2024–25 Pau FC season

Pau FC
2024–25 season
Chairman	Bernard Laporte-Fray
Manager	Nicolas Usaï
Stadium	Nouste Camp
colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Pau FC's 66th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the Ligue 2. They are also competing in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 August 2024^[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	SEN	Bingourou Kamara
2	DF	FRA	Thérence Koudou
4	DF	CIV	Xavier Kouassi
6	MF	MTN	Oumar Ngom
7	FW	GLP	Taïryk Arconte
8	MF	COM	Iyad Mohamed
9	FW	SEN	Pathé Mboup
10	FW	MAR	Khalid Boutaïb
12	DF	ANG	Jordy Gaspar
14	MF	FRA	Antonin Bobichon
17	MF	FRA	Antoine Mille
19	DF	GUI	Ousmane Kanté
20	MF	FRA	Loïck Lespinasse


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	FRA	Steeve Beusnard
22	DF	CIV	Ange Ahoussou
23	DF	GAB	Johann Obiang
24	DF	MAD	Kenji-Van Boto
25	DF	FRA	Jean Ruiz
26	DF	FRA	Jean Lambert Evans
27	MF	FRA	Kyllian Gasnier
30	FW	FRA	Yonis Njoh
40	GK	ALG	Mehdi Jeannin
77	GK	FRA	Tao Paradowski
98	DF	FRA	Tom Gomes
99	DF	FRA	Joseph Kalulu
TBC	FW	FRA	Mehdi Chahiri

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

Reserves and Academy

As of 28 August 2024^[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
—	MF	SEN	Massiré Sylla
34	FW	FRA	Fidèle Bongelo
77	GK	FRA	Tao Paradowski
99	D	FRA	Joseph Kalulu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
98	MF	FRA	Tom Gomes
—	MF	SEN	Khalifa Ababacar Sylla

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
MF	Antoine Mille	La Berrichonne de Châteauroux	Free	1 August 2024
MF	Antonin Bobichon	Stade lavallois	Free	1 August 2024
FW	Pathé Mboup	RWD Molenbeek	Free	1 August 2024
GK	Tao Paradowski	Nîmes Olympique	Free	1 August 2024
FW	Taïryk Arconte	Stade Brestois 29	€600,000	1 August 2024
DF	Thérence Koudou	Stade de Reims	Free	1 August 2024
DF	Joseph Kalulu	AS Saint-Priest	Free	1 August 2024
MF	Kyllian Gasnier	Chamois Niortais	Free	22 August 2024
FW	Fidèle Bongelo	Montpellier HSC	Free	1 August 2024
FW	Kandet Diawara	Le Havre AC	Loan (Option to Buy)	1 August 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date
DF	Diyaeddine Abzi	N/A	Contract Terminated	1 August 2024
FW	Mons Bassouamina	Clermont Foot	Free	1 August 2024
MF	Sessi D'Almeida	Apollon Limassol	Free	1 August 2024
FW	Sonny Degert	Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC	Free	1 August 2024
MF	Nicolas Delpech	US Avranches	Free	1 August 2024
DF	Marius Ros	N/A	Free	1 August 2024
MF	Thomas Colléaux	FC Lorient B	Free	1 August 2024
GK	Quentin Galvez-Diarra	N/A	Free	1 August 2024
MF	Henri Saivet	Clermont Foot	Free	1 August 2024
DF	Noé Sow	FC Sion	Free	1 August 2024
FW	Moussa Sylla	FC Schalke 04	€2,500,000	1 August 2024
MF	Tino Costa	N/A	Retired	1 August 2024
FW	Adel Lembezat	Dijon FCO	Free	1 August 2024
FW	Yanis Begraoui	Toulouse FC	Return from Loan	1 August 2024
MF	Louis Mouton	AS Saint-Étienne	Return from Loan	1 August 2024
MF	Pape Massar Djitte	Girondins de Bordeaux	Free	1 August 2024
MF	Charles Boli	Apollon Limassol	Free	1 August 2024

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Kandet Diawara	Le Havre AC	Loan (Option to Buy)	1 August 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Pau FC resumed training on July 1, 2024. Initially, the club planned a training camp in Chalosse, but Hagetmau served as a base camp for the Paraguayan Olympic team during this period. As a result, the team relocated to Loudenvielle in the Pyrenees for an altitude camp from July 22 to 26. With Henri Saivet's departure, Bingourou Kamara is now the captain. Seven National 3 players start the pre-season with the professional squad: Massiré Sylla, Tidjan Diaby, Khalifa Sylla, Tom Gomes, and Alexandre Fernandes, players who were already with the reserve team last season. Two additional players are involved, Salif Lebouath and Fidèle Bongelo.

Here is the list of friendly matches planned for Pau FC in 2024:

July 13, 2024: vs. Iraq Olympic team in Anglet, behind closed doors for security reasons.
July 20, 2024: vs. Toulouse FC (Ligue 1) in Blagnac (Haute-Garonne).
July 27, 2024: vs. Niort (National) in La Brède (Gironde).
August 3, 2024: vs. Rodez in Blagnac (Haute-Garonne).
August 10, 2024: vs. the reserve team of Real Sociedad in Hagetmau.

Changes in preparation

The match against the Iraq Olympic team was canceled due to logistical reasons by the Lions of Babylon. In replacement, Nicolas Usaï scheduled an internal match on training ground no. 2 at Nouste Camp.
At the end of their camp in Loudenvielle, from July 22 to 26, they did not play against Chamois Niortais Football Club in La Brède as initially planned, but traveled to Marseille to face Olympique de Marseille on July 27 at the Robert-Louis-Dreyfus Training Center.
The match against FC Martigues, initially scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, was canceled at the request of the promoted team, which will visit Nouste Camp on the 4th day of Ligue 2 on September 14. Martigues preferred to avoid two close encounters in the schedule, and Pau FC ended up facing Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol at Estadio José Zorrilla on July 31.

July 20, 2024 Friendly	Toulouse Football Club	2–2	Pau Football Club	Stade Louis Heraud, Blagnac
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aboukhlal 17' Ruiz 38' (own goal)	Report	Njoh 49' Bobichon 85'	Attendance: 1500

July 27, 2024 Friendly	Olympique de Marseille	3–0	Pau Football Club	Robert-Louis-Dreyfus Training Center, Marseille
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Greenwood 31' Henrique 64' Bakola 89'	Report		Attendance: 0 (closed door)

July 31, 2024 Friendly	Real Valladolid	4–1	Pau Football Club	Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Torres 8' Parente 38' Chuki 57' M. Sylla 71' (penalty)	Report	Mboup 45'	Attendance: 0 (closed door)

August 3, 2024 Friendly	Rodez AF	1–4	Pau Football Club	Stade Louis Heraud, Blagnac
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Corredor 54'	Report	Boutaïb 14' Kanté 72' Njoh 60' (85)	Attendance: 150

August 10, 2024 Friendly	Real Sociedad B	0–4	Pau Football Club	Stade Georges-Dumartin, Hagetmau
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bobichon 11' Mboup 13' (43), 65'	Attendance: 850

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	10th	38	13	12	13	60	57	+3	034.21
Coupe de France	18 November 2023	5 January 2024	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	066.67
Total					41	15	12	14	67	62	+5	036.59

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Amiens	14	6	2	6	17	18	−1	20
8	Laval	14	5	4	5	21	16	+5	19
9	Pau	14	5	4	5	17	18	−1	19
10	Grenoble	14	5	3	6	17	15	+2	18
11	Bastia	13	3	8	2	13	13	0	17

Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 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

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
2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0	1	0	2	2	0

Last updated: 28 August 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Ligue 2 2024-2025

16 August 2024 1	Clermont Foot 63	2–2	Pau FC	Clermont-Ferrand
20:00	Keita 7' Saivet 60'	Report	Boutaïb 16' Arconte 45'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 5582 Referee: Rémi Landry

23 August 2024 2	Pau FC	1–0	SM Caen	Pau
20:00	Boutaïb 9'	Report		Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Mickael Leleu

Coupe de France

References

^ ^a ^b "Effectif". 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

External links

Official website

[Effectif-1] "Effectif". 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

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