2018–19 Nîmes Olympique season

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]

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
Top goalscorerLeague:
Denis Bouanga
Renaud Ripart
(8 each)

All:
Denis Bouanga (9)
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)
← 2017–18

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. NationPlayer
18MF  FRATheo Valls
19FW  TURUmut Bozok
20FW  FRARenaud Ripart (3rd captain)
21DF  ALGFéthi Harek (captain)
22FW  FRASada Thioub
23DF  FRAAnthony Briançon (vice-captain)
24FW  MARSami Ben Amar
25FW  BELBaptiste Guillaume (on loan from Angers)
26DF  FRAFlorian Miguel
27DF  CIVHervé Lybohy
28MF  MARAbdel Malik Hsissane
29DF  FRASofiane Alakouch
30GK  FRAPaul Bernardoni (on loan from Bordeaux)

Competitions

  Win  Draw  Loss

Ligue 1

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
7Nice381511123035−556
8Reims38131693942−355
9Nîmes38158155758−153
10Rennes381313125552+352Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
11Strasbourg381116115848+1049Qualification 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:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38158155758 −1539553020 +1063102738 −11

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLLDDDLDLDWLWWWWLLWLLDWWLWLDLWLWLWWDL
Position725108101214141516131411108681010101111111011111212121010998879
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 August 2018 1 Angers 3–4 Nîmes Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)Capelle 33'
Manceau  42'
Fulgini 51'
Traoré 55'
Bamba  70'
ReportThioub 4'
Miguel  74'   79'
Depres 76'
Ripart 85'
Thomas 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 34',  36'
Thioub 62'
Landre  68'
Diallo  74'
Ripart 87'
ReportThauvin 49'
Sanson  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 80' (pen.)
Durmaz  90+4'
ReportLandre  38'
Guillaume  65'
Bozok  89'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 11,746
Referee: Frank Schneider
1 September 2018 4 Nîmes 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain Nîmes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)Diallo  3'
Bobichon 63'
Savanier 71' (pen.),  90+3'
ReportNeymar 36',  51'
Di María 40'
Mbappé  18'   90+3', 77'
Meunier  58'
Cavani 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 26', 56'
Palencia  49'
Kalu 57'
Plašil  80'
ReportGuillaume 32'
Bobichon 45'
Bozok 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 27'
N'Doram  90+4'
ReportGuillaume  4'
Briançon 19'
Diallo  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  67'
Paquiez  81'
Diallo  87'
ReportEboa Eboa  32'
Thuram  45+2'
Kerbrat  58'
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 14,772
Referee: Benoît Millot
30 September 2018 8 Montpellier 3–0 Nîmes Montpellier
17:00Aguilar  3'
Oyongo 28',  62'
Delort 45+6' (pen.)
Laborde 78'
ReportLybohy  42'
Diallo  45+2'
Briançon  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  60'ReportNdom  90+3'Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 12,958
Referee: Karim Abed
19 October 2018 10 Lyon 2–0 Nîmes Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)Dembélé 24'
Diop  34'
Depay 90'
ReportHarek  17'
Briançon  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 74'
Bouanga  90+2'
ReportCabella 1',  83'
M'Vila  66'
Khazri  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  28'ReportBouanga 5', 65'
Savanier 30'
Briançon 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  14'   20'
Landre  45+2'
Valls  90+2'
Savanier  90+4'
ReportBarbosa  17'
Balotelli  29'
Hérelle  57'
Attal 61'
Jallet  65'
Maolida  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  53'
Martin  77'
Mitrović  80'
Liénard  82'
ReportLybohy 70'
Ferri  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 45'
Alioui 76', 87'
Ripart  81'
ReportMendoza  6'
Dibassy  22'
Adénon  62'
Ghoddos  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  59'
Oniangué 90'
ReportBozok 18'
Alakouch  70'
Savanier  89'
Paquiez  90+1'
Landre 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  57'
Alioui 68'
Bouanga  74'
Ferri  79'
Depres 90+2'
ReportLeão 4'
Bamba  12', 41'
J. Fonte  16'
 38'
Mendes  56'
Pépé 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 6'
Bourigeaud 14'
Siebatcheu 47', 67'
Traoré  80'
ReportBriançon  34'
Paquiez  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 64'
Depres  86'
ReportCoulibaly  2'   45+2'
Pallois  77'
Diego  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  50'
Savanier  75'
Thioub  81'
ReportSidibé  32'
Sanogo 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 31', 49'
Landre 34'
Briançon  90+1'
ReportBamba  42'
Tait  58'
Bahoken 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  31'
Atal 41'
Saint-Maximin 54'
ReportLandre  53'
Alakouch  88'
Thioub  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 2'
Alioui  68'
Briançon  77'
ReportMollet  45'
Delort 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 15'
Girotto  31'
Waris 38' (pen.)
ReportGuillaume  9', 48'
Lybohy  36'
Bobichon 69'
Ferri 85'
Thioub 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 28'
Ferri  35'
Landre  58'
Bobichon 83'
ReportChafik  13'
Abeid  35'
Lautoa  54'
Haddadi  66'   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  16'
Nkunku 40'
Mbappé  45+1', 69', 90'
Bernat  72'
ReportStadium: 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 49',  89'
Konaté  55'
Pieters 64'
Lefort  71'
ReportAlioui 53'
Landre  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  55'
Valls  59'
Lybohy 67'
Ripart  68'
Savanier  85', 90+2' (pen.)
ReportMothiba 9',  87'
Da Costa  14'
Carole  46'
Prcić  49'
Fofana 53'
Koné  90'
Lala  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  6'
Cabella 24'
Berić 79'
Ghezali  85'
M'Vila  90+1'
ReportBobichon 2',  90+1'
Ferri  24'
Paquiez  56'
Briançon  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  42'
Bouanga 85'
Gradit 90+4' (o.g.)
ReportZahary  11'
Fajr  19'
Deminguet  42'
Djiku  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 24'
Lybohy  31'
Ferri  37'
Briançon  45+2'
Bouanga 55'
Bobichon 72'
ReportAndré  23'   45+5'
Lybohy 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  24'
Germain 72'
Luiz Gustavo 73'
ReportSavanier  18', 82' (pen.)
Maouassa  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 16' (pen.)
Ripart 63'
ReportMaja 13'
Koundé  16'
Jovanović  28'
Kamano  41'
De Préville  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  25', 51'
Bamba 64'
Çelik 70'
Pépé 80'
R. Fonte 90+3'
ReportMiguel  32'
Bobichon  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  22'
Oudin  45+2'
Engels  45+2'
ReportFerri 26'
Alakouch  28'
Ripart 43'
Bouanga 46'
Thioub  56'
Savanier  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 9'
Bouanga  45'
ReportSilva  16'
Golovin  41'
Ballo-Touré  64'
Jemerson  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 6',  44'
Ikoko  33'
Mendy 35'
ReportAlakouch  48'
Ripart 53'
Bouanga 56'
Briançon  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 11'
Bobichon 45+3'
Paquiez  61'
ReportCornet 6', 89'
Ndombele 90+1'
Traoré  90+5'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 14,986
Referee: François Letexier

Coupe de France

5 January 2019 Round of 64 AS Lyon-Duchère 3–0 Nîmes Lyon
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Mendes 13'
Banor  24'
Julienne 80'
Ezikian 88'
ReportMaouassa  37'
Alakouch  67'
Stadium: Stade de Balmont
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de la Ligue

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

References