2022–23 Stade Malherbe Caen season

Caen
2022–23 season
President	Olivier Pickeu
Head coach	Stéphane Moulin
Stadium	Stade Michel d'Ornano
Ligue 2	5th
Coupe de France	Eighth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Alexandre Mendy (19); All: ; Alexandre Mendy (20)
Highest home attendance	Le Havre (19,686), 29 Apr. 2023
Lowest home attendance	Niort (11,142), 8 Oct. 2022
Biggest win	SMC 4–1 EAG (20 Aug.)
Biggest defeat	Laval 4–0 SMC (15 Oct.)

The 2022–23 season was the 110th in the history of Stade Malherbe Caen and their fourth consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France.

Players

As of 10 January 2023.^[1]

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	ALG	Anthony Mandrea
2	DF	TUN	Ali Abdi
3	DF	FRA	Diabé Bolumbu
4	DF	CMR	Adolphe Teikeu
5	DF	RUS	Vladislav Molchan
6	MF	FRA	Quentin Daubin
8	MF	FRA	Jessy Deminguet
9	FW	FRA	Benjamin Jeannot
10	FW	CIV	Caleb Zady Sery
11	FW	FRA	Yoann Court
12	FW	FRA	Mohamed Hafid
13	FW	FRA	Moussa Sylla
14	MF	SWE	Anton Salétros
15	MF	CMR	Franklin Wadja
16	GK	MTQ	Yannis Clementia
17	MF	FRA	Godson Kyeremeh
18	MF	FRA	Hiang'a Mbock


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	GNB	Alexandre Mendy
20	MF	FRA	Noé Lebreton
21	MF	FRA	Bilal Brahimi
22	DF	FRA	Brahim Traoré
23	DF	GAB	Johann Obiang
24	DF	FRA	Hugo Vandermersch
25	MF	FRA	Lamine Sy
27	DF	FRA	Ibrahim Cissé
28	MF	FRA	Djibril Diani
29	DF	FRA	Romain Thomas (captain)
30	GK	FRA	Destiné Jopanguy
36	DF	CMR	Stephen Ewange
77	FW	BEL	Norman Bassette
91	DF	GHA	Emmanuel Ntim
97	MF	CIV	Dieudonné Gaucho Debohi
99	FW	FRA	Samuel Essende

Out on loan

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
—	GK	FRA	Sullivan Péan (at Dunkerque until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	FRA	Ilyes Najim (at FBBP01 until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Andréas Hountondji (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	SWE	Zeidane Inoussa (at Real Murcia until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Emmanuel Ntim	Valenciennes	Undisclosed	22 June 2022	^[2]
MF	Iyad Mohamed	Auxerre	Undisclosed	24 June 2022	^[3]
MF	Bilal Brahimi	Dunkerque	Undisclosed	27 June 2022	^[4]
DF	Johann Obiang	Rodez	Undisclosed	28 June 2022	^[5]
FW	Nicholas Gioacchini	Montpellier	Loan return	1 July 2022	^[6]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly	Caen	1–0	Ajaccio	Deauville
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mendy 15' (pen.) Court 33' Mandréa 68'		Mangani 38'	Stadium: Stade du Commandant Hébert

12 July 2022 Friendly	Caen	3–0	Le Mans	Vire
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Essende 7' Bassette 9' Mendy 66'			Stadium: Stade Pierre Compte Attendance: 1,350

16 July 2022 Friendly	Caen	0–2	Nantes	Avranches
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Blas 18' (pen.) Sissoko 54'	Stadium: Stade René-Fenouillère

20 July 2022 Friendly	Caen	1–2	Rennes	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kyeremeh 90'	Report	Terrier 39' Thomas 41' (o.g.) Assignon 84'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

23 July 2022 Friendly	Caen	0–0	Versailles	Bayeux
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ntim 7' Thomas 42'	Report	Armand 38' Lefebvre 71'	Stadium: Stade Henry Jeanne

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	30 July 2022	2 June 2023	Matchday 1	5th	38	16	11	11	52	43	+9	042.11
Coupe de France	30 October 2022	21 December 2022	Seventh round	Eighth round	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	000.00
Total					40	16	12	12	54	48	+6	040.00

Last updated: 4 June 2023
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Bordeaux	38	20	9	9	51	28	+23	69
4	Bastia	38	17	9	12	52	45	+7	60
5	Caen	38	16	11	11	52	43	+9	59
6	Guingamp	38	15	10	13	51	46	+5	55
7	Paris FC	38	15	10	13	45	43	+2	55

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	16	11	11	52	43	+9	59	11	6	2	32	18	+14	5	5	9	20	25	−5

Last updated: 4 June 2023.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L
Position	6	2	3	1	1	1	3	3	6	8	6	8	7	7	5	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	6	5	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[7]

30 July 2022 1	Nîmes	0–1	Caen	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guessoum 17' Fomba 43' Durand de Gevigney 67'	Report	Mendy 45+2' Essende 76' Kyeremeh 90+3'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 2,969 Referee: Rémi Landry

8 August 2022 2	Caen	1–0	Metz	Caen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Diani 38' Vandermersch 90+3'	Report	Candé 27' Maïga 29' Mikautadze 45+3' Yade 86'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,360 Referee: Marc Bollengier

13 August 2022 3	Dijon	2–2	Caen	Dijon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Bihan 45+2' Silva 60' Congré 66' Thioune 79' Soumaré 90' (pen.)	Report	Mendy 49' Daubin 76' Traoré 87' (o.g.) Abdi 89'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 7,342 Referee: Pierre Legat

20 August 2022 4	Caen	4–1	Guingamp	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ntim 18' Mendy 19' Brahimi 49' Essende 52' Mandrea 66' Thomas 66' Jeannot 76' (pen.)	Report	Barthelmé 6' Quemper 12' Cathline 66' Livolant 66' Diarra 78' 79'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 14,120 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

27 August 2022 5	Paris FC	1–1	Caen	Paris
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karamoko 43' Chergui 75' López 87' Name 90+3'	Report	Thomas 44' Teikeu 53' Mohamed 86'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 4,179 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

30 August 2022 6	Caen	1–1	Pau	Caen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdi 22' Vandermersch 72' Essende 63' 90+2'	Report	Saivet 6' Gomis 38' Ruiz 43' Olliero 77'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 13,903 Referee: Rémi Landry

2 September 2022 7	Le Havre	2–1	Caen	Le Havre
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lekhal 7' (pen.) Lloris 24' Kitala 45+3' Sangante 56' Thiaré 76'	Report	Thomas 6' Mendy 45+1' Kyeremeh 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 16,007 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

10 September 2022 8	Caen	3–1	Amiens	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thomas 42' 71' Mendy 46' Vandermersch 52' Essende 56'	Report	Barry 40' Mendy 82'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 12,583 Referee: Aurélien Petit

17 September 2022 9	Grenoble	1–0	Caen	Grenoble
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Paquiez 22' 37' Ba 45+1' Tell 66'	Report	Thomas 71'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 4,446 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

1 October 2022 10	Caen	0–1	Quevilly-Rouen Métropole	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cissé 47' Teikeu 88'	Report	Camara 29' Sidibé 47' Pendant 83' Sangaré 87'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 13,031 Referee: Olivier Thual

8 October 2022 11	Caen	1–0	Niort	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Deminguet 45+3' Kyeremeh 45+4' Obiang 50' Mendy 67' Brahimi 90'	Report	Vallier 43'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 11,142 Referee: Gaël Angoula

15 October 2022 12	Laval	4–0	Caen	Laval
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baldé 13' Durbant 31' Naidji 33' Sanna 57' Adéoti 87'	Report	Thomas 61' Abdi 88'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 8,702 Referee: William Toulliou

22 October 2022 13	Caen	2–0	Rodez	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Daubin 49' Abdi 57' Mendy 68' Essende 71' Ntim 86'	Report	Abdallah 44' Chougrani 86'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 11,197 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

5 November 2022 14	Valenciennes	1–1	Caen	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cuffaut 39' (pen.) 56' Noubissi 88'	Report	Ntim 6' Mendy 23' Mandrea 37' Thomas 41' Abdi 90+1'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 11,212 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

12 November 2022 15	Caen	0–0	Annecy	Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mbock 40' Brahimi 85' Ntim 90+1'	Report	Mendy 10' Lajugie 67' Pajot 78' Mouanga 78' Shamal 79' Temanfo 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,013 Referee: Olivier Thual

26 December 2022 16	Bastia	1–0	Caen	Furiani
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schur 25' Kaïboué 77' Vincent 78' Baï 90+1' 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Referee: Aurélien Petit

30 December 2022 17	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Caen	Saint-Étienne
19:05 CET (UTC+1)	Bakayoko 15' Nadé 39' Charbonnier 73' 90+2' Bouchouari 79'	Report	Mendy 17' (pen.) 45+1' Kyeremeh 43' Abdi 45+2'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 14,785 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

10 January 2023 18	Caen	2–2	Bordeaux	Caen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Thomas 23' Mendy 51' Abdi 81' Vandermersch 86' Court 87'	Report	Maja 3', 24' Michelin 38' 67' Ihnatenko 53' Barbet 68' Elis 87' Bakwa 90'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,554 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

20 January 2023 19	Sochaux	1–2	Caen	Montbéliard
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Doumbia 8' Kanouté 26' Aaneba 76'	Report	Daubin 58' Mendy 64' (pen.) Brahimi 89'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 8,771 Referee: Azzédine Souifi

28 January 2023 20	Caen	0–0	Laval	Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Baudry 80'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 12,912 Referee: Gaël Angoula

31 January 2023 21	Annecy	2–0	Caen	Annecy
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kashi 48' Billemaz 67' Lajugie 76' Testud 80'	Report	Thomas 44' Vandermersch 62' Mbock 64' Daubin 82'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 6,156 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

3 February 2023 22	Caen	3–1	Bastia	Caen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Brahimi 40' Salétros 50' Ntim 61' Mendy 69' (pen.), 82'	Report	Ducrocq 31' Sainati 63' Salles-Lamonge 71' Baï 88'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

13 February 2023 23	Metz	0–0	Caen	Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,790 Referee: Marc Bollengier

18 February 2023 24	Caen	2–1	Grenoble	Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Daubin 26' Mendy 65' Bassette 90+3'	Report	Phaëton 24' Bambock 66'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 11,892 Referee: Thomas Léonard

25 February 2023 25	Guingamp	1–2	Caen	Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Muyumba 53' El Ouazzani 54' Quemper 62'	Report	Court 19' 90+2' Kyeremeh 42' Deminguet 79'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 8,060 Referee: Olivier Thual

6 March 2023 26	Caen	0–0	Sochaux	Caen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Court 29' Cissé 54'	Report	Weissbeck 55'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,125 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

11 March 2023 27	Rodez	3–2	Caen	Rodez
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Soumano 15' Raux-Yao 27' Corredor 54' Pembélé 84' Abdallah 89' Mendes 90'	Report	Court 38' Diani 90' Abdi 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

18 March 2023 28	Caen	2–1	Valenciennes	Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brahimi 8' Mendy 45' 76' Vandermersch 62' Hafid 90'	Report	Bonnet 29'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 11,825 Referee: Clément Turpin

1 April 2023 29	Caen	2–1	Dijon	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mendy 54' 70' (pen.) Brahimi 60'	Report	Touré 2' 68' Thioune 68'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 13,341 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

8 April 2023 30	Quevilly-Rouen Métropole	2–1	Caen	Rouen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jung 20' Sangaré 38' Sidibé 46' 57' Gbelle 52'	Report	Vandermersch 40' Mendy 59', 88' Diani 89'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

15 April 2023 31	Caen	3–1	Paris FC	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mendy 16' Chergui 45' (o.g.) Kyeremeh 75'	Report	Kanté 68' Lefort 75' Ntim 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 12,537 Referee: Aurélien Petit

22 April 2023 32	Niort	1–2	Caen	Niort
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mandrea 55' (o.g.)	Report	Thomas 13' Kilama 32' (o.g.) Daubin 32'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Attendance: 2,184 Referee: William Toulliou

29 April 2023 33	Caen	1–2	Le Havre	Caen
14:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ntim 89'	Report	Lloris 42' Casimir 52' Targhalline 56' Richardson 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,686 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

6 May 2023 34	Bordeaux	1–0	Caen	Bordeaux
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Davistashvili 16'	Report	Mbock 14' Diani 89'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 27,061 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

13 May 2023 35	Caen	4–2	Nîmes	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mendy 57 Mbock 69' Mendy 83 Kyeremeh 77' 90+3'	Report	Vargas 53' Zerkane 82' Saïd 84'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 14,611 Referee: Pierre Legat

20 May 2023 36	Amiens	1–3	Caen	Amiens
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gomis 13' 79'	Report	Thomas 40' 66' Vandermersch 60' Mendy 70'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 6,714 Referee: Gaël Angoula

26 May 2023 37	Caen	2–2	Saint-Étienne	Caen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ntim 30' Mendy 83' Essende 85'	Report	Wadji 15', 23' Moueffek 57' Larsonneur 81'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,537 Referee: Olivier Thual

2 June 2023 38	Pau	1–0	Caen	Pau
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	George 31' D'Almeida 35' 77'	Report	Thomas 35' Sylla 90+3'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Coupe de France

29 October 2022 Seventh round	Saint-Malo	2–2 (3–4 p)	Caen	Saint-Malo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barroug 41' Heinry 90+4'	Report	Deminguet 65' Mendy 84'	Stadium: Stade de Marville Referee: Gabriel Henry

21 December 2022 Eighth round	AF Virois	0–3^[a]	Caen	Caen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Essende 13' A. Mendy 38' Kyeremeh 85'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 4,478 Referee: Mickaël Leleu

Notes

^ Although the match finished 3–0 to Caen, a challenge was lodged over the eligibility of substitute Dieudonné Gaucho, with the claim being that the player was under a suspension.^[8] The challenge was upheld by the FFF on 27 December 2022, meaning Caen were disqualified from the competition, and AF Virois qualified for the next round.^[9]

References

^ Effectif Caen – Equipe Pro (in French)
^ "Emmanuel Ntim débarque au Stade Malherbe". www.smcaen.fr (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "Iyad Mohamed rejoint le Stade Malherbe". www.smcaen.fr (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "Bilal Brahimi pour quatre saisons au Stade Malherbe". www.smcaen.fr (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "Johann Obiang rejoint le Stade Malherbe". www.smcaen.fr (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ Kuhn, Mike (25 May 2022). "Across State Lines: Gioacchini Leaving Montpellier". The Blue Testament. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.
^ "Vire qualifie sur tapis vert" (in French). fff.fr. 27 December 2022.
^ "Coupe de France. L'AF Virois qualifié sur tapis vert contre Caen" (in French). footamateur.fr. 27 December 2022.

[10] Although the match finished 3–0 to Caen, a challenge was lodged over the eligibility of substitute Dieudonné Gaucho, with the claim being that the player was under a suspension.^[8] The challenge was upheld by the FFF on 27 December 2022, meaning Caen were disqualified from the competition, and AF Virois qualified for the next round.^[9]

[1] Effectif Caen – Equipe Pro (in French)

[2] "Emmanuel Ntim débarque au Stade Malherbe". www.smcaen.fr (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[3] "Iyad Mohamed rejoint le Stade Malherbe". www.smcaen.fr (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[4] "Bilal Brahimi pour quatre saisons au Stade Malherbe". www.smcaen.fr (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[5] "Johann Obiang rejoint le Stade Malherbe". www.smcaen.fr (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[6] Kuhn, Mike (25 May 2022). "Across State Lines: Gioacchini Leaving Montpellier". The Blue Testament. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[7] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.

[8] "Vire qualifie sur tapis vert" (in French). fff.fr. 27 December 2022.

[9] "Coupe de France. L'AF Virois qualifié sur tapis vert contre Caen" (in French). footamateur.fr. 27 December 2022.

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