Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The Stade des Antonins is the club’s home stadium.

Nîmes
Full nameNîmes Olympique
Nickname(s)Les Crocodiles (The Crocodiles)[1]
Founded10 April 1937 (1937-04-10)
GroundStade des Antonins
Capacity8,033[2]
PresidentRani Assaf
Head coachFrédéric Bompard
LeagueLigue 2
2021–22Ligue 2, 9th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History
See also: Nîmes Olympique in European football

In the 1995–96 season, Nîmes reached the final of the Coupe de France, allowing them to compete the following year in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat Budapest Honvéd (4–1 on aggregate), before losing to AIK Stockholm in the next round (2–3 on aggregate).[3][4]

On 5 May 2018, Nîmes secured promotion back to Ligue 1 for the first time since the 1992–93 season after finishing second in Ligue 2.[5] In the 2018–19 season, Nimes finished comfortably above the relegation zone in Ligue 1, placing 9th among 20 teams.[6]

On 5 November 2022, Nîmes played its final match at the Stade des Costières, a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over Bordeaux.[7] The club would move into the Stade des Antonins on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, for a projected completion in 2026.[8]

Players

Current squad
As of 31 January 2023[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Axel Maraval
2 DF France FRA Kelyan Guessoum
3 DF France FRA Scotty Sadzoute (on loan from OH Leuven)
4 DF France FRA Maël de Gevigney
6 DF France FRA Benoît Poulain
7 FW France FRA Lys Mousset (on loan from VfL Bochum)
8 DF France FRA Thibaut Vargas
9 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Steve Ambri
10 MF France FRA Nicolas Benezet
11 FW France FRA Pablo Pagis (on loan from Lorient)
14 MF Denmark DEN Jens Jakob Thomasen
15 FW Comoros COM Rafiki Saïd
16 GK France FRA Lucas Dias
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Martinique MTQ Ronny Labonne
18 FW France FRA Malik Tchokounté
19 DF Burkina Faso BFA Nasser Djiga (on loan from Basel)
20 MF France FRA Léon Delpech
21 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean N'Guessan (on loan from Nice)
24 FW Mali MLI Mahamadou Doucouré
26 DF France FRA Sanasi Sy
28 MF Senegal SEN Joseph Lopy
30 GK Morocco MAR Amjhad Nazih
35 DF Tunisia TUN Rayan Nasraoui
65 FW Senegal SEN Moussa Koné
76 MF Mauritania MTN Guessouma Fofana
97 DF Martinique MTQ Patrick Burner

Reserve squad
As of 4 November 2019[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK France FRA Côme Charrier
— DF France FRA Alexandre Ferreira
— DF France FRA Jérémy Iafrate
— DF France FRA Enzo Fontanelli
— DF France FRA Matéo Maillefaud
— DF France FRA Julien Megier
— DF France FRA Mickaël Gas
— DF France FRA Adilson Malanda
— MF France FRA Kléri Serber
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Simon Calancha
— MF France FRA Quentin Gregorio
— MF France FRA Hugo Huriez
— MF France FRA Houssine Labiad
— FW France FRA Luca Valls
— FW France FRA Axel Urie
— FW France FRA Timothy Cardona
— FW France FRA Marco Majouga

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Nîmes in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1937. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with Nîmes or following his departure.

For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see Category:Nîmes Olympique players

 France

 Algeria

 Argentina

 Austria

 Belgium

 Benin

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Burkina Faso

 Cameroon

 Central African Republic

 Comoros

 Côte d'Ivoire

 Croatia

 Czechoslovakia

 Democratic Republic of Congo

 Denmark

 Gabon

 Ghana

 Greece

 Hungary

 Liberia

 Macedonia

 Mali

 Mauritania

 Morocco

 Netherlands

 Nigeria

 Norway

 Palestine

 Paraguay

 Poland

 Republic of the Congo

 Republic of Ireland

 Romania

 Scotland

 Senegal

 Serbia

 Slovakia

 Sweden

 Togo

 Yugoslavia

Coaches

Honours

References
  1. "#85 – Nîmes Olympique : les Crocodiles, les Crocos" (in French). Footnickname. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. "Nîmes Olympique : tout savoir sur le chantier du futur stade des Antonins, visite guidée". Midi Libre (in French). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. {{cite web |url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-des-coupes/1996-1997/nimes-budapest-honved-live/10000000000000000000040406 |title=L’Equipe
  4. {{cite web |url= https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/11/01/nimes-sort-grandi-apres-une-petite-victoirebattus-a-l-aller-les-gardois-l-emportent-en-suede-mais-qu_189615/%7Ctitle=Libération
  5. "Ligue1.com - Nîmes clinch promotion". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018.
  6. "Football : Nîmes conclut sa saison par une défaite face à Lyon aux Costières (2-3)". www.midilibre.fr.
  7. "Ligue 2: Nîmes dit adieu au stade des Costières en faisant tomber le leader Bordeaux". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  8. "Nîmes : le club va faire ses adieux au stade des Costières". Foot National (in French). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  9. "Effectif" (in French). nimes-olympique.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. "SAISON 2020-2021 NATIONAL 2". nimes-olympique.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  11. France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs
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