennes FC". Scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.