| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Rani Assaf | |||
| Head coach | Nicolas Usaï | |||
| Stadium | Stade du Hainaut | |||
| Ligue 2 | 9th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Moussa Koné (11) All: Yassine Benrahou Moussa Koné (12 each)  | |||
| 
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The 2021–22 season was the 35th season in the existence of Nîmes Olympique and the club's first season back in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nîmes participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | DF | Rennes | €3M | 20 July 2021 | [1] | 
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 2 | 24 July 2021 | 14 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 36.84 | 
| Coupe de France | 13 November 2021 | 18 December 2021 | Seventh round | Round of 64 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 33.33 | 
| Total | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 36.59 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 2
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 50 | 
| 8 | Le Havre | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 50 | 
| 9 | Nîmes | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | 
| 10 | Pau | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 49 | 
| 11 | Dijon | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 47 | 
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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
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 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 
Source: Ligue 2
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2][3]
| 24 July 2021 1 | Bastia | 1–1 | Nîmes | Furiani | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Diongue  | 
Report | Fomba  | 
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 31 July 2021 2 | Nîmes | 2–1 | Dijon | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Benrahou  Cubas Martinez Fomba  | 
Report | Traoré  Ngouyamsa Coulibaly Assalé  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 7 August 2021 3 | Valenciennes | 0–3 | Nîmes | Valenciennes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Cuffaut  Yatabaré  | 
Report | Fomba  Ómarsson Benrahou Eliasson  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 14 August 2021 4 | Nîmes | 0–0 | Pau | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 21 August 2021 5 | Dunkerque | 0–2 | Nîmes | Dunkerque | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ouadah  | 
Report | Cubas  Burner Benrahou Eliasson  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 28 August 2021 6 | Nîmes | 0–0 | Caen | Nîmes | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ueda  Martinez  | 
Report | Abdi  Riou  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 3,296 Referee: Florent Batta  | 
| 11 September 2021 7 | Grenoble | 2–1 | Nîmes | Grenoble | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Monfray  Diallo Néry Henen  | 
Report | Delpech  Burner Aribi Martinez Koné  | 
Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Bastien Dechepy  | 
| 18 September 2021 8 | Nîmes | 3–3 | Amiens | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Benrahou  Sainte-Luce Delpech Koné Fomba Martinez  | 
Report | Xantippe  Bamba Badji Lomotey Lahne Arokodare  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Remi Landry  | 
| 21 September 2021 9 | Paris FC | 2–0 | Nîmes | Paris | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Name  Kanté Caddy  | 
Report | Guessoum  | 
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Referee: Pierre Gaillouste  | 
| 24 September 2021 10 | Nîmes | 0–1 | Le Havre | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ponceau  | 
Report | Boutaïb  Thiaré Gibaud  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Aurelien Petit  | 
| 2 October 2021 11 | Auxerre | 2–2 | Nîmes | Auxerre | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Touré  Charbonnier Autret  | 
Report | Cubas  Koné Sainte-Luce  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Romain Lissorgue  | 
| 18 October 2021 12 | Nîmes | 0–2 | Ajaccio | Nîmes | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Ferhat  Guessoum  | 
Report | Courtet  Cimignani Nouri El Idrissy  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Guillaume Paradis  | 
| 23 October 2021 13 | Guingamp | 3–1 | Nîmes | Guingamp | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Pierrot  M'Changama Livolant  | 
Report | Paquiez  Koné Ómarsson Sainte-Luce  | 
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 30 October 2021 14 | Nîmes | 1–2 | Niort | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Eliasson  Guessoum Paquiez  | 
Report | Mendes  Zemzemi  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 6 November 2021 15 | Sochaux | 0–1 | Nîmes | Montbéliard | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Sainte-Luce  Benrahou  | 
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Bastien Dechepy  | 
| 20 November 2021 16 | Nîmes | 2–1 | Quevilly-Rouen | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ponceau  Ómarsson Ueda Benrahou Fomba Paquiez  | 
Report | Nazon  Gbellé  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 3 December 2021 17 | Rodez | 1–0 | Nîmes | Rodez | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Leborgne  Bardy  | 
Report | Guessoum  Delpech  | 
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Referee: Guillaume Paradis  | 
| 11 December 2021 18 | Nîmes | 2–1 | Nancy | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ómarsson  Burner Koné Fomba Martinez  | 
Report | Thiam  Ciss Lefebvre  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 21 December 2021 19 | Nîmes | 1–2 | Toulouse | Nîmes | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Koné  Eliasson Cubas Martinez  | 
Report | Nicolaisen  Evitt-Healey Onaiwu Genreau  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Willy Delajod  | 
| 8 January 2022 20 | Dijon | 1–2 | Nîmes | Dijon | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Jacob  Philippoteaux Ahlinvi Ngouyamsa  | 
Report | Eliasson  Sainte-Luce Ponceau Bråtveit  | 
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 28 January 2022 21 | Nîmes | 2–1 | Valenciennes | Nîmes | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Benrahou  Ponceau Fomba  | 
Report | Picouleau  Cuffaut Guillaume  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Romain Lissorgue  | 
| 1 February 2022 22 | Pau | 0–3 | Nîmes | Pau | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Poha  | 
Report | Sainte-Luce  Martinez Koné Benrahou Ómarsson  | 
Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Remi Landry  | 
| 5 February 2022 23 | Nîmes | 0–1 | Dunkerque | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Delpech  Koné Ómarsson Sarr Ponceau  | 
Report | Huysman  Tchokounté Trichard Rocheteau I. Gomis  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 12 February 2022 24 | Caen | 4–0 | Nîmes | Caen | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | da Costa  Mendy Abdi Traoré  | 
Report | Koné  Mbow  | 
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 19 February 2022 25 | Nîmes | 3–1 | Grenoble | Nîmes | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Koné  Eliasson Ponceau Valério Paquiez  | 
Report | Jeno  Correa  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 26 February 2022 26 | Amiens | 3–0 | Nîmes | Amiens | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Badji  Arokodare Xantippe Gene  | 
Report | Burner  Valério  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Marc Bollengier  | 
| 5 March 2022 27 | Nîmes | 1–1 | Paris FC | Nîmes | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Martinez  Eliasson Ferhat  | 
Report | Boutaïb  Kanté  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 12 March 2022 28 | Le Havre | 0–1 | Nîmes | Le Havre | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Fomba  Benrahou Guessoum  | 
Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Pierre Legat  | 
| 15 March 2022 29 | Nîmes | 1–2 | Auxerre | Nîmes | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Benrahou  | 
Report | Hein  Perrin Sinayoko Arcus Sakhi  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Pierre Gaillouste  | 
| 19 March 2022 30 | Ajaccio | 1–0 | Nîmes | Ajaccio | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Laçi  Gonzalez  | 
Report | Benrahou  | 
Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 2 April 2022 31 | Nîmes | 0–2 | Guingamp | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mbow  | 
Report | Livolant  Pierrot  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 9 April 2022 32 | Niort | 0–0 | Nîmes | Niort | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mendes  | 
Report | Cubas  Fomba  | 
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Marc Bollengier  | 
| 16 April 2022 33 | Nîmes | 1–3 | Sochaux | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ponceau  Fomba Koné  | 
Report | Thioune  Virginius Kaabouni Kitala Ndour  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Mikaël Lesage  | 
| 19 April 2022 34 | Quevilly-Rouen | 0–1 | Nîmes | Le Petit-Quevilly | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lejeune  Cissokho  | 
Report | Eliasson  Delpech Fomba Ueda Koné  | 
Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Referee: Aurélien Petit  | 
| 22 April 2022 35 | Nîmes | 3–2 | Rodez | Nîmes | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Koné  Ómarsson  | 
Report | Malanda  Danger Célestine Rajot  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 30 April 2022 36 | Nancy | 1–3 | Nîmes | Tomblaine | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | L. Cissé  Haag  | 
Report | Sarr  Koné Briançon  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 7 May 2022 37 | Toulouse | 2–1 | Nîmes | Toulouse | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Spierings  Onaiwu Genreau  | 
Report | Briançon  Fomba  | 
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 14 May 2022 38 | Nîmes | 0–2 | Bastia | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Eliasson  | 
Report | Le Cardinal  Zolotov Santelli  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
Coupe de France
| 13 November 2021 Seventh round | FC Chusclan-Laudun-l'Ardoise[lower-alpha 2] | 0–3 | Nîmes | Pont-Saint-Esprit[5] | 
| 14:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade Clos Bon Aure Referee: Ahmed Taleb  | 
| 27 November 2021 Eighth round | Aubagne FC | 2–2 (3–4 p)  | Nîmes | Aubagne | 
| 16:00 CET | 
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Aurélien Petit  | 
Notes
- ↑ A technical challenge on the outcome of the sixth round game led to the game being ordered to be replayed on 7 November 2021, however the appeal commission overruled the decision, re-instating the original result.[4][5]
 - ↑ A technical challenge on the outcome of the sixth round game led to the game being ordered to be replayed on 7 November 2021, however the appeal commission overruled the decision, re-instating the original result.[4][5]
 
References
- ↑ "Birger Meling est Rennais!" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
 - ↑ "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
 - ↑ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.
 - 1 2 "Football : match à rejouer pour Chusclan-Laudun, "notre rêve devient un cauchemar"" (in French). Midi Libre. 4 November 2021.
 - 1 2 3 "Coupe de France. Le FC Chusclan-Laudun jouera bien contre Nîmes Olympique" (in French). footamateur.fr. 6 November 2021.
 
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