# 2004–05 FC Istres season

The 2004–05 season was the 85th season in the existence of FC Istres and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Istres participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 | Laurent Weber |
| 2 | FW | BRA | Leandro Amaral |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Christophe Dumolin |
| 4 | DF | MLI | Brahim Thiam |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Bruno Savry |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Laurent Mohellebi |
| 8 | DF | SCG | Niša Saveljić |
| 9 | DF | SEN | Abdoulaye Faye (on loan from Lens) |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Rafik Saïfi |
| 11 | FW | COL | Víctor Montaño |
| 12 | FW | COD | Fiston Kuku |
| 13 | MF | FRA | Philippe Delaye |
| 14 | DF | FRA | Romain Trouche |
| 15 | MF | SCG | Dejan Ilić |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Rudy Riou |
| 17 | MF | MAR | Azzeddine Ourahou |
| 18 | MF | FRA | Sébastien Pérez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | CIV | Ibrahima Bakayoko |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Franck Chaussidière |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Amor Kehiha |
| 22 | MF | SEN | Moussa N'Diaye |
| 23 | DF | FRA | David Hamed |
| 24 | DF | CMR | Patrick Leugueun |
| 25 | MF | SVN | Luka Žinko |
| 26 | DF | MAR | Noureddine Kacemi |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Steven Pelé |
| 28 | MF | TUN | Adel Chedli |
| 29 | MF | FRA | Laurent Courtois |
| 33 | MF | FRA | Cedric Gimenez |
| 34 | MF | FRA | Anthony Sichi |
| — | GK | FRA | Benoît Aureille |
| — | GK | FRA | Julien Mondillon |
| — | FW | FRA | Christophe Caldeirinha |

### Left club during season

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 |
| 6 | MF | TAH | Gérald Forschelet (to Neuchâtel Xamax) |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Florian Maurice (to Châteauroux) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Steeve Theophile (to Charleroi) |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Ligue 1 | 7 August 2004 | 28 May 2005 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 015.79 |
| Coupe de France | 8 January 2005 | 8 January 2005 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 10 November 2004 | 10 November 2004 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 015.00 |
Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Metz | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 44 | |
| 17 | Nantes | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 43 | |
| 18 | Caen (R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 42 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 19 | Bastia (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 41 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 20 | Istres (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 32 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Ligue 1

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |