Nîmes Olympique

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.

Nîmes
Full nameNîmes Olympique
Nickname(s)Les Crocodiles (The Crocodiles)[1]
Founded10 April 1937 (1937-04-10)
GroundStade des Antonins
Capacity8,033[2]
PresidentRani Assaf
Head coachFrédéric Bompard
LeagueChampionnat National
2022–23Ligue 2, 19th of 20 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

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 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat Budapest Honvéd (4–1 on aggregate), before losing to AIK Stockholm 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

Current squad
As of 15 August, 2023[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF France FRA Kelyan Guessoum
6 MF France FRA Brahima Doukansy
7 FW France FRA Paul Wade
8 MF France FRA Gauthier Lorens
9 FW Gabon GAB Orphé Mbina
11 MF France FRA Axel Thoumin
12 MF France FRA Ibrahim Sacko
14 MF Martinique MTQ Jonathan Mexique
16 GK France FRA Lucas Dias
17 DF Martinique MTQ Ronny Labonne
18 MF France FRA Mathis Picouleau
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF France FRA Hamza Sbaï
20 MF France FRA Léon Delpech
21 DF France FRA Namakoro Diallo
22 DF France FRA Formose Mendy
24 FW Mali MLI Mahamadou Doucouré
25 DF Martinique MTQ Patrick Burner
26 DF France FRA Sanasi Sy
27 FW France FRA Wesley Ngakoutou
29 DF France FRA Dagui Paviot
30 GK Morocco MAR Amjhad Nazih

Notable players

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

Honours

League

Cup

References
  1. "#85 – Nîmes Olympique : les Crocodiles, les Crocos" (in French). Footnickname. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. "Nîmes Olympique : tout savoir sur le chantier du futur stade des Antonins, visite guidée". Midi Libre (in French). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. {{cite web |url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-des-coupes/1996-1997/nimes-budapest-honved-live/10000000000000000000040406 |title=L’Equipe
  4. {{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/%7Ctitle=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.
  7. "Ligue 2: Nîmes dit adieu au stade des Costières en faisant tomber le leader Bordeaux". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  8. "Nîmes : le club va faire ses adieux au stade des Costières". Foot National (in French). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  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. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". www.rsssf.org.
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