2016–17 OGC Nice season

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Nice
2016–17 season
ChairmanJean-Pierre Rivère
ManagerLucien Favre
StadiumAllianz Riviera
Ligue 13rd
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mario Balotelli (15)
All:
Mario Balotelli (17)

The 2016–17 OGC Nice season was the 112th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.

Players[]

Squad information[]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 August 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Contract until Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Mouez Hassen France GK (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 26) 2013 2017 Youth academy
16 Simon Pouplin France GK (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 36) 2014 2018 France Sochaux
30 Yoan Cardinale France GK (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 27) 2015 2017 Youth academy
40 Walter Benítez Argentina GK (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 28) 2016 Argentina Quilmes
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet France RB (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 29) 2016[1] France Dijon
3 Gautier Lloris France CB (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 26) 2016 2017 Youth academy
4 Paul Baysse France CB / RB (1988-05-18) 18 May 1988 (age 33) 2015 2018 France Saint-Étienne
15 Patrick Burner France RB / LB (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 25) 2016 2019 Youth academy
20 Maxime Le Marchand France CB / LB (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 31) 2015[2] 2018 France Le Havre
21 Ricardo Portugal RB (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 27) 2015[3] 2017 Portugal Porto
24 Mathieu Bodmer France CB (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 38) 2013[4] 2017 France Paris Saint-Germain
28 Olivier Boscagli France CB (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 23) 2015 Youth academy
29 Dalbert Brazil LB (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 28) 2016[5] Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
31 Dante Brazil CB / LB (1983-04-18) 18 April 1983 (age 38) 2016 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
32 Malang Sarr France CB (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 22) 2016 Youth academy
Midfielders
5 Younès Belhanda Morocco AM (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 31) 2016 2017 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
6 Jean Michaël Seri Ivory Coast CM (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 30) 2015 2019 Portugal Paços de Ferreira
7 Julien Vercauteren Belgium RW (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 28) 2014[6] 2018 Belgium Lierse
8 Arnaud Lusamba France AM (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 24) 2016[7] France Nancy
12 Albert Rafetraniaina Madagascar DM (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 25) 2012 Youth academy
13 Valentin Eysseric France CAM (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 29) 2013[8] 2017 France Monaco
18 Rémi Walter France DM (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 26) 2016[9] 2019 France Nancy
25 Wylan Cyprien France CM (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 26) 2016 France Lens
26 Vincent Koziello France CM (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 25) 2014 2018 Youth academy
33 Vincent Marcel France RW (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 24) 2015 Youth academy
Forwards
9 Mario Balotelli Italy ST (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 31) 2016 2017 England Liverpool
10 Mickaël Le Bihan France CF (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 31) 2015 France Le Havre
11 Saïd Benrahma Algeria RW / CF (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 26) 2013 2018 Youth academy
14 Alassane Pléa France CF / RW (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 28) 2014 2018 France Lyon
19 Bryan Constant France CF / AM (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 27) 2013 2017 Youth academy
22 Anastasios Donis Greece SS / LW / RW (1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 25) 2016[10] 2017 Italy Juventus
23 Alexy Bosetti France CF (1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 28) 2012 2017 Youth academy
27 Dorian Caddy France CF (1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 26) 2016 2019 Youth academy

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
13 July 2016 DF Brazil Dalbert 22 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães [11]
19 July 2016 MF France Arnaud Lusamba 19 France Nancy €2,500,000 [12]
25 July 2016 MF France Arnaud Souquet 24 France Dijon [1]
27 July 2016 MF France Wylan Cyprien 21 France Lens [13]
22 August 2016 DF Brazil Dante 32 Germany VfL Wolfsburg [14]
31 August 2016 FW Italy Mario Balotelli 26 England Liverpool Free[15] One-year contract[15] [16]
31 August 2016 MF Morocco Younès Belhanda 26 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan, with option to buy [17]

Out[]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
21 June 2016 FW France Alexandre Mendy 22 France Guingamp [18]
30 June 2016 MF Sweden Niklas Hult 22 Greece Panathinaikos [19]
1 July 2016 FW France Hatem Ben Arfa 29 France Paris Saint-Germain Free [20]
3 July 2016 MF France Nampalys Mendy 24 England Leicester City £13,000,000 [21]
19 August 2016 DF France Kévin Gomis 27 Scotland Dundee [22]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Pre-season preparations began on 29 June, with new manager Lucien Favre taking charge. The first ten days were spent in Fontenay-le-Comte before moving to Divonne-les-Bains, where they played their first friendly against Servette. Following the match, the team moved to Nice for the remainder of the pre-season.[23]

16 July 2016 Friendly Servette Switzerland 1–1 France Nice Divonne-les-Bains, France
Vitkieviez Goal 12' Report Pléa Goal 6' Stadium: Stade Municipal
22 July 2016 Friendly Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 2–1 France Nice Sousse, Tunisia
Akaïchi Goal 14'
Brigui Goal 76'		 Report Marcel Goal 62' Stadium: Stade Olympique
29 July 2016 Friendly Nice 1–2 Toulouse Nice
Bosetti Goal 74' Report Trejo Goal 68'
Braithwaite Goal 76'		 Stadium: Stade Charles-Ehrmann
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Karim Abed
1 August 2016 Friendly Napoli Italy 3–0 France Nice Naples, Italy
Koulibaly Goal 9', 26'
Mertens Goal 24'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carmine Russo (Italy)
5 August 2016 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal 0–0 France Nice Faro, Portugal
Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Final
position 		First match Last match
Ligue 1 Matchday 1 3rd 12 August 2016 20 May 2017
Coupe de France Round of 64 8 January 2017
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16 14 December 2016
UEFA Europa League Group stage 15 September 2016 8 December 2016

Ligue 1[]

Main article: 2016–17 Ligue 1

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monaco (C) 38 30 5 3 107 31 +76 95 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 27 6 5 83 27 +56 87
3 Nice 38 22 12 4 63 36 +27 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Lyon 38 21 4 13 77 48 +29 67 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Marseille 38 17 11 10 57 41 +16 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[24]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Since the winners of the 2016–17 Coupe de France and the 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.

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 22 12 4 63 36  +27 78 13 4 1 39 16  +23 9 8 3 24 20  +4

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDWDWWWWWWLWDWWDWDDDWLWDWWWDDWWWDWLLD
Position43322111111111111112222222223333333333
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

14 August 2016 1 Nice 1–0 Rennes Nice
17:00 Sarr Goal 60' Report Mendes Yellow card 32' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 19,075
Referee: Antony Gautier
20 August 2016 2 Angers 0–1 Nice Angers
20:00 Bourillon Yellow card 16' Report Pléa Goal 4'
Dalbert Yellow card 49'
Ricardo Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 10,142
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
27 August 2016 3 Nice 1–1 Lille Nice
20:00 Koziello Goal 3'
Dalbert Yellow card 49'
Bodmer Yellow card 62'		 Report Béria Goal 27', Yellow card 64'
Amadou Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 16,355
Referee: François Letexier
11 September 2016 4 Nice 3–2 Marseille Nice
20:45 Balotelli Goal 7' (pen.), 78'
Koziello Yellow card 71'
Ricardo Yellow card 86'
Cyprien Goal 88'		 Report Thauvin Goal 14'
Zambo Anguissa Yellow card 31'
Dória Yellow card 66'
Gomis Goal 72' (pen.)
Machach Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 31,194
Referee: Frank Schneider
18 September 2016 5 Montpellier 1–1 Nice Montpellier
15:00 Skhiri Yellow card 60'
Boudebouz Goal 67' (pen.)		 Report Eysseric Yellow card 77'
Belhanda Goal 85'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,272
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
21 September 2016 6 Nice 4–0 Monaco Nice
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Baysse Goal 17'
Balotelli Goal 30', 68'
Belhanda Yellow card 45'
Pléa Goal 86'		 Report Falcao Yellow card 21'
Bakayoko Red card 83'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,867
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 September 2016 7 Nancy 0–1 Nice Tomblaine
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) N'Guessan Yellow card 10'
Badila Yellow card 38'
Lenglet Yellow card 72'		 Report Bodmer Yellow card 24'
Pléa Goal 60'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 17,580
Referee: Antony Gautier
2 October 2016 8 Nice 2–1 Lorient Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ricardo Goal 11'
Sarr Yellow card 59'
Balotelli Goal 86', Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Eysseric Yellow card 89'		 Report Bellugou Yellow card 27'
Moukandjo Goal 61'
Cafú Yellow card 86'
Moreira Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,816
Referee: Olivier Thual
14 October 2016 9 Nice 2–0 Lyon Nice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Baysse Goal 5'
Dalbert Yellow card 25'
Dante Yellow card 71'
Seri Goal 76'
Balotelli Yellow card 85'		 Report Morel Yellow card 21'
Fekir Red card 28'
Darder Yellow card 43'
Gaspar Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 28,139
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
23 October 2016 10 Metz 2–4 Nice Metz
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Mandjeck Goal 25', Yellow card 54'
Sarr Yellow card 65'
Diallo Goal 69'
Cohade Yellow card 73'
Jouffre Yellow card 76'		 Report Pléa Goal 12', 38' (pen.), 84'
Cyprien Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 17,993
Referee: François Letexier
30 October 2016 11 Nice 4–1 Nantes Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Cyprien Goal 9', 65', Yellow card 64'
Balotelli Goal 27'
Pléa Goal 60'		 Report Lucas Lima Yellow card 31'
Djidji Yellow card 38'
Sala Goal 47', Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,418
Referee: Sébastien Moreira
6 November 2016 12 Caen 1–0 Nice Caen
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Santini Goal 42' (pen.)
Makengo Yellow card 65'
Vercoutre Yellow card 79'		 Report Dante Yellow card 26'
Pléa Yellow card 79'
Balotelli Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,034
Referee: Johan Hamel
20 November 2016 13 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Nice Saint-Étienne
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Søderlund Yellow card 34'
Lacroix Yellow card 48'		 Report Eysseric Goal 63'
Belhanda Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 30,004
Referee: Frank Schneider
27 November 2016 14 Nice 1–1 Bastia Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pléa Goal 11' Report Thievy Yellow card 28'
Cahuzac Yellow card 45'
Crivelli Goal 60'
Cahuzac Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,856
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
30 November 2016 15 Guingamp 0–1 Nice Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kerbrat Yellow card 66'
Diallo Yellow card 90'		 Report Belhanda Goal 5', Yellow card 51' Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 14,680
Referee: Benoît Millot
4 December 2016 16 Nice 3–0 Toulouse Nice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Pléa Goal 23'
Belhanda Goal 26'
Seri Goal 65'		 Report Yago Yellow card 53'
Bodiger Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 16,835
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
11 December 2016 17 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Nice Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Kurzawa Yellow card 41'
Cavani Goal 46', 59'
Motta Yellow card 77'		 Report Sarr Yellow card 11'
Cyprien Goal 32'
Pléa Goal 45+3'
Balotelli Yellow card 83'
Belhanda Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,665
Referee: Clément Turpin
18 December 2016 18 Nice 2–1 Dijon Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Balotelli Goal 32' (pen.), 50'
Souquet Yellow card 36'		 Report Abdelhamid Yellow card 31'
Tavares Goal 37' (pen.)
Rüfli Yellow card 41'
Gastien Yellow card 84'
Varrault Red card 88'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,229
Referee: Benoît Millot
21 December 2016 19 Bordeaux 0–0 Nice Nice
20:50 CET (UTC+1) Toulalan Yellow card 30'
Rolán Yellow card 36'		 Report Le Marchand Yellow card 23'
Koziello Yellow card 80'
Balotelli Red card 90+2'
Belhanda Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 27,614
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
15 January 2017 20 Nice 0–0 Metz Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Sarr Yellow card 39'
Koziello Yellow card 75'		 Report Diagne Yellow card 73' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,502
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
20 January 2017 21 Bastia 1–1 Nice Bastia
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Oniangué Goal 17'
Cahuzac Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 64'
Mostefa Yellow card 90'		 Report Souquet Goal 34' Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 9,757
Referee: Clément Turpin
29 January 2017 22 Nice 3–1 Guingamp Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Pléa Goal 11'
Dalbert Yellow card 14'
Koziello Yellow card 23'
Seri Goal 38'
Sarr Yellow card 74'
Balotelli Goal 87'		 Report Marçal Yellow card 20'
Briand Goal 63', Yellow card 88'
Mendy Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,063
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
4 February 2017 23 Monaco 3–0 Nice Monaco
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Germain Goal 48'
Jemerson Yellow card 57'
Falcao Goal 60', 81'		 Report Seri Yellow card 13' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 16,049
Referee: Benoît Bastien
8 February 2017 24 Nice 1–0 Saint-Étienne Nice
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Cyprien Goal 7'
Belhanda Yellow card 36'		 Report Hamouma Yellow card 38'
Théophile-Catherine Yellow card 40'
Selnæs Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,225
Referee: Amaury Delerue
12 February 2017 25 Rennes 2–2 Nice Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Amalfitano Goal 7'
Sio Goal 21'
Mendes Yellow card 90'		 Report Donis Goal 59'
Eysseric Goal 81'
Belhanda Yellow card 83'
Baysse Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 25,665
Referee: Johan Hamel
18 February 2017 26 Lorient 0–1 Nice Lorient
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Marveaux Yellow card 29'
Bellugou Yellow card 53'
Moukandjo Yellow card 68'		 Report Cyprien Goal 15'
Obbadi Yellow card 43'
Balotelli Red card 68'
Cardinale Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 10,537
Referee: Tony Chapron
24 February 2017 27 Nice 2–1 Montpellier Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Belhanda Yellow card 49'
Le Bihan Goal 68', 85'
Dalbert Yellow card 71'		 Report Mounié Goal 9'
Sylla Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,998
Referee: Frank Schneider
4 March 2017 28 Dijon 0–1 Nice Dijon
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Abeid Yellow card 24'
Lees-Melou Yellow card 27'		 Report Cyprien Yellow card 37', Goal 69' Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 10,209
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
10 March 2017 29 Nice 2–2 Caen Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Souquet Yellow card 41'
Balotelli Goal 71'
Donis Goal 77', Yellow card 89'		 Report Santini Goal 36'
Karamoh Goal 50'
Ben Youssef Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 23,640
Referee: François Letexier
18 March 2017 30 Nantes 1–1 Nice Nantes
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Sala Goal 22'
Lucas Lima Yellow card 51'
Diego Carlos Yellow card 64'
Nakoulma Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Seri Goal 28'
Eysseric Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 25,854
Referee: Benoît Millot
2 April 2017 31 Nice 2–1 Bordeaux Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Balotelli Goal 16' (pen.), Yellow card 88'
Eysseric Goal 27'
Souquet Yellow card 40'		 Report Laborde Goal 9'
Jovanović Yellow card 24'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 35,624
Referee: Benoît Bastien
7 April 2017 32 Lille 1–2 Nice Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Amadou Goal 14'
Mavuba Yellow card 74'		 Report Balotelli Goal 17', 44'
Dante Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 32,107
Referee: Amaury Delerue
15 April 2017 33 Nice 3–1 Nancy Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Le Bihan Goal 35'
Dante Yellow card 45+2'
Seri Goal 51' (pen.), 84'		 Report Dalé Goal 26'
Pedretti Yellow card 30'
Puyo Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,518
Referee: Mikael Lesage
23 April 2017 34 Toulouse 1–1 Nice Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Moubandje Yellow card 26'
Bodiger Yellow card 45+1'
Jean Goal 56'
Durmaz Yellow card 88'		 Report Eysseric Yellow card 37', Goal 59'
Seri Yellow card 43'
Baysse Yellow card 80'
Dalbert Yellow card 87'
Balotelli Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 15,232
Referee: Frank Schneider
30 April 2017 35 Nice 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Dalbert Yellow card 21'
Balotelli Goal 26'
Seri Yellow card 41'
Ricardo Goal 48'
Donis Goal 90+2'		 Report Meunier Yellow card 52'
Draxler Yellow card 59'
Cavani Yellow card 59'
Marquinhos Goal 64'
Motta Red card 90'
Di María Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 33,190
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
7 May 2017 36 Marseille 2–1 Nice Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Gomis Goal 21'
Cabella Yellow card 34'
Payet Yellow card 47'
Sakai Yellow card 59'
Evra Goal 66'
Fanni Yellow card 67'
Pelé Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Balotelli Goal 50'
Dante Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 61,685
Referee: Antony Gautier
14 May 2017 37 Nice 0–2 Angers Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Belhanda Yellow card 32' Report Santamaria Yellow card 24'
N'Doye Goal 35'
Toko Ekambi Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 32,446
Referee: Mikael Lesage
20 May 2017 38 Lyon 3–3 Nice Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Le Marchand Goal 10' (o.g.)
Lacazette Goal 48', 78'		 Report Seri Yellow card 12', Goal 90+4' (pen.)
Donis Goal 15', 69'		 Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 50,080
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Coupe de France[]

Main article: 2016–17 Coupe de France
8 January 2017 Round of 64 Lorient 2–1 Nice Lorient
14:15 Guendouzi Yellow card 12'
Aliadière Goal 71'
Mesloub Goal 75'		 Report Cyprien Yellow card 17'
Pléa Goal 43'		 Stadium: Stade du Moustoir – Yves Allainmat
Attendance: 9,424
Referee: Olivier Thual

Coupe de la Ligue[]

Main article: 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue
14 December 2016 Round of 16 Bordeaux 3–2 Nice Bordeaux
18:45 Plašil Goal 14'
Laborde Goal 22', 55'
Gajić Yellow card 53'
Vada Yellow card 81'
Pellenard Yellow card 83'		 Report Pléa Goal 42'
Boscagli Yellow card 79'
Balotelli Goal 83' (pen.), Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 15,049
Referee: François Letexier

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Group stage[]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group I
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCH KRA SAL NCE
1 Germany Schalke 04 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 3–1 2–0
2 Russia Krasnodar 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 0–1 — 1–1 5–2
3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 2–0 0–1 — 0–1
4 France Nice 6 2 0 4 5 11 −6 6 0–1 2–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2016 1 Nice France 0–1 Germany Schalke 04 Nice, France
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Seri Yellow card 72'
Balotelli Yellow card 90'		 Report Rahman Yellow card 32', Goal 75'
Stambouli Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,378
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
29 September 2016 2 Krasnodar Russia 5–2 France Nice Krasnodar, Russia
20:00 (MSK) Smolov Goal 22'
Joãozinho Goal 33', 65' (pen.)
Naldo Yellow card 50'
Granqvist Yellow card 55'
Ari Goal 86', 90+3', Yellow card 86'		 Report Balotelli Goal 43'
Seri Yellow card 45+1'
Baysse Yellow card 64'
Cardinale Yellow card 69'
Cyprien Goal 71'		 Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 10,750[25]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
20 October 2016 3 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–1 France Nice Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
20:00 (MSK) Hwang Hee-chan Yellow card 85'
Laimer Yellow card 88'		 Report Pléa Goal 13'
Dalbert Yellow card 71'
Eysseric Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,473[26]
Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)
3 November 2016 4 Nice France 0–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Nice, France
21:05 (UTC+2) Koziello Yellow card 63'
Balotelli Yellow card 89'		 Report Hwang Hee-chan Goal 72', 73'
Laimer Yellow card 54'
Upamecano Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,582[27]
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
24 November 2016 5 Schalke 04 Germany 2–0 France Nice Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 Konoplyanka Goal 14'
Tekpetey Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Kehrer Yellow card 67'
Aogo Goal 80' (pen.)		 Report Dalbert Yellow card 28'
Dante Yellow card 47'
Boscagli Yellow card 62'
Cardinale Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 51,504[28]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
8 December 2016 6 Nice France 2–1 Russia Krasnodar Nice, France
21:05 Balotelli Yellow card 26'
Marcel Yellow card 55'
Bosetti Goal 64' (pen.)
Le Marchand Goal 77'		 Report Eboue Yellow card 25'
Granqvist Yellow card 41', Red card 61'
Smolov Goal 52'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 12,722[29]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
30 GK France Yoan Cardinale 41 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
40 GK Argentina Walter Benítez 6 0 2+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF France Arnaud Souquet 31 1 26 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF France Paul Baysse 25 2 20+2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF France Patrick Burner 7 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1 0
23 DF Portugal Ricardo 30 2 23+1 2 1 0 0 0 5 0
28 DF France Olivier Boscagli 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
29 DF Brazil Dalbert 38 0 33 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
31 DF Brazil Dante 39 0 33 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
32 DF France Malang Sarr 32 1 25+2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
36 DF France Romain Perraud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
5 MF Morocco Younès Belhanda 36 3 28+3 3 0 0 0 0 3+2 0
6 MF Ivory Coast Jean Michaël Seri 39 7 34 7 0 0 1 0 3+1 0
8 MF France Arnaud Lusamba 9 0 3+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
11 MF Tunisia Bassem Srarfi 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Madagascar Albert Rafetraniaina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
13 MF France Valentin Eysseric 33 4 23+6 4 0 0 0 0 2+2 0
18 MF France Rémi Walter 26 0 15+7 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0
24 MF France Mounir Obbadi 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF France Wylan Cyprien 34 9 27+2 8 1 0 0 0 2+2 1
26 MF France Vincent Koziello 34 1 19+8 1 1 0 1 0 5 0
33 MF France Vincent Marcel 10 0 3+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
Forwards
9 FW Italy Mario Balotelli 28 17 20+3 15 0 0 1 1 4 1
10 FW France Mickaël Le Bihan 10 3 2+8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW France Alassane Pléa 32 14 22+3 11 1 1 1 1 3+2 1
22 FW Greece Anastasios Donis 22 5 3+15 5 0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
23 FW France Alexy Bosetti 2 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 1
34 FW France Hicham Mahou 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
24 DF France Mathieu Bodmer 17 0 7+5 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0

Last updated: 20 May 2017[30]
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de Ligue Europa League Total
1 9 ST Italy Mario Balotelli 15 0 1 1 17
2 14 FW France Alassane Pléa 11 1 1 1 14
3 14 MF France Wylan Cyprien 8 0 0 1 9
4 6 MF Ivory Coast Jean Michaël Seri 7 0 0 0 7
5 22 FW Greece Anastasios Donis 5 0 0 0 5
6 13 MF France Valentin Eysseric 4 0 0 0 4
7 5 MF Morocco Younès Belhanda 3 0 0 0 3
10 FW France Mickaël Le Bihan 3 0 0 0 3
9 4 DF France Paul Baysse 2 0 0 0 2
23 DF Portugal Ricardo 2 0 0 0 2
11 34 DF France Malang Sarr 1 0 0 0 1
26 MF France Vincent Koziello 1 0 0 0 1
2 DF France Arnaud Souquet 1 0 0 0 1
23 FW France Alexy Bosetti 0 0 0 1 1
20 DF France Maxime Le Marchand 0 0 0 1 1

Last updated: 8 June 2017

Clean sheets[]

Rank No. Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de Ligue Europa League Total
1 30 France Yoan Cardinale 13 0 0 0 13

Last updated: 14 October 2016[31]

Disciplinary record[]

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