2017–18 OGC Nice season

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2017.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Contract until Signed from
Goalkeepers
16 Simon Pouplin GK (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 2014 2018 Sochaux
30 Yoan Cardinale GK (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 2015 2018 Youth academy
40 Walter Benítez GK (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 2016 Quilmes
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet RB (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 2016 2020 Dijon
3 Gautier Lloris CB (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 2016 2018 Youth academy
4 Marlon Santos CB (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 2017 2019 Barcelona
12 Racine Coly CB / LB (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 2017 Brescia
15 Patrick Burner RB / LB (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 2016 2019 Youth academy
20 Maxime Le Marchand CB / LB (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 2015 2018 Le Havre
23 Malang Sarr CB (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 2016 2021 Youth academy
24 Christophe Jallet RB (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 2017 Lyon
31 Dante CB / LB (1983-04-18) 18 April 1983 2016 2019 Wolfsburg
34 Romain Perraud DF (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 2016 Youth academy
Midfielders
5 Adrien Tameze AM (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 2017 2021 Valenciennes
7 Allan Saint-Maximin LW (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 2017 2020 Monaco
8 Pierre Lees-Melou AM (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 2017 2021 Dijon
10 Wesley Sneijder AM (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 2017 Galatasaray
18 Rémi Walter DM (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 2016 2019 Nancy
19 Vincent Marcel MF (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 2015 2021 Youth academy
21 Nampalys Mendy DM (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 2017 2018 Leicester City
22 Arnaud Lusamba AM (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 2016 2021 Nancy
25 Wylan Cyprien CM (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 2016 2021 Lens
26 Vincent Koziello CM (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 2014 2019 Youth academy
33 Albert Rafetraniaina DM (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 2012 2018 Youth academy
Forwards
9 Mario Balotelli ST (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 2016 2018 Liverpool
11 Bassem Srarfi CM (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 2017 2021 Club Africain
14 Alassane Pléa CF / RW (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 2014 2021 Lyon
27 Jean-Victor Makengo CM (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 2017 Caen
29 Mickaël Le Bihan CF (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 2015 2019 Le Havre
36 Mohamed Lamine Diaby CF (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 2017 Youth academy
37 Ignatius Ganago CF (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 2017 Youth academy
39 Hicham Mahou FW (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 2017 Youth academy

Transfers

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position
Final
position
First match Last match
Ligue 1 Matchday 1 8th 5 August 2017 19 May 2018
Coupe de France Round of 64 Round of 64 6 January 2018 6 January 2018
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16 Quarter-finals 13 December 2017 9 January 2018
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Play-off round 26 July 2017 22 August 2017
UEFA Europa League Group stage Round of 32 14 September 2017 22 February 2018

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Bordeaux 38 16 7 15 53 48 +5 55 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Saint-Étienne 38 15 10 13 47 50 3 55
8 Nice 38 15 9 14 53 52 +1 54
9 Nantes 38 14 10 14 36 41 5 52
10 Montpellier 38 11 18 9 36 33 +3 51
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[2]
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on 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 15 9 14 53 52  +1 54 10 3 6 29 23  +6 5 6 8 24 29  −5

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLWLWWDLLLLWDLWWWWDWDWLLLDDWWLWDDWDLWL
Position1415111711891014151716171814138666666799987877657768
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 August 2017 1 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Nice Saint-Étienne
20:00 Bamba  4'
Théophile-Catherine  12'
Selnæs  66'
Report Dante  70' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 25,879
Referee: François Letexier
11 August 2017 2 Nice 1–2 Troyes Nice
19:00 Pléa  63' (pen.)
Koziello  64'
Dante  90'
Report Niane  53'
Samassa  62'
Vizcarrondo  62'
Hérelle  77'
Khaoui  85'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,260
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
19 August 2017 3 Nice 2–0 Guingamp Nice
20:00 Pléa  45'
Walter  47'
Dante  74'
Jallet  83'
Report Didot  68' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,070
Referee: Benoît Millot
26 August 2017 4 Amiens 3–0 Nice Amiens
20:00 Kakuta  14'
Konaté  28', 88'
Ielsch  42'
Monconduit  57'
Dibassy  90+2'
Report Pléa  48'
Cardinale  54'
Sarr  67'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 9,397
Referee: Johan Hamel
9 September 2017 5 Nice 4–0 Monaco Nice
17:00 Balotelli  6' (pen.), 60',  69'
Jallet  11'
Pléa  18'
Ganago  85'
Report Sidibé  5'
Jorge  14'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 28,995
Referee: Clément Turpin
17 September 2017 6 Rennes 0–1 Nice Rennes
17:00 Prcić  35' Report Saint-Maximin  45+2'
Jallet  49'
Seri  69'
Balotelli  79'
Lees-Melou  85'
Souquet  90+3'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 24,892
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
22 September 2017 7 Nice 2–2 Angers Nice
19:00 Balotelli  39' (pen.),  62'
Le Marchand  47'
Cardinale  72'
Traoré  76' (o.g.)
Dante  90+1'
Report Pavlović  13',  75'
Toko Ekambi  34'
Tahrat  40'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,023
Referee: François Letexier
1 October 2017 8 Nice 2–4 Marseille Nice
21:00 Balotelli  4'
Seri  16'
Lees-Melou  32'
Pléa  50'
Report Ocampos  26', 44',  88'
Payet  36'
Lees-Melou  41' (o.g.)
Luiz Gustavo  48',  66'
Amavi  61'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 32,702
Referee: Benoît Bastien
15 October 2017 9 Montpellier 2–0 Nice Montpellier
17:00 Sessègnon  55'
Roussillon  61'
Mbenza  74',  76'
Hilton  87'
Report Dante  33' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 14,374
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
22 October 2017 10 Nice 1–2 Strasbourg Nice
15:00 Lees-Melou  54' (pen.) Report Da Costa  23', 49'
Seka  53'
Liénard  58'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 23,595
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
27 October 2017 11 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Nice Paris
20:45 Cavani  3', 31'
Dante  52' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,224
Referee: Tony Chapron
5 November 2017 12 Nice 1–0 Dijon Nice
15:00 Balotelli  40' (pen.),  89'
Koziello  47'
Report Xeka  66' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,987
Referee: Olivier Thual
19 November 2017 13 Caen 1–1 Nice Caen
15:00 Sankoh  25'
Djiku  81'
Rodelin  90+2'
Report Lees-Melou  40'
Tameze  55'
Benítez  75'
Pléa  78'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 15,144
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
26 November 2017 14 Nice 0–5 Lyon Nice
15:00 Marlon  12'  70'
Seri  22'
Dante  61'
Mendy  74'
Report Depay  5', 38'
Cornet  20',  22'
Mariano  27'
Marcelo  35'
Maolida  79'
Ferri  86'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 27,542
Referee: Frank Schneider
29 November 2017 15 Toulouse 1–2 Nice Toulouse
19:00 Delort  3'
Moubandje  29'
Cahuzac  75'
Amian  79'
Gradel  90'
Report Dante  37'  40'
Le Marchand  48'
Jallet  58'
Balotelli  80' (pen.)
Srarfi  90+1'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 10,336
Referee: Johan Hamel
2 December 2017 16 Nice 3–1 Metz Nice
20:00 Pléa  27'
Balotelli  56'
Saint-Maximin  71'
Report Roux  29'
Balliu  38'
Nguette  76'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 16,383
Referee: Mikael Lesage
10 December 2017 17 Nantes 1–2 Nice Nantes
17:00 Bammou  12'
Diego Carlos  67'
Report Lees-Melou  21'
Tameze  37'
Balotelli  40',  75'
Pléa  42'
Souquet  85'
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 19,723
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
17 December 2017 18 Nice 1–0 Bordeaux Nice
17:00 Balotelli  36',  42' Report Poundjé  80'
Jovanović  82'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,831
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
20 December 2017 19 Lille 1–1 Nice Lille
20:50 Thiago Maia  19'
 44'
El Ghazi  68'
Report Srarfi  38',  61'
Marlon  54'
Mendy  80'
Koziello  90+3'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 26,450
Referee: Frank Schneider
13 January 2018 20 Nice 1–0 Amiens Nice
20:00 Burner  37'
Lees-Melou  66'
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,340
Referee: Amaury Delerue
16 January 2018 21 Monaco 2–2 Nice Monaco
21:00 Glik  18'
Diakhaby  33',  75'
Keita  53'
Moutinho  63'
Falcao  90+2'
Report Cyprien  34'
Balotelli  47', 68',  61'
Le Marchand  57'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 10,533
Referee: François Letexier
21 January 2018 22 Nice 1–0 Saint-Étienne Nice
15:00 Cyprien  23'
Seri  59'
Balotelli  70'
Report Dioussé  73' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 23,254
Referee: Frank Schneider
27 January 2018 23 Metz 2–1 Nice Metz
20:00 Diagne  33'
Roux  50', 62',  51'
Niakhate  57'
Cohade  67'
Report Seri  15'
Burner  31'
Lees-Melou  38'
Balotelli  45+2',  58'
Dante  79'
Ganago  87'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Johan Hamel
3 February 2018 24 Nice 0–1 Toulouse Nice
20:00 Coly  52'
Tameze  59'
Report Sanogo  21'
Michelin  61'
Gradel  67'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,231
Referee: Antony Gautier
10 February 2018 25 Dijon 3–2 Nice Dijon
20:00 Djilobodji  33'
Tavares  61', 78' (pen.)
Amalfitano  80'
Kwon Chang-hoon  84'
Report Dante  42'
Lees-Melou  65'
Pléa  67'
Balotelli  74'
Marlon  80'
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 11,901
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
18 February 2018 26 Nice 1–1 Nantes Nice
15:00 Dante  6'
Pléa  63'
Lees-Melou  77'
Report Sala  26' (pen.) Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,966
Referee: Clément Turpin
25 February 2018 27 Bordeaux 0–0 Nice Bordeaux
15:00 Vada  78'
Pablo  78'
Report Coly  26'
Makengo  38'
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 23,027
Referee: Frank Schneider
2 March 2018 28 Nice 2–1 Lille Nice
19:00 Balotelli  5'
Marlon  21'
Cyprien  28',  80'
Coly  73'
Report Mothiba  35'
Araújo  51'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,314
Referee: Thomas Léonard
11 March 2018 29 Guingamp 2–5 Nice Guingamp
15:00 Grenier  9' (pen.)
Briand  40'
Tabanou  61'
Martins Pereira  75'
Marlon  83' (o.g.)
Report Pléa  24', 47', 58', 90+2'
Sacko  28'
Srarfi  86'
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 13,656
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
18 March 2018 30 Nice 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
13:00 Saint-Maximin  17' Report Di María  21'
Verratti  74'
Dani Alves  82'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 33,478
Referee: François Letexier
1 April 2018 31 Troyes 0–2 Nice Troyes
17:00 Deplagne  29' Report Pléa  16', 83' Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 11,013
Referee: Johan Hamel
8 April 2018 32 Nice 1–1 Rennes Nice
15:00 Pléa  17'
Souquet  37'
Lees-Melou  69'
Le Marchand  78'
Dante  90+5'
Report Gelin  9'
Bourigeaud  27'
Khazri  45'
Sarr  82'
André  90+3'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
13 April 2018 33 Angers 1–1 Nice Angers
20:45 Fulgini  84'
Guillaume  90+1'
Report Lees-Melou  38'
Pléa  68',  86'
Benítez  77'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 12,754
Referee: Clément Turpin
22 April 2018 34 Nice 1–0 Montpellier Nice
15:00 Lees-Melou  59' Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,285
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
28 April 2018 35 Strasbourg 1–1 Nice Strasbourg
20:00 Saadi  21'
Liénard  60'
Seka  64'
Report Marlon  29'
Balotelli  59' (pen.),  60'
Souquet  76'
Seri  79'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,386
Referee: Amaury Delerue
6 May 2018 36 Marseille 2–1 Nice Marseille
17:00 Germain  13'
Kamara  39'
Payet  72'
Report Balotelli  5',  40' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,305
Referee: Antony Gautier
12 May 2018 37 Nice 4–1 Caen Nice
21:00 Balotelli  3', 11' (pen.)
Saint-Maximin  36'
Seri  72'
Report Guilbert  35'
Diomandé  54'
Kouakou  76'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,570
Referee: Frank Schneider
19 May 2018 38 Lyon 3–2 Nice Décines-Charpieu
21:00 Morel  40'
Depay  48', 65', 86'
Rafael  70'
Ferri  71'
Report Pléa  18', 89',  70'
Balotelli  20'
Benítez  53'
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 56,953
Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France

6 January 2018 Round of 64 Toulouse 1–0 Nice Toulouse
14:15 Somália  51' Report Tameze  65'
Dante  82'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 8,318
Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Coupe de la Ligue

13 December 2017 Round of 16 Lille 1–1
(2–3 p)
Nice Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:05 Luiz Araújo  7',  46' Report Marlon  27'
Balotelli  58'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 9,651
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
Penalties
Luiz Araújo
Alonso
Mendes
El Ghazi
Bissouma
Lees-Melou
Cyprien
Pléa
Seri
9 January 2018 Quarter-finals Nice 1–2 Monaco Nice
21:00 Burner  12'
Pléa  18'
Report Lemar  3'
Diakhaby  37',  45'
Lopes  80'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 19,686
Referee: Clément Turpin

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

26 July 2017 First leg Nice 1–1 Ajax Nice, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Balotelli  30',  32'
Eysseric  41'
Report Van de Beek  49',  78'
De Ligt  66'
Schöne  69'
Sánchez  78'
Veltman  90+1'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 31,342
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
2 August 2017 Second leg Ajax 2–2
(3–3 (a) agg.)
Nice Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sánchez  9',  57'
Ziyech  22'
Van de Beek  26'
Report Souquet  3'
Sarr  18'
Koziello  38'
Eysseric  60'
Marcel  79'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,845
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

Play-off round

16 August 2017 First leg Napoli 2–0 Nice Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mertens  13'
Insigne  63'
Jorginho  70' (pen.)
Report Pléa  65'  80'
Koziello  80'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 49,324
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
22 August 2017 Second leg Nice 0–2
(0–4 agg.)
Napoli Nice, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Seri  8'
Lees-Melou  82'
Report Callejón  48'
Koulibaly  84'
Insigne  89'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 32,103
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAZ NCE ZUL VIT
1 Lazio 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 2–0 1–1
2 Nice 6 3 0 3 12 7 +5 9 1–3 3–1 3–0
3 Zulte Waregem 6 2 1 3 8 13 5 7 3–2 1–5 1–1
4 Vitesse 6 1 2 3 5 10 5 5 2–3 1–0 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2017 1 Zulte Waregem 1–5 Nice Waregem, Belgium
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Leya Iseka  46',  76' Report Pléa  16', 20'
Dante  28'
Balotelli  38',  74'
Saint-Maximin  54',  69'
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 9,072
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
28 September 2017 2 Nice 3–0 Vitesse Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pléa  16', 82'
Balotelli  25'
Saint-Maximin  45'
Report Serero  30' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 15,006
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
20 October 2016 3 Nice 1–3 Lazio Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Balotelli  4'
Mendy  78'
Report Caicedo  5'
Milinković-Savić  65', 89'
Luiz Felipe  86'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,386
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
2 November 2017 4 Lazio 1–0 Nice Rome, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Lucas  75'
Le Marchand  90+2' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 21,327
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
23 November 2017 5 Nice 3–1 Zulte Waregem Nice, France
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Balotelli  5' (pen.), 31'
Tameze  86'
Report Hämäläinen  81' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,274
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
7 December 2017 6 Vitesse 1–0 Nice Arnhem, Netherlands
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Lelieveld  40'
Castaignos  84'
Report Srarfi  55'
Makengo  68'
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 17,564
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Knockout phase

Round of 32
15 February 2018 First leg Nice 2–3 Lokomotiv Moscow Nice, France
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Balotelli  4', 28' (pen.)
Coly  67'
Report Pejčinović  27'
Fernandes  45' (pen.), 69', 77'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 16,918
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
22 February 2018 Second leg Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0
(4–2 agg.)
Nice Moscow, Russia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Denisov  8',  30'
Fernandes  45+1'
Report Balotelli  32'
Sarr  90+3'
Lees-Melou  90+3'
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 18,104
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

References

  1. "Squad". OGC Nice.
  2. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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