2015–16 Gazélec Ajaccio season
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Olivier Miniconi | ||
| Manager | Thierry Laurey | ||
| Stadium | Stade Ange Casanova | ||
| Ligue 1 | 18th | ||
| Coupe de France | Quarter-final | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Mohamed Larbi (7) All: Khalid Boutaïb (9)  | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,125 vs Lyon (20 December 2015) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 800 vs Sainte-Marienne (2 January 2016) | ||
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The 2015–16 Gazélec Ajaccio season is the 105th professional season of the club since its creation in 1910. This is Gazélec Ajaccio's first season in Ligue 1 after finishing second in the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season.
Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.
Current squad
As of 29 January 2016 [1]
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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Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved from | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | DF | 26 | Free Transfer | |||
| 9 July 2015 | MF | 32 | Undisclosed | |||
| 20 July 2015 | MF | 32 | Unattached | Free Transfer | ||
| 22 July 2015 | MF | 25 | Free Transfer | |||
| 6 August 2015 | FW | 23 | Free Transfer | |||
| 13 August 2015 | FW | 28 | Undisclosed | |||
| 29 January 2016 | FW | 28 | Undisclosed | [2] | 
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Return date | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2015 | DF | 21 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 4 August 2015 | DF | 23 | 30 June 2016 | 
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved to | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | MF | 35 | Unattached | Released | ||
| 1 July 2015 | MF | 25 | Unattached | Released | ||
| 1 July 2015 | DF | 26 | Free Transfer | |||
| 1 July 2015 | MF | 24 | Free Transfer | |||
| 1 July 2015 | MF | 28 | Free Transfer | |||
| 1 July 2015 | MF | 33 | Free Transfer | |||
| 16 July 2015 | FW | 19 | Free Transfer | |||
| 20 July 2015 | MF | 25 | Free Transfer | |||
| 5 August 2015 | FW | 22 | Free Transfer | |||
| 6 January 2016 | FW | 28 | Unattached | Released | [3] | 
Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Guingamp | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 44 | |
| 17 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 40 | |
| 18 | Reims (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 39 | Relegation to Ligue 2[a] | 
| 19 | Gazélec Ajaccio (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 37 | |
| 20 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 83 | −55 | 18 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[6]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 
Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 8 August 2015 1 | Troyes | 0–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Troyes | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Youga  Martinez Ducourtioux Sylla  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 10,858 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 16 August 2015 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Paris | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Matuidi  Silva Aurier  | 
Report | Lemoigne  Zoua Filippi  | 
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,524 Referee: Wilfried Bien  | 
| 22 August 2015 3 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0–2 | Angers | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lemoigne  Coeff  | 
Report | Ndoye  Andreu Thomas  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,911 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 29 August 2015 4 | Lille | 1–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Boufal  | 
Report | Sylla  Mangane Filippi  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,138 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 13 September 2015 5 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0–1 | Monaco | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Martinez  Ducourtioux Youga  | 
Report | Fabinho  Echiéjilé Bahlouli  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Sébastien Moreira  | 
| 19 September 2015 6 | Guingamp | 2–1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Guingamp | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Privat  Briand Angoua Mathis  | 
Report | Sylla  Mangane Lemoigne Coeff Martinez Đoković  | 
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 13,490 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 23 September 2015 7 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–1 | Rennes | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Larbi  | 
Report | Sio  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Fredy Fautrel  | 
| 26 September 2015 8 | Caen | 2–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Caen | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rodelin  Imorou Leborgne  | 
Report | Đoković  Filippi Lemoigne Mangane  | 
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,835 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo  | 
| 3 October 2015 9 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–2 | Toulouse | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Filippi  Mayi Pujol Ducourtioux  | 
Report | Braithwaite  Bodiger Sylla  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,465 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 17 October 2015 10 | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Saint Étienne | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Berić  Monnet-Paquet  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 28,041 Referee: Stéphane Jochem  | 
| 24 October 2015 11 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 3–1 | Nice | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pujol  Ducourtioux Filippi Coeff Đoković Lemoigne  | 
Report | Filippi  Koziello Mallmann Bodmer Boscagli  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,757 Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
| 31 October 2015 12 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–0 | Bordeaux | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Filippi  Larbi Đoković Martinez Maury  | 
Report | Rolán  Crivelli Poko Saivet  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj  | 
| 7 November 2015 13 | Stade de Reims | 1–2 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Reims | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Weber  Kyei De Préville Devaux  | 
Report | Ducourtioux  Boutaïb Zoua Sylla  | 
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 11,393 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi  | 
| 22 November 2015 14 | SC Bastia | 1–2 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Bastia, Corsica | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Brandão  Leca Cahuzac  | 
Report | Zoua  Boutaïb Ducourtioux  | 
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 11,985 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi  | 
| 28 November 2015 15 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–1 | Lorient | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lemoigne  Larbi Boutaïb  | 
Report | Moukandjo  Mesloub  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,514 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 2 December 2015 16 | Montpellier | 0–2 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Montpellier | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hilton  | 
Report | Zoua  Filippi Sylla Tshibumbu Lemoigne  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 9,332 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj  | 
| 5 December 2015 17 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–1 | Nantes | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ducourtioux  Tshibumbu  | 
Report | Vizcarrondo  Sala Sabaly  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,614 Referee: Wilfried Bien  | 
| 13 December 2015 18 | Marseille | 1–1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Marseille | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cabella  Batshuayi Barrada Romao  | 
Report | Zoua  Ducourtioux Mangane Youga Coeff  | 
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 40,298 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 20 December 2015 19 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–1 | Lyon | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mangane  Larbi Tshibumbu Boutaïb  | 
Report | Grenier  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Amaury Delerue  | 
| 9 January 2016 20 | Monaco | 2–2 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Fontvieille | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Moutinho  Fabinho Coentrão Carvalho  | 
Report | Boutaïb  Tshibumbu Ducourtioux Lemoigne Sylla  | 
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Stéphane Jochem  | 
| 16 January 2016 21 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–2 | Stade Reims | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Boutaïb  Đoković Tshibumbu  | 
Report | De Préville  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,568 Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
| 22 January 2016 22 | Rennes | 1–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Rennes | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diagné  M'Bengue Danzé Filippi  | 
Report | Coeff  Lemoigne Đoković  | 
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 18,022 Referee: Sébastien Moreira  | 
| 30 January 2016 23 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0–4 | Montpellier | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Đoković  Lemoigne Touré  | 
Report | Dabo  Yatabaré Camara Martin  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 3 February 2016 24 | Nantes | 3–1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Nantes | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sala  Bedoya Gillet Adryan  | 
Report | Mayi  Youga Mangane  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 24,799 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi  | 
| 6 February 2016 25 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0–0 | Guingamp | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Touré  | 
Report | Mathis  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Clément Turpin  | 
| 13 February 2016 26 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–3 | Troyes | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Zoua  Filippi Ducourtioux  | 
Report | Ben Saada  Nivet Azamoum Martial Confais  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,485 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 20 February 2016 27 | Toulouse | 1–1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Toulouse | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Blin  Braithwaite  | 
Report | Filippi  Sylla Ducourtioux Mayi Touré  | 
Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 19,173 Referee: Fredy Fautrel  | 
| 5 March 2016 29 | Bordeaux | 1–1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Bordeaux | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pablo  Diabaté Sané  | 
Report | Touré  Mayi Larbi  | 
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 17,603 Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
| 9 March 2016 28 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–1 | Marseille | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lemoigne  Sylla Rekik  | 
Report | Romao  Cabella  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy  | 
| 12 March 2016 30 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–0 | Caen | Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Boutaïb  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,488 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 20 March 2016 31 | Nice | 3–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Nice | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ben Arfa  Pléa Pied Seri  | 
Report | Touré  Lemoigne  | 
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 19,066 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 2 April 2016 32 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0–2 | Saint-Étienne | Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Boutaïb  | 
Report | Roux  Théophile-Catherine  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Clément Turpin  | 
| 9 April 2016 33 | Angers | 0–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Angers | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mangani  | 
Report | Lemoigne  Filippi Youga Poggi Sylla  | 
Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 11,474 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 16 April 2016 34 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–4 | Lille | Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pujol  Lemoigne Mangane Filippi Touré  | 
Report | Boufal  Benzia Balmont Martinez  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Referee: François Letexier  | 
| 24 April 2016 35 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 3–2 | Bastia | Ajaccio | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ducourtioux  Boutaïb Pujol Larbi Lemoigne Đoković  | 
Report | Ngando  Cahuzac Cioni  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 4,104 Referee: Sébastien Moreira  | 
| 30 April 2016 36 | Lyon | 2–1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Lyon | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Ghezzal  Cornet Rafael  | 
Report | Tshibumbu  Pujol Đoković  | 
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 50,546 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 7 May 2016 37 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0-4 | Paris Saint-Germain | Ajaccio | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,970 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 14 May 2016 38 | Lorient | 1–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Lorient | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,616 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
Coupe de la Ligue
| 25 November 2015 Round of 32 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Guingamp | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Sorbon  Kerbrat Privat  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
Coupe de France
| 2 January 2016 Round of 64 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–0 | Sainte-Marienne | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 13:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Larbi  Mayi  | 
Report | Youssouf  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 800 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo  | 
| 19 January 2016 Round of 32 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 3–0 | Guingamp | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Boutaïb  | 
Report | Coco  Mathis  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
| 9 February 2016 Round of 16 | Saint-Malo | 1–2 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Guingamp | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Creac'h  | 
Report | Mayi  Youga Boutaïb  | 
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Stéphane Jochem  | 
| 2 March 2016 Quarter-final | Lorient | 3–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Lorient | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Philippoteaux  N'Dong Barthelme Paye  | 
Report | Tshibumbu  Filippi  | 
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
References
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