2017–18 FC Nantes season

The 2017–18 FC Nantes season was the 74th professional season of the club since its creation in 1943, and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.[1]

Nantes
2017–18 season
ChairmanWaldemar Kita
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
StadiumLa Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32 (Eliminated by Auxerre)
Coupe de la LigueThird Round (Eliminated by Tours)
Top goalscorerLeague: Emiliano Sala (12)
All: Emiliano Sala (14)
Highest home attendance34,486 vs. Paris Saint-Germain (14 January 2018)
Lowest home attendance13,618 vs. Auxerre (23 January 2018)

Players
Main article: List of FC Nantes players

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Maxime Dupé
2 DF David Alcibiade
3 DF Diego Carlos
4 DF Nicolas Pallois
5 DF Koffi Djidji
6 DF Lucas Lima
7 MF Jules Iloki
8 MF Adrien Thomasson
9 FW Emiliano Sala
10 FW Yacine Bammou
11 MF Alexander Kačaniklić
12 DF Chidozie Awaziem (on loan from Porto)
13 DF Wilfried Moimbé
14 FW Yassine El Ghanassy
15 DF Léo Dubois (captain)
16 GK Alexandre Olliero
No. Position Player
17 DF Anthony Walongwa
18 MF Samuel Moutoussamy
19 MF Abdoulaye Touré
20 MF Andrei Girotto
21 MF Rene Krhin (on loan from Granada)
22 FW Préjuce Nakoulma
23 FW Joris Kayembe
24 MF Alexis Alégué
25 DF Enock Kwateng
26 FW Kalifa Coulibaly
28 MF Valentin Rongier
29 MF Najib Gandi
30 GK Ciprian Tătărușanu
31 FW Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
33 FW Santy Ngom
40 GK Quentin Braat

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
— MF Queensy Menig (at Oldham Athletic until 30 June 2018)
— FW Mariusz Stępiński (at Chievo Verona until 30 June 2018)

Competitions

Overall

Ligue 1
Main article: 2017–18 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
11 Dijon 38 13 9 16 55 73 −18 48
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]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 10 14 36 41  −5 52 8 4 7 15 17  −2 6 6 7 21 24  −3

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Results

Results by match
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GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLLWDWWWWDWLWLLWDLWWLDLWLDDLDWDLLDDLLWW
Position191915158764535555555555555555675688991010109
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
6 August 2017 1Lille3–0NantesVilleneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 Alonso  48'
Benzia  61'
De Préville  67' (pen.)
El Ghazi  70',  71'		 Report Pallois  40'
Nakoulma  58'
Gillet  75'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 30,683
Referee: Benoît Millot
12 August 2017 2Nantes0–1MarseilleNantes
17:00 Lucas Lima  15' Report Sanson  60'
Ocampos  87'
Rolando  90+3'
Luiz Gustavo  90+4'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 33,654
Referee: Frank Schneider
19 August 2017 3Troyes0–1NantesTroyes
20:00 Darbion  79' Report Awaziem  34'
Sala  81'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 11,035
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
26 August 2017 4Nantes0–0LyonNantes
17:15 Girotto  31' Report Tete  68' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,718
Referee: Antony Gautier
9 September 2017 5Montpellier0–1NantesMontpellier
20:00 Mukiele  33'
Sio  84'		 Report Sala  42'
Gandi  69'
Diego Carlos  76'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 10,298
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
16 September 2017 6Nantes1–0CaenNantes
20:00 Girotto  73' Report Repas  26'
Aït Bennasser  87'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 20,245
Referee: Olivier Thual
24 September 2017 7Strasbourg1–2NantesStrasbourg
17:00 Da Costa  10'
Seka  47'		 Report Thomasson  13'
Dubois  24'
Girotto  40'		 Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 23,408
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
30 September 2017 8Nantes1–0MetzNantes
20:00 Sala  3'
Lucas Lima  90'
Girotto  90+3'		 Report Assou-Ekotto  47'  52'
Cohade  65'
Balliu  90+6'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 22,104
Referee: Johan Hamel
15 October 2017 9Bordeaux1–1NantesBordeaux
15:00 Pellenard  24'
De Préville  26'
Malcom  47'
Lewczuk  84'		 Report Krhin  19'
Nakoulma  45+2'
Thomasson  71'		 Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,046
Referee: Karim Abed
21 October 2017 10Nantes2–1GuingampNantes
20:00 Awaziem  9'
Nakoulma  43'
Touré  49',  86'
Diego Carlos  71'		 Report Kerbrat  26'
Camara  70'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 27,711
Referee: Amaury Delerue
28 October 2017 11Dijon1–0NantesDijon
20:00 Tavares  21'
Amalfitano  60'
Yambéré  65'
Haddadi  90'		 Report Touré  71'
Sala  86'
Dubois  90'		 Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 11,764
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
4 November 2017 12Nantes2–1ToulouseNantes
20:00 Thomasson  16'
Krhin  40'
Iloki  57'
Sala  67'		 Report Yago  4'
Imbula  31'
Sanogo  55'
Diop  58'
Blin  60'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 21,390
Referee: Antony Gautier
18 November 2017 13Paris Saint-Germain4–1NantesParis
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Cavani  38', 79'
Di María  42'
Berchiche  49'
Pastore  65'
Verratti  74'		 Report Pallois  49'
Nakoulma  60'
Awaziem  63'
Djidji  65'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,680
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
25 November 2017 14Rennes2–1NantesRennes
17:00 Traoré  3'
Khazri  51', 88',  90+4'
Lea Siliki  67'		 Report Nakoulma  31'
Dubois  40'
Pallois  51'  57'
Sala  73' (pen.)
Thomasson  82'		 Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 26,151
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
29 November 2017 15Nantes1–0MonacoNantes
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lucas Lima  90+2' Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Benoît Millot
3 December 2017 16Saint-Étienne1–1NantesSaint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pajot  38'
Janko  51'
Lacroix  58'
Selnæs  80'
Dabo  88'		 Report Sala  61'
Awaziem  72'		 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,085
Referee: François Letexier
10 December 2017 17Nantes1–2NiceNantes
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 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: Jerome Miguelgorry
17 December 2017 18Nantes1–0AngersNantes
15:00 Girotto  13'
Sala  24' (pen.)
Bammou  45+1'  65'		 Report Thomas  9'
Tait  24'
Crivelli  63'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 24,285
Referee: Karim Abed
20 December 2017 19Amiens0–1NantesAmiens
20:50 Gouano  13'
Manzala  79'
El Hajjam  86'		 Report Lucas Lima  40'
Dubois  89'
Sala  90+2'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 8,865
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
14 January 2018 20Nantes0–1Paris Saint-GermainNantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Diego Carlos  30'  90+1'
Pallois  41'		 Report Di María  12'
Verratti  15'
Dani Alves  60'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,486
Referee: Tony Chapron
17 January 2018 21Toulouse1–1NantesToulouse
17:00 Diop  5'
Sangaré  40'
Sylla  60'
Gradel  90+5' (pen.)		 Report Krhin  14',  19'
Touré  39'
Diego Carlos  54'
Girotto  90'		 Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 13,742
Referee: Thomas Léonard
20 January 2018 22Nantes0–1BordeauxNantes
17:00 Pallois  88' Report De Préville  26'
Laborde  36'
Lerager  80'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 26,076
Referee: Johan Hamel
27 January 2018 23Guingamp0–3NantesGuingamp
20:00 Diallo  50'
Ikoko  64'		 Report Diego Carlos  17'
Krhin  30'
Pallois  40'
Thomasson  61'
Sala  86' (pen.)
Ngom  90+3'		 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 13,761
Referee: Benoît Millot
4 February 2018 24Caen3–2NantesCaen
17:00 Djiku  22'
Santini  35' (pen.)
Da Silva  52', 80'		 Report Bammou  31', 58'
Dubois  33'
Diego Carlos  48'		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Karim Abed
11 February 2018 25Nantes2–2LilleNantes
17:00 Sala  16', 71' Report Benzia  43'
Mothiba  67'
Pépé  81'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 22,655
Referee: Mikael Lesage
18 February 2018 26Nice1–1NantesNice
15:00 Dante  6'
Pléa  63'
Lees-Melou  77'		 Report Sala  26' (pen.) Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,966
Referee: Clément Turpin
24 February 2018 27Nantes0–1AmiensNantes
20:00 Girotto  11'
Pallois  61'		 Report Monconduit  38'
Kakuta  45+1',  67'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 18,830
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
4 March 2018 28Marseille1–1NantesMarseille
21:00 Gustavo  4'
Rami  55'
Amavi  69'
Thauvin  90+5'		 Report Dubois  11',  35'
Pallois  39'  90+5'
Girotto  87'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 35,232
Referee: Antony Gautier
10 March 2018 29Nantes1–0TroyesNantes
20:00 Sala  86' Report Walter  7' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 17,776
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
18 March 2018 30Metz1–1NantesMetz
15:00 Roux  12'
Rivierez  13'
Diagne  54'		 Report Rongier  23' Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Benoît Millot
1 April 2018 31Nantes0–3Saint-ÉtienneNantes
17:00 Thomasson  56'
Rongier  61'
Bammou  67'		 Report Debuchy  17'
Cabella  54', 63'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 31,043
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
7 April 2018 32Monaco2–1NantesMonaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jorge  38'
Falcao  42'
Lopes  45'
Glik  59'
Jemerson  73'
Subašić  90+4'		 Report Thomasson  32'
Krhin  48'
Dubois  87'
Sala  90+4'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,557
Referee: François Letexier
14 April 2018 33Nantes1–1DijonNantes
20:00 Nakoulma  33' Report Kwon  61' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 19,209
Referee: Olivier Thual
20 April 2018 34Nantes1–1RennesNantes
19:30 Nakoulma  29'
Sala  40'  46'
Thomasson  42',  43'
Girotto  44'
Ngom  90+1'		 Report Sakho  68'
Prcic  71'
Pallois  81' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 32,431
Referee: Benoît Bastien
28 April 2018 35Lyon2–0NantesDécines-Charpieu
17:00 Depay  40'
Morel  59'
Traoré  69'		 Report El Ghanassy  77' Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 50,443
Referee: Antony Gautier
6 May 2018 36Nantes0–2MontpellierNantes
17:00 Report Cozza  41'
Dolly  51'
Mbenza  63'
Mendes  82'
Poaty  86'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 19,895
Referee: Frank Schneider
12 May 2018 37Angers0–2NantesAngers
21:00 Report Djidji  4'
Lucas Lima  50'
Coulibaly  62'		 Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 15,550
Referee: Benoît Millot
19 May 2018 38Nantes1–0StrasbourgNantes
21:00 Dubois  32' Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 19,595
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France
7 January 2018 Round of 64US Municipale Senlis0–4NantesBeauvais
17:30 CET Report Bammou  28'
Rongier  36'
Sala  81', 90'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
23 January 2018 Round of 32Nantes3–4AuxerreNantes
18:30 CET Thomasson  38', 65'
Dubois  51'
Lucas Lima  70'		 Report Touré  3'
Konaté  6'
Pallois  32' (o.g.)
Westberg  32'
Ayé  34'
Sangaré  76'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 13,618
Referee: Amaury Delerue

Coupe de la Ligue
25 October 2017 Third RoundTours3–1NantesTours
21:05 CEST Miguel  4'
Mancini  6'
Raveloson  17'
Bouazza  19'		 Report Lucas Lima  35' (pen.)
Walongwa  50'  57'
Alcibiade  77'		 Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Attendance: 9,477
Referee: Thomas Léonard

References
  1. "France - FC Nantes - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". soccerway.com. Soccerway.
  2. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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