# 2018–19 Stade Malherbe Caen season

The 2018–19 Stade Malherbe Caen season was the 106th season of the club since its creation in 1913, the 18th, in Ligue 1. Caen competed in three domestic competitions - Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue. The club finished the league season in 19th place and were relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2019–20 campaign, ending a spell of five consecutive seasons in the top flight.

## Players
### Current squad

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 | FRA | Erwin Zelazny |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Paul Baysse |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Yoël Armougom |
| 4 | MF | CIV | Ismaël Diomandé |
| 5 | MF | GUI | Baïssama Sankoh |
| 6 | MF | CGO | Prince Oniangué |
| 7 | MF | TUN | Saîf-Eddine Khaoui |
| 9 | MF | SVN | Jan Repas |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Fayçal Fajr |
| 11 | FW | CHA | Casimir Ninga |
| 12 | MF | FRA | Claudio Beauvue |
| 13 | FW | FRA | Evens Joseph |
| 14 | DF | FRA | Jonathan Gradit |
| 15 | DF | BEN | Emmanuel Imorou |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Thomas Callens |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Jessy Deminguet |
| 18 | FW | MAR | Yacine Bammou |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Malik Tchokounté |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Issa Marega |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 22 | DF | SEN | Adama Mbengue |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Mouhamadou Dabo |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Alexander Djiku |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Enzo Crivelli |
| 29 | DF | HAI | Romain Genevois |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Brice Samba |
| 32 | DF | COM | Chaker Alhadhur |
| 33 | DF | FRA | Younn Zahary |
| 40 | GK | FRA | Paul Reulet |
| - | MF | FRA | Aly Ndom |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Toulouse | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 38 | |
| 17 | Monaco | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 36 | |
| 18 | Dijon (O) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 34 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Caen (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 20 | Guingamp (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 27 | 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 |
Last updated: 24 May 2019. Source: Results

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

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Coupe de la Ligue
## Goalscorers

| Place | Position | Number | Player | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total |
| 1 | FW | 27 | Enzo Crivelli | 4 | | | 4 |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Saîf-Eddine Khaoui | 3 | | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 12 | Claudio Beauvue | 3 | | | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Fayçal Fajr | 3 | | | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 18 | Yacine Bammou | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 6 | Prince Oniangué | 2 | | | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Casimir Ninga | 2 | | | 2 |
| | | | Totals | 19 | 1 | 1 | 21 |