2023–24 ES Troyes AC season

ES Troyes AC
2023–24 season
Manager	Patrick Kisnorbo; (until 26 November); Alou Diarra; (caretaker, from 28 November to 5 December); David Guion; (from 6 December)
Stadium	Stade de l'Aube
Ligue 2	17th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Seventh round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Rafiki Saïd (9); All: ; Rafiki Saïd (9)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne's 38th season in existence and first one back in the Ligue 2 after being relegated from the Ligue 1.^[1] They are also competing in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 October 2023^[2]^[3]

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	Corentin Michel
3	DF	SEN	Abdoulaye Ndiaye
5	DF	ALG	Mehdi Tahrat
8	DF	COM	Ismaël Boura
10	MF	COM	Youssouf M'Changama
11	FW	COM	Rafiki Saïd
12	DF	POR	Abdu Conté
15	MF	CRO	Ante Palaversa
16	GK	FRA	Nicolas Lemaître
17	FW	FRA	Nicolas de Préville
18	DF	FRA	Thierno Baldé
19	DF	DEN	Andreas Bruus
20	FW	FRA	Renaud Ripart
21	MF	SRB	Luka Ilić


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	FRA	Tanguy Zoukrou
23	FW	BEN	Junior Olaitan
24	MF	FRA	Xavier Chavalerin
26	FW	ALG	Noa Cervantes
27	FW	FRA	Kyliane Dong
28	MF	SEN	Mouhamed Diop
31	MF	CMR	Danel Dongmo
32	DF	FRA	Mathis Hamdi
34	FW	FRA	Alexis Lefebvre
37	DF	FRA	Eric N'Jo
38	GK	TUR	Doğan Alemdar (on loan from Rennes)
39	MF	FRA	Derek Mazou-Sacko
40	FW	MLI	Jaurès Assoumou
42	MF	CIV	Abdoulaye Raslan Kanté

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
—	DF	ECU	Jackson Porozo (on loan to Olympiacos)
—	DF	FRA	Yasser Larouci (on loan to Sheffield United)
—	MF	FRA	Ryan Fage (on loan to Avranches)
—	MF	COD	Metinho (on loan to Sparta Rotterdam)
—	FW	SWE	Amar Abdirahman Ahmed (on loan to Lommel)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GNB	Mama Baldé (on loan to Lyon)
—	FW	BRA	Sávio (on loan to Girona)
—	FW	FRA	Alexis Tibidi (on loan to NEC)
—	FW	CAN	Iké Ugbo (on loan to Cardiff City)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Doğan Alemdar	Rennes	Loan	5 July 2023	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Adil Rami	Released		1 July 2023	^[5]
DF	Yoann Salmier	Le Havre	Free	4 July 2023	^[6]
FW	Ike Ugbo	Cardiff City	Loan	4 July 2023	^[7]
GK	Gauthier Gallon	Rennes	Undisclosed	5 July 2023	^[8]
MF	Marlos Moreno	Konyaspor	Undisclosed	8 July 2023	^[9]
FW	Sávio	Girona	Loan	13 July 2023	^[10]
MF	Metinho	Sparta Rotterdam	Loan	13 July 2023	^[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	5 August 2023	17 May 2024	Matchday 1	17th	38	9	14	15	42	50	−8	023.68
Coupe de France	18 November 2023		Seventh round	Seventh round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					39	9	14	16	43	52	−9	023.08

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
15	Ajaccio	38	12	10	16	35	46	−11	46
16	Dunkerque	38	12	10	16	36	52	−16	46
17	Troyes	38	9	14	15	42	50	−8	41	Spared from relegation
18	Quevilly-Rouen (R)	38	7	17	14	51	55	−4	38	Relegation to National
19	Concarneau (R)	38	10	8	20	39	57	−18	38	Relegation to National

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
37	9	14	14	42	49	−7	41	7	4	7	28	25	+3	2	10	7	14	24	−10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	D		W
Position	8	5	6	10	10	13	15	16	16	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	14	15	16	14	16	15	15	16	15	16	16	14	15	16	17	17	17	17	17

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[12]

5 August 2023 1	Dunkerque	2–2	Troyes	Dunkirk
19:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Rémi Landry

12 August 2023 2	Troyes	2–1	Laval	Troyes
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

19 August 2023 3	Grenoble	0–0	Troyes	Grenoble
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade des Alpes

26 August 2023 4	Bastia	3–2	Troyes	Furiani
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari

2 September 2023 5	Troyes	2–2	Quevilly-Rouen	Troyes
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

16 September 2023 6	Annecy	0–0	Troyes	Annecy
19:00		Report		Stadium: Parc des Sports

23 September 2023 7	Troyes	1–2	Auxerre	Troyes
15:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

26 September 2023 8	Rodez	2–1	Troyes	Rodez
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon

4 November 2023 13	Troyes	2–1	Caen	Troyes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

11 November 2023 14	Ajaccio	1–0	Troyes	Ajaccio
19:00				Stadium: Stade François Coty

25 November 2023 15	Troyes	0–1	Guingamp	Troyes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

2 December 2023 16	Bordeaux	0–1	Troyes	Bordeaux
15:00				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

5 December 2023 17	Troyes	2–0	Amiens	Troyes
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Referee: Ahmed Taleb

12 February 2024 24

Saint-Étienne

5–0

Troyes

Saint-Étienne

2 March 2024 27

Guingamp

0–0

Troyes

Guingamp

9 March 2024 28	Troyes	2–0	Bastia	Troyes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

16 March 2024 29

Quevilly-Rouen

1–1

Troyes

Le Petit-Quevilly

30 March 2024 30	Troyes	2–3	Rodez	Troyes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

8 April 2024 31

Auxerre

2–0

Troyes

Auxerre

13 April 2024 32	Troyes	1–2	Paris FC	Troyes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

20 April 2024 33	Angers	2–1	Troyes	Angers
19:00

23 April 2024 34	Troyes	2–2	Pau	Troyes
20:45				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

27 April 2024 35	Amiens	0–0	Troyes	Amiens
19:00

3 May 2024 36	Troyes	Abandoned	Valenciennes	Troyes
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

10 May 2024 37	Laval	1–2	Troyes	Laval
20:45				Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser

17 May 2024 38	Troyes	v	Annecy	Troyes
20:45				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

Coupe de France

18 November 2023 Seventh round	SAS Épinal	2–1	Troyes	Épinal
13:45		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Colombière Referee: Antoine Valnet

References

^ "Soccer-Troyes relegated after 4-0 loss to Rennes". Reuters. 14 May 2023.
^ "Effectif pro". estac.fr. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "À chacun son numéro !". estac.fr. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Stade Rennais. Dogan Alemdar prêté à Troyes sans option d'achat". 5 July 2023.
^ "Adil Rami and Troyes, it's over". July 2023.
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^ "Konyaspor Moreno'nun bonservisini aldı". 8 July 2023.
^ "El brasiler Sávio reforçarà l'atac del Girona FC".
^ "Abemly Meto Silu Metinho op weg naar Rotterdam | Sparta Rotterdam Fanzine in the Winning Mood". 13 July 2023.
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External links

Official website

[1] "Soccer-Troyes relegated after 4-0 loss to Rennes". Reuters. 14 May 2023.

[2] "Effectif pro". estac.fr. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[3] "À chacun son numéro !". estac.fr. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[4] "Stade Rennais. Dogan Alemdar prêté à Troyes sans option d'achat". 5 July 2023.

[5] "Adil Rami and Troyes, it's over". July 2023.

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[9] "Konyaspor Moreno'nun bonservisini aldı". 8 July 2023.

[10] "El brasiler Sávio reforçarà l'atac del Girona FC".

[11] "Abemly Meto Silu Metinho op weg naar Rotterdam | Sparta Rotterdam Fanzine in the Winning Mood". 13 July 2023.

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2023–24 season
Manager	Patrick Kisnorbo (until 26 November) Alou Diarra (caretaker, from 28 November to 5 December) David Guion (from 6 December)
Stadium	Stade de l'Aube
Ligue 2	17th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Seventh round
Top goalscorer	League: Rafiki Saïd (9) All: Rafiki Saïd (9)
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