2016–17 OGC Nice season

Nice
2016–17 season
Chairman Jean-Pierre Rivère
Manager Lucien Favre
Stadium Allianz Riviera
Ligue 1 3rd
Coupe de France Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16
UEFA Europa League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Mario Balotelli (14)

All:
Mario Balotelli (16)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 OGC Nice season was the 112th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 August 2016.
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
1 Mouez Hassen France GK 5 March 1995 2013 2017 Youth academy
16 Simon Pouplin France GK 28 May 1985 2014 2018 France Sochaux
30 Yoan Cardinale France GK 27 March 1994 2015 2017 Youth academy
40 Walter Daniel Benítez Argentina GK 19 March 1993 2016 Argentina Quilmes
Defenders
Malang Sarr France CB 23 January 1999 2016 Youth academy
2 Arnaud Souquet France RB 12 February 1992 2016[1] France Dijon
3 Gautier Lloris France CB 18 July 1995 2016 2017 Youth academy
4 Paul Baysse France CB / RB 18 May 1988 2015 2018 France Saint-Étienne
15 Lucas Rougeaux France CB 10 March 1994 2012 2017 Youth academy
20 Maxime Le Marchand France CB / LB 11 October 1989 2015[2] 2018 France Le Havre
21 Ricardo Portugal RB 6 October 1993 2015[3] 2017 Portugal Porto
24 Mathieu Bodmer France CB 22 November 1982 2013[4] 2017 France Paris Saint-Germain
28 Olivier Boscagli France CB 18 November 1997 2015 Youth academy
29 Dalbert Brazil LB 8 September 1993 2016[5] Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
31 Dante Brazil CB / LB 18 April 1983 2016 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
33 Patrick Burner France RB / LB 11 April 1996 2016 2019 Youth academy
Midfielders
5 Younès Belhanda Morocco AM 25 February 1990 2016 2017 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
6 Jean Michaël Seri Ivory Coast CM 19 July 1991 2015 2019 Portugal Paços de Ferreira
7 Julien Vercauteren Belgium RW 12 January 1993 2014[6] 2018 Belgium Lierse
8 Arnaud Lusamba France AM 4 January 1997 2016[7] France Nancy
12 Albert Rafetraniaina France DM 9 September 1996 2012 Youth academy
13 Valentin Eysseric France CAM 25 March 1992 2013[8] 2017 France Monaco
18 Rémi Walter France DM 26 April 1995 2016[9] 2019 France Nancy
25 Wylan Cyprien France CM 28 January 1995 2016 France Lens
26 Vincent Koziello France CM 28 October 1995 2014 2018 Youth academy
33 Vincent Marcel France RW 9 April 1997 2015 Youth academy
Forwards
9 Mario Balotelli Italy ST 12 August 1990 2016 2017 England Liverpool
10 Mickaël Le Bihan France CF 16 May 1990 2015 France Le Havre
11 Saïd Benrahma Algeria RW / CF 10 August 1995 2013 2018 Youth academy
14 Alassane Pléa France CF / RW 10 March 1993 2014 2018 France Lyon
19 Bryan Constant France CF / AM 27 March 1994 2013 2017 Youth academy
22 Anastasios Donis Greece SS / LW / RW 29 August 1996 2016[10] 2017 Italy Juventus
23 Alexy Bosetti France CF 23 April 1993 2012 2017 Youth academy
27 Dorian Caddy France CF 20 March 1995 2016 2019 Youth academy

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
13 July 2016 DF Brazil Dalbert 22 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães [11]
19 July 2016 MF France Arnaud Lusamba 19 France Nancy €2,500,000 [12]
25 July 2016 MF France Arnaud Souquet 24 France Dijon [1]
27 July 2016 MF France Wylan Cyprien 21 France Lens [13]
22 August 2016 DF Brazil Dante 32 Germany VfL Wolfsburg [14]
31 August 2016 FW Italy Mario Balotelli 26 England Liverpool Free[15] One-year contract [15] [16]
31 August 2016 MF Morocco Younès Belhanda 26 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan, with option to buy [17]

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
21 June 2016 FW France Alexandre Mendy 22 France Guingamp [18]
30 June 2016 MF Sweden Niklas Hult 22 Greece Panathinaikos [19]
1 July 2016 FW France Hatem Ben Arfa 29 France Paris Saint-Germain Free [20]
3 July 2016 MF France Nampalys Mendy 24 England Leicester City £13,000,000 [21]
19 August 2016 DF France Kévin Gomis 27 Scotland Dundee [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season preparations began on June 29, with new manager Lucien Favre taking charge. The first ten days were spent in Fontenay-le-Comte before moving to Divonne-les-Bains, where they played their first friendly against Servette. Following the match, the team moved to Nice for the remainder of the pre-season.[23]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position
Final
position
First match Last match
Ligue 1 Matchday 1 3rd 12 August 2016 20 May 2017
Coupe de France Round of 64 Round of 64 8 January 2017 8 January 2017
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16 Round of 16 14 December 2016 14 December 2016
UEFA Europa League Group stage Group stage 15 September 2016 8 December 2016

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monaco (C) 38 30 5 3 107 31 +76 95 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 27 6 5 83 27 +56 87
3 Nice 38 22 12 4 63 36 +27 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Lyon 38 21 4 13 77 48 +29 67 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Marseille 38 17 11 10 57 41 +16 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[24]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since the winners of the 2016–17 Coupe de France and the 2016–17 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 22 12 4 63 36  +27 78 13 4 1 39 16  +23 9 8 3 24 20  +4

Last updated: 20 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDWDWWWWWWLWDWWDWDDDWLWDWWWDDWWWDWLLD
Position43322111111111111112222222223333333333

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCH KRA SAL NCE
1 Germany Schalke 04 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 3–1 2–0
2 Russia Krasnodar 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 0–1 1–1 5–2
3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 2–0 0–1 0–1
4 France Nice 6 2 0 4 5 11 6 6 0–1 2–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la LigueEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
30 GK France Yoan Cardinale 11090000020
Defenders
2 DF France Arnaud Souquet 2020000000
4 DF France Paul Baysse 11090000020
23 DF Portugal Ricardo 9171000020
24 DF France Mathieu Bodmer 805+2000000+10
29 DF Brazil Dalbert 11090000020
31 DF Brazil Dante 8060000020
34 DF France Malang Sarr 11191000020
Midfielders
5 MF Morocco Younès Belhanda 814+2100001+10
6 MF Ivory Coast Jean Michaël Seri 9171000020
8 MF France Arnaud Lusamba 402+20000000
13 MF France Valentin Eysseric 813+500000010
18 MF France Rémi Walter 704+2000000+10
25 MF France Wylan Cyprien 1127+2100001+11
26 MF France Vincent Koziello 815+11000020
33 MF France Vincent Marcel 1010000000
Forwards
9 ST Italy Mario Balotelli 6645000021
14 FW France Alassane Pléa 1136+3300001+10
22 FW Greece Anastasios Donis 300+30000000
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 14 October 2016[30]
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de Ligue Europa League Total
1 9 ST Italy Mario Balotelli 15 0 1 1 17
2 14 FW France Alassane Pléa 11 1 1 1 14
3 14 MF France Wylan Cyprien 8 0 0 1 9
4 6 MF Ivory Coast Jean Michaël Seri 7 0 0 0 7
5 22 FW Greece Anastasios Donis 5 0 0 0 5
6 13 MF France Valentin Eysseric 4 0 0 0 4
7 5 MF Morocco Younès Belhanda 3 0 0 0 3
10 FW France Mickaël Le Bihan 3 0 0 0 3
9 4 DF France Paul Baysse 2 0 0 0 2
23 DF Portugal Ricardo 2 0 0 0 2
11 34 DF France Malang Sarr 1 0 0 0 1
26 MF France Vincent Koziello 1 0 0 0 1
2 DF France Arnaud Souquet 1 0 0 0 1
23 FW France Alexy Bosetti 0 0 0 1 1
20 DF France Maxime Le Marchand 0 0 0 1 1

Last updated: 8 June 2017

Clean sheets

Rank No. Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de Ligue Europa League Total
1 30 France Yoan Cardinale 13 0 0 0 13

Last updated: 14 October 2016[31]

References

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  2. "Maxime Le Marchand officiellement niçois". L'Équipe (in French). 25 June 2015.
  3. "Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto) prêté deux ans à Nice". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2015.
  4. "Mathieu Bodmer est nicois" (in French). OGC Nice. 10 September 2013.
  5. "Dalbert officiellemnt niçois" (in French). OGC Nice. 13 July 2016.
  6. "Julien Vercauteren officiellement niçois" (in French). OGC Nice. 12 June 2014.
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  8. "Eysseric prêté à Nice". L'Équipe (in French). 23 August 2012.
  9. "Rémi Walter a signé à Nice" (in French). PGC Nice. 17 January 2016.
  10. "Transfert : Anastasios Donis prêté à Nice". L'Équipe (in French). 20 July 2016.
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  12. "Arnaud Lusamba (Nancy) va signer à Nice". L'Équipe (in French). 19 July 2016.
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  14. "Dante a l'OGC Nice" (in French). OGC Nice. 22 August 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Mario Balotelli completes move from Liverpool to Nice on free transfer". The Guardian. 31 August 2016.
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  20. "Hatem Ben Arfa: former Newcastle United forward signs for PSG". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  21. "Leicester City sign Nampalys Mendy from OGC Nice on four-year deal". ESPN FC. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  22. "Kevin Gomis en Ecosse" (in French). OGC Nice. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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  24. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  25. "Red Bull Salzburg vs. Krasnodar". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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  31. http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/stats?competition=43&season=20160&category=GOALKEEPING&pos=Goalie&team=0&isOpp=0&sort=12&sortOrder=0
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