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Club · Ligue 1 · Lorient

FC Lorient

Les Merlus · Founded 1926

Manager

Bernard Casoni

2016 · Ligue 1 · position 15

Game start 1 Jul 2016

Reputation
6,4003.5 of 5 stars calc
Squad strength calc
123.63 Best sixteen by CA
Players calc
55
Balance
£20,673,080
Transfer budget
£1,722,756
Wage budget
£0 p/w

Best XI (calc)

  1. GK—CA —
  2. DL—CA —
  3. DRPape PayeCA 114
  4. ML—CA —
  5. MR—CA —
  6. DCMathieu PeybernesCA 124
  7. DCIbrahima ContéCA 93
  8. MCArnold MvuembaCA 124
  9. MCCafúCA 124
  10. STBenjamin MoukandjoCA 127
  11. STMajeed WarisCA 125
Position and current ability. Unfilled positions remain blank.
Formation
4-4-2
Average CA (calc)
—
Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
—
Defender, highest CA (calc)
124
Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
124
Attacker, highest CA (calc)
127

Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.

The site's own 4-4-2 from up to 300 contracted players, including those on loan elsewhere. Each slot takes the highest-CA player at least accomplished there (familiarity 15+), with scarce positions filled first. This is a calculated selection, not a recorded lineup.

Best sixteen (calc)

Calculated by fm-reader from the 16 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.

MeasureAverageMedianLowestHighestLeague rank of averageLeague rank of median
Current ability 123.63124.0121127 1512
Expected potential 133.63130.5126152 1313
Value £2,953,308£2,957,150£1,981,453£4,444,564 1213
Sale value £2,315,358£2,317,021£1,175,367£4,974,804 1612
Weekly wage £7,461£9,090£0£13,703 1410
Age 27.1827.132232 1010

Contracted players

63
NamePositionsAgeNationalityStatusCAPAValue calc Contract
Benjamin Moukandjo AM (R), ST (C)27Cameroon — 127129 £4,308,097Jun 2018
Benjamin Lecomte —25France — 127132 £4,444,564Jun 2019
Sylvain Marveaux —30France — 125139 £2,715,835Jun 2017
Majeed Waris AM (L), ST (C)24Ghana — 125131 £3,567,311Jun 2020
Arnold Mvuemba DM, M (C)31France — 124142 £2,423,328Jun 2018
Mathieu Peybernes D (C)25France — 124129 £2,877,227Jun 2018
Cafú DM, M (C)23Portugal — 124139 £3,388,945Jun 2020
Wakaso —24Ghana — 124135 £3,037,073Jun 2020
Zargo Touré —26Senegal — 124130 £3,037,073Jun 2019
François Bellugou —29France — 123126 £2,685,199Jun 2018
Benjamin Jeannot —24France — 123128 £1,981,453Jun 2020
Lindsay RoseOn loan at Sporting Club de Bastia —24France — 123131 £2,685,199Jun 2020
Wesley Lautoa —28New Caledonia — 123128 £3,037,073Jun 2018
Maxime Barthelmé —27France — 122130 £2,333,326Jun 2018
Jimmy Cabot —22France — 121140 £3,037,073Jun 2020
Michaël Ciani —32France — 121152 £2,137,031Jun 2017
Walid Mesloub —30Algeria — 121128 £2,242,326Jun 2018
Vincent Le Goff —26France — 120125 £1,643,654Jun 2018
Romain Philippoteaux —28France — 120125 £1,643,654Jun 2019
Paul Delecroix —27France — 119130 £1,553,150Jun 2019
Steven Moreira —21France — 119137 £1,553,150Jun 2020
Jérémie Aliadière —33France — 114142 £321,598Jun 2017
Pape Paye D/WB (R)26France — 114118 £591,799Jun 2017
Valentin LavigneOn loan at Stade Brestois 29 —22France — 109130 £768,227Jun 2019
Faiz SelemaniOn loan at Tours FC —22France — 108124 £719,129Jun 2020
Florent Chaigneau —32France — 105110 £310,827—
Marvin GakpaOn loan at Athlétic Club Ajaccio —22France — 104119 £620,932Jun 2018
Erwin Koffi D/WB (R)21France — 103125 £423,780Jun 2019
Mohamed Mara —19Guinea — 102110–140 £424,537Jun 2018
Issam Ben Khemis —20Tunisia — 99131 £250,575Jun 2017
Yoann WachterOn loan at CS Sedan Ardennes —24Gabon — 99115 £250,575Jun 2017
Bradley Mazikou —20France — 96100–130 £261,531Jun 2019
Anthony Lamonge —20France — 96100–130 £210,969Jun 2017
Quentin Lecoeuche —22France — 95113 £245,164Jun 2018
Aristote Lusinga —26France — 9596 £197,766Jun 2017
Matteo Guendouzi —17France — 94130–160 £228,798Jun 2019
Pierre-Yves Hamel —22France — 94115 £228,798Jun 2019
Pierre LavenantOn loan at Union Sportive Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel —20France — 94125 £184,564Jun 2017
Ibrahima Conté D (C)20Guinea — 93129 £201,251Jun 2019
Ibrahima Sy —20Senegal — 92120–150 £196,065—
Denis BouangaOn loan at Tours FC —21France — 92113 £228,798Jun 2019
Alexis Claude-Maurice —18France — 90110–140 £163,988Jun 2021
Maxime Etuin —20France — 87110 £112,084Jun 2017
Alexandre Lavenant —21France — 86122 £105,483Jun 2017
Ruddy Ebondo D (RC)17France — 82100–130 £74,917Jun 2017
Jean-Philippe Krasso —18France — 8190–120 £72,479Jun 2017
Jocelyn Laurent —20France — 79115 £62,642Jun 2017
Adrien Julloux —19France — 7980–110 £62,642Jun 2017
Abdallah Yaisien —22France — 7997 £62,642Jun 2017
Peter Ouaneh —18France — 7890–120 £59,343Jun 2017
Jordan Henry —22France — 7894 £59,343Jun 2017
Maxime Pattier —20France — 7770–100 £69,473Jun 2018
Alexis Ebrard —19France — 7670–100 £52,741Jun 2017
Moussa Guel —17France — 76100–130 £52,741Jun 2017
Gabriel Barrière —20France — 7570–100 £61,290—
Lee Marving Kouakou —17France — 7380–110 £42,839Jun 2017
David Attah —18France — 7080–110 £33,071Jun 2017
Maxence Bellego —18France — 6980–110 £31,657Jun 2017
Ephraim YosanguimOn loan at GAS Aiginiakos —20Cameroon — 6860–90 £30,338Jun 2017
Killian Bourglan —18France — 6870–100 £30,338Jun 2017
Louis Thébault —18Japan — 6670–100 £27,697Jun 2017
Maxence Fortier —17France — 6570–100 £32,699—
Makan Sidibé —16France — 6570–100 £26,378Jun 2017

Contracted-player overview (calc)

Players
63
CA16
123.8
PA16
136.9
Off-scale CA values excluded
0
Off-scale PA values excluded
0
Average age
22.5
Under 21
27
Squad value (calc)
£64,524,249
Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2017
27

The site’s own figures from the contracted players above. CA16/PA16 are the means of the best sixteen; a potential range code enters PA16 at fm-reader’s expected PA. Value is fm-reader’s calculation.

Highest potential

Michaël Ciani32152
Arnold Mvuemba31142
Jérémie Aliadière33142
Jimmy Cabot22140
Sylvain Marveaux30139
Cafú23139
Steven Moreira21137
Wakaso24135
Benjamin Lecomte25132
Majeed Waris24131

Set-piece takers

Corner takersBenjamin Moukandjo
Free-kick takersArnold Mvuemba
Penalty takersMajeed Waris
Long-throw takersCafú

The site’s own scores (see the rankings for the model).

Staff

34
NameJobNationalityAge
Other
Jérémie ColsonData Analyst First TeamFrance30
Sylvain Ripoll—France44
Yvon Schmitt—France64
Eric Garcin—France50
David Bouard—France39
Fabien Audard—France38
Guillaume Dréan—France33
Alex Hayes—England41
Fabrice Bocquet—France33
Denis Féry—France67
Pierre-Yves Dréan—France56
André Garel—France65
Georges Sampeur—France61
Florent Busnel—France—
Stéphane Gravereaux—France44
Loïc Féry—France42
Marielle Breton—France50
David Le Gall—France42
Serge Areguian—France59
Managers
Bernard CasoniManager First TeamFrance54
Arnaud Le LanManager (U19 Team)France38
Assistant Managers
Franck HaiseAssistant Manager First TeamFrance45
Erwan PostecAssistant Manager Reserve TeamFrance36
Physios
Florent RamaréPhysio First TeamFrance—
Régis BouyauxHead PhysioFrance46
Scouts
Stéphane PédronScoutFrance45
Eric AttaScoutBenin42
Marc RivoallanScoutFrance—
Goalkeeping Coaches
Patrick L'HostisGk Coach First TeamFrance60
Stéphane Le GarrecGk Coach Reserve TeamFrance47
Fitness Coaches
Benjamin GentonFitness Coach First TeamFrance36
Florian SimonFitness Coach First TeamFrance32
Director of Footballs
Christophe Le RouxDirector of footballFrance47
Head of Youth Developments
Régis Le BrisHead of Youth DevelopmentFrance40

Club

Full name
FC Lorient
Short name
FC Lorient
Nickname
Les Merlus
Second nickname
—
Six-letter name
FCL
Three-letter name
—
Alternative abbreviation
—
Nation
France
Stadium
Stade Yves Allainmat (Le Moustoir) 16,450
Training ground
Espace FCL
World reputation
2,022
Potential reputation
6,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Hashtag
—

Squad and expectations

Players (calc)
55
Foreign players (calc)
6
Homegrown in nation (calc)
47
Loaned in (calc)
0
Loaned out (calc)
8
Ranking score (calc)
6,696
Predicted position (calc)
14
Stored media expectation
Mid-table or Competitive
Stored predicted finish
—

Squad counts and ranking figures are calculated by fm-reader. Stored media expectations are shown separately; no prediction is inferred when either is missing.

Finances

Financial state
—
Rich benefactor
None
Benefactor changes starting finances
No
Balance
£20,673,080
Transfer budget
£1,722,756
Transfer budget before the window
—
Wage budget (weekly)
£0
Highest weekly wage
—
Loan debt
£0
Previous turnover
£25,841,350
Previous profit
-£1,376,482
Average ticket price
£12.92
Season ticket price
£202.42
Stadium rent (yearly)
£258,413
Rents stadium
Yes
Rent share of gate receipts
0%
Transfer embargo
—

Fans and facilities

Average attendance
—
Minimum attendance
—
Maximum attendance
—
Season ticket holders
6,600
Club members
—
Supporter loyalty
12
Supporter passion
13
Supporter patience
14
Supporter affluence
8
Supporter temperament
15
Supporter expectations
10
Morale
12
Training facilities
15
Corporate facilities
10
Youth facilities
—
Youth coaching
—
Youth recruitment
—
Youth importance
—

Kits

  • Home
  • Away
  • Third

Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.

Every kit part (17)
Home (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain foreground colour #000000 background colour #E6DE00 trim colour #000000 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)ShirtShirt: Plain foreground colour #62C5FF background colour #E6DE00 trim colour #000000 number colour #F6F6F6 number trim colour #000000
HomeSocksSocks: Three Top Hoops foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeShortsShorts: Side Stripe foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #000000 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeShirtShirt: Stripes (Pinstripe) foreground colour #CD4A10 background colour #EE6229 trim colour #000000 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
HomeText— foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #EE6229 trim colour #CD4A10 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)SocksSocks: Three Top Hoops foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #E6DE00 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayShortsShorts: Three Side Stripes foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayShirtShirt: Large Horizontal Stripe (Top) foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #FF7300 number colour #FF7300 number trim colour #F6F6F6
Away (GK)ShirtShirt: Plain foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #62C5FF trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain foreground colour #000000 background colour #000000 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)SocksSocks: Plain foreground colour #62C5FF background colour #62C5FF trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwaySocksSocks: Three Top Hoops foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #FF7300 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
ThirdSocksSocks: Three Top Hoops foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #000000 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
ThirdShortsShorts: Three Side Stripes foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #000000 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
ThirdShirtShirt: Hoops foreground colour #313152 background colour #293131 trim colour #FF7300 number colour #FF7300 number trim colour #000000
ThirdText— foreground colour #EE6229 background colour #293131 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000

Teams

TeamTypeCaptainReputation
FC LorientFirst TeamBenjamin Lecomte6,400

Affiliated clubs

Chartres Horizon Football0% wages paidFeeder TeamFirst option to buy · Junior players train together2014–2019
Cercle d'Education Physique Lorient0% wages paidFeeder TeamFirst option to buy · Junior players train together · Renewable · Knowledge flows both ways2016
En Avant de Guingamploans —–0 · 0% wages paid · 80% friendly chanceGood RelationsPlay friendlies
Garde Saint-Ivy Pontivyloans —–0 · 0% wages paidFeeder TeamPlayers move freely · Junior players train together2013
Union Sportive Montagnarde Inzinzac-Lochristloans —–0 · 0% wages paidGood RelationsPlayers move freely
Union Sportive Concarnoiseloans —–0 · 0% wages paidFeeder TeamPlayers move freely · First option to buy · Junior players train together · Renewable2011–2016
Chamois Niortais Football Clubloans —–0 · 0% wages paidFeeder Team2010
Red Star FC0% wages paidGood Relations2012
La Tour d'Auvergne Rennes0% wages paidFeeder TeamFirst option to buy · Junior players train together2014

Board

Chairman title
—
Director of football
Christophe Le Roux

Income deals

TypeTotalPer year (calc)DatesRenewsFixed valuePromotion / relegation change
General Sponsor£3,695,313£3,695,3131 Jul 2014 – 30 Jun 2015YesNo0%
Other Income£3,150,922£3,150,9221 Jul 2014 – 30 Jun 2015NoNo0%

Total is the stored deal value. Annual amounts are calculated by fm-reader using the game's deal-length rule; missing dates can leave the annual amount unknown.

Other finance items

ItemAmountEnds
FFP starting total-£321,294 —FFP year 2013 Ligue 1
FFP starting total-£1,376,482 —FFP year 2014 Ligue 1

League position by season

11819682016 1968: 8 in Domino's Ligue 21969: 11 in Domino's Ligue 21970: 11 in Domino's Ligue 21971: 6 in French Division 2 - B1972: 11 in French Division 2 - B1973: 11 in French Division 2 - A1974: 6 in French Division 2 - A1975: 3 in French Division 2 - A1976: 3 in French Division 2 - A1977: 16 in French Division 2 - B 1986: 16 in French Division 2 - B 1988: 18 in French Division 2 - B 1990: 16 in French Division 2 - B 1993: 18 in French Division 2 - B1994: 4 in French National 1 - A 1996: 12 in Domino's Ligue 21997: 9 in Domino's Ligue 21998: 2 in Domino's Ligue 21999: 16 in Ligue 12000: 13 in Domino's Ligue 22001: 2 in Domino's Ligue 22002: 18 in Ligue 12003: 4 in Domino's Ligue 22004: 4 in Domino's Ligue 22005: 10 in Domino's Ligue 22006: 3 in Domino's Ligue 22007: 14 in Ligue 12008: 10 in Ligue 12009: 10 in Ligue 12010: 7 in Ligue 12011: 11 in Ligue 12012: 17 in Ligue 12013: 8 in Ligue 12014: 8 in Ligue 12015: 16 in Ligue 12016: 15 in Ligue 1

Drawn by the site from the stored final tables; gaps are seasons with no stored position.

Honours (calc)

CompetitionWonRunner-upLast won
French Cup1—2002
French National 1 - A1—1995
French Under 17 League1—2015
Domino's Ligue 2—2—
Coupe de la Ligue—1—
Trophée des Champions—1—

Counted by the site from the stored past winners: titles and runners-up of editions that took place.

League history

36
SeasonDivisionPosPWDLPts
2016Ligue 115/203811131446
2015Ligue 116/20381271943
2014Ligue 18/203813101549
2013Ligue 18/203814111353
2012Ligue 117/20389121739
2011Ligue 111/203812131349
2010Ligue 17/203816101258
2009Ligue 110/203810151345
2008Ligue 110/203812161052
2007Ligue 114/203812131349
2006Domino's Ligue 23/20381812866
2005Domino's Ligue 210/20381481650
2004Domino's Ligue 24/203817101161
2003Domino's Ligue 24/20381811965
2002Ligue 118/18347101731
2001Domino's Ligue 22/20382111674
2000Domino's Ligue 213/203812111547
1999Ligue 116/18348111535
1998Domino's Ligue 22/22422112975
1997Domino's Ligue 29/224215131458
1996Domino's Ligue 212/224216101658
1994French National 1 - A4/18341412840
1993French Division 2 - B18/1834392215
1990French Division 2 - B16/1834991627
1988French Division 2 - B18/18346111723
1986French Division 2 - B16/18341161728
1977French Division 2 - B16/18349101528
1976French Division 2 - A3/18341591045
1975French Division 2 - A3/1834188846
1974French Division 2 - A6/183414101045
1973French Division 2 - A11/18341451533
1972French Division 2 - B11/1630981326
1971French Division 2 - B6/1630138934
1970Domino's Ligue 211/1630971425
1969Domino's Ligue 211/21401881450
1968Domino's Ligue 28/19341213837

Club records

Highest attendance v Olympique de Marseille 17,395 attendance 2013
Record win v Stade Brestois 29 5–0 2006
Record defeat v Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace 6–0 1987
Most league goals Bernard Bouger 87 goals
Most league appearances Gilles Kerhuiel 195 games
Most consecutive league games Fabrice Abriel 105 games 2006
Most league goals in a season Bernard Bouger 27 goals 1993
Highest average attendance 15,633 attendance 2010
Highest fee received Kevin Gameiro v Paris Saint-Germain £9,543,301 2011
Highest fee spent Benjamin Corgnet v Dijon FCO £2,836,815 2012

Derbies

Regional divisions

Level 4French CFA - A—
Level 5French CFA 2—

Transfers in

None recorded

Transfers out

None recorded

Across versions

VersionDivisionReputationPlayersBalanceTransfer budget
FM27 27.0.0Ligue 1 McDonald's6,15075£3,822,692£773,128
FM26 26.2.0Ligue 1 McDonald's6,15083£1,229,766£1
FM26 26.0.0Ligue 1 McDonald's6,15082£1,229,766£1
FM24 24.3.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30066£7,894,676£2,143,661
FM23 23.4.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30072£6,014,221£2,586,391
FM23 23.3.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30072£6,014,221£2,586,391
FM23 23.0.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30066£6,014,221£2,586,391
FM22 22.4.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30066£14,056,256£2,137,508
FM22 22.3.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30066£14,056,256£2,137,508
FM22 22.1.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30064£14,056,256£2,137,508
FM22 22.0.1Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30064£14,056,256£2,137,508
FM22 22.0.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,30064£14,056,256£2,137,508
FM21 21.4.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,20067£11,095,779£1,827,669
FM21 21.3.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,20067£11,095,779£1,827,669
FM21 21.1.1Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,20067£11,095,779£1,827,669
FM21 21.0.1Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,20066£11,095,779£1,827,669
FM21 21.0.0Ligue 1 Uber Eats6,20066£11,095,779£1,827,669
FM20 20.4.0Domino's Ligue 25,95067£10,834,438£1,722,623
FM20 20.3.0Domino's Ligue 25,95067£10,834,438£1,722,623
FM20 20.1.0Domino's Ligue 25,95068£10,834,438£1,722,623
FM20 20.0.1Domino's Ligue 25,95068£11,292,350£1,795,428
FM20 20.0.0Domino's Ligue 25,95068£11,292,350£1,795,428
FM19 19.3.0Domino's Ligue 25,95066£11,292,350£897,714
FM19 19.1.0Domino's Ligue 25,95059£11,292,350£897,714
FM19 19.0.1Domino's Ligue 25,95059£11,292,350£897,714
FM19 19.0.0Domino's Ligue 25,95059£11,292,350£897,714
FM18 18.3.0Domino's Ligue 26,15058£16,420,173£891,480
FM18 18.1.0Domino's Ligue 26,15057£16,420,173£891,480
FM18 18.0.0Domino's Ligue 26,15057£16,420,173£891,480
FM17 17.3.0Ligue 16,40063£20,673,080£1,722,756
FM17 17.0.0Ligue 16,40065£18,088,946£4,306,891
FM16 16.3.0Ligue 16,50063£3,571,428£3,571,428
FM16 16.0.1Ligue 16,50065£3,571,428£3,571,428
FM16 16.0.0Ligue 16,50072£3,571,428£3,571,428
FM15 15.3.0Ligue 16,25065£3,716,449£3,716,449
FM15 15.0.0Ligue 16,25079£4,226,042£4,226,042
FM14 14.3.0Ligue 16,25082£3,127,271£2,113,021
FM14 14.0.0Ligue 16,25082£3,127,271£2,113,021
FM13 13.3.0——0£1—
FM13 13.0.0Ligue 16,25089£1£1
FM12 12.2.0Ligue 16,25089£1£1
FM12 12.0.0Ligue 16,25076£1£1
FM11 11.0.0Ligue 16,20094£2,608,695£1
FM10 10.0.0Ligue 15,90096£11,304,348£1,739,130