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Le Mans

France · Ligue 1 · Manager: Patrick Videira (#170 in the world) since Nov 2024

#235 World rank · club rating

1,745 Club rating

16th in Ligue 1

Le Mans have had 6 managers since 2015/16. Patrick Videira, in charge since November 2024, has the best points per game of them (1.59 in 54 matches) and took the club rating from 1,538 to 1,799.

Le Mans managers

15 spells since 2003 · newest first

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

Patrick Videira #170 now Nov 2024 – present · PPG 1.59 current Nov 2024 – present 54 21-23-10 1.59 1,538 → 1,799 +261 +54.1 +0.33

Cris Nov 2021 – Oct 2022 · PPG 1.67 caretaker Nov 2021 – Oct 2022 3 1-2-0 1.67 1,526 → 1,531 +5 +1.0 +0.16

Reginald Ray #615 now Mar 2020 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Mar 2020 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,533 → 1,544 +11 +2.2 +0.23

Stephane Pichot Feb 2020 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Feb 2020 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,507 → 1,538 +31 +6.2 +0.59

Richard Dezire Jan 2018 – Feb 2020 · PPG 0.88 Jan 2018 – Feb 2020 33 8-5-20 0.88 1,592 → 1,473 −119 −20.4 −0.11

Régis Beunardeau Apr 2013 – Dec 2017 · PPG 1.44 caretaker Apr 2013 – Dec 2017 9 4-1-4 1.44 1,512 → 1,477 −35 −3.9 −0.13

Before 2015/16 · 9 spells, Aug 2003 – Apr 2013

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

Denis Zanko Jan 2012 – Apr 2013 · PPG 1.21 Jan 2012 – Apr 2013 56 19-11-26 1.21 1,618 → 1,418 −201 −35.1 −0.13

Arnaud Cormier Dec 2009 – Dec 2011 · PPG 1.42 Dec 2009 – Dec 2011 89 34-24-31 1.42 1,669 → 1,569 −100 −19.7 +0.17

Paulo Duarte Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 · PPG 0.60 Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 15 2-3-10 0.60 1,601 → 1,616 +15 −16.7 −0.19

Daniel Jeandupeux Feb 2009 – May 2009 · PPG 0.83 Feb 2009 – May 2009 18 3-6-9 0.83 1,650 → 1,565 −85 −14.6 −0.16

Yves Bertucci Aug 2008 – Jan 2009 · PPG 1.17 Aug 2008 – Jan 2009 23 7-6-10 1.17 1,669 → 1,541 −127 −20.5 −0.07

Rudi Garcia Aug 2007 – May 2008 · PPG 1.39 Aug 2007 – May 2008 38 14-11-13 1.39 1,643 → 1,667 +24 +9.7 +0.07

Frederic Hantz Jul 2005 – May 2007 · PPG 1.31 Jul 2005 – May 2007 68 21-26-21 1.31 1,573 → 1,699 +126 +31.5 +0.25

Daniel Jeandupeux Feb 2004 – Oct 2005 · PPG 1.29 Feb 2004 – Oct 2005 24 8-7-9 1.29 1,485 → 1,599 +114 +43.5

Thierry Goudet Aug 2003 – Jan 2004 · PPG 0.86 Aug 2003 – Jan 2004 22 4-7-11 0.86 1,446 → 1,538 +92 +18.9

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

Arnaud Cormier is the longest-serving: 89 matches over 2 years (Dec 2009 – Dec 2011). Patrick Videira added the most coach rating: +54.1 over 54 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. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,745Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#235World rankof 943 active clubs

#16Ligue 1of 19 clubs

1,816Peak since 2015/16Apr 2026 · low 1,482, Sep 2019

Richard Dezire Stephane Pichot Reginald Ray Cris Patrick Videira

Le Mans's club rating peaked at 1,816 in April 2026, under Patrick Videira, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,482 in September 2019, under Richard Dezire.

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

Sun 22 Nov · 19:45 Ligue 1 A at Olympique de Marseille

Preview Olympique de Marseille v Le Mans ›

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 2.40 1.70 1.82 83% 3.00 5.90 4.54

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

10 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 110% 110% 00%

HT drawHT D 00% 330% 110%

HT lossHT L 00% 110% 330%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 4 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 2 matches

1st half · W 2 · D 4 · L 4 GD −2

2nd half · W 1 · D 5 · L 4 GD −5

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

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Le Mans's manager?

Patrick Videira, #170 in this week's coach world ranking, since November 2024 - 54 matches, 21 won (1.59 points per game).

How many managers has Le Mans had since 2015?

6 - Régis Beunardeau (caretaker), Richard Dezire, Stephane Pichot (caretaker), Reginald Ray (caretaker), Cris (caretaker) and Patrick Videira.

Who is Le Mans's longest-serving manager?

Arnaud Cormier: 89 matches from December 2009 to December 2011.

How many cards a game do Le Mans get?

2.40 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.