Montpellier HSC

Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃pəlje eʁo spɔʁ klœb]), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current incarnation was founded through a merger in 1974. Montpellier currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football and plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city. The first team is managed by Michel Der Zakarian and captained by Teji Savanier.

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see Montpellier HSC (women).

Montpellier HSC
Full nameMontpellier Hérault Sport Club
Nickname(s)La Paillade[1]
Short nameMHSC
Founded1919 (1919) as Stade Olympique Montpelliérain
GroundStade de la Mosson
Capacity32,900
PresidentLaurent Nicollin
ManagerMichel Der Zakarian
LeagueLigue 1
2022–23Ligue 1, 12th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Montpellier is owned by Laurent Nicollin, the son of the late Louis Nicollin, a French entrepreneur, who had been owner since 1974. The club have produced several famous players in its history, most notably Laurent Blanc, who has served as manager of the France national team. Blanc is also the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderrama and Olivier Giroud are other players who have played in Montpellier's colours. In 2001, Montpellier introduced a women's team.

History

Montpellier was founded under the name Stade Olympique Montpelliérain (SOM) and played under the name for most of its existence. In 1989, after playing under various names, the club changed its name to its current form. Montpellier is one of the founding members of the first division of French football. Along with Marseille, Rennes and Nice, Montpellier is one of only a few clubs to have played in the inaugural 1932–33 season and is still playing in the first division. The club won Ligue 1 for the first time in the 2011–12 season. Montpellier's other honours to date include winning the Coupe de France in 1929 and 1990, and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999.

In the 2011–12 season, Montpellier won its first Ligue 1 title, finishing the season with 82 points, three points ahead of runners-up Paris Saint-Germain. On 20 May 2012, in a game marred by stoppages for crowd violence, John Utaka scored a brace to secure a 2–1 victory over Auxerre and win the Ligue 1 title for Montpellier. Olivier Giroud, who finished the season with 21 goals and 9 assists, was the league's top goal scorer. Despite being tied on goals with Paris Saint-Germain attacker Nenê, he was named the league's top scorer by the Ligue de Football Professionnel due to finishing with more goals in open play.[2]

Players

Current squad
As of 1 September 2023[3]

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Belmin Dizdarević
3 DF Guinea GUI Issiaga Sylla
4 DF Mali MLI Boubakar Kouyaté
6 DF France FRA Christopher Jullien
7 FW France FRA Arnaud Nordin
8 FW Nigeria NGA Akor Adams
9 FW Jordan JOR Musa Al-Taamari
10 FW Tunisia TUN Wahbi Khazri
11 MF France FRA Téji Savanier (captain)
12 MF France FRA Jordan Ferri (vice-captain)
13 MF France FRA Joris Chotard
14 DF France FRA Maxime Estève
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Dimitry Bertaud
17 DF France FRA Théo Sainte-Luce
18 MF France FRA Léo Leroy
19 MF France FRA Sacha Delaye
20 FW Algeria ALG Yanis Guermouche
22 MF France FRA Khalil Fayad
23 FW Italy ITA Kelvin Yeboah (on loan from Genoa)
27 DF Switzerland SUI Bećir Omeragić
29 DF Cameroon CMR Enzo Tchato
40 GK France FRA Benjamin Lecomte
75 DF France FRA Mamadou Sakho
77 DF Mali MLI Falaye Sacko

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

Records

Most appearances
RankPlayerMatches
1Senegal Souleymane Camara433
2France Pascal Baills429
3France Bruno Carotti377
4Brazil Hilton354
5Algeria Kader Ferhaoui349

Top scorers
RankPlayerGoals
1France Laurent Blanc84
2Senegal Souleymane Camara76
3France Jean-Marc Valadier70
4France Christophe Sanchez50
5Colombia Víctor Montaño48
6Algeria Andy Delort47

Management and staff

Club officials
Montpellier HSC headquarters

Senior club staff[4]

  • President: Laurent Nicollin
  • Association chairman: Gilbert Varlot
  • Sporting Director: Bruno Carotti
  • Head of Youth: Francis De Taddeo

Coaching and medical staff[5]

Coaching history

Honours

Domestic

Europe

Other
  • Division d'Honneur (Sud-Est)
    • Champions (3): 1928, 1932, 1976

U19

References
  1. "#273 – Montpellier HSC : la Paillade" (in French). Footnickname. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. "Olivier Giroud couronné" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. "Effectif et staff" [Squad and staff] (in French). Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. "Organigramme" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  5. "Le Staff" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  6. "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs on RSSSF". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
  7. The two DH titles won were achieved by the club's reserve team.
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