2023–24 Grenoble Foot 38 season

Grenoble Foot 38
2023–24 season
Manager	Vincent Hognon; (until 13 March); Laurent Peyrelade; (from 14 March)
Stadium	Stade des Alpes
Ligue 2	11th
Coupe de France	Eighth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Pape Meïssa Ba (11); All: ; Pape Meïssa Ba (12)
Biggest win	Grenoble 5–1 Caen
Biggest defeat	Grenoble 0–3 Ajaccio
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Grenoble Foot 38's 113th season in existence and sixth consecutive in the Ligue 2. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 20 July 2023^[1]

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	Brice Maubleu (captain)
4	MF	FRA	Manuel Perez
5	DF	FRA	Adrien Monfray
6	MF	BEL	Dante Rigo
8	MF	FRA	Jessy Bénet
10	MF	FRA	Eddy Sylvestre
11	FW	FRA	Amine Sbaï
13	GK	SEN	Mamadou Diop
14	DF	GLP	Loïc Nestor
15	MF	NCL	Jekob Jeno


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	MDA	Virgiliu Postolachi
18	MF	BFA	Bachirou Yaméogo
19	FW	FRA	Lenny Joseph
21	DF	FRA	Allan Tchaptchet
22	FW	FRA	Natanael Ntolla
27	DF	FRA	Matthéo Xantippe
28	FW	SEN	Pape Meïssa Ba
29	DF	FRA	Gaëtan Paquiez
66	DF	SEN	Mamadou Diarra
70	MF	GAM	Saikou Touray
77	DF	SEN	Arial Mendy

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SEN	Olivier Boissy (on loan to Saint-Pryvé)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Natanael Ntolla	Châteauroux	Undisclosed	13 July 2023	^[2]
FW	Lenny Joseph	Metz	Undisclosed	20 July 2023	^[3]
FW	Virgiliu Postolachi	UTA Arad	€300,000	22 July 2023	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Matthias Phaëton	CSKA Sofia	€2,000,000	1 July 2023	^[5]
GK	Esteban Salles	Concarneau	Undisclosed	17 July 2023	^[6]
DF	Jules Sylvestre-Brac	Stade Nyonnais	Free	21 July 2023	^[7]
FW	Jordan Tell	Released		29 July 2023	^[8]
FW	Abdoulie Sanyang	HNK Hajduk Split	Free

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly	Grenoble	0–0	Paris FC	Aix-les-Bains
11:00				Stadium: Stade Municipal Jacques Forestier

15 July 2023 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	1–2	Grenoble	L'Etrat
11:00	Cissé 50'		Jeno 9' Mendy 81'	Stadium: Stade Aimé Jacquet

19 July 2023 Friendly	Grenoble	1–0	GOAL	Saint-Marcellin
18:30				Stadium: Stade de la Saulaie

22 July 2023 Friendly	Grenoble	4–0	UNFP
17:30

29 July 2023 Friendly	Grenoble	0–2	Rodez
16:00

6 January 2024 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	3–0	Grenoble
11:00				Attendance: 0
Note: Three periods of 45 minutes

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	11th	38	13	12	13	43	44	−1	034.21
Coupe de France	17 November 2023	9 December 2023	Seventh round	Eighth round	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
Total					40	14	13	13	46	46	+0	035.00

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
9	Guingamp	38	13	12	13	44	40	+4	51
10	Pau	38	13	12	13	60	57	+3	51
11	Grenoble	38	13	12	13	43	44	−1	51
12	Bordeaux (R)	38	14	9	15	50	52	−2	50^[a]	Administrative relegation to National
13	Bastia	38	14	9	15	44	48	−4	50^[b]

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
Notes:

^ Bordeaux were deducted 1 point due to federation decision.^[9]
^ Bastia were deducted 1 point due to federation decision.

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
3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7	1	1	0	2	0	+2	1	0	0	1	0	+1

Last updated: 2 December 2023.
Source: Ligue 2 BKT

Results by round

Round	1	2	3
Ground	A	H	H
Result	W	W	D
Position	5	2

Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2023. Source: Ligue 2 BKT
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[10]

5 August 2023 1	Saint-Étienne	0–1	Grenoble	Saint-Étienne
15:00 UTC+2	Sissoko 43' Sow 78' Charbonnier 83'		Touray 22' Sanyang 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Pierre Legat

12 August 2023 2	Grenoble	2–0	Paris FC	Grenoble
19:00 UTC+2	Tourraine 44', 63' Sbaï 89'	Report	Doucet 58' Gory 65' Mandouki 70'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 3,743 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

19 August 2023 3	Grenoble	0–0	Troyes	Grenoble
19:00 UTC+2	Diarra 90+5'	Report	Boura 49' Ilić 88'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Nicolas Rainville

26 August 2023 4	Auxerre	0–0	Grenoble	Auxerre
19:00

2 September 2023 5	Grenoble	0–0	Bastia	Grenoble
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade des Alpes

16 September 2023 6	Dunkerque	0–0	Grenoble	Dunkirk
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

4 November 2023 13	Grenoble	0–3	Ajaccio	Grenoble
19:00				Stadium: Stade des Alpes

11 November 2023 14	Amiens	1–2	Grenoble	Amiens
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Licorne

25 November 2023 15	Grenoble	2–1	Rodez	Grenoble
19:00				Stadium: Stade des Alpes

2 December 2023 16	Laval	1–1	Grenoble	Laval
19:00				Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser

5 December 2023 17	Angers	v	Grenoble	Angers
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Referee: Nicolas Rainville

16 December 2023 18	Grenoble	v	Annecy	Grenoble
19:00				Stadium: Stade des Alpes

19 December 2023 19

Concarneau

v

Grenoble

TBD

13 January 2024 20	Grenoble	v	Dunkerque	Grenoble
				Stadium: Stade des Alpes

23 January 2024 21	Grenoble	v	Auxerre	Grenoble
				Stadium: Stade des Alpes

20 April 2024 33

Annecy

v

Grenoble

Annecy

Coupe de France

17 November 2023 Seventh round	Villefranche	1–2	Grenoble	Villefranche-sur-Saône
19:30		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Chouffet

9 December 2023 Eighth round	Chambéry SF	v	Grenoble	Chambéry
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal de Chambéry

References

^ "Le groupe pro 2020-2021". gf38.fr. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Berrichonne football : Natanael Thio Ntolla quitte Châteauroux pour la ligue 2". 13 July 2023.
^ "Lenny Joseph arrive du FC Metz !". 20 July 2023.
^ "Virgiliu Postolachi s'engage au GF38 !". 22 July 2023.
^ "FOOT. Absence à l'entraînement du GF38 : Phaëton transféré au CSKA Sofia et Tell non encore fixé". 30 June 2023.
^ "Ligue 2. Esteban Salles à Concarneau, c'est fait !". 17 July 2023.
^ "Jules Sylvestre-Brac n'est plus Grenoblois". 21 July 2023.
^ "Le GF 38 a décidé de se séparer de son attaquant Jordan Tell". 29 July 2023.
^ "Bordeaux to remain in Ligue 2 after fan attacks Rodez player". Fox Sports. 12 June 2023.
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External links

Official website

[table_hth_BOR0.94530203190879-10] Bordeaux were deducted 1 point due to federation decision.^[9]

[table_hth_BAS0.94530203190879-11] Bastia were deducted 1 point due to federation decision.

[1] "Le groupe pro 2020-2021". gf38.fr. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[2] "Berrichonne football : Natanael Thio Ntolla quitte Châteauroux pour la ligue 2". 13 July 2023.

[3] "Lenny Joseph arrive du FC Metz !". 20 July 2023.

[4] "Virgiliu Postolachi s'engage au GF38 !". 22 July 2023.

[5] "FOOT. Absence à l'entraînement du GF38 : Phaëton transféré au CSKA Sofia et Tell non encore fixé". 30 June 2023.

[6] "Ligue 2. Esteban Salles à Concarneau, c'est fait !". 17 July 2023.

[7] "Jules Sylvestre-Brac n'est plus Grenoblois". 21 July 2023.

[8] "Le GF 38 a décidé de se séparer de son attaquant Jordan Tell". 29 July 2023.

[9] "Bordeaux to remain in Ligue 2 after fan attacks Rodez player". Fox Sports. 12 June 2023.

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