2018–19 Nîmes Olympique season

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Nîmes Olympique
2018–19 season
PresidentRani Assaf
Head coachBernard Blaquart
StadiumStade des Costières,
Nîmes
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 18,045
(3 February 2019 v. Montpellier)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 12,015
(23 January 2019 v.Angers)
All: 6,260
(27 November 2018 v. Saint-Étienne, CdlL R3)
Average home league attendance13,898
Biggest win4–0
(3 November 2018 at Dijon)
Biggest defeat0–5
(28 April 2019 at Lille)
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2019–20 →

The 2018-19 Nîmes Olympique season was the first season since 1992-93 for Nîmes Olympique in Ligue 1, the top tier of professional football league in the French football league system.[1]

Current squad[]

As of 3 January 2019.[2]

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 France FRA Baptiste Valette
2 MF Senegal SEN Mustapha Diallo
5 DF France FRA Loïck Landre
6 MF France FRA Jordan Ferri (on loan from Lyon)
7 FW Morocco MAR Rachid Alioui
8 MF France FRA Pierrick Valdivia
9 FW France FRA Clément Depres
10 MF Gabon GAB Denis Bouanga
11 MF France FRA Téji Savanier
12 MF France FRA Faitout Maouassa (on loan from Rennes)
14 MF France FRA Antonin Bobichon
15 DF France FRA Gaëtan Paquiez
16 GK France FRA Martin Sourzac
17 FW Greece GRE Panagiotis Vlachodimos
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Theo Valls
19 FW Turkey TUR Umut Bozok
20 FW France FRA Renaud Ripart (3rd captain)
21 DF Algeria ALG Féthi Harek (captain)
22 FW France FRA Sada Thioub
23 DF France FRA Anthony Briançon (vice-captain)
24 FW Morocco MAR Sami Ben Amar
25 FW Belgium BEL Baptiste Guillaume (on loan from Angers)
26 DF France FRA Florian Miguel
27 DF Ivory Coast CIV Hervé Lybohy
28 MF Morocco MAR Abdel Malik Hsissane
29 DF France FRA Sofiane Alakouch
30 GK France FRA Paul Bernardoni (on loan from Bordeaux)

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Ligue 1[]

Main article: 2018-19 Ligue 1

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Nice 38 15 11 12 30 35 −5 56
8 Reims 38 13 16 9 39 42 −3 55
9 Nîmes 38 15 8 15 57 58 −1 53
10 Rennes 38 13 13 12 55 52 +3 52 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
11 Strasbourg 38 11 16 11 58 48 +10 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Rennes qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de France.
  2. ^ Strasbourg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue.

Results by match[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLLDDDLDLDWLWWWWLLWLLDWWLWLDLWLWLWWDL
Position725108101214141516131411108681010101111111011111212121010998879
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2019. Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match Results[]

11 August 2018 1 Angers 3–4 Nîmes Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Capelle Goal 33'
Manceau Yellow card 42'
Fulgini Goal 51'
Traoré Goal 55'
Bamba Yellow card 70'		 Report Thioub Goal 4'
Miguel Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 79'
Depres Goal 76'
Ripart Goal 85'
Thomas Goal 88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,534
Referee: Antony Gautier
19 August 2018 2 Nîmes 3–1 Marseille Nîmes
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bouanga Goal 34', Yellow card 36'
Thioub Goal 62'
Landre Yellow card 68'
Diallo Yellow card 74'
Ripart Goal 87'		 Report Thauvin Goal 49'
Sanson Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 15,285
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 August 2018 3 Toulouse 1–0 Nîmes Toulouse
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gradel Goal 80' (pen.)
Durmaz Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Landre Yellow card 38'
Guillaume Yellow card 65'
Bozok Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 11,746
Referee:
1 September 2018 4 Nîmes 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain Nîmes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diallo Yellow card 3'
Bobichon Goal 63'
Savanier Goal 71' (pen.), Red card 90+3'		 Report Neymar Goal 36', Yellow card 51'
Di María Goal 40'
Mbappé Yellow card 18' Red card 90+3', Goal 77'
Meunier Yellow card 58'
Cavani Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 15,311
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
16 September 2018 5 Bordeaux 3–3 Nîmes Bordeaux
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Briand Goal 26', Goal 56'
Palencia Yellow card 49'
Kalu Goal 57'
Plašil Yellow card 80'		 Report Guillaume Goal 32'
Bobichon Goal 45'
Bozok Goal 78'		 Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 15,895
Referee: Antony Gautier
21 September 2018 6 AS Monaco 1–1 Nîmes Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Falcao Goal 27'
N'Doram Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Guillaume Yellow card 4'
Briançon Goal 19'
Diallo Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: Amaury Delerue
26 September 2018 7 Nîmes 0–0 Guingamp Guingamp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Landre Yellow card 67'
Paquiez Yellow card 81'
Diallo Yellow card 87'		 Report Eboa Eboa Yellow card 32'
Thuram Yellow card 45+2'
Kerbrat Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 14,772
Referee: Benoît Millot
30 September 2018 8 Montpellier 3–0 Nîmes Montpellier
17:00 Aguilar Yellow card 3'
Oyongo Goal 28', Yellow card 62'
Delort Goal 45+6' (pen.)
Laborde Goal 78'		 Report Lybohy Yellow card 42'
Diallo Yellow card 45+2'
Briançon Yellow card 45+6'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 20,054
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
6 October 2018 9 Nîmes 0–0 Reims Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Guillaume Yellow card 60' Report Ndom Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,958
Referee:
19 October 2018 10 Lyon 2–0 Nîmes Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dembélé Goal 24'
Diop Yellow card 34'
Depay Goal 90'		 Report Harek Yellow card 17'
Briançon Yellow card 32'		 Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 42,896
Referee: Olivier Thual
26 October 2018 11 Nîmes 1–1 Saint-Étienne Nîmes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Alioui Goal 74'
Bouanga Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Cabella Goal 1', Yellow card 83'
M'Vila Yellow card 66'
Khazri Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 15,412
Referee: François Letexier
3 November 2018 12 Dijon 0–4 Nîmes Dijon
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Ciman Yellow card 28' Report Bouanga Goal 5', 65'
Savanier Goal 30'
Briançon Goal 86'		 Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 12,113
Referee: Frank Schneider
10 November 2018 13 Nîmes 0–1 Nice Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Maouassa Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 20'
Landre Red card 45+2'
Valls Yellow card 90+2'
Savanier Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Barbosa Yellow card 17'
Balotelli Yellow card 29'
Hérelle Yellow card 57'
Attal Goal 61'
Jallet Yellow card 65'
Maolida Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 14,290
Referee: Benoît Bastien
24 November 2018 14 Strasbourg 0–1 Nîmes Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Aaneba Yellow card 53'
Martin Yellow card 77'
Mitrović Red card 80'
Liénard Yellow card 82'		 Report Lybohy Goal 70'
Ferri Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,128
Referee: Benoît Millot
1 December 2018 15 Nîmes 3–0 Amiens Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bouanga Goal 45'
Alioui Goal 76', 87'
Ripart Yellow card 81'		 Report Mendoza Yellow card 6'
Dibassy Yellow card 22'
Adénon Yellow card 62'
Ghoddos Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,159
Referee: Karim Abed
5 December 2018 16 Caen 1–2 Nîmes Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Djiku Yellow card 59'
Oniangué Goal 90'		 Report Bozok Goal 18'
Alakouch Yellow card 70'
Savanier Yellow card 89'
Paquiez Yellow card 90+1'
Landre Goal 90+5'		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 14,501
Referee: Florent Batta
8 December 2018 17 Nîmes Postponed Nantes Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières
16 December 2018 18 Nîmes 2–3 Lille Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Savanier Yellow card 57'
Alioui Goal 68'
Bouanga Yellow card 74'
Ferri Yellow card 79'
Depres Goal 90+2'		 Report Leão Goal 4'
Bamba Yellow card 12', Goal 41'
J. Fonte Red card 16'
Ié Yellow card 38'
Mendes Yellow card 56'
Pépé Goal 66'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,428
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
22 December 2018 19 Rennes 4–0 Nîmes Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1) André Goal 6'
Bourigeaud Goal 14'
Siebatcheu Goal 47', 67'
Traoré Yellow card 80'		 Report Briançon Yellow card 34'
Paquiez Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 22,430
Referee: Jeremy Stinat
12 January 2019 20 Nîmes Postponed Angers Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières
16 January 2019 17 Nîmes 1–0 Nantes Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Alakouch Goal 64'
Depres Yellow card 86'		 Report Coulibaly Yellow card 2' Red card 45+2'
Pallois Yellow card 77'
Diego Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,806
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 8 December 2018, was postponed due to security concerns as a result of the yellow vests movement.
19 January 2019 21 Nîmes 0–1 Toulouse Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Briançon Yellow card 50'
Savanier Yellow card 75'
Thioub Yellow card 81'		 Report Sidibé Yellow card 32'
Sanogo Goal 41'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,736
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
23 January 2019 20 Nîmes 3–1 Angers Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Depres Goal 31', 49'
Landre Goal 34'
Briançon Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bamba Yellow card 42'
Tait Yellow card 58'
Bahoken Goal 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,015
Referee: Olivier Thual
26 January 2019 22 Nice 2–0 Nîmes Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Ganago Yellow card 31'
Atal Goal 41'
Saint-Maximin Goal 54'		 Report Landre Yellow card 53'
Alakouch Yellow card 88'
Thioub Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 15,982
Referee: Benoît Millot
3 February 2019 23 Nîmes 1–1 Montpellier Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Landre Goal 2'
Alioui Yellow card 68'
Briançon Yellow card 77'		 Report Mollet Yellow card 45'
Delort Goal 73'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 18,045
Referee: Antony Gautier
10 February 2019 24 Nantes 2–4 Nîmes Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Coulibaly Goal 15'
Girotto Yellow card 31'
Waris Goal 38' (pen.)		 Report Guillaume Yellow card 9', Goal 48'
Lybohy Yellow card 36'
Bobichon Goal 69'
Ferri Goal 85'
Thioub Goal 89'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,219
Referee: Clément Turpin
15 February 2019 25 Nîmes 2–0 Dijon Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Savanier Goal 28'
Ferri Yellow card 35'
Landre Yellow card 58'
Bobichon Goal 83'		 Report Chafik Yellow card 13'
Abeid Yellow card 35'
Lautoa Yellow card 54'
Haddadi Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,703
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
23 February 2019 26 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Nîmes Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Paredes Yellow card 16'
Nkunku Goal 40'
Mbappé Yellow card 45+1', Goal 69', 90'
Bernat Yellow card 72'		 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,377
Referee: Amaury Delerue
2 March 2019 27 Nîmes Postponed Rennes Nîmes
TBD CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières
Note: Match postponed to allow Rennes to prepare for Europa League match versus Arsenal.[5]
9 March 2019 28 Amiens 2–1 Nîmes Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Guirassy Goal 49', Red card 89'
Konaté Yellow card 55'
Pieters Goal 64'
Lefort Yellow card 71'		 Report Alioui Goal 53'
Landre Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 10,523
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 March 2019 29 Nîmes 2–2 Strasbourg Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Bouanga Yellow card 55'
Valls Yellow card 59'
Lybohy Goal 67'
Ripart Yellow card 68'
Savanier Yellow card 85', Goal 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Mothiba Goal 9', Yellow card 87'
Da Costa Yellow card 14'
Carole Yellow card 46'
Prcić Yellow card 49'
Fofana Goal 53'
Koné Yellow card 90'
Lala Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,114
Referee: Amaury Delerue
1 April 2019 30 Saint-Étienne 2–1 Nîmes Saint-Étienne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Debuchy Yellow card 6'
Cabella Goal 24'
Berić Goal 79'
Ghezali Yellow card 85'
M'Vila Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bobichon Goal 2', Yellow card 90+1'
Ferri Yellow card 24'
Paquiez Yellow card 56'
Briançon Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 22,595
Referee: Karim Abed
6 April 2019 31 Nîmes 2–0 Caen Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Briançon Yellow card 42'
Bouanga Goal 85'
Gradit Goal 90+4' (o.g.)		 Report Zahary Yellow card 11'
Fajr Yellow card 19'
Deminguet Yellow card 42'
Djiku Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,183
Referee: Olivier Thual
9 April 2019 27 Nîmes 3–1 Rennes Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ripart Goal 24'
Lybohy Yellow card 31'
Ferri Yellow card 37'
Briançon Red card 45+2'
Bouanga Goal 55'
Bobichon Goal 72'		 Report André Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 45+5'
Lybohy Goal 40' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Clément Turpin
Note: Rescheduled from 2 March 2019.
13 April 2019 32 Marseille 2–1 Nîmes Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ćaleta-Car Yellow card 24'
Germain Goal 72'
Luiz Gustavo Goal 73'		 Report Savanier Yellow card 18', Goal 82' (pen.)
Maouassa Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,614
Referee: Frank Schneider
20 April 2019 33 Nîmes 2–1 Bordeaux Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Savanier Goal 16' (pen.)
Ripart Goal 63'		 Report Maja Goal 13'
Koundé Yellow card 16'
Jovanović Yellow card 28'
Kamano Yellow card 41'
De Préville Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,910
Referee: Florent Batta
28 April 2019 34 Lille 5–0 Nîmes Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Rémy Yellow card 25', Goal 51'
Bamba Goal 64'
Çelik Goal 70'
Pépé Goal 80'
R. Fonte Goal 90+3'		 Report Miguel Yellow card 32'
Bobichon Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 36,356
Referee: Amaury Delerue
4 May 2019 35 Reims 0–3 Nîmes Reims
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Dingomé Yellow card 22'
Oudin Yellow card 45+2'
Engels Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Ferri Goal 26'
Alakouch Yellow card 28'
Ripart Goal 43'
Bouanga Goal 46'
Thioub Yellow card 56'
Savanier Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 13,314
Referee: Thomas Leonard
11 May 2019 36 Nîmes 1–0 AS Monaco Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ripart Goal 9'
Bouanga Yellow card 45'		 Report Silva Yellow card 16'
Golovin Yellow card 41'
Ballo-Touré Yellow card 64'
Jemerson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 14,811
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
18 May 2019 37 Guingamp 2–2 Nîmes Guingamp
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Thuram Goal 6', Yellow card 44'
Ikoko Yellow card 33'
Mendy Goal 35'		 Report Alakouch Yellow card 48'
Ripart Goal 53'
Bouanga Goal 56'
Briançon Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 12,096
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
24 May 2019 38 Nîmes 2–3 Lyon Nîmes
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Ripart Goal 11'
Bobichon Goal 45+3'
Paquiez Yellow card 61'		 Report Cornet Goal 6', 89'
Ndombele Goal 90+1'
Traoré Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 14,986
Referee: François Letexier

Coupe de France[]

Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de France
5 January 2019 Round of 64 AS Lyon-Duchère 3–0 Nîmes Lyon
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Mendes Goal 13'
Yellow card 24'
Goal 80'
Goal 88'		 Report Maouassa Yellow card 37'
Alakouch Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Stade de Balmont
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de la Ligue[]

Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue
27 November 2018 Third Round Nîmes 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Saint-Étienne Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Hsissane Yellow card 23'
Bouanga Goal 90'		 Report Dioussé Yellow card 5'
Khazri Yellow card 72'
Berić Goal 81'		 Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,260
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
Penalties
Savanier Penalty scored
Bobichon Penalty missed
Bouanga Penalty scored
Alioui Penalty scored
Bozok Penalty scored		 Penalty missed Khazri
Penalty missed M'Vila
Penalty scored Salibur
Penalty scored Polomat
19 December 2018 Round of 16 Le Havre 2–1 Nîmes Le Havre
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Gory Yellow card 5'
Kadewere Goal 33'
Mayembo Yellow card 36'
Bonnet Yellow card 50' Goal 58'
Lekhal Yellow card 72'		 Report Depres Yellow card 11'
Bobichon Goal 38'
Maouassa Yellow card 54'
Bozok Yellow card 61'
Savanier Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: François Letexier

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/article/nimes-clinch-promotion.htm
  2. ^ "Effectif" (in French). nimes-olympique.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ "League Table". Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Nîmes-Rennes postponed to prepare for Arsenal". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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