2021–22 OGC Nice season

The 2021–22 season was the 95th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

OGC Nice
2021–22 season
OwnerJim Ratcliffe
PresidentJean-Pierre Rivère
Head coachChristophe Galtier
StadiumAllianz Riviera
Ligue 15th
Coupe de FranceRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Delort (16)

All:
Andy Delort (18)
Highest home attendance24,519 vs Lyon
Lowest home attendance0 vs Bordeaux & Monaco
Biggest winLille 0–4 Nice
Nice 4–0 Bordeaux

Season overview

On 28 June 2021, reigning Ligue 1 manager of the year Christophe Galtier was appointed as the new head coach of Nice.[1]

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
18MF  GABMario Lemina
19MF  FRAKhéphren Thuram
20DF  ALGYoucef Atal
21FW  NEDJustin Kluivert (on loan from Roma)
22FW  NEDCalvin Stengs
23DF  SUIJordan Lotomba
24FW  FRAEvann Guessand
25DF  FRAJean-Clair Todibo
26DF  FRAMelvin Bard
28MF  ALGHicham Boudaoui
33MF  CANJustin Smith
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  FRAAlexis Trouillet (on loan to AJ Auxerre)
MF  CIVJean N'Guessan (on loan to Lausanne-Sport)
DF  FRAAndy Pelmard (on loan to FC Basel)
FW  SUIDan Ndoye (on loan to FC Basel)

Other players under contract

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

Transfers

In

No.PosPlayerTransferred fromFeeTypeDateSource
DF Ibrahim Cissé ChâteaurouxFreeLoan return30 June 2021
DF Armel Zohouri Lausanne-SportFreeLoan return30 June 2021
12DF Racine Coly AmiensFreeLoan return30 June 2021
MF Pedro Brazão Lausanne-SportFreeLoan return30 June 2021[2]
MF Wylan Cyprien ParmaFreeLoan return30 June 2021
MF Trazié Thomas Lausanne-SportFreeLoan return30 June 2021
MF Hicham Mahou Lausanne-SportFreeLoan return30 June 2021
FW Ihsan Sacko CosenzaFreeLoan return30 June 2021
24FW Evann Guessand Lausanne-SportFreeLoan return30 June 2021[3]
29FW Lucas Da Cunha Lausanne-SportFreeLoan return30 June 2021[4]
MF Jean N'Guessan AbidjanUndisclosedTransfer1 July 2021[5]
25DF Jean-Clair Todibo Barcelona€8.5m (+ add-ons)Transfer1 July 2021[6]
22FW Calvin Stengs AZ€15.0mTransfer14 July 2021[7]
21FW Justin Kluivert RomaUndisclosedLoan with buy option20 July 2021[8]
18MF Mario Lemina Southampton€5.50mTransfer24 July 2021[9]
8MF Pablo Rosario PSV€6.0mTransfer27 July 2021[10]
26DF Melvin Bard Lyon€3.0mTransfer31 July 2021[11]
1GK Marcin Bułka Paris Saint-GermainUndisclosedLoan with buy option5 August 2021[12]
7FW Andy Delort Montpellier€10.0mTransfer28 August 2021[13]
15MF Danilo Barbosa PalmeirasFreeLoan return31 December 2021
12DF Jordan Amavi MarseilleUndisclosedLoan5 January 2022[14]
DF Kouadio Ange Ahoussou AbidjanUndisclosedTransfer7 January 2022[15]
14MF Billal Brahimi Angers€7MTransfer28 January 2022[16]

Out

No.PosPlayerTransferred toFeeTypeDateSource
25DF Jean-Clair Todibo BarcelonaFreeLoan return30 June 2021
18DF William Saliba ArsenalFreeLoan return30 June 2021
29MF Jeff Reine-Adélaïde LyonFreeLoan return30 June 2021
22MF Rony Lopes SevillaFreeLoan return30 June 2021[17]
30GK Yoan CardinaleFree agentFreeEnd of contract1 July 2021[18]
DF Armel Zohouri Lausanne-SportUndisclosedTransfer1 July 2021
DF Ibrahim Cissé Le MansUndisclosedLoan1 July 2021[19]
MF Trazié Thomas Lausanne-SportUndisclosedTransfer1 July 2021
MF Hicham Mahou Lausanne-SportUndisclosedTransfer1 July 2021[20]
MF Wylan Cyprien Parma€6.70mTransfer1 July 2021
MF Jean N'Guessan Lausanne-SportUndisclosedLoan2 July 2021[21]
12DF Racine Coly EstorilFreeTransfer3 July 2021[22]
8MF Pierre Lees-Melou Norwich City€6.0mTransfer13 July 2021[23]
24DF Andy Pelmard BaselUndisclosedLoan with buy option20 July 2021[24]
2DF Stanley Nsoki Club Brugge€6.50mTransfer24 July 2021[25]
MF Pedro Brazão FamalicãoUndisclosedTransfer18 August 2021[26]
33MF Malik Sellouki MariborFreeTransfer25 August 2021[27]
27MF Alexis Trouillet AuxerreUndisclosedLoan30 August 2021[28]
14FW Dan Ndoye BaselUndisclosedLoan with buy option31 August 2021[29]
7FW Myziane Maolida Hertha BSC€4.0mTransfer31 August 2021[30]
13DF Hassane Kamara Watford€4.0mTransfer4 January 2022[31]
29FW Lucas Da Cunha Clermont FootUndisclosedLoan17 January 2022[32]
3DF Robson Bambu CorinthiansUndisclosedLoan20 January 2022[33]
34FW Deji Sotona Brentford BUndisclosedLoan31 January 2022[34]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Rodez
3 July 2021 Friendly Nice 1–1 Rodez Nice, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Da Cunha 43'
Report
Stadium: Nice Training Center
Attendance: 0
v Lausanne-Sport
10 July 2021 Friendly Nice 0–3 Lausanne-Sport Nice, France
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Nice Training Center
Attendance: 0
v Nice
16 July 2021 Friendly Bastia 1–0 Nice Divonne-les-Bains, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
v Dynamo Kyiv
17 July 2021 Friendly Nice 2–1 Dynamo Kyiv Meyrin, Switzerland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Arbères
Attendance: 500
v Nice
21 July 2021 Friendly Saint-Étienne Cancelled Nice Aix-les-Bains, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stade Municipal Jacques Forestier
Note: The match was called off at the request of Nice due to time constraints.[35]
v Union Berlin
24 July 2021 Friendly Nice 0–2 Union Berlin Imst, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Velly Arena Imst
v Milan
31 July 2021 Friendly Nice 1–1 Milan Nice, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Florent Batta

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ligue 18 August 202121 May 2022Matchday 15th38207115236+16052.63
Coupe de France19 December 20217 May 2022Round of 64Runners-up531172+5060.00
Total43238125938+21053.49

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
3Monaco3820996540+2569Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Rennes38206128240+4266Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5Nice38207115236+1666[a]Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6Strasbourg38171296043+1763
7Lens381711106248+1462
Source: Ligue 1
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) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[37]
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38207115236 +166710452721 +610362515 +10

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultDWDWWDLWWLWWLWLDLWWWWWLLWDWDLDLWLWWWLW
Position154244574343232344422223333234554655465
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[38][39]

8 August 2021 1 Nice 0–0 Reims Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,030
Referee: Johan Hamel
14 August 2021 2 Lille 0–4 Nice Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 30,144
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
28 August 2021 4 Nice 4–0 Bordeaux Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
12 September 2021 5 Nantes 0–2 Nice Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 14,597
Referee: Benoît Millot
19 September 2021 6 Nice 2–2 Monaco Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
22 September 2021 7 Lorient 1–0 Nice Lorient
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 10,687
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
25 September 2021 8 Saint-Étienne 0–3 Nice Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 19,980
Referee: Amaury Delerue
2 October 2021 9 Nice 2–1 Brest Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 13,503
Referee: António Nobre
17 October 2021 10 Troyes 1–0 Nice Troyes
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 7,925
Referee: Johan Hamel
24 October 2021 11 Nice 3–2 Lyon Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,519
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
27 October 2021 3 Nice 1–1 Marseille Troyes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
Note: The match was originally played on 22 August 2021 at the Allianz Riviera, but was abandoned after 74 minutes, with Nice leading 1–0, due to crowd disturbances caused by Nice fans. Nice were thus deducted one point and a replay was rescheduled for 27 October, to be played at a neutral venue behind closed doors.[40][41]
31 October 2021 12 Angers 1–2 Nice Angers
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 6,788
Referee: Willy Delajod
7 November 2021 13 Nice 0–1 Montpellier Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,157
Referee: Antony Gautier
21 November 2021 14 Clermont 1–2 Nice Clermont-Ferrand
17:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 11,683
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
27 November 2021 15 Nice 0–1 Metz Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,033
Referee: François Letexier
1 December 2021 16 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Nice Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,502
Referee: Clément Turpin
5 December 2021 17 Nice 0–3 Strasbourg Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 16,220
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
12 December 2021 18 Rennes 1–2 Nice Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,892
Referee: Willy Delajod
22 December 2021 19 Nice 2–1 Lens Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,065
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
9 January 2022 20 Brest 0–3 Nice Brest
13:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 5,102
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
14 January 2022 21 Nice 2–1 Nantes Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
23 January 2022 22 Metz 0–2 Nice Metz
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Amaury Delerue
6 February 2022 23 Nice 0–1 Clermont Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,022
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
12 February 2022 24 Lyon 2–0 Nice Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 41,974
Referee: Benoît Millot
20 February 2022 25 Nice 1–0 Angers Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,257
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
26 February 2022 26 Strasbourg 0–0 Nice Strasbourg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,150
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
5 March 2022 27 Nice 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 31,949
Referee: Willy Delajod
12 March 2022 28 Montpellier 0–0 Nice Montpellier
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 11,658
Referee: Clément Turpin
20 March 2022 29 Marseille 2–1 Nice Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,722
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
2 April 2022 30 Nice 1–1 Rennes Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,086
Referee: Benoît Bastien
10 April 2022 31 Lens 3–0 Nice Lens
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,668
Referee: Willy Delajod
17 April 2022 32 Nice 2–1 Lorient Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,212
Referee: Amaury Delerue
20 April 2022 33 Monaco 1–0 Nice Monaco
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 10,247
Referee: Benoît Millot
24 April 2022 34 Nice 1–0 Troyes Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,065
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
1 May 2022 35 Bordeaux 0–1 Nice Bordeaux
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 23,552
Referee: Johan Hamel
11 May 2022 36 Nice 4–2 Saint-Étienne Nice
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,704
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
14 May 2022 37 Nice 1–3 Lille Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,232
Referee: Thomas Léonard
21 May 2022 38 Reims 2–3 Nice Reims
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 12,589
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Coupe de France

19 December 2021 Round of 64 SO Cholet 0–1 Nice Cholet
18:20 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Omnisports Jean Bouin
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
2 January 2022 Round of 32 Nice Bye Lyon/Paris FC Nice
--:-- CET (UTC+1)Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Note: Nice was due to meet either Paris FC or Lyon in the round of 32, but their round of 64 match was abandoned after half time due to crowd trouble; as a result of the disqualification of both teams, Nice got a bye to the round of 16.[42]
31 January 2022 Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0
(5–6 p)
Nice Paris
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Penalties
9 February 2022 Quarter-finals Nice 4–1 Marseille Nice
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 33,346
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
1 March 2022 Semi-finals Nice 2–0 FC Versailles 78 Nice[a]
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Alledji  41'
  • Brun  90+1'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 26,723
Referee: François Letexier
7 May 2022 Final Nice 0–1 Nantes Saint-Denis
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 78,961
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLigue 1Coupe de France
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  POLMarcin Bułka601050
16GK  ALGTeddy Boulhendi000000
40GK  ARGWalter Benítez37037000
Defenders
4DF  BRADante38033+1040
5DF  AUTFlavius Daniliuc27014+1002+10
12DF  FRAJordan Amavi904+4010
20DF  ALGYoucef Atal18213+420+10
23DF  SUIJordan Lotomba34019+11040
25DF  FRAJean-Clair Todibo40135+1140
26DF  FRAMelvin Bard37230+3240
Midfielders
6MF  FRAMorgan Schneiderlin2405+1503+10
8MF  NEDPablo Rosario40031+503+10
15MF  BRADanilo Barbosa101000
18MF  GABMario Lemina36224+821+30
19MF  FRAKhéphren Thuram41420+16450
28MF  ALGHicham Boudaoui33321+833+10
33MF  CANJustin Smith000000
Forwards
7FW  ALGAndy Delort371826+6164+12
9FW  DENKasper Dolberg30719+762+21
10FW  FRAAlexis Claude-Maurice1100+1000+10
11FW  FRAAmine Gouiri431232+61052
14FW  FRABillal Brahimi1502+900+40
21FW  NEDJustin Kluivert31624+343+12
22FW  NEDCalvin Stengs26111+13120
24FW  FRAEvann Guessand2512+1810+50
34FW  IRLAyodeji Sotona000000
Players transferred out during the season
3DF  BRARobson Bambu000000
7FW  FRAMyziane Maolida100+1000
13DF  CIVHassane Kamara1107+4000
14FW  SUIDan Ndoye302+1000
29FW  FRALucas Da Cunha1105+500+10

Last updated: 21 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 10 February 2022
RankNo.Pos.Nat.PlayerLigue 1Coupe de FranceTotal
111FW Amine Gouiri10111
27FW Andy Delort628
39FW Kasper Dolberg606
421FW Justin Kluivert224
519MF Khéphren Thuram303
620DF Youcef Atal202
28MF Hicham Boudaoui202
826DF Melvin Bard101
24FW Evann Guessand101
18MF Mario Lemina101
22FW Calvin Stengs101
25DF Jean-Clair Todibo101
Total36541

Notes

References