Montpellier
2020–21 season
PresidentLaurent Nicollin
Head coachMichel Der Zakarian
StadiumStade de la Mosson
Ligue 18th
Coupe de FranceSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gaëtan Laborde (16)

All:
Andy Delort (19)

The 2020–21 season was the 94th season in the existence of Montpellier HSC and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Montpellier participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

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 Switzerland SUI Jonas Omlin
2 DF France FRA Arnaud Souquet
3 DF France FRA Daniel Congré (vice-captain)
4 DF Brazil BRA Hilton (captain)
5 DF Portugal POR Pedro Mendes
6 MF France FRA Junior Sambia
7 DF Serbia SRB Mihailo Ristić
9 FW Algeria ALG Andy Delort
10 FW France FRA Gaëtan Laborde
11 MF France FRA Téji Savanier
12 MF France FRA Jordan Ferri
13 MF France FRA Joris Chotard
14 MF France FRA Damien Le Tallec
16 GK France FRA Dimitry Bertaud
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW France FRA Yanis Ammour
19 FW England ENG Stephy Mavididi
20 MF South Africa RSA Keagan Dolly
21 FW France FRA Elye Wahi
24 FW South Korea KOR Yun Il-lok
25 MF France FRA Florent Mollet
26 MF France FRA Samy Benchama
27 DF France FRA Clément Vidal
28 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Béni Makouana
30 GK France FRA Mathis Carvalho
31 DF France FRA Nicolas Cozza
32 FW Serbia SRB Petar Škuletić
DF Uruguay URU Mathías Suárez

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Cameroon CMR Ambroise Oyongo (on loan at FC Krasnodar)
DF France FRA Thibaut Vargas (on loan at LB Châteauroux)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Kylian Kaïboué (on loan at Sète)
FW France FRA Bastian Badu (on loan at FC Chambly)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 July 2020 Friendly Sète France Cancelled France Montpellier Sète, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis Michel
28 July 2020 Friendly Strasbourg France 2–1 France Montpellier Divonne-les-Bains, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ajorque 31' (pen.)
  • Saadi 71'
Report
Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
1 August 2020 Friendly Bastia France 2–2 France Montpellier Furiani, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
5 August 2020 Friendly Marseille France Cancelled France Montpellier Marseille, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
8 August 2020 Friendly Montpellier France Cancelled France Clermont Millau, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Monteillet
14 August 2020 Friendly Montpellier France 3–1 France Rodez Montpellier, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
22 August 2020 Friendly Metz France 1–1 France Montpellier Besançon, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
4 September 2020 Friendly Montpellier France 1–3 France Clermont Montpellier, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Centre d'entraînement Bernard-Gasset

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 29 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 036.84
Coupe de France 10 February 2021 12 May 2021 Round of 64 Semi-finals 5 4 1 0 9 4 +5 080.00
Total 43 18 13 12 69 66 +3 041.86

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 4 47
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[1]
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 12 12 60 62  −2 54 7 4 8 34 35  −1 7 8 4 26 27  −1

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWLWWDLDLWWWWLWLDLLDLLLDWWWDDDWDDDLLWDW
Position1315533571197456556898111111111189879888888888
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[2]

29 August 2020 2 Rennes 2–1 Montpellier Rennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Referee: Willy Delajod
12 September 2020 3 Montpellier 3–1 Nice Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Antony Gautier
15 September 2020 1 Montpellier 2–1 Lyon Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Frank Schneider
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 August, but postponed due the delayed conclusion of the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.[3]
20 September 2020 4 Montpellier 4–1 Angers Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
27 September 2020 5 Dijon 2–2 Montpellier Dijon
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Referee: Aurélien Petit
4 October 2020 6 Montpellier 0–1 Nîmes Montpellier
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Benoît Millot
18 October 2020 7 Monaco 1–1 Montpellier Monaco
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
25 October 2020 8 Montpellier 0–4 Reims Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Willy Delajod
1 November 2020 9 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier Saint-Étienne
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
7 November 2020 10 Bordeaux 0–2 Montpellier Bordeaux
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
22 November 2020 11 Montpellier 4–3 Strasbourg Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
29 November 2020 12 Lorient 0–1 Montpellier Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
5 December 2020 13 Montpellier 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
12 December 2020 14 Lens 2–3 Montpellier Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
16 December 2020 15 Montpellier 0–2 Metz Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
20 December 2020 16 Brest 2–2 Montpellier Brest
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
23 December 2020 17 Montpellier 2–3 Lille Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
6 January 2021 18 Marseille 3–1 Montpellier Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
9 January 2021 19 Montpellier 1–1 Nantes Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
15 January 2021 20 Montpellier 2–3 Monaco Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
22 January 2021 21 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Montpellier Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
30 January 2021 22 Montpellier 1–2 Lens Montpellier
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
3 February 2021 23 Metz 1–1 Montpellier Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
7 February 2021 24 Montpellier 4–2 Dijon Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
13 February 2021 25 Lyon 1–2 Montpellier Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
21 February 2021 26 Montpellier 2–1 Rennes Montpellier
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
28 February 2021 27 Reims 0–0 Montpellier Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
3 March 2021 28 Montpellier 1–1 Lorient Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
14 March 2021 29 Nîmes 1–1 Montpellier Nîmes
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
21 March 2021 30 Montpellier 3–1 Bordeaux Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
4 April 2021 31 Angers 1–1 Montpellier Angers
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
10 April 2021 32 Montpellier 3–3 Marseille Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
16 April 2021 33 Lille 1–1 Montpellier Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
25 April 2021 34 Nice 3–1 Montpellier Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
2 May 2021 35 Montpellier 1–2 Saint-Étienne Montpellier
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
9 May 2021 36 Strasbourg 2–3 Montpellier Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
16 May 2021 37 Montpellier 0–0 Brest Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
23 May 2021 38 Nantes 1–2 Montpellier Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France

10 February 2021 Round of 64 Strasbourg 0–2 Montpellier Strasbourg
14:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
6 March 2021 Round of 32 Olympique Alès 1–2 Montpellier Alès
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
  • El Bakkal 22'
  • Mboup Yellow card 81'
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre Pibarot
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
7 April 2021 Round of 16 Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant 0–1 Montpellier Châteaubriant
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Mukoko Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Ville en Bois
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
20 April 2021 Quarter-finals Canet Roussillon FC 1–2 Montpellier Perpignan
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ouadoudi 25' (pen.), Yellow card 62'
  • Lybohy Yellow card 73'
Report
Stadium: Stade Gilbert Brutus
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
12 May 2021 Semi-finals Montpellier 2–2
(5–6 p)
Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Coupe de France
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Switzerland SUI Jonas Omlin 31031000
16 GK France FRA Dimitry Bertaud 1207050
30 GK France FRA Mathis Carvalho 000000
Defenders
2 DF France FRA Arnaud Souquet 27114+9140
3 DF France FRA Daniel Congré 4323824+10
4 DF Brazil BRA Hilton 33024+5040
5 DF Portugal POR Pedro Mendes 24219+3220
7 DF Serbia SRB Mihailo Ristić 37026+802+10
27 DF France FRA Clément Vidal 201+1000
31 DF France FRA Nicolas Cozza 23015+5030
DF Uruguay URU Mathías Suárez 000000
Midfielders
6 MF France FRA Junior Sambia 41126+1012+30
11 MF France FRA Téji Savanier 31526+152+20
12 MF France FRA Jordan Ferri 38031+3040
13 MF France FRA Joris Chotard 33011+1802+20
14 MF France FRA Damien Le Tallec 27013+1002+20
20 MF South Africa RSA Keagan Dolly 2103+1501+20
25 MF France FRA Florent Mollet 39330+434+10
26 MF France FRA Samy Benchama 500+5000
33 MF France FRA Sacha Delaye 100+1000
Forwards
9 FW Algeria ALG Andy Delort 3415301540
10 FW France FRA Gaëtan Laborde 431638163+20
18 FW France FRA Yanis Ammour 000000
19 FW England ENG Stephy Mavididi 40923+1293+20
21 FW France FRA Elye Wahi 2233+1532+20
24 FW South Korea KOR Yun Il-lok 1303+9010
28 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Béni Makouana 000000
32 FW Serbia SRB Petar Škuletić 24219+121+30
Players transferred out during the season
8 DF Cameroon CMR Ambroise Oyongo 1315+8100

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 15 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 9 FW Algeria Andy Delort 9 0 9
2 10 FW France Gaëtan Laborde 6 0 6
3 19 FW England Stephy Mavididi 4 0 4
4 11 MF France Téji Savanier 3 0 3
25 MF France Florent Mollet 3 0 3
6 3 DF France Daniel Congré 2 0 2
5 DF Portugal Pedro Mendes 2 0 2
8 2 DF France Arnaud Souquet 1 0 1
8 DF Cameroon Ambroise Oyongo 1 0 1
32 FW Serbia Petar Škuletić 1 0 1
33 FW France Elye Wahi 1 0 1
Totals 33 0 33

References

  1. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  3. "Montpellier Hérault SC - Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain - FC Metz rescheduled". Ligue1. 20 August 2020.
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