# 2016–17 FC Lorient season

The 2016–17 FC Lorient season is the 91st professional season of the club since its creation in 1926.

## 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 18 October 2016.
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 | Anthony Lamonge |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Bradley Mazikou |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Mattéo Guendouzi |
| 5 | DF | SEN | Zargo Touré |
| 6 | DF | FRA | François Bellugou |
| 7 | MF | COD | Arnold Mvuemba |
| 8 | MF | POR | Cafú |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Abdul Majeed Waris |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Sylvain Marveaux |
| 12 | FW | CMR | Benjamin Moukandjo |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Michaël Ciani |
| 14 | FW | FRA | Jérémie Aliadière |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Mathieu Peybernes |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Paul Delecroix |
| 17 | MF | ALG | Walid Mesloub |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Alexis Claude-Maurice |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Romain Philippoteaux |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Steven Moreira |
| 21 | MF | GUI | Mohamed Mara |
| 22 | FW | FRA | Benjamin Jeannot |
| 23 | MF | GHA | Alhassan Wakaso |
| 24 | DF | NCL | Wesley Lautoa |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Vincent Le Goff |
| 26 | MF | TUN | Issam Ben Khémis |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Jimmy Cabot |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Maxime Barthelmé |
| 29 | DF | FRA | Pape Paye |
| 32 | DF | GUI | Ibrahima Conté |
| 34 | DF | CIV | Erwin Koffi |
| 40 | GK | FRA | Benjamin Lecomte (captain) |

### 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 | FRA | Lindsay Rose (on loan to Bastia) |
| — | DF | GAB | Yoann Wachter (on loan to Sedan) |
| — | DF | FRA | Faïz Selemani (on loan to Tours) |
| — | MF | FRA | Pierre Lavenant (on loan to Avranches) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GAB | Denis Bouanga (on loan to Tours) |
| — | FW | FRA | Marvin Gakpa (on loan to Ajaccio) |
| — | FW | FRA | Valentin Lavigne (on loan to Brest) |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Lindsay Rose (from Lyon, previously on loan) |
| 8 | MF | POR | Cafú (from Vitória de Guimarães) |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Sylvain Marveaux (from Newcastle United) |
| 11 | DF | COM | Faïz Selemani (from Chamois Niortais) |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Paul Delecroix (from Chamois Niortais) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | GAB | Didier Ibrahim N'Dong (to Sunderland) |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Yann Jouffre (to Metz) |
| 13 | MF | FRA | Rafidine Abdullah (to Cádiz) |
| 14 | DF | POR | Raphaël Guerreiro (to Borussia Dortmund) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Mathieu Peybernes (from Bastia) |
| 23 | MF | GHA | Alhassan Wakaso (from Rio Ave) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | DF | FRA | Faïz Selemani (on loan to Tours) |
| 23 | FW | CIV | Moryké Fofana (to Konyaspor) |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Lindsay Rose (on loan to Bastia) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Dijon | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 37 | |
| 17 | Caen | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 37 | |
| 18 | Lorient (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 36 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Nancy (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 35 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 20 | Bastia (D, R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 34 | Relegation to National 3 |
* ↑ After being relegated to Ligue 2, Bastia was initially further relegated to National due to financial difficulties. On 10 August 2017, the FFF announced that Bastia was denied entry to National. The club therefore took the place of its reserve team in Championnat National 3.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 May 2017. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |