2024–25 FC Lorient season

FC Lorient
2024–25 season
Manager	Olivier Pantaloni
Stadium	Stade du Moustoir
Ligue 2	1st (promoted)
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Eli Junior Kroupi (22); All: ; Eli Junior Kroupi (23)

The 2024–25 season is the 98th season in the history of the FC Lorient, and the club's first season back in Ligue 2. In addition to the domestic league, the team is participating in the Coupe de France.

Players

Squad

As of 28 April 2025^[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	FRA	Benjamin Leroy
2	DF	BRA	Igor Silva
3	DF	TUN	Montassar Talbi
5	DF	SEN	Formose Mendy
6	MF	FRA	Laurent Abergel (captain)
7	MF	CIV	Stéphane Diarra
9	FW	CIV	Mohamed Bamba
10	FW	FRA	Pablo Pagis
15	DF	FRA	Julien Laporte
17	MF	FRA	Jean-Victor Makengo
21	MF	FRA	Julien Ponceau
22	FW	FRA	Eli Junior Kroupi (on loan from Bournemouth)
24	DF	COD	Gédéon Kalulu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	FW	BEN	Aiyegun Tosin
28	FW	SEN	Sambou Soumano
30	GK	FRA	Gaël Alette
32	DF	GHA	Nathaniel Adjei
38	GK	SUI	Yvon Mvogo
44	DF	CMR	Darlin Yongwa
62	MF	CMR	Arthur Avom
66	DF	NGA	Isaac James
75	MF	FRA	Bandiougou Fadiga
77	DF	GRE	Panos Katseris
93	MF	NOR	Joel Mvuka
99	FW	SEN	Bassirou N'Diaye

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
—	DF	GUI	Dembo Sylla (on loan at Dender)
—	DF	FRA	Isaak Touré (on loan at Udinese)
—	MF	FRA	Théo Le Bris (on loan at Guingamp)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Yoann Cathline (on loan at FC Utrecht)
—	FW	SEN	Bamba Dieng (on loan at Angers)
—	FW	MLI	Siriné Doucouré (on loan at Laval)

Transfers

In

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Badredine Bouanani	Nice	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Imran Louza	Watford	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Quentin Boisgard	Apollon Limassol	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[3]
MF	Taofeek Ismaheel	Górnik Zabrze	Undisclosed	17 July 2024	^[4]
MF	Yoann Cathline	FC Utrecht	Loan	23 July 2024	^[5]

Friendlies

Pre-season

13 July 2024 Friendly	Lorient	0–0	US Concarneau
18:00

20 July 2024 Friendly	Lorient	1–1	Brest	Inzinzac-Lochrist
17:00	Yongwa 55' Mouyokolo 78' Innocent 81' 83'		Martin 28' Camara 38' Le Cardinal 43' Le Douaron 45+2' Dari 82'	Stadium: Stade de Mané-Braz

27 July 2024 Friendly	Le Havre	0–1	Lorient	Dinan
16:00
Note: Two periods of 30 minutes

27 July 2024 Friendly	Lorient	0–2	Guingamp	Dinan
18:45			Siwe 4' Guendouz 30'
Note: Two periods of 30 minutes

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	16–18 August 2024^[6]	10 May 2025	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Coupe de France				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Lorient (C, P)	34	22	5	7	68	31	+37	71	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Paris FC (P)	34	21	6	7	55	33	+22	69	Promotion to Ligue 1
3	Metz (O, P)	34	18	11	5	63	34	+29	65	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-final
4	Dunkerque	34	17	5	12	47	40	+7	56	Qualification for promotion play-offs quarter-final
5	Guingamp	34	17	4	13	57	45	+12	55	Qualification for promotion play-offs quarter-final

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
28	18	4	6	51	27	+24	58	12	1	1	35	11	+24	6	3	5	16	16	0

Last updated: 29 March 2025.
Source: soccerway

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W
Position	7	3	5	3	4	10	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2025. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 21 June 2024.^[7]

19 August 2024 1	Martigues	0-1	Lorient	Martigues
20:45 CET		Report	Dieng 61'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Turcan Attendance: 2,655 Referee: Olivier Thual

24 August 2024 2	Lorient	2-0	Grenoble Foot 38	Lorient
14:30 CET	Yongwa 17' Kroupi 46' Ponceau 68'	Report	Sylvestre 8' Meïssa Ba 51'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 10,798 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

31 August 2024 3	Amiens SC	1-0	Lorient	Amiens
14:30 CET	Siaka Bakayoko 37'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

13 September 2024 4	Lorient	2-1	Red Star	Lorient
20:00 CET	Katseris 12' Soumano 77' (pen.) Abergel 79' Talbi 82'	Report	Benali 45+17' Ifnaoui 47' Badji 48' Mbock 88'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 5,748 Referee: Pierre Legat

21 September 2024 5	Metz	1-1	Lorient	Longeville-lès-Metz
14:30 CET	Sabaly 27' Kouao 53' Udol 90+3'	Report	Abergel 68' Mendy 78' Bamba 85'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Marc Bollengier

24 September 2024 6	Pau	1-0	Lorient	Bizanos
20:30 CET	Mboup 34' Jordy Gaspar 45+1'	Report	Kalulu 33' Talbi 40'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,054 Referee: Aurélien Petit

27 September 2024 7	Lorient	3-0	Ajaccio	Lorient
20:00 CET	Isaac James 42' Soumano 62' Kroupi 69' 78' Enzo Genton 90+2'	Report	Jabol-Folcarelli 16' Mangani 42' Anziani 83'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 10,042 Referee: Eddy Rosier

5 October 2024 8	Caen	1-2	Lorient	Caen
14:00 CET	Gomis 17' Debohi 38' Lecoeuche 49'	Report	Kroupi 35' Bamba 87'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,429 Referee: Florent Batta

19 October 2024 9	Lorient	4-2	Annecy	Lorient
20:00 CET	Kroupi 55' 72' 74' Mvuka 70' Soumano 88'	Report	Djoco 7' Escales 36' Pajot 40' Dago 90+2'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 11,512 Referee: Robin Chapapria

25 October 2024 10	Rodez	3-3	Lorient	Rodez
20:00 CET	Bouchouari 78' Taïbi 89' Mpasi 90+7'	Report	Kroupi 32' Ponceau 34' Talbi 51' Mendy 56' Soumano 85'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 4,751 Referee: Thierry Bouille

29 October 2024 11	Lorient	4-2	Dunkerque	Lorient
20:30 CET	Mvuka 28' Soumano 55' 85' Tosin 83'	Report	Rivera 7' 44' Diogo Queirós 18' Opa Sanganté 49' Sasso 90+1' Anto Sekongo 90+3'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 12,036 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

1 November 2024 12	Clermont	2-1	Lorient	Clermont-Ferrand
20:00 CET	Gastien 20' Da Silva 45' Douane 76' Diallo 80' Armougom 90+3'	Report	Abergel 17' Isaac James 24' Katseris 44' Tosin 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 5,423 Referee: Mikael Lesage

9 November 2024 13	Lorient	3-1	Guingamp	Lorient
14:00 CET	Katseris 8' Basilio 42' (o.g.) Soumano 68' (pen.)	Report	Louiserre 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 14,345 Referee: Mickaël Leleu

23 November 2024 14	Bastia	0-0	Lorient	Furiani
20:00 CET	Zakaria Ariss 32' Janneh 32' Maggiotti 37' Ducrocq 53' Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaï 61' Roncaglia 90+5'	Report	Laporte 81' Igor Silva 85' Yongwa 89'	Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 9,513 Referee: Willy Delajod

6 December 2024 15	Lorient	2-0	Troyes	Lorient
20:00 CET	Mvuka 29' Pagis 71'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 11,141 Referee: Karim Abed

14 December 2024 16	Lorient	2-0	Paris FC	Lorient
14:00 CET	Ponceau 13' Abergel 44' Katseris 63' Soumano 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Marchetti 26' 84' López 75' Lopez 76'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 13,963 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

4 January 2025 17	Laval	2-0	Lorient	Laval
20:00 CET	Kouassi 67' Roye 69' Tchokounté 86'	Report	Talbi 66'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 7,146 Referee: Geoffrey Kubler

11 January 2025 18	Lorient	0-0	Metz	Lorient
20:00 CET	Laporte 70' Yongwa 74' Ponceau 87' Igor Silva 90+1'	Report	Van Den Kerkhof 88'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 13,529 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

18 January 2025 19	Dunkerque	0-1	Lorient	Dunkerque
20:00 CET	Raghouber 52'	Report	Talbi 14' Makengo 23' Arthur Avom 69' Enzo Genton 81'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 4,878 Referee: Aurélien Petit

25 January 2025 20	Lorient	3–2	Clermont	Lorient
20:00 CET	Laporte 24' Kroupi 30' (pen.) Pagis 59'	Report	Jacquet 12' 90+9' Ndiaye 28' Gastien 28' Bassouamina 90+4'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 11,238 Referee: Pierre Legat

1 February 2025 21	Red Star	1–2	Lorient	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
14:00 CET	Badji 66'	Report	Kroupi 24' Pagis 26' Arthur Avom 57'	Stadium: Stade Bauer Attendance: 4,633 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

8 February 2025 22	Lorient	3–1	Amiens SC	Lorient
14:00 CET	Pagis 9' Kroupi 45' Soumano 83' 85' Arthur Avom 84'	Report	Leautey 7' Jaouab 74'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 10,680 Referee: Eddy Rosier

14 February 2025 23	Troyes	0–1	Lorient	Troyes
20:00 CET	Boura 22'	Report	Kroupi 72'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Mikael Lesage

22 February 2025 24	Lorient	0–1	Laval	Lorient
14:00 CET	Abergel 41' Laporte 81'	Report	Christ-Owen Kouassi Bathele 44' Thomas 58' Sellouki 62' Cherni 87' 87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 13,012 Referee: Rémi Landry

1 March 2025 25	Lorient	3–1	Rodez	Lorient
20:00 CET	Katseris 45+2' Kroupi 73' (pen.) Abergel 88'	Report	Tawfik Bentayeb 27' 72' Nolan Galves 79'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 11,599 Referee: Mikael Lesage

8 March 2025 26	Paris FC	3–2	Lorient	Paris
14:00 CET	Cafaro 12' 31' Kebbal 22' Chergui 25' Krasso 35' 38' López 75'	Report	Soumano 25' (pen.) Igor Silva 61' Kroupi 71' (pen.) Pagis 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 17,635 Referee: Olivier Thual

15 March 2025 27	Lorient	4–0	Bastia	Lorient
20:00 CET	Arthur Avom 8' Katseris 38' 70' Abergel 39' Kroupi 42' (pen.) Talbi 50' Yongwa 88'	Report	Sebas 77'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 12,417 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

29 March 2025 28	Grenoble Foot 38	1–2	Lorient	Grenoble
14:00 CET	Jabbari 36'	Report	Kroupi 8' (pen.) 17'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 5,098 Referee: Geoffrey Kubler

5 April 2025 29	Lorient	–	Pau	Lorient
20:00 CET				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat

Coupe de France

16 November 2024 Round 7	Ruffiac Malestroit	0-2	Lorient	Ploërmel
15:30 CET		Report	Laporte 16' 63' Isaac James 74'	Stadium: Stade Municipal de Ploërmel Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Brendan Roffet

30 November 2024 Round 8	Monnaie	0-5	Lorient	Amboise
13:30 CET	Mohamed Tangara 54'	Report	Tosin 5' Benoit Ricottier 28' (o.g.) Pagis 38' Sohan Baldoni 68' Diarra 90+2' Kroupi 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Georges Boulogne Attendance: 3,071 Referee: Gabriel Henry

21 December 2024 Round of 64	Tours	0-3	Lorient	Tours
18:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher

15 January 2025 Round of 32	Cannes	2-1	Lorient	Cannes
18:30 CET	Chafik Abbas 13' 21'	Report	Le Bris 36' Isaac James 55' Enzo Genton 81' Talbi 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Pierre de Coubertin Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Olivier Thual

References

^ Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (June 23, 2024). "Olivier Pantaloni nommé entraîneur du FC Lorient". FC Lorient.
^ "L'équipe professionnelle 2024-25". FC Lorient. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Mercato FC Lorient : Qui reste, qui part ?". 20 May 2024.
^ "Le FC Lorient annonce le départ d'un joueur qui n'a jamais joué au club". 17 July 2024.
^ "Franse flankflitser Yoann Cathline versterkt FC Utrecht".
^ "2024/2025 French Football Calendar Released".
^ Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (June 21, 2024). "Découvrez le calendrier 2024/2025 des Merlus !". FC Lorient.

[1] Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (June 23, 2024). "Olivier Pantaloni nommé entraîneur du FC Lorient". FC Lorient.

[2] "L'équipe professionnelle 2024-25". FC Lorient. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[3] "Mercato FC Lorient : Qui reste, qui part ?". 20 May 2024.

[4] "Le FC Lorient annonce le départ d'un joueur qui n'a jamais joué au club". 17 July 2024.

[5] "Franse flankflitser Yoann Cathline versterkt FC Utrecht".

[6] "2024/2025 French Football Calendar Released".

[7] Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (June 21, 2024). "Découvrez le calendrier 2024/2025 des Merlus !". FC Lorient.

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