2018–19 FC Nantes season

The 2018–19 FC Nantes season was the 75th professional season of the club since its creation in 1943, and the club's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.[1]

Nantes
2018–19 season
ChairmanWaldemar Kita
ManagerVahid Halilhodžić
StadiumStade de la Beaujoire
Ligue 112th
Coupe de FranceSemi-finals
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emiliano Sala (12)
All:
Emiliano Sala (13)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 34,471
(17 April 2019 v. PSG)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 15,780
(8 January 2019 v. Montpellier)
All: 9,141
(5 February 2019 v. Toulouse, CdF Ro16)
Average home league attendance25,184
Biggest win5–0
(4 Nov 2018 v. Guingamp)
Biggest defeat0–3 (thrice)
(7 Oct 2018 at Bordeaux)
(30 Nov 2018 at Saint-Étienne)
(3 Apr 2019 at PSG, CdF SF)

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 Fábio
3 DF Diego Carlos
4 DF Nicolas Pallois
5 DF Kara Mbodji (on loan from Anderlecht)
6 DF Lucas Lima
7 FW Kalifa Coulibaly
8 FW Joris Kayembe
9 FW Emiliano Sala
10 FW Abdul Majeed Waris (on loan from Porto)
11 MF Alexander Kačaniklić
12 MF Gabriel Boschilia (on loan from Monaco)
13 DF Matt Miazga (on loan from Chelsea)
14 DF Charles Traoré
15 FW Randal Kolo
16 GK Alexandre Olliero
No. Position Player
17 MF Lucas Evangelista
18 MF Samuel Moutoussamy
19 MF Abdoulaye Touré
20 MF Andrei Girotto
21 MF Rene Krhin
22 FW Anthony Limbombe
23 MF Abdoulaye Dabo
25 DF Enock Kwateng
26 DF Anthony Walongwa
27 FW Santy Ngom
28 MF Valentin Rongier (captain)
29 DF Batista Mendy
30 GK Ciprian Tătărușanu
31 FW Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
34 DF Thomas Basila
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
DF Koffi Djidji (at Torino until 30 June 2019)
MF Alexis Alégué (at Tours until 30 June 2019)
MF Yassine El Ghanassy (at Al-Raed until 30 June 2019)

Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2018–19 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Rennes 38 13 13 12 55 52 +3 52 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
11 Strasbourg 38 11 16 11 58 48 +10 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
12 Nantes 38 13 9 16 48 48 0 48
13 Angers 38 10 16 12 44 49 −5 46
14 Bordeaux 38 10 11 17 34 42 −8 41
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 scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.[2]
Notes:
  1. Rennes qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de France.
  2. Strasbourg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 9 16 48 48  0 48 9 4 6 35 24  +11 4 5 10 13 24  −11

Last updated: 24 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by match
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GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLLDWDLLDLWWWDDLWLWLLLDWLLWDWLLLWWWWDDL
Position1620171617181919191813101010121211111113141414141414141415151614131211101112
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2019. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2018 1Nantes1–3MonacoNantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diego  74'
Sala  90+2'		 Report Lopes  69'
Jovetić  80'
Falcao  83'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 32,760
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
18 August 2018 2Dijon2–0NantesDijon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Tavares  8', 74' Report Diego Carlos  43'
A. Touré  78'		 Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 13,617
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
25 August 2018 3Nantes1–1CaenNantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Coulibaly  5'
Waris  69'
Sala  80' (pen.)		 Report Baysse  26',  79'
Crivelli  37'
Djiku  73'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 19,674
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
1 September 2018 4Strasbourg2–3NantesStrasbourg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ajorque  21'
Martin  57'
da Costa  81'		 Report Stefan Mitrović  34' (o.g.)
Lucas Lima  43'
Evangelista  45+2'
Kwateng  57'
Sala  59'		 Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,031
Referee: Olivier Thual
16 September 2018 5Nantes0–0ReimsNantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diego  23'
Rongier  72'
Miazga  77'		 Report Chavarría  56'
Doumbia  63'
Chavalerin  73'
Cafaro  87'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 18,981
Referee: Eric Wattellier
22 September 2018 6Lille2–1NantesVilleneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) J. Fonte  9'
Mendes  17'
Ballo-Touré  49'
Xeka  63'
Ikoné  68'		 Report Diego  27'
Krhin  33'
Miazga  50'
Coulibaly  82',  90+5'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 27,353
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 September 2018 7Nantes1–2NiceNantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sala  57'
Miazga  78'		 Report Jallet  31'
Lees-Melou  36'
Coly  52'
Makengo  69'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 16,604
Referee: Mikael Lesage
29 September 2018 8Lyon1–1NantesDécines-Charpieu
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Aouar  22'
Morel  29'
Diop  34'
Fekir  87'		 Report Lucas Lima  16'
Boschilia  62'
Tătărușanu  75'
Miazga  78'
Fàbio  90+2'		 Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 50,319
Referee: Frank Schneider
7 October 2018 9Bordeaux3–0NantesBordeaux
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Karamoh  5'
Kamano  7',  42' (pen)
Kalu  82'		 Report Miazga  41' Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 18,307
Referee: François Letexier
20 October 2018 10Nantes4–0ToulouseNantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sala  25', 71', 77.'
Boschilia  38'
Rongier  45+1'
Lucas Lima  51'
Limbombe  66'		 Report Mbia  38' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 22,613
Referee: Benoît Bastien
27 October 2018 11Amiens1–2NantesAmiens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Adénon  36'
Bodmer  81'		 Report Boschilia  16',  30'
Kwateng  20'
Sala  71'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
4 November 2018 12Nantes5–0GuingampNantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Sala  43' (pen.), 84'
Rongier  63'
A. Touré  70'
Girotto  78'		 Report Blas  32'
Traoré  41'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 25,753
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
11 November 2018 13Rennes1–1NantesRennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Johansson  8'
Zeffane  51'
André  53'
Bensebaini  59'
Grenier  64'		 Report A. Touré  7'
Sala  16'
Kwateng  21'
Diego  56'		 Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 23,270
Referee: Karim Abed
24 November 2018 14Nantes1–1AngersNantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Limbombe  23'
Waris  85',  89'		 Report Bahoken  5',  36'
Santamaria  25'
Pavlović  72'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 23,682
Referee: Clément Turpin
30 November 2018 15Saint-Étienne3–0NantesSaint-Étienne
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Cabella  60'
Berić  72'
Khazri  84'
Kolodziejczak  90'		 Report Pallois  20'
Lucas Lima  82'		 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 21,884
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
5 December 2018 16Nantes3–2MarseilleNantes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Sala  30'
Touré  45+1'
Boschilia  63'		 Report Strootman  15'
Sanson  28'
Thauvin  36' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 32,663
Referee: François Letexier
8 December 2018 17NîmesPostponedNantesNîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières
15 December 2018 18NantesPostponedMontpellierNantes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
22 December 2018 19Paris Saint-Germain1–0NantesParis
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Mbappé  68'
Thiago Silva  88'
Marquinhos  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,511
Referee: Karim Abed
8 January 2019 18Nantes2–0MontpellierNantes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Waris  62'
Touré  64'
Pallois  81'		 Report Mendes  11'
Laborde  19'
Lasne  88'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 15,780
Referee: Willy Delajod
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 15 December 2018, was postponed due to security concerns as a result of the yellow vests movement.[3]
13 January 2019 20Nantes0–1RennesNantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Girotto  38'
Pallois  85'
Lucas Lima  90'
Waris  90+1'
Fábio  90+1'		 Report Da Silva  13'
André  32'
Grenier  45'
Niang  52'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 31,195
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
16 January 2019 17Nîmes1–0NantesNîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Alakouch  64'
Depres  86'		 Report Coulibaly  2'  45+2'
Pallois  77'
Diego  90+3'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,806
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 8 December 2018, was postponed due to security concerns as a result of the yellow vests movement.
20 January 2019 21Angers1–0NantesAngers
17:00 CET (UTC+1) N'Doye  49'
Pavlović  82'
Fulgini  90+4'		 Report Girotto  73'
Lucas Lima  78'
Kolo  83'		 Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 12,412
Referee: Benoît Millot
30 January 2019 22Nantes1–1Saint-ÉtienneNantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Diego  45'
Fábio  45+3'
Waris  70'
Coulibaly  82'		 Report Monnet-Paquet  30'
M'Vila  45+3'
Cabella  58'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 28,748
Referee: Frank Schneider
10 February 2019 24Nantes2–4NîmesNantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Coulibaly  15'
Girotto  31'
Waris  38' (pen.)		 Report Guillaume  9',  48'
Lybohy  36'
Bobichon  69'
Ferri  85'
Thioub  89'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,219
Referee: Clément Turpin
13 February 2019 23Caen0–1NantesCaen
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Guilbert  55'
Diomandé  59'
Armougom  71'
Djiku  78'		 Report Girotto  26'  34'
Pallois  34'
Rongier  80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,627
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 February 2019 25Monaco1–0NantesMonaco
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Martins  13'
B. Badiashile  25'
Lopes  44'
Golovin  52'
Silva  90+5'		 Report Krhin  73'
Mance  79'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,557
Referee: Olivier Thual
24 February 2019 26Nantes1–0BordeauxNantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Ié  17'
Pallois  51'
Kwateng  75'		 Report Poundjé  73'
Koundé  83'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 21,910
Referee: Antony Gautier
3 March 2019 27Guingamp0–0NantesGuingamp
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Eboa Eboa  90+4' Report Pallois  45'
Traoré  85'		 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 15,025
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
9 March 2019 28NantesPostponedParis Saint-GermainNantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Note: Match postponed at the request of the Prefecture of Loire-Atlantique.[4]
17 March 2019 29Reims1–0NantesReims
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Rahman  40'
Oudin  59'
Dingomé  61'
Doumbia  86'
Chavarría  90+2'		 Report Fábio  37'
Girotto  78'  89'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 14,806
Referee: Johan Hamel
31 March 2019 30Nantes2–3LilleNantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Eysseric  54' (pen.),  72'
Coulibaly  56'
Pallois  75'		 Report Pépé  5',  68' (pen.)
Mendes  53'
Leão  62',  74'
Bamba  69'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 25,045
Referee: Willy Delajod
7 April 2019 31Toulouse1–0NantesToulouse
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Jullien  21'
Shoji  34'
Amian  40'
Sylla  55'		 Report Girotto  18'
Ié  24'		 Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 16,264
Referee: Florent Batta
12 April 2019 32Nantes2–1LyonNantes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Coulibaly  11',  78'
Rongier  16'
Limbombe  83'		 Report Terrier  41'
Denayer  78'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 25,050
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
17 April 2019 28Nantes3–2Paris Saint-GermainNantes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diego  22'
Waris  44'
Dani Alves  52' (o.g.)
Dupé  90+3'		 Report Dani Alves  19'
Kimpembe  55'
Draxler  73'
Dagba  79'
Güçlü  89'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,471
Referee: Antony Gautier
21 April 2019 33Nantes3–2AmiensNantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pallois  25'
Coulibaly  49', 55'
Rongier  59'
Touré  87'		 Report Pieters  4'
Otero  62'
Blin  69'
Mendoza  69'
Timité  77'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 19,253
Referee: Thomas Leonard
28 April 2019 34Marseille1–2NantesMarseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ocampos  17'
Balotelli  25',  41'
Payet  32'
Luiz Gustavo  45+2'		 Report Moutoussamy  22'
Traoré  42'
Girotto  50'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 51,969
Referee: Johan Hamel
5 May 2019 35Nantes3–0DijonNantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Touré  51'
Coulibaly  74' (pen.)
Rongier  80'		 Report Aguerd  71',  73'
Amalfitano  71'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 19,482
Referee: Benoît Bastien
11 May 2019 36Nice1–1NantesNice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sarr  56'
Atal  81'
Srarfi  86'		 Report Moutoussamy  29'
Fábio  49'
Girotto  62'
Traoré  78'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 16,372
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
18 May 2019 37Montpellier1–1NantesMontpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mollet  76' Report Diego Carlos  2'
Coulibaly  24'
Touré  29'
Pallois  90+6'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 16,063
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
24 May 2019 38Nantes0–1StrasbourgNantes
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Coulibaly  78'
Louza  87'		 Report Sissoko  28'
Mothiba  60' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,636
Referee: Karim Abed

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue
30 October 2018 Round of 32Montpellier0–3NantesMontpellier
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Cozza  42'
Pedro Mendes  74'		 Report Waris  24',  80'
Evangelist  35'
Coulibaly  58'
Girotto  74'
Rongier  84'
Sala  90+4'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 6,774
Referee: Olivier Thual
19 December 2018 Round of 16Rennes2–1NantesRennes
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Traoré  51'
Bourigeaud  55'
Mexer  60'
Da Silva  89'		 Report Waris  26',  49'
Kwateng  43'		 Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 19,435
Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France
Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de France
4 January 2019 Round of 64Nantes4–1ChâteaurouxNantes
20:55 CET (UTC+1) Coulibaly  6'
Khrin  37'
Louza  70'
Limbombe  86'		 Report Sanganté  13' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 10,514
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
2 February 2019 Round of 32L'Entente SSG0–1NantesSaint-Gratien
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Ba  82'
Géran  90+3'		 Report Coulibaly  73'
Pallois  90+3'		 Stadium: Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mikael Lesage
5 February 2019 Round of 16Nantes2–0ToulouseNantes
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Coulibaly  8'
Limbombe  41'		 Report Sidibé  38' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 9,141
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
6 March 2019 Quarter-finalsAS Vitré0–2NantesLaval[5]
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Sorin  27' Report Boschilia  25'
Mance  44'		 Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 11,086
Referee: Karim Abed
3 April 2019 Semi-finalsParis Saint-Germain3–0NantesParis
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Verratti  29',  69'
Mbappé  85' (pen.)
Bernat  87'
Dani Alves  90+2'		 Report Coulibaly  54'  72'
Waris  64'
Fábio  65'
Diego  84'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: François Letexier

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la Ligue
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Maxime Dupé 15010+103010
16 GK Alexandre Olliero 10100000
30 GK Ciprian Tătărușanu 3002702010
40 GK Quentin Braat 00000000
Defenders
2 DF Fábio 25015+503020
3 DF Diego Carlos 4013512+1020
4 DF Nicolas Pallois 3222525020
5 DF Edgar Ié 110902000
6 DF Lucas Lima 36028+304010
14 DF Charles Traoré 1601302010
25 DF Enock Kwateng 33022+802010
26 DF Anthony Walongwa 10100000
29 DF Batista Mendy 00000000
34 DF Thomas Basila 201+100000
Midfielders
11 MF Valentin Eysseric 713+211+1000
12 MF Gabriel Boschilia 32514+154210+10
17 MF Lucas Evangelista 1919+513+1010
18 MF Samuel Moutoussamy 31219+920+3000
19 MF Abdoulaye Touré 41330+433+201+10
20 MF Andrei Girotto 25218+223020
21 MF Rene Krhin 21112+402+111+10
23 MF Abdoulaye Dabo 20200000
28 MF Valentin Rongier 4343643+201+10
33 MF Imran Louza 31102100
Forwards
7 FW Kalifa Coulibaly 391219+1384+131+11
8 FW Joris Kayembe 00000000
10 FW Abdul Majeed Waris 38725+851+2022
15 FW Randal Kolo 601+500000
22 FW Anthony Limbombe 33312+1713+1200
Players transferred out during the season
5 DF Kara Mbodji 80601010
5 DF Koffi Djidji 10100000
13 DF Matt Miazga 90801000
24 DF Alexis Alégué 100+100000
11 MF Alexander Kačaniklić 00000000
9 FW Emiliano Sala 211316+312001+11
27 FW Antonio Mance 610+501100
27 FW Santy Ngom 00000000
34 FW Elie Youan 100+100000
31 FW Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 00000000

Last updated: 24 May 2019
Source: Competitions

References
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  3. "Ligue 1: Several French top-flight games postponed". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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