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 Olivier Dall'Oglio and captained by Teji Savanier.

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
Head coachVacant
LeagueLigue 1
2021–22Ligue 1, 13th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Third colours

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 2022[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   SUI Jonas Omlin
2 DF  FRA Arnaud Souquet
5 DF  POR Pedro Mendes
6 DF  FRA Christopher Jullien
7 FW  FRA Arnaud Nordin
9 FW  FRA Valère Germain
10 FW  ENG Stephy Mavididi
11 MF  FRA Téji Savanier (captain)
12 MF  FRA Jordan Ferri (vice-captain)
13 MF  FRA Joris Chotard
14 DF  FRA Maxime Estève
16 GK  FRA Dimitry Bertaud
17 DF  FRA Théo Sainte-Luce
18 MF  FRA Léo Leroy
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  FRA Sacha Delaye
21 FW  FRA Elye Wahi
22 MF  FRA Khalil Fayad
26 DF  FRA Thibault Tamas
27 DF  FRA Faitout Maouassa (on loan from Club Brugge)
28 FW  CGO Béni Makouana
29 DF  CMR Enzo Tchato
30 GK  FRA Matis Carvalho
31 DF  FRA Nicolas Cozza
75 DF  FRA Mamadou Sakho
77 DF  MLI Falaye Sacko (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães)
90 GK  SEN Bingourou Kamara
99 FW  TUN Wahbi Khazri

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
— DF  URU Mathías Suárez (at Montevideo City Torque until 31 December 2022)
— MF   SUI Gabriel Barès (at Thun until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ALG Yanis Guermouche (at Châteauroux until 30 June 2023)

Records

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

Top scorers
RankPlayerGoals
1 Laurent Blanc84
2 Souleymane Camara76
3 Jean-Marc Valadier70
4 Christophe Sanchez50
5 Víctor Montaño48
6 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]
  • Manager: Vacant
  • Assistant Manager: Ghislain Printant
  • First-Team Coach: Franck Rizzetto
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Dominique Deplagne
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Teddy Richert
  • Fitness Coach: Stéphane Paganelli
  • Scout: Serge Delmas

Coaching history

Honours

Domestic
  • Ligue 1
    • Champions (1): 2011–12
  • Ligue 2
    • Champions (3): 1945–46, 1960–61, 1986–87
  • Coupe de France
    • Champions (2): 1928—29, 1989–90
    • Runners-up (2): 1930—31, 1993–94
  • Coupe de la Ligue
    • Champions (1): 1992
    • Runners-up (2): 1994, 2010–11
  • Division d'Honneur (Languedoc-Roussillon)
    • Champions (2): 1981, 1992[7]

Europe

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

U19
  • Coupe Gambardella
    • Champions (3): 1996, 2009, 2017
    • Runners-up (3): 1984, 1985, 1997

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 28 July 2022.
  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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