2020–21 OGC Nice season

The 2020–21 season was the 94th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

OGC Nice
2020–21 season
PresidentJean-Pierre Rivère
Head coachPatrick Vieira
(until 4 December)
Adrian Ursea
(from 4 December)
StadiumAllianz Riviera
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Amine Gouiri (12)

All:
Amine Gouiri (16)
Biggest winAngers 0–3 Nice
Nice 3–0 Angers
Nice 3–0 Marseille
Biggest defeatBayer Leverkusen 6–2 Nice

The head coach Patrick Vieira was relieved of his post after a five-game losing streak.[1] He was replaced by assistant Adrian Ursea.

Players

First-team squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
19MF  FRAKhéphren Thuram
20DF  ALGYoucef Atal
21MF  BRADanilo Barbosa
22MF  PORRony Lopes (on loan from Sevilla)
23DF  SUIJordan Lotomba
24DF  FRAAndy Pelmard
25DF  FRAJean-Clair Todibo (on loan from Barcelona)
27MF  FRAAlexis Trouillet
28MF  ALGHicham Boudaoui
29MF  FRAJeff Reine-Adélaïde (on loan from Lyon)
30GK  FRAYoan Cardinale
34FW  IRLDeji Sotona
40GK  ARGWalter Benítez

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. NationPlayer
MF  FRAWylan Cyprien (on loan to Parma)
MF  CIVTrazié Thomas (on loan to Lausanne)
FW  FRAEvann Guessand (on loan to Lausanne)
FW  FRAIhsan Sacko (on loan to Cosenza)
MF  FRAHicham Mahou (on loan to Lausanne)

Transfers

In

No.PosPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
11FW Amine Gouiri Lyon€7m1 July 2020[2]

Out

No.PosPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
23DF Malang Sarr ChelseaFree27 August 2020[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Nice
4 July 2020 Friendly Lyon 1–0 Nice Décines-Charpieu, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
v Nice
10 July 2020 Friendly Saint-Étienne 4–1 Nice Saint-Étienne, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Olivier Thual
v Celtic
16 July 2020 2020 Veolia Cup Nice 1–1 Celtic Décines-Charpieu, France
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Willy Delajod
v Rangers
18 July 2020 2020 Veolia Cup Nice 0–2 Rangers Décines-Charpieu, France
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
v Nice
25 July 2020 Friendly Standard Liège 1–2 Nice Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 0
v Nice
1 August 2020 Friendly DAC Dunajská Streda 0–6 Nice Grödig, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
v Nice
8 August 2020 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 Nice Zell am See, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alois Latini
v Rennes
15 August 2020 Friendly Nice 3–2 Rennes Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
v Monaco
4 September 2020 Friendly Nice 2–3 Monaco Nice, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ligue 123 August 202023 May 2021Matchday 19th38157165053−3039.47
Coupe de France10 February 20218 March 2021Round of 64Round of 32210133+0050.00
UEFA Europa League22 October 202010 December 2020Group stageGroup stage6105816−8016.67
Total46177226172−11036.96

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
7Lens381512115554+157
8Montpellier381412126062−254
9Nice38157165053−352
10Metz381211154448−447
11Saint-Étienne381210164254−1246
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[4]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38157165053 −3527392530 −58472523 +2

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLLDWWDWLLLDLWLDLDLWLLWLLWWDWWDLWLWLW
Position31710108454881111121113121313141214141314161211121110910910999
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[5]

23 August 2020 1 Nice 2–1 Lens Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
29 August 2020 2 Strasbourg 0–2 Nice Strasbourg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
12 September 2020 3 Montpellier 3–1 Nice Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Antony Gautier
20 September 2020 4 Nice 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Benoît Bastien
27 September 2020 5 Bordeaux 0–0 Nice Bordeaux
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Referee: François Letexier
3 October 2020 6 Nice 2–1 Nantes Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
18 October 2020 7 Saint-Étienne 1–3 Nice Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Amaury Delerue
25 October 2020 8 Nice 1–1 Lille Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Frank Schneider
1 November 2020 9 Angers 0–3 Nice Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
8 November 2020 10 Nice 1–2 Monaco Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
29 November 2020 12 Nice 1–3 Dijon Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
6 December 2020 13 Reims 0–0 Nice Reims
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
13 December 2020 14 Nice 0–1 Rennes Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
16 December 2020 15 Nîmes 0–2 Nice Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
19 December 2020 16 Nice 1–4 Lyon Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
23 December 2020 17 Nice 2–2 Lorient Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
6 January 2021 18 Brest 2–0 Nice Brest
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
9 January 2021 19 Metz 1–1 Nice Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
17 January 2021 20 Nice 0–3 Bordeaux Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
23 January 2021 21 Lens 0–1 Nice Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
31 January 2021 22 Nice 0–1 Saint-Étienne Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
3 February 2021 23 Monaco 2–1 Nice Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
7 February 2021 24 Nice 3–0 Angers Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
13 February 2021 25 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Nice Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
17 February 2021 11 Marseille 3–2 Nice Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Note: The match originally scheduled for 21 November 2020, but postponed after more than ten Nice players tested positive for COVID-19.[6]
21 February 2021 26 Nice 1–2 Metz Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
26 February 2021 27 Rennes 1–2 Nice Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
3 March 2021 28 Nice 2–1 Nîmes Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
14 March 2021 29 Lorient 1–1 Nice Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
20 March 2021 30 Nice 3–0 Marseille Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
4 April 2021 31 Nantes 1–2 Nice Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
11 April 2021 32 Nice 0–0 Reims Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
18 April 2021 33 Dijon 2–0 Nice Dijon
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
25 April 2021 34 Nice 3–1 Montpellier Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
1 May 2021 35 Lille 2–0 Nice Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
9 May 2021 36 Nice 3–2 Brest Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
16 May 2021 37 Nice 0–2 Strasbourg Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
23 May 2021 38 Lyon 2–3 Nice Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot

Coupe de France

10 February 2021 Round of 64 Nîmes 1–3 Nice Nîmes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
8 March 2021 Round of 32 Nice 0–2 Monaco Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[7]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification LEV SLP HBS NCE
1 Bayer Leverkusen6501218+1315Advance to knockout phase4–04–16–2
2 Slavia Prague64021110+1121–03–03–2
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva6204713−662–43–11–0
4 Nice6105816−832–31–31–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
v Nice
22 October 2020 1 Bayer Leverkusen 6–2 Nice Leverkusen, Germany
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
29 October 2020 2 Nice 1–0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Nice, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
v Nice
5 November 2020 3 Slavia Prague 3–2 Nice Prague, Czech Republic
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
v Slavia Prague
26 November 2020 4 Nice 1–3 Slavia Prague Nice, France
21:00 CET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
v Bayer Leverkusen
3 December 2020 5 Nice 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Nice, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
v Nice
10 December 2020 6 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 Nice Petah Tikva, Israel
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium[note 2]
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLigue 1Coupe de FranceUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
16GK  ALGTeddy Boulhendi00000000
30GK  FRAYoan Cardinale10000010
40GK  ARGWalter Benítez4503802050
Defenders
2DF  FRAStanley Nsoki24013+502040
3DF  BRARobson Bambu23012+301+1060
4DF  BRADante112920020
5DF  AUTFlavius Daniliuc26115+811020
13DF  FRAHassane Kamara42334+221+1041
18DF  FRAWilliam Saliba261201202+20
20DF  ALGYoucef Atal18113+510000
23DF  SUIJordan Lotomba36124+610+104+10
24DF  FRAAndy Pelmard24012+70102+20
25DF  FRAJean-Clair Todibo1711511+1000
33DF  FRAThéo Pionnier10000010
38DF  FRANoah Crétier1000000+10
Midfielders
6MF  FRAMorgan Schneiderlin35024+402050
8MF  FRAPierre Lees-Melou33523+642120
19MF  FRAKhéphren Thuram33217+1220+102+10
22MF  PORRony Lopes33523+53123+10
27MF  FRAAlexis Trouillet801+40101+10
28MF  ALGHicham Boudaoui29322+33001+30
29MF  FRAJeff Reine-Adélaïde18112+21002+20
35MF  FRAMalik Sellouki410+410000
Forwards
7FW  FRAMyziane Maolida25311+831+102+20
9FW  DENKasper Dolberg29621+460+1030
10FW  FRAAlexis Claude-Maurice37521+94104+21
11FW  FRAAmine Gouiri411631+3122054
14FW  SUIDan Ndoye3433+251101+42
34FW  IRLDeji Sotona00000000
36FW  FRASalim Ben Seghir200+10000+10
Players transferred out during the season
12DF  SENRacine Coly300+10001+10
32DF  FRAHicham Mahou300+20000+10
21MF  BRADanilo Barbosa503+100010

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 26 February 2021
RankNo.Pos.Nat.NameLigue 1Coupe de FranceEuropa LeagueTotal
111FW Amine Gouiri100414
28MF Pierre Lees-Melou4105
322MF Rony Lopes2204
49FW Kasper Dolberg3003
14FW Dan Ndoye1023
64DF Dante2002
7FW Myziane Maolida2002
10FW Alexis Claude-Maurice1012
95DF Flavius Daniliuc1001
13MF Hassane Kamara0011
19MF Khéphren Thuram1001
20DF Youcef Atal1001
23DF Jordan Lotomba1001
28MF Hicham Boudaoui1001
29MF Jeff Reine-Adélaïde1001
33MF Malik Sellouki1001
Own goals1001
Totals333844

Notes

References