2021–22 Pau FC season

Pau FC
2021–22 season
un	Bernard Laporte-Fray
Chairman	Bernard Laporte-Fray
Head coach	Didier Tholot
Stadium	Nouste Camp
Ligue 2	10th
Coupe de France	Seventh round
Home colours	Away colours

The 2021–22 season was the 63rd season in the existence of Pau FC and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Pau participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

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	FRA	Alexandre Olliero
2	FW	FRA	Jared Khasa (on loan from Sion)
4	MF	CIV	Xavier Kouassi
5	MF	SEN	Abdourahmane Ndiaye
6	MF	FRA	Quentin Daubin
7	DF	CIV	Erwin Koffi
8	DF	FRA	Mahamadou Dembélé (on loan from Troyes)
9	FW	FRA	Romain Armand
10	MF	SRB	Jovan Nišić
11	FW	FRA	Djibril Dianessy
12	FW	FRA	Eddy Sylvestre (on loan from Standard Liège)
14	DF	FRA	Kenji-Van Boto (on loan from Auxerre)
15	FW	ALG	Farid El Melali (on loan from Angers)
16	GK	SEN	Massamba Ndiaye


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	FRA	Antoine Batisse
18	FW	GHA	Ebenezer Assifuah
19	MF	FRA	Victor Lobry
20	DF	FRA	Louis Bury
21	MF	FRA	Steeve Beusnard
22	MF	FRA	Denis-Will Poha (on loan from Vitória)
24	MF	ALG	Zakaria Naidji (on loan from Paradou AC)
25	MF	FRA	Paul Meliande
26	DF	FRA	Jean Lambert Evans
28	FW	GNB	David Gomis
29	FW	FRA	Samuel Essende
30	GK	FRA	Benjamin Bertrand
50	GK	FRA	Stefan Bajic

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

3 September 2021 Friendly	Toulouse	3–2	Pau	Tarbes, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Maurice-Trélut

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 2	24 July 2021	14 May 2022	Matchday 1	10th	38	14	7	17	41	49	−8	036.84
Coupe de France	13 November 2021		Seventh round	Seventh round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					39	14	8	17	43	51	−8	035.90

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Le Havre	38	13	11	14	38	41	−3	50
9	Nîmes	38	14	7	17	44	51	−7	49
10	Pau	38	14	7	17	41	49	−8	49
11	Dijon	38	13	8	17	48	53	−5	47
12	Bastia	38	10	16	12	38	36	+2	46

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

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	14	7	17	41	49	−8	49	10	2	7	25	20	+5	4	5	10	16	29	−13

Source: Ligue 2

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W
Position	5	9	13	14	10	8	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	9	10	8	9	10	9	9	9	8	7	8	8	9	8	9	12	13	15	12	12	10

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^[1]^[2]

24 July 2021 1	Pau	2–1	Nancy	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Assifuah 34' Dembélé 37' Daubin 87' Lobry 90+3'	Report	Haag 14' 40' Thiam 55' Lefebvre 88'	Stadium: Stade du Hameau Referee: Marc Bollengier

31 July 2021 2	Rodez	1–0	Pau	Rodez
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leborgne 20' 52' Buadés 45'	Report	Beusnard 55' Batisse 70' Kouassi 75'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Referee: Remi Landry

7 August 2021 3	Pau	0–1	Toulouse	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 82'	Report	Dejaegere 7' van den Boomen 81'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Aurélien Petit

14 August 2021 4	Nîmes	0–0	Pau	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Mathieu Vernice

21 August 2021 5	Pau	2–0	Bastia	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Koffi 38' Assifuah 49' Daubin 61' Gomis 70'	Report	Schur 28' Santelli 34' Guidi 86'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Arnaud Baert

28 August 2021 6	Pau	2–0	Dijon	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nišić 16' Assifuah 45' Essende 82'	Report	Ahlinvi 44'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

11 September 2021 7	Caen	1–2	Pau	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rivierez 23' Zady Sery 31'	Report	Daubin 37' Gomis 42' Armand 59' Evans 71' Gomis 76'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

18 September 2021 8	Pau	1–1	Valenciennes	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Assifuah 14', 65' Boto 40' Armand 59' Beusnard 79'	Report	Yatabaré 24' Doukouré 51' Cuffaut 68'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Jordane Lomi

21 September 2021 9	Amiens	2–2	Pau	Amiens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pavlović 7' Arokodare 76'	Report	Lobry 38' (pen.) Essende 48' Batisse 89' Dianessy 90'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Marc Bollengier

24 September 2021 10	Pau	1–2	Dunkerque	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Batisse 45+3' 72' Koffi 53' Essende 67' Dianessy 90+9'	Report	Ba 29' 31' Vachoux 33' Tchokounté 40' Rocheteau 48' Kerrouche 68' Vannoye 90+9'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Mathieu Vernice

2 October 2021 11	Grenoble	2–0	Pau	Grenoble
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diallo 39' Ravet 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Daubin 41' Olliero 44'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

16 October 2021 12	Pau	1–0	Paris FC	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lobry 37'	Report		Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Arnaud Baert

23 October 2021 13	Le Havre	1–0	Pau	Le Havre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kouassi 16' (o.g.) Cornette 59'	Report	Boto 47' Sylvestre 80'	Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Abdelatifa Kherradji

30 October 2021 14	Pau	1–0	Ajaccio	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylvestre 44' Kouassi 52' Lobry 55'	Report	El Idrissy 39' Coutadeur 74' Courtet 75' Gonzalez 81'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Marc Bollengier

6 November 2021 15	Auxerre	4–1	Pau	Auxerre
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Perrin 8' Hein 34' Autret 73' (pen.) Bernard 74' Mohamed 89' Charbonnier 90+2'	Report	Kouassi 39' Batisse 59' Armand 67'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Guillaume Paradis

20 November 2021 16	Pau	2–0	Guingamp	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nišić 35' Assifuah 36' D. Gomis 39' Dembélé 77' Naidji 83'	Report	Barthelmé 35' Roux 45+1' Diarra 58' Gomis 80'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Frank Schneider

3 December 2021 17	Sochaux	2–1	Pau	Montbéliard
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ndour 47' Thioune 53' Lopy 90+3'	Report	Kouassi 55' 56' Evans 70', 75'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Nicolas Rainville

11 December 2021 18	Pau	1–2	Quevilly-Rouen	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Daubin 82' Keita 87' Armand 90+10'	Report	Dekoke 46' Nazon 56' Ndilu 81'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Gaël Angoula

21 December 2021 19	Niort	3–0	Pau	Niort
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sissoko 48' (pen.) Merdji 73' Boutobba 81'	Report	Lobry 17' Koffi 60' Batisse 62'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Aurelian Petit

8 January 2022 20	Pau	4–0	Rodez	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kouassi 28' Daubin 40' Koffi 52' Lobry 70' Nišić 55', 60' Naidji 76'	Report	Boissier 2' Dépres 62'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

15 January 2022 21	Toulouse	1–1	Pau	Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Evitt-Healey 45' Van den Boomen 78' Spierings 85' Rouault 90+3'	Report	Dembélé 23' Daubin 32' Nišić 54' Koffi 77'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Frank Schneider

1 February 2022 22	Pau	0–3	Nîmes	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Poha 51'	Report	Sainte-Luce 18' Martinez 44' Koné 59' Benrahou 85' (pen.) Ómarsson 90+2'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Remi Landry

5 February 2022 23	Bastia	1–1	Pau	Furiani
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Santelli 50'	Report	Essende 56'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Referee: Guillaume Paradis

12 February 2022 24	Dijon	0–1	Pau	Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pi 18' Le Bihan 90+3'	Report	Essende 22' Boto 30' Batisse 36' Koffi 58' Poha 69'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Referee: Gaël Angoula

19 February 2022 25	Pau	1–0	Caen	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Daubin 54' Koffi 59'	Report	Lepenant 69' Oniangue 73' Deminguet 79' Abdi 90'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Nicolas Rainville

26 February 2022 26	Valenciennes	1–0	Pau	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ayité 66' Masson 71' Bonnet 71' Linguet 75'	Report	Dembélé 28'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

5 March 2022 27	Pau	2–1	Amiens	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Batisse 45+1' Essende 63', 84' El Melali 79'	Report	Pavlović 8' Xantippe 57' Zungu 66' 66'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Pierre Legat

12 March 2022 28	Dunkerque	1–0	Pau	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tchokounté 31'	Report	Koffi 45+1' Lobry 55' Daubin 64' Naidji 90' Batisse 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

15 March 2022 29	Pau	0–1	Grenoble	Pau
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dembélé 8' Daubin 27' Sylvestre 28' Armand 46' Kouassi 80'	Report	Ravet 29' (pen.) Abdallah 34' Gaspar 54' 64' Nestor 71' Maubleu 77' Anani 85'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Mathieu Vernice

19 March 2022 30	Paris FC	1–1	Pau	Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Koré 18' Hadjam 51' Boutaïb 79' (pen.)	Report	Armand 60', 85' Batisse 75'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Referee: Remy Landry

2 April 2022 31	Pau	2–1	Le Havre	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Armand 36' Naidji 72' Kouassi 90'	Report	Abline 23' Gibaud 47'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Gaël Angoula

9 April 2022 32	Ajaccio	2–1	Pau	Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Krasso 59', 63', 69'	Report	Essende 30' Armand 69' Gomis 90+4'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

16 April 2022 33	Pau	1–4	Auxerre	Pau
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Daubin 11' Lobry 43' Sylvestre 55' Kouassi 55' Boto 64' Batisse 68'	Report	Sakhi 5' Hein 13', 81' Sinayoko 74' Joly 87'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Aurelian Petit

19 April 2022 34	Guingamp	3–0	Pau	Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cathline 18' Diarra 32' Gomis 40' Barthelmé 59' Lemonnier 90+1' Quemper 90+2'	Report	Batisse 43' Evans 53'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Guillaume Paradis

22 April 2022 35	Pau	0–1	Sochaux	Pau
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Poha 35'	Report	Kalulu 13' Aaneba 73'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

30 April 2022 36	Quevilly-Rouen	1–2	Pau	Le Petit-Quevilly
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sidibé 10' Gbelle 32'	Report	Naidji 72' Armand 88'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Referee: Nicolas Rainville

7 May 2022 37	Pau	2–2	Niort	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Essende 16', 56'	Report	Zemzemi 8' Boutobba 31'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Remi Landry

14 May 2022 38	Nancy	2–3	Pau	Tomblaine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	El Aynaoui 4' L. Cissé 11' Haag 60'	Report	Essende 10' Gomis 28' Batisse 36', 88'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Referee: Arnaud Baert

Coupe de France

13 November 2021 Seventh round	Canet Roussillon FC	2–2 (3–2 p)	Pau	Canet-en-Roussillon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ouadoudi 40' Rambaud 67'	Report	Essende 4' Gomis 18'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Michel Referee: Floris Aubin

References

^ "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.

[1] "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.

[2] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.

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