2022–23 Nîmes Olympique season

The 2022–23 season was the 86th in the history of Nîmes Olympique and their second consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France, suffering relegation in the former.

Nîmes Olympique

2022–23 season
President	Rani Assaf
Head coach	Nicolas Usaï (until 16 November) Frédéric Bompard (from 21 November)
Stadium	Stade des Costières (until 5 November) Stade des Antonins (from 5 November)
Ligue 2	19th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Malik Tchokounté (13) All: Malik Tchokounté (14)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

As of 31 January 2023

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	Axel Maraval
2	DF	FRA	Kelyan Guessoum
3	DF	FRA	Scotty Sadzoute (on loan from OH Leuven)
4	DF	FRA	Maël de Gevigney
6	DF	FRA	Benoît Poulain
7	FW	FRA	Lys Mousset (on loan from VfL Bochum)
8	DF	FRA	Thibaut Vargas
9	MF	GNB	Steve Ambri
10	MF	FRA	Nicolas Benezet
11	FW	FRA	Pablo Pagis (on loan from Lorient)
14	MF	DEN	Jens Jakob Thomasen
15	FW	COM	Rafiki Saïd
16	GK	FRA	Lucas Dias

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	MTQ	Ronny Labonne
18	FW	FRA	Malik Tchokounté
19	DF	BFA	Nasser Djiga (on loan from Basel)
20	MF	FRA	Léon Delpech
21	MF	CIV	Jean N'Guessan (on loan from Nice)
24	FW	MLI	Mahamadou Doucouré
26	DF	FRA	Sanasi Sy
28	MF	SEN	Joseph Lopy
30	GK	FRA	Amjhad Nazih
65	FW	SEN	Moussa Koné
76	MF	MTN	Guessouma Fofana
97	DF	MTQ	Patrick Burner

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Toulouse v Nîmes

2 July 2022 Friendly	Toulouse	2–0	Nîmes	Béziers
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ratão 42' Chaïbi 48'			Stadium: Stade de Sauclières Attendance: 500 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Nîmes v Bastia

16 July 2022 Friendly	Nîmes	0–1	Bastia	Mallemort
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Kaïboue 85'	Stadium: Stade d'honneur

Nîmes v UNFP FC

23 July 2022 Friendly	Nîmes	4–2	UNFP FC	Nîmes
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Benrahou 42' (pen.) Poulain 80' Labonne 84' Fomba 87'		Dembélé 29' Mandefu 90'	Stadium: Stade des Costières

Toulouse v Nîmes

23 September 2022 Friendly	Toulouse	2–1	Nîmes	Toulouse
11:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Flemmings 61' Zodehougan 67',  71'		Pagis 6' Vargas  70'	Stadium: Annexe 1 du Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Souiffi

Nîmes v Rodez

10 December 2022 Friendly	Nîmes	0–2	Rodez	Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)			Raux-Yao 16' Boissier 83'	Stadium: Stade des Costières

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	30 July 2022	2 June 2023	Matchday 1	19th	38	10	6	22	44	62	−18	026.32
Coupe de France	29 October 2022	6 January 2023	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	066.67
Total					41	12	6	23	51	63	−12	029.27

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

Main article: 2022–23 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
16	Valenciennes	38	10	15	13	42	49	−7	45
17	Annecy	38	11	12	15	39	51	−12	45	Spared from relegation
18	Dijon (R)	38	10	12	16	38	43	−5	42	Relegation to Championnat National
19	Nîmes (R)	38	10	6	22	44	62	−18	36
20	Niort (R)	38	7	8	23	35	67	−32	29

Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	10	6	22	44	62	−18	36	9	2	8	27	23	+4	1	4	14	17	39	−22

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	D	W	L	W	L	L
Position	16	13	10	15	9	13

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.

Nîmes v Caen

30 July 2022 1	Nîmes	0–1	Caen	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guessoum  18' Fomba  44' De Gevigney  68'	Report	Mendy  45+3' Essende  77' Kyeremeh 90+3'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 2,969 Referee: Rémi Landry

Saint-Étienne v Nîmes

6 August 2022 2	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Nîmes	Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Krasso 45' (pen.)	Report	Thomasen 32'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Nîmes v Rodez

13 August 2022 3	Nîmes	1–0	Rodez	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ómarsson 63'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 2,615 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Dijon v Nîmes

20 August 2022 4	Dijon	2–1	Nîmes	Dijon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jacob 38' Le Bihan 75'	Report	Koné 83'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane

Nîmes v Laval

27 August 2022 5	Nîmes	1–0	Laval	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Koné 54'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Azzedine Souifi

Grenoble v Nîmes

30 August 2022 6	Grenoble	3–2	Nîmes	Grenoble
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanyang 19' Correa 61' Ba 81'	Report	Tchokounté 76', 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Valenciennes v Nîmes

2 September 2022 7	Valenciennes	3–2	Nîmes	Valenciennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kaba 29' Noubissi 49' Bonnet 77'	Report	Tchokounté 45' (pen.) Koné 69'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 4,740 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Nîmes v Bastia

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 8	Nîmes	0–0	Bastia	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vargas  27' Guessoum  45+3' N'Guessan  78'	Report	Vincent  45+3'  59' Santelli  45+3' Magri  88'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

Sochaux v Nîmes

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9	Sochaux	3–1	Nîmes	Montbéliard
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sissoko  20', 34', 53' Mauricio 22'	Report	N'Guessan 4',  76'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 11,287 Referee: Florent Batta

Nîmes v Paris

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 10	Nîmes	0–1	Paris	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Dabila  45' Phiri  77' Djiga 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Quevilly-Rouen v Nîmes

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 11	Quevilly-Rouen	3–1	Nîmes	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diedhiou 18' Mafouta 45', 56'	Report	Fomba  32' N'Guessan  59' Tchokounté 62'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Nîmes v Amiens

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 12	Nîmes	2–0	Amiens	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tchokounté 22' Thomasen 34' Fomba  82'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 2,293 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Pau v Nîmes

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 13	Pau	1–0	Nîmes	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Beusnard 26' Sylvestre  51' Sow  59' Koffi 74'	Report	Vargas  31' Djiga  35' Tchokounté  48' Koné  90+2'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,328 Referee: Rémi Landry

Nîmes v Bordeaux

5 November 2022 14	Nîmes	1–0	Bordeaux	Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	N'Guessan 6',  51' Djiga  74'	Report	Lacoux  44' N'Simba  84'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 9,462 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Niort v Nîmes

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 15	Niort	1–1	Nîmes	Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zemzemi 54' Merdji  63'	Report	Burner  21' Tchokounté 27' Djiga  58' Delpech  81' Guessoum  89'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Attendance: 3,788 Referee: William Toulliou

Nîmes v Guingamp

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 16	Nîmes	1–2	Guingamp	Nîmes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tchokounté 30' N'Guessan  68' Benezet  90'	Report	Livolant 22',  30' Courtet 90+2'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 5,063 Referee: William Toulliou

Annecy v Nîmes

30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) 17	Annecy	0–0	Nîmes	Annecy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pajot  55'	Report	Labonne  78'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 6,513 Referee: Azzédine Souifi

Nîmes v Metz

10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) 18	Nîmes	1–4	Metz	Nîmes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Fomba  45+2' Ahamada 54'	Report	Kouyaté  36' Joseph 48', 60' Sabaly 56',  74' Mikautadze 89'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,809 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Le Havre v Nîmes

13 January 2023 (2023-01-13) 19	Le Havre	3–1	Nîmes	Le Havre
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Diakité  49' Cornette 61', 84', 90+2' Casimir  70'	Report	Fomba 50',  58' Benrahou  70' Saïd  85'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 8,262 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Nîmes v Niort

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 20	Nîmes	3–2	Niort	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tchokounté 12',  44' Pagis 17', 35'	Report	Boutobba 30' Rocheteau  39' Durivaux  53' Benchamma 63'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Pierre Legat

Guingamp v Nimes

31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 21	Guingamp	1–2	Nimes	Guingamp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Mbe Soh 33' Barthelmé  49' Muyumba  61'	Report	Benezet 63' Lopy  76' Koné 90+4',  90+5'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 7,916 Referee: Antoine Valnet

Nîmes v Grenoble

3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) 22	Nîmes	0–2	Grenoble	Nîmes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	N'Guessan  89'	Report	Phaëton 12' Touray  44' Bambock 53'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 2,125 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Rodez v Nimes

11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 23	Rodez	1–1	Nimes	Rodez
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Depres 7' Raux-Yao  33'	Report	Saïd 50' Benezet  78' Ambri  90+4'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 2,605 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Nîmes v Saint-Étienne

20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) 24	Nîmes	1–2	Saint-Étienne	Nîmes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Tchokounté 68' Burner  87'	Report	Nkounkou  33', 34' Wadji 51',  84' Monconduit  81'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 5,527 Referee: Olivier Thual

Metz v Nîmes

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 25	Metz	2–0	Nîmes	Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mikautadze 29' Maziz 67'	Report	Fofana  31' De Gevigney  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,388 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Bastia v Nimes

4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 26	Bastia	4–2	Nimes	Furiani
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vincent  16' Djoco 28' Magri  29', 36' Van Den Kerkhof 74' Baï 88' Santelli  90+3'	Report	Tchokounté 11',  73' Djiga  38' Pagis 50'	Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 9,793 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Nîmes v Quevilly-Rouen

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 27	Nîmes	2–0	Quevilly-Rouen	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Djiga  45+2' Pagis 66', 71'	Report	Boé-Kane  19' Pierret  57'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,363 Referee: William Toulliou

Bordeaux v Nimes

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 28	Bordeaux	1–0	Nimes	Bordeaux
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Barbet  58' Maja 81'	Report	Burner  19'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 15,856 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Nîmes v Annecy

1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 29	Nîmes	4–0	Annecy	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Saïd 21', 25' Mousset 60' Fofana 73'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Azzédine Souifi

Amiens v Nîmes

8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 30	Amiens	1–0	Nîmes	Amiens
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kakuta 49'	Report	N'Guessan  56' Thomasen  70'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 5,920 Referee: Antoine Valnet

Nîmes v Le Havre

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 31	Nîmes	0–1	Le Havre	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pagis  22' Poulain  45+3'	Report	Lekhal 45+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,963 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Paris FC v Nîmes

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 32	Paris FC	3–0	Nîmes	Paris
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kebbal 41', 84' Chahiri 81'	Report		Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 3,252 Referee: Alexandre Perreau-Niel

Nîmes v Pau

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 33	Nîmes	3–2	Pau	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Saïd 2' Tchokounté 44' Guessoum  80', 90+3' Maraval  82' De Gevigney  85'	Report	Saivet 17' Abzi  27' Batisse  45+1' Kouassi  45+3' Boisgard  69' Begraoui 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Aurélien Petit

Nîmes v Valenciennes

6 May 2023 (2023-05-06) 34	Nîmes	3–3	Valenciennes	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Saïd 3' Tchokounté  41' Poulain 65' Benezet 71' Ambri  90+6'	Report	Hamache  21', 44' Boutoutaou 61', 70' Buatu  86'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Rémi Landry

Caen v Nîmes

13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) 35	Caen	4–2	Nîmes	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mendy 57 Mbock 69' Mendy 83 Kyeremeh  77' 90+3'	Report	Vargas 53' Zerkane  82' Saïd 84'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 14,611 Referee: Pierre Legat

Nîmes v Dijon

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 36	Nîmes	1–2	Dijon	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Saïd 19' Benezet  64'	Report	Tchaouna 55' Marié 77' Thioune  84' Nassi  86'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,567 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Laval v Nîmes

26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) 37	Laval	2–0	Nîmes	Laval
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Elisor 18' Naidji 36' Sylla  46' Roye  65'	Report	Ambri  40' Fofana  67'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 8,673 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

Nîmes v Sochaux

2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) 38	Nîmes	3–1	Sochaux	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tchokounté 9', 75' Fofana  45' Megier  82' Saïd 86'	Report	Sissoko 29' Meddah  40' Galves  85'	Stadium: Stade des Antonins Attendance: 1,143 Referee: William Toulliou

Coupe de France

Main article: 2022–23 Coupe de France

Nîmes v FC Borgo

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 7th Rnd	Nîmes	3–0	FC Borgo	Nîmes
19:00 CEST	Koné 2' Saïd 14' Pagis 81'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Antoine Valnet

Montauban FCTG v Nîmes

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 8th Rnd	Montauban FCTG	0–4	Nîmes	Montauban
15:00 CET		Report	Pagis 9', 37' Tchokounté 47' Ómarsson 66'	Stadium: Stade Sapiac Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Olivier Thual

Grenoble v Nîmes

6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) Rnd of 64	Grenoble	1–0	Nîmes	Grenoble
18:00 CET	Sanyang 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel