# 2015–16 En Avant de Guingamp season

The 2015–16 En Avant de Guingamp season is the 104th professional season of the club since its creation in 1912.

## Players

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

### Current squad

As of 8 January 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Jonas Lössl |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Lars Jacobsen |
| 3 | DF | CIV | Benjamin Angoua |
| 5 | MF | SEN | Mustapha Diallo |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Maxime Baca |
| 7 | DF | FRA | Dorian Lévêque |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Julien Cardy |
| 9 | FW | MLI | Mana Dembélé |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Nicolas Benezet |
| 11 | FW | GUF | Sloan Privat (on loan from Gent) |
| 12 | MF | BEL | Nill De Pauw |
| 13 | MF | SEN | Younousse Sankharé |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Jérémy Sorbon |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Théo Guivarch |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | FRA | Lionel Mathis (captain) |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Yannis Salibur |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Laurent Dos Santos |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Ludovic Blas |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Jonathan Martins Pereira |
| 23 | FW | FRA | Jimmy Briand |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Marcus Coco |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Reynald Lemaître |
| 26 | MF | FRA | Thibault Giresse |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Franck Héry |
| 28 | FW | TUR | Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Hannover 96) |
| 29 | DF | FRA | Christophe Kerbrat |
| 30 | GK | MLI | Mamadou Samassa |
| 33 | DF | FRA | Jérémy Livolant |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | GUI | Baissama Sankoh (on loan to Brest) |
| — | FW | MAR | Rachid Alioui (on loan to Laval) |
| — | FW | DEN | Ronnie Schwartz (on loan to Brøndby) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved from | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Nill De Pauw | 25 | Lokeren | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Théo Guivarch | 19 | Lorient B | Free Transfer |
| 3 July 2015 | MF | Nicolas Benezet | 24 | Evian | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2015 | FW | Jimmy Briand | 30 | Hannover 96 | Free Transfer |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Return date | Notes |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | Sloan Privat | 25 | Gent | 30 June 2016 | |
| 7 January 2016 | FW | Mevlüt Erdinç | 28 | Hannover 96 | 30 June 2016 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved to | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | Claudio Beauvue | 27 | Lyon | £3,500,000 |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | Ladislas Douniama | 29 | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Hugo Guichard | 23 | Unattached | Released |
| 15 July 2015 | FW | Christophe Mandanne | 30 | Al-Fujairah | Free Transfer |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned to | Return date |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | Rachid Alioui | 23 | Laval | 30 June 2016 |
| 19 July 2015 | DF | Baissama Sankoh | 23 | Brest | 30 June 2016 |
| 27 July 2015 | FW | Ronnie Schwartz | 25 | Brøndby | 30 June 2016 |
| 28 December 2015 | FW | Julien Bègue | 21 | FBBP01 | 30 June 2016 |

## Competitions
### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Nantes | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 48 | |
| 15 | Lorient | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 46 | |
| 16 | Guingamp | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 44 | |
| 17 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 40 | |
| 18 | Reims (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 39 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* ↑ Starting this season, Ligue 1 decided to reduce the number of relegation spots from three to two. However, the decision was appealed and overturned so three teams were relegated.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss