2017–18 OGC Nice season

Nice
2017–18 season
Chairman Jean-Pierre Rivère
Manager Lucien Favre
Stadium Allianz Riviera
Ligue 1 8th
Coupe de France Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League Play-off round
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Mario Balotelli (18)

All:
Mario Balotelli (26)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 OGC Nice season was the 113th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.

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 France GK 28 May 1985 2014 2018 France Sochaux
30 Yoan Cardinale France GK 27 March 1994 2015 2018 Youth academy
40 Walter Benítez Argentina GK 19 March 1993 2016 Argentina Quilmes
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet France RB 12 February 1992 2016 2020 France Dijon
3 Gautier Lloris France CB 18 July 1995 2016 2018 Youth academy
4 Marlon Santos Brazil CB 7 September 1995 2017 2019 Spain Barcelona
12 Racine Coly Senegal CB / LB 8 December 1995 2017 Italy Brescia
15 Patrick Burner France RB / LB 11 April 1996 2016 2019 Youth academy
20 Maxime Le Marchand France CB / LB 11 October 1989 2015 2018 France Le Havre
23 Malang Sarr France CB 23 January 1999 2016 2021 Youth academy
24 Christophe Jallet France RB 31 October 1983 2017 France Lyon
31 Dante Brazil CB / LB 18 April 1983 2016 2019 Germany Wolfsburg
34 Romain Perraud France DF 22 September 1997 2016 Youth academy
Midfielders
5 Adrien Tameze France AM 4 November 1994 2017 2021 France Valenciennes
7 Allan Saint-Maximin France LW 12 March 1997 2017 2020 France Monaco
8 Pierre Lees-Melou France AM 25 May 1993 2017 2021 France Dijon
10 Wesley Sneijder Netherlands AM 9 June 1984 2017 Turkey Galatasaray
18 Rémi Walter France DM 26 April 1995 2016 2019 France Nancy
19 Vincent Marcel France MF 9 April 1997 2015 2021 Youth academy
21 Nampalys Mendy France DM 23 June 1992 2017 2018 England Leicester City
22 Arnaud Lusamba France AM 4 January 1997 2016 2021 France Nancy
25 Wylan Cyprien France CM 28 January 1995 2016 2021 France Lens
26 Vincent Koziello France CM 28 October 1995 2014 2019 Youth academy
33 Albert Rafetraniaina France DM 9 September 1996 2012 2018 Youth academy
Forwards
9 Mario Balotelli Italy ST 12 August 1990 2016 2018 England Liverpool
11 Bassem Srarfi Tunisia CM 25 June 1997 2017 2021 Tunisia Club Africain
14 Alassane Pléa France CF / RW 10 March 1993 2014 2021 France Lyon
27 Jean-Victor Makengo France CM 12 June 1998 2017 France Caen
29 Mickaël Le Bihan France CF 16 May 1990 2015 2019 France Le Havre
36 Mohamed Lamine Diaby France CF 19 January 2001 2017 Youth academy
37 Ignatius Ganago Cameroon CF 16 February 1999 2017 Youth academy
39 Hicham Mahou France FW 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

Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAZ NCE ZUL VIT
1 Italy Lazio 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 2–0 1–1
2 France Nice 6 3 0 3 12 7 +5 9 1–3 3–1 3–0
3 Belgium Zulte Waregem 6 2 1 3 8 13 5 7 3–2 1–5 1–1
4 Netherlands Vitesse 6 1 2 3 5 10 5 5 2–3 1–0 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Statistics

References

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