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Revision as of 12:28, 31 July 2018

Not to be confused with FC Mantes.

Nantes
File:FC Nantes logo.svg
Full nameFootball Club de Nantes
Nickname(s)Les Canaris (The Canaries)
Short nameFCN
Founded1943; 82 years ago (1943)
GroundLa Beaujoire-Louis
Fonteneau
YellowPark (future)
Capacity38,128
ChairmanWaldemar Kita
ManagerMiguel Cardoso
LeagueLigue 1
2017–18Ligue 1, 9th
Websitehttps://www.fcnantes.com/
Current season

Football Club de Nantes (Template:Lang-br, Gallo: Naunnt), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (French pronunciation: [nɑ̃t]), is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one large club. From 1992 to 2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes Atlantique before reverting to its current name at the start of the 2007–08 season. Nantes currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football.

Nantes is one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won eight Ligue 1 titles, three Coupe de France wins and attained one Coupe de la Ligue victory. The club is famous for its jeu à la nantaise ("Nantes-style play"), its collective spirit, mainly advocated under coaches José Arribas, Jean-Claude Suaudeau and Raynald Denoueix and for its youth system, which has produced players such as Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Mickaël Landreau, Claude Makélélé, Christian Karembeu and Jérémy Toulalan. As well as Les Canaris (The Canaries), Nantes is also nicknamed Les jaunes et verts (The Green and Yellows) and La Maison Jaune (The Yellow House).

History

The club was founded in 1943.[1] The first match played by Nantes as a professional team took place at the Stade Olympique de Colombes against CA Paris, where Nantes triumphed 2–0. The first home match was a defeat of the same score against Troyes. The club finished fifth at the end of this first season following which the club's manager Aimé Nuic left the club following a dispute, and was succeeded by Antoine Raab, who took over in a player-coach role. After winning 16 consecutive matches, Nantes lost 9–0 to Sochaux.[citation needed]

Supporters at an away match

In July 1991, the club re-instated Jean-Claude Suaudeau, and in July 1992, after spending a fortnight in the second division due to an administrative decision by the DNCG (French Football's financial regulator), FC Nantes was renamed FC Nantes Atlantique, and was able to take its place in the first division back.[citation needed] They won the French championship in 1994/95[2] and in 2000/01. In 2005, Nantes narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of the season by defeating Metz 1-0.[3] The following season Nantes finished last in Ligue 1 and were relegated to Ligue 2 after spending over 40 consecutive seasons in Ligue 1. In 2007, Nantes were promoted back to Ligue 1 at the first attempt but the following season they were relegated back to Ligue 2 after finishing 19th on the table. After spending 3 seasons in Ligue 2, Nantes were once again promoted to Ligue 1 in 2013. In their first season back in the top division, Nantes avoided relegation finishing 13th on the table. After two years of stability, in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 season, Nantes finished a highly respectable 7th on the table. For the 2017/2018 season, former Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri took over as manager and after 10 games in charge had Nantes sitting 3rd on the table just behind big spending Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco.[4][5]. In the second half of the 2017/2018 season, Nantes managed to only win 3 more games and finished 9th on the table. Claudio Ranieri also announced his departure from the club after only one season [6][7].

Stadium

Stade de la Beaujoire

Nantes' home ground since 1984 has been the Stade de la Beaujoire-Louis Fontenau, which has a capacity of 38,004.[8] FC Nantes former stadium was The Stade Marcel Saupin which the club played at from 1937 to 1984.[9] A new stadium is expected to be built and replace the Stade de la Beaujoire-Louis Fontenau as Nantes' home ground in 2022.[10]

Players

Current squad

As of 27 July 2018.[11]

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 France FRA Maxime Dupé
2 DF Brazil BRA Fábio
3 DF Brazil BRA Diego
4 DF France FRA Nicolas Pallois
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Koffi Djidji
6 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Lima
7 FW Mali MLI Kalifa Coulibaly
8 FW Belgium BEL Joris Kayembe
9 FW Argentina ARG Emiliano Sala
11 MF Sweden SWE Alexander Kačaniklić
14 FW Belgium BEL Yassine El Ghanassy
15 FW France FRA Randal Kolo Muani
16 GK France FRA Alexandre Olliero
17 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Anthony Walongwa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Samuel Moutoussamy
19 MF France FRA Abdoulaye Touré
20 MF Brazil BRA Andrei
21 MF Slovenia SVN Rene Krhin
22 FW Burkina Faso BFA Préjuce Nakoulma
24 MF Cameroon CMR Alexis Alégué
25 DF France FRA Enock Kwateng
27 FW Senegal SEN Santy Ngom
28 MF France FRA Valentin Rongier
30 GK Romania ROU Ciprian Tătărușanu
31 FW Iceland ISL Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
40 GK France FRA Quentin Braat
— MF Brazil BRA Lucas Evangelista

Out on loan

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

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Nantes in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1943. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club. [citation needed]

For a complete list of FC Nantes players, see Category:FC Nantes players

Former managers

[citation needed]

Honours

Domestic competitions

International competitions

References

  1. ^ "FC Nantes". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ François Mazet and Frédéric Pauron (1 September 2016). "Yearwise list of the champions of France". France - List of Champions. RSSSF. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ^ uefa.com. "Nantes survive relegation scare – UEFA.com". www.uefa.com.
  4. ^ "FC Nantes might forfeit a win, but they're back where they belong". newstalk.com.
  5. ^ "The French Leicester City? Ranieri enjoying a flying start at Nantes - Goal.com". goal.com.
  6. ^ https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2018/feature-claudio-ranieris-spell-at-nantes-ends-this-evening-the-story-of-how-a-leicester-esque-campaign-turned-sour/
  7. ^ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/classement
  8. ^ "FC Nantes". LFP. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  9. ^ "FC Nantes: 1984, quand les Canaris ont quitté le stade Saupin pour celui de la Beaujoire". www.20minutes.fr.
  10. ^ "LES INTENTIONS ARCHITECTURALES" (in French). FC Nantes. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Effectif" (in French). fcnantes.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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