| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Loïc Fery | |||
| Head coach | Régis Le Bris | |||
| Stadium | Stade du Moustoir | |||
| Ligue 1 | 17th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Romain Faivre (5) All: Romain Faivre (5) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 17 December 2023. | ||||
The 2023–24 season is Football Club Lorient's 98th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in Ligue 1. They are also competing in the Coupe de France.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 4 September 2023.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Romain Faivre |  Bournemouth | Loan | 13 July 2023 | [2] | 
| DF |  Dembo Sylla |  Laval | €1,000,000 | 17 July 2023 | [3] | 
| DF |  Benjamin Mendy | Unattached | Free | 19 July 2023 | [4] | 
| DF |  Formose Mendy |  Amiens | €7,500,000 | 20 July 2023 | [5] | 
| FW |  Tosin Aiyegun | .svg.png.webp) Zürich | €4,000,000 | 25 July 2023 | [6] | 
| DF |  Isaak Touré |  Marseille | €8,000,000 | 1 September 2023 | [7] | 
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Terem Moffi |  Nice | €22,500,000 | 1 July 2023 | |
| MF |  Enzo Le Fée |  Rennes | €20,000,000 | 7 July 2023 | [8] | 
| FW |  Ibrahima Koné |  Almería | €7,500,000 | 16 August 2023 | [9] | 
| MF |  Yoann Cathline |  Almere City | Loan | 21 August 2023 | [10] | 
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Guingamp   | 2–2 |  Lorient | Guingamp | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Pro Park | |||
| Note: Match was played in four periods of 30 minutes each. | ||||
| 2 August 2023 Friendly | Lorient   | 3–1 |  Nantes | Vannes | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | 
 | Stadium: Stade de la Rabine | 
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | Bournemouth   | 2–0 |  Lorient | Bournemouth, England | 
| 17:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Dean Court | 
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ligue 1 | 12 August 2023 | 30 May–2 June 2024 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 11.76 | 
| Coupe de France | 6 January 2024 | Round of 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 11.76 | |||
Last updated: 20 December 2023
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Toulouse | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 17 | |
| 15 | Metz | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 16 | |
| 16 | Lyon | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 16 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 
| 17 | Clermont | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 14 | Relegation to Ligue 2 | 
| 18 | Lorient | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 12 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024 (5 of 6 matches played). Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[11]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[11]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 
Last updated: 20 December 2023.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2023. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[12]
| 12 August 2023 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 | Lorient | Paris | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,579 Referee: Benoît Bastien | 
| 20 August 2023 2 | Lorient | 1–1 | Nice | Lorient | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,848 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | 
| 27 August 2023 3 | Lorient | 4–1 | Lille | Lorient | 
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,101 Referee: Willy Delajod | 
| 3 September 2023 4 | Le Havre | 3–0 | Lorient | Le Havre | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Romain Lissorgue | 
| 17 September 2023 5 | Lorient | 2–2 | Monaco | Lorient | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Marc Bollengier | 
| 23 September 2023 6 | Nantes | 5–3 | Lorient | Nantes | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 30,704 Referee: Florent Batta | 
| 1 October 2023 7 | Lorient | 0–3 | Montpellier | Lorient | 
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,492 Referee: Jérémy Stinat | 
| 8 October 2023 8 | Lyon | 3–3 | Lorient | Décines-Charpieu | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 43,100 Referee: Clément Turpin | 
| 22 October 2023 9 | Lorient | 2–1 | Rennes | Lorient | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,711 Referee: Gaël Angoula | 
| 28 October 2023 10 | Reims | 1–0 | Lorient | Reims | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 14,033 Referee: Benoît Bastien | 
| 4 November 2023 11 | Lorient | 0–0 | Lens | Lorient | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,599 Referee: Bastien Dechepy | 
| 12 November 2023 12 | Clermont | 1–0 | Lorient | Clermont-Ferrand | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 9,798 Referee: Romain Lissorgue | 
| 26 November 2023 13 | Lorient | 2–3 | Metz | Lorient | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,469 Referee: Jérémie Pignard | 
| 3 December 2023 14 | Toulouse | 1–1 | Lorient | Toulouse | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 22,799 Referee: Thomas Léonard | 
| 10 December 2023 15 | Lorient | 2–4 | Marseille | Lorient | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,848 Referee: Eric Wattellier | 
| 17 December 2023 16 | Lorient | 1–2 | Strasbourg | Lorient | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Bastien Dechepy | 
| 20 December 2023 17 | Brest | 4–0 | Lorient | Brest | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 14,544 Referee: Mathieu Vernice | 
| 14 January 2024 18 | Lille | v | Lorient | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 
| 28 January 2024 19 | Lorient | v | Le Havre | Lorient | 
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
| 4 February 2024 20 | Metz | v | Lorient | Metz | 
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien | 
| 11 February 2024 21 | Lorient | v | Reims | Lorient | 
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
| 18 February 2024 22 | Strasbourg | v | Lorient | Strasbourg | 
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau | 
| 25 February 2024 23 | Lorient | v | Nantes | Lorient | 
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
| 3 March 2024 24 | Rennes | v | Lorient | Rennes | 
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Roazhon Park | 
| 10 March 2024 25 | Lorient | v | Lyon | Lorient | 
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
| 17 March 2024 26 | Moncao | v | Lorient | Monaco | 
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Louis II | 
| 31 March 2024 27 | Lorient | v | Brest | Lorient | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
| 7 April 2024 28 | Montpellier | v | Lorient | Montpellier | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson | 
| 14 April 2024 29 | Lorient | v | Paris Saint-Germain | Lorient | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
| 21 April 2024 30 | Nice | v | Lorient | Nice | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Allianz Riviera | 
| 28 April 2024 31 | Lorient | v | Toulouse | Lorient | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
| 4 May 2024 32 | Lens | v | Lorient | Lens | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 
| 11 May 2024 33 | Marseille | v | Lorient | Marseille | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome | 
| 18 May 2024 34 | Lorient | v | Clermont | Lorient | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
Coupe de France
| 6 January 2024 Round of 64 | Sochaux | v | Lorient | Montbéliard | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal | 
References
- ↑ "L'équipe professionnelle 2023-24". FC Lorient. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ "Bournemouth sign £12.8m Lyon midfielder Faivre" – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "Dembo Sylla, un Tango chez les Merlus". FC Lorient. July 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Former Man City defender Benjamin Mendy signs for Ligue 1 club Lorient".
- ↑ "FC Lorient. l'Arrivée de Formose Mendy (Amiens SC) officialisée jusqu'en 2028". 20 July 2023.
- ↑ "Transferts : Aiyegun Tosin signe officiellement à Lorient".
- ↑ Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (September 1, 2023). "Isaak Touré, un Olympien chez les Merlus". FC Lorient.
- ↑ "Stade Rennais. Enzo le Fée signe jusqu'en 2028". 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "UD Almería bolster frontline by signing Ibrahima Koné". www.udalmeriasad.com.
- ↑ "Met Yoann Cathline haalt City nieuwe aanvalskracht". August 21, 2023.
- ↑ "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024". Ouest-France (in French). 29 June 2023.
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