2015–16 OGC Nice season

The 2015–16 OGC Nice season was the 111th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.

Nice
2015–16 season
ChairmanJean-Pierre Rivère
ManagerClaude Puel
StadiumAllianz Riviera
Ligue 14th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hatem Ben Arfa (17)

All:
Hatem Ben Arfa (19)
Highest home attendance31,008 vs Paris Saint-Germain (4 December 2015)
Lowest home attendance7,749 vs Rennes (4 January 2016)

Players

First team squad

[1]

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  FRA Mouez Hassen
3 DF  FRA Gautier Lloris
4 DF  FRA Paul Baysse (on loan from Saint-Étienne)
5 DF  FRA Kévin Gomis
6 MF  CIV Jean Seri
8 MF  MLI Mahamane Traoré
9 MF  FRA Hatem Ben Arfa
10 FW  FRA Mickaël Le Bihan
12 MF  FRA Albert Rafetraniaina
13 MF  SWE Niklas Hult
14 FW  FRA Alassane Pléa
15 FW  FRA Alexandre Mendy
16 GK  FRA Simon Pouplin
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  FRA Remi Walter
19 MF  BRA Wallyson Mallmann (on loan from Sporting CP)
20 DF  FRA Maxime Le Marchand
21 MF  MAD Stéphan Raheriharimanana
23 DF  POR Ricardo (on loan from Porto)
24 DF  FRA Mathieu Bodmer
25 DF  HAI Romain Genevois
26 MF  FRA Vincent Koziello
28 FW  FRA Valère Germain (on loan from Monaco)
29 DF  FRA Jérémy Pied
30 GK  FRA Yoan Cardinale
34 DF  FRA Jonathan Correia Da Fonseca

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  FRA Lucas Rougeaux (on loan to Boulogne)
MF  BEL Julien Vercauteren (on loan to Westerlo)
MF  FRA Valentin Eysseric (on loan to Saint-Étienne)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ALG Saïd Benrahma (on loan to Angers)
FW  FRA Alexy Bosetti (on loan to Tours)
FW  FRA Bryan Constant (on loan to Fréjus Saint-Raphaël)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player Age Moved from Fee Notes
1 July 2015 MF Hatem Ben Arfa 28 Unattached Free Transfer
1 July 2015 DF Maxime Le Marchand 25 Le Havre Undisclosed
1 July 2015 MF Jean Michaël Seri 23 Paços de Ferreira Undisclosed
31 August 2015 FW Mickaël Le Bihan 25 Le Havre Undisclosed
16 January 2016 MF Rémi Walter 20 Nancy Undisclosed

Loans in

Date Pos. Player Age Loaned from Return date Notes
1 July 2015 FW Valère Germain 25 Monaco 30 June 2016
7 August 2015 DF Paul Baysse 27 Saint-Étienne 30 June 2016
12 August 2015 MF Wallyson Mallmann 21 Sporting CP 30 June 2016
31 August 2015 MF Ricardo 21 Porto 30 June 2016

Transfers out

Date Pos. Player Age Moved to Fee Notes
1 July 2015 MF Éric Bauthéac 27 Lille £1,700,000
1 July 2015 FW Jordan Astier 23 Unattached Released
1 July 2015 FW Xavier Pentecôte 28 Unattached Released
1 July 2015 DF Souleymane Diawara 36 Unattached Released
1 July 2015 DF Moussa M'Bow 23 Unattached Released
1 July 2015 MF Fabien Dao Castellana 21 Unattached Released
3 July 2015 GK Joris Delle 25 Lens Undisclosed
8 July 2015 MF Didier Digard 28 Real Betis Free transfer
18 July 2015 DF Jordan Amavi 21 Aston Villa £7,700,000
27 July 2015 DF Lloyd Palun 26 Red Star Free Transfer
1 August 2015 DF Grégoire Puel 23 Le Havre Free Transfer
10 August 2015 FW Neal Maupay 18 Saint-Étienne Undisclosed

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Loaned to Return date Notes
15 July 2015 FW Alexy Bosetti 22 Tours 30 June 2016
7 August 2015 DF Lucas Rougeaux 21 Boulogne 30 June 2016
18 August 2015 MF Valentin Eysseric 23 Saint-Étienne 30 June 2016
11 January 2016 FW Saïd Benrahma 20 Angers 30 June 2016
13 January 2016 MF Julien Vercauteren 23 Westerlo 30 June 2016
20 January 2016 MF Bryan Constant 21 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 30 June 2016
25 January 2016 DF Albert Rafetraniaina 19 Red Star 30 June 2016 [2]
25 January 2016 FW Alexy Bosetti 21 Sarpsborg 08 30 June 2016 [3]

Pre-season & friendlies

11 July 2015 Friendly Lausanne-Sport 1–4 Nice Montlhéry, France
16:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rushenguziminega  34' Report Germain  8', 35'
Pléa  43'
Benrahma  83'
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Paul Desgouillons
17 July 2015 Friendly Zulte-Waregem 2–1 Nice Waregem, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) De Ridder  19'
Leye  77'
Report Germain  37'
Cardinale  54'
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
26 July 2015 Friendly Beşiktaş 2–2 Nice Gleisdorf, Austria
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tosun  61'
Uysal  82'
Report Pléa  45'
A. Mendy  64'
Stadium: Solarstadion der Stadt
28 July 2015 Friendly Galatasaray 0–4 Nice Wolfsberg, Austria
17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Ben Arfa  57' (pen.)
Eysseric  71'
Benrahma  73' (pen.)
Maupay  80'
Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
2 August 2015 Friendly Nice 3–2 Napoli Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pléa  8'
Seri  39'
Germain  53'
Report Callejón  14',  68'
Mertens  20'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Lyon 38 19 8 11 67 43 +24 65 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Monaco 38 17 14 7 57 50 +7 65 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nice 38 18 9 11 58 41 +17 63 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lille 38 15 15 8 39 27 +12 60 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Saint-Étienne 38 17 7 14 42 37 +5 58
Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[4]
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coupe de France and the 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 18 9 11 58 41  +17 63 12 2 5 32 16  +16 6 7 6 26 25  +1

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by match

Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDWDLWWWLWLDWWLDLDWDWWLWLDDLWWWLWDWLWW
Position161391115987857864657554434333354335444544
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Ligue1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 2015 1 Nice 1–2 Monaco Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Germain  7'
Boscagli  14'  44'
Pléa  39'
Baysse  84'
Report Kurzawa  41',  62'
Carvalho  45+3'
Silva  51'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 25,173
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
15 August 2015 2 Troyes 3–3 Nice Troyes
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jean  3'
Pereira  4'
Mavinga  12'  32'
Court  14'
Camus  77'
Thiago Xavier  90+3',  90+3'
Report Ben Arfa  6' (pen.),  69'
Pléa  16'
Le Marchand  42'
Correia  45+2'
Rafetraniaina  90+2'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 11,468
Referee: Johan Hamel
22 August 2015 3 Nice 2–1 Caen Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ben Arfa  66'
Koziello  71'
Pléa  77'
Report Nangis  45'
Delort  67'
Seube  72'
Louis  82'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 15,908
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
29 August 2015 4 Angers 1–1 Nice Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mangani  24'
Andreu  55'
Doré  87'
Report Germain  22',  56'
Boscagli  40'
Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 13,485
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
12 September 2015 5 Nice 0–1 Guingamp Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Koziello  66' Report Coco  40'
Benezet  74'
Sankharé  76'
Mathis  87'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Tony Chapron
19 September 2015 6 Bastia 1–3 Nice Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Danic  24'
Marange  87'
Report N. Mendy  33'
Germain  40'
Mallmann  85'
Pied  86'
Benrahma  90+4'
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 12,945
Referee: Wilfried Bien
23 September 2015 7 Nice 6–1 Bordeaux Nice
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Germain  33'
Le Bihan  42'
Pallois  51' (o.g.)
Ben Arfa  68', 75'
A. Mendy  84'
Report Plašil  6'
Khazri  14'
Crivelli  50'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 13,686
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
27 September 2015 8 Saint-Étienne 1–4 Nice Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Perrin  19'
Pajot  50'
Lemoine  63'
Polomat  75'
Eysseric  89'
Report Koziello  5'
Seri  29',  53'
Ben Arfa  39', 45+1'
N. Mendy  62'
Le Marchand  82'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,556
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
18 October 2015 10 Rennes 1–4 Nice Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Fernandes  37'
Sio  59'
Grosicki  88'
Report Bodmer  14'
Germain  52'
Ben Arfa  53'
Traoré  71',  75'
Benrahma  80'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 21,709
Referee: Benoît Millot
24 October 2015 11 Gazélec Ajaccio 3–1 Nice Ajaccio, Corsica
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pujol  1'
Ducourtioux  22'
Filippi  32'
Coeff  34'
Đoković  43',  48'
Lemoigne  88'
Report Filippi  12' (o.g.)
Koziello  42'
Mallmann  61'
Bodmer  67'
Boscagli  84'
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Johan Hamel
1 November 2015 12 Nice 0–0 Lille Nice
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ricardo  11'
Koziello  33'
Honorat  85'
Report Bauthéac  33'
Soumaoro  41'
Obbadi  63'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,169
4 November 2015 9 Nice 1–2 Nantes Nice
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Genevois  42'
Pied  67'
Report Alegue  11'
Vizcarrondo  65'
Thomasson  68'
Sigþórsson  70'
Sabaly  75'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,531
Referee: Sébastien Moreira
8 November 2015 13 Marseille 0–1 Nice Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) B. Mendy  86'
Sparagna  87'
Report Germain  16'
Wallyson  20'
Ricardo  68'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 47,988
Referee: Antony Gautier
20 November 2015 14 Nice 3–0 Lyon Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Germain  20'
Genevois  24'
Yanga-Mbiwa  48' (o.g.)
Koziello  71'
Report Ferri  26'
Morel  85'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,872
Referee: Benoît Bastien
28 November 2015 15 Toulouse 2–0 Nice Toulouse
20:00 CE1T (UTC+01:00) Somália  15'
Braithwaite  31' (pen.)
Ben Yedder  58'
Machach  60'
Report Hassen  39'
Pied  60'
Le Marchand  90+2'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 9,956
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
1 December 2015 16 Lorient 0–0 Nice Lorient
19:00 CE1T (UTC+01:00) Moukandjo  65'
N'Dong  87'
Report Genevois  36'
Ricardo  38'
Koziello  72'
Le Marchand  77'
Hult  90'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 9,218
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
4 December 2015 17 Nice 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hult  43' Report Cavani  35'
Matuidi  40'
Ibrahimović  44' (pen.), 61'
Aurier  85'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 31,008
Referee: Antony Gautier
12 December 2015 18 Stade Reims 1–1 Nice Reims
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Diego  78'
Devaux  84'
Kankava  90+3'
Mandi  90+4'
Report Germain  6'
Pied  30'
Ben Arfa  57'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 12,536
Referee: Antony Gautier
18 December 2015 19 Nice 1–0 Montpellier Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Boscagli  31'
Bodmer  42'
A. Mendy  64'
Report Ninga  7'
Martin  12'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 14,026
Referee: Tony Chapron
10 January 2016 20 Lille 1–1 Nice Villeneuve d'Ascq
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Benzia  11'
Corchia  68'
Pavard  90'
Report Hult  45'
N. Mendy  50'
Mallmann  62'
Seri  72'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 30,238
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
15 January 2016 21 Nice 2–1 Angers Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hult  59'
Cardinale  63'
Ben Arfa  80' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
Report Capelle  24'
Saïss  35'
Ndoye  63'
Manceau  82'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 13,600
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
23 January 2016 22 Nice 2–1 Lorient Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Baysse  18'
Ben Arfa  35'
Koziello  44'
Report Jouffre  24'
Koné  63'
N'Dong  81'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 13,871
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
31 January 2016 23 Caen 2–0 Nice Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rodelin  12'
Delort  41' (pen.)
Nkololo  80'
Report Bodmer  30'
Koziello  90+3'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 17,061
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
3 February 2016 24 Nice 1–0 Toulouse Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pied  70'
Ben Arfa  82'
Report Blin  71' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 12,828
Referee: François Letexier
6 February 2016 25 Monaco 1–0 Nice Fontvieille
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Dirar  48'  48'
Bakayoko  81'
Subašić  90+1'
Silva  90+2'
Moutinho  90+4'
Report Germain  8'
Cardinale  25'
Koziello  44'
Le Marchand  45+1'
Pied  80'
Ricardo  90+3'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 12,842
Referee: Tony Chapron
14 February 2016 26 Nice 1–1 Marseille Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Germain  58'
Ricardo  86'
Report Isla  28',  45+7'
Nkoulou  90+1'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 28,659
Referee: Benoît Millot
19 February 2016 27 Bordeaux 0–0 Nice Bordeaux
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Koziello  44'
Ranieri  90+1'
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 23,641
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
26 February 2016 28 Nice 0–2 Bastia Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Koziello  17'
Le Marchand  56'
Baysse  58'
Traoré  67'
Report Mostefa  25'
Modesto  27'
Cahuzac  57'
Diallo  61'
Ayité  64'
Danic  70'
Djiku  73'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 14,541
Referee: Antony Gautier
5 March 2016 29 Nice 2–1 Troyes Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Germain  12'
Boscagli  56'
Traoré  72'
Report Jean  27'
Dabo  29'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 13,160
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
12 March 2016 30 Montpellier 0–2 Nice Montpellier
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Martin  81'
Ninga  90+2'
Report Germain  62'
Pied  64'
Pléa  76'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 13,462
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
20 March 2016 31 Nice 3–0 Gazélec Ajaccio Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ben Arfa  14'
Pléa  66'
Pied  70'
Seri  88'
Report Touré  31'
Lemoigne  62'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 19,066
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
2 April 2016 32 Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 Nice Paris
16:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Ibrahimović  15', 34', 82'
David Luiz  48'
Silva  68'
Report Ben Arfa  18' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,919
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
10 April 2016 33 Nice 3–0 Gazélec Ajaccio Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ben Arfa  33' (pen.), 40', 56' Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 23,622
Referee: Clément Turpin
15 April 2016 34 Lyon 1–1 Nice Lyon
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Germain  18' Report Cornet  25'
Lacazette  45'
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 55,744
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
22 April 2016 35 Nice 2–0 Reims Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Germain  11'
Ben Arfa  56' (pen.)
Pied  85'
Report Weber  55'
Turan  58'
Traore  74'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,913
Referee: Benoît Bastien
30 April 2016 36 Nantes 1–0 Nice Nantes
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Thomasson  68'
Vizcarrondo  73'
Report Pied  88' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Referee: Antony Gautier
7 May 2016 37 Nice 2–0 Saint-Étienne Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Allianz Riviera
14 May 2016 38 Guingamp 2–3 Nice Guingamp
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Stade du Roudourou

Coupe de la Ligue

28 October 2015 Round of 32 Caen 1–2 Nice Caen
CET (UTC+01:00) Delort  14'
Adéoti  90+1'
Report A. Mendy  57', 90+2' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 10,098
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
15 December 2015 Round of 16 Guingamp 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Nice Guingamp
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Angoua  54'
Lemaître  62'
Salibur  89', 110'
Dembélé  93'
Report Mallmann  24'
A. Mendy  44', 93'
Le Marchand  49'
Baysse  72'
Boscagli  98'
Hult  109'
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 10,873
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
Penalties
De Pauw
Angoua
Sankharé
Dembélé
Lössl
Salibur
Germain
Ben Arfa
Pied
Seri
Boscagli
Le Marchand

Coupe de France

4 January 2016 Round of 64 Nice 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
Rennes Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) A. Mendy  38'
Koziello  41'  74'
Ben Arfa  117' (pen.)
Report Diagne  42'
Pedro Henrique  58'
Fernandes  81'
Boga  83'
André  114'
Armand  119'
Danzé  116'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 7,749
Referee: Clément Turpin
Penalties
Ben Arfa
Seri
N. Mendy
Wallyson
Baysse
Genevois
Honorat
Boscagli
Lloris
Quintero
Boga
Diagné
Dembélé
Armand
Janvier
André
M'Bengue
Gelson Fernandes

Goalscorers

Last updated 12 March 2016

Place Position Nation Number Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
1MF9Hatem Ben Arfa111012
2FW28Valère Germain100010
3FW15Alexandre Mendy1146
Own goals 3003
4MF26Vincent Koziello3003
FW14Alassane Pléa3003
5FW11Saïd Benrahma2002
MF8Mahamane Traoré2002
6MF6Jean Michaël Seri1001
FW10Mickaël Le Bihan1001
DF20Maxime Le Marchand1001
MF22Nampalys Mendy1001
DF24Mathieu Bodmer1001
DF25Romain Genevois1001
DF33Olivier Boscagli1001
MF13Niklas Hult1001
TOTALS 432449

References

  1. "Effectif pros" (in French). OGC Nice. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. OFFICIEL - Rafetraniaina prêté au Red Star
  3. Alexy Bosetti prêté à Sarpsborg 08 (off.)
  4. "Ligue 1 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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