The 2024–25 season is the 98th season in the history of the FC Lorient, and the club's first season back in Ligue 2. In addition to the domestic league, the team is participating in the Coupe de France.
Transfers
In
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Badredine Bouanani
|
 Nice
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF |  Imran Louza
|
 Watford
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Quentin Boisgard
|
 Apollon Limassol
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
| MF | Taofeek Ismaheel
|
 Górnik Zabrze
|
Undisclosed | 17 July 2024 | [3] |
| MF | Yoann Cathline
|
 FC Utrecht
|
Loan | 23 July 2024 | [4] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Lorient | 0–0 | US Concarneau | |
| 18:00 |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Lorient | 1–1 | Brest | Inzinzac-Lochrist |
| 17:00 |
|
Stadium: Stade de Mané-Braz |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Le Havre | 0–1 | Lorient | Dinan |
| 16:00 | ||||
| Note: Two periods of 30 minutes | ||||
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ligue 2 | 16–18 August 2024[5] | 10 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Coupe de France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 2
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorient | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 52 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 2 | Paris FC | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 52 | |
| 3 | Metz | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Dunkerque | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 48 | |
| 5 | Guingamp | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 42 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2025. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
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 |
| 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Last updated: 14 February 2025.
Source: soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2025. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 21 June 2024.[6]
| 19 August 2024 1 | Martigues | 0-1 | Lorient | Martigues |
| 20:45 CET | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade Francis-Turcan Attendance: 2,655 Referee: Olivier Thual |
| 24 August 2024 2 | Lorient | 2-0 | Grenoble Foot 38 | Lorient |
| 14:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 10,798 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane |
| 31 August 2024 3 | Amiens SC | 1-0 | Lorient | Amiens |
| 14:30 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
| 13 September 2024 4 | Lorient | 2-1 | Red Star | Lorient |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 5,748 Referee: Pierre Legat |
| 21 September 2024 5 | Metz | 1-1 | Lorient | Longeville-lès-Metz |
| 14:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Marc Bollengier |
| 24 September 2024 6 | Pau | 1-0 | Lorient | Bizanos |
| 20:30 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,054 Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 27 September 2024 7 | Lorient | 3-0 | Ajaccio | Lorient |
| 20:00 CET | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 10,042 Referee: Eddy Rosier |
| 5 October 2024 8 | Caen | 1-2 | Lorient | Caen |
| 14:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,429 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 19 October 2024 9 | Lorient | 4-2 | Annecy | Lorient |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 11,512 Referee: Robin Chapapria |
| 25 October 2024 10 | Rodez | 3-3 | Lorient | Rodez |
| 20:00 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 4,751 Referee: Thierry Bouille |
| 29 October 2024 11 | Lorient | 4-2 | Dunkerque | Lorient |
| 20:30 CET | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 12,036 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
| 1 November 2024 12 | Clermont | 2-1 | Lorient | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 5,423 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 9 November 2024 13 | Lorient | 3-1 | Guingamp | Lorient |
| 14:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 14,345 Referee: Mickaël Leleu |
| 23 November 2024 14 | Bastia | 0-0 | Lorient | Furiani |
| 20:00 CET | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 9,513 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 6 December 2024 15 | Lorient | 2-0 | Troyes | Lorient |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 11,141 Referee: Karim Abed |
| 14 December 2024 16 | Lorient | 2-0 | Paris FC | Lorient |
| 14:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 13,963 Referee: Guillaume Paradis |
| 4 January 2025 17 | Laval | 2-0 | Lorient | Laval |
| 20:00 CET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 7,146 Referee: Geoffrey Kubler |
| 11 January 2025 18 | Lorient | 0-0 | Metz | Lorient |
| 20:00 CET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 13,529 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane |
| 18 January 2025 19 | Dunkerque | 0-1 | Lorient | Dunkerque |
| 20:00 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 4,878 Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 25 January 2025 20 | Lorient | 3–2 | Clermont | Lorient |
| 20:00 CET | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 11,238 Referee: Pierre Legat |
| 1 February 2025 21 | Red Star | 1–2 | Lorient | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine |
| 14:00 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade Bauer Attendance: 4,633 Referee: Guillaume Paradis |
| 8 February 2025 22 | Lorient | 3–1 | Amiens SC | Lorient |
| 14:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat Attendance: 10,680 Referee: Eddy Rosier |
| 14 February 2025 23 | Troyes | 0–1 | Lorient | Troyes |
| 20:00 CET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 22 February 2025 24 | Lorient | – | Laval | Lorient |
| 14:00 CET | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
Coupe de France
| 16 November 2024 Round 7 | Ruffiac Malestroit | 0-2 | Lorient | Ploërmel |
| 15:30 CET | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Ploërmel Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Brendan Roffet |
| 30 November 2024 Round 8 | Monnaie | 0-5 | Lorient | Amboise |
| 13:30 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade Georges Boulogne Attendance: 3,071 Referee: Gabriel Henry |
| 21 December 2024 Round of 64 | Tours | 0-3 | Lorient | Tours |
| 18:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher |
| 15 January 2025 Round of 32 | Cannes | 2-1 | Lorient | Cannes |
| 18:30 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre de Coubertin Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Olivier Thual |
References
- ^ Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (June 23, 2024). "Olivier Pantaloni nommé entraîneur du FC Lorient". FC Lorient.
- ^ "Mercato FC Lorient : Qui reste, qui part ?". 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Le FC Lorient annonce le départ d'un joueur qui n'a jamais joué au club". 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Franse flankflitser Yoann Cathline versterkt FC Utrecht".
- ^ "2024/2025 French Football Calendar Released".
- ^ Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (June 21, 2024). "Découvrez le calendrier 2024/2025 des Merlus !". FC Lorient.
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