# 2021–22 FC Metz season

The 2021–22 season was the 90th season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

## Players
### First-team 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 | David Oberhauser |
| 2 | DF | TUN | Dylan Bronn (captain) |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Matthieu Udol |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Sikou Niakaté (on loan from Guingamp) |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Jemerson |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Kévin N'Doram |
| 7 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Niane |
| 8 | MF | MLI | Boubacar Traoré |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Nicolas de Préville |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Farid Boulaya |
| 11 | MF | SEN | Opa Nguette |
| 13 | DF | GNB | Fali Candé |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Vincent Pajot |
| 15 | MF | SEN | Pape Matar Sarr (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Alexandre Oukidja |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Thomas Delaine |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Fabien Centonze |
| 19 | MF | CIV | Habib Maïga |
| 23 | DF | MLI | Boubakar Kouyaté |
| 24 | FW | FRA | Lenny Joseph |
| 26 | FW | MTN | Pape Ndiaga Yade |
| 27 | DF | CMR | Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik |
| 28 | DF | MTQ | Manuel Cabit |
| 29 | DF | FRA | Lenny Lacroix |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Marc-Aurèle Caillard |
| 32 | MF | FRA | Ibrahim Amadou |
| 34 | FW | CTA | Louis Mafouta (on loan from Neuchâtel Xamax) |
| 40 | GK | SEN | Ousmane Ba |

### 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 |
| — | GK | FRA | Guillaume Dietsch (on loan to Seraing) |
| — | DF | MAR | Sofiane Alakouch (on loan to Lausanne-Sport) |
| — | DF | FRA | Rayan Djedje (on loan to Seraing) |
| — | DF | SEN | Ababacar Lô (on loan to Cholet) |
| — | MF | BEL | Mathieu Cachbach (on loan to Seraing) |
| — | MF | FRA | Maïdine Douane (on loan to Seraing) |
| — | MF | GAM | Ablie Jallow (on loan to Seraing) |
| — | MF | BEL | Sami Lahssaini (on loan to Seraing) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | MAR | Amine Bassi (on loan to Barnsley) |
| — | MF | FRA | Youssef Maziz (on loan to Seraing) |
| — | MF | SEN | Cheikh Sabaly (on loan to Quevilly-Rouen) |
| — | FW | GEO | Georges Mikautadze (on loan to Seraing) |
| — | FW | SEN | Amadou Dia N'Diaye (on loan to Le Mans FC) |
| — | FW | CPV | Vagner Gonçalves (on loan to FC Sion) |
| — | FW | SEN | Lamine Gueye (on loan to Paris FC) |
| — | MF | CGO | Warren Tchimbembé (on loan to CD Mirandés) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## 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 | 8 August 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 19th | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 015.79 |
| Coupe de France | 19 December 2021 | 19 December 2021 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 015.38 |
Source: Soccerway

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 36 | |
| 17 | Clermont | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 36 | |
| 18 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Metz (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 31 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 20 | Bordeaux (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 91 | −39 | 31 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* ↑ Bordeaux were initially relegated to Ligue 2. However, on 14 June it was decided by the DNCG to relegate Bordeaux administratively to the Championnat National for financial issues. On 27 July 2022, Bordeaux won its appeal and was officially maintained in Ligue 2 for the 2022–23 season.

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.

### Coupe de France
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of 21 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Total |
| 1 | 9 | ST | Nicolas de Préville | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 10 | AM | Farid Boulaya | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 18 | RB | Fabien Centonze | 4 | 0 | 4 | Totals | 13 | 0 | 13 |