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CS Sedan

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Sedan, Sedan · France · Ligue 1

Major cups
2
last 1961
Top-4 finishes
2

Power-ranking history

Hover a season for its rank and score
Rank (1 = best)1468Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.059/6064/6569/7074/7579/8084/8589/9094/9599/0004/05

Against expectation

Every French top-flight match this club has played in the Ligue 1, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 12 seasons from 1966-67 to 2006-07 it has fallen short of them by −8.5 match points.

CS Sedan: surplus against expectation, 1966-67 to 2006-071966-67: +6.1 league points vs expected (42 on 35.9, 2 for a win) · bar height +3.0 match points1967-68: −2.0 league points vs expected (38 on 40.0, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.0 match points1968-69: +4.1 league points vs expected (39 on 34.9, 2 for a win) · bar height +2.1 match points1969-70: +4.8 league points vs expected (42 on 37.2, 2 for a win) · bar height +2.4 match points1970-71: −11.9 league points vs expected (28 on 39.9, 2 for a win) · bar height −6.0 match points1972-73: −2.8 league points vs expected (30 on 32.8, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.4 match points1973-74: −5.9 league points vs expected (25 on 30.9, 2 for a win) · bar height −2.9 match points1999-00: +4.5 league points vs expected (48 on 43.5, 3 for a win) · bar height +1.4 match points2000-01: +4.4 league points vs expected (52 on 47.6, 3 for a win) · bar height +1.5 match points2001-02: −6.9 league points vs expected (39 on 45.9, 3 for a win) · bar height −1.4 match points2002-03: −11.8 league points vs expected (36 on 47.8, 3 for a win) · bar height −4.2 match points2006-07: −7.4 league points vs expected (35 on 42.4, 3 for a win) · bar height −2.0 match points
1966-67one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season2006-07
Best season against expectation
1966-67 +6.1 league pts
42 points on 35.9 expected as CS Sedan
Worst season against expectation
1970-71 −11.9 league pts
28 points on 39.9 expected as CS Sedan

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1994-95 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.

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Greatest games

CS Sedan's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.

#DateStageResultScore
12005-05-11Coupe de France · SemifinalsAW 1-0 v AS Monacogame score 64.0
22005-06-04Coupe de France · FinalNL 1-2 v AJ Auxerregame score 60.1
31999-05-15Coupe de France · FinalNL 0-1 v FC Nantes Atlantiquegame score 57.5
42008-05-07Coupe de France · SemifinalsAL 0-1 v Olympique Lyonnaisgame score 55.6
51974-05-22Division 1HL 2-3 v AS Nancygame score 55.4
61974-05-25Division 1HW 4-3 v AS Troyesgame score 53.3
72002-03-30Coupe de France · SemifinalsAL 0-1 v SC Bastiagame score 52.8
81961-05-07Coupe de France · FinalNW 3-1 v Nîmes Olympiquegame score 52.1
92001-04-28Division 1HL 2-3 v Toulouse FCgame score 51.1
101962-04-15Division 1AW 1-0 v Nîmes Olympiquegame score 50.9

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
23
First season
1956
Most recent season
2007

The Heartbreak Index8.3 · #249

The Tortured · Major trophy, 1961

8.3
Heartbreak
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#151
in Football
8.3
agony
The clocks
  • Major trophy since 19618.2
  • Major final appearance since 20052.5
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 2003 · relegated from the top flight, 2007 · lost the national cup final, 2005 · lost the national cup final, 1999

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Ligue 1 only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2007
Ligue 1 (1) · P19↓
38 P · 7-14-17 · 46:58 · -12
35
pts
2003
Ligue 1 (1) · P19↓
38 P · 9-9-20 · 41:59 · -18
36
pts
2002
Division 1 (1) · P14
34 P · 8-15-11 · 35:39 · -4
39
pts
UC
2001
Division 1 (1) · P5
34 P · 14-10-10 · 47:40 · +7
52
pts
UC
2000
Division 1 (1) · P7
34 P · 13-9-12 · 43:44 · -1
48
pts
1974
Division 1 (1) · P20↓
38 P · 8-9-21 · 42:80 · -38
28
pts
1973
Division 1 (1) · P17
38 P · 11-8-19 · 49:71 · -22
30
pts
1971
Division 1 (1) · P20↓
38 P · 10-8-20 · 42:64 · -22
28
pts
ICFC
1970
Division 1 (1) · P3
34 P · 17-8-9 · 54:42 · +12
42
pts
ICFC
1969
Division 1 (1) · P5
34 P · 15-9-10 · 49:35 · +14
39
pts
1968
Division 1 (1) · P10
38 P · 15-8-15 · 56:47 · +9
38
pts
1967
Division 1 (1) · P5
38 P · 13-16-9 · 58:50 · +8
42
pts
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1966
Division 1 (1) · P9
38 P · 13-12-13 · 68:58 · +10
38
pts
1965
Division 1 (1) · P14
34 P · 11-8-15 · 51:58 · -7
30
pts
Coupe
1964
Division 1 (1) · P12
34 P · 14-4-16 · 62:52 · +10
32
pts
1963
Division 1 (1) · P3
38 P · 19-8-11 · 68:46 · +22
46
pts
1962
Division 1 (1) · P5
38 P · 16-11-11 · 63:49 · +14
43
pts
CWC
1961
Division 1 (1) · P9
38 P · 15-8-15 · 64:63 · +1
38
pts
CoupeCWC
1960
Division 1 (1) · P11
38 P · 12-13-13 · 62:62 · 0
37
pts
1959
Division 1 (1) · P10
38 P · 12-14-12 · 65:53 · +12
38
pts
1958
Division 1 (1) · P5
34 P · 16-6-12 · 74:70 · +4
38
pts
1957
Division 1 (1) · P9
34 P · 9-14-11 · 51:59 · -8
32
pts
1956
Division 1 (1) · P9
34 P · 14-8-12 · 53:56 · -3
36
pts
Coupe
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

2005
Coupe de France
Runner-up
1999
Coupe de France
Runner-up
1965
Coupe de France
Runner-up
1961
Coupe de France
Won
1961
Trophée des Champions
Runner-up
1956
Coupe de France
Won
1956
Trophée des Champions
Won
European competition appearances

Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.

2001-02
UEFA Cup(UC)
Qualifying
1970-71
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup(ICFC)
Round of 32 / qualifying
1961-62
Cup Winners Cup(CWC)
Round of 32 / qualifying