2023–24 AJ Auxerre season

AJ Auxerre
2023–24 season
Manager	Christophe Pélissier
Stadium	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Ligue 2	1st (promoted)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ado Onaiwu (12); All: ; Ado Onaiwu (12)
Highest home attendance	17,101 v Concarneau; (17 May 2024, Ligue 2)
Lowest home attendance	12,010 v Annecy; (26 Sept 2023, Ligue 2)
Average home league attendance	14,936
Biggest win	4–0 v Annecy; (Home, 26 Sept 2023, Ligue 2); 4–0 v Laval; (Away, 23 Apr 2024, Ligue 2)
Biggest defeat	0–2 v Rodez; (Away, 20 Apr 2024, Ligue 2)

The 2023–24 season was AJ Auxerre's 119th season in existence and first one back in the Ligue 2. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

On 10 May 2024, Auxerre secured promotion immediately to the Ligue 1.^[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 October 2023^[3]

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
2	DF	FRA	Colin Dagba (on loan from PSG)
4	DF	BRA	Jubal
5	DF	FRA	Théo Pellenard
6	DF	MAR	Saad Agouzoul
7	FW	FRA	Gauthier Hein
8	MF	FRA	Nathan Buayi-Kiala (on loan from Parma)
10	FW	FRA	Gaëtan Perrin
11	FW	NED	Eros Maddy
13	DF	FRA	Clément Akpa
14	DF	GHA	Gideon Mensah
16	GK	GUF	Donovan Léon
17	FW	MLI	Lassine Sinayoko


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	SEN	Assane Dioussé
19	FW	FRA	Florian Ayé
24	DF	FRA	Ange Loïc N’Gatta
26	DF	FRA	Paul Joly
28	FW	GUI	Ousmane Camara
30	GK	MAD	Sonny Laiton
35	MF	FRA	Kévin Danois
37	GK	FRA	Raphaël Adiceam
40	GK	MTQ	Théo De Percin
42	MF	GHA	Elisha Owusu
45	FW	JPN	Ado Onaiwu
97	MF	MAD	Rayan Raveloson

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Florian Ayé	Brescia	€1,500,000	31 July 2023	^[4]
MF	Assane Dioussé	OFI Crete	€500,000	10 August 2023	^[5]
FW	Ado Onaiwu	Toulouse	€700,000	28 August 2023	^[6]
MF	Issa Soumaré	Le Havre	Loan	12 January 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Julian Jeanvier	Released		1 July 2023
FW	M'Baye Niang	Adana Demirspor	Free	9 August 2023	^[7]
FW	Nuno da Costa	Kasımpaşa	Free	12 September 2023
MF	Hamza Sakhi	Melbourne City	Undisclosed	11 January 2024	^[8]
FW	Ousmane Camara	Annecy		24 January 2024	^[8]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

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	5 August 2023	17 May 2024	Matchday 1	Winners	38	21	11	6	72	36	+36	055.26
Coupe de France	18 November 2023	6 January 2024	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	033.33
Total					41	22	13	6	76	37	+39	053.66

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Auxerre (C, P)	38	21	11	6	72	36	+36	74	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Angers (P)	38	20	8	10	56	42	+14	68	Promotion to Ligue 1
3	Saint-Étienne (O, P)	38	19	8	11	48	31	+17	65	Qualification for promotion play-offs final
4	Rodez	38	16	12	10	62	51	+11	60	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-final
5	Paris FC	38	16	11	11	49	42	+7	59	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-final

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. 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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	21	11	6	72	36	+36	74	12	5	2	39	14	+25	9	6	4	33	22	+11

Source:

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W
Position	2	9	8	9	5	6	5	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[9]

5 August 2023 1	Valenciennes	1–4	Auxerre	Valenciennes
	Buatu 22' Cuffaut 45'	Report	Camara 18', 61' Akpa 46' Hein 70', 79'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

12 August 2023 2	Auxerre	0–1	Amiens	Auxerre
		Report	Kakuta 47' Mafouta 61'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,682 Referee: Olivier Thual

19 August 2023 3	Angers	2–2	Auxerre	Angers
19:00	Abdelli 5' Diony 45+1' Nadje 62' Mendy 79' Capelle 86'	Report	Perrin 17' Joly 20' Hein 75'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 5,906 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

26 August 2023 4	Auxerre	0–0	Grenoble	Auxerre
	Jubal 15' Owusu 61'	Report	Paquiez 25' Thio 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 13,797 Referee: Karim Abed

2 September 2023 5	Bordeaux	2–4	Auxerre	Bordeaux
	Díaz 26' Michelin 40' Elis 83' Bokele 84'	Report	Jubal 33' Ayé 36', 59' Mensah 45+3' Owusu 45+4' Hein 56'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 26,771 Referee: Mikael Lesage

16 September 2023 6	Auxerre	2–2	Pau	Auxerre
	Hein 13' Pellenard 53' Onaiwu 84' Jubal 87'	Report	Ruiz 22' Sylla 58' Saivet 64' Kamara 87' Boto 90+6'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 13,254 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

23 September 2023 7	Troyes	1–2	Auxerre	Troyes
15:00	Saïd 32' Assoumou 75' Ndiaye 89'	Report	Ndiaye 21' (o.g.) Mensah 38' Sinayoko 73' Owusu 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 9,055 Referee: Aurélien Petit

26 September 2023 8	Auxerre	4–0	Annecy	Auxerre
20:45	Mouanga 21' (o.g.) Ayé 29' Perrin 85' Raveloson 87'	Report	Lajugie 63'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 12,010 Referee: Olivier Thual

30 September 2023 9	Auxerre	3–1	Rodez	Auxerre
19:00	Hein 33' Mensah 55' Perrin 72' Raveloson 90+5'	Report	Corredor 6', 90+5' Younoussa 51' Haag 70'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,421 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

7 October 2023 10	Paris FC	0–2	Auxerre	Paris
CET (UTC+1)	Hamel 62' Kolodziejczak 68'	Report	Sinayoko 22' Raveloson 70' Onaiwu 70'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 9,729 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

21 October 2023 11	Caen	1–1	Auxerre	Caen
CET (UTC+1)	Ntim 42' Ayé 52' (o.g.)	Report	Abdi 6' (o.g.) Jubal 40'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,917 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

28 October 2023 12	Auxerre	0–1	Dunkerque	Auxerre
	Pellenard 78'	Report	Koumetio 38' Bardeli 78' Boissier 88', 90+6'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,514 Referee: Ahmed Taleb

6 November 2023 13	Guingamp	2–1	Auxerre	Guingamp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gomis 46' Pellenard 51' (o.g.) Guillaume 70' Sagna 71' Sivis 73' 90+6' Sidibé 77' El Ouazzani 80' Courtet 90+10'	Report	Camara 17' Perrin 72' Agouzoul 78' Raveloson 90+6' Pellenard 90+10'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 6,850 Referee: Pierre Legat

11 November 2023 14	Auxerre	5–2	Saint-Étienne	Auxerre
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Onaiwu 3', 36', 66' Perrin 21' Dioussé 45+5' Sinayoko 82'	Report	Cafaro 31' Bouchouari 45+5' Tardieu 62' Bentayg 80'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,806 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

25 November 2023 15	Bastia	0–0	Auxerre	Furiani
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dramé 32' Placide 76'	Report	Mensah 38' Onaiwu 75'	Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 10,427 Referee: Willy Delajod

2 December 2023 16	Auxerre	3–2	Quevilly-Rouen	Auxerre
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Perrin 45+1' Sinayoko 55' Onaiwu 65' Hein 90+4'	Report	Sangaré 23' Gbelle 35' Soumano 40'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 13,430 Referee: Romain Delpech

5 December 2023 17	Concarneau	1–2	Auxerre	Brest
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lebeau 87' Mouazan 89'	Report	Perrin 16' Jubal 38' Sinayoko 55' Akpa 73'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Azzédine Souifi

16 December 2023 18	Auxerre	2–0	Ajaccio	Auxerre
CET (UTC+1)	Hein 18', 29'	Report	Chanot 23' 45+2' Mangani 45+1'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,031 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

19 December 2023 19	Laval	1–3	Auxerre	Laval
CET (UTC+1)	Cherni 28' Vargas 67'	Report	Sinayoko 17', 59' Onaiwu 32' Jubal 56' Hein 69'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 8,793 Referee: Rémi Landry

15 January 2024 20	Auxerre	3–1	Bordeaux	Auxerre
CET (UTC+1)	Ayé 25', 88' Ihnatenko 47' (o.g.)	Report	Vipotnik 45' Ihnatenko 76' Marcelin 79' Weissbeck 85'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 13,312 Referee: Benoît Bastien

23 January 2024 21	Grenoble	1–1	Auxerre	Grenoble
CET (UTC+1)	Ba 7' (pen.) Joseph 29' Paquiez 45+1'	Report	Ayé 3' Akpa 59'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 6,017 Referee: Gaël Angoula

27 January 2024 22	Auxerre	1–1	Guingamp	Auxerre
	Ayé 11' Hein 82'	Report	Merghem 36' Luvambo 82' Louiserre 82'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 13,667 Referee: Mikael Lesage

3 February 2024 23	Pau	2–2	Auxerre	Pau
	Kouassi 38' Boutaïb 40', 49'	Report	Onaiwu 2' Jubal 64' (pen.) Mensah 84' Léon 90+7'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Mickaël Leleu

10 February 2024 24	Auxerre	1–0	Angers	Auxerre
	Owusu 33' 36' Jubal 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Lepaul 27' Raolisoa 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,732 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

17 February 2024 25	Annecy	0–2	Auxerre	Annecy
	Soukouna 26' Demoncy 64'	Report	Ayé 12' Perrin 39' Mensah 60' Soumaré 80' Sinayoko 82'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 5,416 Referee: Azzédine Souifi

24 February 2024 26	Auxerre	1–1	Bastia	Auxerre
	Jubal 38'	Report	Souboul 37' Santelli 77' Alfarela 89'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,716 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

2 March 2024 27	Auxerre	0–0	Valenciennes	Auxerre
	Owusu 45+3' Hein 61'	Report	Oyewusi 39' Louchet 57' Masson 61' El Amri 90+1' Blanquart 90+3'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,058 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

9 March 2024 28	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Auxerre	Saint-Étienne
	Batubinsika 24' Cardona 55' Nadé 68'	Report	Hein 9' Pellenard 78' Jubal 85'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 36,277 Referee: Olivier Thual

16 March 2024 29	Auxerre	2–1	Caen	Auxerre
	Raveloson 76' Hein 76' Jubal 82'	Report	Kyeremeh 10' Lebreton 38'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,964 Referee: Rémi Landry

1 April 2024 30	Ajaccio	0–1	Auxerre	Ajaccio
	Ibayi 15' Touré 86'	Report	Avinel 27' (o.g.) Akpa 45+2' Agouzoul 61'	Stadium: Stade Michel Moretti Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Benoît Millot

8 April 2024 31	Auxerre	2–0	Troyes	Auxerre
	Onaiwu 50' (pen.) Agouzoul 59' Sinayoko 70' Mensah 90+3'	Report	Chavalerin 56' Tahrat 64'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,667 Referee: Benoît Bastien

13 April 2024 32	Quevilly-Rouen	4–3	Auxerre	Le Petit-Quevilly
	Coulibaly 8', 80' Pierret 66' Camara 90+2' Cissé 90+6' Yade 90+10'	Report	Hein 31', 56' Onaiwu 58', 90+5' Raveloson 90+6' Soumaré 90+7'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 4,734 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

20 April 2024 33	Rodez	2–0	Auxerre	Rodez
	Danger 56' (pen.), 73' Akpa 80' (o.g.) Arconte 80'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Florent Batta

23 April 2024 34	Auxerre	4–0	Laval	Auxerre
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lomami 4' (o.g.) Ayé 13', 33' Jubal 67' Danois 90'	Report	Bobichon 45+2'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,698 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

29 April 2024 35	Dunkerque	1–3	Auxerre	Dunkirk
20:45	Yassine 20'	Report	Sinayoko 57' Courtet 61' (o.g.) Raveloson 71'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 4,933 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

4 May 2024 36	Auxerre	2–0	Paris FC	Auxerre
15:00	Sinayoko 22' Onaiwu 57'	Report	Marchetti 22' Kebbal 44' Dicko 67'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Aurélien Petit

10 May 2024 37	Amiens	0–0	Auxerre	Amiens
20:45	Kaïboué 69' Mafouta 72'	Report	Agouzoul 23' Joly 27'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 12,377 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

17 May 2024 38	Auxerre	4–1	Concarneau	Auxerre
20:45	Onaiwu 40', 63', 80' Hein 85'	Report	Moussiti-Oko 21'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 17,101 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Coupe de France

18 November 2023 Seventh round	Le Pays du Valois	0–0 (2–4 p)	Auxerre	Chambly
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lopes 39' Dosso 42' So 77'	Report		Stadium: Stade Walter Luzi Referee: Thierry Bouillé

9 December 2023 Eighth round	Saint-Meziery	1–4	Auxerre	Troyes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Battais 40' Naudot 44' Blanchet 52'	Report	Danois 9' Ayé 22', 45' (pen.) Sinayoko 75'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Referee: Mickaël Leleu

6 January 2024 Round of 64	Nice	0–0 (4–2 p)	Auxerre	Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Rosario 89'	Report	Jubal 17'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,973 Referee: Eric Wattellier
	Penalties
	Guessand Moffi Rosario Lotomba Laborde		Jubal Raveloson Onaiwu Perrin

References

^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/fra-ligue-2-2023-2024/1/
^ "Football : Auxerre valide sa montée en Ligue 1". May 11, 2024 – via Le Monde.
^ "Effectif pro" (in French). AJ Auxerre Official Site. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ Alain, Alexandre (July 31, 2023). "Florian Ayé de retour à l'AJA !". AJA.
^ Alain, Alexandre (August 10, 2023). "Assane Dioussé signe à l'AJA !". AJA.
^ Alain, Alexandre (August 28, 2023). "Ado Onaiwu signe à l'AJA !". AJA.
^ "Son dakika! İlkleri yaşayan Adana Demirspor, M'Baye Niang ile anlaştı!". Milliyet. August 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mercato : Bienvenue à Ousmane Camara". www.fc-annecy.fr.
^ "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2023/2024".

External links

Official website

[1] ttps://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/fra-ligue-2-2023-2024/1/

[2] "Football : Auxerre valide sa montée en Ligue 1". May 11, 2024 – via Le Monde.

[3] "Effectif pro" (in French). AJ Auxerre Official Site. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[4] Alain, Alexandre (July 31, 2023). "Florian Ayé de retour à l'AJA !". AJA.

[5] Alain, Alexandre (August 10, 2023). "Assane Dioussé signe à l'AJA !". AJA.

[6] Alain, Alexandre (August 28, 2023). "Ado Onaiwu signe à l'AJA !". AJA.

[7] "Son dakika! İlkleri yaşayan Adana Demirspor, M'Baye Niang ile anlaştı!". Milliyet. August 9, 2023.

[auto-8] "Mercato : Bienvenue à Ousmane Camara". www.fc-annecy.fr.

[9] "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2023/2024".

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