2013–14 Valenciennes FC season
| Manager | Daniel Sanchez (until 7 October 2013)[1] Ariël Jacobs (from 14 October 2013)[2]  | 
|---|---|
| Stadium | Stade du Hainaut | 
| Ligue 1 | 19th (relegated) | 
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | 
| Coupe de la Ligue | Third round | 
| Top goalscorer | League:  Abdul Majeed Waris (9 goals) All: Abdul Majeed Waris (9 goals)  | 
During the 2013–14 season Valenciennes competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue.
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Guingamp | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage | 
| 17 | Nice | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 42 | |
| 18 | Sochaux (R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 40 | Relegation to Ligue 2 | 
| 19 | Valenciennes (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 29 | |
| 20 | Ajaccio (R) | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 23 | 
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(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 | 
| 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Matches
| 10 August 2013 Match 1 | Valenciennes FC | 3–0 | Toulouse | Valenciennes | 
| 21:00 | Dossevi  Melikson Masuaku Saez Pujol  | 
Summary | Spajić  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 12,261 Referee:  | 
| 17 August 2013 Match 2 | Bastia | 2–0 | Valenciennes FC | Bastia | 
| 20:00 | Diakité  Bruno Ba  | 
Summary | Ducourtioux  Lala  | 
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 15,425 Referee:  | 
| 24 August 2013 Match 3 | Valenciennes FC | 0–1 | Marseille | Valenciennes | 
| 17:00 | Ducourtioux  | 
Summary | Diawara  Fanni Cheyrou Gignac  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 19,007 Referee:  | 
| 31 August 2013 Match 4 | FC Lorient | 1–0 | Valenciennes FC | Lorient | 
| 20:00 | Aboubakar  Baca  | 
Summary | Mater  Le Tallec  | 
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,188 Referee:  | 
| 14 September 2013 Match 5 | Valenciennes FC | 1–3 | Saint-Étienne | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Enza Yamissi  Nguette Melikson  | 
Summary | Corgnet  Hamouma Ghoulam  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 13,550 Referee:  | 
| 22 September 2013 Match 6 | OGC Nice | 4–0 | Valenciennes FC | Nice | 
| 17:00 | Cvitanich  Bauthéac Brüls Bosetti Kolodziejczak  | 
Summary | Rose  Eloge Enza Yamissi  | 
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 34,459 Referee:  | 
| 25 September 2013 Match 7 | Valenciennes FC | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Valenciennes | 
| 19:00 | Ducourtioux  | 
Summary | Lavezzi  Verratti Digne Cavani Rabiot  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 19,180 Referee:  | 
| 28 September 2013 Match 8 | Sochaux | 2–0 | Valenciennes FC | Montbéliard | 
| 20:00 | Bakambu  Carlão Corchia Pouplin Rafaël Dias  | 
Summary | Ciss  Rose Penneteau  | 
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 14,579 Referee:  | 
| 5 October 2013 Match 9 | Valenciennes FC | 1–1 | Stade de Reims | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Enza Yamissi  | 
Summary | Krychowiak  Oniangue  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 20,330 Referee:  | 
| 19 October 2013 Match 10 | Rennes | 2–2 | Valenciennes FC | Rennes | 
| 20:00 | Kadir  M'Bengue  | 
Summary | Le Tallec  da Silva  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 16,855 Referee:  | 
| 26 October 2013 Match 11 | Valenciennes FC | 0–1 | Evian | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Bahebeck  | 
Summary | Cambon  Sougou Ehret  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 13,370 Referee:  | 
| 2 November 2013 Match 12 | AC Ajaccio | 1–3 | Valenciennes FC | Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 | Mater  Tallo Crescenzi  | 
Summary | Ducourtioux  Melikson Pujol Dossevi  | 
Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 5,789 Referee:  | 
| 9 November 2013 Match 13 | Valenciennes FC | 1–1 | Montpellier | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Angoua  Melikson Ciss da Silva  | 
Summary | Camara  Saihi Montaño Deplagne Stambouli Mounier  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 12,521 Referee:  | 
| 23 November 2013 Match 14 | Lyon | 1–1 | Valenciennes FC | Lyon | 
| 20:00 | Gomis  Biševac  | 
Summary | Néry  Masuaku Bahebeck Ducourtioux  | 
Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 33,202 Referee:  | 
| 30 November 2013 Match 15 | Valenciennes FC | 0–1 | Lille | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Masuaku  Melikson  | 
Summary | Béria  Rodelin  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 14,874 Referee:  | 
| 3 December 2013 Match 16 | Nantes | 2–1 | Valenciennes FC | Nantes | 
| 19:00 | Nicoliță  Bedoya Aristeguieta  | 
Summary | Saez  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 20,638 Referee:  | 
| 7 December 2013 Match 17 | Valenciennes FC | 1–1 | Guingamp | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Doumbia  Massampu  | 
Summary | Kerbrat  Lemaître Sankharé  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 15,655 Referee:  | 
| 15 December 2013 Match 18 | Bordeaux | 2–1 | Valenciennes FC | Bordeaux | 
| 14:00 | Jussiê  Henrique Maurice-Belay  | 
Summary | Bahebeck  Doumbia Penneteau  | 
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 22,165 Referee:  | 
| 20 December 2013 Match 19 | AS Monaco | 1–2 | Valenciennes FC | Fontvieille, Monaco | 
| 20:30 | Abidal  Rodríguez  | 
Summary | Masuaku  Abidal Ciss Ducourtioux Mater Kagelmacher Saez  | 
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,299 Referee:  | 
| 11 January 2014 Match 20 | Valenciennes FC | 3–2 | Bastia | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Dossevi  Waris  | 
Summary | Romaric  Ilan  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 13,349 Referee:  | 
| 18 January 2014 Match 21 | Marseille | – | Valenciennes FC | Marseille | 
| 17:00 | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome | 
| 25 January 2014 Match 22 | Valenciennes FC | 1–1 | FC Lorient | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Pujol  Eloge Enza Yamissi  | 
Summary | Ciss  Jouffre  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 11,816 Referee:  | 
| 29 January 2014 Match 21 | Marseille | 2–1 | Valenciennes FC | Marseille | 
| 19:00 | Gignac  Thauvin  | 
Summary | Masuaku  Ciss Ducourtioux  | 
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,741 Referee:  | 
| 1 February 2014 Match 23 | Saint-Étienne | 3–0 | Valenciennes FC | Saint-Étienne | 
| 20:00 | Hamouma  Cohade Corgnet Mollo  | 
Summary | Ducourtioux  Eloge Enza Yamissi da Silva  | 
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 19,839 Referee:  | 
| 8 February 2014 Match 24 | Valenciennes FC | 2–1 | OGC Nice | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Doumbia  Mater Waris  | 
Summary | Mendy  Genevois Brüls Maupay  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 12,186 Referee:  | 
| 14 February 2014 Match 25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0 | Valenciennes FC | Paris | 
| 20:30 | Lavezzi  Ibrahimović Kagelmacher Thiago Silva  | 
Summary | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,727 Referee:  | 
| 22 February 2014 Match 26 | Valenciennes FC | 2–2 | Sochaux | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Waris  Ducourtioux Enza Yamissi  | 
Summary | Mickael Malsa  Zouma Corchia Marange Bakambu  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 13,340 Referee:  | 
| 1 March 2014 Match 27 | Stade Reims | 3–1 | Valenciennes FC | Reims | 
| 20:00 | de Préville  Oniangue Tacalfred Charbonnier  | 
Summary | Waris  Placide  | 
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 14,414 Referee:  | 
| 8 March 2014 Match 28 | Valenciennes FC | 2–1 | Rennes | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Dossevi  Néry Waris Mater  | 
Summary | Toivonen  Danzé M'Bengue Kana-Biyik Grosicki  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 13,409 Referee:  | 
| 15 March 2014 Match 29 | Evian | 0–1 | Valenciennes FC | Annecy | 
| 20:00 | Barbosa  Ruben  | 
Summary | Waris  | 
Stadium: Parc des Sports, Annecy Attendance: 11,172 Referee:  | 
| 22 March 2014 Match 30 | Valenciennes FC | 2–3 | AC Ajaccio | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Waris  | 
Summary | Mickael Leca  Camara André Nadeau Issa Baradiji  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 14,203 Referee:  | 
| 29 March 2014 Match 31 | Montpellier | 0–0 | Valenciennes FC | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 | Deplagne  | 
Summary | Ciss  Doumbia Macedo Novaes  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 17,109 Referee:  | 
| 6 April 2014 Match 32 | Valenciennes FC | 1–2 | Lyon | Valenciennes | 
| 17:00 | Lala  Ducourtioux Waris da Silva Doumbia  | 
Summary | Ferri  Gomis Vercoutre Danic  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 13,922 Referee:  | 
| 12 April 2014 Match 33 | Lille | 1–0 | Valenciennes FC | Lille | 
| 17:00 | Origi  | 
Summary | Mater  Ducourtioux Enza Yamissi  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 37,757 Referee:  | 
| 20 April 2014 Match 34 | Valenciennes FC | 2–6 | Nantes | Valenciennes | 
| 17:00 | Medjani  Bahebeck  | 
Summary | Audel  Bedoya Gakpé Medjani Nicoliță  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 13,972 Referee:  | 
| 26 April 2014 Match 35 | Guingamp | 1–0 | Valenciennes FC | Guingamp | 
| 20:00 | Martins Pereira  Beauvue  | 
Summary | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 16,712 Referee:  | 
| 4 May 2014 Match 36 | Valenciennes FC | 0–1 | Bordeaux | Valenciennes | 
| 17:00 | Enza Yamissi  Pujol  | 
Summary | Poko  Faubert  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 12,784 Referee:  | 
| 10 May 2014 Match 37 | Valenciennes FC | 1–2 | AS Monaco | Valenciennes | 
| 21:00 | Rose  Doumbia  | 
Summary | Germain  Abdennour Echiéjilé Dirar  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 13,006 Referee:  | 
| 17 May 2014 Match 38 | Toulouse | 3–1 | Valenciennes FC | Toulouse | 
| 21:00 | Yago  Ben Yedder  | 
Summary | Mater  Ducourtioux Le Tallec  | 
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 20,183 Referee:  | 
Coupe de France
| 4 January 2014 Round of 64 | Rennes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)  | Valenciennes | Rennes | 
| 20:45 | Féret  Armand  | 
Summary | da Silva  Dossevi  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 8,346 Referee:  | 
Coupe de la Ligue
| 29 October 2012 Third round | Valenciennes | 1–3 | Troyes | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 | Dossevi  Saez Ciss  | 
Summary | Yoann Court  Gimbert  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 7,229 Referee:  | 
References
- ^ "Valenciennes fire Daniel Sanchez after dreadful start". Numberun.com. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
 - ^ "Ariel Jacobs appointed new manager of Valenciennes". Numberun.com. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.