Nîmes Olympique
2020–21 season
PresidentRani Assaf
Head coachJérôme Arpinon
(until 5 February)
Pascal Plancque
(from 5 February)
StadiumStade des Costières
Ligue 119th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
Renaud Ripart (11)

All:
Renaud Ripart (11)
Biggest winNîmes 4–0 Brest
Biggest defeatStrasbourg 5–0 Nîmes

The 2020–21 Nîmes Olympique season was the club's 83rd season in existence and its third consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nîmes 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
2 DF France FRA Kelyan Guessoum
3 DF Norway NOR Birger Meling
4 DF France FRA Pablo Martinez
5 DF France FRA Loïck Landre
6 MF Senegal SEN Sidy Sarr
7 MF Sweden SWE Niclas Eliasson
8 MF France FRA Lucas Deaux
9 FW France FRA Clément Depres
10 MF Algeria ALG Zinedine Ferhat
11 MF Benin BEN Mattéo Ahlinvi
12 MF France FRA Lamine Fomba
13 FW Algeria ALG Karim Aribi
14 MF France FRA Antoine Valério
15 DF France FRA Gaëtan Paquiez
16 GK France FRA Lucas Dias
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Haris Duljević
18 MF Paraguay PAR Andrés Cubas
19 FW France FRA Lucas Buadés
20 FW France FRA Renaud Ripart (vice-captain)
21 DF France FRA Patrick Burner
22 MF Morocco MAR Yassine Benrahou
23 DF France FRA Anthony Briançon (captain)
24 FW Morocco MAR Sami Ben Amar
25 FW France FRA Nolan Roux
26 DF France FRA Florian Miguel
27 DF Japan JPN Naomichi Ueda (on loan from Cercle Brugge)
28 FW Senegal SEN Moussa Koné
29 DF France FRA Sofiane Alakouch
30 GK France FRA Baptiste Reynet

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 France FRA Théo Sainte-Luce (on loan to Red Star until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW North Macedonia MKD Vlatko Stojanovski (to Chambly until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

24 July 2020 Friendly Strasbourg France 1–0 France Nîmes Évian-les-Bains, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Mothiba 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Camille-Fournier
31 July 2020 Friendly Grenoble France 2–0 France Nîmes Saint-Marcellin, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade La Saulaie
4 August 2020 Friendly Rodez France 1–1 France Nîmes Nîmes, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sports Complex La Bastide
9 August 2020 Friendly Nîmes France 0–1 France Marseille Nîmes, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
15 August 2020 Friendly Dijon France Cancelled France Nîmes Dijon, France
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
4 September 2020 Friendly Marseille France 2–2 France Nîmes Marseille, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Centre d'entraînement Robert Louis-Dreyfus

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 23 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 19th 38 9 8 21 40 71 −31 023.68
Coupe de France 10 February 2021 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 39 9 8 22 41 74 −33 023.08

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 16 41
18 Nantes (O) 38 9 13 16 47 55 8 40 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Nîmes (R) 38 9 8 21 40 71 31 35 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Dijon (R) 38 4 9 25 25 73 48 21
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 8 21 40 71  −31 35 3 5 11 22 39  −17 6 3 10 18 32  −14

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLDDWLLLLWLLLLDLLLWWLLLWWDLDWLDDLDWLL
Position17131514131616181815161618191820202018192020201917181819181818181919191919
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

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

Coupe de France

10 February 2021 Round of 64 Nîmes 1–3 Nice Nîmes
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 4 December 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 10 MF Algeria Zinedine Ferhat 3 0 3
2 20 FW France Renaud Ripart 2 0 2
28 FW Senegal Moussa Koné 2 0 2
4 3 DF Norway Birger Meling 1 0 1
7 MF France Romain Philippoteaux 1 0 1
18 MF Paraguay Andrés Cubas 1 0 1
27 FW Togo Kévin Denkey 1 0 1
Totals 11 0 11

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. "Nîmes Olympique-FC Lorient postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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