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Le Havre

France · Ligue 1 · Manager: Jair Karam since Nov 2026

#241 World rank · club rating

1,743 Club rating

17th in Ligue 1

Le Havre have had 8 managers since 2015/16. Oswald Tanchot (Feb 2017 – May 2019) had the best points per game of them (1.61 in 99 matches) and took the club rating from 1,622 to 1,647.

Le Havre managers

21 spells since 1997 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Jair Karam Nov 2026 – present · PPG 0.00 current Nov 2026 – present 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,769 → 1,736 −34 −6.7 −0.47

Didier Digard #569 now Aug 2024 – Oct 2026 · PPG 0.88 Aug 2024 – Oct 2026 77 16-20-41 0.88 1,896 → 1,738 −158 −29.3 +0.01

Serge Costa (stand-in) 30 Mar 2025 – 16 Aug 2025 30 Mar 2025 – 16 Aug 2025 2 1-0-1 +3.1

Luka Elsner #950 now Jul 2022 – May 2024 · PPG 1.50 Jul 2022 – May 2024 76 29-27-20 1.50 1,595 → 1,827 +232 +38.2 +0.23

Paul Le Guen Jul 2019 – May 2022 · PPG 1.34 Jul 2019 – May 2022 108 36-37-35 1.34 1,710 → 1,627 −83 −17.6 −0.08

Oswald Tanchot #620 now Feb 2017 – May 2019 · PPG 1.61 Feb 2017 – May 2019 99 43-30-26 1.61 1,622 → 1,647 +25 +19.5 +0.05

Oswald Tanchot #620 now Jan 2017 · PPG 0.25 Jan 2017 4 0-1-3 0.25 1,648 → 1,602 −46 −9.5 −0.31

Oswald Tanchot #620 now Dec 2016 · PPG 1.33 Dec 2016 3 1-1-1 1.33 1,707 → 1,648 −59 −11.7 −0.35

Oswald Tanchot #620 now Oct 2016 – Nov 2016 · PPG 1.63 Oct 2016 – Nov 2016 8 4-1-3 1.63 1,716 → 1,707 −10 −1.9 −0.01

Bob Bradley Jan 2016 – Oct 2016 · PPG 1.47 Jan 2016 – Oct 2016 17 7-4-6 1.47 1,643 → 1,698 +55 −8.9 +0.06

Christophe Revault Oct 2015 – Nov 2015 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Oct 2015 – Nov 2015 7 4-2-1 2.00 1,612 → 1,695 +84 +16.7 +0.32

Thierry Goudet Jan 2015 – Sep 2015 · PPG 1.50 Jan 2015 – Sep 2015 24 9-9-6 1.50 1,617 → 1,610 −7 +7.9 +0.04

Before 2015/16 · 10 spells, Aug 1997 – Dec 2014

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Philippe Bizeul Dec 2014 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Dec 2014 2 0-0-2 0.00 1,598 → 1,543 −55 −10.9 −0.59

Erick Mombaerts Jan 2013 – Nov 2014 · PPG 1.42 Jan 2013 – Nov 2014 77 28-25-24 1.42 1,571 → 1,628 +57 +19.1 +0.07

Christophe Revault Nov 2012 – Dec 2012 · PPG 2.50 caretaker Nov 2012 – Dec 2012 6 5-0-1 2.50 1,551 → 1,621 +70 +14.0 +0.30

Cedric Daury Aug 2009 – Nov 2012 · PPG 1.28 Aug 2009 – Nov 2012 134 42-45-47 1.28 1,493 → 1,534 +41 −0.2 +0.05

Frederic Hantz Dec 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 0.82 Dec 2008 – May 2009 22 5-3-14 0.82 1,490 → 1,436 −53 −7.2 −0.06

Jean-Marc Nobilo Aug 2008 – Dec 2008 · PPG 0.67 Aug 2008 – Dec 2008 18 3-3-12 0.67 1,549 → 1,421 −128 −20.7 −0.03

Jean-François Domergue Aug 2002 – May 2003 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2002 – May 2003 38 10-8-20 1.00 1,522 → 1,468 −54 −16.0 +0.01

Francis Smerecki Jul 1999 – May 2000 · PPG 1.00 Jul 1999 – May 2000 34 9-7-18 1.00 1,484 → 1,372 −112 −15.9 −0.06

Joel Beaujouan Oct 1998 – May 1999 · PPG 1.16 Oct 1998 – May 1999 25 7-8-10 1.16 1,497 → 1,475 −22 −2.5 +0.05

Denis Troch Aug 1997 – Oct 1998 · PPG 1.16 Aug 1997 – Oct 1998 43 11-17-15 1.16 1,451 → 1,485 +34 +1.5 −0.01

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Cedric Daury is the longest-serving: 134 matches over 3 years (Aug 2009 – Nov 2012). Luka Elsner added the most coach rating: +38.2 over 76 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,743Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#241World rankof 943 active clubs

#17Ligue 1of 19 clubs

1,926Peak since 2015/16Jan 2024 · low 1,534, Jan 2021

Colour changes with each manager (9 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Le Havre's club rating peaked at 1,926 in January 2024, under Luka Elsner, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,534 in January 2021, under Paul Le Guen.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Fri 20 Nov · 19:45 Ligue 1 A at Troyes

Preview Troyes v Le Havre ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 10 1.70 1.50 1.82 65% 5.30 4.10 4.54

2025/26 34 2.09 2.15 2.01 63% 4.26 4.82 4.80

2024/25 34 1.79 2.21 2.04 56% 3.85 5.47 4.69

2023/24 34 2.18 2.03 2.08 72% 3.76 4.59 4.72

2017/18 2 2.50 5.00 2.06 67% 4.50 5.50 4.90

Le Havre won 3.76 corners a game in 2023/24, their fewest in any season since 2023/24 and 20% below Ligue 1's average side (4.72).

League matches only (Ligue 1), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Ligue 1 cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

114 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 1211% 44% 11%

HT drawHT D 1311% 2320% 1917%

HT lossHT L 00% 54% 3732%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 42 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 17 matches

1st half · W 17 · D 55 · L 42 GD −34

2nd half · W 26 · D 44 · L 44 GD −31

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Le Havre

14 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Marc Bollengier 9 2-2-5 0.89 2.67 1.99 +34%

Jeremie Pignard 8 3-2-3 1.38 2.75 1.99 +38%

Clement Turpin 7 1-3-3 0.86 1.71 1.99 −14%

François Letexier 7 0-4-3 0.57 2.14 1.99 +8%

Willy Delajod 7 0-1-6 0.14 1.86 2.02 −8%

Bastien Dechepy 6 0-0-6 0.00 2.17 1.99 +9%

Hakim Ben el Salem Hadj 6 2-1-3 1.17 1.83 1.99 −8%

Jérôme Brisard 6 5-1-0 2.67 1.83 2.02 −9%

Abdelatif Kherradji 5 1-2-2 1.00 1.80 1.94 −7%

Benoît Bastien 5 1-1-3 0.80 1.60 2.02 −21%

4 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Benoît Millot 5 1-1-3 0.80 1.40 2.02 −31%

Jeremy Stinat 5 0-3-2 0.60 2.20 2.13 +3%

Mathieu Vernice 5 1-1-3 0.80 1.40 2.02 −31%

Stephanie Frappart 5 1-1-3 0.80 2.60 2.02 +29%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (113). Cards = Le Havre's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Le Havre's manager?

Jair Karam, since November 2026 - 1 match, 0 won (0.00 points per game).

How many managers has Le Havre had since 2015?

8, counting 1 caretaker. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Le Havre's longest-serving manager?

Cedric Daury: 134 matches from August 2009 to November 2012.

How many cards a game do Le Havre get?

1.70 a game in Ligue 1 in 2026/27, against 1.82 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.