The 1996–97 season was the 54th season in the existence of Nantes Atlantique and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.
| 1996–97 season | |
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| Manager | Jean-Claude Suaudeau |
| Stadium | Stade de la Beaujoire |
| Division 1 | 3rd |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 |
| Intertoto Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Japhet N'Doram (21) |
| Average home league attendance | 20,725[1] |
Season summary edit
During the 1996–97 French football season, Nantes Atlantique competed in the French Division 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Nantes Atlantique finished third in Division 1, thus qualifying for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, manager Jean-Claude Suaudeau, tired of his best players being sold in order to clear the club's debts, retired from football at the end of the season; he was replaced by the club's youth academy manager, Raynald Denoueix.
First-team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad edit
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Competitions edit
French Division 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Monaco (C) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Nantes | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 63 | |
| 5 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 62 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round edit
Coupe de France edit
| 15 January 1997 Round of 64 | ES Vitrolles | 2–1 | Nantes | Stade Jules-Ladoumègue, Vitrolles |
| Report | Sellimi  57' |
Attendance: 1,500 |
Coupe de la Ligue edit
UEFA Intertoto Cup edit
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Nantes
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 2 |  Lillestrøm
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Heerenveen
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Kaunas
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Sligo Rovers
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
| 29 June 1996 1 | Nantes | 3–1 | Kaunas | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| N'Doram 4', 60' Gourvennec 65' |
Žalys 68' |
Attendance: 3,355 Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy) |
| 6 July 1996 2 | Sligo Rovers | 3–3 | Nantes | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
| Kenny 13' Hawtin 20'Rooney 70' |
Gourvennec 21' N'Doram 23'Carotti 76' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,055 Referee: Jürgen Aust (Germany) |
| 13 July 1996 3 | Nantes | 3–1 | Heerenveen | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| Kosecki 7' N'Doram 67'Le Roux 78' |
Tomasson 2' |
Attendance: 2,217 Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo (Spain) |
| 20 July 1996 4 | Lillestrøm | 2–3 | Nantes | Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm |
| Strandli 65', 68' |
N'Doram 42', 56' Le Roux 54' |
Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Jarmo Karhunen (Finland) |
Semi-final edit
| 28 July 1996 First leg | Standard Liège  | 2–1 | Nantes | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège |
| Schepens 60' (pen.) Lawarée 73' |
Carotti 43' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles Agius (Malta) |
| 31 July 1996 Second leg | Nantes | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | Standard Liège | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| Edmilson 86' |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ilca Koho (Finland) |
Notes edit
- ^ Carotti was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
References edit
- ^ "Ligue 1 1996/1997 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.