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{{Short description|Football club based in Nîmes, France}}
{{Short description|Football club based in Nîmes, France}}
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| fullname = Nîmes Olympique<br />
| fullname = Nîmes Olympique<br />
| nickname = ''Les Crocodiles'' (The Crocodiles)<ref name="nickname">{{Cite web |url=https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/85-nimes-olympique-les-crocrodiles/|title=#85 – Nîmes Olympique : les Crocodiles, les Crocos|language=fr|date=24 May 2020 |publisher=Footnickname |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>
| nickname = ''Les Crocodiles'' (The Crocodiles)<ref name="nickname">{{Cite web|url=https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/85-nimes-olympique-les-crocrodiles/|title=#85 – Nîmes Olympique : les Crocodiles, les Crocos|language=fr|date=24 May 2020|publisher=Footnickname|access-date=22 December 2021|archive-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224005348/https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/85-nimes-olympique-les-crocrodiles/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1937|4|10}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1937|4|10}}
| ground = {{Interlanguage link|Stade des Antonins|lt=Stade des Antonins|fr|Stade des Antonins}}
| ground = [[Stade des Antonins]]
| capacity = 8,033<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2022 |title=Nîmes Olympique : tout savoir sur le chantier du futur stade des Antonins, visite guidée |url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2022/06/28/nimes-olympique-midi-libre-a-visite-le-chantier-du-futur-stade-des-antonins-10402398.php |access-date=7 November 2022 |website=[[Midi Libre]] |lang=fr}}</ref>
| capacity = 8,033<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2022 |title=Nîmes Olympique : tout savoir sur le chantier du futur stade des Antonins, visite guidée |url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2022/06/28/nimes-olympique-midi-libre-a-visite-le-chantier-du-futur-stade-des-antonins-10402398.php |access-date=7 November 2022 |website=[[Midi Libre]] |lang=fr |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108071011/https://www.midilibre.fr/2022/06/28/nimes-olympique-midi-libre-a-visite-le-chantier-du-futur-stade-des-antonins-10402398.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
| chairman = Rani Assaf
| chairman = Rani Assaf
| chrtitle = President
| chrtitle = President
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Frédéric Bompard]]
| manager = [[Adil Hermach]]
| league = {{French football updater|Nîmes}}
| league = {{French football updater|Nîmes}}
| season = {{French football updater|Nîmes2}}
| season = {{French football updater|Nîmes2}}
| position = {{French football updater|Nîmes3}}
| position = {{French football updater|Nîmes3}}
| website = http://www.nimes-olympique.com/
| website = http://www.nimes-olympique.com/
| current = 2022-23 Nîmes Olympique season
| current = 2023–24 Championnat National
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'''Nîmes Olympique''' (commonly referred to as simply '''Nîmes''') is a [[Football in France|French association football]] club based in [[Nîmes]]. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in [[Ligue 2]], the second level of [[French football league system|French football]]. The {{Interlanguage link|Stade des Antonins|lt=Stade des Antonins|fr|Stade des Antonins}} is the club’s home stadium.
'''Nîmes Olympique''' (commonly referred to as simply '''Nîmes''') is a [[Football in France|French association football]] club based in [[Nîmes]]. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in the [[Championnat National]], the third tier of [[French football league system|French football]]. The [[Stade des Antonins]] is the club’s home stadium.


==History==
==History==
{{See also|Nîmes Olympique in European football}}In the 1995–96 season, Nîmes reached the final of the [[Coupe de France]], allowing them to compete the following year in the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]] (4–1 on aggregate), before losing to [[AIK Stockholm]] in the next round (2–3 on aggregate).<ref><nowiki>{{cite web |url= </nowiki>https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-des-coupes/1996-1997/nimes-budapest-honved-live/10000000000000000000040406 |title=L’Equipe</ref><ref><nowiki>{{cite web |url= </nowiki>https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/11/01/nimes-sort-grandi-apres-une-petite-victoirebattus-a-l-aller-les-gardois-l-emportent-en-suede-mais-qu_189615/|title=Libération</ref>
{{See also|Nîmes Olympique in European football}}In the 1995–96 season, then playing in the third division (non-professional level), Nîmes reached the final of the [[Coupe de France]], allowing them to compete the following year in the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]] (5–2 on aggregate), before losing to [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] in the next round (2–3 on aggregate).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-des-coupes/1996-1997/nimes-budapest-honved-live/10000000000000000000040406|title=Merci d'avoir suivi en direct la rencontre de football Nîmes - Budapest Honved.}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411083138/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-des-coupes/1996-1997/nimes-budapest-honved-live/10000000000000000000040406 |date=11 April 2022 }} |title=L’Equipe</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/11/01/nimes-sort-grandi-apres-une-petite-victoirebattus-a-l-aller-les-gardois-l-emportent-en-suede-mais-qu_189615/|title=Libération}}</ref>


On 5 May 2018, Nîmes secured promotion back to [[Ligue 1]] for the first time since the 1992–93 season after finishing second in [[Ligue 2]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/article/nimes-clinch-promotion.htm |title=Ligue1.com - Nîmes clinch promotion |website=www.ligue1.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509132234/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/article/nimes-clinch-promotion.htm |archive-date=2018-05-09}}</ref> In the [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19 season]], Nimes finished comfortably above the relegation zone in Ligue 1, placing 9th among 20 teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2019/05/24/football-nimes-lyon-le-match-en-direct,8218752.php/|title=Football : Nîmes conclut sa saison par une défaite face à Lyon aux Costières (2-3)|website=www.midilibre.fr}}</ref>
On 5 May 2018, Nîmes secured promotion back to [[Ligue 1]] for the first time since the 1992–93 season after finishing second in [[Ligue 2]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/article/nimes-clinch-promotion.htm |title=Ligue1.com - Nîmes clinch promotion |website=www.ligue1.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509132234/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/article/nimes-clinch-promotion.htm |archive-date=2018-05-09}}</ref> In the [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19 season]], Nimes finished comfortably above the relegation zone in Ligue 1, placing 9th among 20 teams. In the [[2020–21 Ligue 1]] season, Nimes finished second from bottom and were relegated to Ligue 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2019/05/24/football-nimes-lyon-le-match-en-direct,8218752.php/|title=Football : Nîmes conclut sa saison par une défaite face à Lyon aux Costières (2-3)|website=www.midilibre.fr|access-date=29 May 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605005953/https://www.midilibre.fr/2019/05/24/football-nimes-lyon-le-match-en-direct,8218752.php|url-status=live}}</ref>


On 5 November 2022, Nîmes played its final match at the [[Stade des Costières]], a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ligue 2: Nîmes dit adieu au stade des Costières en faisant tomber le leader Bordeaux |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-2-nimes-dit-adieu-au-stade-des-costieres-en-faisant-tomber-le-leader-bordeaux_AV-202211050291.html |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=RMC SPORT |language=fr}}</ref> The club would move into the {{Interlanguage link|Stade des Antonins|lt=Stade des Antonins|fr|Stade des Antonins}} on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, for a projected completion in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Nîmes : le club va faire ses adieux au stade des Costières |url=https://www.foot-national.com/ligue-2/nimes--le-club-va-faire-ses-adieux-au-stade-des-costieres-800061 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Foot National |language=fr}}</ref>
On 5 November 2022, Nîmes played its final match at the [[Stade des Costières]], a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ligue 2: Nîmes dit adieu au stade des Costières en faisant tomber le leader Bordeaux |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-2-nimes-dit-adieu-au-stade-des-costieres-en-faisant-tomber-le-leader-bordeaux_AV-202211050291.html |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=RMC SPORT |language=fr |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105174316/https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-2-nimes-dit-adieu-au-stade-des-costieres-en-faisant-tomber-le-leader-bordeaux_AV-202211050291.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The club would move into the [[Stade des Antonins]] on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, for a projected completion in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Nîmes : le club va faire ses adieux au stade des Costières |url=https://www.foot-national.com/ligue-2/nimes--le-club-va-faire-ses-adieux-au-stade-des-costieres-800061 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Foot National |language=fr |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105174317/https://www.foot-national.com/ligue-2/nimes--le-club-va-faire-ses-adieux-au-stade-des-costieres-800061 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the [[2022–23 Ligue 2]] season, Nimes finished second from the bottom and were relegated to the [[Championnat National]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://euro.dayfr.com/sports/303047.html/|title=Relegated to National, Nîmes Olympique receives Sochaux with 15 players to finish the championship: failure and match|website=www.euro.dayfr.com}}</ref>


==Players==
==Players==
===Current squad===
===Current squad===
{{Updated|31 January 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nimes-olympique.com/equipe-pro/effectif/ |title=Effectif |publisher=nimes-olympique.com|access-date=23 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
{{Updated|30 September 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nimes-olympique.com/equipe-pro/effectif/|title=Effectif|publisher=nimes-olympique.com|access-date=23 December 2020|language=fr|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803001356/http://www.nimes-olympique.com/equipe-pro/effectif/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=FRA|name=[[Axel Maraval]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=CMR|name=[[Simon Ngapandouetnbu]]|pos=GK|other={{small|on loan from [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=FRA|name=[[Kelyan Guessoum]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=SEN|name=Waly Diouf|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=FRA|name=[[Scotty Sadzoute]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Oud-Heverlee Leuven|OH Leuven]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=FRA|name=[[Brahima Doukansy]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=FRA|name=[[Maël de Gevigney]]|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no= 7|nat=GUI|name=[[Ismaël Camara]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=FRA|name=[[Benoît Poulain]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FRA|name=Gauthier Laurens|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=FRA|name=[[Lys Mousset]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[VfL Bochum]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ALG|name=[[Oussama Abdeldjelil]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FRA|name=[[Thibaut Vargas]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FRA|name=[[Vincent Marcel]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=GNB|name=[[Steve Ambri]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=MTQ|name=[[Jonathan Mexique]]|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FRA|name=[[Nicolas Benezet]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|name=[[Pablo Pagis]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]}}
⚫
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=DEN|name=[[Jens Jakob Thomasen]]|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=15|nat=COM|name=[[Rafiki Saïd]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|name=[[Lucas Dias (footballer, born 1999)|Lucas Dias]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|name=[[Lucas Dias (footballer, born 1999)|Lucas Dias]]|pos=GK}}
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{{Fs player|no=17|nat=MTQ|name=[[Ronny Labonne]]|pos=DF}}
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{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=MTQ|name=[[Ronny Labonne]]|pos=DF|flagvar=local|natvar=local}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|name=[[Mathis Picouleau]]|pos=MF}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|name=[[Malik Tchokounté]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FRA|name=Hamza Sbaï|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=BFA|name=[[Nasser Djiga]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[FC Basel|Basel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|name=[[Léon Delpech]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|name=[[Léon Delpech]]|pos=MF}}
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{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=CIV|name=[[Jean N'Guessan (footballer)|Jean N'Guessan]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[OGC Nice|Nice]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=MLI|name=[[Mahamadou Doucouré]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FRA|name=[[Formose Mendy (footballer, born 1993)|Formose Mendy]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=FRA|name=[[Sanasi Sy]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ALG|name=[[Mehdi Beneddine]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=SEN|name=[[Joseph Lopy]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ALG|name=[[Abdelmalek Amara]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|name=[[Amjhad Nazih]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=FRA|name=Aboubacar Ali Abdallah|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=TUN|name=[[Rayan Nasraoui]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=FRA|name=Marowane Khalid|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=65|nat=SEN|name=[[Moussa Koné (Senegalese footballer)|Moussa Koné]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=FRA|name=Dagui Paviot|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=76|nat=MTN|name=[[Guessouma Fofana]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=FRA|name=Salim Akkal|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=97|nat=MTQ|name=[[Patrick Burner]]|pos=DF|natvar=local}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=FRA|name=[[Bastian Badu]]|pos=FW}}
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{{Fs player|no=34|nat=FRA|name=Selmane El Hamri|pos=FW}}
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{{Fs player|no=36|nat=FRA|name=Jérémy Iafrate|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=ALG|name=Issam Bouaoune|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=39|nat=FRA|name=[[Derick Osei]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=ITA|name=Vincenzo Cozzella|pos=GK}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}


===Reserve squad===
===Out on loan===
{{Updated|4 November 2019}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nimes-olympique.com/equipe-amateurs/centre-de-formation/cfa-2/national3/|title =SAISON 2020-2021 NATIONAL 2|publisher=nimes-olympique.com|access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Côme Charrier}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=[[Paul Wade (footballer, born 2000)|Paul Wade]]|pos=MF|other={{small|at [[Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne|Le Puy]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Alexandre Ferreira}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=CTA|name=Wesley Ngakoutou|pos=FW|other={{small|at [[GOAL FC|GOAL]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Jérémy Iafrate}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Enzo Fontanelli}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Matéo Maillefaud}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Julien Megier}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Mickaël Gas}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Adilson Malanda]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Kléri Serber}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Simon Calancha}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Axel Thoumin|pos=FW|other={{small|at [[AS Furiani-Agliani|Furiani-Agliani]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Quentin Gregorio}}
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Hugo Huriez}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Houssine Labiad}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Luca Valls}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Axel Urie}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Timothy Cardona}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Marco Majouga]]}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}


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'''{{flag|Poland}}'''
'''{{flag|Poland}}'''
* [[Jan Domarski]]
* [[Jan Domarski]]
* [[Stanisław Karwat]]
'''{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}'''
'''{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}'''
* [[Ladislas Douniama]]
* [[Ladislas Douniama]]
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{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*[[Vilmos Kohut]] (1939–40)
*[[Vilmos Kohut]] (1939–40)
*Marcel Gebelin (1940–42)<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Marcel Gebelin (1940–42)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html|title=France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs|website=www.rsssf.org|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=31 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531102336/http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Louis Gabrillargues]] (1942–46)
*[[Louis Gabrillargues]] (1942–46)
*René Dedieu (1946–48)
*René Dedieu (1946–48)
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*[[Pascal Plancque]] (2021–22)
*[[Pascal Plancque]] (2021–22)
*[[Nicolas Usaï]] (2022)
*[[Nicolas Usaï]] (2022)
*[[Frédéric Bompard]] (2022–present)
*[[Frédéric Bompard]] (2022–2024)
*[[Adil Hermach]] (2024–present)
}}
}}


==Honours==
== Honours ==
=== League ===
*[[Ligue 1]]
*[[Ligue 1]]
**''Runners-up'': 1958, 1959, 1960, 1972
**''Runners-up'': 1958, 1959, 1960, 1972
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*[[Championnat National]]
*[[Championnat National]]
**''Champions'': 1997, 2012
**''Champions'': 1997, 2012
=== Cup ===
*[[Coupe de France]]
*[[Coupe de France]]
**''Runners-up'': 1958, 1961, 1996
**''Runners-up'': 1958, 1961, 1996
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*[[Coppa delle Alpi]]
*[[Coppa delle Alpi]]
**''Champions'': 1972
**''Champions'': 1972
*'''Coupe Drago'''
*[[Coupe Charles Drago]]
**''Runners-up'': 1956
**''Champions'': 1956
*[[Coupe Gambardella]]
*[[Coupe Gambardella]]
**''Champions'': 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977
**''Champions'': 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977

Latest revision as of 01:09, 7 December 2024

Nîmes
Full nameNîmes Olympique
Nickname(s)Les Crocodiles (The Crocodiles)[1]
Founded10 April 1937; 87 years ago (1937-04-10)
GroundStade des Antonins
Capacity8,033[2]
PresidentRani Assaf
Head coachAdil Hermach
LeagueChampionnat National
2023–24Championnat National, 11th of 18
Websitehttp://www.nimes-olympique.com/
Current season

Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The Stade des Antonins is the club’s home stadium.

History

[edit]
See also: Nîmes Olympique in European football

In the 1995–96 season, then playing in the third division (non-professional level), Nîmes reached the final of the Coupe de France, allowing them to compete the following year in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat Budapest Honvéd (5–2 on aggregate), before losing to AIK in the next round (2–3 on aggregate).[3][4]

On 5 May 2018, Nîmes secured promotion back to Ligue 1 for the first time since the 1992–93 season after finishing second in Ligue 2.[5] In the 2018–19 season, Nimes finished comfortably above the relegation zone in Ligue 1, placing 9th among 20 teams. In the 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, Nimes finished second from bottom and were relegated to Ligue 2.[6]

On 5 November 2022, Nîmes played its final match at the Stade des Costières, a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over Bordeaux.[7] The club would move into the Stade des Antonins on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, for a projected completion in 2026.[8] In the 2022–23 Ligue 2 season, Nimes finished second from the bottom and were relegated to the Championnat National.[9]

Players

[edit]

Current squad

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As of 30 September 2024[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Cameroon CMR Simon Ngapandouetnbu (on loan from Marseille)
5 DF Senegal SEN Waly Diouf
6 MF France FRA Brahima Doukansy
7 FW Guinea GUI Ismaël Camara
8 MF France FRA Gauthier Laurens
9 FW Algeria ALG Oussama Abdeldjelil
10 MF France FRA Vincent Marcel
14 MF Martinique MTQ Jonathan Mexique
16 GK France FRA Lucas Dias
17 DF Martinique MTQ Ronny Labonne
18 MF France FRA Mathis Picouleau
19 MF France FRA Hamza Sbaï
20 MF France FRA Léon Delpech
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF France FRA Formose Mendy
23 DF Algeria ALG Mehdi Beneddine
26 MF Algeria ALG Abdelmalek Amara
27 FW France FRA Aboubacar Ali Abdallah (on loan from Strasbourg)
28 MF France FRA Marowane Khalid
29 DF France FRA Dagui Paviot
31 MF France FRA Salim Akkal
33 FW France FRA Bastian Badu
34 FW France FRA Selmane El Hamri
36 DF France FRA Jérémy Iafrate
37 MF Algeria ALG Issam Bouaoune
39 FW France FRA Derick Osei
50 GK Italy ITA Vincenzo Cozzella

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Paul Wade (at Le Puy until 30 June 2025)
— FW Central African Republic CTA Wesley Ngakoutou (at GOAL until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW France FRA Axel Thoumin (at Furiani-Agliani until 30 June 2025)

Notable players

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Below are the notable former players who have represented Nîmes in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1937. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with Nîmes or following his departure.

For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see Category:Nîmes Olympique players

 France

 Algeria

 Argentina

 Austria

 Belgium

 Benin

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Burkina Faso

 Cameroon

 Central African Republic

 Comoros

 Côte d'Ivoire

 Croatia

 Czechoslovakia

 Democratic Republic of Congo

 Denmark

 Gabon

 Ghana

 Greece

 Hungary

 Liberia

 Macedonia

 Mali

 Mauritania

 Morocco

 Netherlands

 Nigeria

 Norway

 Palestine

 Paraguay

 Poland

 Republic of the Congo

 Republic of Ireland

 Romania

 Scotland

 Senegal

 Serbia

 Slovakia

 Sweden

 Togo

 Yugoslavia

Coaches

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Honours

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League

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Cup

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References

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  4. ^ "Libération".
  5. ^ "Ligue1.com - Nîmes clinch promotion". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Football : Nîmes conclut sa saison par une défaite face à Lyon aux Costières (2-3)". www.midilibre.fr. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Ligue 2: Nîmes dit adieu au stade des Costières en faisant tomber le leader Bordeaux". RMC SPORT (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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  9. ^ "Relegated to National, Nîmes Olympique receives Sochaux with 15 players to finish the championship: failure and match". www.euro.dayfr.com.
  10. ^ "Effectif" (in French). nimes-olympique.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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