2018–19 Nîmes Olympique season

The 2018–19 Nîmes Olympique season was the first season since 1992-93 for Nîmes Olympique in Ligue 1, the top tier of professional football league in the French football league system.[1]

Nîmes Olympique
2018–19 season
PresidentRani Assaf
Head coachBernard Blaquart
StadiumStade des Costières,
Nîmes
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Denis Bouanga
Renaud Ripart
(8 each)

All:
Denis Bouanga (9)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 18,045
(3 February 2019 v. Montpellier)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 12,015
(23 January 2019 v.Angers)
All: 6,260
(27 November 2018 v. Saint-Étienne, CdlL R3)
Average home league attendance13,898
Biggest win4–0
(3 November 2018 at Dijon)
Biggest defeat0–5
(28 April 2019 at Lille)

Current squad

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As of 3 January 2019.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Baptiste Valette
2 MF   SEN Mustapha Diallo
5 DF   FRA Loïck Landre
6 MF   FRA Jordan Ferri (on loan from Lyon)
7 FW   MAR Rachid Alioui
8 MF   FRA Pierrick Valdivia
9 FW   FRA Clément Depres
10 MF   GAB Denis Bouanga
11 MF   FRA Téji Savanier
12 MF   FRA Faitout Maouassa (on loan from Rennes)
14 MF   FRA Antonin Bobichon
15 DF   FRA Gaëtan Paquiez
16 GK   FRA Martin Sourzac
17 FW   GRE Panagiotis Vlachodimos
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   FRA Theo Valls
19 FW   TUR Umut Bozok
20 FW   FRA Renaud Ripart (3rd captain)
21 DF   ALG Féthi Harek (captain)
22 FW   FRA Sada Thioub
23 DF   FRA Anthony Briançon (vice-captain)
24 FW   MAR Sami Ben Amar
25 FW   BEL Baptiste Guillaume (on loan from Angers)
26 DF   FRA Florian Miguel
27 DF   CIV Hervé Lybohy
28 MF   MAR Abdel Malik Hsissane
29 DF   FRA Sofiane Alakouch
30 GK   FRA Paul Bernardoni (on loan from Bordeaux)

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Nice 38 15 11 12 30 35 −5 56
8 Reims 38 13 16 9 39 42 −3 55
9 Nîmes 38 15 8 15 57 58 −1 53
10 Rennes 38 13 13 12 55 52 +3 52 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
11 Strasbourg 38 11 16 11 58 48 +10 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
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.[3]
Notes:

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 8 15 57 58  −1 53 9 5 5 30 20  +10 6 3 10 27 38  −11

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLLDDDLDLDWLWWWWLLWLLDWWLWLDLWLWLWWDL
Position725108101214141516131411108681010101111111011111212121010998879
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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11 August 2018 1 Angers 3–4 Nîmes Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Capelle   33'
Manceau   42'
Fulgini   51'
Traoré   55'
Bamba   70'
Report Thioub   4'
Miguel   74'   79'
Depres   76'
Ripart   85'
Thomas   88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,534
Referee: Antony Gautier
19 August 2018 2 Nîmes 3–1 Marseille Nîmes
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bouanga   34',   36'
Thioub   62'
Landre   68'
Diallo   74'
Ripart   87'
Report Thauvin   49'
Sanson   72'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 15,285
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 August 2018 3 Toulouse 1–0 Nîmes Toulouse
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gradel   80' (pen.)
Durmaz   90+4'
Report Landre   38'
Guillaume   65'
Bozok   89'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 11,746
Referee: Frank Schneider
1 September 2018 4 Nîmes 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain Nîmes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diallo   3'
Bobichon   63'
Savanier   71' (pen.),   90+3'
Report Neymar   36',   51'
Di María   40'
Mbappé   18'   90+3',   77'
Meunier   58'
Cavani   90+2'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 15,311
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
16 September 2018 5 Bordeaux 3–3 Nîmes Bordeaux
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Briand   26',   56'
Palencia   49'
Kalu   57'
Plašil   80'
Report Guillaume   32'
Bobichon   45'
Bozok   78'
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 15,895
Referee: Antony Gautier
21 September 2018 6 AS Monaco 1–1 Nîmes Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Falcao   27'
N'Doram   90+4'
Report Guillaume   4'
Briançon   19'
Diallo   75'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: Amaury Delerue
26 September 2018 7 Nîmes 0–0 Guingamp Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Landre   67'
Paquiez   81'
Diallo   87'
Report Eboa Eboa   32'
Thuram   45+2'
Kerbrat   58'
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 14,772
Referee: Benoît Millot
30 September 2018 8 Montpellier 3–0 Nîmes Montpellier
17:00 Aguilar   3'
Oyongo   28',   62'
Delort   45+6' (pen.)
Laborde   78'
Report Lybohy   42'
Diallo   45+2'
Briançon   45+6'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 20,054
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
6 October 2018 9 Nîmes 0–0 Reims Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Guillaume   60' Report Ndom   90+3' Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,958
Referee: Karim Abed
19 October 2018 10 Lyon 2–0 Nîmes Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dembélé   24'
Diop   34'
Depay   90'
Report Harek   17'
Briançon   32'
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 42,896
Referee: Olivier Thual
26 October 2018 11 Nîmes 1–1 Saint-Étienne Nîmes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Alioui   74'
Bouanga   90+2'
Report Cabella   1',   83'
M'Vila   66'
Khazri   90+5'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 15,412
Referee: François Letexier
3 November 2018 12 Dijon 0–4 Nîmes Dijon
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Ciman   28' Report Bouanga   5', 65'
Savanier   30'
Briançon   86'
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 12,113
Referee: Frank Schneider
10 November 2018 13 Nîmes 0–1 Nice Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Maouassa   14'   20'
Landre   45+2'
Valls   90+2'
Savanier   90+4'
Report Barbosa   17'
Balotelli   29'
Hérelle   57'
Attal   61'
Jallet   65'
Maolida   73'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 14,290
Referee: Benoît Bastien
24 November 2018 14 Strasbourg 0–1 Nîmes Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Aaneba   53'
Martin   77'
Mitrović   80'
Liénard   82'
Report Lybohy   70'
Ferri   82'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,128
Referee: Benoît Millot
1 December 2018 15 Nîmes 3–0 Amiens Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bouanga   45'
Alioui   76', 87'
Ripart   81'
Report Mendoza   6'
Dibassy   22'
Adénon   62'
Ghoddos   84'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,159
Referee: Karim Abed
5 December 2018 16 Caen 1–2 Nîmes Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Djiku   59'
Oniangué   90'
Report Bozok   18'
Alakouch   70'
Savanier   89'
Paquiez   90+1'
Landre   90+5'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 14,501
Referee: Florent Batta
8 December 2018 17 Nîmes Postponed Nantes Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières
16 December 2018 18 Nîmes 2–3 Lille Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Savanier   57'
Alioui   68'
Bouanga   74'
Ferri   79'
Depres   90+2'
Report Leão   4'
Bamba   12',   41'
J. Fonte   16'
  38'
Mendes   56'
Pépé   66'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,428
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
22 December 2018 19 Rennes 4–0 Nîmes Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1) André   6'
Bourigeaud   14'
Siebatcheu   47', 67'
Traoré   80'
Report Briançon   34'
Paquiez   88'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 22,430
Referee: Jeremy Stinat
12 January 2019 20 Nîmes Postponed Angers Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières
16 January 2019 17 Nîmes 1–0 Nantes Nîmes
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.
19 January 2019 21 Nîmes 0–1 Toulouse Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Briançon   50'
Savanier   75'
Thioub   81'
Report Sidibé   32'
Sanogo   41'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,736
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
23 January 2019 20 Nîmes 3–1 Angers Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Depres   31', 49'
Landre   34'
Briançon   90+1'
Report Bamba   42'
Tait   58'
Bahoken   90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,015
Referee: Olivier Thual
26 January 2019 22 Nice 2–0 Nîmes Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Ganago   31'
Atal   41'
Saint-Maximin   54'
Report Landre   53'
Alakouch   88'
Thioub   90+1'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 15,982
Referee: Benoît Millot
3 February 2019 23 Nîmes 1–1 Montpellier Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Landre   2'
Alioui   68'
Briançon   77'
Report Mollet   45'
Delort   73'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 18,045
Referee: Antony Gautier
10 February 2019 24 Nantes 2–4 Nîmes Nantes
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
15 February 2019 25 Nîmes 2–0 Dijon Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Savanier   28'
Ferri   35'
Landre   58'
Bobichon   83'
Report Chafik   13'
Abeid   35'
Lautoa   54'
Haddadi   66'   89'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,703
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
23 February 2019 26 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Nîmes Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Paredes   16'
Nkunku   40'
Mbappé   45+1',   69', 90'
Bernat   72'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,377
Referee: Amaury Delerue
2 March 2019 27 Nîmes Postponed Rennes Nîmes
TBD CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières
Note: Match postponed to allow Rennes to prepare for Europa League match versus Arsenal.[5]
9 March 2019 28 Amiens 2–1 Nîmes Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Guirassy   49',   89'
Konaté   55'
Pieters   64'
Lefort   71'
Report Alioui   53'
Landre   76'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 10,523
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 March 2019 29 Nîmes 2–2 Strasbourg Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Bouanga   55'
Valls   59'
Lybohy   67'
Ripart   68'
Savanier   85',   90+2' (pen.)
Report Mothiba   9',   87'
Da Costa   14'
Carole   46'
Prcić   49'
Fofana   53'
Koné   90'
Lala   90'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,114
Referee: Amaury Delerue
1 April 2019 30 Saint-Étienne 2–1 Nîmes Saint-Étienne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Debuchy   6'
Cabella   24'
Berić   79'
Ghezali   85'
M'Vila   90+1'
Report Bobichon   2',   90+1'
Ferri   24'
Paquiez   56'
Briançon   82'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 22,595
Referee: Karim Abed
6 April 2019 31 Nîmes 2–0 Caen Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Briançon   42'
Bouanga   85'
Gradit   90+4' (o.g.)
Report Zahary   11'
Fajr   19'
Deminguet   42'
Djiku   90'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,183
Referee: Olivier Thual
9 April 2019 27 Nîmes 3–1 Rennes Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ripart   24'
Lybohy   31'
Ferri   37'
Briançon   45+2'
Bouanga   55'
Bobichon   72'
Report André   23'   45+5'
Lybohy   40' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Clément Turpin
Note: Rescheduled from 2 March 2019.
13 April 2019 32 Marseille 2–1 Nîmes Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ćaleta-Car   24'
Germain   72'
Luiz Gustavo   73'
Report Savanier   18',   82' (pen.)
Maouassa   70'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,614
Referee: Frank Schneider
20 April 2019 33 Nîmes 2–1 Bordeaux Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Savanier   16' (pen.)
Ripart   63'
Report Maja   13'
Koundé   16'
Jovanović   28'
Kamano   41'
De Préville   83'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,910
Referee: Florent Batta
28 April 2019 34 Lille 5–0 Nîmes Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Rémy   25',   51'
Bamba   64'
Çelik   70'
Pépé   80'
R. Fonte   90+3'
Report Miguel   32'
Bobichon   49'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 36,356
Referee: Amaury Delerue
4 May 2019 35 Reims 0–3 Nîmes Reims
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Dingomé   22'
Oudin   45+2'
Engels   45+2'
Report Ferri   26'
Alakouch   28'
Ripart   43'
Bouanga   46'
Thioub   56'
Savanier   78'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 13,314
Referee: Thomas Leonard
11 May 2019 36 Nîmes 1–0 AS Monaco Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ripart   9'
Bouanga   45'
Report Silva   16'
Golovin   41'
Ballo-Touré   64'
Jemerson   90+3'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 14,811
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
18 May 2019 37 Guingamp 2–2 Nîmes Guingamp
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Thuram   6',   44'
Ikoko   33'
Mendy   35'
Report Alakouch   48'
Ripart   53'
Bouanga   56'
Briançon   66'
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 12,096
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
24 May 2019 38 Nîmes 2–3 Lyon Nîmes
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Ripart   11'
Bobichon   45+3'
Paquiez   61'
Report Cornet   6', 89'
Ndombele   90+1'
Traoré   90+5'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 14,986
Referee: François Letexier

Coupe de France

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5 January 2019 Round of 64 AS Lyon-Duchère 3–0 Nîmes Lyon
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Mendes   13'
Banor   24'
Julienne   80'
Ezikian   88'
Report Maouassa   37'
Alakouch   67'
Stadium: Stade de Balmont
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de la Ligue

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27 November 2018 Third round Nîmes 1–1
(4–2 p)
Saint-Étienne Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Hsissane   23'
Bouanga   90'
Report Dioussé   5'
Khazri   72'
Berić   81'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,260
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
Penalties
Savanier  
Bobichon  
Bouanga  
Alioui  
Bozok  
  Khazri
  M'Vila
  Salibur
  Polomat
19 December 2018 Round of 16 Le Havre 2–1 Nîmes Le Havre
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Gory   5'
Kadewere   33'
Mayembo   36'
Bonnet   50'   58'
Lekhal   72'
Report Depres   11'
Bobichon   38'
Maouassa   54'
Bozok   61'
Savanier   90'
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: François Letexier

References

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  1. ^ "Ligue1.com - Nîmes clinch promotion". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-09.
  2. ^ "Effectif" (in French). nimes-olympique.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ "League Table". Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Nîmes-Rennes postponed to prepare for Arsenal". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.