# 2016–17 FC Metz season

The 2016–17 FC Metz season was the 83rd professional season of the club since its creation in 1932.

## 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 | Thomas Didillon |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Jonathan Rivierez |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Milan Biševac |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Guido Milán |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Simon Falette |
| 7 | FW | FRA | Gauthier Hein |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Yann Jouffre |
| 9 | FW | TUR | Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Hannover 96) |
| 10 | MF | CIV | Cheick Doukouré |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Opa Nguette |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Matthieu Udol |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Franck Signorino |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Georges Mandjeck |
| 16 | GK | JPN | Eiji Kawashima |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | SEN | Habib Diallo |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Thibaut Vion |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Florent Mollet |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Alexis Larriere |
| 21 | DF | SRB | Vahid Selimovic |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Kévin Lejeune |
| 23 | DF | LUX | Chris Philipps |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Renaud Cohade |
| 25 | DF | ESP | Iván Balliu |
| 26 | MF | SEN | Ismaïla Sarr |
| 27 | MF | LVA | Jānis Ikaunieks |
| 29 | FW | LUX | Vincent Thill |
| 30 | GK | FRA | David Oberhauser |
| 32 | DF | CMR | Benoît Assou-Ekotto |

### Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Simon Falette (from Brest) |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Yann Jouffre (from Lorient) |
| 9 | FW | TUR | Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Hannover 96, previously on loan at Guingamp) |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Opa Nguette (from Valenciennes) |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Franck Signorino (from Stade Reims) |
| 16 | GK | JPN | Eiji Kawashima (from Dundee United) |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Florent Mollet (from Créteil) |
| 32 | DF | CMR | Benoît Assou-Ekotto (from Saint-Étienne) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Samy Kehli (to Roeselare) |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Romain Métanire (to Kortrijk) |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Yeni Ngbakoto (to QPR) |
| 27 | DF | ARG | José Luis Palomino (to Ludogorets Razgrad) |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Nation | Number | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Goals scored |
| 1 | | 9 | Mevlüt Erdinç | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | | 8 | Yann Jouffre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | 5 | Guido Milán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | 6 | Simon Falette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 46 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 |
| 14 | Metz | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 43 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 39 |
| 16 | Dijon | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 37 |

#### 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: 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |