2008–09 Chamois Niortais F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was the first season that Chamois Niortais returned to the Championnat National following their relegation from Ligue 2 at the end of the previous campaign. Denis Troch was hired as the new head coach, replacing Samuel Michel. Niort won only 9 of their 38 league matches and their total of 41 points saw the team finish 17th in the Championnat National, which meant relegation to the Championnat de France amateur for the first time in the club's history in the 2008–09 season.

Chamois Niortais
2008–09 season
PresidentJacques Prévost
Head coachDenis Troch
Championnat National17th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Romain Jacuzzi (9)
All: Romain Jacuzzi (11)
Highest home attendance5,000 (v. Calais, 22 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance1,386 (v. Boulogne, 3 January 2009)

Appearances and goals

Striker Romain Jacuzzi made the most league appearances for Niort during the 2008–09 season, missing only two matches. He was also the club's top goalscorer with 11 in all competitions.[1] Midfielders Ronan Biger and Matías Pérez García, defenders Yannick Fischer and Mamadou Camara and forward Arnaud Gonzalez were also among the players to make over 30 first-team appearances.[2]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionnat NationalCoupe de FranceCoupe de la Ligue
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Kévin Aubeneau 1901405000
4 DF Robin Desserne 19113+114010
5 DF Damien Da Silva 26121+113010
6 MF Denis Tsoumou 22019+102000
7 MF Pierre Jamin 1001+70100+10
8 MF Johan Gastien 25115+503+110+10
9 FW Arnaud Gonzalez 35231+122010
10 MF Fabien Lavoyer 28119+612010
11 FW Romain Jacuzzi 421128+895210
12 DF Yannick Fischer 3313013000
13 DF Quentin Bernard 110802+1000
14 MF Matías Pérez García 37428+335110
15 FW Luigi Glombard 30525+153010
17 MF Nicolas Marti 20000+2000
18 MF Nicolas De Géa 25210+1022+200+10
19 MF Ronan Biger 39530+534200
20 MF Yvan Kibundu 25111+1200+1011
21 DF Vincent Bolot 905+400000
23 FW Maxime Ras 1522+1110+2100
25 FW Cheick Oumar Dabo 29216+1220+1000
26 DF Mamadou Camara 36027+305010
27 DF Jimmy Modeste 24019+202010
29 FW Simon Hébras 600+500+1000
30 GK Simon Pontdemé 2502400010
33 DF Jonathan Rivierez 2502302000
FW Samuel Delahaye 100+100000
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Championnat National
Chamois Niortais0 – 0Pacy-sur-Eure
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
Rodez2 – 1Chamois Niortais
Choplin  14'
Belaud  47'		 De Géa  9'
Stade Paul Lignon, Rodez
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stéphane Djouzi
Chamois Niortais0 – 0Louhans-Cuiseaux
Attendance: 2,415
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
Évian TG2 – 0Chamois Niortais
Cavaglia  22'
Bérigaud  84'
Dupraz  88'		 Gastien  90' 
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Olivier Lamarre
Chamois Niortais0 – 0Laval
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Sandryk Biton
Chamois Niortais3 – 3Cherbourg
Jacuzzi  5'
Glombard  14', 68'		 Inkango  11', 80'
Miranda  90'
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: Sébastien Butault
Cannes0 – 0Chamois Niortais
Attendance: 1,123
Referee: Ludovic Rémy
Chamois Niortais0 – 2Istres
Pérez García  84' Feindouno  61'
Arbaud  90'
Coulibaly  84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cédric Cortel
Bayonne1 – 0Chamois Niortais
Choplin  39'
Stade Didier Deschamps, Bayonne
Attendance: 931
Referee: Jérôme Auroux
Beauvais2 – 1Chamois Niortais
Ramdani  22'
Ouédraogo  30'		 Jacuzzi  90'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Abby Toussaint
Chamois Niortais0 – 1Paris FC
Tsoumou  75'  Yenga  63'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Franck Schneider
Sète0 – 0Chamois Niortais
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Pascal Vileo
Chamois Niortais2 – 1Arles-Avignon
Desserne  20'
Jacuzzi  78'		 Baléguhé  27'
Attendance: 2,511
Referee: Alban Hung
Gueugnon0 – 0Chamois Niortais
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
Chamois Niortais1 – 0Libourne
Jacuzzi  90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Johan Hamel
Chamois Niortais1 – 1Créteil
Fischer  12' Bouabdellah  8'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Julien Schmitt
Entente SSG2 – 2Chamois Niortais
Keita  18'
Boutadjine  90'		 Jacuzzi  41'
Biger  75'
Stade Michel Hidalgo, Sannois
Attendance: 807
Referee: Wilifried Bien
Chamois Niortais1 – 2Cassis Carnoux
Biger  51' De La Loma  50'
Cazarelly  89'
Attendance: 2,495
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
Chamois Niortais1 – 0Rodez
Pérez García  56'
Attendance: 2,435
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
Louhans-Cuiseaux1 – 0Chamois Niortais
Prévitali  87'  90' Camara  54' 
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Johan Hamel
Chamois Niortais3 – 0Évian TG
Jacuzzi  17', 51'
De Géa  72'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
Laval1 – 0Chamois Niortais
Nouar  25'
Attendance: 5,080
Referee: Jérôme Auroux
Calais2 – 1Chamois Niortais
Hoguet  40'
Millien  60'		 Pérez García  75'
Camara  41'
Gastien  90' 
Attendance: 2,839
Referee: Dominique Julien
Chamois Niortais1 – 0Bayonne
Da Silva  53'
Attendance: 2,494
Referee: William Lavis
Cherbourg1 – 2Chamois Niortais
Durand  70' Glombard  29'
Biger  49'
Stade Maurice Postaire, Cherbourg
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Sébastien Butault
Chamois Niortais0 – 0Cannes
Attendance: 2,821
Referee: Philippe Gasquet
Istres1 – 0Chamois Niortais
Doumbia  3'
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
Chamois Niortais1 – 1Beauvais
Lavoyer  13' Milambo-Mutamba  89'
Attendance: 2,617
Referee: Christian Guillard
Paris FC1 – 1Chamois Niortais
Sarr  66' Pérez García  54'
Stade Charléty, Paris
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ludovic Rémy
Chamois Niortais3 – 0Sète
Jacuzzi  34'
Dabo  59'
Gonzalez  73'
Attendance: 2,661
Referee: Jérôme Auroux
Arles-Avignon4 – 2Chamois Niortais
Henaini  35'
Psaume  49', 51'
Jamaï  63'		 Dabo  40'
Ras  80'
Attendance: 584
Referee: Abdelali Chaoui
Chamois Niortais0 – 2Gueugnon
Akouzar  12'
Pollet  44'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
Libourne2 – 0Chamois Niortais
Martin  40'
Djaballah  90'
Attendance: 3,205
Referee: Sébastien Butault
Créteil0 – 0Chamois Niortais
Attendance: 500
Referee: Cédric Cortel
Chamois Niortais1 – 0Entente SSG
Glombard  67' Maïa  60' 
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dominique Julien
Cassis Carnoux0 – 2Chamois Niortais
Glombard  3'
Gonzalez  53'
Stade Marcel Cerdan, Carnoux-en-Provence
Attendance: 100
Referee: Julien Schmitt
Chamois Niortais1 – 2Calais
Jacuzzi  45' Roye  23'
Danset  53'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eric Wernert
Pacy-sur-Eure0 – 0Chamois Niortais
Attendance: 717
Referee: William Lavis

Final league position
Pos Team Games played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Points
17 Chamois Niortais 38 9 14 15 31 37 41[3]

Coupe de France

Niort joined the 2008–09 Coupe de France in the fifth round, along with the other clubs in the Championnat National. The team's first game in the cup was a 1–0 win against Division d'Honneur side US Chauvigny thanks to an injury time goal from midfielder Johan Gastien. In the sixth round, Niort were drawn away at Championnat de France amateur 2 club ESA Brive. They took a second-half lead through Romain Jacuzzi, but the home side equalised from a penalty kick from striker Oussama Belfoul. Jacuzzi was on target again in the seventh round, scoring Niort's first in a 2–1 win away at Les Herbiers VF before Argentine midfielder Matías Pérez García netted the winning goal three minutes from time.

Niort were handed a fourth consecutive away tie in the eighth round, being drawn to play away at Championnat de France amateur side Quimper on 13 December 2008. Following a goalless draw after extra time, during which defender Damien Da Silva was given a straight red card, Niort progressed 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out in which goalkeeper Kévin Aubeneau saved two spot kicks. In the round of 64, the team was drawn at home to Ligue 2 outfit US Boulogne. Niort scored first through Ronan Biger, but Congolese midfielder Christian Kinkela equalised for the visitors in the 86th minute to take the tie to extra time. Despite having defender Éric Cubilier sent off for a second bookable offence, Boulogne took the lead thanks to a Grégory Thil penalty following a foul by Mamadou Camara.[4]

Fifth round
Chauvigny0 – 1Chamois Niortais
Gastien
Stade Gilbert Arnault, Chauvigny
Attendance: 691
Referee: Franck Doucet
Sixth round
Brive1 – 3 (aet)Chamois Niortais
Belfoul  73' (pen.)
Donneyel  80' 		 Jacuzzi  59'
Biger  100'
Ras  110'
Stade André Pestourie, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 200
Referee: Cedric Dos Santos
Seventh round
Les Herbiers1 – 2Chamois Niortais
Da Cunha  74' Jacuzzi  51'
Pérez García  87'
Stade Massabielle, Les Herbiers
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fabrice Baussay
Eighth round
Quimper0 – 0 (aet)
(1 – 4 pens.)		Chamois Niortais
Da Silva  117'
Stade Penvillers
Attendance: 894
Referee: Mike Denis
Round of 64
Chamois Niortais1 – 2 (aet)Boulogne
Biger  55' Kinkela  86'
Thil  107' (pen.)
Cubilier  92' 
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Jérôme Auroux

Coupe de la Ligue

As one of the teams relegated from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2007–08 season, Niort were eligible to contest the Coupe de la Ligue and entered the competition in the first round. The team was drawn to play Créteil away at the Stade Dominique Duvauchelle on 19 August 2008. Despite leading at half time through a goal from young midfielder Yvan Kibundu, Niort were defeated 1–2 thanks to late goals from the home side.[5]

First round
Créteil2 – 1Chamois Niortais
Bouabdellah  75'
Argelier  82'		 Kibundu  43'
Attendance: 665
Referee: Olivier Husset

References
  1. "2008–09 player statistics". chamoisfc79.fr. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. "Niort player statistics 2008–09". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. "Classement National 2008–09". foot-national.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. "Coupe de France 2009". chamoisfc79.fr. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  5. "Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2008/2009 - 1er tour - US Créteil/Chamois Niortais". Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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