2001–02 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season

Sochaux

2001–02 season
President	Jean-Claude Plessis
Manager	Jean Fernandez
Stadium	Stade Auguste Bonal
French Division 1	8th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Pierre-Alain Frau (14) All: Pierre-Alain Frau (14)

The 2001–02 season was the 73rd season in the existence of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Sochaux participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, and Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
French Division 1	28 July 2001	4 May 2002	Matchday 1	8th	34	12	10	12	41	40	+1	035.29
Coupe de France	15 December 2001	19 January 2002	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	1 December 2001		Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total					37	13	11	13	47	43	+4	035.14

Source: Competitions

Division 1

Main article: 2001–02 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Bordeaux	34	14	8	12	34	31	+3	50	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7	Troyes	34	13	8	13	40	35	+5	47	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8	Sochaux	34	12	10	12	41	40	+1	46
9	Marseille	34	11	11	12	34	39	−5	44
10	Nantes	34	12	7	15	35	41	−6	43

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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
34	12	10	12	41	40	+1	46	9	3	5	29	17	+12	3	7	7	12	23	−11

Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	W
Position	5	2	3	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	8	11	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Monaco v Sochaux

28 July 2001 1	Monaco	0–1	Sochaux	Monaco
CEST (UTC+2)

Sochaux v Rennes

4 August 2001 2	Sochaux	4–3	Rennes	Montbéliard
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Paris Saint-Germain v Sochaux

11 August 2001 3	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Sochaux	Paris
CEST (UTC+2)

Sochaux v Lorient

18 August 2001 4	Sochaux	2–2	Lorient	Montbéliard
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Montpellier v Sochaux

25 August 2001 5	Montpellier	0–0	Sochaux	Montpellier
CEST (UTC+2)

Sochaux v Bordeaux

9 September 2001 6	Sochaux	2–0	Bordeaux	Montbéliard
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Lens v Sochaux

15 September 2001 7	Lens	3–0	Sochaux	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Sochaux v Sedan

23 September 2001 8	Sochaux	3–0	Sedan	Montbéliard
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Troyes v Sochaux

30 September 2001 9	Troyes	2–2	Sochaux	Troyes
CEST (UTC+2)

Sochaux v Bastia

13 October 2001 10	Sochaux	4–1	Bastia	Montbéliard
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Lyon v Sochaux

20 October 2001 11	Lyon	1–1	Sochaux	Lyon
CEST (UTC+2)

Sochaux v Nantes

27 October 2001 12	Sochaux	0–1	Nantes	Montbéliard
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Guingamp v Sochaux

3 November 2001 13	Guingamp	0–0	Sochaux	Guingamp
CET (UTC+1)

Sochaux v Metz

17 November 2001 14	Sochaux	2–0	Metz	Montbéliard
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Marseille v Sochaux

24 November 2001 15	Marseille	4–2	Sochaux	Marseille
CET (UTC+1)

Sochaux v Auxerre

28 November 2001 16	Sochaux	1–2	Auxerre	Montbéliard
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Lille v Sochaux

9 December 2001 17	Lille	1–2	Sochaux	Lille
CET (UTC+1)

Coupe de France

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue